Two Inuyasha Fans Walked into a Podcast...

So I JUST NOW saw this -- I have no idea how long this message has been sitting in our inbox unattended. I’m so sorry if you sent this ages ago!!

Thank you so much for this message! I’m glad you found your way back to the fandom (I had the same experience around 2017 or so). It’s definitely a different experience to plug into the fandom as an adult. In some ways it’s more fun, I think, because it’s easier to sidestep “fandom drama” and just enjoy yourself. And the Inuyasha fandom has so many creative folks in it, it’s easy to get inspiration to create yourself. :) 

I hope you’ve been enjoying yourself, and I’m glad you liked listening to our silliness! @gypsin and I have been talking about maybe recording more episodes about Yashahime, so we may be back soon. 

In this episode, we answer questions off the Salty Ask List. Thanks to the two anonymous listeners, and to @cstorm86 for submitting questions! We had lots of fun recording this one, and we hope you all enjoy listening to it! Part 2 should be up next weekend. 

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In this episode, we talk about the ways that fanfiction can both negatively and positively influence how we interpret canon material, particularly canon characterization. The characters that stuck out to us in this regard: Koga, Shippo, Miroku, and more! Hope you enjoy! 

18+ audiences only, please. 

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This episode is all about smutty InuKag fanfiction: the smut that makes us cringe, the smut we think is sexy, and the funky stuff in between. We also share some smutty fanfiction recommendations, all of which are linked below. Happy listening! 

Fic recs: 

Pretty much anything by @keichanz—like seriously, you can’t go wrong with The Smut Queen—but we both really love I Knew You Before I Met You

Sachi and Waiting on a Wish by Quillwing717

Challenge Accepted by Mustard Yellow Sunshine (@gypsin brought it up, I swear)

Transitions by Ikustioa

Payment Plan by SpicyLife

Something Real by Angelica Pierce

The Teahouse by Jessibelle811

Anything by WitchyGirl99; we had a hard time picking just one fic, because seriously, anything by WitchyGirl99 will be a quality, top shelf fic

Hello friends! In this episode, we discuss the following question, submitted by Anonymous: 

“When you start fics, do you write in the spur of the moment from inspiration or do you plan out most of the plot first?”  

Thank you to the anonymous question asker for sending this in! It fueled a surprisingly passionate discussion. 

In the episode, we reference an essay by George Saunders titled “What Writers Really Do When They Write,” which you can find here if you’re interested. 

Happy listening! 

In this episode, we got to shoot the breeze with @keichanz! We had so much fun chatting with her! We hope you enjoy listening to our conversation as much as we enjoyed having it. 

Just a sampling of what we talked about: 

Kei’s start with fanfiction

Her writing process

The land of forgotten fics

“Slamming it out” ;) 

Some of Kei’s current WiPs and future fic ideas

Happy listening! 

Robin here! And OH BOY DO I. 

These are my favorite podcasts at the moment, in no particular order: 

Under the cut I’ll give links and brief descriptions of each. 

We are so excited for this one, you guys! In this episode, we’re joined by @inukag-4ever—who has a degree in world religions with an emphasis on Japanese religious traditions, specifically Buddhism and Shintoism—and she shares her knowledge with us as we discuss the following: 

I think in the Buddhist faith it is believed that parts of one soul can be reborn in different bodies. I'm not a Buddhist, so I can't say whether it is true or not, maybe somebody else who has a better knowledge of Buddhism can enlighten us there. Hope to hear the next podcast soon!!!  — @umacaking

We wander down many rabbit holes in pursuit of this topic, including: 

Reincarnation and karmic cycles, specifically as seen with Midoriko/Kikyo/Kagome, and the Shikon Jewel itself

The confluence of both Buddhist and Shinto themes in Inuyasha

Understanding “hell” or the “underworld” as it’s represented in Inuyasha through a Buddhist lens

Individual identity and shared souls

Soul mates

It was such a blast to have this conversation with @inukag-4ever, and we really hope to have her with us again in future episodes! Also, you might want to check out this fabulous essay she wrote arguing that Kikyo and Kagome are ultimately reincarnations of Midoriko. 

Finally, here is a link to a visual diagram of the various “stages” of reincarnation; you might find it a useful reference as Analisa walks us through it in the podcast. 

We’re really pleased with how this episode came out, and we hope you all enjoy it!

Oh no! I’m sorry that you’ve been having that problem! Which episode were you listening to? We haven’t heard from anyone else experiencing that problem, but if anyone else reading this has had the same issue, please let us know! My best (but very blind) guess is that it was a problem with your internet—maybe the episode hadn’t loaded completely—but I’m really not sure. Maybe we can re-upload the episode and see if that would work? 

And yeah, it’s a big pain that you can’t fast forward with the Tumblr audio player. =/ We used to host our episodes on Soundcloud, which had the fast-forwarding option, but Soundcloud only allows you to upload so much for free; we got to the point where we’d have to start paying to continue using it, which we’re not willing to do. Now we’re using Archive.org to host our episodes and then cross-posting onto Tumblr; but that means using the Tumblr audio player, which I know isn’t the best. If anyone else knows of a free audio-hosting site, we’d be happy to take recommendations.