By Fangirl Happy Hour
The intersections of fandom, literature, and culture.
Don’t mind the sixteen feral raccoons rearranging things behind the scenes. You can read a transcript of this episode. Media mentioned: Finder by Suzanne Palmer, The Last Watch by J.S. Dewes.
Renay and Diana stumble back onto the podcast scene carrying a ton of anticipated books.
Diana, KJ, and Renay continue their October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the fourth book, Late Eclipses.
Diana, KJ, and Renay continue their October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the third book, An Artificial Night.
Diana, KJ, and Renay gather for the next iteration of the October Daye Re-read Adventure and discuss the second book, A Local Habitation.
Diana and Adri join Renay to discuss the 2021 Hugo Finalists…and the Discourse.
Join Renay, Diana, and KJ on a journey through the October Daye urban fantasy series, starting with the first book, Rosemary and Rue.
Renay is joined by guest host, Claire! They chat about good things happening during these pandemic times, media we’ve been consuming, and the annual Fangirl Happy Hour Hugo Award Discourse.
Ana and Renay recap their ongoing garbage nightmare year in Positive, discuss the media they’ve liked, and Renay interviews Susan about Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace Note.
Ana and Renay discuss Descendent of the Crane by Joan He and Renay interviews Jenny from Reading the End about Chinese fantasy drama, The Untamed.
We recap our recent reads and talk about the media we’re looking forward to in 2020.
Ana and Renay gather to have some feelings about The Rise of Skywalker.
We discuss Spider-Man: Far From Home and Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey, plus what we’ve been reading. Note: this episode was recorded in August 2019 which is why we didn’t drag Disney/Marvel for being monopolistic dirtbags. Rest assured: we...
We discuss An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green and The Craft, two pieces of media that have more things in common than you’d think.
We talk about our recent reading, and then go full Marvel to talk about Avengers: Endgame and Shuri Vol. 1 by Nnedi Okorafor, Leonardo Romero, and Jordie Bellaire.
We gather to discuss the long-awaited Captain Marvel, what we’ve been watching (surprise feelings!), and the apocalyptic YA novel by Laura Pohl, The Last 8.
We squeal over The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie, express some qualms about the 1997 space horror film Event Horizon, and talk about what we’ve been reading. Plus, recent obsessions!
Spotlight on Farthing by Jo Walton, fantasy horror novel! We also discuss Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee and the creation of middle grade stories. Plus, what we’ve been watching and our latest obsessions.
It’s Vault time again! We discuss the cult classic Clue and the still relevant 9 to 5.
This week, we’re talking about A Dash of Trouble by Anna Meriano and the new She-Ra adaptation from Noelle Stevenson. Plus, what we’re reading & our latest obsessions!
This week, we do a small recap of our 2018 annual survey, talk about what we’ve been watching, discuss Spider-Man: Homecoming, and talk about what we’re obsessing over. Plus, a long interview with Witchmark author, C.L. Polk!
We discuss the improbable, bubble-logic, and human-rights-abuse-filled 90s action thriller, Demolition Man.
It’s Tuesday! We indulge in several list-making adventures to discuss recent reading and books we’re looking forward to in the first quarter of the year, have an intense discussion about “Ironheart” by Jonathan Maberry, and return to Ms. Marvel for...
We dive back into media discussion with a quick chat about “Bread and Milk and Salt” by Sarah Gailey from the Robots vs Fairies anthology, dig into Witchmark by C.L. Polk, and then get happy with a lovefest for Netflix’s...
We’re back! Again! We discuss The Chalk Man by C.J. Tudor, Heathers (1988), and answer some questions from listeners.
We pause this hiatus for an important message about how hot Brendan Fraser was in The Mummy.
We discuss The Blue Fairy’s Manifesto by Annalee Newitz, the media from the 2nd quarter we’re looking forward to, and A Wrinkle in Time by Ava DuVernay. Plus recs!
Three colonizers get together and fawn over Black Panther.
We discuss Passing Strange, a Tor.com novella by Ellen Klages.
We dive into the second volume of the award-winning Monstress, continue our readalong of Robots vs Fairies, and have a Deep Conversation about It Takes Two to Tumble.
We’re back to discuss Valerian & the City of a Thousand Planets, “Quality Time” by Ken Liu, and build our dream anthologies.
The Fangirl Vault opens once again for a discussion of the timeless dinosaur classic, Jurassic Park. Thanks to our patrons for making this episode possible.
Our break is over and we’re back to catch up on the last few weeks, discuss the first story in the Robots vs. Fairies anthology, and then talk about media we’re looking forward to!
This week, it’s our very, very, very belated discussion of The Last Jedi and our surprising revelations about the characters we ended up liking.
We discuss The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden and the first volume of the rebooted Young Avengers, Style > Substance. Then we chat with Martha Wells, author of one of our favorite novellas of 2017, All Systems Red.
We discuss one of the greatest Cinderella retellings of the 20th century, Ever After.
We discuss The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin and Space Battle Lunchtime by Natalie Riess, two pieces of media that could not be more tonally different. And finally we make some cinnamon rolls, inspired by our love of Sunshine...
We discuss the horror film sensation Get Out, Mr. Splitfoot by Samantha Hunt, and how putting reviews on Amazon and Goodreads has changed how we engage in book discussion.
We discussed the beloved classic Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones.
It’s our 100th episode! We celebrate, discuss the books we’re going to read before the end of 2017, and then discuss what we’ve learned from podcasting.
We share what we’ve read and watched and discuss The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian and Ms. Marvel Volume 7.
It’s a Vault episode! We discuss Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) by Ridley Scott.
How is Ana feeling about Kickstarter? What is Renay’s political origin story? What books made us writers? It’s Question Tuesday!
We talk about the Clarke Award (and its shadow counterpart), discuss The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue, and Ana interviews Ann Leckie!
Susan the Transcription Fairy joins Renay to discuss Final Fantasy VIII, Alanna: The First Adventure, and their favorite sequels.
How do we feel about dinner parties? What do we think of gendered reading challenges? It’s Question Tuesday!
We dig into our feelings about Hawkeye: Kate Bishop — Anchor Points and then we talk to the fabulous, the stupendous, THE BRILLIANT Tansy Rayner Roberts!
Ana goes to Worldcon…sort of.
Where would we go on an adventure? What books do we wish we had had as teens? It’s Question Tuesday!
This week, we discuss The Children’s Crusade in our Young Avengers quest, talk about how to discover comics, and discuss a Star Trek fanfic Renay bribed Ana to read so many moons ago.