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Our guiding light is away this week, leaving Niki, merritt, and Steven to talk about their usual brands of bullshit. It's not all Sonic the Hedgehog lore and talk about dubious Satellaview games, though! The trio begins this week's episode with a very good discussion about cooperative games, what we like about them, and what we don't. Stay tuned for all that and more on another episode of Fanwidth!

This week on our journey through The New Pope, usual hosts merritt k and Eric Thurm are joined by Sarah Jones, writer and critic from New York Magazine. This episode has some high-key drama, high-stakes action, and some serious questions about the nature of morality for everyone to chew on. And yes, there’s a Hatsune Miku mention.

 Senior Editor Danielle Riendeau and Features and Trending Editor merritt k — aka, the Brooklyn Bureau of Fanbyte — have been inspired by our good friends in the LA office to do our own version of Office Hours. In our pilot episode, merritt brings up a piece she edited on the failures of religious games, we talk religious content on the site (courtesy also of Papal Bull: Resurrection), and we chat further about You Love to See It and horror movies. 

It's a short and sweet episode of You Love to See It this week! Steven and Danielle team up to produce a cozy, two-person episode about a "whip-smart" screwball comedy from 1938. Starring Katherine Hepburn and Carey Grant, the film nearly tanked Hepburn's career... but has since become revered as a screwball comedy classic. Hepburn holds all the cards with a sharp mind and a lot of agency, as she courts the stuffy Grant and chases a Connecticut leopard. How does it all hold up? Surprisingly well!

Somehow, some way, the gang has made it to 50 full episodes of Fanwidth! We celebrate with a "special guest," but are otherwise pretty low-key (partially thanks to some illnesses spreading through the editorial staff). Despite our flagging energy, though, we manage to put out one heckuva good show! Join us to hear about E3 celebrity appearances and Hollywood advertisements. Would you like to know more? Then just go ahead and download!

This week on Papal Bull: Resurrection, hosts merritt k and Eric Thurm are joined by none other than Fanbyte Head of media and EIC John Warren! In looking at episode five, they discuss Marilyn Manson vs. Sharon Stone, celebrity Papal visits, and much, much more.

We have a special treat for all The Young/New Pope fans! It's an exclusive interview with Javier Cámara, who portrays Cardinal Bernardo Gutierrez on the show. Hosts merritt k and Eric Thurm (Fanbyte’s own Chief Liturgical Correspondent!) spoke with Cámara about faith, life on the set, art, and love — and, of course — hopes and dreams for a new season.

You know what we truly love to see around these parts? A good horror movie! And this week merritt, Steven, and Danielle are discussing one of the best. The trio tackles John Carpenter's 1982 creature feature The Thing. It was critically derided at the time, but has since gained a tremendous following as one of the all-time great examples of the genre. What makes it so special, though? Find out our thoughts on this week's episode of You Love to See It!

You know things are off to a good start when we talk about candy bars, 90s sitcoms, and the Microsoft Zune for like 45 straight minutes before we even get to video game chat! That's exactly what happens on this week's episode, as EIC John Warren sits in for Danielle Riendeau for a very special discussion. Have y'all ever heard of a Nut Goodie? Well, you're about to, whether you like it or not.

As our special guest this week, writer Sean T Collins, mentions, some episodes of a show move things forward, and some line things up. This was more of a line-up episode, but it certainly had some highlights, including the appearance of one Marilyn Manson, direct action by nuns, and more papal drama than you can shake a silver hammer at.