The Critical Stans 2.0

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A weekly podcast featuring Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa, two brown women living in the world as avid consumers of all things fan-related. It is impossible for them to ignore the politics of pop culture. So listen as they take a deep dive into the world to try and make sense of it all.

It's finale time for The Critical Stans and hosts Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa are chatting all things Black Lives Matter and pop culture. (Please note this episode was recorded in early June 2020)

They unpack the idea of keyboard activism, what it means for anti-Black celebrities to "support" the movement, what they think of K-pop fans getting involved and what they think of South African celebrities supporting Black Lives Matter and much more...

Make sure to go and listen to all the previous episodes of #TheCriticalStans. We will hopefully be back soon with a second season.

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"You are never too old to read young adult books."

In this episode of The Critical Stans which is a slightly longer episode but totally worth it, hosts Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa chat about one of their favourite things: young adult books and fan fiction. They explain why young adult books has helped with find a sense of belonging while fan fiction has allowed them to keep in touch with their favourite books even after the series has ended.

Check out their pieces on young adult books here: https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/why-were-reading-ya-well-into-our-adult-years/ and https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/8-summer-books-to-chase-away-the-winter-blues/ and here https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/the-9-most-badass-women-in-ya-fatima-moosa-shaazia-ebrahim/

If you'd like to find out about the books mentioned in the podcast: tweet our hosts @shaaziaebrahim and @fatimamoosa17

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and leave a comment (IT'S FREE) on iono.fm, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

The Critical Stans 2.0 is brought to you by The Daily Vox.

Episodes are produced by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.

Connect with us on Instagram (@thedailyvox), Facebook (thedailyvox) and Twitter (@thedailyvox, @shaaziaebrahim, @fatimamoosa17) and use the hashtag #TheCriticalStans

Do you have a secret stan Twitter account? Well in this episode, hosts Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa chat all about fandoms they're part of but more importantly the internet communities they use to interact with these communities. They chat all about these communities as well as the downsides of some of these internet fandom communities.

Check out their piece of fandoms here: http://kultscene.com/its-time-to-stop-infantilizing-k-pop-idols/ and here: https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/meet-south-africas-k-pop-fans/

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and leave a comment (IT'S FREE) on iono.fm, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

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Episodes are produced by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.

Connect with us on Instagram (@thedailyvox), Facebook (thedailyvox) and Twitter (@thedailyvox, @shaaziaebrahim, @fatimamoosa17) and use the hashtag #TheCriticalStans

Masculinity as a social construct is something that comes up again and again in conversations around gender. But just how it is represented in pop culture and particularly in Bollywood and Korean dramas? Shaazia Ebrahim and Fatima Moosa deconstruct masculinity in pop culture and how it influences real-life behavior.

Check out their piece on masculinity in the K-pop industry: https://www.thedailyvox.co.za/redefining-masculinity-bts-way/

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to subscribe, rate, and leave a comment (IT'S FREE) on iono.fm, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts.

The Critical Stans 2.0 is brought to you by The Daily Vox.

Episodes are produced by Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh.

Connect with us on Instagram (@thedailyvox), Facebook (thedailyvox) and Twitter (@thedailyvox, @shaaziaebrahim, @fatimamoosa17) and use the hashtag #TheCriticalStans