Radio Free Fandom
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsThe podcast where my guests and I get down and nerdy about the media and stories that we love.
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RFF #28 - The Redemption of the Internet
April 05, 2020 23:15 - 38 minutes - 42.7 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Alasdair Stuart & I gush about YouTube cooking shows, skype D&D, and SFF fandom going virtual! Time Stamps: 00:07 Intro 06:27 Things That Make Us Happy! 19:05 Guest Grilling! 36:23 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Claire Rousseau Find Alasda...
RFF #27 - Witchcraft & Feminism
October 30, 2019 23:03 - 41 minutes - 64.9 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Hannah McGregor & I celebrate Halloween with a discussion of witchcraft & feminism and a rec list of books featuring witches or written by them! Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 06:07 Witchcraft & Feminism 24:52 Recs: Books By and About Witches 39:34 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://w...
RFF 2.02 - Witchcraft & Feminism
October 30, 2019 23:03In this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Hannah McGregor & I celebrate Halloween with a discussion of witchcraft & feminism and a rec list of books featuring witches or written by them! Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 06:07 Witchcraft & Feminism 24:52 Recs: Books By and About Witches 39:34 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://w...
RFF #26 - Undead Heist Crew
October 23, 2019 20:13 - 50 minutes - 75.6 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Jenny Hamilton & I draft an undead caper crew and recommend books & media we loved during the season break! Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 01:29 Undead Heist Crew Draft 23:43 Recs - Stuff We Loved Recently 48:25 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Clai...
RFF 2.01 - Undead Heist Crew
October 23, 2019 20:13In this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Jenny Hamilton & I draft an undead caper crew and recommend books & media we loved during the season break! Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 01:29 Undead Heist Crew Draft 23:43 Recs - Stuff We Loved Recently 48:25 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Clai...
RFF #25 - Talkin' About Stories
March 28, 2019 23:17 - 41 minutes - 60.5 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Jenny & I discuss serialised books and recommend movies & TV shows that make us happy. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:49 Serialised Fiction 25:04 Film & TV Recs 39:50 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Claire Rousseau Find Jenny online: Twitter:...
RFF #24 - The Cat Is Flerken Awesome
March 17, 2019 18:34 - 46 minutes - 63.4 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Bree & I squee about Captain Marvel and recommend superhero comics and novels. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:44 Captain Marvel 32:51 Comics & Superhero Recs 44:06 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Claire Rousseau Find Bree online: Twitter: @br...
RFF #23 - It Must Mean Something
February 28, 2019 01:45 - 47 minutes - 67.8 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Arlie & I discuss wild & delightful Harry Potter fan theories and recommend some of our favourite podcasts. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:40 HP Fan Theories 31:42 Podcast Recs 46:22 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: Claire Rousseau Find Arlie o...
RFF #22 - Jason Is Too Good For Tahani
January 30, 2019 02:13 - 1 hour - 93.5 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Ira & I discuss The Good Place, moral philosophy and why Jason is too good for Tahani. We'll also recommend some of our favourite genre-bending books and media. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 01:05 The Good Place 41:30 Genre-Bending Recs 59:09 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.cl...
RFF #21 - The Pure Form of Shipping
October 02, 2018 20:28 - 35 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Gavia & I take a closer look at the Coffee Shop AU and why fandom loves it so. We'll also recommend some of our favourite Coffee Shop & Bakery AUs. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:51 Coffee Shop AUs & why we love them 25:08 Coffee Shop & Bakery AU Recs 33:18 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Websi...
RFF #20 - You Just About Melted Into A Puddle Of Surprise
September 18, 2018 21:52 - 35 minutes - 54.9 MBIn our first ever Radio Free Fandom recorded on the road, my guests Alastair, Niamh, Nick, Charlotte, Susan, Renay, Jenny, Thomas & Denise talk about our favourite bits of Nine Worlds 2018 & Worldcon 76, with recommendations from Alasdair & a guest appearance from John Scalzi! Time Stamps: 00:12 Intro 01:35 Nine Worlds 18:00 WorldCon 30:52 Recommendations If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. If yo...
RFF #19 - The Emo Kylo Ren Twitter Is On Point
August 02, 2018 00:37 - 42 minutes - 65.8 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Diana & I talk about the Disney-era Star Wars movies, specifically The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi and Rogue One. We also recommend some summer reads. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:37 Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, Rogue One 27:15 Summer Reads Recs 41:16 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRous...
RFF #18 - Epilogue, What Epilogue?
