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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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#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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#19 | tips for scary social settings & stories from...

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2023/03/17

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking tips and tricks to being confident in anxiety ridden social situations, plus they attended the Shadow & Bone premiere this week, so it’s story time! And they discuss the 2023 Oscars, Triangle of Sadness, & the Last of Us. In chapter chat today Natasha and Christine discuss chapters 26

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#18 | Recasting Twilight for the Mars audience with...

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2023/03/10

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re joined by special guests, from the #Millennial podcast: Andrew Sims and Pamela Gocobachi. They’re all making a case for what Twilight book scene, is the best scene and together they all recast the twilight movies, it’s a time. Plus Andrew and Pam are sharing their experiences covering the Twilight

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#17 | Our Favorite Rom-Com Movies with Christina Lauren!

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2023/03/03

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re joined by special guests and author duo Christina Lauren aka Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings, eighteen time International best selling romance novelists!! They’re chatting romance gateway books, top 3 rom-com movies, Twilight, and fan fiction! Plus we chat about the new Lord of the Rings film

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#16 | What's TAYLOR SWIFT'S most ICONIC ERA?

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2023/02/24

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they're talking Taylor Swifts best era! WHICH ONE WAS TAYLOR'S BEST ONE?! That is the question. Team Polisbananas listner and fellow Swiftie Abby joins the discussion to argue for Tswift's best Era and tell us all about her expireince going to the Rep Room and meeting Taylor Swift back in 2018. Plus we chat

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#15 | Dating App Rules & Mishaps

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2023/02/17

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today in this valentines day themed episode they're disucssig the rules theyve set up for themselves when it comest dating on the apps, and what their own dating apps would look like if they created them. Plus season four of YOU, Rihanna's superbowl performance, Chain of Thorns, Your Place or Mine, and more! In

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#14 | Worst Movies of 2022 (& the Grammys!)

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2023/02/10

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they're hosting their own version of the Razzies: they're chatting the worst movies of 2022. Plus everything that went down at the Grammys, Bridgerton news, superhero burnout, and more. Chapter chat will be back next week: we'll be discussing Chapters 20 & 21 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J

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#13 | First Annual Fangirl Oscars

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2023/02/03

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Where Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they're hosting their own version of the Oscars, they’re chatting the top 10 movies of 2022! Plus Harry Styles, Blake Lively being cast in It Ends With Us, and The Last of Us. This week in chapter chat they discuss chapters 18 & 19 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. Join those F%#KING

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12: #12 | What was your first ever fandom?

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2023/01/27

This is Those Forking Fangirls!! Where Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, and pop culture fandoms and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they're chatting their first fandoms as wee kiddies and tracing them into adulthood - everything from beanie babies, to cats, to photography and the Sims! Plus they chat Vampire Academy, They Both Die at the End coming to Netflix, Britney Spears, and the Last of us. This week in chapter chat they discuss

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