Talkin’ U2, Bono, and Bedge with Tory from the Retro Fanfic Retrospective Podcast!

<p>Sara welcomes the great and wonderful Tory, best known for their reliably insightful analysis of fanfiction on the Retro Fanfic Retrospective podcast (found wherever you get your podcasts!) Tory shares their lifelong love affair with the legendary band U2, and their knowledge of the band’s history and music. Tory also digs into the amazing feat of how the band’s joyful, sublime chemistry seeps into the very music they produce, sustaining fruitful artistry for nearly fifty years. </p> <p>Other topics include: Irish history, and the Christianity of U2, along with comparisons with Oasis. We also talk Bedge and RPF! And we dig into a mini-RFR discussion of likeamadonna’s Bono/Edge fanfiction within a fanfiction, “Fictitious Characters”.  </p> <p>Contact and Credits:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">Intro Theme: Kyle Laurin "Oasis Supersonic Theme" (Twitter:<a href='https://twitter.com/CobraKyleMusic'> @cobrakylemusic</a>)</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Clip used - Noel Gallagher on <a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5sLJSkipNU'>The Late Late Show | RTÉ One</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Outro clip - “Beautiful Day” by U2, from the album ‘All That You Can't Leave Behind’ - pulled from Youtube licensed via UMG (on behalf of Universal-Island Records Ltd. ℗ An Island Records recording; ℗ 2000 Island Records Limited</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Tumblr:<a href='https://talkinfanfic.tumblr.com/'> talkinfanfic.tumblr.com</a> </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Instagram:<a href='https://www.instagram.com/talkinfanfic/?hl=en'> @talkinfanfic</a></li> <li style="font-weight:400;">Email: talkinfanfic@gmail.com </li> </ul> <p> </p> <p>Time caps:</p> <ul><li style="font-weight:400;">00:00 - Introduction</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">06:03 - Start of episode</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">16:02 - Tory’s music background</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">24:25 - U2 in bloom right now!</li> <li style="font-weight:400;">35:06 - A little Irish history </li> <li style="font-weight:400;">45:19 - The T