Cover Artist: MrsMoodybear
This Art | Twitter | AO3

Featuring: Happy birthday to our favourite Capsicle!! OwlishFun joins Flame for a chat about what Steve Rogers’ pre-war life would have been like. Then Flerret talks about Steve’s character development over the arcs of his life. Lastly, you get your trope-off update!

Thanks to Kota, Magicasen, Kiyaar, Sineala, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Steve Rogers’ New York Blog
• OwlishFun’s AO3
• OwlishFun’s Discord Server for Steve Rogers’ New York
• OwlishFun’s Recs:
  • This, You Protect, Owlet
  • [Podfic] This, You Protect by DustySoul
  • 4 Minute Window by Speranza
• Ferret’s Twitter

Cover Artist: Kota RiverRoad
This Art | Twitter | Tumblr

Featuring: A guest take-over! The Stony 616 Server Mods are helming this episode. Some minor Flerreting, but mostly it’s Magicasen, Kiyaar, and Sineala chatting what they love about comics. Don’t worry, there’s still a trope-off update!

Thanks to Magicasen, Kiyaar, Sineala, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Relativistic Heat Conduction by BlossomsintheMist
• Elspethdixon on AO3
• When the Lights Go On Again by seanchai and Elspethdixon
• I’ll remember best of all, all the things we didn’t say by dorcas_gustine
• Zero Sum by Crait
• Steve Tony Slashy Moments List

Cover Artist: Sagana Rojana Olt
This Art | Tumblr

Featuring: A whole lot of talking about ships! Flerret set the stage with some meta conversations about shipping, before Flame chats to Nikki and Seph about how they ship. Flerret covers ship shaming briefly before the usual round of minis finishes off the episode.

Thanks to Sagana, only, Marie, Nikki, Seph, and everyone who responded to the poll!

• Seph’s Fic Recs
  • Signs of Life by aven_garde
  • The Things that Show and Tell Starts by IntheShadows
• Nikki’s Fic Recs
  • It’s a Long Way Forward (So Trust in Me) by suzukiblu

Cover Artist: leehanji
This Art | Tumblr | Twitter

Featuring: A Flerret only episode! We chat tropes, expectations vs. surprise, and the importance of the back button before an exciting announcement and your events forecast!

Thanks to leehanji, only, Marie, and everyone who chatted about goals with us.

• TV Tropes
• Ferret’s Twitter
• STB Discord Server
• STB Bingo (Tumblr)
• Events Forecast
• How To Get A Hold of Us:
  • Tumblr
  • Discord
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Website
  • Email
  • Fandom Feelings
  • iTunes
  • Stitcher
  • Spotify

Cover Artist: noririna
This Art| Tumblr | Instagram | Twitter

Featuring: Flame chats with Holly about writing groups, and then Flerret chat about how they view resolutions and new years before they offer some tips and tricks for achieving writing/creating goals. Then we hear from you in Community Talks, get a visit from the Grammar Mustelid, and enjoy your events forecast.

Thanks to noririna, Holly, only, Marie, and everyone who wrote in to contribute. The Grammar Mustelid full script is at the end of this post – please scroll!

• Holly’s Ao3
• Holly’s Fic Recs
  • Where Our Restless Monsters Sleep

Cover Artist: Blushnik
Patreon |Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr

Featuring: A Flerret only episode! Professor Flame talks the sociology of fandom and Christmas, and then the Flerret talk about the process of creating mood in fics. We hear about traditions from you all before checking in on Life of an Event and your Events Forecast. …

Featuring: Flame chats with acts_of_tekla, an OTW volunteer on the Open Doors project, about her work and the work of the OTW in general. Then Flerret get philosophical as they chat about fandom and thankfulness before they turn the mic over to y’all to hear your thoughts on the topic. The ep rounds out with Life of An Event and your Events Forecast. …

Flame chats with Ferret and SirSapling about their love of Ults and then Flerret plug a very famous Ults fic by Sineala, Never Too Late for Love. Community talks wraps up the episode, with Life of an Event (including a new event announcement!), an Animal Corner, and your Events Forecast before we take a two-episode hiatus to focus on MTH. …

