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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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#39 | The Booktube to Author Journey feat. Sasha Alsberg

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2023/08/25

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 what it was like to transition from Booktuber/Online Book-reveiwer to author with the help of special guest, author, and Booktuber, Sasha Alsberg. In Chapter Chat, they venture into chapters 13,14, & 15 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we talk about our career aspirations

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#38 | THE NEW MOON ERA: A Twilight Special

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2023/08/18

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 New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, the reading experience, the fandom era, the movie, the infamous interviews, the soundtracks, the places we were in our lives, ALL THE THINGS. In Chapter Chat they venture into chapters 11 & 12 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we talk about

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#37 | THE TSWIFT ERAS TOUR SPECIAL

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2023/08/11

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 TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR EXPERIENCE - breaking down the setlist, the lead up, the friendship bracelets, the outfits, the JOURNEY OF IT ALL. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we talk about Christine’s birthday and some other stories from our lives recently. That’s available on the Patreon for Team Jacob and up! Join those

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#36 | The Mortal Instruments Series was AHEAD OF ITS...

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2023/07/28

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 Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare, how we found the books, our first impressions, why they were iconic, and why we fell in love with them. Plus some SAG strike news, Fourth Wing feels, and more. This week in Chapter Chat they venture into chapters 8,9, and 10 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

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#35 | Hyped books in 2013 vs 2023

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2023/07/21

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 hyped books - the ones of 2013, ten years ago vs the ones of today in 2023. Plus the latest Taylor Swift’s news, Maise Peters, the SAG/Writers strike, and more. This week in Chapter Chat they venture into chapter 7 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine tells a long winded

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#34 | Speak Now TV & Fan-casting ACOTAR!

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2023/07/14

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 Taylor Swift’s newest drop Speak Now TV, sifting through all the vault tracks. And fan casting their favorite series A Court of Thrones and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. Plus they chat Ali Hazelwood books, Riley Sager, the Barbie movie and more! And this week in Chapter Chat they venture into chapters 5 and 6 of A Court of Mist

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#33 | growing up PIXAR

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2023/06/30

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 all things PIXAR. Favorites, least favorites, most quotable lines, most memorable characters. Plus they chat Taylor Swift news, Olivia Rodrigo, Jennifer L. Armentrout’s Blood and Ash series, Superman casting news, and more! And this week in Chapter Chat we venture into chapters 3 and 4 of A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J

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#32 | Our Favorite LGBTQ+ Books & TV!

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2023/06/23

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 in the spirit of pride they’re chatting about their favorite lgbtq+ books and tv shows with special guest Tiernan Betrand-Essingrton(aka theBooktuber)! Plus, they chat Taylor Swift news, Comic Con, Elementals, Dickinson, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Hacks, Killing Eve, Heartstopper, and more. Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we’ve got a bunch of

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#31 | People Throw Rocks at Things that Shine (how we...

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2023/06/16

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 how we all react to other people’s joy, and how that ties into our day to day mental health and our enneagrams! Plus, they chat Taylor Swift news- her break up with Matt, Marvel movies being rescheduled, and new Olivia Rodrigo music (vampire), Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we’re talking about things we miss that have given up

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#30 | SARAH J MAAS-APOLOOZA

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2023/06/09

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 character’s and universes of Sarah J. Maas! There will be spoiler warnings at the top of the show letting y’all know if you’re in danger of anything being discussed, but there are no big spoilers, with the exception of the end of ACOTAR. They’ve finally finished A Court of Thorns and Roses! In Chapter Chat we discuss the

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#29 | GOD TIER ROMANCE TROPES

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2023/06/02

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 favorite ROMANCE TROPES and where one can find them done well in various books and movies. Plus, Taylor Swift news, The Little Mermaid, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and more. In chapter chat they’re discussing chapters 42 and 43 from of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. We get our first Feyre darling this

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#28 | The Albums that Raised Us

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2023/05/26

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 most influential albums. The collections of music that inspired them, got them through emo times, and emboldened them when they needed it most. Plus, Taylor Swift news, The Little Mermaid, and Kesha’s new album Gag Oder. In chapter chat they’re discussing chapters 40 and 41 from of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah

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#27 | Could You Ever Find Love on a Reality Dating Show?

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2023/05/19

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 discussing the top love/dating reality shows, and if they believe they could actually ever find love that way! Plus, Taylor Swift news, It Ends With Us cast photos with Blake Lively, Silo on Apple TV Plus, and Survivor 44! In chapter chat they’re discussing chapters 38 and 39 from of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. We get

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#26 | Things that have been UBER HYPED

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2023/05/12

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 discussing hype. Things that have been hyped, why they’ve been hyped, whether they agree with the hype. Christine & Natasha each have their lists, and they have a list of hyped things y’all submitted on the @thoseforkingfangirls instagram! Plus, Taylor Swift is supposedly dating Matt Healy from the 1975? The Summer I Turned Pretty

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#25 | Should we move closer to our best friends?

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2023/05/05

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’s discussion is all about how living closer to your friends, and all the ways it has the potential to improve your overall happiness and wellbeing. It was inspired by an article in the Atlantic called ‘Live Closer to Your Friends.” What would it take for you to prioritize friendship when you’re looking to move house? They also discuss the Met

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#24 | A Twilight TV Show & the Fangirl's Guide to Cons

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2023/04/28

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 diving into news that a Twilight TV show is coming and their best tips for attending fan conferences (comic con / book con / etc) parasocial relationships, and more. They also discuss Taylor Swift, Yellowjackets, and the Dungeons and Dragons film. It’s a FUN TIME. Chapter chat will be back next week with chapters 34 and 35 of A Court

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#23 | MILLENNIAL VS GEN Z: Pop Culture, Social Media,...

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2023/04/21

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 diving into the core differences between Gen Z & Millennials as it pertains to pop culture, vernacular, fashion, and overall attitude. It’s a FUN TIME. Plus we discuss the Barbie trailer, Ryan Reynolds, and the Stan Lee documentary. In chapter chat today Natasha and Christine discuss chapters 34 and 35 of A Court of Thorns and

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#22 | TSWIFT IS SINGLE & WE LOVE MUSICALS

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2023/04/14

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 diving into the devastating news that Taylor Swift and Joe split, and then they’re diving into a discussion about MUSICALS! The best live broadway shows vs the best movie musicals! a pit of nostalgia with the brother episode! Plus they chat Harry Potter being adapted by Hbo Max, and Emily Henry’s Beach Read, and People we Meet on

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#21 | Oh Brother! A Nostalgic Sibling Storytime Special

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2023/04/07

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 diving into a pit of nostalgia with the brother episode! Christine’s brother Paul, and Natasha’s brother Alex are here to discuss the role fandom had in their lives as siblings growing up, and to reminisce together about the hijinks and pranks they encountered through the years. Plus Paul and Alex wow us with a whole gaggle of

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#20 | the best BOOK to TV adaptations

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2023/03/31

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 about the best and worst book to TV adaptations! And they discuss the struggle of dodging Taylor Swift spoilers, the release of Christine’s 2nd book in paperback, Daisy Jones & The Six, Sandition, & Yellojackets. Pre-order Christine’s novel Better Together in paperback feat a new bonus chapter here:

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