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This Week In Fandom History

V. Arrow & Emily Jaye | Fanfiction Aficionados & Fandom Historians

A podcast about why fandom matters. Co-hosted by V. Arrow and Emily Jaye, This Week In Fandom History celebrates fandom culture"s highest highs and weirdest lows. With which short-lived vampire cop drama was the very first X-Files fanfiction crossed over? Who is Tara Gilesbie? How recently did the Starsky & Hutch Lending Library rent out its last zine? What were Strikethrough, Racefail, LGBTFansDeserveBetter, and Conchobar, anyway? V and Emily trade off some deep-internet research each

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00:58:44

BONUS! FEED DROP - Mind the Tags - Ready or Knot: Our...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/10/04

What's the story?! Well, this week, Emily and V suffered a tech tragedy and lost their entire episode at the eleventh hour. Fortunately, our friends, Other Emily and Vee from Mind the Tags, came to our rescue with an episode that we loved and think you will, too! Listen to the episode opener to find out all about the TWIFH Lost Episode, and then stay with the track to get into them guts of the omegaverse with Other Emily and Vee. Thank you so much for saving our bacon, friends!---Mind the Tags --

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01:15:51

CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention ||...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/30

CONstruction: How to Throw A Fan Convention breaks down how the Faberry Con Reunion and first TGI Femslash Virtual Con went in August/September 2026.

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01:14:19

October 3: Mean Girls Day with Allegra from STAN Podcast

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/27

She doesn't even go here! This week, V and Emily are joined by a friend who, indeed, does not normally go here, but we're glad she did for this episode: Allegra Ponti from STAN Podcast. She is here to join our cafeteria clique as we discuss the 2004 movie phenomenon Mean Girls, and how the worldwide fandom for this movie a) destroyed Lindsay Lohan, and b) shaped our own high school experiences to varying degrees. (While we didn't have time to get into it in the episode, the Broadway musical and 2024

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01:06:59

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #011: Is...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/23

This week, our C-List Superhero is Richard Henry Benson AKA The Avenger (DC Comics/Moonstone Books), and our A-List Superhero is Doreen Green AKA Squirrel Girl (Marvel). Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is Lauren Shippen. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is f*ckable... like, at all.

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00:52:56

September 24, 2014: In Which We Got Jossed By Dan & Phil

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/20

PHIL LESTER, YOU’RE A GENIUS! This week’s episode is a little different. This week, Emily and V finally release an episode that has been sitting in our vault for over a year — not because it wasn’t good, but because the universe pulled off one of the most chaotic, timeline‑breaking acts of accidental fandom trolling we’ve ever witnessed.We originally recorded this episode as a thoughtful, slightly exasperated look at Dan & Phil shipping culture — how two creators became the center of one of the

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01:02:17

September 13, 2005: Supernatural Premieres, Lightning...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/13

Hunters, get your salt! This week, V and Emily are joined by friend-of-the-pod Heidi Tandy, who calls in from San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to discuss the fandom that spells SDCC for her, and thousands of others in the fannish community: Supernatural. The premiere of the show on the WB (progenitor of The CW) in 2005 changed fandom permanently, in more ways than could possibly be discussed in one hour. But SPN also changed fandom for Heidi, personally, in ways big and small, and we’re delighted to hear

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00:56:29

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #010:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/10

This Week In Fandom History and guest Ella Dawson (Rebel Ever After) discuss Marvel's White Fox and DC Comics' Superman.

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01:00:01

September 4, 1995: Xena Reinvents Fandom

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/06

Aiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiiii! This week, Emily and V head back to the mid‑90s — the era of dial‑up internet and aggressively pointy shoulderpads — to revisit the rise of Xena: Warrior Princess. It’s hard to overstate how much this show reshaped the fandom landscape: a morally complicated heroine, a narrative built on redemption… and a relationship between two women that sparked decades of essays, fanfic, fanvids, and lovingly chaotic forum debates. The Xenites weren’t just early adopters of online fandom

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01:23:10

BONUS! Feed Drop - Femme & Furious - Fast 5 - August...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/09/02

An episode of Femme & Furious recapping and analyzing current media darlings Obsession, The Drama, Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Sterling Point, and Girl's Girl by Sonia Feldman.

