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| Podcast | |
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| Title: | United States of Fandom |
| Created by: | Jes and Kelly |
| Date(s): | 2015 - 2018 |
| Focus: | |
| Fandom: | |
| External Links: | Twitter account, Archived version; Archived Tumblr |
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Hosted by two longtime slash fans, this podcast updates regularly and focuses on fandom news, fandom history, and contemporary fandom events. In addition, it also covers geek culture happenings and movie and TV reviews. Blunt and entertaining, this one will keep you informed and give you plenty to snark about. [1]
2018
- Feb 21, 2018 - Pottersode 1.6 - The Journey From Platform Nine and Three-Quarters - USofFandom presents Pottersodes is back with Chapter 6! This week we join Harry for his first trip on the Hogwarts Express and we finally meet the Weasleys! Questions? Comments? Want to talk about [SPOILER REDACTED]?
- Feb 14, 2018 - Pottersode 1.5 - Diagon Alley - It's time for our first glimpse into the Wizarding World in Chapter 5: Diagon Alley! Join us as we talk goblins, magic, how much these people should not be in charge of children, and more! Questions? Comments? Want to go more in depth? Tweet us @USofFandom or drop us an ask at unitedstatesoffandom.tumblr.com
- FEB 19, 2018 - #2.11 - The Cloverfield Saga - If you've been waiting for one of us to rage quit, this episode is for you! The surprise drop of The Cloverfield Paradox to Netflix prompted Jes and Kelly to dig back through all three installments of the Cloverfield saga to try and figure out what the hell is going on. This week it's all about Cloverfield, 10 Cloverfield Land, and The Cloverfield Paradox, possibly the weirdest attempt at stringing three movies into the same universe we've ever seen.
- Feb 12, 2018 #2.10 - Shameless Pleasures! This episode was supposed to be about guilty pleasures but it turns out that neither Jes nor Kelly have shame. Who knew! This week is all about the things we absolutely adore, sometimes despite our better judgement. We talk Grey’s Anatomy, Nip/Tuck, Riverdale, Gotham, Channing Tatum, Kdramas, This Is Us, historic-ish gay romance novels, and more!
- Feb 6, 2019 - Phantom Pockets - Jes and Kelly finally saw Phantom Thread and… we have some questions.
- Feb 8, 2018 - It's time for an all new Pottersode! Join us this week as we talk about Sorcerer's Stone Chapter 4: The Keeper of the Keys This chapter Harry finds out he’s a Wizard and Hagrid fails to answer any question in a helpful manner.
- Feb 1, 2018 - Potterscode 1.3 - Don't forget today is new Pottersode day! This week we're talking Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone Chapter Three: Letters From No One. Join Jes and Kelly as they do a deep dive on Chapter Three of Sorcerer’s/Philsopher’s Stone: The Letters From No One. This chapter has it all - owls, letters, Harry getting a bedroom, more letters, paranoia, Birthdays, and more letters!
- Jan 29, 2018 - 2.6 And the Oscar Nomination Goes To - This week we dive into the Oscar nominations, from the outstanding to the truly mediocre.
- Jan 25, 2018 - Potterscode 1.2 This week we're talking Sorcerer's Stone Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass. Join us for an episode all about the Dursleys, young Harry, just how awful Dudley is, and weird UK dessert names as we discuss Chapter 2: The Vanishing Glass.
- Jan 22, 2018 - 2.7 Atomic Blonde. Join Jes and Kelly this week as they uh, talk about Atomic Blonde. Sometimes.
- Jan 15, 2018 - 2.6 - Not So Mini Trailer Roundup - This week we discussed movie trailers and failed so hard at making it a minisode it's our longest episode ever! I for one am shocked. Join Jes and Kelly for their biggest failure at recording a minisode! This week we take a look at a whole host of trailers for films coming out this year and over analyze everything as always. So queue up some trailers, strap in, and brace yourself for our longest episode ever. If you’d like to watch the trailers before you listen to this episode, the films we discuss are: Mary and the Witch’s Flower, Black Panther, A Wrinkle in Time, Annihilation, Red Sparrow, Ready Player One, A Quiet Place, Rampage, Avengers: Infinity War, Ocean’s 8, and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
- Jan 11, 2018 - With today's new minisode we're launching the world's easiest book club - join us as we discuss the Harry Potter series chapter by chapter in the Pottersodes!
- Jan 4, 2018 - First minisode of 2018 is live! Be sure to check out our take on Netflix's Bright!
2017
- Dec 27, 2017 - #2.5 - A Very Special Christmas Special Christmas on our Twitter! Be sure to listen to our live commentary for @netflix A Christmas Prince!
- Dec 21, 2017 - It's here! It's here! It's time for episode #2.4 - The Porg Collective all about Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
- Dec 18, 2017 - !New Episode Alert! Join us this week for Thor: Ragnarok!
- Dec 14, 2017 - All new Minisode today! This week we talk Coco and some other... things
- Dec 11, 2017 - Check out this week's episode (mostly-ish) about The Shape of Water!
- Dec 7, 2017 - It may be hard to believe, but we've got a new minisode out today! It's all about Geostorm, the... would we even call this a disaster movie? In this minisode Jes and Kelly discuss Geostorm, a movie that fails both at naming itself and disasters. In the annals of weather disaster films, this one probably wouldn’t make the category.
- Dec 4, 2017 - You won't believe this, but we're back with a BRAND NEW EPISODE. This week we tackled Justice League, which we would certainly call a movie. Jes and Kelly are back! This week they sure watched what they would call a film. Join us for a discussion mostly about Justice League and the DC movie universe, a revisit to the Doomsday’s dongle debate (#onbrand), and a whole bunch of confusion. Sorry for the terrible audio, but this episode is cursed and we weren’t recording it a third time!
