I Met You On LJ
69 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsLongtime friends Maggie and V met twelve years ago through a mutual fandom -- and they haven't agreed on much since, except for their love of loving things, writing fanfiction, and each other. Join them as they chat about their passions (and gentle ribbing of the other's passions) and discuss the ins and outs of fandom's past, present, and future, from LiveJournal to Tumblr, AO3, and beyond.
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Episodes
016. I'm With the Band
December 15, 2020 10:21 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBGrab your backstage pass! This week, V and Maggie recount their Best Fandom Days Ever: two different but totally unforgettable person-to-person experiences they had with their favorite artists. V tells the story of interviewing Dream Street’s Greg Raposo backstage at the House of Blues when she was 17, and Maggie talks about meeting one of her personal heroes, musician and drug counselor Bob Forrest at a tiny solo show in 2015. Plus, a very special celebrity's lunch makes an appearance.
015. Fanfiction Class with Dr. Anne Jamison
December 08, 2020 08:39 - 1 hour - 95 MBRoll call! This week, Maggie and V interview Dr. Anne Jamison, who teaches classes on fanfiction at the University of Utah and Princeton University. They discuss fandom friendships, grammar, diversity in fandom, the lost thread of Star Wars, why people love #johnlock, and the golden age of Twific.
014. It's Like Watching A Fanfiction
December 01, 2020 09:03 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBThis week, Maggie and V chat about their first impressions of The Old Guard, Pacific Rim, Venom, and Jupiter Ascending, and the ways in which fandom uses those worlds to create character growth. These movies have everything--immortal fighters, immortal aliens, loser aliens that eat people, monster aliens getting killed by robots, wolf-splice alien men with barking guns, and best of all, emotions. Also, V leaves a review on Enola Holmes, and Maggie waxes poetic about The Matrix.
013. Fake Twins
November 24, 2020 10:24 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBThey’re not real twins! This week, Maggie gives a run-down of The Social Network fandom (including one Armie Hammer), and V discusses The Parent Traps from 1961, 1986, and 1989 (each including one Hayley Mills), as well as, and perhaps and most importantly 1998 (including one Lindsay Lohan). Get Maggie’s review of The Devil All The Time, a few MarkWardo fic recs, and V’s distant personal connection to Tie-Dye Girl.
012. Since You've Been Gone
November 17, 2020 10:22 - 1 hour - 93.7 MBJoin Maggie and V as they sing, rant, and cry their way through the full spectrum of human emotion! Maggie and V talk about loving, and losing, the idols that helped shape them: actor River Phoenix and Dream Street’s Chris Trousdale. After emoting their way through the 2020 election results and what they could mean for the healthcare system, they also discuss Chadwick Boseman. Just because you're mourning as a fan doesn't mean the grief isn't real.
011. Villainf*ckery: A Collab with Fine Pairings Podcast
November 10, 2020 08:55 - 1 hour - 108 MBDust off your toolbelt and get ready to go to Lowe's! In a highly anticipated episode, V and Maggie are joined by Grace and Claire of Fine Pairings Podcast to puzzle out an answer to the eternal question: what in the world do women see in Severus Snape, Kylo Ren, and Loki? Along the way, they discuss Prince Zuko, Edward Cullen, and -- of course -- which fictional men have the emotional maturity and upper-body strength to complete a home renovation project. Catch the other half of the IMYOLJ/...
010. The Smut Episode
November 03, 2020 10:14 - 1 hour - 75.8 MBLet’s talk about smut! In their tenth episode, Maggie and V talk all things Rated E on AO3. Things get silly and surprisingly deep as they break down the citrus scale, sex education in the United States, generational changes in explicit fic, and real weird dicks. Plus, some word association that scarred V for life.
009. So Scared of Everything
October 27, 2020 09:59 - 1 hour - 102 MBGet ready to scream like a banshee and roll over in your grave, it’s the I Met You On LJ Halloween special episode! Halloween-obsessed V and chocolate fiend Maggie take a midnight prowl through their trick-or-treating pasts before setting up the seance candles to connect with horror movie classics like Poltergeist, The Sixth Sense, and The Blair Witch Project, as well as the much tamer Halloween-themed TV episodes they inspired in homage. Get yourself a treat, prepare for some tricks, and op...
008. The Ship of Dreams
October 20, 2020 06:18 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBAre you ready to go back to Titanic? This week, Maggie and V wax poetic about Jack Dawson’s hair, Rose DeWitt Bukater’s boobs, special effects, steerage dance parties, and learning history from film. It’s been 23 years, and they can still recite every line by heart. Sink deep into ‘90s nostalgia and the global phenomenon bigger than the Mauretania.