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01:02:45

September 1, 1850: Lindmania Shapes the American...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/30

Jenny Lind's tour in 1850 heralded the beginning of superstardom and celebrity. PT Barnum ushered in this age through fomenting acts of fandom. V and Emily explore the way Jenny Lind's fame changed America's present.

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00:54:35

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #009: A...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/26

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would is a Patreon-supported show. This week's topics are Paco Ramone (Vibe) from DC Comics and Patsy Walker (Hellcat) from Marvel.

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01:06:29

August 27, 2014: #Gamergate Coined

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/23

Emily and V deep-dive into the origins and fallout of #Gamergate, a reactionary far-right men's movement within the video games sphere in 2014.

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01:02:09

CONstruction || Episode #006: Six Months Out

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/23

V. Arrow and John Arrow talk about the logistics of throwing a fan convention, including the upcoming TGIF/F Virtual Convention and Feberrycon Reunion.

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00:59:07

August 16, 2021: Shang-Chi Rises to the Top of the MCU

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/16

V. Arrow and Emily Jaye look at the placement and history of Shang-Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe prior to Avengers: Doomsday, with a focus on its fandom and fanfiction.

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01:44:07

BONUS! Feed Drop: Lez Hang Out - 816 - Lez-ssentials...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/12

Two can keep a secret if one of them is dead! This week, TWIFH is delighted to bring you a special preview episode of Lez Hang Out, the #1 lesbian hangout podcast and a super-fun listen for fans of fandom. Our good friend -- and CONstruction co-host, @jarrow from TGIF/F! -- is their expert guest on this episode, a deep dive into the batshittery of Pretty Little Liars. Check out what they have to say, and listen to our episode over on the Lez Hang Out feed, too!---This week, Leigh (@lshfoster) and

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00:50:41

August 2 - August 18, 2020: BTS ARMY Wages War on AO3

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/09

#StreamBTSDynamiteNewSong! This week, V and Emily head back to the days of quarantine to look at an event that is... sigh. It showcases the culture differences between pre-2020 fandom and post-2020 fandom, Twitter fandom and the lineage of Livejournal-originated fandom, and corporate internet versus free internet. When fans take it upon themselves to become de facto employees for their blorbos, are they still acting out of fandom or does it become purely parasocial? Is there a difference? What is

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00:48:12

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #008:...

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/05

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 Louise Grant AKA the Blonde Phantom (Marvel Comics), and our A-List Superhero is Namor (Marvel Comics and the MCU). Our Uninformed Expert Panel this week is Emily Jaye, as always, and our special guest is our wonderful Patron Lina @pandaimitator. Listen in as they learn about our two heroes and weigh in on whether either, or both, is fuckable..

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46:57

July 1998: The STIFfie Awards Have "Nothing to Hide"

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/08/02

Slash fans, rise up! (Sorry.) This week, V and Emily look at a triple-shot of '90s slash goodness: the multifandom zine "Nothing to Hide," the STIFfie Awards of 1998, and STIFfie founder Mary Urhausen. We're wading deeper into a pool that we thought we knew the depths of but boy, were we wrong, because there are shows that got slashed that we NEVER thought had slashy sexiness content. Plus, a look at the 1997 MediaWest controversy regarding slash content ~not being family-friendly enough~ (blegh)

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51:06

July 21, 2012: The Ballad of Derpy Hooves

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/07/26

Muffins! This week, Emily and V are... surprisingly heartwarmed? Pleasantly shocked? Tentatively on board with a fandom they were very nervous to cover? We're talking about Bronies this week, which is to say, adult (mostly male) fans of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. This week in fandom history, they were acknowledged by their show canon with the inclusion of their fandomwide blorbo, a backgrounder named... well... therein lies the wank. It's a rare thing when both Emily and V agree with all

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44:10

CONstruction || Episode #005: Seven Months Out

This Week In Fandom History ·

2026/07/23

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 7

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