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Dating, finding your soulmate, the person who loves you, and the heartbreak experienced on the way are all part of the human condition, but how is it different to the furry condition? Is it worth dating solely inside the fandom? What qualities make a good mate in or out of the fandom? How is dating different with furries? What do you do when someone you're dating for years tears you apart for having a fursona? Roo and Tugs explore these questions, and also briefly detour into how to handle bullies, in this double length episode. Join the hosts, plus guests Space and Kadj, for one intense ride as we explore dating in the Furry Fandom.



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Show Notes

Bonus: Our Halloween special is coming! Check it out!

Due to the length of this episode, the RF 2012 shoutouts will be in a future episode.

We have important news about our next two episodes, so be sure to visit the bottom of the show notes.

News Links

Coyote Attack Story from The Salt Lake Tribune

Special Thanks

 Keyni
Yin
Acheron
Space
Kadj
Kyo
Retro
Ed Wainright
and everyone else yho sent in music, emails, and content to the show.

Music & Breaks

Opening theme: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Radio Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission.  (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Segment 1 Opening: Kylie Minogue - Love at First Sight. London: Parlophone, 2002. Licensed by ASCAP.
Music Break: Ed Wanright - Lies. Florida, USA: Independent/No signed label, 2012. Used with permission.
Game Show Song 1: Kylie Minogue – Timebomb. London: Parlophone, 2012. Licensed by ASCAP.
Game Show Song 2: Breathe Carolina – Blackout. USA: Columbia/Fearless, 2011. Licensed by ASCAP.
Game Show Song 3: Manian – Ravers in the UK. Unknown: Kobalt Music Services, 2009. Licensed by ASCAP.
Game Show Song 4: Segment 1 Opening: Kylie Minogue – Get Outta My Way. London: Parlophone, 2012. Licensed by ASCAP.
Listener Mail:  Incubus – Aqueous Transmission. Malibu, CA: EMI April Music Inc, 2001. Licensed by ASCAP.
Closing: Fredrik Miller – Cloud Fields (Chill Out Mix). USA: Bandcamp, 2011. Used with permission. (Buy a copy here – support your fellow furs!)
Halloween Promo: Michael Jackson - Thriller. Westlake Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA: Epic, 1984. Licensed by ASCAP.

Special Music Programming Note

Ed Wainright, an independent artist, provided generously provided today's musical break. If you liked his song, please check out the album Gemini Enigma. You can sample his other songs and purchase the album on iTunes or Amazon MP3.

Creative Commons Attributions

News Theme 1 by Ithaca Audio Ltd is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
News Theme 3 by Ithaca Audio Ltd is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

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We have two new exciting shows coming up - first, our LIVE show at Anime Banzai! Join us at 9pm at the Davis Conference Center for games and real prizes! Check AnimeBanzai.org for admission details.

Following the LIVE show, we are going to record our Halloween Special! Send in your special stories, worst or most unusual candies, trick or treat stories, and more! If you want to send candy for the cast to try, send it to our PO Box (use the arrows to switch contact types). Original stories will be read on the air, so send away! We need you to succeed! cast@furwhatitsworth.com
  S2 Episode 14 – Furry Romance: Is the Bark Worse than the Bite? - Dating, finding your soulmate, the person who loves you, and the heartbreak experienced on the way are all part of the human condition, but how is it different to the furry condition? Is it

Not commissioned fursuit parts, but other accessories and clothing...

First post, hiii! :3

I rock a partial fursuit, so I try to pick stuff that's fun to wear with it, especially crazy fun accessories I would probably not wear in regular life. I use collars, wrist cuffs, suspenders, buttons, and shirts with special graphics. I've seen costumes that used crazy hats, giant halloween eyeglasses (that just happened to fit perfectly on a fursuit head), and the like.

It's kind of hard to hunt for this stuff. Fetish stores have good stuff sometimes, it's how I got my dog bone bandana and a sparkly dog collar that's way nicer than the pet store one I had before. I haven't spent time looking in any halloween costume stores, but those seem worth trying. I love finding random cool things at garage sales too.

Do you have any go-to spots for costume stuff? Have you found any super cool items that could only come from one weird specific place?

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If you play the FRP game Pathfinder, don’t go it alone: Bring along one of many new animal companions to help  you out. “It’s time to level up every adventurer’s best friend with Pathfinder Player Companion: Animal Archive. This player-focused guide to animal allies, steadfast steeds, and fearless familiars unleashes a host of options for everyone’s favorite companion creatures. Take your pick of new options for heroes, including new opportunities to give any class access to animal allies, new tricks to teach all manner of beasts, and a host of savage new archetypes, spells, equipment, and magical items. Or take your pick from any of a variety of new creature compatriots, whether it be one of Golarion’s numerous native animals, a choice from the comprehensive list of animal familiars, or one of an assortment of new creatures specifically designed as adventuring companions. An assortment of feats and archetypes for animals also gives your ally the edge over every other bestial bumpkin in the wider wilds. Don’t let druids and rangers be the only ones with an advantage, adopt your perfect furred or feathered, tailed or scaled ally with Pathfinder Player Companion: Animal Archive.” Look for this new illustrated trade paperback in January, or pre-order it at Amazon.

image c. 2012 Paizo

So this post originally from Mike Allgood shows an article he just posted about an organization called ” The American Furry Association (AFA)” which is registered in the state of CA. This group wants to over see a crap ton of stuff, from fur suiters, artists, postings, etc… My thoughts on this idea are all thumbs up. I always HOPED that someone would come forward and make a place we can head to when we have issues or just plan need help.

