We just got done recording an episode on this with Mia and (returning special guest) @bugsmaytrix.bsky.social π
You're not gonna wanna miss this one. Go check out the film trailer and tell your local theatre that you wanna see this queer, indie film π Episode should be the next up!
In all the excitement of Strixhaven releasing, I forgot to post about a new Open Tabs episode! π
Tappy edited this all by themselves and did great!
But also speaking of Strixhavenβ¦Tappy is giving away copies of the Omens of Chaos book through our Patreon at www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
We don't want watered down Kroger brand Dreamworks pander slop horny content. We want horn dog content the way old internet gods intended for us: very specifically made by a flesh-and-blood little weirdo to satisfy their own niche freak appetite and shared for free for the love of the game.
2-05: #Population Demographic #Publishers, Weakly #PBR Show Notes On this episode of Open Tabs, the hosts dig into AO3's post mortem regarding the March site downtime and new s-s-s-s-s-stats on AO3's user demographics. In a completely unshocking turn of events, James Bond and Harry Potter are mentioned several times. We are, as ever, back in the building again. On the plus side! Tappy is giving away a hard cover copy of (officially, now) New York Time's best seller 'Strixhaven: Omens of Chaos' by friend of the hosts (and New York Time's Best Selling Author) Seanan McGuire to one lucky patron of the cast - so if you have't already, make sure to hop on over to the Patreon and sign up this month. If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
Episode 5 is here for your ears! I'm really surprised we havent used PBR as a # before? We talk about AO3 outages, demographics and a lot of the shit we said we weren't gonna talk about again.
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New Open Tabs today! However both libsyn and bsky are being INCREDIBLY inconvenient right now. Find Season 2, Episode 5 wherever you find your podcast and we'll post again about it later π©
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Editing this episode almost killed poor @truphantomangel.bsky.social so please listen to it - it's also, like, really good but we're not above guilting you too ππ
GO LISTEN! And maybe go sign up to play on Nef's gay hockey game!
2-04: #Guest Appearance! #TTRPGs #Millienial Hockey Power-Hour Show Notes On this episode of Open Tabs, Sydney brings a new voice onto the cast for a guest appearance: Please welcome to the ice, Nef! Nef's here to talk about a new TTRPG project he's starting as a DM-for-hire as well as a bunch of other thoughts on rpgs in general, fanfic, hockey (Heated Rivalry and beyond!) and also the 2000s "hit" show Firefly - if you can believe it. If you'd like to check out Nef's hockey romance or other ttrpg offerings follow the link here: startplaying.games/gm/nef ! (We do have some audio quality issues on this episode because of some tech problems - We think its still totally listen-able, but know that you're not crazy and the audio issues on not your end, listener <3) If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast (We'd also like to thank a new 'Round on the House' tier Patron who's since joined since this ep was recorded, Hannah! Thanks Hannah, you'll get an extra bonus audio shout out in the next episode!) This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.
NEW OPEN TABS!
We've got a special guest on to talk about DMing a gay hockey ttrpg? And somehow also Firefly (look it was two millennials unsupervised, what are ya gonna do Β―β \β _β (β γβ )β _β /β Β―)
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Also EXTREMELY IMPORTANT update:
Happy April 1st to the best to ever do it π
The only 100% true screen divide for millennials:
Reading AO3? Small screen.
Posting to AO3? Big screen.
2-03: #Incestuous Turtles #Illegal Partners #Inflation Studies Show Notes On this episode of Open Tabs, Princess and Sydney share their story of bringing fanfiction to the Tolarian Community College on the latest episode of Shuffle Up & Play, Amy talks turtles and somehow we still find a way to bring up Columbo. If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
HAPPY FRIDAY FOLKS: We're talking about the Shuffle and Play Sonic Inflation Incident of 2026 as well as other, related uhh... niceties.