Cover Artist: phoenixmetaphor
Ao3 |Twitter |This Art |Tumblr

Featuring: Flame chats with pear about Stony Secret Games and then Flerret talk about online identities, fandom personas, and the navigation thereof. They wrap up with some thoughts from you all on fandom offline secrecy, update y’all on Stuckony Summer Stockings, and offer the events forecast as always. …

Featuring: The story of Marvel Trumps Hate with nostalgicatsea (via Alex Jameson), a whole lot of fandom drama history with Flerret, and then a check-in on Stuckony Summer Stockings. Deceptively short summary; this one’s pretty long, friends. Sorry/not sorry.

Thanks to armellin, nostalgicatsea, Alex Jameson, and the PotsCast staff.

• Armellin
  • Tumblr
  • Ko-fi
  • Red Bubble
  • Society6
  • Instagram
  • Commissions
• Marvel Trumps Hate
• Fics Mentioned in this Episode
  • The Courage to Continue by Ponderosa
  • I’ll See You When I Fall Asleep – citsiurtlanu
  • Saudade– aslightstep
• Fandom Drama References
  • Fanlore’s Article on Fandom Wank
  • Summary of MissScribe Saga
  • Flame’s Favorite MissScribe

The wonderful world of Marvel cartoons! Flame chats with Neverever about Stony content as well as the larger narratives of the various cartoon series, and then Flerret chat about Quit While You’re Ahead by magicasen in The Plug. Prof Flame’s got a soapbox about the patriarchy and age in fandom, the Grammar Mustelid is back for a chat about semi-colons, and then a Steve Tony Games update before we get into your Events Forecast.

Thanks to tifftac, Neverever, magicasen, and the PotsCast staff.

• Tifftac:
  • https://ko-fi.com/tifftac
  • https://www.etsy.com/shop/TifftacCreations
  • https://tifftac.tumblr.com/
  • https://tifftac.tumblr.com/post/190794606098/if-youre-interested-or-have-any-questions-please
  • https://tifftac.tumblr.com/post/617591306752032768/tiny-emh-tony-and-beefcake-emh-steve-bring-me
• Fics Mentioned in This Episode:
  • Author: Thyrza
  • Author: SmileAndASong

Cover Artist: SmileStar
Twitter

Featuring: A chat with Courtney about why we all love tony, a full display of Ferret’s tech kink, a trope-off update, some community response to last episode, and your events forecast!

Thanks to SmileStar, Courtney, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Courtney’s Fic Recs
  • The One Where Tony is Meat in a Super Soldier Sandwich by WhisperElmwood
  • you great unfinished symphony (you sent for me) by ketchupcrisp
  • Wait & Sea by Lenalena
• Gizmodo Arc Reactor Article
• Ferret’s Twitter (For Trope-Off)
• STB Discord Server
• STB Bingo (Tumblr)
• Events Forecast
• How To Get

Cover artist: the-casual-cheesecake
Tumblr | This Art | Twitter

Featuring: Lots of nerdery! Flame chats with S about the “finding” empire of findingstony, findingwinteriron, and findingstuckony, before Flerret chat about the history and mechanics of archiving. Then everyone’s favorite Grammar Mustelid is back with explanations of clauses, we hear about the Trope-Off final (!!), check in on Stuckony Summer Stockings, and get your events forecast.

Thanks to the-casual-cheesecake, S, and the PotsCast staff.

• Fics Mentioned in This Episode:
  • Four (or Five) Reasons for Kidnapping Tony Stark by scifigrl47
  • “Courting Conundrums” Series by Reioka
  • Two Point Perspective by FestiveFerret

Cover artist: baneme
Tumblr | This Art

Featuring: Lots of conversations! Flame chats with tisfan and 27dragons and then ashes0909 and FestiveFerret about how they collab and work together. Then Flerret themselves talk about the process of creating the pod, before we head into minis. We hear from you on some kinks you thought you were out on but gave a shot to, before a Trope-Off Update, some Grammar Mustelid time, and your events forecast.