2016
- Oct 10, 2016 - We spent the week mainlining Luke Cage just to bring you #19 - Power Man, Power Tangents
- Oct 5, 2016 - Celebrate the birthday of Gilmore Girls with this sweet cast featurette from Netflix. We can't wait for Nov 25th
- Oct 3, 2016 - We're back with a brand new episode! Catch up on the summer releases with #18 - Summer Pun Here. United States of Fandom is back from summer hiatus! Join us as we make an attempt to catch up on all the summer happenings. Topics include Pokemon Go, Star Trek Beyond, Suicide Squad, The Cursed Child, Ghostbusters, The Nice Guys, Blair Witch, Bridget Jones’ Baby and we recommend some of our favorite podcasts in honor of International Podcast Day
- May 4, 2016 - Temporarily turning back into a Star Wars podcast for the day!
- Apr 11, 2016 - Episode #16 - We're back and it's all about Batman v Superman & the Case of Doomsday's (missing) Dongle this week. Jes and Kelly are back with a long discussion about Superman v Batman, too much discussion of Doomsday’s missing parts, some thoughts about this year’s C2E2 in Chicago, and the long awaited announcement of the winner of the #SPNFamily tote bag!
- February 22, 2016 - Episode #15 - The Merc With A Mouth - This week Jes and Kelly attempt to talk about Deadpool and instead mostly end up talking about Wolverine: Origins. We don’t know either.
- February 15, 2016 - Episode #14 - You Shall Not Pass: Gatekeepers in Fandom - Whether it’s the dreaded Fake Geek Girl accusation, a quiz to test your True Fan level, or being disregarded as a fan entirely, we’ve all run into fandom gatekeepers. This week Jes and Kelly tackle what gatekeeping is, common forms it takes, and give some advice for how to cope with it. We also review Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and talk nerdy news.
- February 11, 2016 - Episode #13.5 - Copyright and Cassandra Clare 2/? - It’s our first ever mini episode! Jes and Kelly just couldn’t wait until next week to talk about the bombshell copyright infringement lawsuit that dropped this week against Cassandra Clare. This special mid-week episode is all about the Kenyon v Clare lawsuit, what the claims are, and what they mean.
- February 1, 2016 - Episode #13 - We Want To Believe - With it’s recent return to television, The X-Files is back in a big way. Jes and Kelly discuss the original 202 episodes run of the show as well as the first two episodes of Season 10. We’re also thrilled to have guest @RosieTRiveter on to discuss the Destiel book drama in greater detail.
- Jan 25, 2016 - Episode #12 - The Trials and Tribulations of Fanfic Writers Going Pro - Inspired by the recent events in SPN fandom, Jes and Kelly talk about the relationship between fanfic writers who’ve gone pro and fandom, the dos and don'ts of turning pro, and some examples from each side. There’s also a ton of nerdy news this week including two Suicide Squad trailers, new Wonder Woman footage, the Labyrinth remake, Moffat leaving Doctor Who, and more.
- January 18, 2016 -Episode #11 - Wibbly-Wobbly Timey-Wimey Stuff - The Doctor lets us all be dreamers of improbable dreams and this week is all about Doctor Who Season 9… sort of. Jes and Kelly talk Doctor Who, Sherlock: The Abominable Bride, and mourn the loss of two the greats.
- Episode 10 not listed
2015
- December 21, 2015 - Episode #9 - A Star Wars Podcast Awakens - We complete our transformation into a Star Wars podcast this week with an entire episode about The Force Awakens. Seriously, that’s it. Jes and Kelly had a lot of feelings.
- Episode 8?
- November 30, 2015 - #7 - Mockingjay pt Boo is up now! - This week Jes and Kelly somehow squeezed in recording a short episode between all the craziness of the long Thanksgiving weekend. They discuss the new Captain America: Civil War trailer and fandom’s off the rails response then dig into Mockingjay pt 2 and the Hunger Games film series.
- November 23, 2015 - #6 - AKA Elf Marriage - This week Jes and Kelly binge watched Jessica Jones just so they could tell you all about it! But first comes some nerdy news wank about Peter Jackson and The Hobbit films and a look at Supergirl so far. Spoilers ahoy and potential triggers for discussions of off screen rape in Jessica Jones.
- November 16, 2015 - #5 - Spoilers!! - Strap yourselves in because this week’s podcast is all about spoilers. Jes and Kelly talk about how best to combat the spoiler filled world. But first it’s nerdy news where they cover X-men Apocalypse and how much Kelly hates Halle Berry, Syfy’s first foray into a theater release, Suicide Squad’s PG-13 rating, Warner Brothers whitewashing Death Note, a possible Snowpiercer TV show, Bong Joon-ho signed a movie deal with Netflix, and continue US of Fandom’s evolution into a Star Wars podcast by discussing the Darth Jar Jar theory.
- November 2, 2015 - Episode 3 - Casual Conversations About Cannibalism is all about Hannibal! - This week Jes and Kelly talk about everything Hannibal from the fantastic season 3 (hopefully not series) ending to food design and the surprisingly cuddly fandom. Also in this episode: teen.com’s Teen Wolf article, more on the OTW Elections, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child, and Convention Etiquette.
- Oct 27, 2015 - Episode 2 - Everybody Scream
- October 19, 2015 - Bad Blood - Our first episode is all about the Supernatural Fandom documentary, the OTW Elections, The Martian and more!