Verity!

Verity!
GenreEntertainment
LanguageEnglish
Cast and voices
Hosted byErika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Deborah Stanish, Lynne M. Thomas
Production
LengthEvery other show was an hour long. The "Extras" were between 20 and 40 minutes. Apart from when they weren't.
Technical specifications
Audio formatMP3
Publication
Original releaseJanuary 1, 2013 (2013-01-01) –
August 5, 2026 (2026-08-05)
Related
Websitehttp://www.veritypodcast.com/

Verity! was a weekly podcast about the television show Doctor Who, as seen through the eyes of a rotating cast of six women, running from January 2013 to August 2026. Verity! had a female-centered format and was 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 was described as "intelligently fannish"[3] and referenced as a recommended podcast.[4]

History

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 was a homage to Verity Lambert, the first producer of Doctor Who.[7][8]

Content

Verity! shows consisted of a discussion of various topics touching on and about Doctor Who among the cast members.[9] There was 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 were shorter, about twenty to forty minutes and on any topic the women choose.[6] Erika Ensign and Stanish participated in most episodes: Stanish was the moderator and Ensign did the technical work.[1] The other four cast members rotated, except for large celebratory episodes where all six came together for the show.[1] Each contributor to Verity! lived in a different part of the world, so they recorded in their own locations and connected via a Skype call.[10]

Verity! was not scripted, except for some contributors, like Ensign and Stanish, who used occasional notes in order to stay on topic.[6] Overall, the show was not heavily edited and was 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. On August 5, 2026, the podcast released its final episode, with all six contributors participating.

Six white women standing in a row and smiling; all are wearing lanyards and name badges
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

References

  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.
  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.

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