Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDecember 1893: Sherlock Holmes Fandom Goes Into Mourning
Season 1 Episode 51
The great game is on! And by the great game, we mean the invention of modern fandom as we know it. (Although we also discuss The Great Game, which: n…
2 years, 7 months ago
December 7, 2002: "Tongues Battling for Dominance" First Used... Maybe?
Season 1 Episode 50
NSFW! No, but really, this episode is extremely NSFW. And not child-safe. If you ignore that warning, it's on you. This week, V and Emily take a trip…
2 years, 7 months ago
December 1973: The World Meets Mary Sue
Season 1 Episode 49
Let teenage girls make bad art, GODDAMMIT! This week, Emily and V beat a familiar drum as they recount the unfortunate invention of Mary Sue: she's b…
2 years, 7 months ago
November 17, 2004: The Winter Soldier Makes His First Appearance
Season 1 Episode 48
Who the hell is Bucky? Well, this week, V and Emily just have a breezy totally chill chat about exactly that question -- who is this most wet and pat…
2 years, 7 months ago
November 2003: The First Yuletide Exchange Opens
Season 1 Episode 47
Baaa, says the Yuletide Goat! This week, Emily and V celebrate 20 years of fannish Yuletide, the biggest fic exchange there ever was for the tiniest …
2 years, 7 months ago
November 8, 2010: The Omegaverse Is Born
Season 1 Episode 46
Chomp! This week, V and Emily get deep into them guts of the omegaverse to take a long, hard look at where it came from, why it spread so quickly thr…
2 years, 8 months ago
October 29, 2002: The Firefly Immediate Assistance Campaign Takes Flight
Season 1 Episode 45
They attempted the impossible, and that makes them mighty! This week, Emily and V jump into the Firefly 'verse, and the Whedonverse at large, to take…
2 years, 8 months ago
October 26, 2017: The Hamilton Cannibal Mermaid HIVliving Wank
Season 1 Episode 44
What an amazing bowl of word salad! Yes, those words are all in the right order, and this week, V and Emily explain how, why, and who the culprits we…
2 years, 8 months ago
October 16, 2019: Yahoo! Groups Purge Announced
Season 1 Episode 43
Another week, another purge... this week, Emily and V take a stroll back to Yahoo! Groups for a crash course on what they were, how they worked, and …
2 years, 8 months ago
October 12, 2002: RPF is Purged from Fanfiction.net, Alexandria Burns
Season 1 Episode 41
Not the popslash! This week, V and Emily revisit one of their favorite topics -- "let teenage girls create bad art because it deserves to exist" -- a…
2 years, 8 months ago