Apr. 14th, 2021 08:56 pm
MEGAPOST: Podfic Appreciation Fest Recs!
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peasinaIt’s halfway through April, which means it’s the middle of the Podfic Appreciation Fest. I’ve been enjoying taking a break from recording and spending lots of time listening, and I’ve discovered so many amazing podficcers. I recently hit 100 comments (and 544 points!), so it feels like a good point to post some recs :-D
I’ve mostly collected my recs from some of the podfic-specific collections, anthologies, and fests I’ve taken part in over the last year. I meant to post recs closer to the time the events ran, but… *gestures at 2020*. Hey, a late rec is better than no rec, right? ;-)
Note: I’m not getting PAF points for these rec lists, as I don’t feel comfortable linking people here (as per the rules), so these are for my own enjoyment and (I hope) the enjoyment of others who might pass this way. I’ll also be crossposting to![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
recthething.
Enough talking… On to the recs!
REC LIST – 💎 Pioneer Podfic AO3 Collection 💎
Thank goodness for the Podfic Appreciation Fest. It gave me the push I needed to finally go through the hundreds of podfics in this (my!) AO3 collection of fandom’s first pods. There are a surprisingly large number of fandoms I recognise and plenty of others I know but had never thought to seek fanworks for. There are some absolute GEMS in this collection, and I’m so glad podficcers are still adding their works to it <3 Here are some of my personal favourites.
This Little Hand (in Yours), by elaineofshalott (LadyofMisrule) [Macbeth] Mature, 7 mins
A captivating pod that keeps on giving. It left me shocked and moved.
Mile 704, by BabelGhoti [The Terror] Teen, 16 mins
I’m a little bit in love with this podfic at the moment. Everything about it is *chefs kiss*
Stumbling Towards Better, a multivoice [Russian Doll] Gen, 17 mins
A beautiful exploration of Nadia’s Jewish roots and how past experiences have affected her. Seamless editing and wonderful narration. A great listen.
Lying on Legumes, by Fluer Rochard (fleurrochard) [The Princess and the Pea] Gen, 12 mins
It’s easy to get lost in this pod’s world. The narration is both soothing and attention-grabbing. Just lovely.
A Good Dog in a Dark Place, by thriceandonce (sylvaine) ["Dogs Lost In A Maze That Is Also In Egypt" Commercial] Gen, 14 mins
The sheer amount of ENERGY and happiness in this pod blows my mind. So fun. You’ll love it.
Fear, by blackglass [The Jungle Book] Gen, 2 mins
The narration is chilling, tension-building, and kind of terrifying! A brilliant pod!
To Towered Camelot, by thriceandonce (sylvaine) [Harry Potter] Gen, 8 mins
Fabulous narration all round here. Amazingly strong dialogue. Such an enjoyable listen.
Up (at) yours, by blackglass & LittleRedRobinHood [Vantablack pigment feud RPF] Gen, 9 mins
Wonderfully edited pod with great character voices that does a great job of building tension as you listen.
What do you see with those eyes, by BabelGhoti [Sweeney Todd] Explicit, 5 mins
Haunting. Gorgeous narration and pacing. You’ll be hooked.
Job Requirements, by KD reads (KDHeart) [Snow White & Beauty and the Beast] Explicit, 4 mins
My first explicit pod listen (as far as I can remember!) Wonderful delivery.
Keep Your Head Down, a multivoice [Michael Bublé Being Stalked By A Velociraptor (Tumblr)] Gen, 9 mins
The best kinds of multivoices are the ones where you can tell the podficcers were having the best time!
REC LIST – ❓ Voice Team (incl. Mystery Box) 📦
In the Dark, by Pata & Tipsy_Kitty [Harry Potter] Teen, 5 mins
An amazing dialogue-only podfic with brilliant voice acting and effects. Such an atmosphere!
Some of the Planetary Bodies Cassini Didn't Hit…, by sisi_rambles [Space Exploration] Gen, 8 mins
Magical, dreamy, a perfect slice of spacey goodness.
The Tigers Have Spoken, by klb [Aladdin] Gen, 17 mins
Wonderful pacing and voice acting from klb here. I absolutely love this podfic.
