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August 2 - August 18, 2020: BTS ARMY Wages War on AO3
When fans take it upon themselves to become de facto employees for their blorbos, are they still acting out of fandom or does it become purely parasocial? Is there a difference? What is the line between self-interested fandom and selfish fandom?
July 1998: The STIFfie Awards Have “Nothing to Hide”
It’s a triple-shot of '90s slash goodness: the multifandom zine "Nothing to Hide," the STIFfie Awards of 1998, and STIFfie founder Mary Urhausen.
July 21, 2012: The Ballad of Derpy Hooves
This week, Emily and V are... surprisingly heartwarmed? Pleasantly shocked? Tentatively on board with a fandom they were very nervous to cover? We're talking about Bronies this week.
July 1982: "July" Delights Harry/Johnny Fans (And Us)
Do ya feel lucky? Punk! (We do, because we’ve discovered the Harry/Johnny fandom of the 1980s and we love it so, so, so much.)
July 9, 2009: Ianto Jones Breaks Fandom’s Heart For Eternity
This week, Emily and V look at a fandom event that was listed on our research spreadsheet as, simply, "A HUGE FUCKING DEAL."
BONUS! The Multiverse of Emily-and-V Madness with Mind the Tags!
You have two nickels! This week, Emily and V joined forces with... Emily and Vee! You requested it in our May listener survey: it's a wild conversation with fellow fandom podcast, Mind the Tags.
June 25: Yuri Day (百合の日) with Erica Friedman
Because we are not anime girlies, we asked THEE anime expert, Erica Friedman, to join us and explain all things yuri in this supersized episode!
June 14, 2011: #shirtgate, Or: The Gaylor Episode
How? Why? Whomst? Where? It's all been way-too-meticulously recorded for the ages, so join us down the rabbithole.
June 13-14, 2008: What We Can Learn from FedConUSA
The key ideas are leaking spinal fluid, nuclear-angry celebrity guests, the relative gullibility of us scifi nerds, and German diplomacy.
June 1990: Our Girl Beverly Zuk Teaches Us Many Things
This week, V and Emily take a look at the illustrious -- pun intended -- life and career of Big Name Fanartist and writer Beverly Zuk, whose Fanlore page is a riot of full-frontal Vulcans.
May 25, 1977, 1983, 2018: The Real Star Wars Day
While audience reactions to the three movies aren't identical, the Force grip that Star Wars has on all of us has remained steadfast since the beginning. Star Wars is more than a fandom. It's an energy... it surrounds us and penetrates us... it binds the Galaxy together.
May 20, 1998: Yet Another Godzilla Fandom Battle
We learn about Japan's bananas intellectual property laws in the '90s and about a BANANAS crossover zine that spanned over 600 pages of fic. This is truly a giant-size episode chock full of kaiju content.
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.
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??
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?
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.
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?