Podfic Feedback Challenge!

My fave challenge and a mainstay of the Podfic Feedback Challenge.

There are currently 154 pages of podfic at AO3 that don't have a *single* comment. Not one. There are 20 posts on a page, so that's 3067 podfics that have been posted with not one single piece of textual feedback.

Your challenge is to sort by comments and listen to/leave feedback for podfic with no comments. Perhaps you may see a few that you've listened to already and it reminds you to leave a comment, either way, let's get that number down a little, yeah?

Successfully completing this challenge will earn you 5 points for each piece of feedback you leave

Day 2 and it's down to 3063 uncommented works
Day 3 and it's down to 3061
Day 4 and it's up to 3062:O
Day 5 and it's down to 3048\o/
Day 6 and it's down to 3043
Day 7 and it's down to 3039
Day 8 and it's down to 3026
Day 9 and it's down to 3013
Day 10 and it's up to 3024 noooooooooo
Day 11 and it's down to 3019
Day 12 and it's down to 3015
Day 13 and it's down to 3007

Thanks to kalakirya for basically rewriting this challenge for me<3

You see a comment on this post reccing a podfic that you like, or that you're curious about. You listen to (or remember) that podfic, and leave feedback. Then you comment on the rec with a rec of your own. And so the tree grows.

I’ll leave the first rec and then y’all can go for your lives.

5 points for each rec (which implies that you have left feedback for the recc’d podfic your rec is in response to)

You still get all associated points with any feedback you give as a consequence to these recs

yue_ix suggested a cool way to rec things, so let's play a game:D

Leave a comment with a line from one of your favourite podfics and then people get to guess what it is! Feel free to give clues or hints along the way. When they guess correctly I will add the link to this post which can be used as a rec.

1 point for leaving a comment with a line from your favourite podfic. 5 points for being the first to correctly guess the associated podfic. 10 points for leaving a comment on a recc'd podfic

The following have been guessed:


croissantkatie: You had blood poisoning!" and it was guessed by greedy_dancer: Detective's Secret and the Mystery of the Dancing Flowers by pennyplainknits



paraka: “Well, if I did things the easy way I wouldn't be me.” He raised a hand and beckoned, and a spark shot from his fingers to become a small army of what looked like angry garden gnomes. and it was guessed by fire_juggler: Kiddo by DangerousCommieSubversive



fire_juggler: "543 women, 52 men, and one god of malleable gender" and it was guessed by analise010: Extremely Hot and Currently Female by greedy_dancer



analise010: "Now, I got bad news and I got stupid news. Which do you want first?"

"Is there such a thing as objectively stupid news?" Bruce asks.

"There is when it's this stupid," Fury replies." and it was guessed by xdiorix: Feed the Body, Nourish the Soul by blackglass | Feed the Body, Nourish the Soul" by reena_jenkins



paraka: "So if any random, higher ranking SHIELD employee ordered you to go, say," Tony waved his hand around, "jump off the carrier, you'd do it?"

"I would, and I have," Clint agreed, grinning like it was no big deal. "Just another day at the office for the Wildman Barton." He had no idea they knew the specifics of his last mission. and it was guessed by kalakirya: Through The Glass by lianabob



kalakirya: Steve sits down heavily beside him. “What else was I supposed to think? You kept telling me all these horror stories about guys you’d been with, and then you told me about your weird childhood elephant trauma. You said you were intimidated by large things. I thought you were just too embarrassed to tell me directly!” was guessed by paraka: Every Dong Has Its Day by AshesandGhost | Every Dong Has Its Day by sunspot



kalakirya: So yeah, Stiles left for college all VICTORY ARMS!!!" and was guessed by fire_juggler: Random Craigslist Missed Connections by inkjunket



paraka: "Not the fish!"


"Is there... " Tony ran his fingers through Steve's hair, and tried to work out a hint. "Is there anything you want to tell me?" He watched pink creep up Steve's cheek as he tried and failed to look nonchalant.
"I. Well." Steve wriggled slightly in his grip, as if he were struggling to contain a secret.


