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In Episode 2, your hosts Kit, Bec, and Jes play a full sixty minutes delving into one of hockey's most popular tropes: A/B/O. In the first period, we discuss the trope's origins and how we've seen it evolve over time (0:00), before journeying deep into The Manosphere to figure out why A/B/O works so damn well in hockey fic (15:00). In the second period, we share what draws us personally to A/B/O as writers (28:00), then consider popular fandom characterizations of known omega Sidney Crosby (38:00). Finally, we close by reflecting on how we engage with the less savory aspects of the trope, as well as dark themes in fic more generally (48:30). Jes builds Saw horror houses and feels conflicted about it, Bec channels the soothing spirit of Janice Radway, and Kit embraces a gleeful “Oh Look, Two Cakes!” philosophy. At no point in this episode do we joke about being 'all knotted up' after three periods. That’s how you know we're intellectuals.


Runtime: 65 min || Recorded on 8.7.22


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