This Week In Fandom History

01:00:10

July 1982: "July" Delights Harry/Johnny Fans (And Us)

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/07/19

Do ya feel lucky? Punk! This week, V and Emily are so, so, sososo delighted by a new-to-them fandom: Harry/Johnny, which is technically -- technically -- the Dirty Harry fandom, but is REALLY just an offshoot of Starsky & Hutch. Created wholecloth by two fannish friends based on a single look in the middle of a movie that is only the second out of five in a series that is Decidedly Not Slashy, Harry/Johnny was a hugely influential slash fandom of the 1980s and WE LOVE IT SO MUCH NOW. Come be totally

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01:00:24

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #007:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/07/15

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 Oh Taewon AKA Taegukgi (Marvel Comics), and our A-List Superhero is Vampirella (Dynamite). Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is author Foz Meadows (@fozmeadows). Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all. Do you want to be a future

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56:25

July 9, 2009: Ianto Jones Breaks Fandom's Heart For...

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2026/07/12

He tries his best! This week, Emily and V look at a fandom event that was listed on our research spreadsheet as, simply, "A HUGE FUCKING DEAL." Fandom has loved few characters the way it loved, and still loves, Ianto Jones of Torchwood. Unfortunately, he was created by a showrunner who hates fandom even more than most showrunners with the urge to Punish hate their female fans. Even so, fans' love for Ianto is -- like his love interest, Jack Harkness -- immortal. Sources Fanlore: Ianto Jones Fanlore:

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01:18:06

BONUS! The Multiverse of Emily-and-V Madness with...

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2026/07/08

You have two nickels! This week, Emily and V joined forces with... Emily and Vee! You requested it in our May listener survey: it's a wild conversation with fellow fandom podcast, Mind the Tags. We stumble over direct addresses and begin to wonder which universe we're really in (is it 616??) as we discuss the past, present, and future of fanfiction, and our own origin stories as Vs and Emilys of the fandom podcasting multiverse. Thanks, new friends! Listen & Support Mind the Tags Sources Oh, Star

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01:35:15

June 25: Yuri Day (百合の日) with Erica Friedman

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2026/06/28

::Magical girl transition!:: This week, V and Emily were asked to finally, after three and a half years of hosting a fandom podcast, tackle an anime episode. So, because we are not anime girlies, we asked THEE anime expert, Erica Friedman, to join us and explain all things yuri! From school stories in the 1920s and 1930s to Sailor Moon's magical girls, and from Japan to the United States, Erica teaches us about the importance of F/F anime and manga and even inspires us to, perhaps, watch an anime

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01:08:27

CONstruction #004 || Eight Months Out

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/06/24

Welcome to another episode of the TWIFH special miniseries podcast, CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention. Each month, V will catch up with John @jarrow, the logistics guy with all the spreadsheets and contracts for TGI Femslash, about, well, how to throw a successful fan convention. If you've ever thought, "It sure would be fun to spend the weekend with other people talking about my blorbo" but didn't know where to start, John has the knowledge and is willing to share it. This month, we're 8

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01:02:02

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #006:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/06/17

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 Beatriz Bonilla da Costa AKA Fire (DC Comics), and our A-List Superhero is Clint Barton AKA the worse Hawkeye (Marvel). Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is Fansplaining founder and editor-in-chief Elizabeth Minkel. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is

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01:26:52

June 14, 2011: #shirtgate, Or: The Gaylor Episode

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/06/14

Shake it off? This week, V and Emily delve way too deeply into a corner of the internet that makes them feel insane: #gaylor, which in some accountings kicked off this week in fandom history with Glee's #shirtgate. How? Why? Whomst? Where? It's all been way-too-meticulously recorded for the ages, so join us down the rabbithole. Also featuring Sebastian Stan??? (How could it be a TWIFH episode without mention of Bucky Barnes, tho. To be fair.) Sources Gleehab @swiftgronmasterpost (Thank you to

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57:07

June 13-14, 2008: What We Can Learn from FedConUSA

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/06/10

Defraud fans and prosper? This week, Emily and V take yet another jaunt to a fan convention gone horribly awry, and once again, it's Star Trek and it's in Dallas. This time, the key ideas are leaking spinal fluid, nuclear-angry celebrity guests, the relative gullibility of us scifi nerds, and German diplomacy. Talk turns very real as we look at the pros and cons (no pun intended) of the mainstreaming of fandom when it comes to conventions, vendors, and supporting fellow fans, while trying to stay

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01:03:08

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #005:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/06/03

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 Roscoe Dillon AKA The Top (DC Comics), and our A-List Superhero is Wanda Maximoff AKA Scarlet Witch (Marvel). Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is Rue @soundssimpleright/@rue.walker. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all. Do you

