Yuletide Fandom Promo 2024!

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Share what makes your Yuletide fandoms the shiniest and why you love them. A big part of Yuletide is how small our fandoms can be, and this is a good way to make sure other people know what gems there are out there!


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The Hidden Almanac (podcast)

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Title: The Hidden Almanac

Media: podcast

Approx length: complete at 893 episodes which sounds intimidating, but they're all between 3-5 minutes in length, so we end up at a still respectable but more manageable roughly 60 hours.

Where to find it: available for free on most podcast websites, also here on the official site (can be downloaded for offline listening) https://hiddenalmanac.com/

What is it, in summary?: it's a narrative fiction podcast with a limited cast, penned by Ursula Vernon/T. Kingfisher, starring Kevin Sonney as Reverend Mord with (first occasional, later very frequent) guest appearances of Ursula Vernon as Pastor Drom.
Reverend Mord is a plague doctor with a garden, a degree in hagiography (the study of saints) and a regular radio programme in which he gives his listeners gardening tips, general advice, and tells little stories about the Saint of the Day.
This pleasant life of his is occasionally disrupted by foolish interns, eldritch horrors, cursed animals, the undead, apocalypsae, and - worst of all - Pastor Drom, a miracle worker who is the social butterfly to Mord's reclusive scarab beetle, frequently guest-stars on his radio programme, drinks a lot of tequila, suspects Mord is not quite human under that plague doctor mask, and drags him out on an ill-advised adventure now and then. Mord would swear under oath that he really doesn't like her... but I suspect he would be lying.
There is also George, who is A Very Good Crow, and beloved by all for this.

What do you love about it?: The worldbuilding, first of all. There's a strong dark fantasy vibes to all the supernatural aspects of it, lots of gothic and supernatural horror, but there's also a great deal of absurdity and comedy, and People Being People in the face of the supernatural. Despite The Horrors, this is a very cosy podcast, Mord's droning voice is very soothing, and for all that he is overall grumpy, he also has a deep love for nature and humanity that really comes across the longer you listen. Also, his dynamic with Drom is frankly delightful, she's a really great contrast, I love their bickering and their friendship, and the ways they care for each other really very deeply. I don't want to spoil the ending here, but let's just say, I love that very much as well, it's excellently done.
I also enjoy the format, the little bite-sized bits of radio segment, and how they slowly start forming longer interconnected storylines as time goes on. It's such fun to start recognising callbacks or recurring themes, and it's amazing when the episodic format slowly starts to shift into a bigger, more adventure-y story arc - but the podcast always goes back to those cosy individual bits in-between. Also, if you binge it, it's kind of lovely to follow the changing of the seasons from back when the podcast was published through Mord's garden updates...

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: possibly something post-canon, perhaps a bit more worldbuilding, very likely something more about Mord and Drom's relationship, be that platonically, romantically, sexually, whateverally - I just want to see more of them!

Are there sections of canon (rather than the whole canon) that can be consumed by themselves to fulfil your requests, or that showcase particular characters and relationships?: You definitely can get a feeling for Mord's narrative voice, the general format, and the atmosphere/humour of the podcast by just listening to the first handful of episodes, or just picking a few random ones.
Drom's first appearance is in the episode from June 16th, 2014, which, with the following episodes on the 18th, 20th, and 23rd, should do a good job of introducing her.
There is a lot of Mord's backstory, as well as relationship building, plus establishing the setting for post-canon fic, in the final few episodes, starting from August 19th, 2019, until the last on September 13th, 2019 (totalling 12 episodes).
So, if you're really pressed for time, you could cover these bare essentials in under 2h. However, due to the many callbacks, indirect characterisation/casual worldbuilding and instances of strange supernatural logic that won't make that much sense without context, for personal enjoyment I would listen to it all chronologically.
There's also a wiki, though it's somewhat incomplete: https://thehiddenalmanac.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hidden_Almanac_Wiki

Content warnings (ie, rape, incest, racism, gore/violence): there are liberal mentions of gore, violence, and horror; in particular a good number of the saints Mord talks about get martyred more or less gruesomely. Also, Drom has a bit of an alcohol problem (much tequila). Insects also get mentioned quite frequently, though I don't believe there are any sound effects to indicate their presence. There's one bigger arc that rests heavily on nonconsensual mind manipulation and cult themes. On occasion, unnamed side characters/interns are in serious peril, get harmed, or even die, which is however treated more comically.