This is a rerun of our July 20, 2024 (Parable of the Sower Day!) episode on How the Fandom Can Defeat Fascism.... because.... well... everything in this country is an absolute shit show thanks to this last election, and we need to start thinking about what we can do to fight all this. Check out the show notes below for resourcesEnjoy the odd mixture of incorrect predictions, chaos, good ideas and general dystopia in "How the Fandom Can Defeat Fascism" from the Our Flag Means Fanfiction...

In an alternate universe Season 2 ended with Stede calling Ed Babe… David Jenkins said “ season 3 would be about how challenging it is to keep a relationship together”... what does that mean for Season 3 possibilities And Rhys Darby is up to something — something I tell you! These headlines and more ahead on the GAY PIRATE NEWS HOUR from The Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast. ***Audio disclaimer - (Carly here) during the last 3rd of the show my microphone disconnected from my laptop and...

Carly Heath and Tanya Dickson are launching a new podcast covering all the paranormal stories set in and around Hollywood! Don't worry, Our Flag Means Fanfiction isn't going anywhere, we just have something extra for your entertainment pleasure. Keep listening to enjoy a preview of our first episode. The first five episodes of Haunted Hollywood Hour will be dropping on Halloween, Oct. 31, 2024. So be sure to subscribe to Haunted Hollywood Hour wherever you get your podcasts to listen to all...

This week Ringa, Tessa, and Krill talk about the deliciously toxic codependent relationship known as EdIzzy! When did they meet? Have they hooked up? How does Con do such impressive micro facial acting??? We'll dive into this and more in part one of a two episode exploration of these definitely mentally well guys who have absolutely normal feelings for each other! All this and more on this week's episode! Follow our YouTube channel so you get immediate notifications whenever we go live:...

We have an enticing selection of Big Feels Canonverse fics for you on the minisode this week. BabyKraken is narrating three short fics for you. And we’re bringing the full range of emotions. We’ve got a little angst and complicated feelings with the first two, then something lighter to conclude things. Here are the fics! Podfic of Wash Away by Spookyscarygenderfuck read by Baby Kraken https://archiveofourown.org/works/58507879 Wash Away by...

Will Netflix pick up Our Flag Means Death? Clowning has approached new heights. How many cast members can GPNH host Carly Heath run into in the wild before it gets weird? Answer: more than two! Kristian Nairn’s book is now available, Samba is now a cheesy American, Con is sharing smutty fanart as always. These headlines and more ahead on the GAY PIRATE NEWS HOUR from The Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast. Hosting this week is Ringa Sunn, Carly Heath, Metavenhorst and Krill! A video of this...

This week's epitizer is 'The Kissing Game' by veeagainst, read by littlefingies. Set during the period between s2e5 - The Curse of the Seafaring Life and s2e6 - Calypso's Birthday, venturing a little bit into canon events of s2e6. Ed wants to take things slow but he also really likes kissing Stede. He invents a game to try to make both of these things happen. Be sure to give a comment and a kudos to both veeagainst and littlefingies. Podfic link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/59033299 |...

Chloe, Tessa, and Carly discuss the "Fluff" genre in Our Flag Means Death fanfiction. Chloe also gives us all the deets about Rhys Darby, Kristian Nairn, Matt Maher, and Vico Ortiz at Rose City Comic Con. Follow our YouTube channel so you get immediate notifications whenever we go live: https://www.youtube.com/@OurFlagMeansFanfiction Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday October 5th at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern. Fic recs? Fic recs! “Weird” by...

It’s a 1970’s bull rider AU! Ed’s a champion bull rider who’s just lost to relative-newcomer Stede Bonnet. On their respective drives out of Wyoming, a summer storm leaves them both looking for a place to stay. This was written for OFMD AUgust 2024 Day 6: Rodeo and #OneBedWeek. Help Me Make It Through the Night by unfunpleasures On AO3: podfic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/58098466 written fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/57955852 Follow PilotPiratePods on AO3 and PilotPirate on...

Gay Pirate News Hour is a once-per-month YouTube LIVE from the Our Flag Means Fanfiction Podcast that covers the latest #ourflagmeansdeath fandom news and speculation. Join us on the Our Flag Means Fanfiction YouTube channel the first Saturday of every month! Follow our channel so you get immediate notifications whenever we go live: https://www.youtube.com/@OurFlagMeansFanfiction Our next Gay Pirate News Hour will be Saturday October 5th at 1PM Pacific/4PM Eastern. Hosting the September...

This week’s minisode features the first 3 chapters of “Close to Home” by xoxoemynn read by Baby Kraken. I love the fun, upbeat energy of this one. It’s got high-level shenanigans and adorable romance. To top it all off, Baby Kraken does the voices so well! ‘Close to Home’ by xoxoemynn - https://archiveofourown.org/works/58288939/chapters/148440796 Podfic of ‘Close to Home’ read by Baby_kraken on AO3 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/58432996/chapters/148843270 And be sure to follow Baby...

It's a podcast talking about a podcast! We round up #cryptidfactor fans who attended the Cryptid Factor live shows in Edinburgh and London and they tell us all about what shenanigans the cryptid boys were up to. Did you have FOMO about missing all the cryptid action happening in the UK? Prepare to have your FOMO multiplied by a gazillion. The episode this week is co-hosted by Ro (https://www.instagram.com/ramsay_baggins/), Hattie (https://www.instagram.com/babykrakenpodfics/), and Alice...