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It's Amy's birthday! In her honor, tell us who your favorite transformer is and what you think they'd be like as a parent to 2-5 offspring ππ£
2-02: #Lost Media #Dead Fandoms #Back to Bakula Show Notes We're kicking of today's episode of Open Tabs a listener inquiry: How do you find (or revive) a dead fandom? We're not sure but we're definitely gonna talk about it. Along with other very relevant topics like American actor Scott Bakula and amphibious secret agents. If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
Come get your hot, fresh Open Tabs!
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He's our very spooky, definitely weird, editor
We're so glad you're listening to podfics! It's crazy the hard work, talent and love that people put into them.
But if house keeping- we do suggest trying to keep public discussions of more specific fan works to the positive side of things and the criticisms private bc it is all free work β₯οΈ
Bsky doesn't let us do polls but let us know in the comments: Who's the weird co-worker of the cast?
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2-01: #Season 2 Kickoff! #Stats #Sasuke v Naruto 2026 Show Notes Welcome to SEASON 2 of Open Tabs! We're back and starting strong with everyone's favorite subject line: STATS. We've got AO3's ship stats of 2025 to discuss as well as some very information about who's accessing the website and when from the OTW (Organization of Trasnformative Works) themslves. We get inevitably distracted when Sasuke enters the conversation - and we're only a little sorry about it. AO3 Ship Stats from Centreoftheselights: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77097891 OTW Access Stats from OTW: https://www.transformativeworks.org/ao3-statistics-2025-update/ If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
New year, New Open Tabs season! We're kicking it off with a review of some 2025 stats π
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What's the truth about Tam? I dive deep into a new Magic character, and the mystery surrounding her.
This video is The Truth About Tam: Lorwyn Eclipsed's Biggest Mystery
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*family feud voice, clapping* GOOD ANSWER. GOOD ANSWER.
We appreciate your offer and we're glad you're still a listener despite your struggles with Tappy shrieks. Are you still have the same problem with recent episodes? Tappy got a new mic at some point (episode 13) so it should be better in recent eps.
24: #Editor's Choice:2025 #The Clip Show Show Notes Welcome to Open Tabs! Editor Bryan gave the hosts the week off for the holidays and put together a clip show of his favorite moments from our first year of this very silly little project (and your's out in the community.) Thanks for coming with us on this crazy ride and we'll surely have more unhinged content for you in 2026! If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
New Year, new episode of Open Tabs! Bryan gave the hosts some holiday time off and put together a clip show to round off the 2025 season!
Thanks for coming on this crazy journey with us, and we hope you'll enjoy whatever crazy new shit we talk about this year.
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Cc @princesmweekes.bsky.social ππ
It's a VERY good time, to be clear π
23: #Heating Up #Hockey Facts #Happy Hollanov to Everyone! Show Notes Welcome to Open Tabs! Tappy's whole new personality is the gay hockey show, government name, Heated Rivalry: the Crave Canada production airing in America and beyond on HBO. We talk about how it came to be, what it started out as (hint - it MIGHT just have been fanfiction) and why its so fucking good. Heads up! This episode may contain spoilers for the first three episodes of Heated Rivarly. If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at opentabscast@gmail.com or 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.
Happy Friday! There's a new, very gay, television phenomenon that's got the internet very HEATED. No way we weren't gonna talk about it! This is the gay hockey show episode!
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Reminder for everyone looking for audiobooks right now (whether its bc you can't find a physical copy of the hockey romance or another reason, I'm not judging) Libro.fm is a GREAT audible alternative.
They have a similar credit system and you can even AVOID the monthly payment structure too.
for real
Thanks for mentioning that (and commenting anyway!) With more time to plan the next event we'll try to take this into account. If you have any recommendations you'd like to share about how specifically to make something like this more accessible (or resources) we would be very grateful!
It's the FINAL day of Commentember!
How did everyone do π
We are so glad youre enjoying it!
Liveskeeting my reaction because i cANT OH MY GOD THIS IS THE BEST THING IN MY LIFE AND MIGHT SINGLE-HANDEDLY PULL ME OUT OF MY CURRENT DEPRESSION
SHIVAM PRONOUNCING βYAOIβ LIKE βYAHWEHβ IS TAKING. ME. OUTTTTTT