July 17, 2018 22:37 - 56 minutes - 87.2 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Elizabeth & I talk about the Harry Potter fandom and our experiences with it as the books were being released, compared to now. We'll also recommend some hopeful speculative fiction. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:46 The Harry Potter Fandom, Then & Now 35:50 Hopeful Speculative Fiction Recs 55:21 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire on...
RFF #17 - Weird Dragon Sexytimes
July 03, 2018 22:18 - 44 minutes - 70.7 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Julianne & I talk about a most beloved problematic fave & my first fandom, the Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey. We'll also recommend some Young Adult novels. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:42 Dragonriders of Pern 26:31 YA Book Recs 42:49 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http...
RFF #16 - One Of Those Happy Twitter Days
June 19, 2018 22:49 - 57 minutes - 91.5 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Chelsea & I squee about Brooklyn 99 Season 5, and the show's dramatic cancellation & renewal. We’ll also recommend some OT3 fanfic. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:45 Brooklyn 99 Season 5 & Renewal Shenanigans 33:45 OT3 Fanfic Recs 55:08 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairero...
RFF #15 - Go Back In There And Hug Him
June 05, 2018 22:01 - 40 minutes - 67 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Chris & I discuss pro wrestling, specifically tropes & narrative in pro wrestling. We’ll also recommend some of our favourite comic books. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:42 Pro Wrestling 24:54 Comic Book Recs 39:14 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairerousseau.com/ Youtube: ...
RFF #14 - Not Gonna Dial It Back At Any Point
May 23, 2018 21:08 - 30 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Sasha & I are talking about Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles, the books and the upcoming TV adaptation, and we’ll also recommend some of our favourite youtube channels. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 00:52 Vampire Chronicles 19:18 Youtube Channel Recs 28:27 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: htt...
RFF #13 - The Perfect Ray-Gun Sound Effect
April 24, 2018 21:00 - 32 minutes - 50.9 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Ellen & I are going a bit meta and talking about podcasts & why we love them, and then recommending some found family stories that give us happy warm, fuzzy feels. Time Stamps: 00:04 Intro 01:18 Podcasts! 21:03 Found Family Recs 31:29 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @ClaireRousseau Website: http://www.clairer...
RFF #12 - Unleashes a Bunch of Tweets
April 10, 2018 21:17 - 1 hour - 99.2 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Susan & I talk about the media we've been consuming recently, squee about the delightful hockey- and pie-based webcomic Check, Please! and finally discuss Holmesian fandoms. Time Stamps: 00:13 Intro 01:25 Media Consumed 14:14 Check, Please! 45:14 Holmesian fandoms 1:05:04 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter: @Cla...
RFF #11 - This Is A Deep Dive, Everybody...
March 14, 2018 00:17 - 56 minutes - 83.2 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Jenn & I talk about podfic, what it is and where to find it, as well as our recent experience seeing hit musical Hamilton in London and wonderfully cynical 90s animated series Daria. Time Stamps: 00:15 - 01:16 Intro 01:24 - 14:00 Podfic 14:09 - 38:49 Hamilton 38:58 - 55:24 Daria 55:32 - 56:14 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire o...
RFF #10 - Very On Brand For Both Of Us
February 20, 2018 23:37 - 58 minutes - 88.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Renay & I discuss the Hugo Awards nomination process and fanfiction tagging, as well as recommending some fic in fandoms we're not both in! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:01 Intro 01:08 - 15:34 Fanfic Recs 15:42 - 41:01 Hugo Awards Nominations 101 41:09 - 57:42 To tag or not to tag? 57:49 - 58:23 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire onli...
RFF #9 - Because Lee Pace Is One Of Us
February 07, 2018 23:48 - 58 minutes - 92.1 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Erin Claiborne & I talk about the media we've been consuming, discuss being fannish even when we're not involved in specific fandoms & the many facets of Tolkien fandom! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:12 Intro 01:20 - 13:06 Media Consumed 13:13 - 41:42 Being Fannish vs Being in a Fandom 41:50 - 57:12 Tolkien Fandom 57:21 - 58:01 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @Ra...
RFF #8 - Or Like Medium People Trying Their Best
January 03, 2018 00:06 - 52 minutes - 81.7 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Gin Jenny & I talk about the media we've been consuming and gush about upcoming 2018 debuts, before I get Jenny's expert advice on goal setting! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:19 Intro 01:26 - 14:38 Media Consumed 14:45 - 35:15 Most Anticipated 2018 Debuts 35:23 - 51:17 Setting Reading Goals 51:26 - 52:14 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Cl...
