Did you know fandoms can get messy? Ronnie continues to weave a tapestry for Evin about the narrative and lore of Taylor Swift. Larries come up because of course. Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Behavior" by Spiedkiks.

It's not just fan fiction on this here podcast, sometimes its the fandoms that inspire us. Our guest, Ronnie, is definitely inspired by their current hyperfixation, international pop sensation: Taylor Swift. Listen as they help me understand the appeal of this superstar and how they take their fandom just a bit further. Follow Ronnie on twitter @ro…

Evin and podcasting luminary Alex Flanigan discuss - among other things - the moral absolutism that's currently in vogue with the online youths and why it's probably not great, actually. Follow Alex on Twitter @coff33detective or send them money on Venmo for no reason @Alex-Flanigan Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is …

Oh no, George Martin has some opinions! Andy and Evin talk about the author's surprisingly negative takes on fanfiction, and a fan who has gained a position of authority the ASoIaF fandom in spite of her history of deeply troubling opinions. Follow Andy on Twitter @aonehattown, and listen to their vocal talents on the actual play Monster of the Wee…

In their first episode as Evin's spouse, Andy shares so, so many thoughts about Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire fan theories and how this fandom in particular found itself lurking perpetually at the very bottom of the fan theory iceberg. Follow Andy on twitter @aonehattown Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Wa…

Evin is joined by cosplayer and fan The Stolen Century (the_stolen_century on Instagram or thinking-with-quadrants on Tumblr) who kindly shares some fascinating anecdotes about finding fan culture in northeastern Europe, and draws insightful parallels between modern fandom and the interests of courtly ladies in medieval Japan. Support FFiGA at patr…

Evin and the legendary, incomparable, larger-than-life Val Petrone get DEEP into the BBC Sherlock Tumblr roleplaying scene circa 2011, and how - in spite of everything - it was sort of cool actually. SEarch your hearts, listeners, you know it to be true. Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradioThe music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Behavior" by Spiedki…

Visual artist Tess Langston talks about her unique way of experiencing fandom, her art school experience as a big nerd, the show Gargoyles, urban fantasy as a genre, NFTs, plus the nature of the internet and how to be an artist on it (fan- or otherwise). Find Tess's art and commission info at shadowcaststudio.com, you can also follow her on Twitter…

In this very special episode, the guys from So You Think You Can Fanon explain what has become a subject of intense fixation for them over the last year: a series of self-published novels called Chain of Memories that amalgamates the author's favorite parts of several different movies, video games, and anime pretty much verbatim from the source mat…

Here it is, the long-awaited A/B/O episode, where Evin gets drunk and explains The Omegaverse to the two hosts of his other non-fanfiction podcast, Ending Pending. There is no way to summarize this episode, you just have to experience it. BE WARNED: This episode contains frank discussion of human and non-human genitalia, discussions of tropes in fa…

Love is real and we're here to prove it! Evin and Andy read Trans Wizard Harriet Porber and the Bad Boy Parasaurolophus and they have some opinions about it, transformative works, the power of small creators, and spaghetti. Find Andy on twitter, and you should listen to their actual play podcast Good Neighbors, and you should listen to the podcast …

For this episode, Evin is joined by Em of the Pink Milk podcast, who is a Star Wars enthusiast, a fanfiction writer, and as near as anyone can come to being called an expert on Reylo. Em kindly discusses the taxonomy of the Reylo shipping community, what drew her to this pairing, and why this group of fans is so maligned by certain other Star Wars …

For this very special episode, Evin is joined by Sydney and Maya of Canonically Incorrect, a fun and excellent pro-fanfiction podcast. We discuss Sydney and Maya's fandom journeys, roleplaying on Omegle, My Immortal, real person fic, After by Anna Todd, and perhaps most importantly: Wattpad and why the youths are upon it. This episode is part of a …

Do the robots have sex? Do the robots reproduce? What is "sticky"? What is the most efficient configuration of genitalia? Are nonbinary aliens problematic or a wish fulfillment fantasy? Ky and Evin confront these questions and more on this episode of FFiGA, which delves into the unique tropes and conventions of the Transformers fanfiction community…

