The Shipping Forecast

Episode Notes This week, Nick and James check in on Wikihow and discover it's provided some handy guides on playing party games. So join us as we play truth or dare, unearthing some horrifying stories from our teenage years. Then Nick gets to learn what a Labubu is. And then finds out about Sigma Males. And then he realises he might be one himself... Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

Episode Notes This week, we talk dinosaurs! Join us, as we turn the tables by having Nick explain a film he saw but James did not, before we try and seek out Jurassic Park fics that hold up better than the World trilogy. No real spoilers for any of them this time, unless you count "The Hubris of Man in the face of Nature leads to chaos as Dinosaurs bite peoples faces off". Join us, as we answer hard hitting questions, like What films would you watch if you have a concussion? Did the macallisters have mob ties? Feathers or Scales? (Turns out the Jensen Ackles thing isn't true btw, James lied at 40 minutes in.) All this and more on this weeks Shipping Forecast Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

Episode Notes This week, James talks at Grace and Nick about Expedition 33, which has been rapidly re-writing his brain chemistry and he desperately needs an outlet to talk about it. Heavily spoilers throughout, I cannot stress this enough, I do recommend playing the game before listening to the episode, we're good but we're not that good. Go play it first. Do it, for those who come after. But if you do stick with us, join us as we answer hard hitting questions like: What would be worse; Wood or Baguette? Why do Dead Wives look like that? What would Gestrals ejaculate? All this and more on this weeks Shipping Forecast Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

Episode Notes This week, after being completely out of our depth on K-Pop, Nick and James continue the trend by looking at music they know of. Join us, as we answer hard hitting questions like: Who is the most popular British Singer RPF? Can they even get to Ao3 now the UK is hell bent on blocking adult content? Who is the most popular Musician on Ao3 that Nick has heard of? All this and more on this weeks Shipping Forecast Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, the Forecasters take their very limited knowledge of K-pop and try and find more content for K-Pop Demon Hunters. Both Grace and James left this film wanting more, and its pretty clear the internet felt the same given they've managed 5000 fics in a month! Join us as we answer hard hitting questions, like Can a fandom be this big without a core yaoi pair? What were the Spice Girls doing to help the Honmon? What is a Maknae? All that and more on this weeks Shipping Forecast Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, the crew get together to talk about inanimate objects, and fics involving them. Because of the UK heatwave this is an unhinged one, also James had mic issues so apologies for that. Join us as we answer hard hitting questions, like: Why did Dr Jones have the bag of sand? Which Ice Lolly is best? Will this be our first YouTube apology? Will Nick and James believe anything about tampons? Is our pigeon impression any good? Could you build a Steam Powered Fuck Machine? This isn't a proper Date Everything Episode, but yes its inspired by it Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, Grace and James set out to undoom their yaoi. Today we're looking for couples that were doomed by their media but the fandom chose to ignore that. We also found how much Greggs AU work there is, and debate if that counts as a Coffee Shop AU. Join us for all that and more, on todays Shipping Forecast. Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, we begin our long promised melodramatic reading of Dark Shrimp Emotions' surprisingly plausible Guillermo X Colin Robinson fic Join us as Guillermo puts together a plan to make Nandor fall in love with him. Featuring: James as Colin, Guillermo, and Laszlo Cravensworth Grace as Nandor the Relentless and Nadja of Antipaxos Nick as The Narrator Join us as these go up semi-regularly, both here and on our dedicated dramatic reading podcast feed Fanfics & Chill And big thanks to Dark Shrimp Emotions for letting us do this!

This week, we really tried to record a Pride special talking about ships that had been either queer baited or were heavily queer coded but not canon. However, we got side-tracked pretty hard. In hindsight, it was a mistake to open with Bert and Ernie because that really sent us off on some wild tangents. Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, in Part 2 of the "Grace is on Holiday and its dangerous to go alone", Nick and James continue trying to understand complicated fandoms, this time taking a look at the Metal Gear Solid Universe. Regular listeners will know that Nick is an avid Cold War nerd, so hopefully all of this will make sense to him, right? Right? Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, James and Nick do some preliminary research on one of the most convoluted storylines we're aware of. Join us, as we try and understand any of it through the Kingdom Hearts Wiki (thanks Kingdom Hearts Wiki for being so easy to understand) Let us know if you like the format! We'll be back to looking at fics when we're back to a three man band. Are there any fandoms where the source material is awful, but everyone is thirsty for one character so it gets a tonne of fan content? (if you know of it, please share) Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, we travel back to the mid 00s, to relive 14 year old James' favourite game series, Devil May Cry. Both Grace and James watched the new anime, and you'll be shocked to hear they have opinions... Join us as we look for a fanfic better than the recent anime, and answer hard hitting questions like, What IS Hysteria? What is Dark Crack? Who is Miles Stallion? Why does Nick hate Star Wars? Are there any fandoms where the source material is awful, but everyone is thirsty for one character so it gets a tonne of fan content? (if you know of it, please share) Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

