Stuck In The Middle With You: An SPN Fanfic and Podfic Collaboration

In this episode, Sandra and Kasey celebrate an exciting journey in the world of fandom through their PodTogether 2025 project, a unique podfic collaboration. Joining forces with Jackie (jinkieswouldyoulookatthis) and BJ (darali_starscream), they explore the creative process of writing and producing a podfic together.

PodTogether is an innovative challenge where writers create text designed specifically for audio, and podficcers bring that text to life through their performances.

Tune in as they reflect on their experiences and the engaging finale titled 'Stuck In The Middle With You.'

Whether you're a fan of Supernatural, fanfiction, or podfics, this episode promises an entertaining look into collaborative storytelling.

Read and listen to “Stuck In The Middle With You” here.

Check out the PodTogether collection on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/collections/Pod_Together

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We're taking you for a spin in Baby's backseat.

Dean's House Rules - Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole, and the ones in the back enjoy the ride... idling in the Impala.

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Charities IITI Supports: Check out the Causes, ‘cause page on our website for the whys:

World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

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For Those in the US: Educate and Empower Yourself, Find Ways to Take Action

Support Basic Human Rights - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

Prioritize Your Mental Health - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

Thrive (Not Just Survive) After Abuse - Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)  

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LGBTQ+ Charities

Switchboard LGBT UK

The Trevor Project - USA and Global

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:34 - How the PodTogether collab came together

00:04:53 - Recent works by BJ and Jackie

00:08:47 - The support of our ride or die beta, Dreamer

00:10:08 - Did Jackie realize this would backfire?

00:11:47 - BJ’s initial thoughts on collaborating

00:13:50 - Low-pressure group challenge

00:16:07 - Prior collab experience

00:21:21 - A three-act story

00:22:35 - The brother’s relationship

00:23:46 - The brainstorming

00:25:35 - Playing with sound

00:27:22 - The theme that emerged

00:33:47 - How the scenes built on each other

00:37:04 - The song inspiration

00:48:16 - Did we have a clue about what we were doing?

00:52:39 - Writing in the same POV by accident

00:59:23 - Tying the perfect bow on the story01:35:50 - 

01:03:07 - The soundtrack

01:05:44 - The podfic collaboration

01:14:33 - The result

01:21:54 - Final thoughts

01:35:50 - Attempting an outro