i'm listening

This one's for the TMA, TMAPG and Malevolent stuff. You can find my main blog at tumblr.com/kevytmaitohorsma

[cirrus-grey]

Everyone has to stop mocking the Magnus Archives for having too many Michaels because tonight my dad went to a music jam session where he said there were six people in attendance and four of them were named Mike

[brainbleedo]

Current state of the OIAR staff ahead of TMAGPs return:

[arthur-lesters-left-scapula]

One of my favourite online phenomenons is when the fandom has some absolutely beautiful names for ships with symbolism as well as rolling off the tongue super well . (ie doorkaey(tma), lonelyeyes(tma), twisting skys(tma), kingsmen (malevolent), holyghosts (malevolent) etc) and then the mainship is called fucking jmart or jarthur- its funnier considering both of those HAVE THE FANCY NAMES. (teaholding and private eyes) but only some of the fandom uses it. most of us just default to goddamn JMART. supermarket ass name.

[rqbossman]

I have an itch to relistening TMA in its entirety, and I wonder what platform I should go to to make it the most profitable for you guys? I'm using Spotify now, but I've heard they are pretty bad about paying the creators.

Hey this is a kind question but strap in, the answer is more complicated than you might think. So in terms of where to listen, as always first port of call is our membership platforms like Patreon etc. you get all the episodes ad-free and a bunch of bonus content and in exchange we get more reliable income that lets us plan better etc. We try to keep our prices lower than average but I totally get that some people can't afford stuff right now so then the next best port of call is a dedicated podcatcher app. There's not much difference between them: Pocket Casts , Podcast Addict etc. all work the same way so ads served will work as normal and we still get a kickback that pays for production. I will exclude AI driven tools that do things like clone episodes, summarise them into soundbites or strip ads entirely. Those are actively harmful to us and are often acting illegally. After that things get a bit more confusing. Spotify is... an odd platform for Podcasts. To massively oversimplify: Podcasts do not get a per-play payment like music tracks do on the platform unless they are hosted by Spotify directly. Instead we have to provide the podcast with ads attached. They then take that copy and add their own ads on top of the existing ads. We keep our money from the ads we attached originally and they keep the money from those extra ads. That means we don't have a say in how many extra ads there are or what they are advertising and we don't get any extra money even if they attach loads of extra ads. We do however, indirectly benefit from being seen as popular on an app with such a large market share (because that lets us convince people to spend more advertising with us directly) so it's a bit of a mixed bag at the moment. It's a better system than it used to be but there are multiple reasons that historically we have chosen not to be hosted by Spotfy and I won't get into that here. (not throwing shade, just businesses doing business things) Another confusing one is Youtube. On the one hand, listening via Youtube is good for us as it boosts our visibility on the platform meaning the algorithm is more likely to encourage people to listen. On the flip side though the monetary value on ads is far, far lower than for the other podcast platforms etc. so again it's a mixed bag. And all of that is before factoring in a push for Video-first driven by major corporate entities which messes with that balance. This is actually a huge topic with tons of nuance and ongoing changes. Our marketing lead Callum gives presentations to major players in the space on just this question, explaining how it all works and interrelates etc. ( I am NOT the expert in that regard so I could be mistaken on some points without realising.) If I had to summarise it all into something simple though: The most profitable way to listen is on our membership platforms. If you cant do that then dedicated podcast apps that serve ads are a good choice. That said, by far the most helpful way to listen is with as many of your uninitiated friends as possible so that you can pollute their minds with our horrific nonsense and turn them into fans.

Sorry to give a complex answer to a simple answer but... well... that's life I suppose.

[officer-eiffel]

canon blah blah blah anyway I would like to appoint myself head writer for season 4 and I have a few radical changes I’m going to make

[nozaeron]

I LOVE MY POWER COUPLE

[birdplushie]

"it's not that deep" START DIGGING!!

[magn-animously]

DIG

[14-opossums-in-a-trenchcoat]

DIG

[buriedunderyourmum]

DIG

[hannisconfused]

DIG

[kitsunesakii]

DIG

[yourlocalfandomfriendo]

DIG

[apple-notplural]

DIG

[vivitur-moritur]

DIG

[spacecat24-7]

DIG

[chub-froggy]

DIG

[thatghostthateatspeople]

DIG

[krowbreaker]

DIG

[spid-the-spider]

DIG

[annabelle--cane]

DIG

[yellow-faerie]

DIG

[vampiraptor]

[philosopherking1887]

OOPS TOO DEEP

[breaks-hetheon]

CLIMB

[artist-of-obsessions]

CLIMB

[fablegate]

CLIMB

[marzibird]

CLIMB

[the-luckyrabbit]

CLIMB

[staarbles]

CLIMB

[modmad]

[sebwritesstories]

[charlesoberonn]

OH NO

[thehollowmite]

FLY

[scaggis]

FLY

[skyporf]

FLY

[joy-and-whimsy-official]

FLY

[birdplushie]

"it's not that deep" START DIGGING!!

[magn-animously]

DIG

[14-opossums-in-a-trenchcoat]

DIG

[buriedunderyourmum]

DIG

[hannisconfused]

DIG

[kitsunesakii]

DIG

[yourlocalfandomfriendo]

DIG

[apple-notplural]

DIG

[vivitur-moritur]

DIG

[spacecat24-7]

DIG

[chub-froggy]

DIG

[thatghostthateatspeople]

DIG

[krowbreaker]

DIG

[spid-the-spider]

DIG

[annabelle--cane]

DIG

[yellow-faerie]

DIG

[vampiraptor]

[philosopherking1887]

OOPS TOO DEEP

[mikokat]

they have a tight grip on me again someone help me

[shelbydoesstuff]

Can someone please tell Arthur “ I’m going to give attitude to people who can and will kill me just because I can” Lester to stop being sassy to the local mob

[magn-animously]

Be gentle with him - he hasn't died not even once in a few months. He doesn't know how to process his new lifestyle of staying alive. It only makes sense he'd try to go back to his old ways of getting killed and/or seriously injured.

[deadbaguette]

Drew the Parker design of @pikachic !! Obsessed with his clothes burning like joss paper and him smoking like incense I need to be put DOWN❤️❤️❤️❤️

[coulson-is-an-avenger]

hands down my favorite thing abt malevolent is how you start the show like "oh wow this poor Arthur guy in all these terrible situations :(" and then at a certain point after he starts behaving in such a genuinely deranged manner you start questioning how the FUCK this guy isn't in turbo jail

[magn-animously]

You start the show with "oh wow this poor Arthur guy in all these terrible situations :(" and soon understand it's actually "oh wow this poor John guy in this terrible situation".

Like Arthur really pulled a I'm-not-trapped-here-with-you with him didn't he.

[deceasedcardinal]

Don’t want anyone to forget that Arthur and John share tear ducts

John reading a particularly emotional scene in one of his detective novels while Arthur is asleep and the next morning he’s wondering why people keep asking him if he’s ok because he has really red eyes

[loadbearing-jpeg]

i unfortunately think i'm funny

[abaikgirl]

Re listening to Protocol. Have we considered the possibility that the Archivist Sam let out used to be Sasha? She is one of the few Archive-verse characters we haven't met in this universe yet and if it wasn't for Elias choosing Jon, she would have become the next Archivist after Gertrude.

[magn-animously]

Are we sure the Archives were still serving the Eye in the Protocol universe?

[leaveslikefeathers]

Stuck my Jarthur designs into the Threshold trailer cause who the hell was that guy

[quichedilla]

A bright young lady who's acing all of her classes. ⭐