"You became a supervillain for fun?" Steve looked scandalised. Maybe he'd expected Tony to be able to justify himself a little better. "You were working with Nazis." and it was guessed by vassalady: Secrets of a Successful Marriage by kerravon



elaineofshalott: I am a tree! and guessed by the prettiest podficcer on dreamwidth: dodificus: They Grip The Ground by fleurrochard | They Grip The Ground by samanthacrichter



bessyboo: His mom had told him not to fall in love with houses; so had his dad, made some crack about them being worse than women, son, while his mom fake-punched him in the arm and then added, "and like people, it's what's underneath that matters, Johnny." But this is the first house he's looked at that he's liked, though he doesn't know why. and was guessed by the24thkey: Don't look up, down or to the side by unrequited_rain



paraka: She looks up at the big banner hanging above the cake. "Congratulations, life is futile," she reads drily. "Sort of bleak for a birthday party, isn't it?" and was guessed by greedy_dancer: by greedy_dancer | and a version by huntsmonsters that I can't find:/



bessyboo: The problem with it being Friday is that it is the weekend. Arthur's weekend are…unpleasant.

Well, no, that's not fair. and was guessed by croissantkatie: I've Got Nothing To Do But Smile by pennyplainknits



bessyboo: Come see my new place in Buffalooooo. and was guessed by knight_tracer: Tour De Force by marianas



greedy_dancer: That’s been his answer for everything, so far – what’s that weird noise, did you hear that clanking sound, what the fuck is that thing by the window that looks like a murderer/giant spider/giant, murderous spider. and was guessed by growlery: New Rule by shiningartifact



vassalady: "Shrimp farm?" and was guessed by idella: Theories About Nuclear Winter by bessyboo



pennyplainknits: Billy, give Siska a safe word and was guessed by bessyboo: I Will Destroy Ryan Ross And All That He Loves: A Cautionary Tale by EVERYONE EVER | I Will Destroy Ryan Ross And All That He Loves by pennyplainknits



greedy_dancer: Turmeric, Vanilla, Wasabi and was guessed by pennyplainknits: Gerard Ways (Vampire Detective Agency) by FayJay



idella: It’s not that Patrick’s jealous of TJ Oshie. and was guessed by the24thkey: Everybody Wants To Get Down Like That by fishpatrol



glittertine: "I'm Jeannie."

Dawn grins back. "I'm Dawn, the vampire slayer." She winks at Jeannie. "Ex officio." and was guessed by paraka: Sailor's Delight by aphelant



glittertine: "And they have tiny little local amazon women. (...) I swear! The one with Sheppard that barely comes up to my shoulder, I saw her wrestle a Trust goon to the ground and beat him unconscious with the butt of a P90. Teal'c should've been there. He would have loved it!" and was guessed by paraka: Retrograde by kyizi



xdiorix: "Ok I said soccer but whatevs" and was guessed by the intrepid bessyboo: Texts From Cephalopods by A WHOLE LOT OF PODFICCERS.



analise010: "I want to see what you would do, if y'could," is in the quick dip of her eyelashes, and god help him, it makes him try harder to do this right.

"Already doin' it," he says, then flashes a grin, adds, "most of it," with his mouth skimming close to hers. He can taste those strawberries on her breath. "Later I'm gonna kiss you, and maybe you'll knock me on my ass for a few days, maybe you won't, but it's gonna be worth it." and guessed by elaineofshalott: Sass and Sparks by heardtheowl



inkjunket: Ray’s cut off mid-protest by Brad’s eyes suddenly going sharp and battle-gray. Ray feels his body respond immediately, his hand leaping for his pistol before he realizes the situation’s inappropriate, and also that they’re both dressed for the baths, towels knotted at their side; his pistol is safe and dry up in the barracks above.

Brad says simply, “She’s hatching.” and was guessed by the attractively humble dodificus: Carrying Dangerous Goods by the draconic dodificus



yue_ix: audio link and was guessed by lattice_frames: Texts From Cephalopods by bessyboo AND The Giraffe Notes by lunchy_munchy



yue_ix: audio link and was guessed by xdiorix: This, You Protect by DustySoul



inkjunket: "I think you're ready for 'Erlkönig'," says Mal one day in March. guessed by fleurrochard: Ach, des Kaben Augen by pennyplainknits



glittertine: Before Ray could say a word, Brad said quietly, "You fucked up here, Ray." and was guessed by knight_tracer: Don't You Shake Alone by chemm80



dodificus: “I’ll pull you down on my lap, screw you there, make you feel it. Mmm, I’ll make you feel it, boy.” and was guessed by glittertine: Experienced by sophinisba



