A Podcast of Candy

A Podcast of Candy is a niche, self-indulgent show about Dimension 20's fifth season, "A Crown of Candy." Hosted by Sam (kindlespark) and Emile (gardensofeve)

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Episode 10: Fanwork Feast - Pt. 2

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam & Emile spend their final episode of a Podcast of Candy with Part 2 of Fanwork Feast, talking fan-music, fan-rewrites, and fan-moderating! Thank you to everyone who stayed with us to the very end, and to our friends and fellow fans for the support. We've had so much fun and we couldn't have had a better send-off with this over *3 hour* episode! Featuring: Mahal (@mxmahal) and Nour (@0CEANKNIVES) from the Sig Figs Collective (@sigfigscollect)! Faizaan (@faizaan723) and Eren (@chromathesia) on Rewrites! Olive (@sapphriarocks) on AUs! Dia (@sweetenberries) from the D20 Big Bang! And last but definitely not least, Dropout Discord Mods Drew (@dropoutandchill) and Morgan (@mlavandowska)! As always, you can tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Apologies for the delay, but we promise it was worth it! Listen to the final episode of A Podcast of Candy where Sam and Emile speak with more guests about fanmusic and fanband Sig Figs, rewrites and alternate universes of A Crown of Candy, and most exciting, what it’s like to moderate discord servers for the fandom (both official and unofficial)! What a ride! Thank you to all of our lovely listeners for sticking with us through the journey!

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Fanwork Feast - Pt. 1

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam & Emile talk all things fandom, fanworks, and fanon in their penultimate episode of A Podcast of Candy! What is it about this season that inspired so many fanworks? Why did people fixate on background characters so hard? What is UP with all the tragic relationships? Finishing off with a bang, we thought the best way to get an insight into the fans of A Crown of Candy is to ask them ourselves! Featuring: Squid (@squidias) and Sydney (@blackmagnet0) on Prince Consort Calroy! August (@cloudmancy) and Izzy (@feroferltas) on Kerapin! Nailah (@auroraboreatlas) and Dee (@crayfishcoffee) on Sweet Religion! Stay tuned for Part 2, with a whole bunch of other fans and creators (mods, musicians, and more)! Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Apologies for the delay! This was a doozy for editing Sam. Listen to our penultimate episode, Fanwork Feast Pt.1! We talk fanart, fanfic, fandom social circles, and even talk to the fan themselves about their favorite ships! This episode includes returning guests Squid & Sydney on the “Prince Consort Calroy” alternate universe, August (once again) and Izzy on Kerapin, and Nailah and Dee on Sweet Religion! Enjoy, and thank you to our lovely guests!

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Episode 8: The Calroy Episode (feat. Squid)

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam & Emile get absolutely unhinged with Squid about Villains in A Crown of Candy! Why are they so compelling? What makes this season of Dimension 20 particularly great when it comes to villains? And, of course, why has the fandom fixated so much on Calroy? Talking first impressions, girlbosses, and 2006 hit film 'The Devil Wears Prada', for some reason. Sorry in advance. Find and support Squid at @squidias on twitter and @pldubrahs on tumblr! Sign up for CALZINE at @thecalzine on twitter and tumblr! Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Episode 8: The... Calroy Episode with special guest, Squid! (@pldubrahs)

Listen to Sam, Emile, and Squid get unhinged about villains, first impressions of villains, and The Devil Wears Prada apparently?

Also, if you love Calroy as much as the podcast does, consider signing up for @thecalzine (more information on the blog!)

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Monday’s episode is...

Villains! Big and small! With a special guest! Got a particular villain you want us to talk about? Or a specific part? Get your last minute questions in now!

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Episode 7: Well Done Misteaks (feat. August)

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam and Emile welcome August Cloudmancy this episode to talk about the Flaws in A Crown of Candy! This campaign isn't a perfect one, and that is precisely why we find it so interesting. What didn't we like about it? What could've been done better? And why is this still our favourite season despite (and because of) these imperfections? Find and support August at @cloudmancy on twitter/tumblr/instagram! Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Episode 7: Well Done Misteaks is out now, featuring special guest, August @cloudmancy 

Listen to Sam, Emile, and August talk about the pitfalls of the season, how A Crown of Candy compares to other seasons, and why they love it despite their grievances.