Surprise, bitches! Episode 7 is finally here, and it's all about audio-format fanworks, whether movies are fanworks (yes, even big-budget ones), Shadow and Bone, The Little Mermaid, and so much more. Thanks for your patience and tanks so much to JV for being on my silly podcast! Find everything about JV and her various projects via twitter: https:/…

What was going on with Livejournal anyway? What happened to it? Are the Russian fans having a good time with it these days? How many genders do Transformers have? Which Robin is the best Robin? These questions and many more go unanswered in this episode with Abby Leib, aka GothamOracle. Find Andy on Force Friends Rewatch! Support FFiGA at patreon.c…

Evin and George discuss ace representation, Red Dead Redemption 2, the show Lost, and whether writing fanfiction rots your brain (it doesn't, you're fine). Read George's essay "Found in Situ" and/or follow him on twitter @georgelhickman Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Behavior" by Spiedkiks.…

Once upon the darkest of times, across the vast expanses of the internet, a weird friendship was formed between three lads in the same obscure fandom. This is their story. Follow Elliott and Nora on twitter, and listen to Pod of Greed, which is a podcast about Yu-Gi-Oh. Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Beh…

Back in the dark days before AO3, children, we used to have to upload our fanfiction to an oddly-designed website designed for personality quizzes, and some people were very into second person narrative 15 years before Tamsyn Muir made that cool and socially acceptable. Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Beh…

Evin and ArtemisGirl talk Harry Potter (including the many Harry Potter fics that have escaped the fanfic-o-sphere), the fandom's fraught relationship with she-who-must-not-be-named, and more. Find ArtemisGirl's fanfictions on fanfiction.net and if you like her work, join her facebook fan group! Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you'r…

Evin and Jemarc talk Asian representation, being the change you want to see, and having fanfiction written about the thing you make. Jemarc and his crew are the creative minds behind Tabletop for the End of the World. If you'd like the chance to have a character on TFEW named after you, use the hashtag #UnpluggedRising in a tweet! Support FFiGA at …

Evin and Emma talk fantasy worlds, LARP, fandom academia, Star Trek, and why loving fanfiction is nothing to be embarrassed about. Follow Emma: twitter.com/spacesword13 Support FFiGA at patreon.com/wtmradio The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Behavior" by Spiedkiks.

Evin has convinced himself that talking (mostly) about fanfiction for an hour every two weeks is a good idea, let's tag along for the ride and see if he's right, shall we? Follow FFiGA on Twitter at fanficisgoodpod The music you're hearing is "Watch Ur Behavior" by Spiedkiks.

The boys talk to Dr. Adam A.J. DeVille about psychoanalysis and why it's actually good. Recommended Reading: Adam A.J. DeVille, "The shrink and the spiritual director: Freud and the Jesuits" (America Magazine); https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2019/12/13/shrink-and-spiritual-director-freud-and-jesuits Adam A.J. DeVille, "Orthodoxy and Freud: I…

The boys talk to David Bentley Hart about Gnosticism and why it's actually good. Recommended Reading: David Bentley Hart, Theological Territories: A David Bentley Hart Digest (University of Notre Dame Press, 2020). Music: 1. Richard Hell & the Voidoids, "Blank Generation" 2. Juss James, "Sweet Jesus" Production: A.S. Wilson (aswilson.bandcamp.com)…

The boys show that neochalcedonianism is good... even in modern theology. Recommended reading: 1. Dennis Ferrara, "'Hypostatized in the Logos': Leontius of Byzantium, Leontius of Jerusalem, and the Unfinished Business of the Council of Chalcedon" (1997). 2. U.M. Lang, "Anhypostatos-Enhypostatos: Church Fathers, Protestant Orthodoxy, and Karl Barth"…

The boys show that neochalcedonianism is actually good. Recommended reading: 1. Alois Grillmeier, “Der Neu-Chalkedonismus: Um die Berechtigung eines neuen Kapitels in der Dogmengeschichte” in Mit ihm und in ihm: christologische Forschungen und Perspektiven (Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder, 1975), 371-385 2. Johannes Zachhuber, “Christology after Chalc…

Comedian Dana Donnelly joins us to discuss the ever-increasing overlap between the alt comedy and progressive activism scenes and expound her tactic of turning bigots into incels.

