Latest Acafandom Podcast Episodes
060. The Series Finale
I Met You On LJ - March 08, 2022 12:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsGet out the tissues, at least if you're V! This is the final episode of I Met You On LJ. Maggie and V mark the occasion with a deep discussion about discourse and then count down their respective top five episodes of the show. We love you.
059. In Shining Armor
I Met You On LJ - February 15, 2022 12:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsPolish your lance! (Heh.) In ye olde penultimate episode of IMYOLJ, Maggie and V discuss all things knight-in-shining-armor, especially Heath Ledger in A Knight's Tale, Dev Patel and his fancy chest in The Green Knight, and the travesty that is the DCOM Avalon High. Plus, why knights are totally...
058. Just A Big F*cking Worm: An Interview with Foz Meadows
I Met You On LJ - January 18, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWords have meanings! This week, Maggie and V have a chat with the delightful four-time Hugo Award nominee Foz Meadows. They discuss Dune, BTS, Call Me By Your Name, and the ravages of purity culture on fannish spaces. Foz brings their well-known thoughtful consideration and love of words to a he...
057. We Have to Go Back
I Met You On LJ - December 21, 2021 07:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWaaaaalt! In this episode, Maggie and V take a trip further back down memory lane than they've ever gone before and talk about fandoms they participated in before they really got into internet fandom (or before there was an internet at all). V waxes poetic about American Girl, and Maggie tells s...
056. Miracles Happen
I Met You On LJ - December 07, 2021 07:51 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSomeone sat on us again! This week, after our unplanned mini-break, Maggie and V are back with four tales of New York City girls who are some stripe of American royalty and experience miracles to great soundtracks. V is bringing you The Princess Diaries book series and 1999's Annie, while Maggie...
055. Coding & Fandom
I Met You On LJ - November 16, 2021 10:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsPause before posting that meta! This week, Maggie and V are joined by Violeta @morethanonepage, winner of 2021′s Fandom March Madness, to talk about coding. Why do so many Black characters in scifi have purple or blue skin? What’s the difference between queerbaiting and queer-coding? Is Kylo Re...
054. We Finally Finished Orphan Black
I Met You On LJ - November 02, 2021 08:45 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsHello, Donnie! Join your sestras Maggie and V for a deep-dive into Orphan Black (2013-2017), because they finally finished the entire show. Maggie weighs in on Sarah Manning’s parenting skills, V has feelings about the Castor clones, and unfortunately both of them are probably the most like Alis...
053. Everyone Likes Problematic Things, with StitchMediaMix
I Met You On LJ - October 12, 2021 08:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsThink before you tweet! This week, Maggie and V are joined by Stitch of Teen Vogue and Stitch's Media Mix to discuss the current state of fandom, cyberbullying and harassment in fandom spaces, Loki, A/B/O, BTS, and so much more. It's an episode that's been requested by more than just our Patrons...
052. Tchotchkes & Headcanons
I Met You On LJ - September 28, 2021 09:14 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWatch your eBay bids! This week, Maggie and V answer a fan-picked question: what is the deal with curatorial fandom, and how is it different from transformative fandom? Since Maggie and V are both fanfic writers, they turned to the biggest collector and non-fanfic-person they know to speak to cu...
051. Twitter Is Just 2014 Tumblr
I Met You On LJ - September 14, 2021 09:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsTag your posts! This week, Maggie and V are joined by the illustrious Meme Librarian Amanda Brennan to discuss all things Tumblr, tagging, metadata, and fandoms-by-proxy. But before they get to the interview, Maggie and V discuss what fandoms they've had by-proxy and V gets Supernatural and The ...
050. Aren't You a Little Sick of Twilight Yet?
I Met You On LJ - August 31, 2021 09:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCelebrate good times, come on! I Met You On LJ is a year old, so join Maggie and V on a journey back in time to the forgotten mega-fandom: Twilight. After discussing the vampire saga's racist, misogynistic origins, they get into the weeds over the franchise's 150,000+ fanfictions, why people lik...
049. Tournament of the Fake Dads
I Met You On LJ - August 17, 2021 08:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFire up the grill! This week, Maggie and V explore the wondrous topic of great father figures and surrogate-dad characters in the media they love: Jim Hopper, Frank Castle, Dr. Alan Grant, Sirius Black, and Din Djarin/Mandalorian (with some honorary special mentions like Tony Stark, Mr. Feeny, a...
048. Everyone's A Fan of Someone
I Met You On LJ - August 10, 2021 07:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsKeep your friends close and your mutuals closer! This week, Maggie and V delve deep into the world of parasocial relationships and their impact on fandom. From the Aubrey Plaza/Elizabeth Olsen stalker film Ingrid Goes West to the differing cultures of LiveJournal, Tumblr, Instagram, and Twitter,...
047. Fandom & Disability with Josh Galassi
I Met You On LJ - August 03, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsEmbrace accessibility! This week, Maggie and V are joined by Queerty writer and former Grey's Anatomy superfan Josh Galassi to discuss disability and fandom, whether it's the positive way that fandom fosters open community or the negative effects of Hollywood's ableism. Plus, frank discussion of...
046. 69 Tropes (Nice), Part II
I Met You On LJ - July 27, 2021 09:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFilter your AO3 search! This week, Maggie and V return to the panoply of fave fanfiction tropes and how they work for different types of canons. From bed sharing to dead dove do not eat, the world of fanfiction really runs the gamut. Plus, a scathing critique of Tumblr's new Post+, and V shares ...
