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those F%#KING fangirls

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis are chatting all things nerdy pop culture and how fandom factors into adult life. What does being a Twihard look like post the angsty teen years? What books, tv, and movies are we all obsessing over now? How does fandom infiltrate our love lives? They’re covering all that sh*t and more in their podcast Those Forking Fangirls! New episodes every Friday! If their names sound familiar, you might have seen them over the years on YouTube as PolandbananasBooks and

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#58 | Our Must Watch Teen Movies

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2024/01/19

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking favorite teen movies - Mean Girls, Clueless, Easy A, The Princess Diaries, Grease - all the classics. Plus they chat Daredevil, Taylor Swift, the The Bear, Killers of The Flower Moon, A Fire In The Flesh, Monarch, and more! Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha catch up on stories from the past week. Natasha’s

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CHAPTER CHAT | A Court of Thorns and Roses: Ch 1-13

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2024/01/18

Welcome to CHAPTER CHAT! Natasha and Christine are debuting a whole new show releasing weekly on Thursdays where they will be re-reading and having in-depth discussions about some of their favorite books. They have pulled their re-read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas i.e. ACOTAR from last year to release in 4 Parts. Welcome to Part 1 of their ACOTAR Re-Read. Today they are discussing Chapters 1-13. Careful of mild spoilers as they are up to date on all of Sarah's books and the goal

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#57 | HOW MUCH REALLY CHANGES IN 10 YEARS? 2014 vs 2024

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2024/01/12

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re looking back on 2014 as compared to 2024, in terms of pop culture and their personal journeys with mental health, goals, dreams, aspirations, lessons, and more. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, the Golden Globes, Anyone But You, Saltburn, the Percy Jackson show, and all the other books and movies they watched over the break. Today in

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#56 | 23 Moments that Made Our 2023

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2023/12/22

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing their year, going through their top 23 most memorable moments of 2023 — AND the episodes of the pod y’all rated as Top Those Forking Girls Ten of the year! Plus they chat today in Taylor Swift, and the Golden Globe nominations that just dropped! In chapter chat they dig into chapters 36 and 37 of A Court of Mist and Fury by

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#55 | The Friendmas Holiday Special!

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2023/12/15

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing Taylor Swifts’ big moment as Time’s person of the year, and celebrating FRIENDMAS with a fun gift exchange! Plus they chat Iron Flame, Squid Game the Challenge, The Wishing Game, and more. Then in chapter chat they dig into chapters 34 and 35 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine

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#54 | MARVEL HOTTAKES feat. TAYA MILLER

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2023/12/08

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing all things Marvel with special guest Taya Miller!!! Women in the marvel universe, the perfect spiderman, the Disney plus shows, and more! Plus, as always, Taylor Swift Updates! Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha discuss dog attacks and the male gaze. That’s available on the Patreon for Team Jacob and up! Join

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#53 | Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes + Best TV of 2023!

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2023/12/01

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing the new Hunger Games movie the Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and they’re counting down their TOP 10 TV SHOWS of 2023. Plus Taylor Swift updates, Disneyland news, Across the Spiderverse, How to Lose the Time War, and more. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha talk first kisses and discuss being late bloomers

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#52 | The FRIENDS Moments that Live in our Heads Rent...

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2023/11/24

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re deep diving into their favorite episodes of Friends, and what this show means to them. Plus Taylor Swift in Rio, Harry Style’s hair, and more. This week in chapter chat they’re deep diving chapters 32 and 33 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha have a story time chat .That’s

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#51 | Battle of the Streaming Services & the Tay-Trav...

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2023/11/17

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re breaking down every streaming platform: Netflix, Prime, Peacock, Apple TV plus, Paramount, and Disney — and deciding which they can cut from their roster’s in the new year. Plus Taylor Swift and Travis in Argentina, the grammy’s, the SAG strike, Mean Girls, and more. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha have a story time

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#50 | If we were in the Hunger Games!

