#there was this moment in the podcast I was listening to

[dreamisols]

.𖥔 ݁ ˖ COFFEE TALK

INTRODUCTION FIC TO 'THE ART OF REMEMBRANCE'

—the rare moments of free time allow you and your boyfriend to talk about anything and everything that comes to mind... at this point, you two might as well be the third division's free podcast! —wc: 1050; fluff but mostly crack —original canon, x fem!reader, you and hoshina are just silly, hibino leno and kikoru mentions, one cuss, general pov more or less, i advocate for silly unhinged dynamics —rimi's ramble: told myself not to rush the series but i wrote this in one sitting... my summer's gonna be spent writing about this man, buckle up folks! >:]

The Third Division considers you and Hoshina as their power couple. 

Charming looks paired with commanding auras, levels of strength that no one would dare go against, all topped off with endearing one-of-a-kind personalities. Two puzzle pieces that fit as if they’re made for each other. It probably would’ve been more surprising if you two hated each other’s guts than to see you two end up together.

Everyone within the division quickly accepted and supported your relationship with the Vice Captain. And with that support comes your status as the “local loveteam”, which became both an inside joke and a makeshift badge of honor (if one could even call it that).

Though in their defense, there isn't even any sort of competition to begin with seeing as you two are the only couple within the division.

Every member, no matter how long they’ve been in the Defense Force, holds high respect towards both of you. They trust you with a lot of things—the wisdom you both give to your members is actually useful, and your attack combos on the field are nothing to scoff at. 

Yes, they would trust you two with their lives, and yes, the way they’d say it might blur the lines of comedy and seriousness. There’s simply one thing that’s holding everyone off…

No one trusts the both of you with coffee. 

Ironic, considering it’s one of Vice Captain Hoshina’s favorite things. 

It’s somewhat of an inside joke that whenever a member enters the lounge room and they’re greeted by the rich inviting scent of brewed coffee, they will be tuning in to some sort of a podcast episode hosted by their one and only dynamic duo. 

No one session is the same. Sometimes you two end up talking about some story you happened to have read or a personal experience that quickly becomes a storytime. Other days, it’s just opening as many controversial topics as you both can while expressing your opinions in a lighthearted debate. One time, to the division’s surprise, you two started doing a deep dive into a conspiracy theory, complete with a whole digital presentation and proven statistics. 

It’s even more surprising how convincingly well put the entire thing was, to the point even Captain Ashiro listened in with interest. 

In all honesty, this little routine of sorts is fine for the members, enjoyable even. It’s a chance to hold more conversations about different non-kaiju-related topics thanks to you and Hoshina’s exceptionally random conversation starters. Everyone only prays that you guys don’t open up a topic that might get you random looks at best, or—hypothetically—get the both of you canceled on the internet at worst.   

Today was one of those days, the team figured, when you and your boyfriend step into the (initially busy) lounge with matching porcelain cups holding the same coffee drink. Hibino, Leno, and Kikoru were the ones present in the room… this would probably be their first time listening in on the two of you rambling. 

“I don’t know, Soshiro-san, don’t you think that may be a little too intense?” you made a beeline and assumed your spot on the couch right in front of Kikoru, drinking from your cup the moment you sat on the soft cushion.

Hoshina follows after you and settles right by your side, “No way!” If he weren’t holding anything, you can envision the way he’d cross his arms and huff. He mimics your movements from a while ago, taking a sip from his drink before placing the cup down with a small ‘clink!’. 

A childish pout graces his lips as he stares right at you. “If you think hard enough, I’m telling ya, dicing those kaiju is just like makin’ intricate fruit carvings!”

May the gods give the juniors strength because what the actual fuck were you two talking about?

The room is radio silent. You and Hoshina continue to glare at each other as if you’re both in a mental debate. Which seems likely enough.  

Kikoru nudges Leno’s arm to get him to break the ice and the poor guy sputters. Hibino breaks into a cold sweat when he catches the way you and Hoshina sharply look at the three of them. 

“V-Vice Captain..! (Name)-san… go–good afternoon!” Leno prays his salute doesn’t give away the fact he’s shaking.

By record, this may have to be the oddest conversation they’ve heard in passing.

You flash the three of them a small smile and Hoshina does a small wave of his hands. Not even a second later, the man beside you jumps at the opportunity to find allies for his claim.

“You guys think that slicing kaiju is like slicing fruits, right?”

Bless your soul that you’re stubborn enough to match his energy. “If anything, it’s more like carving wood! You have to be intricate about it!” 

Hoshina looks back at you like you’ve transformed into the kaiju you were talking about, “Wood carving?! Darlin’ I love you more than the coffee I’m drinking right now, but you’ve reached a new level of insanity!”

“Comparing anything to kaiju neutralization is already some form of insanity…” Leno whispers under his breath. “Let alone wood carving and fruit dicing…” Kikoru whispers to him in agreement. 

“Aww, you love me more than coffee?”

The immediate shift from a lighthearted argument to some sappy lovey dovey confession while talking about carving patterns on kaiju may be just as impressive as your combat prowess, the trio decides. 

Hibino breathes a sigh of relief and starts murmuring, “Those two fit each other so well… wonder if it’s a match made in heaven or hell…”

“We’re soulmates!” Hoshina corrects him, instinctively reaching out to hold your hands as if it’ll prove his point further. He gently laces his fingers with yours before glowering at Hibino, “You also kinda called us demons with the whole hell comment. Thirty push-ups for the three of you, ya hear?”

Leno nudges his senior’s ribs like he wants to end him right then and there. Kikoru was probably devising ways to successfully kill him on the spot. Hibino’s fighting for his life, but he still manages to catch the way you and Hoshina look at each other with mirroring lovesick smiles. 

If he manages to scrape out alive, maybe this coffee talk wasn’t that bad.

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[utilitycaster]

What are some of your favourite podcasts / podcast recs?

It's hard to pick a favorite though I will say at the moment Midst is the one I think I look forward to the most, so I'm just going to go through basically all podcasts I currently or relatively recently previously listened to and sort them by rough genre. Note that as with all recommendation requests it helps to know the vibe of what you're going for and what's important to you (I know I just was like hey I'll take most music recs but the commitment for music is like the length of a song, whereas podcasts/books/movies/tv are a bit more time put in)

Actual Play:

Longtime listener of NADDPod and TAZ which I'm guessing if you follow me you are broadly aware of but if not feel free to ask more; I also post about Worlds Beyond Number enough that you might know what it is. I checked out Burnt Cookbook party a while ago both because I liked Jenna Stoeber's work with Polygon and because someone asked me for Actual Play podcast-only recs with more than one woman or nb player that weren't RQG and I was like oh I should find some. Anyway it's quite good! it's definitely lower production values than bigger podcasts but the plot is highly original and really good, the vibes are fantastic, the characters are a lot of fun, and all in all worth checking out. I also do listen to the Re-Slayer's Take which I've really enjoyed! Everyone's good but while I was familiar with (and a fan of) Jasmine Bhullar and Jasper William Cartwright's work, Jasmine Chiong as Farah speaks to the Grouchy Old Hunter Woman fan in me and has been a personal standout. It is very heavily edited, which does take some getting used to. Also, I mentioned RQG (Rusty Quill Gaming). It comes with the caveat of "very good but slow to start and then doesn't really stick the landing, imo, though the epilogues help" but I can recommend with that warning.

Scripted Fiction

Camlann. Modern post-apocalyptic Arthuriana/Folklore of the British Isles, with some hints of other folklore as well. 1 season; hoping they get funding for a second because it was very well done and also I want Gwen and Morgan to kiss.

Midst. Hard to describe but if you follow me you've seen a lot of posts that might help. Extremely good! About to finish in a bit over a week's time! Check it out and I advice you check out the first 3 episodes at once to get a feel for it; the three-narrator thing is also "get used to it and it will be fine".

The Penumbra Podcast. Originally envisioned as an anthology podcast but then two specific settings (noir-y space opera and medieval court monster hunters) were very popular. Also nearing its end.

The Silt Verses. Quite literally everything on this list would be described as "New Weird" and "has queer characters" and this is maybe the New Weirdest. Anyway, set in a world where gods are real, require human sacrifice to live, and society is both very complicit and also uses the gods to sell shit. I think people who are mad about D20 or CR not being explicitly political enough should listen to it. Extremely good. Also in its endgame, but they've had a very drawn out schedule as of late.

Welcome to Night Vale. You are on Tumblr; presumably you know the drill. I can't say I'm like...super following what happens but it's one of those things that's been a constant in my life for over a decade and takes up a very pleasant hour-ish per month. This feels like damning with faint praise but the earlier stuff was great and it's still strong, it's just, you know, the inevitable slowness of an indefinitely long slice-of-life-ish show vs. the more plot-driven ones above.

Within the Wires. By one of the Night Vale Creators. I have a post about it but it's set on an alternate history Earth where a cataclysmic war/plague/various other bad things absolutely destroyed the population in the early 1900s, leading to a very different global society. Some people say the seasons are very uneven in quality. They are incorrect. The seasons follow different people and all are in the form of found audio, so they are all quite different, but it's entirely a matter of personal preference if you like a season or not; it's not that some are Objectively Better.

Wolf 359 finished a long time back and I haven't relistened since my original listen in like...2018, but of "podcasts that have finished" it's worth it. Weird space stuff.

Informative(?)

Home Cooking by Hrishikesh Hirway and Samin Nosrat; was a pandemic project that now only airs yearly, really, but worth checking out if you like cooking.

I found out about Home Cooking via Song Exploder, which is just Hrishikesh Hirway talking about songs. Great podcast; the editing is fascinating and I have found a lot of good music from it!

I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats. Has only two seasons but they are both very good if you like The Mountain Goats as a band.

No Such Thing as a Fish: the QI (British quiz show) (if you're British you know this better than I do) researches talk about weird facts and riff on them.

Sawbones: Justin McElroy and his wife Dr. Sydnee Smirl McElroy talk about weird medical history and dumb wellness trends on tiktok. This is one of the earliest podcasts I subscribed to back when I did not drive nearly as much.

The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green. Has also completed and there's a book that's basically covering the same ground. It's not like, purely informative; it's very anecdotal (as is I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats) but I learned a lot from it.

Honorable mention: I just didn't have the time or energy to keep up with Ologies by Alie Ward but what I listened to was fun and interesting and my sibling is a big fan.

Comedy and Miscellany:

Beef and Dairy Network: also British, on the Max Fun network with the McElroys. Fucking weird. I debated putting this in the scripted fiction because it's basically "what if Welcome to Night Vale was a little less story focused but still had throughlines and was specifically about the cattle industry in some absurdist alternate version of our world" but stuck with comedy bc the absurdity outstrips the plot. It's weird!

My Brother, My Brother, and Me: you probably know this one; either you love it or you don't.

My Dad Wrote a Porno: also British and from what I understand a bigger deal over there. Has uh. reached completion, in that they decided they were done, but the books apparently go on (sorry Rocky I'm not buying them). A guy and his two good friends read and roast his father's self-published erotica e-books about Belinda Blumenthal, Pots and Pans saleswoman, ft. bad accents, corporate espionage, and, of course, The Duchess.

The Empty Bowl: Justin McElroy and Dan Goubert of Cerealously's ASMR podcast about cereal. legitimately has helped me calm down when anxious at night. I am not even a big cereal eater it's just entertaining and chill.

Anyway any other podcasts I have listened to I've either forgotten, weren't good enough to recommend, just disappeared without any conclusion [*cough* king falls am] or involve way more reservations than I am willing to go into without knowing more about what you are looking for.

#answered #Anonymous

[murderandcoffee]

"jesus christ" "I go by alice now, actually" ma'am I want to kiss you on the mouth so so bad

#I LOVE ALICE DYER #also!!!!! DYHARD MOMENT #AUGH #tmagp #the magnus protocol #tmagp 12 #tmagp spoilers #gwen bouchard #gwendolyn bouchard #alice dyer #dyhard #toxic coworker yuri #josie listens to podcasts #bs.txt

[not-equippedforthis]

H: can i wear...sunglasses and ear defenders?

W: yeah, wear whatever you want, mate.

H: ...fine.

W: hmm ^^

deadass what if i just started crying

#its only a small moment but the audhd holmes rep makes me want to sob #oauuuhh how i love them #sherlock and co #sherlock & co #not equipped for rambling #sherlock holmes #john watson #im so happy theyre doing explicitly canonical audhd sherlock holmes im EUPHORIC #established in episode 1. deadass. maintained. #its the bare minimum and im over here screaming #canon nd holmes?? in MYY adaptation?? i thought id never see the day #not that acd holmes isnt canonically nd cause lets be fuckin real here #WATSONS SO CHILL ABOUT IT TOO i love sherlock and co watson hes so so dear #genuinely nice man who chats with you at the bus stop vibe #adore him #I LOVE THE WHOLE CAST AAAHGGG #GO LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST #ITS SO MWAHH <33 #the sheer joy of having a friend whos just like 'alright cool i get it' whenever youre overstimulated. guys. GUYS. #I LOVE THEMMMM #AAAUGHG #god bless this podcast

[imtoolazytoo]

“You can’t see this, but you have the cold, calculated demeanor of someone not to fuck with.”

#malevolent #malevolent podcast #arthur lester #yeah that’s right I started listening to this #Arthur did NOT have that demeanour in that moment #One episode and he has whimpered more than Jon did in the entirety of TMA #He’s obviously not uwu soft bean he literally almost pulled a gun on someone just doing their job #but also #cold calculated demeanour? No???? #I feel so bad for him someone book the therapy sessions

[tmgstudios]

started listening to naddpod and i can not get over how murph is simultaneously no nonsense when it comes to mechanics but gives absolutely no fucks when it comes to roleplay/worldbuilding. like yeah, if you want to pull off that move you will need to roll 3 nat 20s in a row. but the kobalds named josh phil and bill got their ritual sacrifice catered by tim hortons

#its sooo funny. i was already obsessed with murph before listening to naddpod but i am even more obsessed with him now #hes so fucking funny #i will never stop thinking about ‘roll for horny. you can add your proficiency to it’ #rattling bones #podcast guy moment #naddpod

[hellishfig]

just finished www #23: on your way, and i have many thoughts. all of them make me want to cry.

ame knowing as soon as she got back to the cottage that her actions had burned a bridge, not just with the citadel but with one of her best friends, and yet still needing to complete her tasks as the witch of the world's heart. the spirits she awakens so as not to leave the cottage untended or unprotected, and the way she asks and does not take. the note she leaves, should her friends make it there.

eursulon in the fire, followed by the man in black, who is a brother in the way all spirits are brethren, but not the sibling eursulon seeks. leaving through the burrow, fighting monstrosities, and seeing the citadel raze cities to ruin beside a jungle of rot. finding the tree. his tree. the tree that is emblazoned on his shield, his coat of arms, what he fights to protect. and inside... his sister. a family she made for herself.

and suvi. hurt but still afraid that ame will die if she stays. determined to not let that happen. conversations with steel where she says that another wizard said that the wizard sly lied, or did not tell the full truth. commiseration, but suvi holds back the full truth, and suspects steel of doing the same. an airship to fly north. to protect ame, yes. but the mage armor mean that no creature or spirit or witch will ever be able to touch her again. broken trust, if not broken love.

and through it all, the thread that the citadel represents a threat to the world's heart itself, and to all spirits beyond. the council of elders wishes to neutralize that threat. grandmother wren did not.

questions moving forward: what is the true purpose of the war on gaothmai being waged by the empire? why does kalaya's family look like suvi? is suvi going to have a villain arc? i have my theories, but i'll get into those in other posts.

thank you to the worlds beyond number cast and crew for giving us this incredible story. i'm so excited to see where you take us next.

#i was surprised but glad that suvi was upset with ame but still wanted to protect her #i was glad that ame knew she had done something hurtful to her friend #i'm SO fucking glad that eursulon found his sister! #i was sobbing throughout that whole scene with kalaya #also AME LEVELED UP! LEVEL THREE WITCH BABY! #and suvi had the fun empire music behind her... god i hope aabria gets to play villain arc suvi. that would be so hot #but also i want them to be ok and happy. conflicting interests #it's wild to listen to a dnd podcast that is straight up a drama #like it's funny in moments when they have a chance to be together and not stressed #but overall it is an epic where every player is taking the story seriously in every moment #that's the craziest part. there are so few bits #but it's amazing #worlds beyond number #wbn pod #wbn spoilers #the wizard the witch and the wild one #wbn: www #wwwo #wwwo spoilers #ame wbn #ame the witch #eursulon toma #eursulon the wild one #suvirin kedberiket #suvi the wizard #the wizard sky #erika ishii #lou wilson #aabria iyengar #brennan lee mulligan

[monarchisms]

geoff coming back to the let's play channel to play video games like, 5 years after leaving AH because he got burnt out on video games:

#sorry/you're welcome if you found out this way #i found out through a tweet from andrew that f**kface was taking over like. the moment i woke up #there's also more information on reddit #geoff ramsey #achievement hunter #f**kface podcast #i'm not making another summary post for this one #because i stopped listening to the podcast a year ago 🎉 #rooster teeth

[mbohjeezart]

"Fight for my love!" - Skizz, episode 1

#This moment stuck with me so much XD He's so funny #I genuinely love Skizz so much #Been listening to the podcast for a few months now and its genuinely so motivating and fun #skizzleman #hermitcraft s10 #hermitcraft season 10 #hermitcraft smp #skizz fanart #hc10

