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A podcast centered on nerdy media critique, news, and reviews, from TheFandomentals.com
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Caroline and Bo take over the Fandomentalist feed to talk for over two hours about Season 1 of HBO's new hit show, The Last of Us. Spoilers for the second game as well!
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Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie do their part in slowing the curve with some suggestions of media to consume. Also Legend of Korra's "Ruins of the Empire" wrapped up, so of course they discuss it for far too long.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – Fandom News March 2020 edition;
24:30 – Ruins of the Empire Part 3;
48:00 – You should watch... Batwoman!
1:07:45 – Julia talks TV Nazis
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie recover from various illnesses to sit down with LuciferMeansLightbringer (LML) and discuss all things Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker! It's thematic that they don't stick to an outline, instead discussing aspects of the movie and rambling about Leia for far too long. *FULL SPOILERS* for the entire movie and Skywalker Saga.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – Fandom News January 2020 edition;
13:14 – The Rise of Skywalker discussion & ramble fest
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie attended a Very Fandomentalist Wedding in this last month, and decide to devote a segment just to it. In other news, Gretchen tries to sell her co-hosts on a new genre, and everyone else reaches into a grab bag to chat about anything else on their mind...but mostly The Legend of Korra.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – Fandom News November 2019 Edition;
18:45 – A Wedding in Chicago;
40:00 – Chinese romcoms Gretchen says you should watch;
56:00 – Grab bag: Ruins of the Empire edition
Kylie, Julia, and Gretchen return to discuss the new Steven Universe movie...and also announce that The Fandomentalist will totally have a regular posting schedule again! Then Kylie tries to describe Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and things go off the rails.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom News October 2019 Edition
21:00 - What we thought of the SU movie & arcs
44:00 - Anime Kylie says you should watch
1:00:00 - The movie as a continuation of SU
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie are joined again by Leah to close out their discussion of the Infinity Stone duology with "Endgame." On the table are character arcs, grief, and Marvel's "not like other girls" time travel.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 – Fandom News 5/25/19 edition;
18:30 – Endgame reactions & plot stuff;
47:06 – D&D write 'Rise of Skywalker';
1:00:25 – Endgame character arcs
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie pop up to chat about the new Carmen Sandiego show, their thoughts on the Steven Universe Season 5 finale, and whatever the hell Bryke has planned given the new information on Part 2 of the upcoming Legend of Korra comics.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom News 2/11/19 edition;
20:40 - Carmen Sandiogo (2019);
39:45 - What are these new Korra comics?
52:40 - About that SU season finale
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie return from an impromptu hiatus to discuss something they recently found delightful: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Other topics include their holiday media "presents," and that complicated feel when a straight actor says he won't take anymore gay roles.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 1/5/19 edition;
20:05 - She-Ra watered our crops;
48:45 - Media we watched over the holidays;
1:03:55 - Straight actors in gay roles...it's complicated
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie discuss some of their favorite pieces of ironic enjoyment, as well as a trope generally deemed 'bad'.
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Episode Breakdown
0:00 - Intro & fandom news 11/5;
18:30 - Movies so bad they're good;
34:40 - The damsel in distress trope;
56:20 - TV shows so bad they're good
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie take time out of their busy schedules to chat about the media they make time for in their busy schedules. Then they also chat vampires and werewolves, because October.
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Episode breakdown:
0:00 - Season 3 intro & fandom news 10/15/18;
22:05 - What media do we always make time for?
36:15 - Pen a vampire or werewolf YA trilogy;
57:45 - What media do we wish we had time for?
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Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie whip back out their pumpkin spice lattes because apparently it's the second half of September. This means all fall media is on the table, including their very own Fandomentalist romcom.
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Episode Breakdown
0:00 - Fandom news 9/17/18 edition;
21:05 - What is a fall movie?
35:45 - Writing our own autumnal romcom;
58:05 - Media that's fallen apart
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie get annoyed by the new Plinkett video, and decide to channel that into discussing enjoyable subversions, and media they would make 2 hour videos on themselves if they could. Please note this podcast was recorded prior to the newest Adventure Time and Elementary episodes.
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Episode Breakdown
0:00 - Intro & fandom news 9/2/18 edition;
19:35 - What is it about subversions?
40:05 - Media we want to thoroughly analyze but no one would care;
52:50 - Favorite and least favorite subversions
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie are exhausted, so decide to chat about their fannish wish fulfillment ideas. What's their cinematic universe pitch? Who would they Thanos-snap? Find out all that, as well as some Crossfit terms, on this exciting episode!
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Episode breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 8/20/18 edition;
21:10 - Cinematic universe pitches;
38:55 - Jettison some media;
53:35 - Underutilized characters we want to frontline
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie discuss intersectionality in representation and fandom dynamics, before debating the semantics of seduction and gushing about foreshadowing.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 8/6/2018 edition;
19:00 - Intersectionality in representation and fandom;
48:00 - Seduction is dead? Wait...what is seduction?
1:00:00 - We think foreshadowing is neat
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie welcome a very special guest, Lucifermeanslightbringer (LML), to chat themes, symbols, adaptation...and aliens for some reason.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Introductions and fandom news 7/23/18 edition;
18:15 - Themes and symbolism in texts;
47:00 - What piece of media explains us to aliens?
58:15 - Themes vs. plot in adaptations
Julia, Gretchen, and Kylie are back from their spur-of-the-moment summer vacation to chat found families, disappointed dads, and babysitting options.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 7/9/18 edition;
20:15 - Found families in media;
40:00 - Which Disney princess would make the best babysitter?
54:55 - Disappointed dads
Julia, and Kylie watched the latest Star Wars movie because they are true nerds, but Gretchen didn't. What are two girls to do but attempt to explain what they witnessed, while also discussing the ever-lovely Star Wars fandom at large.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 6/11/18 edition;
18:15 - Kelly Marie Tran is a ray of sunlight;
30:45 - Kylie and Julia recap Solo;
1:12:30 - Solo discussion
Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie are joined by Bo to discuss the actual best in geeky media: Steven Universe. Of course after the most recent episodes, we have to determine if Rose Quartz is, in fact, literal garbage. Results may surprise you.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Fandom news 5/31 edition;
19:45 - On Lapis and nuance;
30:25 - Not Really Dead Trope;
46:00 - Rose Quartz and garbage
After a month-long hiatus, Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie return for a chat with Leah, the programming chair of TGI Femslash. Like everyone else on the internet, these four have ~opinions~ on the new Avengers: Infinity War, and opinions that don't line up with one another. This clearly means war, though they will do their best to keep it...civil. Or infinite. Or something.
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Episode Breakdown:
0:00 - Intros and fandom news 5/14/18 edition;
21:15 - Infinity War #1, our protagonist Thanos;
48:20 - MCU movies we wish were a thing;
58:50 - Infinity War #2, death and plot and taxes
April 2018 Update by Podcast by TheFandomentals.com
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