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Lifelong fans of fan fiction tackle the fiction by fans: A podcast by adults for adults, listener discretion is advised. Brain(rot) child of TappyToeClaws, Amazonian & Princess Weekes. Listen @ https://opentabs.libsyn.com/ Contact @ [email protected]

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 23h

Happy Halloween everyone! You didn't come over and ring our door bell but we've still got an episode for you as a treat 🍬🎃

Remember Comment-ember starts tomorrow too 👀

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 12d

Here's the full event rules read through also on TikTok if that's your thing ❤️

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMaWnTkn/

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 14d

If you'd prefer to hear about Comment-ember in video form: Tappy's hitting TikTok running 🦖

www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMa2HGjh/

#greenscreen #fanfic #ao3 #fandom @Princess Weekes

TikTok video by tappytoeclaws

www.tiktok.com

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 15d

We WILL have some prizes at the end of the event for participants, completionists and creative commenters 📝🍂 (via google form submission)

Event starts November 1st - you can ask any questions here!

And we'd like to give a huge shout out to @mizushiba.bsky.social for designing our lovely calendar!

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 15d

Full event introduction, rules and FAQ are available in the episode description but we'll post them here in picture format if it's easier to save and share them!

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 15d

WHAT IS THIS A BONUS EPISODE?! (Honestly, even better!)

This November we're running our own little seasonal challenge: We're throwing down a gauntlet to get y'all into that comment section to support the creatives who make the works you love! More info below 👇🧵

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Alec from The Faerie Conclave @thefaerieconclave.bsky.social · 17d

With my latest episode, i can now say that I've interviewed all of the hosts if @opentabscast.bsky.social about their favorite decks! 🫶

@amytheamazonian.bsky.social on episode 127 in 2025.
@tappytoeclaws.bsky.social on episode 86 in 2022.
@princesmweekes.bsky.social on episode 38 in 2021.

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 17d

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jay! @pogona.space · 17d

We need to steer magic community online into a fandom. What do you mean its been months and theres not a single fanfic on ao3 with alpharael and his hole. Hes a white boy talking about his hole any fandom would have taken that and ran

Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 17d

New Episode day: WE GOT TO ABOUT PACIFIC RIM IN THIS ONE 👀👏

(And an upcoming project we think you're really gonna be excited about 😌)

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jordan, but spooky 👻🦇🎃 @jbythekilowatt.bsky.social · 18d

AO3 has more interesting and well-written stuff than most of what booktok keeps shoving into everyone's algo

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 19d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · 19d

Hey fans of fandom: Were planning an episode drop this week where we're gonna talk about something we're REAL excited about 👀 STAY TUNED bc we'd appreciate all the help we can get to spread the word when we're ready!

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Amy the Amazonian @amytheamazonian.bsky.social · Oct 1

Hi, I'm Amazonian.

As far as I am aware, I have never had bottom surgery. I also am not trans, but that's just because I'm not cool enough.

I also don't have Instagram. That's because I'm extra cool.

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Princess Weekes @princesmweekes.bsky.social · Sep 30

The new video is finally out! 1/6 finally finished. Really excited to see the conversations around this one and already having interesting discussions about Frieren. Now my reward is one hour of uninterrupted Hades II

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQh6...

The Problem with Fantastical Racism

YouTube video by Princess Weekes

www.youtube.com

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Sep 30

Oh 👀 Wouldya LOOKIT that... It's just about time for a new Open Tabs!

AND a reminder that we're doing a Q&A mailbag episode to celebrate our cast turning 1 in December: Drop us a line with questions, comments and got takes!

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18: #Wake Me Up When September Starts #And Ends
Show Notes
Welcome to Open Tabs! Amy's back this week and we're covering all sorts of stuff in the lead up to Magic Con Atlanta (even though this episode is dropping to your earholes right AFTER) including the some very hot (or not) takes on denim and how its advertised. We're also doing a mailbag episode to celebrate our totally-normal-little podcast turning one year old in December: If you'd like to ask us a question or leave us a comment to be read on the cast please send us an email @ opentabs@gmail.com and include MAILBAG somewhere obvious in the subject line!

If you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast

This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.

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tappytoeclaws.bsky.social @tappytoeclaws.bsky.social · Sep 19

Omegaverse-s Beyond

Yawg @yawggoth.bsky.social · Sep 19

We need a magic: the gathering set for FREAKS!

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Sep 16

Also Editor Phantom added a new little audio tone for the Editing Tappy notes - Let us know what you think!

Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Sep 16

Need something to spruce up your Tuesday? We've got a hot new episode of Open Tabs for you 👏

Any was resting her voice for this one so Sydney and Princess take the wheel and somehow Albania is mentioned again?