idella: "Hey," Miles protested. "I was drinking that in your honor. For the –" he sniggered uncontrollably "—health of the happy couple. God, why can’t every day be like today?" guessed by dodificus: The Long Con by Rhea314



inkjunket: Dear Pen Pal, it reads. Hello! My name is Jane Doe, and I live in Hometown, Home State. My parents are Jack and Ruth Doe, and I am a Presbyterian. What about you? and was guessed by the illustrious idella: Girl, You're Like a Weird Vacation by paraka | Girl, You're Like a Weird Vacation by reena_jenkins



glittertine: "No," Stiles said, and experienced a sudden flash of excitement: they were actually talking? This was the best move ever. and was guessed by the glory stealing anatsuno: Professional Misconduct by cricketk | Professional Misconduct by rhea314



inkjunket: [click-clack] but so when stiles is like
[click] HELLO I AM GOING TO LOOK AT ALL OF THESE THINGS
[clack] AND DEVELOP SOME *PLANS*
[click-clack] WITH THE INPUT OF *EVERYONE*
[click] LIKE AN *ADULT*
[clack] DEREK IS LIKE ….WELL FINE IF YOU WANT
[clickitty-clack] I GUESS THAT WOULDN’T BE
[clack] A TERRIBLE THING FOR YOU TO DO

and was guessed by anatsuno: Sappy Sterek not!fic



idella: And that's before Seabs pulls out a book titled 56 Easy Wicca Spells For You and Your Family. and was guessed by the24thkey: Gone to the Dogs by the24thkey



inkjunket: "OK people, silence please," Bruce yells. "You two clear on the rules?"

They both nod, grinning like idiots, and snap their blades on. One's blue, one's red. No prizes for guessing who got which.

"Then have at it." and was guessed by xdiorix: May the Fourth by susan_voight



inkjunket: Jackson is elected mayor, which is no surprise to anyone in the Pack, since Lydia planned his campaign and platform after careful calculations. and was stolen from my grasp by yue_ix: Sacred in the Ordinary



idella: audio clips and was guessed by yue_ix: Graduate Vulcan For Fun and Profit



inkjunket: “Wow,” Jon says, jerking them all out of their meld. “It’s really kind of creepy when you do that.” and was guessed by paraka: As Close As It Gets To Home by several podficcers.



inkjunket: Derek gestures to the back of his incredibly ugly plaid couch. "You kept my jacket." and was guessed by yue_ix: Open The Door by fire_juggler



pennyplainknits: I AM THE HAPPIEST WEREWOLF! and was guessed by analise010: Frank The Failiest Vampire



inkjunket: "You've gotta be kidding me," Burke said. "You can't play spy games in lower Manhattan." and was guessed by the mind palace of yue_ix: Paper Chase by FayJay & Lunate8



inkjunket: "Apparently PX-304 is anti-werewolf." and was guessed by forzandopod: Show You What All The Howl Is For by Dr_Fumbles_McStupid



[Bad username or site: @ forzandopod]: Some kids, she thinks disparagingly, as pride and shame wrestle with each other inside of her gut. Get tattoos. I become a superhero. and was guessed by the limelight stealing paraka: Maggie Fitzgerald and the Saltwater Dip by Rhea314



xdiorix: “I’LL SEND YOU STRAIGHT TO FREAKING NASTROND, YOU BALLESS BILGESNIPE, THE VALKYRIE WON’T LOOK TWICE AT YOUR SORRY ASS!” and was guessed by idella: I Once Started Out To Walk Around The World But Ended Up In Brooklyn"> by litra



inkjunket: "Can we not talk about Our Father while we are discussing my genitals?" and was guessed by the occasionally dim dodificus: The Girlfriend Experience by dodificus



lattice_frames: "Somebody tapped on his shoulder. Little guy, fuzzy hair, glasses. Rodney put the milk behind his back. "P. Kavanagh, I presume?" he said brightly.

"Ah, no," the guy said softly in a thick accent. "I am not P. Kavanagh. I am person guilty of spitting into milk of P. Kavanah, it was wrong of me. I feel terrible. I see you take milk out and think 'I must urgently confess to my superior, before I am reported.'"

Rodney looked at the guy, then at the milk, and then put the milk back in the fridge and closed the door." and was guessed by eileenlufkin: The Secret Life of Scientists by twilight_angel | The Secret Life of Scientists by aphelant



anatsuno: Stiles licks his lips. They feel numb and a little puffy. Stiles touches his mouth curiously. “Seriously though, have you heard what she plays? It’s like the sad girls with guitars channel. It brings me down.” and was guessed by yue_ix: The Creepy Cave by shiningartifact

The non traditional feedback challenge!

