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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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109:39

#121 | Renaissance Faire 101: do's, don'ts, stories,...

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2025/05/23

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 they’re chatting about Renaissance Fairs! What they’re all about, dos and don’t, what to wear. All the things!! Plus they chat Taylor Swift news, Bridgerton, Sunrise on the Reaping castings, and more.Main discussion starts at: 54:29 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades

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94:44

#120 | if we were the classic Disney Princesses -...

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2025/05/16

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 putting themselves in the place of various classic Disney Princesses and remaining how the stories would go if they were the protagonists instead! Plus they chat fan fiction news, Taylor Swift, the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and more. Main discussion starts at: 33:34 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more

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90:48

#119 | Ranking Every Ali Hazelwood Book! (spoiler free)

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2025/05/09

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 divulging their guide to Ali Hazelwood’s hilarious rom-com backlist: ranking their favorites, recommending which books to start with, and what vibes they all bring to the party. Plus they chat Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, Thunderbolts, Great Big Beautiful Life, Silo, You, Ed Sheeran, coffee, and more! Main discussion starts at:

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97:56

#118 | where our LORE started!

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2025/05/02

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 digging into ‘where their lore started’, the pop culture moments, shows, movies, and books that formed them into the humans they are today. Plus they chat Christine’s new book Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, the casting news for Reminders of Him, Sunrise on the Reaping, We Were Liars, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Voice of the Ocean,

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99:43

#117 | Books that WILL TURN YOUR FRIENDS into readers

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2025/04/18

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 laying out the guide to gateway books ! We all have friends we want to convert into reader girlies, and ALL IT TAKES is recommending the right book. They’re here to help!! Plus they chat Survivor, Robert Pattison, Lady Gaga’s Coachella performance, Twilight, and more.Main discussion starts at: 41:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join

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86:05

#116 | lonely men and the end of default dating

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2025/04/11

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 chatting about the male loneliness epidemic - from the POV of two single millennial women, so fair warning it does transform into more of a dating vent session. Plus they chat the prospective Sunrise on the Reaping chat, Spiderman 4, the Minecraft movie, the White Lotus, the Verity movie, the Regretting You adaptation and more. Main

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109:15

#115 | which fictional character has your...

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2025/04/04

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 about which Fictional Characters match their personality, using the Enneagram type with expert and former Booktuber Maureen Keavy! They’re also chatting Avenger Doomsday castings, Wicked for Good, Sunrise on the Reaping, and more! Take the Enneagram Test: https://enneagramuniverse.com/Main discussion starts at: 27:00 Today

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#114| book characters who'd make HORRIBLE friends

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2025/03/28

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 chatting about book characters that would make HORRIBLE FRIENDS, and characters they’d want to be besties with, and special guest Chloe is here today to help them get it done. Plus they chat about the Regretting You cast, Selena Gomez’s new album, Taylor Swift news, Snow White, Shailene Woodley’s new bae, and more!Main discussion

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108:30

#113 | What Your Favorite Book Trope Says About You!...

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2025/03/21

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 digging into what our favorite Romance tropes say about us!! With special guest Emma Books!!! Plus they’re chatting Main show starts at: 35:34 Support the pod by joining the Forking Fangirls Patreon community: http://patreon.com/thoseforkingfangirls Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their

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120:22

#112 | Birthdays (Celebration or Crisis) & ALL the...

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2025/03/14

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 talking birthdays and how they evolve as we grow older! Plus Sherk 5, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem , and more! Main discussion starts at: 1:18:37 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time starts at: 2:00:00) Support the pod by

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101:54

#111 | Everything Onyx Storm Breakdown with Fantasy...

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2025/03/07

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 ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros with experts in the field The Fantasy Fangirls, Lexi and Nicole! There are definitely Onyx Storm spoilers in this episode. Make sure you finish before listening!Main show: starts at 14:30 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades

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107:38

#110 | what if we were Tamlin in ACOTAR? feat. Kelsey...

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2025/02/28

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 the world of ACOTAR with Kelsey Dangerous. If they were in Tamlin’s position, how would things play out? Plus they chat Voice of the Ocean, Nobody Wants This season, Spiderman 4, and more. Main discussion starts at: 30:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life

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40:55

#110 | what if we were Tamlin in ACOTAR? feat. Kelsey...

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2025/02/28

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 the world of ACOTAR with Kelsey Dangerous. If they were in Tamlin’s position, how would things play out? Plus they chat Voice of the Ocean, Nobody Wants This season, Spiderman 4, and more. Main discussion starts at: 30:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life

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#109 | Ranking Every Taylor Swift Vault Track

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2025/02/21

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 ranking every Taylor swift vault song she’s release thus far!! Plus they’re chatting Taylor Lautner’s new Werewolf Hunter show, the 20th Anniversary Twilight box set, Bridgerton, ACOTAR, Deep End and more!Main discussion starts at: 41:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life

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#108 | Worst Movies of 2024 : our third annual...

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2025/02/14

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 counting down their worst movies of 2024, in the third annual fangirl razzies! Plus they chat the Grammys, the new Jurassic World, Children of Blood and Bone, and more!Main discussion starts at: 31:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the pod by joining

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#107 | 3rd Annual Fangirl Academy Awards

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2025/02/06

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 is their 3rd annual Fangirl Academy Awards. They’re discussing all their favorite films of 2024. Plus they’re chatting super bowl commercials, onyx storm, the new Stephenie Perkins book, Fallen, and more!Main discussion starts at: 35:50 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life

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#106| our biggest HEAR ME OUTS: we listen and we...

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2025/01/31

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 their wildest HEAR ME OUTs! It’s an adventure. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Oscar noms, upcoming romcoms and more!Main discussion starts at: 47:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time Starts at 2:02:00) FIND LARA ON THE

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108:53

#105 | FOURTH WING & IRON FLAME : We're Enrolling at...

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2025/01/24

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 talking all things FOURTH WING and IRON FLAME with special guest Taya Miller!!! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Severance, TikTok, The Traitors, The Pairing, My Old Ass, Your Monster and more! Main discussion starts at: 34:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life

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93:52

#104 | Stop Canceling on Friends in 2025! changes we...

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2025/01/10

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 talking about all the things they want to be intentional about in 2025. Plus we chat Nosferatu, the Golden Globes, Kristen Stewart, Christopher Nolan, Squid Game and more.Main discussion starts at: 40:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time Starts at

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#103 | Our top 24 moments of 2024

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2024/12/27

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 going through their top 24 moments of 2024! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Jonathan Bailey, Chris Evans, Friends, and more.Main discussion starts at : 25:09 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Check out our new those forking fangirls

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