This Week In Fandom History

September 13, 2005: Supernatural Premieres, Lightning Bottled, with Heidi Tandy

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 S

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #010: Let's Leave Mommy Out Of It with Ella Dawson (White Fox, Superman)

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 Ami Han AKA White Fox (M

September 4, 1995: Xena Reinvents Fandom

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: W

BONUS! Feed Drop - Femme & Furious - Fast 5 - August 18, 2026

Absolute potato! This week, TWIFH is delighted to bring you a special preview of Femme & Furious, a new pod-friend and great listen for fans of fandom, and especially for

September 1, 1850: Lindmania Shapes the American Middle Class

Never enough! This week, V and Emily travel back to TWIFH’s oldest historical event thus far: opera singer Jenny Lind’s landmark 1850 tour in the United States and its ac

Batman Wouldn't, Spider-Man Would || Episode #009: A Shaking Were-Chihuahua with Paul Caiola

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 Paco Ramone AKA Vibe (DC

CONstruction || Episode #006: Six Months Out

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 logist

August 27, 2014: #Gamergate Coined

No pithy exclamation this week, because we are too angry. While #Gamergate easily warrants an entire long-form investigative podcast all on its own, Emily did a fantastic

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

What happened to your shirt?! This week, V and Emily indulge in talking about one of their favorite MCU films -- and the most handsome star of the Marvel Cinematic Univer

BONUS! Feed Drop: Lez Hang Out - 816 - Lez-ssentials Pretty Little Liars with John Arrow

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 s

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

#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 pr

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

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

July 21, 2012: The Ballad of Derpy Hooves

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 abo

CONstruction || Episode #005: Seven Months Out

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 logist

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

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

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

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 chara

BONUS! The Multiverse of Emily-and-V Madness with Mind the Tags!

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

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

::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

CONstruction #004 || Eight Months Out

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 logist

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

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 we