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Muffins! This week, Emily and V are... surprisingly heartwarmed? Pleasantly shocked? Tentatively on board with a fandom they were very nervous to cover? We're talking about Bronies this week, which is to say, adult (mostly male) fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. This week in fandom history, they were acknowledged by their show canon with the inclusion of their fandomwide blorbo, a backgrounder named... well... therein lies the wank. It's a rare thing when both Emily and V agree with all sides of a fandom argument, but this is one of those cases. Everyone was right, and everyone was wrong, and while nobody won, nobody really lost, either. Get your background cels aligned and hoist your mailbag onto your shoulder, because this is the Ballad of Derpy Hooves. Sources Fanlore: Derpy Hooves Fanlore: Save Derpy Equestria Daily MLP Wiki Promo Virtual TGIF/F - Our friends at TGI Femslash have just announced a brand-new, online fan con happening this summer. On August 29–30, Virtual TGIF/F will bring femslash fans from around the world together for discussion panels, online events, and more. Registration opens June 1st. Find out more at tgifemslash.com/virtualcon Rebel Ever After - As we face down a second Trump Presidency, we need the escapism of a good romance novel more than ever. But romance isn't a fluffy distraction from politics — from its first transgressive pages, the romance genre centered the needs, desires and ambitions of women. Now more than ever, we need romances that envision a world where everyone can live their happily ever after. Fight fascism and fall in love with Rebel Ever After. Join sex & culture critic and author Ella Dawson, as she interviews her favorite romance authors about writing swoony, sexy and progressive romance novels. Plus: Has the internet ruined media literacy? Will the "smut" discourse ever end? Why is the Mothman so hot? Follow the show on Instagram, Threads and Bluesky @brosandprose. Support the show by subscribing at patreon.com/brosandprose. It's A Lot - It's a Lot is full of real stories and messy feelings, empathy and hilarity. In one episode they analyze a campy, queer, dystopian graphic novel and in another they share what it's like when your kid comes out to you as trans. Whether you're curious why mom influencers share their kids' lives online, what it's like living with a rare genetic disease, or you just want to hear from relatable parents who actually go to therapy, It's a Lot is a great listen! Find it wherever you get your podcasts – just look for the pink logo with a skeleton hand holding a phone. Psychotronic Sisters - Psychotronic Sisters is for fans of offbeat, genre, and cult cinema, classic to current. Every other week we do deep dive analysis, appreciation and background on a movie, person, or theme. Recent topics include: The Substance and similar classic films about women and aging, Men losing control in 3 1980s horror classics, Urban siege films of the 1980s, a tribute to German icon Udo Kier, female giallo thrillers, backstage horror, and more. Check out the show on YouTube. 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! Visit us online at http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com
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This episode will be available to all listeners for 7 days before access is locked to our $5+ Patreon donors. This week, our C-List Superhero is Vampironica AKA Veronica Lodge but a vampire (Archie Comics), and our A-List Superhero is Michael Morbius AKA The Living Vampire (Marvel). **I am aware that I should have swapped their roles, that's my mistake. That's on me.** Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is our wonderful Patreon patron, Fanlore editor kingstoken. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
This week, Emily and V look into another bummer event. In late October 2015, a 19‑year‑old fan artist from Arizona named Paige Paz, known online as Zamii070, posted a video from a hospital room after surviving a suicide attempt. For months, she had been the target of escalating harassment from corners of the Steven Universe fandom — a community built around a show that preached empathy, communication, and radical kindness. Her hospitalization forced the internet to confront an uncomfortable truth: how did one of the most progressive fandom spaces of the mid‑2010s become a breeding ground for mobbing, purity tests, and moral vigilantism? Please read the TWs in the episode title and take care of yourself before choosing to listen; there is nothing