IRON FILINGS SOCIETY FAQs
If you’ve subscribed or are considering subscribing to the Iron Filings Society for extra stuff and that, here are some questions you might be asking…
What will I get as an IFS member and how much will it cost?
There are four different tiers…
IFS Turbo (£10 plus VAT per month) Each month, you'll get ...
Our Monday and Friday episodes (occasionally in extended form, and usually early access the evening before) - all ad-free
Brand new IFS episodes Tuesday-Thursday including The Melchester Odyssey
The TFTM GOLD episodes we release
Occasional Turbo-exclusive bonus series such as Racey's Rocket - with more Melchester spin-offs coming soon
Turbo-exclusive written posts by us where we inflate your minds
Turbo-exclusive music episodes where we arouse your musical tastebuds
Turbo-exclusive video livestream episodes (minimum one per month)
Exclusive first look at any video stuff we do
Advance notice/early bird ticket links for any live shows we do
Access to our Discord channel where you can chat with us and other subscribers
Our eternal love and gratitude
IFS Platinum (£6.50 plus VAT per month) Each month, you'll get ...
Our Monday and Friday episodes (occasionally in extended form, and usually early access the evening before) - all ad-free
Brand new IFS episodes Tuesday-Thursday including The Melchester Odyssey
The TFTM GOLD episodes we release
Advance notice/early bird ticket links for any live shows we do
Our eternal love and gratitude
IFS Plus – (£4.00 plus VAT per month): Each month, you'll get ...
Our Monday and Friday episodes (occasionally in extended form, and usually early access the evening before) - all ad-free
IFS Platinum and Turbo episodes that were released 6-9 months earlier
The TFTM GOLD episodes we release
Advance notice/early bird ticket links for any live shows we do
Our eternal love and gratitude
IFS Classic (£3.00 plus VAT per month):
Each month, you'll get ...
Our Monday and Friday episodes (occasionally in extended form, and usually early access the evening before) - all ad-free
The TFTM GOLD episodes we release
Advance notice/early bird ticket links for any live shows we do
Our eternal love and gratitude
When will I be charged?
You’ll be charged upon subscribing and then charged on the same(ish) day of every subsequent month.
Why is the Iron Filings Society a thing?
We love doing Top Flight Time Machine and we want it to be a long-term thing. But we can’t do it all for free - we’ve both got kids and coin drop addictions that need feeding.
How do I get the exclusive bonus episodes?
Once you subscribe you’ll get your own private RSS link which you can add to most podcast apps including Spotify and Apple - there should be a full list here. You’ll only need to do this once and you’ll then get all the regular episodes as you do now, as well as all the bonus ones.
How do I upgrade or downgrade?
Log in to your Patreon and go to ‘My Memberships’ and then select the tier you want. If you’re upgrading there’ll be a small charge to cover the remainder of that month’s subscription.
How do I add the private RSS link?
Most podcast apps have a special area where you can do this. For example, in Apple Podcasts, go to ‘Library’ then ‘Edit’ then ‘Add a Podcast by URL’. If you get stuck, drop us a line at topflighttimemachine@gmail.com and we’ll try our best to help you out.
I can’t find my private RSS link for the IFS podcasts?
You’ll have received an email with it in when you signed up. Alternatively, if you go to https://www.patreon.com/topflighttimemachine/overview it’ll be there under ‘Audio RSS Link’.
I can’t get the RSS link in the Patreon email to work in my podcast player.
Check that your link starts with http://patreon.com – sometimes when you copy from the email, it’ll have ‘email.mailgun’ near the start of the link. Delete that bit. Best bet is to copy the link directly from your Patreon page rather than the email.
Why is Overcast asking me to a username and password when I paste the Patreon RSS?
You need to click on ‘done’ rather than ‘use password’ after adding the RSS feed, but if you do get asked for them, leave the user and password fields blank and press ‘next’ to get past them.
Will I be able to download the podcasts?
Most podcast apps allow this, yes.
Is there a minimum period of sign up?
One month.
How easy is it to cancel if I don’t like it?
Very easy, just cancel your monthly payment via your Patreon account.
What about the VAT bit?
That gets charged by Patreon according to whichever country you’re in and in addition to your monthly charge (but all in the same payment) – it’s usually around 20% though.
I like it – how do I sign up?
Just go to our Patreon page, set up an account and subscribe!
I have a question that you haven’t covered here.
No problem – drop us a line at topflighttimemachine@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to help.