Thanks to baneme, tisfan, 27dragons, ashes0909, and the PotsCast staff.

• Fics Mentioned in this Episode: 
  • Winter is Coming by tisfan & 27dragons

Featuring: Some serious Flerret thirst on main. We’ve got a combination of Let’s Talk, Creator Corner, The Plug, and Kinksploration for almost the whole ep, breaking it down by talking vampires, werewolves, and tentacles. Then we check in with you all before Life of an Event, a Steve Tony Games update, and your Events Forecast.

Thanks to colonelrogers, WilmaKins, Lunatical, ladyshadowdrake, Cat, and the Potscast staff.

• Fic Mentioned in this Episode
  • Bite Me (please) by WilmaKins
  • (Not) A Lone Wolf by Lunatical
  • Happy Lights by ladyshadowdrake
  • Tidal Pull by Sabre
  • Blood Will Tell by thewaythatwerust
  • Whip Crack 

Featuring: A celebration of Steve from top to bottom (heyooo). We start with an interview with Bill_Longbow, then Flerret chat about the man with a plan himself, before turning the mic over to you all for some reasons you love Steve. We’ll wrap it all up with a Steve Tony Games update, your events forecast, and A NEW MINI!

Thank you to Bill_Longbow, hotdamnitskatelin, and our PotsCast team

• Bill_Longbow on Ao3
• Fic Mentioned in this Episode:
  • Edges by dirigibleplumbing
  • A History of Birds by OddityBoddity
  • Bridge Over Troubled Watersby vorkorsigan
  • Two Point Perspectiveby

Featuring: A whole lotta Flerret this episode – talking all about the mechanics of and their love of kidfic. Scifigirl47’s famous Tales of the Bots ‘verse serves as The Plug segment before we move onto Animal Corner, Professor Flame’s History Corner, and the Events Forecast, as well as a special update on the Steve Tony Games.

Thank you to kelslk, scifigirl47, cat, ironlawyer, and our PotsCast team

• Child Development:
  • Sound Acquisition Chart
  • Developmental Milestones
• Reasons My Kid is Crying
• Bedtime Stories and Nightmares – scifigrl47
• Stories Told with Silence – scifigrl47
• Zine History Resources
  • A Brief History

Featuring: Not a lot of Flerret, actually, and a whole lot of other voices in fandom. We’ll be hearing from TehRoseRose on Jewish representation, from Simi about her process and headcanons around desi Tony, from pendragon about demisexuality, and from avengersandco about neurodiversity. Then we’ll wrap it up with some Community Talks about how you’re celebrating Pride, an update on Trope-Off, and your Events Forecast.

Thank you to beir, tehroserose, Penndragon27, avengersandco, atheltiger, and our PotsCast team

• Rose
  • Ao3
• Simi
  • Ao3
  • Tumblr
• Pendragon27
  • Ao3
• Avengersanco
  • Ao3
• Fics Mentioned in This Episode
  • Use Your Words ‘verse by smutlover

Featuring: Flame talks to Robin_tCJ about lingerie, Steve and Tony, and who wears panties the best. (Spoiler: the answer is both.) Then the party begins with some love letters from y’all to the man himself, before Flerret take the mic to talk about unreliable narration. We close in the usual way – with Community Talks and your Events Forecast.

Thank you to teammomtony, Robin_tCJ, and our PotsCast team

• teammomtony
  • Tumblr
• Robin t_CJ
  • Ao3
  • Tumblr
• Just Another Tart (unfortunately the glass dildo gifs seem to have been deleted 🙁 )
• Fics Mentioned in this Episode
  • Celestial Navigation by sabrecmc

Featuring: Flame talks to SirSapling about fanart – creation, distribution, inspiration. Then Flerret have a discussion about the nature of storytelling – both why and how we do it as humans (Ferret is still investigating the mechanics for animals) – before we hear from you in Community Talks and check in with OnlyMoreLove and Marie for your Events Forecast.

