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 it today. We discuss the countless AUs and tropes the show spawned, the ways the fandom pioneered saving shows, and how Archive of Our Own would not exist without The Sentinel. Sources and relevant links for this episode:The Sentinel, Jim/Blair, Sentinel AU on FanloreBasic guide to Sentinel fic and tropes by infiniteeight8 on TumblrThe Sentinel, Sentinel/Guide Bonding and AU - Sentinels and Guides tags on AO3AO3 Ship Stats list Neilsen ratings for 1996-97 and 1997-98Follow the show on TwitterDana: Instagram, TiktokBeth: Twitter, Instagram, TwitchMax: Twitter, InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

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The Sentinel (with Dana Parker)

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&apos;s Minecraft Youtuber RPF, how could you ever think otherwise. On today&apos;s episode Chy joins us to talk about Dream/GeorgeNotFound fic Heat Waves, the most popular fic on Archive of Our Own, and what it means for fandom and pop culture at large. Sources and relevant links for this episode:Heat Waves and Helium on AO3Heat Waves, Dream SMP and Dream on FanloreDreamNotFound on the Shipping Wiki, making its first appearance on the show, remarkablyFanfiction about real people is flourishing by Jay Castello on PolygonPeople are reading so much fanfiction it’s crashing the biggest fanfiction website by Gita Jackson on VICEThe most read fic on AO3 has now been dethroned, a thread on RedditGlass Animals’ Hottest 100 win: ‘Heat Waves’ and the power of online fandom by Al Newstead on TripleJFollow the show on TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Heat Waves (with Chy)

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 joins us to talk about the nation gijinka webcomic and anime series Hetalia! We talk about globalism with respect to the premise, how the fandom handled problematic situations, and the different ways the fans responded to racism and misogyny. Sources and relevant links for this episode:Pyrrhiccomedy&apos;s fic directoryWizzard890&apos;s fic directoryPuella_nerdii&apos;s Hetalia LJ postsMithrigil&apos;s ficsHetalia&apos;s DreamwidthSaMelodii&apos;s Bahamas OCHetArchiveHetalia on FanloreAnime Boston incident (TW: antisemitism, Holocaust)Follow the show on TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Hetalia (with Nat)

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS EXPLICIT SPOILERS FOR DANGANRONPA 1, 2 AND 3! DO NOT LISTEN IF YOU DON&apos;T WANT TO BE SPOILED! Welcome to the Ultimate Podcast! Today we&apos;re talking about the Danganronpa fandom and BOY is it a doozy. We discuss kinning, dancing on literal graves, and how the fans on the Something Awful boards were key to getting the series localized in the West.Sources and relevant links for this episode:Danganronpa FanloreDanganronpa Discourse blogDanganronpa fanfiction discourse blogFandom Files ep on DanganronpaThread on DR/SomethingAwful/orenrorenOrenroren let’s play archive of DR1, and his translation of SDR2Follow the show on TwitterSteeven: TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Danganronpa (with Steeven)

Listener, don&apos;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&apos;s so small, and the ways the network encouraged fan activity.Follow the show on TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Psych

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 small, and the ways the network encouraged fan activity.Follow the show on TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

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&apos;re BACK and we&apos;re wrapping up our series on bandom with an episode about Panic! at the Disco, joined by Nicole Fenton. We talk about celebrities breaking the fandom fourth wall, shipping theories and... dairy products.Sources and relevant links for this episode:P!atD, Ryden, Brencer, Dallon Weekes, Divorce!fic on fanlorePanic primer on LJPanic origin story on tumblrAnother Panic primer on LJPanic primer on dreamwidthSlashatthediscoLots of Ryden masterpostsBrencer manifestoCatfishing incident masterpostFollow the show on TwitterNicole: Twitter, InstagramBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Panic! at the Disco (with Nicole Fenton)

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&apos;re the biggest band in bandom to this day, how their creativity inspires fans&apos; creativity, and how they will Save Your Life.Sources and relevant links for this episode:MCR, Frerard, Waycest on FanloreA weirdly involved fandom primer on Quora, of all thingsAnother fandom primer on LJPart 1 of a 4 part Frerard primerThe Used primerFollow the show on TwitterMeredith: TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com! You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

My Chemical Romance (with Meredith Gillies)

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' creativity, and how they will Save Your Life.Sources and relevant links for this episode:MCR, Frerard, Waycest on FanloreA weirdly involved fandom primer on Quora, of all thingsAnother fandom primer on LJPart 1 of a 4 part Frerard primerThe Used primerFollow the show on TwitterMeredith: TwitterBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com! You can also join our Discord to talk to us and other creators and fans!

Our Lawyers Made Us Change The Name Of This Podcast So We Wouldn&apos;t Get Sued (not really our network doesn&apos;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, you guessed it, Fall Out Boy. We discuss the draw of bands for fandoms, 2005&apos;s importance for the FOB fandom and Pete Wentz&apos;s various rumored entanglements. We also thank them fr th mmrs. Sources and relevant links for this episode:Fall Out Boy, Cultverse, Damnyouwentz and Summer of Like Fanlore pagesSixteen Candlesverse Fall Out Boy primerMikey Way/Pete Wentz manifestoMikey Way/Pete Wentz manifesto but a different one Pete Wentz/Patrick Stump manifestoPete Wentz/Patrick Stump manifesto but a different one Follow the show on TwitterAnna: drop-a-heart.comBeth: Twitter, InstagramMax: InstagramEmail us at fanonballpod@gmail.comWe are a member of the Scavengers Network. You can find our show and other great ones on the network by visiting scavengersnetwork.com!

Fall Out Boy (with Anna Clay)

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