The Affair of the Private Affairs of Miss Lemon, a multivoice [Poirot – Agatha Christie] Gen, 22 mins
Such a fun listen. The voices are all brilliant.
REC LIST – 🎨 Chromatic Characters Podfic Anthology 🌈
Puppet Theatre, by LittleRedRobinHood [Star Trek: TNG] Gen, 8 mins
Lovely pacing and absorbing narration. Made me smile a lot!
Tethered, by Tipsy_Kitty [Us] Gen, 3mins
Beautiful reading of an eerily beautiful fic.
Naming Rights, by semperfiona [Harry Potter] Gen, 9 mins
Brilliantly done pod that is both a relaxing listen and one you pay attention to!
REC LIST – 🎃 Pod_O_Ween 🦇
She-Wolves, by podfic_lover [Little Red Riding Hood] Teen, 7 mins
Amazingly haunting. Sharp, strong audio and narration that sounds so utterly professional. You’ll be hooked.
The Spirit of the Law, by GoLBPodfics [Star Trek: TNG] Mature, 24 mins
A stunning, terrifying pod I regularly replay. It’ll give you the shivers.
REC LIST – 👩 Awesome Ladies Anthology XI 🤸♀
Experiments In Intelligence, by Compassrose [Octopus Steals My Video Camera…] Gen, 8 mins
I absolutely love the voice acting and editing on this underwater pod. It’s an experience!
Point of Contact, by spinifex [Picard] Gen, 10 mins
Wonderful character voices and the narration really builds the tension.
REC LIST – Miscellaneous
Podfics I found and loved on my Appreciation Fest journey <3
Wabi-Sabi, by JocundaSkyes [Harry Potter] Gen, 16 mins
An absolute gem of a Potter pod. The first-person narration is engrossing and powerfully delivered, and the whole thing is brilliantly put together. It’s gorgeous.
The CAKE is a lie, a multivoice [No Fandom - (Everything is cake)] Not rated, 7 mins
A selection of tweets read by different podficcers all relating to the 'everything is cake' fiasco last year. It's fun and brilliant!
Dragon’s Heart, a multivoice [Mulan] Gen, 7 mins
A powerful AU where Mulan is the great stone dragon. Beautifully read.
I’ve mostly collected my recs from some of the podfic-specific collections, anthologies, and fests I’ve taken part in over the last year. I meant to post recs closer to the time the events ran, but… *gestures at 2020*. Hey, a late rec is better than no rec, right? ;-)
Note: I’m not getting PAF points for these rec lists, as I don’t feel comfortable linking people here (as per the rules), so these are for my own enjoyment and (I hope) the enjoyment of others who might pass this way. I’ll also be crossposting to
recthething. Enough talking… On to the recs!
REC LIST – 💎 Pioneer Podfic AO3 Collection 💎
Thank goodness for the Podfic Appreciation Fest. It gave me the push I needed to finally go through the hundreds of podfics in this (my!) AO3 collection of fandom’s first pods. There are a surprisingly large number of fandoms I recognise and plenty of others I know but had never thought to seek fanworks for. There are some absolute GEMS in this collection, and I’m so glad podficcers are still adding their works to it <3 Here are some of my personal favourites.
This Little Hand (in Yours), by elaineofshalott (LadyofMisrule) [Macbeth] Mature, 7 mins
A captivating pod that keeps on giving. It left me shocked and moved.
Mile 704, by BabelGhoti [The Terror] Teen, 16 mins
I’m a little bit in love with this podfic at the moment. Everything about it is *chefs kiss*
Stumbling Towards Better, a multivoice [Russian Doll] Gen, 17 mins
A beautiful exploration of Nadia’s Jewish roots and how past experiences have affected her. Seamless editing and wonderful narration. A great listen.
Lying on Legumes, by Fluer Rochard (fleurrochard) [The Princess and the Pea] Gen, 12 mins
It’s easy to get lost in this pod’s world. The narration is both soothing and attention-grabbing. Just lovely.
