Repod

A repod is a podfic of a fanfic that has already been podficced. The term can also be used as a verb: to repod.
Repods are most often created by a different podficcer, but fans have been known to revisit fics they've podded before (usually on purpose, sometimes to create a multi-voice version of a previously single-voiced work, or vice-versa; rarely because they forgot they podficced the story once alreadyreena_jenkins podded a DCU fic, Smile by zarabithia, for an anthology in 2015 and then again in 2017 for ITPE.). 
In the early years of podfic fandom, repods were rare as deliberately re-recording an existing podfic was often considered useless, a faux-pas or even a slight to the previous podfic(cer). This norm changed in the 2010s thanks to some members of the podfic community making a conscious decision to encourage repods. Therefore, some of the earliest repods were deliberate, and for a time, podficcers who found themselves accidentally recording the same story at the same time tried to coordinate posting schedules. 
The likelihood of accidental repods rose with the increasing popularity of blanket permission. More and more podficcers started vocally advocating for repodding as a normal, desirable practice in the community. 
In 2014, a pod_aware podcast suggested multipod as a broader term to describe the existence of multiple podfic versions of a fanfic.Podcast on Multipods by ladybessyboo, exmanhater, and paraka. Made for Pod Aware 2014., Tumblr post 12 November 2014. Simulpod also exists, referring to the simultaneous creation of multiple versions. 
==Controversy==
===Early Debate===
The practice of repodding was controversial until at least 2010. 
On the side of the fic writers, blanket permission was still quite rare. It was usual for writers to authorize one podfic, mostly on a first-come, first-served basis, and turn down all subsequent podficcing requests. 
This led to a practice of "calling dibs" among some podficcers: asking for permission as soon as possible after a story's release, even if they weren't available to start work on the story right away. 
On the side of podficcers, exmanhater summarized her initial feelings about repods, which mirrored many podficcers', in a 2014 post called Many voices, or how I learned to stop worrying and love repods: 
In Feb 2010, a poll by SPN podficcer juice817 asked podfic listeners and creators their opinion on repods (amongst other topics): 
50.9% of respondents chose the last option, meaning that close to half still thought repods should be limited in some way. Comments on cases in which repods should be 'allowed' mostly focused on bad audio quality and personal preference regarding readers' voices and styles -- illustrating fears in the podfic community that repods might be seen as an indictment of the existing version. 
A series of questions and debates took place on the subject of multiple versions within podfic fandom: 
See also FayJay's post The ethics of multiple recordings and calling dibs, posted in amplificathon in August 28, 2010, or the conversation in podficmeta in August 2010: 
Some responses were negative, considering repods "a waste of time"juice817, in response to "Should readers get permission to make podfic?" posted in podficmeta, posted February 5, 2010.. 
The issue of WIPs was a common sticking point: several podficcers stated that while they did not want to discourage the practice in theory or were comfortable with the idea, knowing that a repod of their WIP was happening might discourage them: 
Others were outright positive about the idea. 
anatsuno mentioned an early attempt to precipitate change by coordinating the release of simultaneous podfics of A Beautiful Lifetime Event with general_jinjur as early as 2009See anatsuno's entry and jinjurly's entry.: 
Novembersmith gave a writer's point of view, saying: 
===Encouraging Repods===
In response to the 2010 controversy, multipodicity, an annual repod challenge community, was created in 2010 by paraka. Explaining why she created the community, paraka said:
In a November 2011 pod_aware podcast, paraka commented that repodding had become much less controversial.Podcast by bessyboo, knight_tracer and paraka, posted in pod_aware. Pod Aware Day 6 - Repodding!, 12 November 2011 In their 2014 pod_aware podcast, paraka, bessyboo, and exmanhater agreed that repodding was no longer controversial, though acknowledging that some people still might not like it. 
The rise in repods was also a result in Blanket Permission becoming more common, and on top of providing readers with more options to listen to a story, had positive consequences for the podfic community itself: 
More events, such as Voiceteam, kept prompting podficcers to voluntarily create several versions of the same story, for example with the "My Turn" challenge ("Repod something recorded earlier for this year of Voiceteam by any player"Week 4: Endings-->Beginnings, Voiceteam, May 21st, 2020) or the "Multipodicity" challenge ("Make a multivoice audio fanwork with multiple team members, or simultaneously release multiple podfics of the same story with one or more team members"Round 1: Introductions, Voiceteam, May 6, 2021).