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Episode 6: Lettuce Pray

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam and Emile welcome Chrome to the podcast to talk Religion in A Crown of Candy! How does A Crown of Candy portray the importance of religion and the church in medieval times? Where does it succeed in its portrayals of religion, and where does it fail? What intersections exist between race and religion? Including exclusive information and insight from Chrome and their 4 hour interview with Brennan way back in November! Find and support Chrome at @curlsborealis on twitter! Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Come listen to Episode 6 of A Podcast of Candy: “Lettuce Pray.” Sam, Emile, and special guest Chrome talk Spearia, religious invasions, and Chrome’s very own interview with Brennan Lee Mulligan!

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Our next episode is...

Religion in A Crown of Candy! We’re pleased to announce that we have another guest lined up! Send any questions you have for us in our inbox!

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Episode 5: A Podcast of Colour (feat. Sydney)

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam and Emile welcome their first guest onboard to explore race in A Crown of Candy: Sydney! How can a show where everyone is made out of food have race? How racist is D&D? How do we combat that and create respectful diversity even beyond A Crown of Candy? Including discussions about coding, unintentional racism, and whether or not we'll ever have any wuests (white guests) on this podcast. Find and support Sydney at @blackmagnet0 on twitter, and find the links we mention here: shorturl.at/hjzCL Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated. Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Episode 5: “A Podcast of Colour” is live on Spotify! Sam and Emile welcome their first guest, Sydney! Listen to them talk eurocentrism, representation, and topics with more questions than answers.

A few links to things mentioned in this episode:

Link to Chrome’s thread on Black representation in D20: Here

Link to Aden’s GoFundMe: Here

Link to Reparations Google Doc: Here

Sydney’s CashApp: $blackmagnet

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Next week’s episode....

Is about race in A Crown of Candy! This episode is also special because it is our first (of several) guest episodes! Our guest will be announced when the episode drops. Send us any topics you’d like us to discuss!

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hey! idk if you’re still taking questions (and this isn’t even really a question lol) but i’d love to hear you guys talked about the ways women are/aren’t granted autonomy within acoc (especially bc the genre already historically doesn’t grant women autonomy), idk i think it’d be really interesting!

We loved this question! We explored it in depth in our latest episode during our listener question portion, and we hope you enjoy our answer!

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Episode 4: Gaslight Greenbean Girlboss

Listen to this episode from A Podcast Of Candy on Spotify. Sam and Emile get excited to talk about how much they love the women in A Crown Of Candy, in the feminist way and in the gay way. What makes the women in A Crown of Candy so unique and compelling? Why were they such polarising figures? Mean women, fandom misogyny, fridging, and the word 'Vriska' is mentioned at least once. Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated! Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Listen to “Gaslight, Greenbean, Girlboss,” episode four of A Podcast of Candy now! Sam and Emile discuss prominent women in the series, fandom reaction to characters, the intricacies of plot relevance, and also being gay for women. Out now on Spotify, but you can also check out our other platforms at: https://anchor.fm/apodcastofcandy

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Our next episode is..

Women in A Crown of Candy! If you’ve listen to episode 3, we were very not subtle about it. Feel free to send us characters you’d love for us to talk about or explore!

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ok HI i’m obsessed with what happened in port syrup and wish it got more screen time! specifically, i think a lot about saccharina and port syrup! mostly the idea of taking responsibility for it — because she does say “those are my people, so what happened there is my fault.” how does she take responsibility for that? how does she square that with her idea of being a more-fair monarch? i just to want to hear all the discussion of saccharina being queen and dealing with the political realities of it!

We absolutely loved this question! We talk about our thoughts on this in-depth in our newest episode, and we hope you like listening to our response! Thank you so much for sending in a question!

