Feed The Fangirl

Snack Break: Alysa Liu, The Rise of Play and Funmaxxing Our Lives

Welcome to Feed the Fangirl! We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls. Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu. Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl! Welcome to Snack Break, a Feed the Fangirl bonus episode! This is a bite sized episode that doesn’t quite fit on the main menu.  Today we talk about the American figure skater and olympic champion Alysa Liu and reflect on what she has taught us about making art on your own terms. We also explore the rise of play amongst youth culture and discuss the term ‘funmaxxing’. Plus, we share how we have ‘funmaxxed’ our own lives and reminisce on our favourite uni elective ‘Creativity’ (yes, we got to make puppets). We mentioned a few articles in this episode: Alysa Liu Isn’t Worried About What Comes After Gold [https://www.teenvogue.com/story/alysa-liu-olympic-gold-teen-vogue-cover-interview-2026 ] from Teen Vogue, Funmaxxing: Should we all be playing more? [https://www.dazeddigital.com/life-culture/article/69961/1/funmaxxing-should-we-all-be-playing-more-alysa-liu-community-games] from Dazed, The Rise of Play Among Youth Culture [https://grownkid.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-play-among-youth-culture?r=6g244c&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&triedRedirect=true] from Grownkid, You do not need to suffer to be excellent [https://substack.com/@girlstudies/p-188580350] from Girl Studies and “Alt, Gay, and From New Jersey”: The “Babes of Glory” Are TikTok Fancam Fuel [https://www.them.us/story/amber-glenn-alysa-liu-isabeau-levitio-babes-of-glory-figure-skating-trio-fancam] from Them PSA: That’s a wrap on season 1 of FTF! We are taking a short break and will be back in June with fresh, weekly, full length episodes (and maybe a few bonus eps) for Season 2. In the meantime, keep an eye out on our socials to stay up to date and be the first to know when new episodes drop. Thanks for the support of season 1!  We would particularly like to thank our friends and family who have been listening to the pod and for their encouragement and support of our early episodes! <3 Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful! Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirl Cya soon! xoxo

Snack Break: These Are a Few of Our Favourite Things!

Welcome to Feed The Fangirl! We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls. Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu. Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl! Welcome to Snack Break, a Feed The Fangirl bonus episode! This is a bite sized episode that doesn’t quite fit on the main menu. Today we share our favourite pop culture related things - movies, tv shows, albums, celeb scandals and more. Maybe you’ll learn a bit more about us and our media diets! Plus, we break some exclusive news: Jason Derulo fell down the stairs at another red carpet! We will be back again next week with another bonus episode and then we will return in June with fresh, full length episodes for Season 2! Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful! Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirl Cya next Friday! xoxo

A Swiftie Retrospective: It’s Been 2 Years Since We Attended the Eras Tour

Welcome to Feed The Fangirl! We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls. Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu. Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl! It’s been just over two years since we attended the Eras Tour together and since then, so much has happened in the world of Taylor Swift! In today’s episode, we reminisce on the ‘Year of the Girl’, our concert going experience and reflect on how the Eras Tour has impacted fandom culture. We also share our thoughts on the divisive albums The Tortured Poets Department and The Life of a Showgirl and consider what it means to meaningfully consume and critique an album as a fan in the current age of internet culture.  Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful! Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirl Cya next Friday! xoxo

The Pitt: Reinvigorating the Medical Drama, Fandom Ship Culture, ‘I Love Da Pitt’ + Our Thoughts on Season 2!

Content Warning: In this episode we touch on some heavier topics, including mental illness, drug abuse and pregnancy loss. Please take care if these are things that may be sensitive for you. You can reach out to Lifeline Australia [https://www.lifeline.org.au/] for support. Or if you are listening internationally, please visit Find A Helpline [https://findahelpline.com/]. Welcome to Feed the Fangirl! We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls. Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu. Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl! We love Da Pitt! In today’s episode we discuss The Pitt, the Emmy winning show that reinvigorated the medical drama genre. We chat about the show's unique approach to structure, style and character building and consider why it appeals to fandom culture, particularly fandom ‘shipping’ culture. We also unpack the drama with the Severance fandom during the 2025 Emmy season that resulted in one of our favourite tweets ever. Plus, we break our silence: we are #SantosTruthers. As mentioned in the episode, if you are interested you can read more about Noah Wyle advocating for health care workers HERE [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/noah-wyle-capitol-hill-health-care-workers/]. We also referred to the GQ video, Noah Wyle Breaks Down The Pitt’s Biggest Moments [youtube.com/watch?v=2cgd99yLijQ&list=TLPQMjAwMTIwMjYDO6DzbO8j7A&index=6]. Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful! Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirl Cya next Friday! xoxo

Hudson Willams, Connor Storrie and The Hudcon Effect: When New Stars Resonate with Audiences and Why it’s Cool to Care

Welcome to Feed The Fangirl! We’re Ella and Victoria - longtime friends, pop culture obsessives and eternal fangirls. Whether it’s TV, movies, music, books or celebrity - we talk about all the things on our pop culture menu. Food for thought - it feeds the inner fangirl! In today’s episode, we talk about lead actors of Heated Rivalry and ‘it boys’ of the moment Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams. We discuss what we call the “Hudcon Effect” and unpack why we think Hudson and Connor have become so beloved in both fan communities and Hollywood circles alike. We chat about what Hudson and Connor have taught us about ambition, embarrassment, self-acceptance and why it's “cool to care”. We also unpack discussions around representations of masculinity, the importance of styling in shaping the image of celebrities and explore how the Hudcon Effect extends into the realm of sport and politics. There were many articles/profiles/interviews that helped inform this episode. Some we specifically referenced include: Hudson Williams threw the best New York Fashion Week party (possibly ever) [https://www.gq.com/story/hudson-williams-threw-the-best-new-york-fashion-week-party-possibly-ever], Connor Storrie for Vogue Adria on sudden fame, (un)seriousness and the role of art today [https://vogueadria.com/heated-rivalry-connor-storrie-interview/], Upside Down With Connor Storrie [https://www.vulture.com/article/heated-rivalry-connor-storrie-ilya-actor-russian-interview.html] and Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie & Hudson Williams On Intimacy, Romance and the Female Gaze | Them [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3J07h-ibCg]. Ella also mentioned the fan-made resource, The Hudcon Film Society [https://hudcondown.substack.com/], which you can find on Substack. Love our show? If you’d like to support us by leaving a 5 star review and clicking ‘follow’ where you listen to your podcasts, we would be very grateful! Keep up with us! Follow us on Instagram and TikTok @feedthefangirl Cya next Friday! xoxo