Open Tabs

On this episode of Open Tabs, Sydney brings a new voice onto the cast for a guest appearance: Please welcome to the ice, Nef! Nef's here to talk about a new TTRPG project he's starting as a DM-for-hire as well as a bunch of other thoughts on rpgs in general, fanfic, hockey (Heated Rivalry and beyond!) and also the 2000s "hit" show Firefly - if you can believe it. If you'd like to check out Nef's hockey romance or other ttrpg offerings follow the link here: startplaying.games/gm/nef !

(We do have some audio quality issues on this episode because of some tech problems - We think its still totally listen-able, but know that you're not crazy and the audio issues on not your end, listener If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at [email protected] or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
(We'd also like to thank a new 'Round on the House' tier Patron who's since joined since this ep was recorded, Hannah! Thanks Hannah, you'll get an extra bonus audio shout out in the next episode!)

This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.

On this episode of Open Tabs, Princess and Sydney share their story of bringing fanfiction to the Tolarian Community College on the latest episode of Shuffle Up & Play, Amy talks turtles and somehow we still find a way to bring up Columbo.
If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at [email protected] or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
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We're kicking of today's episode of Open Tabs a listener inquiry: How do you find (or revive) a dead fandom? We're not sure but we're definitely gonna talk about it. Along with other very relevant topics like American actor Scott Bakula and amphibious secret agents.
If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at [email protected] or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
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Welcome to SEASON 2 of Open Tabs! We're back and starting strong with everyone's favorite subject line: STATS. We've got AO3's ship stats of 2025 to discuss as well as some very information about who's accessing the website and when from the OTW (Organization of Trasnformative Works) themslves. We get inevitably distracted when Sasuke enters the conversation - and we're only a little sorry about it.

AO3 Ship Stats from Centreoftheselights: https://archiveofourown.org/works/77097891
OTW Access Stats from OTW: https://www.transformativeworks.org/ao3-statistics-2025-update/
If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at [email protected] or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
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Welcome to Open Tabs! Editor Bryan gave the hosts the week off for the holidays and put together a clip show of his favorite moments from our first year of this very silly little project (and your's out in the community.) Thanks for coming with us on this crazy ride and we'll surely have more unhinged content for you in 2026!
If you have any questions, comments, or fic recommendations you can drop us a line at [email protected] or if you'd like to support our silly little podcast you can check us out at over at Patreon! www.patreon.com/OpenTabsCast
This podcast and this episode cover adult themes and discuss explicit content: listener discretion is advised.