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The Fandom Files — 121 episodes

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The Sonic and Sega fandom is very happy!

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Rob McElhenney, F. Murray Abraham and Megan Ganz take us on a Mythic Quest

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Tommy Chong LOVED Joker (and just found God)

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Justin Long trips on The Wave, Tusk, and what even is reality?

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Warwick Davis on his Star Wars return and Willow sequel

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Star Wars doc Looking for Leia director Annalise Ophelian is back!

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Joe Pera talks with us (and we talk about Star Wars, too)

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Crisis in the Watchmen finale, with some Power Rangers

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Inside Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge new ride, Rise of the Resistance

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An Extremely Goofy Podcast!

11

Inside Watchmen's big twist and Black Friday toy guide

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Will The Snyder Cut get released? Plus, Sonic the Hedgehog!

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The Mandalorian and new fandom at BravoCon!

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Disney+ subscribers, here's what to watch

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Monster therapy (and many, many other funny topics) with Frank Lesser

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The Blair Witch Project director explains how they fooled the world

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Joe Manganiello is King Geek, sworn protector of the nerds

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Geeky Wedding Planning: How to make nerdy nuptials and stay classy

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Cat Cosplay welcomes us to the world of geeky pets

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Legendary actor Richard Kind sits at our crowded table

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Episode 100! Loki's staff, Chuck E.'s cheese, and Amouranth's stream

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Playing with Ken Jennings and Magic: The Gathering's Richard Garfield

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We stan Tom Hiddleston and Jake Gyllenhaal

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We smell what The Rock is cooking

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Sen. Cory Booker geeks out with us at SDCC

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Where are the Stranger Things kids today?

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Seth Green takes us to Thailand and breaks some Robot Chicken news

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The ASMR episode with Gibi!

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Bonus Episode: Boarding Party!

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Dark Phoenix, Men in Black: International, and other disappointments

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Harry and the Potters, wizard rock icons, have apparated back!

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Who's crazier: nerds or sports fans?

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Inside Godzilla: King of the Monsters with director Michael Dougherty

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Marvel and Star Wars writer Ethan Sacks on Episode IX and Galaxy's Edge stories

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Detective Pikachu screenwriters help us catch (and cast) 'em all

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Cosplay star Yaya Han takes us inside her geek-wear empire

37

Karl Urban on The Boys and his adventure through fandom

38

Why we grieve Game of Thrones, Avengers, and other fictional heroes

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Avengers: Endgame — Fan theories and surprising statistics

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Nintendo's most prolific fan and Pokemon movies

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Game of Thrones special! Who will sit on the Iron Throne?

42

Alien: The Play — Meet the kids and teachers behind the viral sensation

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Critical Role's Travis Willingham & Sam Riegel on Kickstarter and fan questions!

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Batman experts celebrate the Dark Knight's 80th anniversary

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Exploring K-Pop and K-Dramas with Soompi.com!

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SungWon Cho (ProZD) returns to talk about his life in Hollywood

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Hollywood Medium Tyler Henry tells us how he talks to spirits

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The video game nonprofit that's changing the world

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Felicia Day takes us on a voyage to the stars!

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The man who made The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

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Comedy Central's Corporate stars love proposal videos, animal friendship, and ennui

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How to make Star Trek fandom into a career

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Colbert, Marvel Comics, and comedy writer Daniel Kibblesmith has the dream career

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The biggest Lego experts in the world (and a whole new Fandom Files)!

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Santa Claus himself gives pointers to aspiring mall santas

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Extreme toy collectors and hobbyists create the world's biggest database

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The Garbage Pail Kids are back and just as gloriously sick as ever

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Director Joe Dante looks back on Gremlins 2 and his favorite movies and comics

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Early YouTube viral stars went from Lasagna Cat to Key & Peele

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The creator of Star Wars fandom remembers the father of anime fandom

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The weird, abandoned, and mythical theme parks of Defunctland

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Inside Japan's growing legion of adorable, bizarre mascots

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Disney cover band The Little Mermen live the wholesome rock star life

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The Berenstain Bears "cinematic" universe

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Adi Shankar deep in conversation at NYCC

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There's a Chuck E. Cheese's fan convention, where adults can be kids