It’s a gentlebeard lemonade stand meet-cute for this week’s epitizer! PilotPirate has sent in her podfic narration of Anathxmadevice’s “when life gives you lemons.” It’s a short, 6,600-word, explicit fic that’s described by fans as “Absolutely lovely and hot.” Ed Teach, new to the town of Revenge, stops by the lemonade stand across the street from his house every Friday. It's definitely because he loves Alma's lemonade, and definitely not because he's got a crush on her absurdly hot...

Ringa (@ringasunn) hosts this episode, which celebrates Con O’Neill on his birthday! Also joining this episode are Irene (@_irene_adler), Tessa, and Maou (@thecon_noisseur). Together, they take us through the ten roles of Con’s that the fandom voted their faves, watching clips and making their own judgements as they go. Will the popular vote match up with our hosts’ (very horny) takes on each character? And how do they compare to Con’s person top five faves? Also included: a few behind the...

This week’s minisode is narrated by Gutis, also known as Cheesecake3 on AO3. It’s ‘Just Keep Your Eyes On Me’ by KalansPhantom, Pastor_of_Muppets. Though the overall fic is rated E, there's nothing explicit in the first chapter. Here’s the fic: https://archiveofourown.org/works/55403533/chapters/140573446 And here's Cheesecake3 on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/cheesecake3 And here’s the summary:  Edward Teach is in love with his best friend and co-owner of Revenge Therapies, but he...

Tessa is hosting the podcast this week and we're back with Dr. Omegaverse (Jasper Flint), Ringa Sunn (https://www.instagram.com/ringasunn/), and Carly Heath (https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/). Fic recs? Fic recs! Ringa's picks: do as the devil pleases by multifandomhomo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/52451147 lord, my body has been a good friend by mtothedestiel - https://archiveofourown.org/works/38059195/ Tell Me That You're Alright (yeah everything is alright) by...

 Baby Kraken is back on the podcast this week with two podfic narrations by daydreamcrash. “Would that be cool?” is for teen and up audiences and is based on the author’s post Season 2 trailer / pre-season 2 theory they posted on twitter, this theory reads “i do think that if rumour goes around that blackbeard is crashing weddings then the smart (stupid) thing for stede to do would be set up a f*****y of a wedding…” The other podfic is “once upon a poolside” — it’s an angsty fic that deals...

The Our Flag Means Death fandom has done amazing things with organizing and collective action. This week, Carly, Tessa, and Chloe discuss how OFMD fans can defeat the global rise in fascism. It’s a big task, but we’re up for it! Over the next hour, we cover 15 easy steps to get you started.  Here's a document of resources: https://tinyurl.com/fightfascismhere Fic recs? Fic recs! push my buttons, get me started by wishingonalightningbolt https://archiveofourown.org/works/43384581 Many flags,...

What is Omegaverse? What are some of the best Omegaverse Our Flag Means Death fics? We have “Dr. Omegaverse” on the podcast this week! Jasper Flint (aka Omegaverse)  is pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychology and has written a hefty paper on Omegaverse. Also on the pod this week is Ringa Sunn (https://www.instagram.com/ringasunn/) and Tessa! Spoken Word Porn-a-Thon: https://queerwitches.myshopify.com/products/spoken-word-porn-a-thon-vol-iii Queer Phenomenology by Sarah Ahmed -...

Hattie aka Baby Kraken has so many intersections between her life and Our Flag Means Death it’s insane! Her sister went to drama school with Nathan Foad, and her mom became the O.G. Nathan Foad fan BEFORE OFMD and even before his Twitter videos! We get details about that and specifics about what Con O’Neill was like as an acting teacher… But, mostly, we’re talking fluffy fics and podfic narrating! Learn how Baby Kraken does the voices, get some fluffy fic recs, and hear uscover the latest...

For this week’s epitizer on the Our Flag Means Fanfiction podcast, I’m sharing the opening chapters of 'Murders at the Inn' by ahopelessnecromantic. (https://archiveofourown.org/works/51317491/chapters/129665956) I love a fic that’s genuinely funny – especially with the kind of humor that’s on brand for the show, and this fic does just that. I think you’ll love it. And if you do, check out a link to the whole thing in the show notes, read it, and give the author a comment and a kudos. Want to...

Joining the podcast this week is: Kim Sherman (https://www.instagram.com/kb_sherman/), host of the Barrel of Oranges Podcast (https://linktr.ee/electrickelpiemedia), Ánaïs (https://www.instagram.com/stedebunnet/), and Ali (https://www.instagram.com/bishopsbarton/)!  Check out Ánaïs’ AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/PichiPachi  In this episode, we’re ranking the absolute best moments from Rhys Darby’s career.  Eager to find out what qualifies as the best of Rhys Darby and hear fantastic...

I got Rhys Darby's birth time! So let's talk about astrology—the astrology of Our Flag Means Death and how the show's astrology intersects with the astrology of all of us: the fans! Joining this week is: Ringa Sunn (https://www.instagram.com/ringasunn/), Tessa, Chloe, and Me, Carly Heath (https://www.instagram.com/carlylynheath/). Also:  Chloe’s substack: https://splitscene.substack.com/ We want to hear from YOU the audience. “What’s the most gay pirate thing that has happened to YOU...

Prince Ricky, who is now an Admiral, has just been informed that Blackbeard, Bonnet, and Izzy Hands have sunk one of his ships. So that means Izzy is alive. Ricky now needs to return to sea to track down the nefarious pirates but has grown fond of the following of pre-teen girls who fawn over him now that he has this dark, outsider aesthetic. This is "The Specter of the Seas" read by Baby Kraken who does an absolutely amazing job. Be sure to give Baby Kraken a follow and all the...