graphic and no details are disclosed, but be cautious if concerned. Sources The Daily Dot r/stevenuniverse r/HobbyDrama Jezebel AlphaOmegaSin on YouTube Online Hate and Hurt by Jessica Ruth Austin Promo TGI Femslash - Our favorite fan convention, TGIF/F, is happening soon! The con is back on February 18-21, 2027, in Los Angeles, and registration is open now. The convention is limited to 100 attendees, so make sure you register soon to experience a wonderful, intimate, friendly con full of like-minded femslash lovers as you make friends with fellow queer fans, dance the night away to vids at Club Femslash, participate in the one-of-a-kind Fic Battle, and attend fascinating panels. You can get more information and register for your spot at http://www.tgifemslash.com. We'll be there, and we hope you will, too! Smooch Fest - Are you a pop culture enthusiast and a romance fan? Do you live for a swoonworthy scene? Is the moment when two characters kiss your favorite part of a movie, tv show, or book? Then you might want to check out, Smooch Fest, a podcast about kissing! Smooch Fest is a celebration of the most iconic kisses in pop culture hosted by Lena Olson (Writer, Producer, and Smooch Connoisseur). Each episode, she’s joined by guests to discuss much-loved smooches from Titanic, Heated Rivalry, Love Island, Gilmore Girls, and more! What do kisses say about romance as a whole? What can a smooch reveal about relationship dynamics? If you want to revisit these moments and go deeper behind the scenes, try listening to Smooch Fest. Pop Mystery Pod - Have you ever wondered what really happened with Jay Z and Solange on that elevator? Or why “Jaws” made people so terrified of sharks? Tess Barker, host of Pop Mystery Pod thinks about these issues a lot. Tess is the podcaster and investigative journalist who helped ignite the FreeBritney movement on her show “Britney’s Gram.” On each episode of Pop Mystery Pod, Tess uses her deep research skills and first hand reporting to unearth new info and untangle some of pop culture’s biggest mysteries. Recently, Tess has attended the trial of the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur. This fall, make sure to tune in for courtroom insights and shocking new revelations about one of music history’s most enigmatic nights. It’s pop for smart people. Listen to Pop Mystery Pod wherever you get your pods. 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 Sign up for the weekly TWIFH Zine on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com/zine! Check out our Fandom Primer playlist at http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com/start-here You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice! If you are listening on Apple Music, please leave us a kind review! Fanfic.net style, R&R :)
Roll for initiative! A few months ago, V and Emily got to play their first-ever TTRPGs on the fabulous show, Party Of One, hosted by GM Jeff. We had such a good time that he gathered us together to play our first-ever group TTRPG... all about fandom! Listen in as we learn how to play the game and create a fannish franchise from the ground up... through many reboots, remakes, and inevitable queer awakenings. It was so much fun; thank you, Jeff! Dis/Continuity -- Welcome to our anti/canon! Take part the creation, development, reinvention, and possible bastardization of a story idea. Step into the various worlds -- in-story and metafictional -- that have been built around it. Start from its origins in the 20th century media industry, up to its present status as the subject of a dedicated fandom (be it cult or "mainstream"). Along the way, you'll uncover the related stories of all the lives it has affected. CONFORM to the biases of Western pop media storytelling? or IMAGINE a more inclusive alternate history of the global culture industry? Concept, text, and visual design by Paolo Jose Cruz Party of One -- One part creative interview, and one part improv storytelling through games. A podcast about getting to know artists and entertainers through the shared, universal act of play. Each episode, host Jeff Stormer sits down with a guest one-on-one to play a game, tell a story, and have the kinds of experiences that can only occur when creative processes are allowed to run wild. There’s laughs, surprises, occasionally a few tears… it’s a good time. 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 Sign up for our weekly zine on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com/zine! Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifhpodcast You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!
