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This Week In Fandom History

This Week In Fandom History

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Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #012: Emily's Safeword Is 'Pedro Pascal' with @elismor (Mr. Immortal, Marvel; Andromache the Scythian, The Old Guard)

Oct 7, 202648 min

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

Oct 4, 202658 min

CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention || Episode #007: Five Months Out

Sep 30, 20261h 15m

October 3: Mean Girls Day with Allegra from STAN Podcast

Sep 27, 20261h 14m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #011: Is the Squirrel in the Room With Us? with Lauren Shippen (The Avenger, Squirrel Girl)

Sep 23, 20261h 6m

September 24, 2014: In Which We Got Jossed By Dan & Phil

Sep 20, 202652 min

September 13, 2005: Supernatural Premieres, Lightning Bottled, with Heidi Tandy

Sep 13, 20261h 2m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #010: Let's Leave Mommy Out Of It with Ella Dawson (White Fox, Superman)

Sep 10, 202656 min

September 4, 1995: Xena Reinvents Fandom

Sep 6, 20261h 0m

BONUS! Feed Drop - Femme & Furious - Fast 5 - August 18, 2026

Sep 2, 20261h 23m

September 1, 1850: Lindmania Shapes the American Middle Class

Aug 30, 20261h 2m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #009: A Shaking Were-Chihuahua with Paul Caiola

Aug 26, 202654 min

CONstruction || Episode #006: Six Months Out

Aug 23, 20261h 2m

August 27, 2014: #Gamergate Coined

Aug 23, 20261h 6m

August 16, 2021: Shang-Chi Rises to the Top of the MCU

Aug 16, 202659 min

BONUS! Feed Drop: Lez Hang Out - 816 - Lez-ssentials Pretty Little Liars with John Arrow

Aug 12, 20261h 44m

August 2 - August 18, 2020: BTS ARMY Wages War on AO3

Aug 9, 202650 min

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #008: Biological Fallout with @pandaimitator

Aug 5, 202648 min

July 1998: The STIFfie Awards Have "Nothing to Hide"

Aug 2, 202646 min

July 21, 2012: The Ballad of Derpy Hooves

Jul 26, 202651 min

CONstruction || Episode #005: Seven Months Out

Jul 23, 202644 min

July 1982: "July" Delights Harry/Johnny Fans (And Us)

Jul 19, 20261h 0m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #007: Peacocking Straight Men with Foz Meadows

Jul 15, 20261h 0m

July 9, 2009: Ianto Jones Breaks Fandom's Heart For Eternity

Jul 12, 202656 min

BONUS! The Multiverse of Emily-and-V Madness with Mind the Tags!

Jul 8, 20261h 18m

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

Jun 28, 20261h 35m

CONstruction #004 || Eight Months Out

Jun 24, 20261h 8m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #006: Are You Familiar with Straight Women? with Elizabeth Minkel

Jun 17, 20261h 2m

June 14, 2011: #shirtgate, Or: The Gaylor Episode

Jun 14, 20261h 26m

June 13-14, 2008: What We Can Learn from FedConUSA

Jun 10, 202657 min

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #005: Flowers in the Hydra Bunker with Rue

Jun 3, 20261h 3m

June 1990: Our Girl Beverly Zuk Teaches Us Many Things

May 31, 202658 min

May 25, 1977, 1983, 2018: The Real Star Wars Day

May 24, 20261h 10m

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #004: The Greg Grunberg Cinematic Universe with Shit Larries Say

May 21, 202648 min

May 20, 1998: Yet Another Godzilla Fandom Battle

May 17, 202651 min

CONstruction || Episode #003: Nine Months Out

May 14, 20261h 2m

May 12, 2008: The Bench: Fan Feud Is Our First Sign JK Rowling Has Done A Heel-Turn

May 10, 202656 min

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 003: The Messiest Person Ever in General with @morethanonepage

May 7, 20261h 5m

May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The Tower

May 3, 20261h 5m

April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking

Apr 26, 202649 min

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 002: A Lot More Planes with Maggie @bossymarmalade

Apr 22, 202654 min

April 21, 2008: The Open-Source Boob Project Grosses Us Out

Apr 19, 202653 min

CONstruction || Episode #002: Ten Months Out

Apr 15, 20261h 3m

S4 Ep 159April 13, 2013: A BNF of Ice & Fire, Or: Lindaaaa, GRRM, and Racism (TW Misogyny, Racism, Terrible Language)

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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 (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!