BONUS! Loki (Disney+)
I Met You On LJ - July 20, 2021 08:37 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWhy the hell is there an alligator in here?! Join Maggie & V for a special bonus episode featuring their friend, certified Loki Girl(™) @dracosollicitus, for a trip through the Jeremy Bearimy of the MCU’s newborn multiverse with Loki (Disney+). They wonder where Time Criminal Steve Rogers is now...
045. Speaking of Spooky Things
I Met You On LJ - July 20, 2021 08:31 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsBoo! Join Maggie and V for a creep through some very different haunted houses as they discuss BBC’s Ghosts, the movie Ghost (1990), and Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House. What makes ghosts horrifying? Why are women never believed? What was up with Demi Moore’s hair? What’s making that bump in...
BONUS! Black Widow
I Met You On LJ - July 13, 2021 06:04 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsYou're such a poser! Join Maggie and V for a special bonus episode that heads into the wild past of Natasha Romanov with Marvel's Black Widow (2021). They discuss how belated this entry to the MCU canon really is, the horror of the Red Room, and Maggie's crush on David Harbour. Plus, some iffy b...
044. Platonic F•R•I•E•N•D•S
I Met You On LJ - July 06, 2021 11:05 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAnd they were actually just roommates! In this fan pick episode, Maggie and V talk about platonic relationships, the ways they are and aren’t represented in fandom, and how they’re represented in the 90s TV sitcom sensation, Friends. And because it’s Maggie and V, there’s also a fair amount of r...
043. Writing Sexy Safe Sex with Ella Dawson
I Met You On LJ - June 29, 2021 09:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCheers to enthusiastic consent! This week, Maggie and V interview sex and culture critic Ella Dawson about erotica, bad boys, and STIs. From the effects of loving Draco Malfoy on her college dating life to the lack of positive STI+ representation in media and fanfiction, Ella shares her expertis...
042. You Don't Know What You Don't Know
I Met You On LJ - June 22, 2021 08:48 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsExamine your biases! This week, Maggie and V talk about writing, or not writing, characters of color; conversations around diversity in media and publishing; and the myriad reasons why fandom writes two white guys all the time. Things get personal. Plus, a first impression of Loki and a monsoon ...
041. Sticky Fingered
I Met You On LJ - June 15, 2021 10:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsGrab the goods and run! This week, Maggie and V talk about ladies of crime, from Good Girls who are terrible at money laundering to the fabulous women of Ocean's Eight, who are very good at heists. Plus, Maggie has mixed feelings about Mare of Easttown, and V recommends a classic 1930s detective...
040. An Unbelievable Series of Words
I Met You On LJ - June 08, 2021 12:13 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSettle in for some rollercoasters! This week, Maggie and V break down three epic tales of power, deceit, and downfall in fandom--Msscribe, Rose Christo, and hivliving. From an army of sockpuppets to cannibal mermaids, if you can imagine it, someone’s tried it in order to keep people clicking on ...
039. A Strawberry-And-Chicken Sandwich with Seanan McGuire
I Met You On LJ - June 01, 2021 09:25 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsWatch out for tarantulas! This week, V and Maggie interview Hugo-Award winning author and lifelong fangirl Seanan McGuire about gender politics, the meaning of transformative works, Disney Channel Original Movies, dystopian writing during a pandemic, and one very unfortunate incident at the Circ...
038. Fandom Infrastructure
I Met You On LJ - May 25, 2021 08:46 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsFandom is not a community in a lawless space! This week, Maggie and V talk about the platforms used by fandom over the last two and half decades, and how the limits and capabilities of those sites inform how fan communities work. They discuss purity culture, common sense rules, safe spaces, Rele...
037. The Time of My Life
I Met You On LJ - May 18, 2021 08:59 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsNot everything has to be a franchise! This week, Maggie and V explore an essential classic, a fun sequel, and an awful remake through the absolute rollercoaster that is Dirty Dancing. They break down the beautiful and ridiculous costumes, the effective and terrible storylines, and of course the ...
036. 69 Tropes, Part I
I Met You On LJ - May 11, 2021 08:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsOpen a private browser! This week, Maggie and V are talking about a panoply of fave fanfiction tropes and how they work for different types of canons. From A/B/O to xeno fic -- aliens! -- the world of fanfiction really runs the gamut and so does this Patreon fan-picked episode. Plus, Maggie cont...
BONUS! Shadow & Bone
I Met You On LJ - May 04, 2021 15:11 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsQuick, find a goat! Join Maggie and V for a special bonus episode that dissects the manipulative villainy of The Darkling (but drools over Ben Barnes/Bin Bons), admires Alina and Inej, and invents the best Titanic-meets-the-Grishaverse-AU that no one’s written yet. No mourners, no funerals: it’s...
035. Symbiotic Relationships: An Interview with Christina Lauren
I Met You On LJ - May 04, 2021 09:23 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsGrab your BFF! This week, Maggie and V interview titans of Twilight fandom, LolaShoes and tby789, professionally known as NYT Bestselling romance author Christina Lauren! Lauren Billings and Christina Hobbs talk co-writing, pulling to publish, Fandom Gives Back, and of course Rob Pattinson’s air...
BONUS! The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
I Met You On LJ - April 27, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsMove your seat up! Join Maggie and V for a special bonus episode that squees over Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, questions which of the show's antagonists deserved redemption, and recoils in disgust and horror from the sh*tshow that is John Walker. You knew it was coming... this is the The Falcon ...
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