{"podcast":{"title":"I'm a Fan of That!","slug":"i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823","podcast_index_feed_id":6292823,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef","website_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/im-a-fan-of-that","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/1746713913081-b0bd5800-cf8f-4126-aa3a-53809273a293.jpeg","author":"Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard","episode_count":52,"summary":"In I'm A Fan of That, pop culture writer Holly Swinyard and pop anthropologist Vivian Asimos talk about the wonderfully complicated worlds of fandom through the objects we love. From what the D20 tells us about storytelling in table top role playing games, to how Taylor Swift crafts her own narrative, to Love Island water bottles and the power of the celebrity, no fandom is off limits. We discuss the history, sociology and anthropology of our fandoms, and always have a bit of fun along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus: the Traitors","slug":"bonus-the-traitors","published_at":"2026-01-21T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823/bonus-the-traitors","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823","url":"https://shows.acast.com/im-a-fan-of-that/episodes/696f86a75e25e3a6c0c04ea0","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/e/696f86a75e25e3a6c0c04ea0/media.mp3","summary":"Vivian and 'Olly are briefly outside of the Patreon bubble to talk about the Traitors! We chat about the differences between the US and the UK versions, how wonderful a campy gothic horror reality show is, the problem of unconscious bias, and why we love the traitors this year. Some readings: Hyphen - The Celebrity Traitors shows unspoken bias at work The Independent - People of Colour keep leaving the Traitors early. We need to talk about why Vogue - We need to talk about The Traitors and unconscious bias Grazia - Culture Debrief: The Traitors Discourse Is A Reminder That Phrases Like ‘Unconscious Bias’ Are A Cop Out Our Socials Vivian's Instagram Holly's Instagram The Pod's Instagram Buy Our Books! Buy Holly's Book! Buy Vivian's Book! Fan Of That is now on Patreon! Go support us over there! Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Logo by Moira Daykin, @mecha_moira on instagram This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Vivian and 'Olly are briefly outside of the Patreon bubble to talk about the Traitors! We chat about the differences between the US and the UK versions, h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823/episodes/bonus-the-traitors/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823/bonus-the-traitors.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}