Fangirl Happy Hour

This week on Fangirl Happy Hour, Renay and Ana welcome Kate Elliott back to the show to discuss H.P. Lovecraft, the World Fantasy Award, fandom, rec the best pigeon dating game you will ever play, and answer some listener questions. Discussion References H.P. Lovecraft, World Fantasy, & Fandom – 00:57 BREAKING: THEY JUST ANNOUNCED THE […]

Ana and Renay take on Star Wars: the original trilogy, the prequels, and tons of questions from fans of the series. Discussion References Maybe Luke And Leia’s Mom Didn’t Die Of A Dumb Broken Heart After All Han & Leia tumblr post Jar Jar Binks was a trained Force user, knowing Sith collaborator, and will […]

Hello, everyone! It’s time for our first annual survey! If you’ve listened to the podcast this year, we’d really appreciate your feedback.

Renay and Ana get their fangirling on as they talk about things they loved: Bitch Planet, a new, loud, feminist comic by writer Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Valentine De Landro; The Martian with Matt Damon (and potato co-stars); and Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie, the book that made us cry and laugh, laugh and […]

Today, Ana and Renay look back at the last quarter and talk about all the media they loved; then they fangirl all over Supergirl, the new super cute super show from CBS that starts airing in the end of October. Finally, they go back and read more of Young Avengers. ALL THE FEELS. Discussion References […]

Renay and Ana bite the bullet and finally read the webcomic Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu. Then they discuss Sorcerer to the Crown, the delightful first novel by Zen Cho, and manage only one Jane Austen tangent. Finally, they share their complicated feelings about the second half of Agents of SHIELD Season 2. Discussion References […]

Ana and Renay read The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, the first in an epic fantasy trilogy about the many times the world has ended. Then, they get all bittersweet as they read Lumberjanes issue #17, the last ever written by Noelle Stevenson. Finally, they get around to discussing the first volume of The Wicked […]

Renay and Ana welcome MCU Correspondent KJ back to the show to discuss the latest release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man, starring Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly. We discuss the film, the place of the film in the wider universe, and speculate on the future developments as Phase II of Marvel’s world domination plan […]

Ana and Renay do a Hugo Awards post-mortem, celebrate some of the wins, and discuss the ballot that could have been. Discussion References 2015 Hugo Award Winners Announced 2015 Hugo Stats: Initial Analysis 2015 Hugo Analysis: Best Novel This Is What The 2015 Hugo Ballot Should Have Been New episode! 2015 #HugoAwards post-mortem! Now with […]

Renay and Ana recap recent adventures in fandom, discuss Nine Worlds and John Scalzi’s book tour, and inevitably fall down sixteen Hugo rabbit holes. Discussion References A Smugglerific Cover: The Vishakanya’s Choice by Roshani Chokshi art by M Sereno Renay’s review of Court of Fives by Kate Elliott COURT OF FIVES: Kate Elliott on Inspirations […]