Author's Note : Don't Like, Don't Listen

We're joined this week by Audrey (@optimumonprime) who's here to teach us a little history on Hasbro, and the unprecedented audience switch we saw in the 2000's and 2010's of My Little Pony and Transformers. Robots hot.

This week, Teese shares a snapshot history of the much-loved Zine, how it came to be in Fandom, and we have a chat about the missteps taken in recent years.

We're joined (and edited) this week by the incredible Panda (@empandanada) who's illuminating the wild and dangerous antics of those lil cats in the woods. You know, the Warrior Cats.

Something a little bit different this week - as Cas explains at the beginning, we were beset by some unforeseen delays. We wanted to share with you the very first episode of our Patreon Podcast Show & Tell.

It's a relaxing chat about some of the very things we love. We won't be sharing these episodes on the main feed, they've gotta stay special and secret for our patrons, but we wanted to offer something while we get our things together in preparation for July.

You've been invited to Sakura's 13th birthday party. She's promised there will be snacks, soda, and a game of spin the bottle. The bottle spins, and it lands on...

> Naruto

> Sasuke

> Neji

> Choji

>>SUBMIT<<

We're talking about the fun little pocket of fandom that thrived on the late-Quizilla. It's a lighthearted chat about self-inserts, kissing games, and the creativity of teens in fandom.

Oh man. Oh geez. Oh gosh, audience. Teese declared we'd be doing an episode on Pickle Rick, and we didn't anticipate the rabbit hole that would lead us down. It's a discussion on toxicity, entitlement, therapy, harm, and so much more.

Grab a mug of something warm, full, and comforting. Cas and Teese are taking it easy this week to chat about experiences and happenings loosely related to Fanon, Headcanons, and overall fan happenings. It's relaxed. It's chill.

This week, our patrons decided our fate! Teese, the premiere Parappa fan, is here to walk us through the time Dred Foxx took money from fans and never delivered. It's full Um Jammer Scammy! (Teese assures us this is funny, and we will trust them)

A/N : We do not own, nor have we ever claimed to own, Lestat, Louis, or any of Anne Rice's characters as our own. Please don't sue us.

Disclaimers at the top of each chapter in a fic may have fallen out of popular practice, but they used to be slathered over every piece of fanwork, message board, and forum in existence. This week, Cas regales Teese with a big piece of why that happened. We're talking about Anne Rice, her wild, online savagings of her critics, and where Lestat now resides.

This week, Cas takes Teese's hand and walks them through the history of RPF (Real Person Fiction). It's a surprising story of fans picking up where publicists, literary icons, and corporations left off. Take a sip of water for every celebrity we name drop and you'll find yourself abundantly hydrated by the end of the episode!