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Beto O'Rourke, Obama, and Trump: Exploring political fandom

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Geeky drag star Erika Klash is blazing a trail for nerds and drag queens alike

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SNL Star Taran Killam Loves the X-Men, Avengers, Spoilers, and Star Wars

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Nerdy Jobs: Career geeks share their secrets to living the dream

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Nerd Fitness: Get a superhero body IRL with an MMORPG

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Queer Fanfiction: Where it comes from and why it's so damn important

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LGBTQ geeks unite at Flamecon, the world's largest queer comic con

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Rehire James Gunn! Release the Snyder Cut! Fan petitions, explored

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George Takei won't censor himself or take the politics out of sci-fi

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William Yu's #StarringJohnCho and #SeeAsAmStar put Asian-American stars in the spotlight

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Gunn, Godzilla, GBuffy! Debating San Diego Comic-Con's biggest stories

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SDCC: Cosplaying Corps Dance Crew combine nerd love and hip hop dance

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Live From the Hall H* at San Diego Comic-Con! (*line)

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Lindsay Ellis is a Transformers scholar and YouTube star

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Looking for Leia, searching for sanity in the Star Wars fandom

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Inside Toy Story Land at Disney World and a summer theme park preview

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Cosplay and ASMR star Amouranth is live-streaming her life

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Veep & Seinfeld's David Mandel on creating his all-time comics and movies props collection

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Rifftrax and MST3K's Kevin Murphy riffs on his favorite bad movies

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Jeff Goldblum's distinctive scent, Jodie Foster's accent and other Hotel Artemis facts

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Deadpool writer Gerry Duggan on killing Wade, his Analog movie and Star Wars comic

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How official Star Wars stories get written, with Lucasfilm fan/author Jason Fry

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Inside the Marvel Museum: Explore the rarest comic books and sweetest MCU props

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Inside the biggest comic book collection in the world (as certified by Guinness Book of World Records!)

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Titmouse founder Chris Prynoski lives the Dungeons & Dragons player's dream

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Avengers: Infinity War, Game of Thrones and the TV/movie deaths that make us cry IRL

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A Doctor Who star goes serial killer and why MoviePass could save cinema

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Inside the anime club in the New England Patriots' locker room

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Wil Wheaton on the state of geek fandom in 2018 and his new books

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Superman's legacy & what superheroes mean to culture, with Glen Weldon

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Creator of Rampage reveals game Easter eggs & gushes about The Rock

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Jesus Pwns: Can Gamechurch bring god to the gamer?

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Want to break into writing comic books? Marc Bernardin has some advice for you

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NFL star Mike Daniels on his love of anime and football's huge anime fandom

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Fan Theory Extravaganza! Star Wars, Doctor Who, Avengers and more!

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My Little Pony: Fandom is Magic — Inside the Pony fandom

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OG Otaku: Loving Godzilla, tokusatsu and anime before they were cool

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Wakanda Forever! On Black Panther’s impact, with Jamil Smith and Jamie Broadnax

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Erotic fan fiction writers read their steamiest stories!

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YouTube star SungWon Cho started with Mario fan fiction and anime pirating

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Why one expert says He-Man is the "gayest show ever"

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Power Rangers — Morphin' into adults, a devoted fanbase remains

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Star Wars — Lucasfilm's Top Secret Star Wars Files

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The Magicians — Hale Appleman and Summer Bishil Answer Fan Questions

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Marvel's Agent M — Ryan Penagos teases Marvel's future projects

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Lord of the Rings Fans — Talkin' Tolkien on His Birthday

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Doctor Who Fans — Simon Guerrier, Doctor Who author

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Star Wars Fans — A Colleague Remembers Carrie Fisher and Reviews The Last Jedi

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Paul Scheer — Lifelong Disney Parks Superfan

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Disney Fans — Trailblazing Disney Food Blogger

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Star Trek Fans — Trek Cosplay Expert and Blogger

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Sherlock Holmes Fans — Slash Fiction Writers and Detective Podcasters

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Pokémon Fans — Podcasters and Poké-love Experts

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Gundam Fans — Gunpla Builders and Talk Show Hosts

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Star Wars Fans — Lightsaber Combat Experts