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Episode 3: A Full Discourse Meal - A Podcast Of Candy

Sam and Emile ramble on about moral complexity in A Crown of Candy for a very, very long time. What made the grey morality and tricky situations in A Crown of Candy so compelling and emotional? What is it about this season that had fans at each other's throats? Will we accidentally reignite months-old discourse? Who knows! We're super interested in hearing about what you guys think, so make sure to tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated! Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Episode 3: “A Full Discourse Meal” is out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! Listen to Sam and Emile talk player v. player conflict, Port Syrup, the Bulbian Church, and more as we explore moral complexity in A Crown of Candy!

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Next Week’s Episode is....

About moral complexity in A Crown of Candy! If you have any questions or situations surrounding the topic that you’d like us to discuss, feel free to submit to our inbox: here!

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Episode 2: Perishable Goods - A Podcast Of Candy

Sam and Emile do some tonal whiplash themselves and jump straight into talking about death in A Crown of Candy! What makes the genre so deadly? What is it about D&D death that's so compelling? What scenes made us bawl our eyes out? And of course, back-up characters and Schrodinger's canon. Tweet and post about us with #acocpod, and follow @apodcastofcandy on twitter and tumblr to stay updated! Podcast cover art by Sam; with music arranged from the A Crown of Candy opening theme.

Episode 2: “Perishable Goods” is out now on Spotify & Apple Podcasts! Listen to us talk death saving rolls, boxes of doom, the importance of grief, and all things that come with death within A Crown of Candy!

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On the first episode of A Podcast of Candy, I promised the audience that on Wednesday, 12pm EST, I would drop intricate fanon lore for one Limón Longhalls. I am nothing if not a man of my word.

Lord and Lady Longhalls were minor noble folk in Fructera who lived near the shore of Pulp Bay. They oversaw a merchant town that drew in many a Meat Lander with foreign wares. When the ravening war struck, Lord Longhalls health had already begun to decline. The couple chose to seek political asylum in neighboring Candia. General Rococoa, having recognized the high intellect of Lady Longhalls struck a deal with the family. They would give up their Fructeran Lands and supply Candia with information in exchange for sanctuary. And so the war went, with the Longhalls recounting the bits of information that foreign merchants had let slip throughout the years. They were a rather small footnote in the war effort, overshadowed by Gustavo Uvano’s help, but instrumental nonetheless. 

A little after the ratification of the concord, Lady Longhalls would birth a child but would sadly give her life to ensure his. Limón, he would be named, honoring his Fructerian past. Lord Longhalls would then overtake the care of his child. Though, his own health was still fragile and he would pass before Limón’s fifth saint’s day. Despite his short years as a guardian, Lord Longhalls would impart his accent, a rather uncommon mix of Meatlander vowels and Fructeran consonants due to his land’s frequent guests, onto his son. Upon his father’s death, House Rocks would take pity on Limón, and he would be brought up within their walls, and raised (rather surprisingly) by a changing cast of active Tartguard members. The guards would tell the young boy of his parents’ great feats. Limón, observant as his mother but worrisome like his father in his final days, would take these lessons to mean that he was also expected to be useful to the throne of Candia. Combined with the ridicule the Tartguard received from the royals, Limón became anxious to fit in.

At around age 7, Limón became embarrassed of his accent and overcompensated by mimicking the exaggerated and high pronunciations around him. It wasn’t enough to soothe his worries. By age 11, he had already begun to ask to be a squire under Sir Theobald. Much to his chagrin, he would not become a squire until age 17. Those years of waiting made him only worry more about how useful he was to the throne. He had begun to convince himself that he would never compare to his parents. His thoughts manifested in rather self-destructive ways. He worried that the whole of Castle Candy had wanted him to fail and make a fool of himself. It turned into a self-fulfilling prophecy of Limón trying to punish himself before others could confirm his own fears, and that is where we find him, in the first episode of A Crown of Candy.

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If you haven’t seen it on Twitter yet, Emile made good word on their promise to flesh out Limon as a character!