HeyJaredI'm a Fan of That!
In I'm A Fan of That, pop culture writer Holly Swinyard and pop anthropologist Vivian Asimos talk about the wonderfully complicated worlds of fandom through the objects we love.
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Is it parasocial, or is it just empathy? (opens the original)
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We're talking about a big topic in pop culture these days: paraosciality. And yes, Vivian will be talking about her work into Swifties and Taylor Swift a bit, but mostly we chat about what it actually means to be parasocial, and even if such a thing actually does exist? Vivian's Research Material Individual celebration of pop music icons: A study of music fans relationships with their object of fandom and associated practices Check out Vivian's survey for Swifties Our Socials Vivian's Instagram
Trigger Warnings... or not? (opens the original)
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Warning: This episode contains two people trying their best to have a nuanced conversation about something complicated, personal, and sensative. That's right, we're chatting about trigger warnings today, those pesky lists of things that a social media post, a blog post, a video essay, or something else online have at the beginning. The point was to try and keep people who may have trauma induced responses to certain contant from having a physical and emotional reaction. But is that actually what
Psych (opens the original)
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It's another fandom of Vivian's that she's bringing to the table. Our lovely pop anthropologist grew up watching the goofy pseudo-kinda-police-procedural Psych on the USA network (or at least that's where it was in the US). And this week, she made 'Olly watch an episode. Turns out, they liked it so much, they watched two! Topics include: police procedurals, the difference in TV from the 2000s, nostalgia not always necessarily tied to your own shows, and how wonderful small fandoms are. Our Socia
Collecting (opens the original)
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We're finally tackling the big important fandom practice and question: the collector. Is the collector a fan? Are fans just naturally collectors? Today, 'Olly and Vivian answer some questions we have on the nature of collecting. Topics include: what makes a collector, different types of collecting, the monetisation of collecting, what we each collect, and, of course, Swifties. Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our Books! Buy Holly's Book! Buy Vivian's Book!
Real Life Shipping (opens the original)
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Vivian and 'Olly are coming to you from the middle of the second (or is it third?) UK heatwave of the year, but we're able to put that to the side to talk about Real Life Shipping. That's right! The idea and practice of actively shipping, writing, drawing, and speculating, on two real human people's relationship status. Topics include: The Summer I Turned Pretty, Dan and Phil, Sherlock, and Taylor Swift and the Gaylors. Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our
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