A Good Dog in a Dark Place, by thriceandonce (sylvaine) ["Dogs Lost In A Maze That Is Also In Egypt" Commercial] Gen, 14 mins
The sheer amount of ENERGY and happiness in this pod blows my mind. So fun. You’ll love it.
Fear, by blackglass [The Jungle Book] Gen, 2 mins
The narration is chilling, tension-building, and kind of terrifying! A brilliant pod!
To Towered Camelot, by thriceandonce (sylvaine) [Harry Potter] Gen, 8 mins
Fabulous narration all round here. Amazingly strong dialogue. Such an enjoyable listen.
Up (at) yours, by blackglass & LittleRedRobinHood [Vantablack pigment feud RPF] Gen, 9 mins
Wonderfully edited pod with great character voices that does a great job of building tension as you listen.
What do you see with those eyes, by BabelGhoti [Sweeney Todd] Explicit, 5 mins
Haunting. Gorgeous narration and pacing. You’ll be hooked.
Job Requirements, by KD reads (KDHeart) [Snow White & Beauty and the Beast] Explicit, 4 mins
My first explicit pod listen (as far as I can remember!) Wonderful delivery.
Keep Your Head Down, a multivoice [Michael Bublé Being Stalked By A Velociraptor (Tumblr)] Gen, 9 mins
The best kinds of multivoices are the ones where you can tell the podficcers were having the best time!
REC LIST – ❓ Voice Team (incl. Mystery Box) 📦
In the Dark, by Pata & Tipsy_Kitty [Harry Potter] Teen, 5 mins
An amazing dialogue-only podfic with brilliant voice acting and effects. Such an atmosphere!
Some of the Planetary Bodies Cassini Didn't Hit…, by sisi_rambles [Space Exploration] Gen, 8 mins
Magical, dreamy, a perfect slice of spacey goodness.
The Tigers Have Spoken, by klb [Aladdin] Gen, 17 mins
Wonderful pacing and voice acting from klb here. I absolutely love this podfic.
The Affair of the Private Affairs of Miss Lemon, a multivoice [Poirot – Agatha Christie] Gen, 22 mins
Such a fun listen. The voices are all brilliant.
REC LIST – 🎨 Chromatic Characters Podfic Anthology 🌈
Puppet Theatre, by LittleRedRobinHood [Star Trek: TNG] Gen, 8 mins
Lovely pacing and absorbing narration. Made me smile a lot!
Tethered, by Tipsy_Kitty [Us] Gen, 3mins
Beautiful reading of an eerily beautiful fic.
Naming Rights, by semperfiona [Harry Potter] Gen, 9 mins
Brilliantly done pod that is both a relaxing listen and one you pay attention to!
REC LIST – 🎃 Pod_O_Ween 🦇
She-Wolves, by podfic_lover [Little Red Riding Hood] Teen, 7 mins
Amazingly haunting. Sharp, strong audio and narration that sounds so utterly professional. You’ll be hooked.
The Spirit of the Law, by GoLBPodfics [Star Trek: TNG] Mature, 24 mins
A stunning, terrifying pod I regularly replay. It’ll give you the shivers.
REC LIST – 👩 Awesome Ladies Anthology XI 🤸♀
Experiments In Intelligence, by Compassrose [Octopus Steals My Video Camera…] Gen, 8 mins
I absolutely love the voice acting and editing on this underwater pod. It’s an experience!
Point of Contact, by spinifex [Picard] Gen, 10 mins
Wonderful character voices and the narration really builds the tension.
REC LIST – Miscellaneous
Podfics I found and loved on my Appreciation Fest journey <3
Wabi-Sabi, by JocundaSkyes [Harry Potter] Gen, 16 mins
An absolute gem of a Potter pod. The first-person narration is engrossing and powerfully delivered, and the whole thing is brilliantly put together. It’s gorgeous.
The CAKE is a lie, a multivoice [No Fandom - (Everything is cake)] Not rated, 7 mins
A selection of tweets read by different podficcers all relating to the 'everything is cake' fiasco last year. It's fun and brilliant!
Dragon’s Heart, a multivoice [Mulan] Gen, 7 mins
A powerful AU where Mulan is the great stone dragon. Beautifully read.