Verity!

Podcast about Doctor Who

Podcast

Verity!

Presentation
Hosted by| Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Deborah Stanish, Lynne M. Thomas
Genre| Entertainment
Language| English
Length| Every other show is an hour long. The "Extras" are between 20 and 40 minutes. Apart from when they aren't.
Production
Audio format| MP3
Publication
Original release| January 1, 2013 (2013-1-01)

Verity! is a weekly podcast about the television show, Doctor Who as seen through the eyes of a rotating cast of six women. Verity! has a female-centered format and is a feminist podcast.[1] It was nominated for the "Best Fancast" at the Hugo Awards in 2014 and 2018.[2] The Verity! contributors are all Doctor Who fans and live in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The show has been described as "intelligently fannish"[3] and referenced as a recommended podcast.[4]

## History

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Verity! first aired January 2013.[5] Deborah Stanish, the moderator of the podcast, met most of the other participants at conventions or other Doctor Who events or by working with them on non-fiction, Doctor Who-related books.[1] Stanish wanted to hear the female and minority voices of Doctor Who fans and decided to start a podcast where several women could lend their view to the show and issues surrounding it.[1] The format of having only women on the podcast made it stand out among the many other Doctor Who-related podcasts.[6]

The podcast's name is a homage to Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who.[7][8]

## Content

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Verity! shows consist of a discussion of various topics touching on and about Doctor Who among the cast members.[9] There is a "proper" episode every other week that is about an hour long and is based on a theme that the podcasters follow all year.[6] The other episodes are shorter, about twenty to forty minutes and can be on any topic the women choose.[6] Erika Ensign and Stanish participate in most episodes: Stanish is the moderator and Ensign does the technical work.[1] The other four cast members rotate, except for large celebratory episodes where all six come together for the show.[1] Each contributor to Verity! lives in a different part of the world, so they record in their own locations and are connected via a Skype call.[10]

Verity! is not scripted, except for some contributors, like Ensign and Stanish, who use occasional notes in order to stay on topic.[6] Overall, the show is not heavily edited and is meant to sound like a natural conversational flow.[6]

In a January 2023 episode, the podcasters announced a hiatus. The podcast returned in November 2023, with all of the original cast discussing the three Doctor Who specials featuring David Tennant, and the Doctor Who Christmas special in December, in a series of winter podcast episodes.

Five of the six members of the Verity! podcast team, in February 2023: from left, Kat Griffiths, Deb Stanish, L. M. Myles, Lynne M. Thomas, and Erika Ensign

## Cast members

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* Erika Ensign (Edmonton, Alberta) – Former producer of the Apex Magazine Podcast,[11] current co-producer of the Uncanny Magazine Podcast, and technical editor of Verity![3]
* Katrina (Kat) Griffiths (Edmonton, Alberta) – fan and writer.[12]
* Liz (L.M.) Myles (Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland) – contributor to Chicks Dig Time Lords, co-editor of Chicks Unravel Time[9] and co-editor of Companion Piece (2015).
* Tansy Rayner Roberts (Hobart, Tasmania) – author of the Creature Court series and Hugo Award winner.[11]
* Deborah (Deb) Stanish (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) – co-editor of Whedonistas (2011) and co-editor of Chicks Unravel Time[13] who moderates the panel discussion on Verity![9]
* Lynne M. Thomas (Urbana, Illinois) – a co-editor of Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It (2010),[14] Whedonistas (2011), and Chicks Dig Comics (2012), and a contributor to Chicks Unravel Time.[9] She is also the former editor-in-chief of Apex Magazine, moderator of SF Squeecast, and current co-publisher and co-editor-in-chief of Uncanny Magazine.[11]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Greco, Alex (23 July 2014). "Geek of the Week: Deb Stanish, Verity! Podcaster and Hugo Award Nominee". Geekadelphia. Analog Boys, LLC. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
2. ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
3. ^ a b "Free to Squee, Thanks Verity!". Doctor Who: On The Couch. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
4. ^ Burk, Graeme (1 October 2013). Who's 50: The 50 Doctor Who Stories to Watch Before You Die. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. p. 397\. ISBN 9781770411661.
5. ^ Roberts, Tansy Rayner (3 January 2013). "Verity!". Doctor Her. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
6. ^ a b c d e Miller, Dan (1 April 2014). "How to Get Started in Podcasting: Preparation". MacWorld. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
7. ^ Roberts, Tansy Rayner (November 2012). "Our Inspiration". Verity!. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
8. ^ Danahey, Mike (27 November 2015). "TARDIS Gathering Has Links to Fox Valley". Chicago Tribune. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 3 September 2022 - via Newspapers.com.1-4&rft.date=2015-11-27&rft.aulast=Danahey&rft.aufirst=Mike&rft_id=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108856522/chicago-tribune/&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Verity!" class="Z3988">
9. ^ a b c d Wells, Ann (3 February 2014). "Ann Recommends: Verity! Podcast". Fandomania. Archived from the original on 17 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
10. ^ Miller, Dan (2 April 2014). "How to Get Started in Podcasting: Capturing the Audio". MacWorld. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
11. ^ a b c Rheinberger, Joel (25 November 2013). "Doctor Who on ABC Extra – The Official Rundown". ABC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
12. ^ "About the Kat". Fandom Ponderings. 21 February 2007. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
13. ^ Bryce, Denny S. (18 March 2015). "Must-Read Fan Fiction from 'Doctor Who,' 'Star Trek,' 'Farscape'". USA Today. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
14. ^ McCullagh, Cassie (18 November 2013). "The Doctor's Leading Ladies". ABC. Archived from the original on 28 August 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

## External links

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* Official website