Summary: This episode is ostensibly about Spy AUs… but let’s be real, we took this as an opportunity to talk about an oft-maligned but (in our opinion) delightful type of fic - reader self-inserts. This episode is also REAL punchy - both because we finally reached the depths of quarantine exhaustion and because Erin ate a chocolate chip cookie that made her real mean. Oops. Follow us on twitter (@FicList), instagram (@theficlist) and tumblr (https://theficlistpodcast.tumblr.com), and don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review us on your listening platform of choice!Author's Notes:- Alan's Pick"Espionage Would Be Wasted On You" by reptilianraven (AO3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/2553743- Erin's Pick"Trust Me" by ShenanigansEnsue (AO3)https://archiveofourown.org/works/11570457/chapters/25996851#workskin