410 A Brief History of Fandom

This week we're joined by special guest Flourish who helps Merelyn and MK explain 'the good ol'days' and why they were actually HORRIFYING but now fill old-school fandom with nostalgia. We're talking Zines, APAs, Usenet, BBS, LJ, the Pit, the Great Purge, and a million other things you'll have to look up on Fanlore afterwards. We even get Flourish to make the sound of a 14.4 dial up modem. It's serious.

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409 Captain America and the Winter Soldier

Folks, our long national nightmare is over. It's time for /report's Captain America: Winter Soldier: Crying Gay Makeouts Brutal Face-punching episode. We talk about the massive universe reset, whether or not the movie title was a cruel misdirection, our continuing and unabated anger at one particular character, and how sad we are about Bucky Barnes. (Spoiler: Very sad.) This episode also contains spoilers for Marvel's Agents of SHIELD's latest episodes, so keep that in mind as you crank up the George Washington Rap and drop your mic to do some AMERICA.

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408 Recap

You asked for it, and we deliver. This week we talk about shows we loved that have ended, shows we loved and stopped watching, and even shows we've never seen before. If you had questions about Person of Interest, The Good Wife, Hawaii Five-0, Leverage, Teenwolf, Welcome to Nightvale, Agents of SHIELD, Supernatural, or how two penises work on one dude, this is the episode for you. You should follow us on Twitter for even more inanity during the week.

407 CLAMP

Get ready to give up one of your eyeballs for someone you love, because this week we're joined by The Hoyden for a special episode all about mangaka circle CLAMP. We'll cover the highs and lows, from that dark, fucked up shit show that was x1999/Tokyo Babylon to the sugary sweetness of Cardcaptor Sakura. And yeah, we know: the ending of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles made no sense, but we'll try to apply some logic to it anyway. So settle in with some snacks and the biggest bottle of sake you can get your hands on because it's all fun and games until somebody murders your twin sister to show you how much they don't care about you.

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406 Character Death

Break out your widows weeds and best funerary hankies, /reporters, because this week we're exploring the wide and wonderful world of character death. Pru and MK are joined by Death Moon Merelyn and Black Snowflake Waldorph to discuss when character deaths work, when they don't, and which ones have been the most affecting in their tear-stained memories. Listeners beware, this episode contains extensive spoilers for The Good Wife, Hannibal, and Person of Interest among other fandoms.

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405 Almost Human

Hurry up scanning your partner's balls and get strapped in, because Pru and guest Ayalesca are taking you on a journey to a future with Doctor McCoy, that guy who was in Common Law, and a lot of discussion about artificial intelligence. This week, we talk Fox's Almost Human, and how it was Almost Awesome, and whether or not we think it'll be be back for another season. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter for even more inanity during the week.

404 Doujinshi and Manga

Maybe this year senpai will notice us! Or senpai will find this podcast episode where we talk about glowing fog penises and why you would ever want to microwave your manga collection and then ever speak to us again. This week we're joined by one of our favourite guests, The Hoyden, as we go deep (so, so deep) into manga, doujinshi, scanlating, and yes, a little bit of anime. There's no going back, but you should listen anyway.

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