Thank you to hundredthousands, SirSapling, and our PotsCast team

• Hundredthousands
  • Portfolio
  • Tumblr 
  • Buy Prints
• SirSapling
  • Tumblr
  • Twitter
• Fics Mentioned in the Ep
  • Simple Joys by thatsweetmysteryoflife
  • that it will never come again by s_haylor
  • Bound by Roses

Featuring: Flame talks to BladeoftheNebula about AUs and the power of creating our own universes – which leads Ferret and Flame to have their own conversation about alternate universes, and they focus on three specific ones to analyze: coffee shops, space, and modern/superhero. Then Flerret get personal with an honest conversation about feedback and validation before segueing into minis about Trope-Off, animal gossip, your feedback to us, and an announcement about Tony’s birthday!

Thank you to pineapplebreads, BladeoftheNebula, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team.

• BladeoftheNebula
  • Ao3
  • tumblr
• PineappleBreads
  • Ao3
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Tumblr
  • Art
  • Shop
• Blade Recommends…
  • The Hercules AU

Featuring: Flame talks to Alex of Fannish Podcast, Flame and Ferret discuss finding joy and protecting it, and we dive into our first segment on mechanics in Creator Corner, looking at Point of View. In minis, we tell you about our podfic reclist, hear from the community, Prof Flame gives a lecture on Sherlock Holmes and the origins of fandom, and you get your events forecast.

Thank you to dchanimation, Alex Jameson, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team.

• Alex Jameson
  • Ao3
  • Fannish Podcast
  • Alex’s recs: 
    • The Mandalorian and His Child by Yatzstar
    • Like It’s the Only Thing I’ll Ever

Cover Artist: oluka
This Art | Tumblr | Twitter

Featuring: Two interviews about darkfic – one with treesramblings and resurrected hippo, and the other with Kiyaar. Then Flerret has a trope-off update and your events forecast.

Thanks to oluka, resurrectedhippo, treesramblings, Kiyaar, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Dark Fic Recs from Our Guests
  • The Depths of Loneliness by Saphhic_Futurist
  • the face our mirror shows us by fundamentalBlue
  • No Exits in a Foreign Land by resurrectedhippo
  • Sins of Omission by Kiyaar
  • What You Have Tamed by tsukinofaerii
  • An Empty Hell by Diomedes
  • All Time Low

Featuring: Flame and Ferret discuss the tumblr porn purge, the factors that may have led up to it, and where we go from here. We dive into the concept of “moar cake” also known as “The Two Cakes Principle” and what it means for new creators. In minis, we get a trope-off update, hear from the community, and get your events forecast.

Thank you to starksnack, onlymorelove, and our PotSCast Team.

• starksnack
  • Twitter
  • Ko-Fi
• History of Fan Purges
• A few links to read more about Tumblr: 
  • The Burn In, Vox,Fanlore, The Atlantic,Springer
• A few

Featuring: ashes0909 and Ferret talk BDSM and writing Held in Kinksploration, Ferret and Flame compare BDSM AUs and A/B/O on Let’s Talk, and Flame climbs on her soapbox and teaches you how to spell “St. Paddy.” In minis, we introduce you to our themed rec lists and Stony Secret, hear from the community, and your Event’s Forecast with Marie.

Thank you to ashes0909, puddingpong, our lovely listeners, and our PotSCast Team.

• Ashes0909
  • Find her on Twitter, tumblr, Pillowfort, ko-fi, or Discord as ashes0909#0655
  • Ao3
• Puddingpong
  • Ko-Fi
  • Patreon
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Art Tag on Tumblr 

Featuring: Interview with sabrecmc, Flame and Ferret talk Discord, KandiSheek’s “Keep Boredom at Bay,” an update on Trope-Off, and your events forecast with Marie.

Thank you to sabrecmc, KandiSheek, tastes-like-coconut, Elle, the PotS Server, and our PotSCast Team.