By 2021, the practice was definitely considered normal by podficcers familiar with podficcing etiquette, though some listeners sometimes still expressed confusion or frustration, often prompting spirited responses from the podfic community. One such occasion prompted greedy_dancer to write up A(n incomplete) list of reasons there might be several podfics of the same story, which listed 32 reasons why multiple versions of the same story might exist; other podficcers added more reasons in the reblogs.greedydancer, , tumblr post, January 27, 2021.
==Examples of Repodding==
*Bandom:
** You Can Sit Beside Me (When The World Comes Down) by jenepel (2012)
** You Can Sit Beside Me (When The World Comes Down) by knight_tracer (2012)
Simultaneous release. Knight_tracer's version is 50 minutes longer than Jenepel's. 
*Merlin:
**Truth Is a Whisper was first podficced by crinklysolution and a few months later by villainy (2010). 
**Beltane, the first story in The Beltane Cycle was originally podficced by Winkingstar (2009). FayJay podficced the sequels Coming of Age, That Shall Achieve the Sword and An Exile In Albion. To have a matching set, she repodded Beltane (2010).
**The History of Two Conversations (On Paper) was podficced by threequarters (2010) and repodded by such_heights for a charity auction (2011).
**Drastically Redefining Protocol / Drastically Redefining Protocol (podfic) was first podficced by RevolutionaryJo (2010) and a year later repodded by Lunchee (2011 - reposted to AO3 in 2012). The repod is an hour longer than the original.
*SGA:
** A Beautiful Lifetime Event by anatsuno (2009)
** A Beautiful Lifetime Event by general_jinjur (2009)
** A Beautiful Lifetime Event (podfic) by astolat by SaySoul (2020)
*The Witcher: 
Podfics of The Accidental Warlord and His Pack: 
** (Podfic) With a Conquering Air by nildot (2020)
** (Podfic) With a Conquering Air by vamprav (2020)
** (Podfic) With a Conquering Air by Yuurei (2020)
** (Podfic) With a Conquering Air by AceOfTigers (2020)
Podfics of "'like' it or not," a Social Media AU:
** (Podvid) 'like' it or not by shortcrust by Ceewelsh, Elle_dubs, Gondolin, oakleaf, Ravin, and TheLordOfLaMancha, a multi-voice podvid (2020)
** (PODFIC) 'like' it or not - shortcrust by LenaLawlipop, a single-voice read (2021)
** (Podfic) 'like' it or not by greedy_dancer, a multimedia interpretation (2021)
===The most repods?===
*Important Angel Business, a Supernatural Sam/Gabriel fic by entanglednow, has been podficced at least seven times.
**2011-05-01: by alchemynerd and immortal_kat (stored on Megaupload and Audiofic Archive, RIP)
**2012-04-12: by kalakirya
**2012-10-31: by majoline
**2013-03-02: by kdheart and sarshi
**2013-04-09: by tenoko1
**2015-02-27: by Cantadope 
**2015-07-24: by kalakirya and kdheart
* Superseded in May 2021 by It's Well Worth the Wait, a Schitt's Creek David/Patrick fic by High-Seas-Swan that was podficced ten times by the Razzle Dazzle Rose team for a Voiceteam challenge. See the collection here: It's Well Worth the Wait Multipodicity.
** Runner-up: Comes the Bunny, a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Monty Python and the Holy Grail fanfic by brokenmimir, podficced nine times by the Neon Carrot team for the same 2021 Voiceteam challenge.
* Superseded again in May 2023 for another Voiceteam challenge by Roll of the Dice, a Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves fic with 18 simulpods
** Record also broken by A Lobby of Time Travellers, a Star Wars time travel fanfic, with 15 simulpods. To celebrate Star Wars Day, 10 of the simulpods were posted on May the 4th.
** Record also broken by The Waaaaaaaaaaaa-nter Soldier, a Marvel/Super Mario Bros. crackfic with 14 simulpods (12 on AO3)
==Further Discussions & Meta==
===Podcasts===
* Pod Aware Day 6 - Repodding! a podcast episode brought to you by bessyboo, knight_tracer and paraka (2011)
* Podcast on Multipods by ladybessyboo, exmanhater, and paraka. Made for Pod Aware 2014.
==Archives & Links==
* Repod tag at Ao3. Accidental Repod is a subcategory of this tag.
==References==
Category:Podfic Fandom Glossary
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