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November 3, 2017: Thor: Ragnarok Divides the MCU Fandom
And he was like, BLEGHGH! IT'S ME! How did different perspectives inform the ways that audiences enjoyed -- or didn't enjoy -- Thor: Ragnarok?
September 20, 2020: Heat Waves, Or: We Try to Understand MCYT
This week, V and Emily stumble along in the dark as they try desperately to fulfill a request for the MCYT.
July 1997: Highlander [WAR!] II
They're on a boat! We're venturing back to the wonderful, weird world wide web of the late '90s to see a mailing list [WAR!] -- a round-robin, not-technically-roleplaying-but-it-kinda-is, fanfiction extravaganza.
November 5, 2020: November 5! With Special Guest, SPN Writer Meghan Fitzmartin
Happy November 5! This week, V and Emily are joined by special guest, Supernatural writer Meghan Fitzmartin, who gives us the skinny on what it was like from the other side of the curtain.
July 19, 2019: Veronica Mars Kills Off LoVe... And Its Entire Fandom
KABOOM! This week, V and Emily discuss a fandom that V was very much in, and is very much no longer in. Because no one is.
July 11, 2016: Voltron Fandom Airs Its "Dirty Laundry"
Not again... This week, Emily and V look at yet another time that a fandom cannibalized one of its own because of popularity: "Dirty Laundry" by gibslythe.
July 12, 2013: Pacific Rim Released, Pacific Rim AUs Invented
Into the drift! Topics include the Mako Mori Test, why and how this fandom is the victim of Any Two White Guys syndrome, and... Jupiter Ascending?
June 20, 1904: Saluton, Morojo! (The Invention of Cosplay)
Saluton! This week, Emily and V look at the life of one of fandom's under-appreciated heroes: Morojo, AKA Myrtle Rebecca Smith Gray Nolan (née Douglas), the Mother of Cosplay.
June 14, 2021: The NSFW Episode (Thanks, Batman)
Holy lunch at the Y, Batman! This week, V and Emily just rate which, if any, superheroes are fuckable, because DC's editorial team made an edict in 2021 that will never, ever, ever, never not be funny.
June 8, 2024: A Surprise for Emily! (TW Mentions of Suicide, Parental Grief, Religious Control)
Roll for initiative! This week, we’re focusing on the writing of one blorbo extraordinaire, Mr. Eddie Munson.
June 3, 2011: Cherik Explodes the X-Men Multiverse
Those two men are so, so sad and they should kiss about it. Which version of the X-Men do you like best?
May 25: A Double Nerd Holiday!
Whether you're hopping from planet to planet with Arthur Dent or patrolling the streets of Ankh-Morpork, there is something about the universe to find joy and connection about on May 25. Would you rather have a towel or an egg??
May 19, 1997: Clan Denial Avenges Richie Ryan... On the High Seas
Come along with us as we shadow Clan Denial on a cruise! (A real one, on a boat. It's shipping on a ship.)
May 1–31, 2020: The First VoiceTeam!
Let's pull some pranks and make some friendship bracelets! And, of course, make some podfic!
May 6, 2001: BNF Leyla Harrison Appears on The X-Files
Grab your tissues, it's a crying episode! This week, V and Emily look at the short life and long impact of X-Files BNF (Big Name Fan) and BNA (Big Name Author), Leyla Harrison.
April 27, 2023: Fanbinding Puts Dramione Fandom in a Bind
We're probably preaching entirely to the choir if you love fandom enough to be listening to a fandom history podcast, but still.
April 20, 2000: The Haircut Warning Wars
Get ready to be kind of mad at people in the past! Has your fandom had a trigger warning debate?
BONUS! Trans Fans Have Always Been Here (TW Old-Fashioned Terminology Uses)
In light of certain fandoms' creators recently using their considerable fortunes to substantively make life worse for trans people, particularly trans women, this week, V and Emily take a look at a pioneering gender-nonconforming person who, literally, founded modern scifi fandom: Donald Wollheim.
April 8, 2023: Trans Hanni Day + Adapt, Evolve, Become
Do you see, Will? This week, V and Emily finally have a happy, joyous, euphoric episode!