Multi-hyphenate ultra-activist Rachel Reyes comes on to get you all off your asses, explain why the Olympics suck, and show how the police crackdowns they come packaged with have quite a bit in common with our current situation.

We're back, babyyy. Torrent this episode, every movie discussed within it, and anything else you want. There are no rules anymore.

As you all know, Mike does not wish death upon anyone, so feel free to voice your honest opinions about the show.

I think the episode title speaks for itself.

Justin and Mike talk about hot sauce with Bin Laden's face on it, Midsommar, and Mike's biggest political regret: Stanning Jon Stewart way too hard.

Writer Louis Peitzman come on to defend the sequel to Grease that sank and started the careers of its leads. Because podcasts are an auditory experience, you can't see the intricate dance number he did the entire time while chatting, but trust us, it was great.

Multi-hyphenate talent Austin Highsmith Garces takes a break from appearing on the television to defend an antiquated way of consuming its programming: right when they network airs it.

Comedian Jamie Loftus brings us The Master of Disguise, the 2002 Dana Carvey vehicle that is forever tied to 9/11 and somehow less funny than the attacks. Can she convince the lads that a movie with an unrepentant brownface scene in it is good? Listen and find out.

Hey kids! We have a lot of fun around here at Actually Good, but here's something that's actually serious: your education. Specifically, how to make it seem like you're doing better at getting one than you really are. The school system is broken, and if you're following all the rules, you're doing it wrong. (Note: not all cheating is ethically equa…

On their most ambitious and awful-sounding episode to date, the guys hop on a three-way call with VICE West Coast Editor, Harry Cheadle, to discuss how much they all love talking on the phone. You can probably guess how that went.

Stealing is bad. Unless it's not. Editor and director Nate Miller makes the case for tactical small time thievery in this ep.

For our first episode featuring a deadly disease, TV writer and internet funny person Dashiell Driscoll comes by to make some profound points about the sweet side of type one diabetes.

We made all the obvious Vegas reference jokes in the episode, so I've got nothing for you here. Enjoy us discussing whether or not LV is AG.

Filmmaker Gille Klabin joins a sharply divided panel to defend 2012's Cloud Atlas. Justin's thumb is raised to the heavens, while Mike's took up residence in the ninth circle of Hell. It's an incredibly audacious movie about literally everything that, well, not everyone loves a whole lot. But despite the difference of opinion (or thanks to it) the …

Evan Scott, one half of directorial duo, The Dads, joins the hosts for a conversation about the most derided rubber clogs in the game and makes some salient points about fashion, classism, and the human condition in the process.

Critics and audiences hated this big-budget satire of shoot-em-ups in 1993, but was Last Action Hero truly trash or merely ahead of its time? The boys discuss while still in the afterglow of a fresh rewatch.

No, you're not going to be unexpectedly directed to any YouTube videos of soulful 80s pop hits. This is a real episode about the "Never Gonna Give You Up" guy. Comedian and writer Alison Stevenson effortlessly makes the case that Astley's brand of uncomplicated, catchy pop, sung in that signature baritone, is worth listening to on purpose, not just…

The guys smash the invisible box containing this emergency host-only ep to dive in on the topic of pantomime performers. But why are these silent clowns so universally loathed across the pop culture landscape? Perhaps things aren't so black and white and our negative perception of mimes has been projected onto us by the powers that be. Ok, this is …

Comedian, writer, and exhausted litigant Asterios Kokkinos (@asterios) joins the hosts to discuss, The Angry Birds Movie, the animated children's feature based on a popular mobile game. But is it akchyually good or just another craven cash grab?

Mike and Justin return from a completely excusable hiatus with guest Matthew Jay in tow to try and convince everyone that the extremely 2003 superhero film Daredevil is more than just a bunch of weird fight scenes and Evanescence songs.

Lace up your Peruvian marching boots and join the hosts on their ethically and legally fraught journey toward justifying recreational use of a drug that has directly and indirectly contributed to thousands of deaths.

Comedian and Empire writer Cameron Johnson (@cameronjawesome) brings the topic of the San Fernando Valley to the podcast, along with an almost alarming amount of knowledge on the subject. Could we, like, all be wrong or something about Southern California's favorite regional punch line?