Wolf 359 (podcast)
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Name: | Wolf 359 |
Abbreviation(s): | w359 |
Creator: | Gabriel Urbina, Sarah Shachat |
Date(s): | August 14, 2014- December 25, 2017 |
Medium: | Podcast, Radio Theater |
Country of Origin: | USA |
External Links: | Official website |
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Wolf 359 is a podcast produced by Kinda Evil Genius Productions.
The Podcast
Wolf 359 is a podcast that depicts the surreal lives of crew members aboard the U.S.S. Hephaestus Station as they orbit the star Wolf 359, almost 8 light years away from Earth. The show is set in an alternate, technologically advanced modern-day timeline, where mega-corporation Goddard Futuristics develops and sponsors the majority of deep-space missions. Though storylines center exclusively on a core cast of characters (the crew aboard the station), new characters are steadily introduced in later seasons.
Cast & Crew
The Fandom
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As of 2024, the Wolf 359 tag on Archive of Our Own has over 2,000 works,[1] with crossover fandoms including other audio-drama series like Welcome to Night Vale, The Magnus Archives, and Time:Bombs. While romantic pairings are popular, Gen (or '&') relationships are also prevalent, being the most tagged category on AO3.[2]
Fandom History
The first episodes of the podcast were released in August 2014. Over time, a fandom began to gain traction on Tumblr. The fandom eventually saw somewhat of a boom in the fall of 2015, with the number of fics on AO3 skyrocketing. A Wolf 359 live show was held in New York City that December.
Pairings
- Daniel Jacobi/Warren Kepler
- Isabel Lovelace/Renée Minkowski
- Doug Eiffel/Hera
- Doug Eiffel/Daniel Jacobi
Tropes and Fanon
- 'X Character Lives': Because of the many canon character deaths in the series, Canon Divergence AUs in which specific characters live, or are brought back to life as clones by the Dear Listeners (a la Lovelace), are common.
- Post canon works which continue after the finale are often focused on how certain characters adapt to life back on Earth, including Doug's relationship with the crew post-memory loss, Hera being removed from the ship, Minkowski's relationship with her husband, Jacobi's life without the SI-5, and the deconstruction of Goddard Futuristics.
- Trans Daniel Jacobi: The character Daniel Jacobi is often headcanoned as a trans man.[3]
- Grief/Mourning: Fanworks often deal with characters processing the traumatic events of canon, especially surrounding character death, identity issues, and autonomy. This is usually paired withAngst and/or Hurt/Comfort.
- Character Studies are also a popular way to explore this theme.
- Found Family: Centering on the canon dynamics between the Hephaestus crew and portraying them as a found family, especially in post-canon fics that include the surviving cast keeping in close contact, sometimes even living together. Many SI-5 centric works portray them as a found family as well, though usually as somewhat toxic and unhealthy.
Fanworks
Accounts
- No Context Wolf359 on Tumblr
- Wolf359 Typography on Tumblr
Fan Art
- Wolf359 Comic on Tumblr
- by chitinleg on tumblr
- My take on Hera’s monologue from “Am I Alone Now?” by skeletonlesbian on tumblr
- Into the Depths Comic Cover by endoplasmian on tumblr
- Slightly late for the anniversary of the finale, but it’s done by no-chess-no-checkers on tumblr
- 1, 2 by queenoftheantz on tumblr
- Don't Panic by specialtater on tumblr
- Character Designs by snaily-deactivated on tumblr
- That Finale... by paticmak on tumblr
- been listening to wolf 359 while working by snejkha on tumblr
- Kepler by wiltkingart on tumblr
- by defenestratin on tumblr
- This Has Been Wolf 359 by jwypan on tumblr
- Hera and Eiffel by thimblings on tumblr
- Eiffel by daxarvedraws on tumblr
Events
- Wolf 359 2018 Reverse Big Bang at AO3 and on Tumblr
- 2017 Wolf359 Big Bang on Tumblr
- Wolf359 Secret Santa on Tumblr
- 2021 Wolf359 Big Bang on Tumblr on AO3
Zines
Meta
- Thoughts on the patterns of who speaks the episode title phrases in Wolf 359 by hephaestuscrew on tumblr
- The role of Pryce and Carter's Deep Space Survival Procedure Protocol Manual in the characterisation, symbolism, and themes of Wolf 359 by hephaestuscrew on tumblr
- ‘Beyond This Power of My Nature’: Hera’s self-perception and relationship to humanity by commsroom on tumblr
- Reading Hera as Trans by commsroom on tumblr
Unofficial Transcripts
- w359 transcripts on Tumblr
- wolf359 transcripts on Tumblr
- Hera & Maxwell AMA Question
- Annotated Episode Transcripts by Skoople on Tumblr
Audio
- Pryce & Carter Street Smarts Edit on Soundcloud
- the moments when Kepler or others talk about his humanity, motives or priorities in chronological order by sajwho on tumblr
- Cutter's Greatest Hits by ceruleanvulpine on tumblr
Fanmixes/Playlists
- Kepcobi Playlist - Good Right Hand by isabel-sofia-lovelace on tumblr
Videos/Animatics
- Wolf 359 Animatic - A matter of perspective by maria-qz3ze
- Wolf 359 - Trailer by The Witches Studio
- Wolf 359 AMV: Spaceman by miri
Misc.
- Season 1 Discussion Questions by Skoople
- AMA Question Spreadsheet via uselessgaywhovian on tumblr
- The USS Hephaestus Crew
- Moodboard by sashaisrarelyhere on tumblr
- Variations on a Theme Edit by wondersmith-and-sons on tumblr
Other Resources
References
- ^ https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Wolf%20359%20(Radio)/works
- ^ https://archiveofourown.org/works?commit=Sort+and+Filter&work_search%5Bsort_column%5D=revised_at&include_work_search%5Bcategory_ids%5D%5B%5D=21&work_search%5Bother_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bexcluded_tag_names%5D=&work_search%5Bcrossover%5D=&work_search%5Bcomplete%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_from%5D=&work_search%5Bwords_to%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_from%5D=&work_search%5Bdate_to%5D=&work_search%5Bquery%5D=&work_search%5Blanguage_id%5D=&tag_id=Wolf+359+%28Radio%29
- ^ https://archiveofourown.org/tags/Trans%20Daniel%20Jacobi