I'm a Fan of That!

Feb 16 2025 35 ep. 47 mins 8

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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. From what the D20 tells us about storytelling in table top role playing games, to how Taylor Swift crafts her own narrative, to Love Island water bottles and the power of the celebrity, no fandom is off limits. We discuss the history, sociology and anthropology of our fandoms, and always have a bit of fun along the way.
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PATREON UNLOCK | Olly's Bracket Challenge

Feb 16 2025 49 mins

This is a Patreon Unlock. Our Patreons at the Associate Producer level or above get access to bonus episodes during our season break. This episode was initially released to our Patreons on January 13.Vivian has come back from Christmas break with a fun game for 'Olly to play. Well, fun for her. For 'Olly, it's a source of fandom-wracked identity questioning dread.Our SocialsVivian'

Nightmare Before Christmas | Christmas Special

Dec 08 2024 35 mins

Happy Holidays everyone! Fan of That is back this December with our yearly Christmas Special, and this time we're continuing from last year to discuss Spooky Christmas. But the emo and goth teenagers living deep inside both Olly and (less deep) Vivian means today we're discussing Nightmare Before Christmas. We chat about spooky Christmas, the lovely turn of coming of age narratives

BONUS: Dracula, featuring Holmwood Foundation Podcast

Nov 12 2024 27 mins

Surprise! Another Bonus Episode! We just couldn't pass up the opportunity to chat about Dracula, the development of the vampire, and all other fun pop culture stuff with the Holmwood Foundation podcast!Check out the Holmwood Foundation!WEBSITE: https://www.theholmwoodfoundation.com/INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/theholmwoodfoundation/TUMBLR: https://www.tumblr.com/theholmwood

Project: Daydream Trailer

Nov 06 2024 1 mins

Project: Daydream is a new queer-weird adventure series that focuses on the lives of two agents working for the clandestine British Paranormal investigations organisation “Project: Daydream”. Together with the fresh-faced new recruit, 0620 (Georgia Mea) and the mysterious agent 4815 (A.V Nobelium), they work as partners tackling anomalies, artefacts and all manner of dangers lu

Bonus! Halloween Special

Oct 30 2024 25 mins

Surprise Bonus Episode!! Happy Halloween, and today Vivian and Holly catch up in costume to chat about Halloween traditions, the importance of being Spooky, and the reason why Halloween (maybe) got so huge recently.If you want more episodes during our off season, go check us out on Patreon!Our SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramBuy Our Books!Buy Holly's Bo

When Fandom Goes Wrong

Oct 13 2024 70 mins

Inspired by our own files going wrong, we decided to do an episode all on when fandom goes wrong. We focus a lot on the happy postive sides of fandom, but sometimes our subjects of interest go wrong and we have to grapple with what we do with what we're left with. Especially with all these items we have. We talk about She Who Must Not Be Named, touch (very lightly) on the allegatio

Cosplay, Accessibility, and Accuracy, with Jay Justice

Sep 29 2024 80 mins

It's our annual cosplay episode! This week, we have on another guest! This time, its Jay Justice, cosplayer, public speaker, game developer, and many other wonderful things. Jay, Holly and Vivian chat about cosplay, accessibility and the notion of accuracy. We talk about accuracy in costume, and the variations of what that may mean. We chat about body accessibility, financial acces

The Babadook - a Queer Icon

Sep 15 2024 49 mins

Holly brings along a top hat to do a quick closet cosplay of the ultimate queer icon: the Babadook. This episode, we talk about how the Babadook became a queer icon, why discussions of feminism lead to discussions around queer identities, and how horror is such a good facilitator to carry social commentary. We also have many random trails along the way, including the tv show Hannib

Thank You and Special Announcement

Sep 08 2024 4 mins

Today we are announcing something we never thought we would. We're launching a Patreon!Check it out: patreon.com/fanofthatpod Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taskmaster

Sep 01 2024 68 mins

Hello and welcome to Taskmaster! Oh, I mean, Welcome to I'm a Fan of That! Holly and Vvian chat about the UK panel show Taskmaster. We talk about what we think makes the show so successful, including the size of set, the comraderie of the crew, and the incredible size of the host.Check OutRapid City Library TiktokTaskmaster YouTubeOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe P