Amplirecathon: due South and C6D

[akamine_chan]

So, here's the deal...

I love podfics, but I'm really bad at remembering to go back and thank the podficcers. I rarely remember to tell them how much I appreciate their hard work, their dedication, their skills and talents. I usually forget to go back and tell the readers how they've made me giggle while I'm working out at the gym, or smile secretly at some sexy bit of story. I never think to mention how sometimes I get teary-eyed while grocery shopping, listening to the voices in my ear.

And I should. I should tell the readers, these artists, how their works move me, makes me happy and sad, engages my thoughts and my emotions, brings the characters and their stories further into life. Gives them a voice, lets them shout from the rooftops, lets them sing their songs, love, laugh, mourn.

There's something magical about that and it always amazes me.

I wanted to do something to hightlight the sheer number of different readers in the C6D fandoms. There's a lot of them, but I picked one podfic from each of them. I tried to pick my favorite podfic for each reader, but sometimes I chose a different one for variety. A few of the podfic have been previously recced, a few of them are rarities, ones not stored at the Audiofic Archive, a few are from one-shot readers. Most are from due South, a couple are from Wilby Wonderful, Hard Core Logo, or Slings & Arrows, a couple are from rarer fandoms.

Every one of these is worth a listen.

Each reader has their own voice, with their own unique way of reading the stories, their differing methods of interpreting the characters. They all are articulate and expressive, well versed with tone and intonation and pacing.

These podficcers are amazing, every one of them, and they deserve praise and recognition for all that they do. They deserve to be heard. Listen to their stories.



2corbies's reading of The Question of Ghosts (mp3) written by arrow00 - due South

aethel's reading of No Mere Inspriration (mp3 m4b) written by cesperanza - due South

aphelant's reading of Dogs Have All the Fun (mp3 m4b) written by luzula - due South

arrow00's reading of Wind From The South (mp3 m4b) written by nos - due South

bathsweaver's reading of Touch (here) written by brooklinegirl - due South

blacksquirrel's reading of Adorned (mp3) written by resonant - due South

bluebrocade's reading of Wasted (mp3 m4b) written by joandarck - due South

busaikko's reading of Burning Down The Motherfucking House (mp3 m4b) written by sister_wolf - due South x Hard Core Logo

catwalksalone's reading of Push and Push and Push Till It Hurts (mp3) written by catwalksalone - due South

darkharper's reading of Gaze (here) written by spuffyduds - due South

dessert_first's reading of Green Suede Boots (mp3) written by china_shop - due South

dmarley's reading of Stages and Stages II (Stages mp3 Stages II mp3 both m4b) written by dmarley - due South

doccy's reading of Unwritten Rules (here) written by keerawa - due South

dodificus and podfic_lover's reading of untune the sky (mp3 m4b) written by akamine_chan - due South

elementalv's reading of Tilt (mp3) written by elementalv - due South

fearless_jones's reading of Zen (mp3) written by basingstoke - due South x Homicide Life on the Streets

fleurrochard and lian's reading of Eight Sessions (mp3 m4b) written by cesperanza - due South

general_jinjur's reading of Teeth of the Hydra (mp3 m4a) (plus associated stories listed here) written by resonant - due South

isis's reading of Call This World Home (mp3 m4b) written by isis - Wilby Wonderful

issaro's reading of Hawks and Hands (mp3 m4b) written by dira - due South

izzybeth's reading of Desert (mp3) written by izzybeth - due South

jadelennox's reading of Skype Time (mp3 m4b) written by jadelennox - due South

justbreathe80's reading of Just Geography (mp3) written by brynnmck - due South

keerawa's reading of Con Job (mp3) written by keerawa - due South

lamardeuse's reading of Lost In Translation (mp3 m4b) written by lamardeuse - due South

lamentables's reading of Price of Distance (mp3) written by nos - due South

likethesun2's reading of Down and Upping (mp3) written by loneraven - Slings & Arrows

luzula's reading of Strangle the Stars (mp3) written by sionnain - Battlestar Galactica

malnpudl's reading of Uncomplicated (mp3) written by malnpudl - Tales of the City

mondschein1's reading of Photograph (mp3) written by mondschein1 - due South

myriad69's reading of Shiny (mp3 ) written by dira - due South x Firefly

nos's reading of In Extremis (mp3) written by berty - due South

omphale's reading of Q&A (here) written by omphale - due South

pandarus's reading of I Would Rather Be Anywhere Else Than Here Today (mp3 m4b) written by spuffyduds - Slings & Arrows

petra's reading of Reherse more obscenely and courageously (here) written by belmanoir - Slings & Arrows

podfic_lover's reading of Sex and Dancing and Rock 'n' Roll (mp3) written by kristiinthedark - due South

rhea314's reading of Everybody Loves Buddy (mp3 m4b) written by grey853 - Wilby Wonderful

iamsab's reading of O Lamentable Day! (mp3) written by iamsab - Slings & Arrows

sionnain's reading of Destination (here) written by spuffyduds - Hard Core Logo

sli's reading of Plate Techtonics (mp3) written by pearl_o - due South

sprat's reading of The Best Parts of Lonely (mp3 m4b) written by sprat - due South

sundayscat's reading of Father Confessor (mp3) written by keerawa - due South

suzumenoko's reading of First One Thing, Then The Otter (mp3 m4b) written by alex51324 - due South

torra's reading of Happy Birthday, Q! (mp3) written by torra - due South

vsee's reading of Five Times Ray Kowalski Tried To Make Someone Feel At Home (even if it didn't always work) (mp3) written by leafy - due South

wihluta's reading of The Moon Appearing in Retrograde (mp3) written by brigantine - due South

ximeria's reading of Run (mp3) written by ximeria - due South

zabira's reading of Four Men in Three Boats (mp3 m4b) written by llassah - Hard Core Logo



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Comments

[izzady]

What a wicked thing to point out. I've listened to a bunch of these and never thought about how cool it is that they're all from different podficcers. I can't wait to check out the ones I don't know yet!

[akamine_chan]

Yay! I'm glad you found this rec to be useful. I was worried that I was overdoing it...

[ride_4ever]

Always on the lookout for what I missed by not finding fandom community until 2011, I just now found this post and am so full of yays for it! There are fen here whose fic I have read but did not know they had podficced something and other fen here who are unknown to me, but all brought together by dSC6D and all brought to my attention by you ! *showers you with sparkles of appreciation* ♡♡♡

[akamine_chan]

I make no promises about whether they're still available or not, but if there's something you can't find, let me know. I may have it saved on my harddrive. <3

[ride_4ever]

I always figure that broken links are a possibility in older posts, so TYK for caring this way. It will be slow going for me, checking these out, but if I hit an unavailable one I will check back with you about whether you have a saved copy.

Bless you for continuing to care about these things of fandom!