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17: #Amyless Temporarily #Anime NYC Recap #And Albania Again?
Show Notes
Welcome to Open Tabs! This week we give Amy a break this week to recover and (at time of recording) prep for her sub-a-thon over on twitch. We talk about Princess's recent trip to Anime NYC, the panel she did there, the cool stuff she bought from some artists and the all the related rants about capitalism and community building in fandom spaces! Plus, as a housekeeping note, we've added a little audio tone before and after the Editing Tappy notes to make them more clear - let us know what you think.

If you'd like to take a quick gander at the video on Albanian Sworn Virgins I mentioned, you can find it over here on Youtube: "The last ‘sworn virgins’ of Albania - BBC News" Mar 12, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJQPbMraGFE

If you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast

This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Sep 15

We will be talking about this on the pod (and all the fanfiction we may or may not read about it 👀)

tappytoeclaws.bsky.social @tappytoeclaws.bsky.social · Sep 13

Okay I finished watching The Pitt so I can now safely tell the internet I've been watching The Pitt.

Good fucking shit. Goddamn.

Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Sep 15

We also have that suspicion with a lot of the HP stuff too - would be interesting to know how the data is processed (bc centeroftheselights seems like they're very good at data work!)

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Bryan, the TruPhantomAngel @truphantomangel.bsky.social · Sep 14

Wait...IS THIS WHY I WORK ON @opentabscast.bsky.social?!?!

Bugs, Beleaguered Babysitter of the Booger Brothers @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social · May 5

ITS MPREG MOND-

i mean,

ITS MULTICOLOR MONDAY!
this would be a sick sagas deck lol

Quintorius, Loremaster
{3}{R}{W}
Legendary Creature — Elephant Cleric
Vigilance
At the beginning of your end step, exile target noncreature, nonland card from your graveyard. Create a 3/2 red and white Spirit creature token.
{1}{R}{W}, {T}, Sacrifice a Spirit: Choose target card exiled with Quintorius. You may cast that card this turn without paying its mana cost. If that spell would be put into a graveyard, put it on the bottom of its owner’s library instead.
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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Aug 29

And Friday ... I'm personally in love with this new episode of OPEN TABS!

We cover the 2025 fanfiction stats and all that comes with it: turns out that's a LOT of *thoughts* from Tappy.

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16: #Fem Slash #and Burn #and STATS!
Show Notes
Welcome to Open Tabs! Today's episode starts with the new batch of 2025 AO3 ship statistics from community darling, centreoftheselights. We talk about the good and the bad and then Sydney does (a few) rants she's been wanting to get off her chest for a while - and splash around in the shallow end of data science and stat analysis. Its not nearly as scary as it sounds!

If you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast

This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Aug 13

NEW OPEN TABS 👏

We were saving this episode for a rainy day and Tappy almost got washed away over the weekend so it seems fitting! Enjoy this sort of grab bag episode - weird as ever of course, no worries there.

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15: #Get Him Pregnant #Get HIM Away from Her #Gerontocratic Hole
Show Notes
Welcome to Open Tabs! We've got an episode we recorded awhile ago and stashed away for a rainy day - and since half of Tappy's town almost got rained out with record flooding, it seems like exactly the time.

If you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast

This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.

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Suzanne ✨🌑 @tendermiasma.com · Aug 10

That caitvi kinktober mess happening at the exact same time payment processors are cracking down on content creation anew might've been a blessing in disguise because it should prompt one to examine what ideology they're really propping up

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Open Tabs Cast @opentabscast.bsky.social · Jul 29

New Open Tabs! Hot fresh and ALMOST timely 👏

We talk about the final bookmark that took down AO3 and some new pop culture splashes like KPop Demon Hunters, Superman and the Fantastic 4 💪

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14: #Sitewide Crash #Science (Dry vs. Wet) #Stretchood is a Spectrum
Show Notes
Welcome to Open Tabs! On today's episode we discuss our favorite website's occasional boughts of down time. We all need it, but does AO3 go down sometimes? More specifically, why did it go down THIS time? Also the KPOP Demon Hunters episode because we weren't going to tell Princess she couldn't talk about it - what the hell else is a podcast for?

If you'd like to support out silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast

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Vivian Jenna Wilson @thevivllainous.bsky.social · Jul 26

AO3 writers, don't disappoint me✨️

c o k e f r a n c i s @queencokefrancis.com · Jul 26

all hail @thevivllainous.bsky.social , new queen of the CFEU

We Ranked Your Crackships (feat. Vivian Wilson)

YouTube video by Queen Coke Francis

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