Apr 12, 202653 min

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 001: Cheeked Up with Mia from The Fan Girl Film Club

Apr 8, 202645 min

S4 Ep 158March 30, 1981: An Obsessed Jodie Foster Fan Gives Fans A Bad Name

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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. After the event, though, came the fallout: the idea of "the obsessed fan" became a cultural boogeyman of the early '80s. So what was fandom supposed to do if not write scathing LOCs in Star Trek zines? We look at how the demonization of "fans" played out in the dialogue of actual fans in fannish spaces, and really, we did our best to be classy. Well. V did. Sources Wikipedia Fanlore: I'd like to comment, yet again... Fanlore: So many topics in the past few months... Fanlore: Interstat Fanlore: Public Image 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!

Apr 5, 20261h 2m

S4 Ep 157April 4, 2024: BiBuck on The Weewoo Show

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Weewoo! This week, Emily and V talk about not Steve and Bucky, nor Steve and Eddie, nor Edward and Stede, but the FOURTH slash pairing with the same names: Buck and Eddie from 9-1-1. Specifically, the glorious handling of Buck's realization of his bisexuality and the awesome way his actor, Oliver Stark, is stewarding his role and the storyline. Of course, not everyone loved Buck's coming out -- either because of biphobia specifically, homophobia generally, or being a dick about shipping -- but Oliver Stark seems to love BiBuck enough to make up for that. Also: V comes up with some really great new nicknames for Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny. Sources Fanlore: 9-1-1 Fanlore: Evan "Buck" Buckley Promo Codes 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!

Mar 29, 202650 min

S4 Ep 156March 23, 2025: JonasCon Is Burnin' Up

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SOS! This week, V and Emily talk about the fandom for one of V's favorite bands, although sadly she was not in attendance at this legendary event: JonasCon. We discuss nostalgia, cringe culture, TWO new kinds of fanfiction that we'd never heard of before in our lives, pairing preferences differentiated by fic platform, the Taylor Swift of it all, and millennials' dreams of living in the mall. Were you a Jonas Brothers fan? Did you, like V, have only one possession to your name in 2009 and that possession was a Jonas Brothers poster? Let us know in the comments on Tumblr, Instagram, or Spotify! Sources Slate Jonas Fanfiction Archive via Wayback Machine Fanlore Promo Codes 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!

Mar 22, 202656 min

S1 Ep 1CONstruction || Episode #001: Eleven Months Out

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Welcome to a brand-new TWIFH special miniseries podcast! We're calling it "CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention." Each month, V will catch up with John @jarrow, the logistics guy with all the spreadsheets and contracts for TGI Femslash, about, well, how to throw a successful fan convention. If you've ever thought, "It sure would be fun to spend the weekend with other people talking about my blorbo" but didn't know where to start, John has the knowledge and is willing to share it. This month, we're 11 months away from the next TGI Femslash in-person con, and V wants to start from the beginning: how do you know whether your idea for a fan con is even a good idea? How do you build a community? And it costs HOW much to feed people?! If you have any questions for John about TGI Femslash or about the logistics behind planning a convention, you can send them to him via the TWIFH inbox on our Tumblr! Promo Codes 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!

Mar 18, 202653 min

S4 Ep 155March 18, 1975: M*A*S*H Says "Abyssinia Henry" with @dearmash1975project

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Attention! This week, a very special guest joins V and Emily to help tackle one of the biggest shows ever on American TV and, further, one of the biggest shock character deaths of all time. We're so excited to have Lily, AKA @dearmash1975project, join us to talk about the M*A*S*H season 3 closer, "Abyssinia Henry," and how it inspired her to embark on the coolest fan project of all time. We talk about the Dear Mash 1975 project, shocking character deaths, fan entitlement and how it's changed over the decades, the lawlessness of the 1970s, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Alan Alda fangirls, Klinger, #conformitygate, and so much more. Lily was an amazing interview, and she made us want to watch M*A*S*H! Who was the character death that shocked you the most? Tell us in a reblog on Tumblr or in the comments on Instagram or Spotify! Sources @dearmash1975project on Tumblr and Substack Promo Codes 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!

Mar 15, 20261h 19m