Series 4: Intro & Rules

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Welcome to Behind the Pod, a platform for podfic meta discussions!

Your mods are Annapods, Eafay and frecklebomb.

Behind the Pod is a podcast about the backstage processes of podfic, with audio essays, interviews, and other meta discussion by different podficcers each episode. You can find all previous episodes on our AO3 page.

Behind the Pod started because we wanted to highlight and archive the meta discussions about podfic that were already happening on twitter, discord, tumblr, at in-person meet-ups and in private chats. What better way to do that than through an audio challenge?

Rules

Schedule:

16 Jan: Sign-ups open
30 Jan: Sign-ups close
27 Feb: Discussion post 1
27 Mar - 2 Apr: Mandatory check-in (& discussion post 2)
24 Apr: Episode submission deadline
8 May: Weekly episode posting begins
5 June: Party Favour submission deadline
(Party Favours will be posted the week after all episodes have been published.)

( Signing up )

( Check-ins )

( Submissions & posting )

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You can subscribe to us on the AO3 at behindthepod, and follow us on twitter at bethepod as Series 4 comes out.

Important links: contact post

Series 4: Episode sign-up & submission guidelines

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Schedule summary:

16 - 30 Jan: Sign-ups
27 Mar - 2 Apr: Mandatory check-in
24 Apr: Episode submission deadline

Signing up:
To sign up, complete THIS google form, and only ONE form per episode group.
More information on signing up and submitting your episode below the cut:

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Please feel free to ask questions in replies here, but do not submit your episode by replying to this post! You can only submit by sending us THIS google form, and only ONE form for each group.

Important links: intro & rules post - FAQ & questions post - content moderation post - party favour rules - contact post

Series 4: FAQ & questions post

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Some FAQs, but also your questions - please feel free to ask any questions you have about this challenge here, and we mods will do our best to answer! (If you think you have the answer to a question you see in the replies, then please do jump in and respond!)

( What is podfic meta? )

( Hasn’t it already been said? )

( Who does what? )

( What if I can’t make a deadline? )

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Important links: intro & rules post - sign-up & submission post - content moderation post - party favour rules - contact post

Series 4: Party Favour Rules

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Liked the idea of Behind the Pod but didn’t feel up to the full timeline? Have an idea but didn’t get around to making it happen? Missed an episode check-in or deadline? Want a low-commitment option? Party Favours might be for you!

There's no need to sign up - Party Favours will have no check-ins, and no mod interaction until submission unless you want it. We’ll give you everything you need to make a Party Favour right here, a submission deadline, and then it’s all yours! The Resources & Templates folder (where you can find Audacity screenshots, metadata, cover images, intro & outro WAV files, and everything else) is here:
(GDRIVE LINK)

Submission of Party Favours closes on 5th June.
All Party Favours will be published after all episodes have been published.

Complete Party Favour rules and information below the cut:

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Important links: intro/rules post - FAQ/questions post - content moderation post - sign-up & submission post - contact post