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CONstruction || Episode #003: Nine Months Out
The keyword of a successful event is "ecosystem," and John sings the ballad of treating vendors with respect.
May 12, 2008: The Bench: Fan Feud Is Our First Sign JK Rowling Has Done A Heel-Turn
Fortunately, it's 2026, the scales have fallen from our eyes, we've already covered Lindaaaaa for precedence, and we can have a real discussion about what the ruling meant for fandom, fanworks, and poor Steven Vander Ark.
Batman Wouldn’t, Spider-Man Would || Episode #003: The Messiest Person Ever In General with Violeta @morethanonepage
This week, our C-List Superhero is Millie Collins AKA Millie the Model AKA Millie the Spy, and our A-List Superhero is John Constantine AKA Hellblazer. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Violeta @morethanonepage. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all.
May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower
Journey back with us to a time and a place where everyone had their own apartment in the tallest skyscraper in New York City, movie nights were interrupted by galactic-level stakes that turned out okay, and every robot had a name and personality.
April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking
Have you ever written for a zine? Do you like tea? Can you Britpick for us??
Batman Wouldn’t, Spider-Man Would || Episode #002: A Lot More Planes with Maggie @bossymarmalade
This week, our C-List Superhero is Faith Herbert AKA Zephyr, and our A-List Superhero is Dr. Stephen Strange AKA... um, Dr. Stephen Strange. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Maggie @bossymarmalade. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all.
April 21, 2008: The Open-Source Boob Project Grosses Us Out
Gross! This week, V and Emily are balls of white-hot rage as they discuss the very 2008 debacle that was the Open-Source Boob Project at Penguicon '08. Do you feel safe and supported at conventions?
CONstruction || Episode #002: Ten Months Out
The code words this month for successful fan conventions are “agency” and “stewardship.”
April 13, 2013: A BNF of Ice & Fire, Or: Lindaaaa, GRRM, and Racism
Yikes, Scoob! This week, Emily and V hold their noses and sink into the cesspit that is the Tumblr blog of ASOIAF BNF and certified GOT Hater, Lindaaaa.
Batman Wouldn’t, Spider-Man Would || Episode #001: Cheeked Up with Mia from The Fan Girl Film Club
Welcome to TWIFH's brand-new Patreon show! This week, our C-List Superhero is Tomás Lara Perez AKA Chipmunk Hunk, and our A-List Superhero is Diana of Themyscira AKA Wonder Woman. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Mia from The Fan Girl Film Club. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all.
March 30, 1981: An Obsessed Jodie Foster Fan Gives Fans A Bad Name
Yikes. This week, V and Emily try their best to be Carefully Neutral (well, V does) as they delve into the sordid, obsession-fueled assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley, Jr, who wanted very badly to impress child actress Jodie Foster.
April 4, 2024: BiBuck on The Weewoo Show
Weewoo! Has anyone in your OTP ever officially come out after being introduced as ostensibly straight? Do you even want them to?
March 23, 2025: JonasCon Is Burnin' Up
SOS! Were you a Jonas Brothers fan? Did you, like V, have only one possession to your name in 2009 and that possession was a Jonas Brothers poster?
CONstruction || Episode #001: Eleven Months Out
Welcome to a brand-new TWIFH special miniseries podcast!
March 18, 1975: M*A*S*H Says "Abyssinia Henry" with @dearmash1975project
Attention! This week, a very special guest joins V and Emily to help tackle one of the biggest shows ever on American TV and, further, one of the biggest shock character deaths of all time.
March 12, 2006: The Yunjae Yaoi Inferno
There's compulsory military service. There's rival fansites at war. There's a tramp stamp. There's a meet-cute-via-street-fight. There's exploitative contracts and industry blacklisting. This story has all the things.
March 2, 2017: "All the Young Dudes" Debuts on AO3
Wotcher! What the fuck is FicTok and why is it so influential??
February 11, 2017: The Soulmate Goose of Enforcement Trope Is Introduced
It is a soulmate AU, and you are a horrible goose! What is it? It's what it sounds like. …Why is it?
February 13, 2026: TWIFH Live @ TGIF/F! With Fan Girl Film Club!
The last 40 minutes are shares from TGIF/F attendees about what the con has meant to them over the years, and they are truly not to be missed. So special, so vulnerable, so queer, so fandom. If nothing else, listen to these -- and start saving to come to TGIF/F in 2027. It's a place like none other.
February 10, 2003: "Flesh Mechanic" Changes The Fic Game And We're Obsessed
God must have spent a little more time on Flesh Mechanic! (Actually, Kel and Lise did.) What fanfiction absolutely BLEW YOUR FUCKING FACE OFF?