• Interview: sabrecmc
  • Main Ao3 Account
  • Celestial Navigation
  • A Higher Form of War
  • Poster Child
  • Sabre’s Main Tumblr
  • Sabre’s Reclist Blog
  • The FanVideo we all have to thank for Sabre joining Stony
  • Sabre’s Recommendations
    • Must Be In Want of a Wife (WIP) by FestiveFerret
    • This is the Battle, This is the War by winterstar
    • To Cross the Red Line by vorkosigan

Cover Artist: cryo-bucky
This Art | Tumblr | Twitter | Instagram

Featuring: A wide ranging conversation about canon: divergence, AUs, compliance. First Flame chats with Dora about Natasha feels, before Flerret have a go at talking about the wide range of ways to interact with canon in fandom. Then we hear from you on that mess, before a few minis to round it out.

Thanks to cryo-bucky, Dora, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Tumblr posts mentioned by dora: one and two
• Moving the Furniture by copperbadge
• who i am (i am) by isozyme
• sharp-toothed

Cover Artist: Wolfie
This Art | Instagram | Twitter | Tumblr

Featuring: This episode is all focused on a specific AU set – sex work! Robin_tcj joins us for a chat about the various kinds and our favorites among them, before Flerret does a plug of RurouniHime’s Place Your Bets. Professor Flame shows up for a brief history of how sex work has been treated in the offline world, before the Grammar Mustelid talks about verbs. We wrap up with a trope-off update, and your events forecast.

(I had some technical issues with my mic while recording this episode, …

Cover Artist: b
This Art| Tumblr | Twitter

Featuring: A Flerret Only episode! First we’re chatting soulmates, and then – believe it or not – we’re discussing world building. Ferret didn’t even twitch. Then we hear from you on soulmates, get a trope-off update, and your events forecast!

Thanks to b, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Ferret’s Twitter (For Trope-Off)
• STB Discord Server
• STB Bingo (Tumblr)
• Events Forecast
• How To Get A Hold of Us:
  • Tumblr
  • Discord
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Website
  • Email
  • Fandom Feelings
  • iTunes
  • Stitcher
  • Spotify

Cover Artist: Monobuu
This Art| Tumblr | Etsy

Featuring: A briefer episode, for which we’re sure you are all grateful. We’re talking Tony and Bucky – first Flame does so with Riot and Stella, and then Flerret chat about the boys. Then it’s hearing from you, a Trope-Off update, and your events forecast!

Thanks to monobuu, Stella, Riot, Marie, Only, and everyone who comments, tweets, messages.

• Stella & Riot‘s Ao3
• Stella’s Recommendations
  • accidents happen by funkyspacegirlfriend
  • Under his skin by Serinah
  • The Beginning is Pain by ArchofImagine
• Sandbridge series Flame mentioned
• OTW Signal Blog Post
• Ferret’s

Cover Artist: Amanda | Starswept
This Art| Twitter | Instagram

Featuring: Some long conversations on fandom between Flame and Pineapplebread and then between Flerret & sabrecmc. Pineapplebread talks about her Tattoo AU (among other things), and then Flerretcmc (ship name in progress) chat about what BNF really means and the positives and negatives of fandom fame. We finish with a trope-off update and your event forecast.

Thanks to amanda, Pineapplebread, sabrecmc, Only, Marie, and everyone told us they wanted this episode.

• Pineapplebread’s Recommendations
  • Fireside ‘verse by gotthesilver
  • A Thousand and One Manhattan Lifetimes by hollyandvice
  • silver

Cover Artist: Nakurumok
This Art| Tumblr

Featuring: A full celebration of love in all it’s forms! Flame chats with our resident librarian, MrsMoodyBear, before Flerret chat about romance in fic, and expectations vs. reality in smut. We round it out with some valentines from you all, a trope-off update, and your events forecast.

Thanks to nakurumok, MrsMoodyBear, Only, Marie, and everyone who sent in fandom valentines!

• mrsmoodybear’s Fic Recs
  • A King for Christmas by iam93percentstardust
  • Good Boys by robintcj
  • Game Show Love Connection by emphasisonem
• Oh Joy Sex Toy
• Scarleteen
• Body Swap Comic: The ‘Ol Switcherroo by