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Retro Fanfic Retrospective

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RFR

Friends read old fanfiction that they think might be good. Sometimes they are right. Sometimes they are not. Send us emails at RetroFanficRetrospective@gmail.com See our tweets and episode previews at https://twitter.com/RetroFanfic Visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/RetroFanficRetrospective/

#202

RFR Special Episode: Anime Fandom Retrospective

We indulge ourselves in reminiscences about the voyage of discovery and exploration that w... more

29 Jul 2024

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:52

29 Jul 2024

#201

Episode 173: Xena - The Dragon's Child

We return to an old favorite, armed with marginally more Xena: Warrior Princess knowledge ... more

16 Jul 2024

1 HR 15 MINS

1:15:54

16 Jul 2024

#200

RFR Special Episode - One of Us Actually Wrote a Fanfic

After more five years and 170 episodes of podcasting, Amado has finally written a full 160... more

01 Jul 2024

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:18

01 Jul 2024

#199

Episode 172: Lord of the Rings / Final Fantasy - Legendary Frog's Animations

We return to Newgrounds (not to be confused with Newsgrounds, which is presumably a news s... more

17 Jun 2024

52 MINS

52:58

17 Jun 2024

#198

Episode 171: Magic School Bus - What Comes After & As I Always Say

Seatbelts, everyone! Tory and Amado go on a magical journey to compare and contrast two Ma... more

03 Jun 2024

56 MINS

56:59

03 Jun 2024

#197

RFR Special Episode - The Fantasy of Fanfiction

In this roundtable discussion episode our co-hosts discuss the 'why' of fanfiction. What c... more

06 May 2024

41 MINS

41:45

06 May 2024

#196

Episode 170: Kino's Journey - the nature of uncarved blocks

We make a two-night visit to the fandom of Kino's Journey to read "the nature of uncarved ... more

22 Apr 2024

45 MINS

45:14

22 Apr 2024

#195

Episode 169: Halo Reach - A Fistful of Arrows

Elite commando fanfic readers Della and Amado read a fancomic that skirts right up to the ... more

08 Apr 2024

1 HR 16 MINS

1:16:51

08 Apr 2024

#194

Episode 168: Aliens - Far Across the Stars

The magic of Yuletide brings us this delightful pitch for a replacement for Alien 3, in wh... more

25 Mar 2024

53 MINS

53:49

25 Mar 2024

#193

Episode 167: Pokemon - Butterfree

We try not to think about the Pocket Monsters we've left in the box for the last 20 years ... more

11 Mar 2024

52 MINS

52:46

11 Mar 2024

#192

RFR Special Episode - Dracula: A Feminist Revenge Fantasy, Really

Tory and Amado went to see a play that is a fanfic, and now we talk about it! It's a retel... more

26 Feb 2024

51 MINS

51:05

26 Feb 2024

#191

Episode 166: Lord of the Rings - The Last Ringbearer, Part I

The world is changed; we feel it in the cold, harsh light of 2024. But fear not: we swoop ... more

12 Feb 2024

1 HR 22 MINS

1:22:35

12 Feb 2024

#190

Hiatus Announcement

Due to a whole bunch of unforeseen circumstances we are gonna take a break for the rest of... more

04 Dec 2023

03 MINS

03:03

04 Dec 2023

#189

RFR Special Episode - Early 2000s Anime Trivia

Della takes it upon herself to inflict a You Don’t Know Jack style anime quiz from the ear... more

20 Nov 2023

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:09

20 Nov 2023

#188

Episode 165: Sesame Street - Exclusive Content

Cookie Monster not just noted fan of baked goods, he also co-producer of Monsterpiece Thea... more

06 Nov 2023

1 HR 17 MINS

1:17:37

06 Nov 2023

#187

Episode 164: Cardcaptor Sakura - Caught on Camera

In accordance with our mystical premonitions (or at the request of a fan), we view a short... more

23 Oct 2023

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:38

23 Oct 2023

#186

Episode 163: From Eroica With Love - Peripeteia

TW: childhood sexual abuse, questionable consent We explore 80s slashfic's favorite mang... more

09 Oct 2023

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:56

09 Oct 2023

#185

Episode 162: Karate Kid - Backlashed

Sara of Talkin' Fanfic returns to challenge our Dojo but an inadvertent team-up occurs whe... more

25 Sep 2023

1 HR 59 MINS

1:59:00

25 Sep 2023

#184

Episode 161: Star Trek TOS - Three Poems by DeForest Kelley

Special guest Communications Officer Taran returns to discover strange new worlds in the f... more

11 Sep 2023

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:17

11 Sep 2023

#183

Episode 160: Mass Effect - Second

By Della's request, we jump into the expansive and fanfic-fertile Mass Effect universe. Wh... more

28 Aug 2023

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:54

28 Aug 2023

#182

Episode 159: Carmen Sandiego - Parthenogenesis

Unreasonably-cool phantom thief Carmen Sandiego has disappeared off the face if the earth.... more

14 Aug 2023

1 HR 43 MINS

1:43:22