RFF #7 - Creepy, Creepy Jeff Goldblum Planet
November 10, 2017 22:06 - 48 minutes - 63.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Charlotte & I talk about fanfic writing, Yuletide & Nanowrimo, gush about the latest installment in the MCU, Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok, and recommend some comic books everyone should check out! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:01 Intro 01:08 - 13:58 Yuletide & Nanowrimo 14:04 - 34:51 Thor: Ragnarok 34:58 - 46:52 Comic Book Recs 46:57 - 47:52 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected]...
RFF #6 - Freeze, We Are Police Colleagues
October 23, 2017 19:18 - 55 minutes - 77.8 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Penny and I recommend some crossover & fusion fanfic, discuss all the things we love about police sitcom Brooklyn Nine Nine and look back to the animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 00:54 Intro 01:02 - 15:20 Crossover Recs 15:28 - 40:39 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 40:47 - 53:51 Avatar: the Last Airbender 53:59 - 55:10 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected]...
RFF #5 - Which Is A Brilliant Troll By Victor Hugo
September 19, 2017 22:18 - 53 minutes - 70.9 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Niamh and I talk about the media we've been consuming recently, revel in our mutual Les Mis feels & recommend some good old Remus/Sirius fanfic! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:33 Intro 01:40 - 10:45 Media Consumed 10:53 - 37:00 Les Miserables 37:07 - 51:19 Wolfstar Recs 51:26 - 52:31 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom. Find Claire online: Twitter:...
RFF Special the First: Conventions! Just Like Twitter, Except You Can Have Coffee
August 03, 2017 23:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn this first ever Special Episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guests Maija, Elizabeth, Rachel, Alasdair and Kate talk about conventions in general and Worldcon in particular. Time Stamps: 00:14 - 01:24 Intro 01:31 - 16:52 Helsinki 101 with Maija 17:00 - 30:28 Congoing Tips with Elizabeth 30:26 - 57:35 Hugo Awards Speculation with Rachel 57:43 - 01:13:34 Attending Cons as a Pro with Alasdair 01:13:42 - 01:23:55 Business Meeting 101 with Kate 01:24:03 - 01:24:42 Outro If you h...
RFF #4 - You Can't Take the Sea From Me
July 25, 2017 22:11 - 53 minutes - 86.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Kat Kourbeti and I recommend many swashbuckling pirates stories, gush about the ice skating anime of our heart, Yuri!!! On Ice, and look back to the Chronicles of Narnia! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:04 Intro 01:10 - 13:58 Pirate Recommendations 14:05 - 38:34 Yuri!!! On Ice 38:42 - 51:10 Narnia Squee 51:18 - 52:29 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFandom...
RFF #3 - This Show Fosters my Brutal Slytherin Tendencies for Revenge
July 12, 2017 22:50 - 47 minutes - 69.9 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Alastair JR Ball and I talk about the media we've been consuming recently, engage in wild and gleeful speculation about Game of Thrones' upcoming seventh season, and recommend political movies! Time Stamps: 00:13 - 01:29 Intro 01:37 - 12:07 Media consumed 12:13 - 33:29 Game of Thrones Wild Speculations 33:35 - 45:25 Political Movie Recommendations 45:33 - 46:42 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcas...
RFF #2 - You're My Nemesis And You Shoot... My Nemesis!
July 01, 2017 00:46 - 40 minutes - 58.3 MBIn this episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Nick Bryan and I look back at R.E.M., discuss the graphic novel finalists for this year's Hugo Awards and play a few rounds of Superfight! Time Stamps: 0.00 - 01:05 Intro 01:12 - 08:57 Vintage Squee: R.E.M. 09:05 - 28:46 Hugo Nominated Graphic Novels 28:55 - 38:07 Who Would Win In A (Silly) Fight? 38:14 - 40:07 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioF...
RFF #1 - The Vulcans Are Like Uber-Ravenclaw, Right?
June 12, 2017 22:11 - 53 minutes - 78.8 MBIn this inaugural episode of Radio Free Fandom, my guest Kay Taylor Rea and I ask each other silly fandom questions, look forward to Star Trek Discovery and recommend fanfic for one of our favourite tropes! Time Stamps: 0.00 - 01:07 Intro 1:14 - 11:25 Silly Fandom Questions 11:35 - 39:05 Star Trek 101 39:16 - 52:04 Fanfic Recommendations 52:15 - 53:39 Outro If you have comments or questions, you can email the podcast at [email protected] or tweet us @RadioFreeFando...