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those F%#KING fangirls

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polisthoseforkingfangirls.com
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Episodes

#127 | Conquering the Undateable Men Epidemic

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today's they’re discussing the Undateable Man Crisis and doing a special spicy GIVEAWAY! Links below!! Plus they chat The Love Hypothesis movie casting, Book Lovers, Ted Lasso, and more! Main discussion starts at: 00:35:34 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the pod by ...

Jul 25, 20251 hr 48 min

#126 | Ask Us Anything - 10 year plans, moving in with partners, Taylor Swift, existential spirals, and more!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today's their annual Ask Me Anything episode! Thank you all for sending in such fantastic insightful questions yall! Plus they discuss the bear season 4, the Emmy nominations, Superman, and more! Main discussion starts at: 32:30 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the p...

Jul 18, 20251 hr 58 min

#125 | the 50 best fictional characters of all time

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into the FIFTY best fictional characters of all time (according to them). Plus they chat the We Were Liars tv show, Taylor Swift, People We Meet on Vacation the movie, My Oxford Year on Netflix, and more! Main discussion starts at: 37:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recen...

Jul 04, 20251 hr 48 min

#124 | HOT GIRL SUMMER TO COZY GIRL AUTUMN: your 2025 guide to upcoming releases

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into their most anticipated movies, books, and tv shows for the rest of 2025! Plus they chat Sabrina Carpenter’s upcoming Man’s Best Friend, Manchild, Glenn Powell, Billie Ellis, Logan Lerman, The Materialists, How to Train Your Dragon live action, and more! Main discussion starts at: 35:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Chr...

Jun 20, 20251 hr 21 min

#123 | rating every year of our twenties!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into a more personal topic - reflecting and rating every year of their 20s on a scale of one to ten. Plus they chat The Lunar Chronicles movie news, Divine Rivals, today in Taylor Swift, and Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood. Main discussion starts at: 36:02 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for...

Jun 13, 20252 hr 9 min

#122 | Taylor Swift Owns all her Music! Christine and Natasha break down all the feels

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about TAYLOR SWIFT FINALLY OWNING HER MASTERS! REP TV feels, Debut TV being recorded, and TS 12 theories. Plus they chat Survivor news, Stranger Things, Nobody Wants This, Mission Impossible, & more. Main discussion starts at: 40:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their rece...

Jun 06, 20251 hr 20 min

#121 | Renaissance Faire 101: do's, don'ts, stories, tips, and tricks

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about Renaissance Fairs! What they’re all about, dos and don’t, what to wear. All the things!! Plus they chat Taylor Swift news, Bridgerton, Sunrise on the Reaping castings, and more. Main discussion starts at: 54:29 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (...

May 23, 20251 hr 50 min

#120 | if we were the classic Disney Princesses - what would be different?

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re putting themselves in the place of various classic Disney Princesses and remaining how the stories would go if they were the protagonists instead! Plus they chat fan fiction news, Taylor Swift, the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and more. Main discussion starts at: 33:34 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more sto...

May 16, 20251 hr 35 min

#119 | Ranking Every Ali Hazelwood Book! (spoiler free)

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re divulging their guide to Ali Hazelwood’s hilarious rom-com backlist: ranking their favorites, recommending which books to start with, and what vibes they all bring to the party. Plus they chat Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, Thunderbolts, Great Big Beautiful Life, Silo, You, Ed Sheeran, coffee, and more! Main discussion starts at: ...

May 09, 20251 hr 31 min

#118 | where our LORE started!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re digging into ‘where their lore started’, the pop culture moments, shows, movies, and books that formed them into the humans they are today. Plus they chat Christine’s new book Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, the casting news for Reminders of Him, Sunrise on the Reaping, We Were Liars, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Voice of the Ocean,...

May 02, 20251 hr 38 min

#117 | Books that WILL TURN YOUR FRIENDS into readers

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re laying out the guide to gateway books ! We all have friends we want to convert into reader girlies, and ALL IT TAKES is recommending the right book. They’re here to help!! Plus they chat Survivor, Robert Pattison, Lady Gaga’s Coachella performance, Twilight, and more. Main discussion starts at: 41:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join ...

Apr 18, 20251 hr 40 min

#116 | lonely men and the end of default dating

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about the male loneliness epidemic - from the POV of two single millennial women, so fair warning it does transform into more of a dating vent session. Plus they chat the prospective Sunrise on the Reaping chat, Spiderman 4, the Minecraft movie, the White Lotus, the Verity movie, the Regretting You adaptation and more. Main...

Apr 11, 20251 hr 26 min

#115 | which fictional character has your personality? | enneagram sorting with Maureen Keavy

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about which Fictional Characters match their personality, using the Enneagram type with expert and former Booktuber Maureen Keavy! They’re also chatting Avenger Doomsday castings, Wicked for Good, Sunrise on the Reaping, and more! Take the Enneagram Test: https://enneagramuniverse.com/ Main discussion starts at: 27:00 Today...

Apr 04, 20251 hr 49 min

#114| book characters who'd make HORRIBLE friends

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about book characters that would make HORRIBLE FRIENDS, and characters they’d want to be besties with, and special guest Chloe is here today to help them get it done. Plus they chat about the Regretting You cast, Selena Gomez’s new album, Taylor Swift news, Snow White, Shailene Woodley’s new bae, and more! Main discussion s...

Mar 28, 20252 hr 2 min

#113 | What Your Favorite Book Trope Says About You! feat. EmmmaBooks!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re digging into what our favorite Romance tropes say about us!! With special guest Emma Books!!! Plus they’re chatting Main show starts at: 35:34 Support the pod by joining the Forking Fangirls Patreon community : http://patreon.com/thoseforkingfangirls Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their...

Mar 21, 20251 hr 49 min

#112 | Birthdays (Celebration or Crisis) & ALL the Pop Culture News!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking birthdays and how they evolve as we grow older! Plus Sherk 5, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem , and more! Main discussion starts at: 1:18:37 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the pod by joining the Forking Fangirls Patre...

Mar 14, 20252 hr

#111 | Onyx Storm Breakdown with Fantasy Fangirls!

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros with experts in the field The Fantasy Fangirls, Lexi and Nicole! There are definitely Onyx Storm spoilers in this episode. Make sure you finish before listening! Main show: starts at 14:30 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapade...

Mar 07, 20251 hr 42 min

#110 | what if we were Tamlin in ACOTAR? feat. Kelsey Dangerous

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into the world of ACOTAR with Kelsey Dangerous. If they were in Tamlin’s position, how would things play out? Plus they chat Voice of the Ocean, Nobody Wants This season, Spiderman 4, and more. Main discussion starts at: 30:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life esca...

Feb 28, 20251 hr 48 min

#109 | Ranking Every Taylor Swift Vault Track

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re ranking every Taylor swift vault song she’s release thus far!! Plus they’re chatting Taylor Lautner’s new Werewolf Hunter show, the 20th Anniversary Twilight box set, Bridgerton, ACOTAR, Deep End and more! Main discussion starts at: 41:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life ...

Feb 21, 20251 hr 40 min

#108 | Worst Movies of 2024 : our third annual fangirl razzies

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re counting down their worst movies of 2024, in the third annual fangirl razzies! Plus they chat the Grammys, the new Jurassic World, Children of Blood and Bone, and more! Main discussion starts at: 31:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Support the pod by joining...

Feb 14, 20251 hr 17 min

#107 | 3rd Annual Fangirl Academy Awards

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today is their 3rd annual Fangirl Academy Awards. They’re discussing all their favorite films of 2024. Plus they’re chatting super bowl commercials, onyx storm, the new Stephenie Perkins book, Fallen, and more! Main discussion starts at: 35:50 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapade...

Feb 06, 20251 hr 31 min

#106| our biggest HEAR ME OUTS: we listen and we don't judge

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re talking their wildest HEAR ME OUTs! It’s an adventure. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Oscar noms, upcoming romcoms and more! Main discussion starts at: 47:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time Starts at 2:02:00) FIND LARA ON THE INTERWEBS: http://instagra...

Jan 31, 20252 hr 3 min

#105 | FOURTH WING & IRON FLAME : We're Enrolling at Basgiath (no onyx storm spoilers)

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re talking all things FOURTH WING and IRON FLAME with special guest Taya Miller!!! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Severance, TikTok, The Traitors, The Pairing, My Old Ass, Your Monster and more! Main discussion starts at: 34:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. FIND ...

Jan 24, 20251 hr 49 min

#104 | Stop Canceling on Friends in 2025! changes we want to make in the new year

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re talking about all the things they want to be intentional about in 2025. Plus we chat Nosferatu, the Golden Globes, Kristen Stewart, Christopher Nolan, Squid Game and more. Main discussion starts at: 40:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time Starts at 1:33...

Jan 10, 20251 hr 34 min

#103 | Our top 24 moments of 2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re going through their top 24 moments of 2024! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Jonathan Bailey, Chris Evans, Friends, and more. Main discussion starts at : 25:09 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Check out our new those forking fangirls merch! http://thoseforkingfang...

Dec 27, 20242 hr 23 min

Episode #102 | THE 2024 HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re doing their end of the year holiday exchange!! Plus they’re chatting Taylor Swift’s last era’s tour show, spotify wrapped, and the Golden Globe nominations!!! Main discussion starts at 31:34 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. (Tea Time Starts at 1:13) Check out o...

Dec 20, 20241 hr 13 min

#101 | Our Favorite Books of 2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re chatting their FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2024!! Plus they talk Wicked, Taylor Swift, the Wizard of OZ, the Netflix Christmas movies, Outlander, and more. Main discussion starts at 57:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapades. Check out our new those forking fangirls merch! ht...

Dec 13, 20241 hr 41 min

#100 | Booktube a History: the Golden Years feat. Katytastic

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives.Today they’re chatting all things Booktube to celebrate their 100th episode with special guest Kat of the YouTube channel Katytastic!! Join them for a journey through the golden book tube years of the 2010’s. Plus they talk Yellowjackets, Shrinking, Dune Prophecy, and more. Main discussion starts at 40:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine...

Dec 06, 20242 hr 14 min

#99 | Battle of the Theme Parks! Disney vs Universal

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting all things theme parks! Disney vs Universal, favorites, pros, cons, tips, tricks and more! Plus they talk Taylor Swift, How to Train Your Dragon Live action, Dramione fanficiton, and more! Main discussion starts at 19:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about their recent life escapade...

Nov 22, 20241 hr 41 min

#98 | IS ROMANTASY BURNOUT COMING?

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Are people getting burned out on romantasy? Today they’re chatting all things genre burnout, the patterns the previous eras, and what they think is to come. Plus they discuss Grammy nominations, Sabrina Carpenter, the new Christopher Nolan Film, Bridget Jones, and more! Main discussion starts at 35:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine an...

Nov 15, 20241 hr 43 min
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