The Gentlebeard Episode (and a story of escaping religious indoctrination through fanfiction)

Our conversation this week touches on fanfiction’s role in helping co-host Lacey Bond (https://www.instagram.com/joy.goblin/) deprogram from Christianity. And the more I marinate on Lacey’s story after listening to this again, the more I can’t help but wonder if fanfiction has helped a lot of people deprogram from things. Also covered this week: GENTLEBEARD! Samba revealing Froach was a thing! Still on my quest to get Rhys Darby’s birth time! And why I wouldn’t survive the apocalypse.Info on the SAGE Charity Auction: https://x.com/SaveOFMDCrew/status/1780335249039208879Our Flag Means Pride Raffle: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SFigw1E35WkdRD7XkKffzBLL_nJSivev/viewSee the Fibre Arts Brigade’s work: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IL3cdvS01X8Opal Moon: https://www.instagram.com/opalmoondesigns/Fic recs? Fic recs!Full list of Season 2 Fill-In Fics: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aAx1Q6qU2o5Mk8TpvpqZcPZFpQtdNeaWibaT-MWyeBw/editThe Waters Around You by eimeo - https://archiveofourown.org/works/54320992/chapters/137579239Setting pace by foxtails - https://archiveofourown.org/works/50811607The Kissing Game by veeagainst - https://archiveofourown.org/works/51910036Season 3 Episode 4: Chafing at the Bit by sheildmaidenofmithrillhall -https://archiveofourown.org/works/54903280Riding double by darcylindbergh - https://archiveofourown.org/works/51351703What Wound Did Ever Heal But By Degrees by poading -https://archiveofourown.org/works/39288273/chapters/98313597Ten Beats of Memory by lostmagician -https://archiveofourown.org/works/47902735The Trucker AU by Harley_Quinn09876 - https://archiveofourown.org/works/40408425Don’t Tell Mama by Fyre - https://archiveofourown.org/works/41395056/chapters/103806330blue as cut sapphires and shining like gold by suchgreatheights - https://archiveofourown.org/works/41672361/chapters/104533422Murders at the Inn by...