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A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast Announcement Recap:

We’ve dropped a lot of exciting news of upcoming projects this week, so here is a round-up post to summarize everything!

Project Timeline:

Saturday, June 20th - Anniversary live-watch event on Discord 

Tuesday, June 23rd - Audree interviewed on “Idling in the Impala” anywhere you listen

July ‘26 - “Samulacra” podfic on Patreon

Summer ‘26 - “Supernatural and Masculinity" presentation on Patreon

Beginning September ‘26 - “First Impressions” podcast on Patreon 

Beginning Fall ‘26 - “The Tier List” video series on Patreon

Beginning Spring ‘27 - “Sam Girl Retrospective” Season 4 anywhere you listen

Patreon Update Breakdown:

We’re so excited about sharing these projects with you guys! Stay tuned and we’ll see your soon!

HOSTS: @sunflowerchester @peanutbutterandbananasandwichs @geekinthejeep @agelade @themegalosaurus

A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast Announcement 5:

“Supernatural and Masculinity,” a video presentation by Vic  (@peanutbutterandbananasandwichs)

A deep-dive analysis of masculinity in Supernatural, exploring: how the show portrays and reinforces societal standards for masculinity, the use of hunting as a proxy for masculinity, Sam and Dean’s relative proximities to masculinity and narrative power, the treatment of women, the “target audience” fandom, and patriarchal power.

The presentation was lauded at its first outing (at Vic’s brother’s annual PowerPoint Party) as “deeply horrifying and fascinating” and credited with “making me realise how much people lie about Supernatural on Tumblr.”

A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast Announcement 4:

 Vic’s (@peanutbutterandbananasandwichs) podfic for the fan fiction they wrote: “Samulacra”

Written for the Sam Winchester/Jared Padalecki Reverse Bang 2026, Samulacra is a one-shot AU S9 fic based on art by @SamWinjester. The angels have fallen, the Gates of Hell are still open, Sam is alive, somehow. And after the last year, things with Dean finally feel…easy - easier than they've ever been in fact. But Sam can't shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong, something that will question the nature of reality, and of Sam himself.

A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast Announcement 3:

Get ready for “The Tier List” video series on Patreon.

We’re going to dabble in visual media for better or worse, you guys! On this series, we plan to rank anything and everything to do with Sam Winchester and the series, Supernatural. Please expect unhinged opinions, proper debate, and unnecessary audio spikes as we go to battle trying to agree how to rank things as stupid was Sam’s worse shirts to things as important as Sam’s most important moments. 

Certified Sam Stan Tier - Expect to start suggesting/voting on what we should be ranking on this series! We need your input!

A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast Announcement 2:

"Idlingin the Impala's" Tuesday, June 23rd podcast episode: SPN Fandom Deep Dive | Interviewing “A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast” Creator! 

Check out our sister/mentor podcast, @idlingintheimpalapodcast, as they interview our pod co-host/creator, Audree.

Their episode description reads: "Hosted by “Idlers” Sandra & Kasey, “Idling in the Impala” covers the CW show Supernatural and the fanfiction found on AO3 inspired by it. We also interview fans and creatives who are a part of the SPN Family.

On their Tuesday, June 23rd episode, they welcome a podcast creator who believes wholeheartedly with Kasey that Sam Winchester is a baby man who has never done anything wrong in his goddamn life. Audree, known as @sunflowerchester on Tumblr, is the creator and co-host of “A Sam Girl Retrospective Podcast.” It’s a rewatch podcast that has recently wrapped its deep dive about Season 3 of Supernatural. The podcast is led by Sam-centric fans with a decade of friendship and seasons of Supernatural to dissect."

He walks a thin line.

And that's a wrap for my own celebration of Sam's bday :'3 Thank you, everyone!

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Here's the king version:

. Here's the dark king version:

SAM FAM! Can you believe it’s nearly been TWO YEARS since we started the pod? Let’s celebrate with a live event!!

Text reads: WHEN: Saturday, June 20th, at 4:30 pm CST (5:30 pm EST, 2:30 pm PST)

WHAT: We are hosting a Live Chat Watch-Along!

WHERE: Join our Discord (link in bio and on our Patreon + it’s FREE!) to watch Supernatural along with the hosts of the pod and other Sam Fans.

More logisical info to come as the date gets closer.

Suggest what Sam-centric episodes you’d want to watch in the comments! Look for a poll in the future & be sure to vote for your favorites!