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58:09

June 1990: Our Girl Beverly Zuk Teaches Us Many Things

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/31

Send a SASE! This week, V and Emily take a look at the illustrious -- pun intended -- life and career of Big Name Fanartist and writer Beverly Zuk, whose Fanlore page is a riot of full-frontal Vulcans. We look at the fascinating fic she wrote, particularly "The Third Verdict," and read through her instructions of how to become a fanartist in 1978. Plus, we marvel at the Star Trek Welcommittee and their work to help fans connect in an age before the internet made connecting simple, if not always

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01:10:53

May 25, 1977, 1983, 2018: The Real Star Wars Day

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/24

Help us, Obi-Wan, you're our only hope! This week, Emily and V look at three separate events that, as we say in Star Wars fandom, "rhyme": the releases of Star Wars (1977), Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), and Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). While audience reactions to the three movies aren't identical, the Force grip that Star Wars has on all of us has remained steadfast since the beginning. Star Wars is more than a fandom. It's an energy... it surrounds us and penetrates us... it binds the

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48:51

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #004:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/21

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 Matt Parkman from Heroes, and our A-List Superhero is Natasha Romanov AKA Black Widow. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is Skye @anticonspiracist from the podcast Shit Larries Say. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable... like, at all. Do you

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51:48

May 20, 1998: Yet Another Godzilla Fandom Battle

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/17

Roar! This week, V and Emily look at a 70-year-old fandom that we'd never considered before: Godzilla. Thanks to a request, we look at the schism in the fandom, and the Godzilla canon, caused by Hollywood's GODZILLA (1998) -- also known as Zilla or GINO -- as well as the special effects fanzines of the '60s and '70s. We learn about Japan's bananas intellectual property laws in the '90s, and about a BANANAS crossover zine that spanned over 600 pages of fic. This is truly a giant-size episode chock

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01:02:19

CONstruction || Episode #003: Nine Months Out

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/14

Welcome to another episode of the TWIFH special miniseries podcast, CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention. Each month, V will catch up with John @jarrow, the logistics guy with all the spreadsheets and contracts for TGI Femslash, about, well, how to throw a successful fan convention. If you've ever thought, "It sure would be fun to spend the weekend with other people talking about my blorbo" but didn't know where to start, John has the knowledge and is willing to share it. This month, we're 9

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56:47

May 12, 2008: The Bench: Fan Feud Is Our First Sign...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/10

Accio legal system? This week, Emily and V look into the super-bummer that was a harbinger of even worse super-bummers to come: the time JK Rowling sued her biggest fan for basically knowing more about Harry Potter than she did. And everyone in the whole world sided with her, because it was 2008 and the deification of that woman was REAL. Fortunately, it's 2026, the scales have fallen from our eyes, we've already covered Lindaaaaa for precedence, and we can have a real discussion about what the

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01:05:51

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 003: The...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/07

Welcome to TWIFH's brand-new Patreon show! 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 Millie Collins AKA Millie the Model AKA Millie the Spy, and our A-List Superhero is John Constantine AKA Hellblazer. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Other V (Violeta) @morethanonepage. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either,

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01:05:37

May 4, 2012: Check the Vents, The Avengers Are In The...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/05/03

To the Common Room! This week, V and Emily look with such fondness at the best era of fic since the internet began: the 2012 Avengers Tower era. This requested episode features Clint in the vents, Thor eating Pop-Tarts, a surprising number of penguins, Darcy Lewis, and genuine softness towards Tony Stark. Also, we have a pitch for Disney+ and a new drinking game for all you listeners. Journey back with us to a time and a place where everyone had their own apartment in the tallest skyscraper in New

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49:55

April 1988: Late For Breakfast Letterzine Begins Cooking

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/04/26

And print! This week, Emily and V learn what a letterzine was as they look at one of the biggest of its kind from the 1980s and well into the '90s: multifandom slash zine, Late For Breakfast. They also discuss the now-mysterious biggest slash fandoms covered in the zine, from Bodie/Doyle to Blake's 7 and TWIFH nemesis, due South, as well as some shallow-dive biographies on the two fans who spearheaded Late For Breakfast over its lengthy tenure, Sue Jenkins AKA The Android and Carla Selvetta. Plus,

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54:13

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode 002: A...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/04/22

Welcome to TWIFH's brand-new Patreon show! 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 Faith Herbert AKA Zephyr, and our A-List Superhero is Dr. Stephen Strange AKA... um, Dr. Stephen Strange. Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest Maggie @bossymarmalade. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable..

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