Episode Twenty-Four: The Nature of Romance

Cover Artist: Nakurumok
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Featuring: A full celebration of love in all it’s forms! Flame chats with our resident librarian, MrsMoodyBear, before Flerret chat about romance in fic, and expectations vs. reality in smut. We round it out with some valentines from you all, a trope-off update, and your events forecast.

Full Episode

Interview: MrsMoodyBear, Let’s Talk: Romance in Fic, Kinksploration: Expectation vs. Reality in Smut, Community Talks, Trope-Off, Events Forecast

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Show Notes:

Thanks to nakurumok, MrsMoodyBear, Only, Marie, and everyone who sent in fandom valentines!

• mrsmoodybear’s Fic Recs
  • A King for Christmas by iam93percentstardust
  • Good Boys by robintcj
  • Game Show Love Connection by emphasisonem
• Oh Joy Sex Toy
• Scarleteen
• Body Swap Comic: The ‘Ol Switcherroo by tripperfunster
• Ferret’s Twitter (For Trope-Off)
• STB Discord Server
• STB Bingo (Tumblr)
• Events Forecast
• How To Get A Hold of Us:
  • Tumblr
  • Discord
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Website
  • Email
  • Fandom Feelings
  • iTunes
  • Stitcher
  • Spotify

Segments:

Introduction:
Coming up on this episode…

Interview: MrsMoodyBear
What is Romance?, Genre Chat, Happily Ever Afters, Librarian Corner

Let’s Talk: Romance and Fic
Flame’s Romance Soapbox, Genre as Limitation?, Importance of Tags, Setting Appropriate Expectations

Kinksploration: Expectation vs. Reality in Smut
Language, Freedom to Question, Art Can Educate But Isn’t Responsible To, People Fart During Sex, We Promise, The Validity of Self-Discovery Through Porn, But Also Sex Ed Needs to Improve

Minis:
Community Talks, Trope-Off, Events Forecast

Music Credit:

On My Way by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4163-on-my-way
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/