V Arrow 10/11/26 V Arrow 10/11/26

October 14-16, 1988: The Blake's 7 Slash Wars Build Fandom's Fourth Wall (with Lena Barkin)

Down and... safe? This week, V and Emily are joined by fandom scholar Lena Barkin (The Fanthropologist) to discuss an event that should, really, be as notorious in fanfiction culture as the Anne Rice debacle or Cassandra Clare kerfuffle: the Blake's 7 Slash Wars.

V Arrow 10/4/26 V Arrow 10/4/26

BONUS! Mind the Tags - Ready or Knot: Our Deep Dive into the Omegaverse

In this episode, our friends Vee and Emily from Mind the Tags (not to be confused with TWIFH’s Emily and V) do a deep-dive into the inner workings of the omegaverse. Thank you for saving us after TWIFH suffered a Tech Tragedy, friends!

V Arrow 9/6/26 V Arrow 9/6/26

September 4, 1995: Xena Reinvents Fandom

The Xenites weren’t just early adopters of online fandom. They were architects of it.

V Arrow 8/2/26 V Arrow 8/2/26

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.

V Arrow 7/19/26 V Arrow 7/19/26

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.)

V Arrow 7/8/26 V Arrow 7/8/26

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.

V Arrow 5/31/26 V Arrow 5/31/26

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.

V Arrow 5/17/26 V Arrow 5/17/26

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.

V Arrow 5/3/26 V Arrow 5/3/26

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.

V Arrow 3/30/26 V Arrow 3/30/26

March 2, 2017: "All the Young Dudes" Debuts on AO3

Wotcher! What the fuck is FicTok and why is it so influential??

V Arrow 3/30/26 V Arrow 3/30/26

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?

V Arrow 3/30/26 V Arrow 3/30/26

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?

V Arrow 3/30/26 V Arrow 3/30/26

January 21, 2002: The First Time Someone Posted A Five Times Fic

+1! Which 5+1 fics have devastated you beyond comprehension? Have you ever written one?