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tw self-harm // PATREON BONUS PREVIEW! On the 10th of every month, Maggie is going to enthrall Patreon donors with a few chapters of the irrepressible, incomprehensible, enigmatic literary tastemaker that is... My Immortal. We offer you this preview of the first installment of her solo Patreon show on the main feed as an enticement to pop over to our Patreon at patreon.com/imetyouonljpodcast and see what other goodies you can get. HI DONORS, WE SAID FLIRTILY.

Bamm, join the zombie jam! This week, Maggie and V are joined by their LJ friend Sherell Williams to talk about the undead--and thank god, because V can’t do The Walking Dead and Maggie had a hard time with the DCOM Z•O•M•B•I•E•S beyond appreciating the politics. Plus, a discussion of the benefits of LiveJournal-era fandom and a mourning for times past.

This week, Maggie and V chat about their first impressions of The Old Guard, Pacific Rim, Venom, and Jupiter Ascending, and the ways in which fandom uses those worlds to create character growth. These movies have everything--immortal fighters, immortal aliens, loser aliens that eat people, monster aliens getting killed by robots, wolf-splice alien men with barking guns, and best of all, emotions. Also, V leaves a review on Enola Holmes, and Maggie waxes poetic about The Matrix.

Dust off your toolbelt and get ready to go to Lowe's! In a highly anticipated episode, V and Maggie are joined by Grace and Claire of Fine Pairings Podcast to puzzle out an answer to the eternal question: what in the world do women see in Severus Snape, Kylo Ren, and Loki? Along the way, they discuss Prince Zuko, Edward Cullen, and -- of course -- which fictional men have the emotional maturity and upper-body strength to complete a home renovation project. Catch the other half of the IMYOLJ/FPP collab this week on Fine Pairings Podcast!

In a significantly heavier episode, V and Maggie take on The Hunger Games and the HBO series Looking through the lens of socioeconomic and racial diversity. They’ll discuss the incredible experiences and travels that came about because of these fandoms, some of the fanworks they each created, and how The Hunger Games might have looked if it had come out in 2020. Additionally, Maggie gushes over The Man So Beautiful She Started Crying, Raúl Castillo.