How many times do you say, “I want to help in the fandom? ” or ” I’m an artist and need help!!!” . With AFA currently they are currently focused on a small portion of things, but will take over more as time goes I’m sure. You can reg. to the organization and donate (tax write off) to help the cause (you bet this Husky will be the first). Below I listed what they are doing, but the article is too big to post here so HEAD HERE to see the whole thing. To save you time the best lead I could find was this e-mail which you can then ask for more details (zoobear863@yahoo.com)

Activities/Services

Membership directory
Yellow pages for businesses
Categorized resources section that helps furries find information on furcons, social sites, news sites, art sites, etc.
Convention services: offering expert advice on how to start and run furry conventions
Business services: articles and advice for those with small businesses relating to furry
Arts services
Media liaison services
Annual awards
Password-protected website that includes news and information of interest to the AFA’s members
Benefits to Members

Author: Fred

ANOTHER furry con just got blessed into the furry fandom here this time in Layton, Utah (north of Salt Lake City, pic above to show you). This con will bring you custom badges and I’m sure a ton more stuff other cons don’t do. Head over to Western Anthro Rendezous and see the stuff. Looks like the dates for this con will be May 24th-26th.

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Author: Isiah Jacobs Isiah offers his own thoughts and analysis on Roar as a part of a twelve-part review series. See also: Reviews of Roar 4 by Roz Gibson and Fred Patten. Find the full article here: flayrah – furry food for thought Creative Commons: Full post may be available under a free license.

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So long story short. Age difference 4 years. Met him online about 2 years ago. Been friends for 1 year and a half (time in which we both had our bfs and so the chat was always from both parts and shared stuff both, we happen to disagree and we r quite different; I know, a lot of background and stuff). We got in a relationship 6 months ago. He's never insisted on money, on the contrary, actually. I was the one to bring sex into discussion. He said he'd wait. We talk on phone, texts, webcam a lot. I know part of his family. We exchange pics quite often, talk a lot. He gave me his accounts on various sites, even paid ones. And I really wanna meet him, but I got worried and told him about an ex-predator I dated and asked him if he was like that (dumb thing to do cause he got hurt and pretty sad). Said I don't trust him and I think of him as a criminal, also that he understands now why I want to bring my friend along if we meet (they argued). That's the only red flag I had so far. We won't meet soon, and if we do he'll be the one visiting me. I'm just curious. I really care for him and my instinct tells me he's not dangerous, but since I had an online predator already I spotted the red flag and thought to ask. 

Thanks a lot.

Clementine.

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Dear Clementine,

Reading your letter, Papabear's gut instinct is that he is not a predator, and I think that matches your instinct as well. I had another furry write me a while back in which I did suspect predatory behavior, as there was a bigger age difference and other behaviors that sent up red flags. I told that writer to trust her gut, which was sending warning messages. Yours is telling you differently. You should not assume this person could be a predator just because you had that experience with someone else.

That said, you are wise to be cautious. Meet this person first in a public place with lots of people around. Get to know them better and then proceed from there.

In this crazy world, you never know what you're going to get. You can be too cautious and thus deny yourself what could be healthy and happy relationships, or you can be too reckless and get hurt. Try to achieve a balance. Be open to having new people in your life, but don't do something silly like go to someone's house alone and at night by yourself. This is just what used to be called "common sense," but I now call "good sense" since it no longer seems common.

Good luck! Be safe. Hugs.

Papabear 

Alright, I am no artist but I know a lot of you are amazing artist! I am wanting a picture of a furry stile dog (Looks like a human, walks like a human but is a dog, it doesn't matter if it is a boy or a girl, sorry I am new to this type of thing) With a red scarf and looks steam punk/waste landish with maybe steam punk goggles?

Thank you if you reply to this and maybe draw my request!

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Author: actfuronair Download Standard Podcasts http://actfuronair.podbean.com/mf/feed/mcbev2/ActFur_S4_Ep7_Metaphurs_Lowfi.mp3 Find the full article here: ACTfur On Air This podcast may contain coarse language and adult themes. It is being provided as a service and is not the property of Furry News Network ActFur OnAir: ActFur s4 ep7 – Metaphurs

I SUCK at drawing, and so does my friend. And I wanna surprise him with a picture of his Hybrid Fursona thing according to him, I would also like my Furson drawn, his is a Husky, just the tails and ears. Mine, is an Arctic Fox. :3 So if someone could please draw these, it would be awesome.

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Looks like we have a new con to spin our furry heads towards. Check out the all new “FangCon” opening up Oct 26th in none other than Nashville, TN. They got themselves some cool perks for bigger members and a music GOH Rhubarb The Bear, who has been known to give great musical performances. As an up coming con owner (soon I hope) it can be hard to get these newer cons up and running if you don’t have the “our con is better” motto. So let’s hope that Nashville, TN home to some of the greatest country music stars in the world will make this con rock. Check out the site here and heck if you don’t go this year, maybe you’ll make the next? Will it be a flop or will it rock? Comment below what you think.

Tomorrow marks the start of Oklacon, a large outdoor furry convention held in Oklahoma. Both the con, and our show are a fun-filled, tail-wagging, ear-perking experience.

Stuff we talked about:

• Oklacon

Hosts: Levi, Soren, Wolfin
Picture by: Karunakar Rayker

Daily Show: October 16, 2012 - Tomorrow marks the start of Oklacon, a large outdoor furry convention held in Oklahoma. Both the con, and our show are a fun-filled, tail-wagging, ear-perking experience. - Stuff we talked about: Oklacon - Hosts: Levi, Soren, Wolfin

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