We've let them cook, and here we are. This week we're talking Nosferatu, the 2024 remake that was unusually horny compared to the original. Join us as we discuss the fantastic moustache and answer hard hitting questions like: Do they make a good polycule? Did Willem Dafoe keep the cat? (yes) Is James paid per mention of the 2004 Summer Blockbuster Van Helsing? All that on more, on todays Shipping Forecast Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, for the first and likely not last time this year, we take a look into Hell to see what kind of shipping we can find for Helluva Boss. Join us as we learn about the one musical Grace likes, and answer hard hitting questions like; What did Sonic the Hedgehog do to end up in Hell? How has Nick not seen Muppet Christmas Carol?? Who is the best goth? Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week (admittedly late, blame James), we revisit the Team Fortress 2 fandom, which was a delightful exploration last time. Now that TF2 has received its first (comic) update in seven years, will we see any changes in the fandom? We also ask other hard hitting questions, like; Is the Marilyn Manson rumour from high schools across the world still alive? Is it even possible to do that? We ask Wikipedia. Did James manage to do noise gating right? Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

This week, Grace is away so Nick & James are left to be unhinged about Disco Elysium. Now that Nick has beaten the game, we'll be talking spoilers pretty heavily so do bear that in mind before joining us on our journey. Join us as we gush for 50 minutes about all the choices we made in these games, the world building, and politics in general, then we'll get into finding good fics so we can keep exploring Revachol. Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

I think we all knew this one was coming soon right? We've been hyped enough for Sonic 3 all the way through last year, Grace and James saw it on the opening weekend and it lived up to the expectations. Join us, as we try and explain our favourite edgelord and his love of latinas to Nick, and answer important questions like: When will we get the Muppet Cut? What does Para even mean anyway? Which part of the script brought Jim Carey back? Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

We're back, our haitus was slightly longer than usual because everyone got ill one week after another. This extra long episode was mostly a thinly veiled excuse to gush about Wallace & Gromit, but we do talk about other things we enjoyed last year we didn't get a chance to last year, including: The Thing Wallace & Gromit The Battle of Britain(?) Wallace & Gromit The Beekepper Nosferatu but that will probably get its own episode down the line, lets let the fandom cook for a bit more And of course Wallace & Gromit. Enjoying the show? Got a fic you'd like us to read? Hate the show and you want to tell us anyway? Come find us on our social media; tumblr: the-shipping-forecasters tiktok: 'theshippingforecast' instagram: 'fanficsandchill' Bluesky: ShipForecast.bsky.social twitter theshipforecast AND on Linkedin we have 'Shipping Forecast', come talk to us about B2B yaoi!

A brief discussion between Grace and James about what men really get up to in the bathroom. This one is pretty crude so feel free to skip if that isn't your jam. Real episode is tomorrow.

In what is almost certainly our final upload of the year, the Forecasters opt to do every seasonal episode at once by talking about the other 2012 big team up movie; Rise of the Guardians This episode marks the second time we've ever recorded with all three of us in the same room! A rare feat indeed. Join us as we figure out what we want for Christmas, and read many (many) stories involving eggs... If you've got a fic you'd like us to read, send it over! Our DMs are always open and we love getting the chance to do dramatic readings. If you want to come chat to us, you can find us on Tumblr as the-shipping-forecasters . On Twitter @Theshipforecast, Instagram/Threads @fanficsandchill, and on Linkedin (yes really) we are Shipping Forecast. Or you could always just email us at thefanshippingforecast@gmail.com. You can also join our Discord, an invite is hidden in our Tumblr bio And if you REALLY liked the show, you can support it over on Ko-fi (https://ko-fi.com/theshippingforecast) or Patreon (patreon.com/TheShippingForecast). If you join us on Patreon, you get early access to the show. You can also come join our Discord and hang out with us, links are on our social media!