Seeing a new episode of Fanonball has finally been uploaded... it fills you with determination. Today we're joined by Mel to talk about the 2015 indie RPG Undertale! We talk about its connection to Homestuck, shipping discourse, and how it's po

The Sentinel (with Dana Parker)

Aug 4th, 2021 1h 33m

If you have read basically any fanfiction in your life, you have benefited from the existence of a 90s supernatural (?) cop drama. Today Dana Parker joins us to talk about The Sentinel, a fandom that has impacted all of fandom space as we know

Heat Waves (with Chy)

Jul 7th, 2021 1h 26m

Gun to your head, what would you guess is the fandom for the top fic on AO3? Supernatural? Harry Potter? Boku no Hero Academia? You fool. You absolute rube. Of course it's Minecraft Youtuber RPF, how could you ever think otherwise. On today's e

Hetalia (with Nat)

May 19th, 2021 1h 10m

Have you ever awoken in the dead of night in a cold sweat and thought, "What if England and France fucked?" Well, we have some great news for you: You are not alone, and you are so not alone that an entire fandom agrees with you. Today Nat join

Danganronpa (with Steeven)

Jan 27th, 2021 2h 3m

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA 1, 2 AND 3! DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED! Welcome to the Ultimate Podcast! Today we're talking about the Danganronpa fandom and BOY is it a doozy. We discuss kinning, danc

Psych

Jan 13th, 2021 1h 2m

Listener, don't be a sockpuppet for a Harry Potter fanboard user. Instead, listen to this episode where we talk about the USA (characters welcome) show Psych! We discuss how anti-Black racism affects the biggest ships in the fandom, why it's so

Panic! at the Disco (with Nicole Fenton)

Nov 18th, 2020 1h 21m

Is it still us that makes you sweat? Are we who you think about in bed? Probably not, but a podcast can dream, right? Anyway, we're BACK and we're wrapping up our series on bandom with an episode about Panic! at the Disco, joined by Nicole Fent

My Chemical Romance (with Meredith Gillies)

Sep 2nd, 2020 1h 32m

We ARE okay, thank you for asking. In the second episode of our series on bandom, Meredith Gillies joins us as we cover My Chemical Romance. We talk about why they're the biggest band in bandom to this day, how their creativity inspires fans' c

Fall Out Boy (with Anna Clay)

Aug 5th, 2020 1h 43m

Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Name Of This Podcast So We Wouldn't Get Sued (not really our network doesn't have a legal department). Anna Clay, once and future scene kid and creator of Fall Out Boy site drop-a-heart.com, joins us to talk about

Kingdom Hearts (with Kieran)

Jul 1st, 2020 1h 35m

We talk about a lot of things in this episode, okay, we go over a lot of history and backstory and drama – but the most, THE MOST important thing to take away is that Zexion and Demyx were originally shipped because their Organization numbers w

Black Lives Matter

Jun 5th, 2020 11m 23s

Why is this audio file so long?The time from the last word of the statement to the last second of the track totals 8 minutes and 46 seconds.8 minutes and 46 seconds doesn't sound like a long time until you are confronted with just how long it c

Final Fantasy 7 (with Kevin)

May 20th, 2020 1h 7m

SPOILER WARNING: This discussion contains not only spoilers for the original FF7, but also new content from the remake. Today Kevin joins us to talk about the 1997 Square Enix game Final Fantasy 7, roleplaying, the great ship war™️™️™️, and our

RWBY (with Doubleca5t)

Mar 11th, 2020 1h 36m

!!! SPOILERS for RWBY volume 6 from 1:08:55–1:09:55 !!!Are you combat ready for all the ship wars? Because boy oh boy, the RWBY fandom are. ARE THEY EVER. Today to talk about ship wars, as well as many, many other things is YouTuber and general

Scavengers Scramble: Homestar Runner (with Erin King and Raeanna Larson)

Feb 26th, 2020 56m 49s

Happy Scramble Week 2020! This week Max and Beth get to take the day off and let Erin King and Raeanna Larson from Wet Hot American Moon Juice drive. They’re talking about Homestar Runner, that bizarre-yet-loveable early-2000s (and beyond!) Fla

Teen Wolf (with Julia Pershing and Christian Scillian)

Feb 14th, 2020 1h 6m

Note: The audio in this episode is a little iffy. Our software kind of went on the fritz – but you shouldn't have any trouble understanding any of us. Sorry about that!Y'all know what it's like to be a teen, right? Well, how about a TEEN WHO IS

Neopets

Jan 22nd, 2020 1h 1m

This is less of an episode about early 2000s digital pet website Neopets and more of a deep look into Beth's psyche and what Internet experiences have made her into the deeply troubled human being she is today. Also, we will Venmo you $20 if yo

My Immortal (with Erin King)

Jan 1st, 2020 1h 28m

on 2day's ep, max beht n ern cover da harry - oops sry VAMPIRE potter fanfic my immortal!!!! dey talk abt da writtin style, wonder who da author is & discus fanfic as a artform!! fangs 4 da lisen!! IF U DUN LEAVE US A REVIEW UR A POSER N A PREP

His Dark Materials

Dec 18th, 2019 1h 7m

Today we're talking about the one fandom to unite all AUs: His Dark Materials. We talk about how a small fandom became one of the most common sources for alternate universes, as well as why the source material itself might not lend itself that

The Social Network (with Aya Lehman)

Dec 4th, 2019 1h 28m

EDITOR'S NOTE: Aya's audio cuts out at around 1:04:06 and cuts back at around 1:15:31. Don't worry! She was still there! But audio gremlins attacked as they sometimes do. We're wired in today to talk about Beth's favorite movie and one of her f

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (with Zelda Knapp)

Nov 20th, 2019 1h 22m

We're here to slay in this episode (eh? eh????) about Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Zelda Knapp joins us to talk about Bangel vs. Spuffy, Buffy academia, and webrings. As Buffy herself famously said, "If the apocalypse comes, rate and review us on

Taylor Swift (with Georgie Carroll)

Nov 6th, 2019 1h 31m

I bet you thought I was going to write a bunch of puns related to Taylor Swift's lyrics for this description of our Swifties episode with Georgie Carroll. WELL, JOKE'S ON YOU. Here at Fanonball we rise above. We commit to higher forms of descri

Homestuck (with Jenny Barrow)

Oct 23rd, 2019 1h 35m

We've done it, folks. Four episodes in and we've reached the peak. Nowhere to go but down from here. "Here" being, of course, the 2010s webcomic with a fandom almost as notorious as they are bad at sealing their bodypaint, Homestuck. Jenny Barr

Riverdale (with Julia Cudney)

Oct 9th, 2019 1h 15m

Welcome to the dark, edgy, gay adaptation of Fanonball. Media critic and YouTuber Julia Cudney joins us to talk about the Riverdale fandom, Bughead, stan Twitter, and the relationship between fandom and creator. Sources and relevant links for t

Harry Potter Boards & The MsScribe Saga (with The Second Batgirl)

Sep 25th, 2019 1h 41m

The Second Batgirl – or magoo42 as you might know her – joins us to talk about early 2000s Harry Potter fanfiction boards, being caught in the middle of fandom drama, and her role in the MsScribe saga. Our lives will never be the same. Or at le

Meet Max & Beth

Sep 10th, 2019 1h 3m

Hi, everyone! We're Max and Beth and we're here to talking about liking things and stuff. This is the first episode of Fanonball, a show about fans and fandom, as well as their history and culture. In this episode we go over our personal histor