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2023/11/10

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re having some fun projecting their own version of the 74th Hunger Games, what book characters they’d team up with, and how they’d survive. Plus Britney Spear’s member The Woman in Me, the SAG strike, and more. Chapter Chat is back! This week they’re chatting chapters 30 and 31 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in

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#49 | Iconic Costumes & 1989 (Taylor's Version)

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2023/11/03

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing 1989 Taylor’s Version, and ICONIC costumes through movies and TV over the years with our special guest, our new social media manager, Chloé Laverson. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha have a story time chat .That’s available on the Patreon for Team Jacob and up! Join those F%#KING FANGIRLS Patreon Community:

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#48 | What Makes a Fandom Stand the Test of Time

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2023/10/27

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing the longevity of fandom - we chat the Swiftdom, Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson, Outlander, and more.! What exactly are the perfect ingredients to create an everlasting fandom? Plus the latest with TSwift and Travis Kelce, the house he bought, the most recent game, all with our special guest, our new social media manager,

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#47 | is Gilmore Girls the most re-watchable show of...

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2023/10/20

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing all things GILMORE GIRLS!! Ships, favorite episodes, rewatch-ability, the reboot! Plus the latest with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, the eras tour movie, and more. In Chapter Chat this week they’re deep diving chapters 28 & 29 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and

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#46 | Stories from The Era's Tour Movie Premiere

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2023/10/13

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re discussing their experience at the world premiere of Taylor Swift’s ERA’S Tour Movie!! Outfits, prep, and THE DAY ITSELF. It’s a sleepless unhinged story time adventure. Next week we’ll be back with our classic format! Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha chat secret favorite movies. That’s available on the Patreon for

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#45 | Why aren't we into sports?!

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2023/10/06

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting their relationship with the “sports” fandom. Inspired by of course Ms. Taylor Swift. Plus they discuss Taylor at the Jets game, Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods, Percy Jackson the show, Fourth Wing, and more. This week in chapter chat they break down chapters 24, 25, 26, & 27 of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Mist and

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#44 | Tswift, Travis, & Our Favorite Fictional Couples

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2023/09/29

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting their favorite fictional couples! And their most controversial ships. Plus they discuss Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Iron Flame midnight shows, the 1989 vault tracks, and more. This week in chapter chat they break down chapters 21,22,& 23 of Sarah J Maas’s A Court of Mist and Fury. Today in Fangirl Tea Time:

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#43 | Reacting to Your Twilight Hot Takes!!

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2023/09/22

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re doing their first episode in front of a live audience! They’re reacting to all of the Twilight Hot Takes y’all have sent in over the past month live from the Forks Highschool Library at the Twilight Forever in Forks Festival! Plus they discuss the VMAS, Timothee Chalamet, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, and more. Today in Fangirl Tea

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#42 | Traveling for our favorite Books & Movies

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2023/09/15

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today discussing the places they've traveled for their favorite fandoms, and the destinations still on their wishlists! Plus, their thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo's new album GUTS, Taylor Swift news, Joe Jonas & Sophie's divorce, and more. In Chapter Chat today they deep dive chapters 19 and 20 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in

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#41 | Thank you, next - Fandoms Edition

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2023/09/08

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re deep-diving into the fandoms that passed them by - the fandoms they may have tried to vibe with but just couldn't. Christine also reads her 3rd book synopsis and discuss the Taylor Swift Eras movie. In Chapter Chat, they venture into chapters 17 and 18 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Storytime

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#40 | 5 POP CULTURE ICONS Who are LITERALLY your bestie

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2023/09/01

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re doing a sort of friendship exercise: they’ve each chosen five pop culture characters they’d use to describe each other, it’s a fun time. They also discuss the cover launch of Christine’s new book Attached at the Hip, the latest in Taylor Swift news, the new Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus singles, and more! In Chapter Chat they venture

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