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. This seismic, terrible fanwank is technically still ongoing, but hit its heyday forty years ago as the cast and crew of Blake's 7 hit back at fans -- like, specific, named fans -- who dared to write Blake/Avon slash. This supersized episode looks at the dangers of parasocial relationships, why fandom and media celebs should never cross the streams, and the nature of slash in the landscape of the 1980s. Lena brings an important POV as someone who is actively in Blake's 7 fandom today -- and is a slasher. Who do you think is the real villain of this story? Let us know in the comments wherever you're listening! Sources Fanlore: Timeline of the Blake's 7 Wars Promo TGI Femslash - Our favorite fan convention, TGIF/F, is happening soon! The con is back on February 18-21, 2027, in Los Angeles, and registration is open now. The convention is limited to 100 attendees, so make sure you register soon to experience a wonderful, intimate, friendly con full of like-minded femslash lovers as you make friends with fellow queer fans, dance the night away to vids at Club Femslash, participate in the one-of-a-kind Fic Battle, and attend fascinating panels. You can get more information and register for your spot at http://www.tgifemslash.com. We'll be there, and we hope you will, too! A Date with Dateline - Kimberly and Katie are professional true crime TV experts with no formal training but evidence lockers filled with snark and uninformed opinions. Katie watches Dateline in hopes to learn how to prevent her new husband from murdering her for the life insurance money, and Kimberly watches so she’ll know what to say when Keith Morrison interviews her about her best friend Katie’s murder. (Note, this is V's legit favorite podcast ever!) Smooch Fest - Are you a pop culture enthusiast and a romance fan? Do you live for a swoonworthy scene? Is the moment when two characters kiss your favorite part of a movie, tv show, or book? Then you might want to check out, Smooch Fest, a podcast about kissing! Smooch Fest is a celebration of the most iconic kisses in pop culture hosted by Lena Olson (Writer, Producer, and Smooch Connoisseur). Each episode, she’s joined by guests to discuss much-loved smooches from Titanic, Heated Rivalry, Love Island, Gilmore Girls, and more! What do kisses say about romance as a whole? What can a smooch reveal about relationship dynamics? If you want to revisit these moments and go deeper behind the scenes, try listening to Smooch Fest. Pop Mystery Pod - Have you ever wondered what really happened with Jay Z and Solange on that elevator? Or why “Jaws” made people so terrified of sharks? Tess Barker, host of Pop Mystery Pod thinks about these issues a lot. Tess is the podcaster and investigative journalist who helped ignite the FreeBritney movement on her show “Britney’s Gram.” On each episode of Pop Mystery Pod, Tess uses her deep research skills and first hand reporting to unearth new info and untangle some of pop culture’s biggest mysteries. Recently, Tess has attended the trial of the man accused of killing Tupac Shakur. This fall, make sure to tune in for courtroom insights and shocking new revelations about one of music history’s most enigmatic nights. It’s pop for smart people. Listen to Pop Mystery Pod wherever you get your pods. 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 Sign up for our newsletter on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com! Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifh You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon
What's the story?! Well, this week, Emily and V suffered a tech tragedy and lost their entire episode at the eleventh hour. Fortunately, our friends, Other Emily and Vee from Mind the Tags, came to our rescue with an episode that we loved and think you will, too! Listen to the episode opener to find out all about the TWIFH Lost Episode, and then stay with the track to get into them guts of the omegaverse with Other Emily and Vee. Thank you so much for saving our bacon, friends! --- Mind the Tags -- Ready or Knot: Our Deep Dive into the Omegaverse Join Emily and Vee as they explore the fascinating world of the omegaverse, including its common tropes and origin in Supernatural real person fanfiction (RPF). Emily discusses some of the motivations authors have shared for writing omegaverse fics, and both Emily and Vee wax poetic about the magical time that was 2010. Topics include: Omegaverse, alpha/beta/omega dynamics, Supernatural, inaccurate wolf science Sources from today's ep: [Data] The 100 most popular tags on AO3 in 2024 by batcat229 Alpha/Beta/Omega on Fanlore a (very necessary) deep dive into the omegaverse by Rowan Ellis The Unofficial Guide to the Omegaverse by Velvelyami Starbucks Slick Recipe Who Invented the Omegaverse Anyway? by Cherry Supernatural kink meme from 2010 I ain't no lady, but you'd be the tramp. by tehdirtiestsock (thatotherperv) Omegaverse Litigation on Fanlore --- 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 serving up fanworks every day! @thisweekinfandomhistory Sign up for our newsletter on our website, http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com! Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifhpodcast You can support the show via our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/thisweekinfandomhistory Please remember to rate the show 5 stars on your listening platform of choice!