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September 1, 1850: Lindmania Shapes the American Middle Class
Did you know that the fangirls of 1850 were Just Like Us? They sobbed, they squeed, they schemed to meet their faves, and they spent way, WAY too much on concert tickets. Come wait outside the stage doors with us for a glimpse at the Swedish Nightingale.
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.
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.
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.
March 31, 1995: The Death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (TW: Murder, gun violence)
This week, Emily and V look at the brilliant life and tragic death of the Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered by the president of her national fan club.
February 28, 1986: Pretty In Pink Proves the Brat Pack Possess Power
That's not a name, that's a major appliance! What's your favorite Brat Pack film? Are you a brain... an athlete... a basketcase... a princess... or a criminal?
January 14, 2014: SPN Versus The Beliebers, Or: The Dumbest Twitter Beef
Remember when Emily said that the AO3 Top Ships Poll Fraud was the silliest thing she's covered on TWIFH? This probably beats it.
1924: The Centennial Special!
The bees' knees! We're celebrating 100 years of fannish passion and what it really means to be a legend that never dies.
April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic Sinks (And 85 Years Later There's a Huge Fandom About It)
Iceberg right ahead! Are you ready to go back to Titanic?