Show overview
This Week In Fandom History has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 179 episodes, alongside 7 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 180 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 4th season.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 54 min and 1h 8m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Leisure show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 37 episodes already out so far this year. Published by TWIFH Podcast.
From the publisher
Co-hosted by V @aimmyarrowshigh (I Met You On LJ) and Emily @idontgettechnology (I Ship It), This Week In Fandom History celebrates fandom culture's highest highs and weirdest lows. With which short-lived vampire cop drama was the very first X-Files fic crossed over? Who is Tara Gilesbie? How recently did the Starsky & Hutch Lending Library rent out its last zine? What were Strikethrough, Racefail, LGBTFansDeserveBetter, and Conchobar, anyway? V and Emily trade off some deep-internet research each week to learn and laugh (and sometimes rage) their way through the annals (heh) of fandom history. Come join us!
Latest Episodes
View all 179 episodesJune 25: Yuri Day (百合の日) with Dr. Erica Friedman
CONstruction #004 || Eight Months Out
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #006: Are You Familiar with Straight Women? with Elizabeth Minkel
June 14, 2011: #shirtgate, Or: The Gaylor Episode
June 13-14, 2008: What We Can Learn from FedConUSA
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #005: Flowers in the Hydra Bunker with Rue
June 1990: Our Girl Beverly Zuk Teaches Us Many Things
May 25, 1977, 1983, 2018: The Real Star Wars Day
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #004: The Greg Grunberg Cinematic Universe with Shit Larries Say
May 20, 1998: Yet Another Godzilla Fandom Battle
CONstruction || Episode #003: Nine Months Out
May 12, 2008: The Bench: Fan Feud Is Our First Sign JK Rowling Has Done A Heel-Turn
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 003: The Messiest Person Ever in General with @morethanonepage
May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower
April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking
Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 002: A Lot More Planes with Maggie @bossymarmalade
April 21, 2008: The Open-Source Boob Project Grosses Us Out
CONstruction || Episode #002: Ten Months Out
S4 Ep 159April 13, 2013: A BNF of Ice & Fire, Or: Lindaaaa, GRRM, and Racism (TW Misogyny, Racism, Terrible Language)
EYikes, 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 (Linda Antonsson). We literally can't use any of the words that Lindaaaa uses to refer to fellow A Song of Ice & Fire/Game of Thrones fans and still have this episode be SEO-searchable and able to show up on your podcatcher, so, uh, make sure you're wearing headphones if you plan to listen around other people. Of any age. She's a peach. But also, we learn about a type of fanfiction -- BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT IS, LINDA -- that we'd never encountered before: the MUSH. Sources A Storm of Hate (Link now defunct) Beximilian: The Ballad of Lindaaaa (Wayback Machine) Promo Check out our new pod-friends That Aged Well! Feel conflicted about the movies you loved as a kid? Let Paul and Erika guide you through all that beloved garbage we watched… after all, nostalgia is more fun when you aren't the only one embarrassed by it. Come dive into yesterday's pop culture today! Aim High Brooch Designs - For 25% off any order on Aim High Brooch Designs on Etsy, including a custom brooch, bag charm, keychain, or magnet design, use the promo code TWIFH. This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history! Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistory We're now on Instagram! @/thisweekinfandomhistory Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifh You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory. If you have a fannish company, event, or service and would like to sponsor or partner with TWIFH, please contact us via our website. Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!