We've had great success in the past with variations of this challenge. This year I'm going to open it up to all of you to really go wild with it. Whether it is via postcard/art/audio/video/dance/puppetry/haiku/mime/comic strip/cos play or whatever your little hearts can dream up, send someone a non traditional form of feedback for their podfic.

To help out with the postcard part of the challenge here is a list of podficcers who would be interested in receiving a postcard from you (remember to put your postcards in envelopes for added privacy):

adistantsun Send cards to *me* with their name on the envelope and I will forward to them. My address is here

analise010 | Readbyanalise010 Their address is here

anatsuno | anatsuno If you already have their address then go ahead. If you are on their DW friends list/twitter follow list then PM me and I can give you their address. If neither of the former apply, then send it to me and I will send it to them, my address is here

bessyboo | bessyboo Their address is here

cantarina | cantarina PM me for their address

crazybutsound | crazybutsound PM me for their address

croissantkatie | croissantkatie PM me for their address

dodificus | dodificus Their address is here

dr_fumbles_mcstupid | at AO3 PM me for their address

elaineofshalott | LadyofMisrule PM me for their address

fire_juggler | fire_juggler PM me for their address

fleurrochard | fleurrochard PM me for their address

glovered | glovered PM me for their address

greedy_dancer | greedy_dancer PM me for their address

idella | idella PM me for their address

inkjunket | inkjunket Send cards to *me* with their name on the envelope and I will forward to them. My address is here

jenepod | jenepod Their address is here

juniperphoenix | juniperphoenix PM me for their address

kalakirya | kalakirya PM for their address

kd_heart | kd_heart PM me for their address

knight_tracer | knight_tracer PM me for their address

lattice_frames | lattice_frames PM me for their address

lunchee | lunchee PM me for their address

luzula | luzula PM for their address

malnpudl | malnpudl Their address is here

mistressjinx | jinxy Their address is here

neverbalance | neverbalance PM me for their address

originally_dw | originally PM me for their address

paraka | paraka Their address is here

rscreighton | rscreighton PM me for their address

tinypinkmouse | tinypinkmouse PM me for their address

the24thkey | the24thkey PM me for their address

xdiorix | blackglass PM me for their address


Encourage your favourite podficcer to sign up here!

Successfully completing this challenge will earn you 10 points for each piece of feedback you leave

Post a comment with a rec to a podfic you've listened to during this challenge, check out other people's recs, try one you haven't listened to and leave feedback. Easy!

PS YOU CAN MAKE AS MANY RECS AS YOU WANT:D

Listen to a podfic rec'd in the comments and leave feedback for the reader, earn 10 points for each piece of feedback you leave

Sometimes it can be difficult to find new podfics, you *want* to try something new but it can be hard to know where to start.

Post a comment with a rec to a podfic you love and think is under-rated, check out other people's recs, try one you haven't listened to and leave feedback. Easy! Maybe the podfic you rec will even be one you discovered during the challenge!

Listen to a podfic rec'd in the comments and leave feedback for the reader, earn 10 points for each piece of feedback you leave

There are currently 115 pages of podfic at AO3 that don't have a *single* comment. Not one. There are 20 posts on a page, so that's 2300 podfics that have been posted with not one single piece of feedback.

Your challenge is to sort by comments and listen to/leave feedback for podfic with no comments. Perhaps you may see a few that you've listened to already and it reminds you to leave a comment, either way, let's get that number down a little, yeah?

Successfully completing this challenge will earn you 5 points for each piece of feedback you leave

You can complete a mini challenge at any point throughout the 2 weeks and as many times as you like.

Let me know how you go!

I’m not the only one who has a bunch of podbooks sitting in my itunes Books folder, right? Go flick through them and see all the pretty pictures spin by, aren’t they incredible! Do you know who gets even less credit than the people who perform the stories? The cover artists.

If you go to the original post, or the podbook post, there is usually a credit for the cover artist. Find them and tell them how much it makes you grin when you see their art pop up on your ipod!


Successfully completing this challenge will earn you 5 points for each piece of feedback you leave, up to a maximum of 20 points (ie 4 pieces of feedback)

Points Post for week 2 is here, don't forget to tell me how you've been going!