PATREON BONUS PREVIEW: V's Unexpectedly Humiliating Herself
October 20, 2020 06:13 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBOn the 20th of every month, V is going to humiliate herself for the entertainment of Patreon donors (and Maggie) by reading aloud from the fanfiction she wrote at age fourteen. And then sent to the boy band that it was about. Experience baby V’s idea of narrative drama firsthand and see if you can survive the cliffhangers... We offer you this preview of the first installment of her solo Patreon show on the main feed as an enticement to pop over to our Patreon at patreon.com/imetyouonljpodc...
007. We Need To Talk About J.K Rowling: An Interview with Heidi Tandy AKA Heidi8
October 13, 2020 06:20 - 1 hour - 76 MBWe need to talk about J.K. Rowling and what the heck to do now after a lifetime of loving Harry Potter! In this very special episode of I Met You On LJ, Maggie and V interview someone right in the thick of things: FictionAlley creator, OTW volunteer, and intellectual property attorney Heidi Tandy, also known as Heidi8. Tandy has worked on behalf of fandom in fair use and copyright cases for the last two decades, and talks with V and Maggie about early Harry Potter fan conventions, the dark a...
PATREON BONUS PREVIEW: Maggie's My Immortal Drinking Game
October 10, 2020 12:11 - 19 minutes - 15.9 MBtw self-harm // PATREON BONUS PREVIEW! On the 10th of every month, Maggie is going to enthrall Patreon donors with a few chapters of the irrepressible, incomprehensible, enigmatic literary tastemaker that is... My Immortal. We offer you this preview of the first installment of her solo Patreon show on the main feed as an enticement to pop over to our Patreon at patreon.com/imetyouonljpodcast and see what other goodies you can get. HI DONORS, WE SAID FLIRTILY.
006. So Many Feelings All The Time
October 06, 2020 08:29 - 1 hour - 96.2 MBGrab your ice-cream maker and run! This week, Maggie and V discuss their current fandoms, The Punisher and Star Wars, and draw comparisons between their favorite handsome emotional fighter characters who really need therapy, loving things with massive sophomore slumps, and entering massive boys’ club universes through new canon.
005. Everyone Loves A Tortured Hot Guy
September 29, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 76.9 MBIt’s sort of an A/B/O episode! Maggie gets down and dirty with Teen Wolf, Sterek, emotional growth for action heroes, and the whole age difference of it all. V gives us a run-down of dreamboat-who-needs-a-dom George Shelley and his boy band Union J, as well as an attempt to make the kpop model happen in the UK: Stereo Kicks. (Spoiler alert: It didn’t work.)
004. Forgot How Sandwiches Work
September 22, 2020 08:59 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBIn a significantly heavier episode, V and Maggie take on The Hunger Games and the HBO series Looking through the lens of socioeconomic and racial diversity. They’ll discuss the incredible experiences and travels that came about because of these fandoms, some of the fanworks they each created, and how The Hunger Games might have looked if it had come out in 2020. Additionally, Maggie gushes over The Man So Beautiful She Started Crying, Raúl Castillo.
003. Tinhatting Ruins Everything
September 15, 2020 07:20 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBThis week, Maggie and V are each covering one ridonkulous, fun, infuriating fandom of their past: Glee and One Direction. They’ll discuss what they loved and why they couldn’t not join in... as well as the similar, somewhat icky experiences they had due to writing early RPF for Chris Colfer/Darren Criss and Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson. This episode is simply about when tinhatting ruins everything.
002. Origin Stories
September 08, 2020 09:11 - 1 hour - 96 MBIt’s a ten-year retrospective! Follow Maggie and V’s introductions to fandom, from their childhoods through 2008 or so, and you’ll see why it’s a miracle that they’re friends at all. After falling hard for River Phoenix, Maggie does a deep-dive on guitarist John Frusciante and the Red Hot Chili Peppers; V takes us on a rollercoaster journey with the members of bubblegum boy band Dream Street.
001. She Stuck Her Finger In His Mouth
September 01, 2020 05:12 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBIt’s the pilot episode of I MET YOU ON LJ! Join your hosts, Maggie and V, as they revisit the outrageously popular and very pretentious fandom space they became friends in (and helped moderate!) twelve years ago—it’s Rob Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and the Brit Pack. They’ll reminisce about locked LiveJournal communities, spectacular photoshoots, folk musicians, and so much RPF. And okay, they talk about Twilight.
I Met You On LJ: A Fandom & Nonsense Podcast
August 17, 2020 17:05 - 3 minutes - 3.29 MBI Met You On LJ is a brand new podcast about fandom and friendship. Listen to clips from upcoming episodes and a summary preview! Our first full episode releases September 1, 2020.