In the first part of a two-part series, Lena walks Omme and Katie through some of the internet spaces that help make Gen Z fandom culture so unique. Omme doesn’t know what anime is, and Katie doesn’t know what fanfiction is. We also talk for a long time about Raúl Esparza, Shia LeBouf, and Matthew Shepard, and somehow it’s all connected! References include The Game, New Kids on the Block, and Newsies. Lena reveals her hatred for Justin Bieber, and doesn’t elaborate.

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This episode was recorded and produced on the traditional lands of the Congaree and East Cherokee tribes.