[drinkingdeadpeopletea]

midst podcast really called moc weepe a "diabolical bastard" in the literal trailer description and is still leaving me with my jaw on the fucking FLOOR about him being a diabolical bastard. "oh haha cool glass man with the funny voice who runs a shady cabaret and commits petty theft in his first scene i BET he's diabolical :) wow he's killing the guy trying to blackmail him in a totally horrible way but the guy WAS trying to blackmail him so go king! :) hey what do you MEAN he's selling out dozens of his own friends and employees to the church corporation in exchange for a bunch of beads that mean basically nothing to him what do you MEAN--"

#it's a critical role property so i've decided it can go on this blog. #midst podcast #midst spoilers #midst #this is HIGH praise btw i'm having the time of my LIFE #the only moment i was more delighted was when phineas rejected the rich guy's offer to even his balance bc his pride couldn't handle it #i was CHEERING in my car for that one. #clapping and cheering and yelling 'YEAHHHH PRIDE!!!! YEAHHHHH BETRAYAL!!!!!!!!' #it does seem possible moc weepe has some sort of double cross scheme going on. i really hope he doesn't but even if he DOES that's SO many #people's lives to gamble without their knowledge...... #everyone listen to this podcast i think it might be awesome for real.

[trashmammal-7]

I would die and die and kill for Rita btw.

#the penumbra podcast #tpp #rita redacted #this isn't even about a specific moment or anything I'm just listening to the newest episode #and I just really love her

[lemondoddle]

Headcanoning that Hilbert injects himself with his own lab-synthesized T which is why his voice changes so drastically. Whether or not I think Hilbert is trans is irrelevant

#lane speaks #I'm not at ep 12 yet so unless he reveals it was just a bit when he goes sicko mode I'm choosing to believe it #and i need all of you right now to listen to hilbert speak in any of the first couple episodes #and then look up an animatic for the paranoia game ep on youtube #the difference is INSANE i love it #wolf 359 #alexander hilbert #slash elias or whatever. podcast naming convention moment #w359

[rillette]

colored an old scarecrow sketch o7 

#scarecrow #jonathan crane #basketball #im having. a moment #started listening to the rogues podcast today and heard scarecrow with a southern accent and it all went downhill from there #ive been looking at like the same five panels on google images for the last 20 mins #tried to draw a background for this one but its 12am and i dont care anymore i dont (lie)

[cuntylestat]

Fifty years later, you talk like he was your soulmate, like you were locked in some fucked up gothic romance.

“This is the odyssey of recollection.” The tapes are an admitted performance. This is the premise of our interview. Half a century later, allow me my odyssey. 

#interview with the vampire #iwtvedit #louisedit #tvedit #cinematv #iwtv #iwtv spoilers #edits #gifs #i feel like we have not talked enough about jacob's performance in these moments. hence these gifs #like i want to know what he's feeling at this moment #while he's listening to himself talk about lestat in the past #compared to how he sees him in the present #the past is a foreign country and memory is a monster #eric bogosian said on the podcast that once you reach a certain age your past self is like a different person #is that how louis feels listening to himself in 1973? #god i want to study him #the quality is bad but i wanted to focus on his acting

[senliin]

started listening to the magnus archives and i must say i keep getting distracted by the fact that cynical, frustrated jon who is so annoyed by his new job is ALSO recording these statements like you know what. if im gonna have a shit time organizing all this i might as well get freaky w it. and then proceeds to give emotional and CREEPY performances w all the talent and gusto of a passionate voice actor. like what... was bro a theatre kid or smth

#the magnus archives #tma podcast #jonathan sims #likeeee #im listening to hive rn and his performance as jane prentiss.... this is NOT a guy who hated reading out loud in english class #AND THE WAY AFTER HE GETS INTERRUPTED BY ANYONE HE JUST JUMPS BACK INTO THIS LIKE anyway. i killed him without thinking #im ALSO amused by the imagery and eloquence incorporated into every statement like obv ik it's a stylistic choice of the podcast but #even the roughest and crudest characters have their moments where they just sound like they took a poetry class at some point #WHICH IS SO AWESOME DONT GET ME WRONG it's just amusing #like hey murderer. i diagnose you with sexy prose

[nutria--oscura]

Some of my friends all made their insta notes "pennywise needs some moisturiser" and all I can think about is when Jon got kidnapped and was forcibly moisturised by a clown

#this podcast is slowly taking over my life #<- it has taken over my life the moment i started listening to it. the horrors and fears have never left my side from the day i started #tma #the magnus archives #the archivist #jonathan sims