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June 25: Yuri Day (百合の日) with Dr. Erica Friedman

Because we are not anime girlies, we asked THEE anime expert, Dr. Erica Friedman, to join us and explain all things yuri in this supersized episode!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking

Have you ever written for a zine? Do you like tea? Can you Britpick for us??

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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?

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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.

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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.