{"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":"Christmas Special! About Christmas Specials!","slug":"christmas-special-about-christmas-specials","published_at":"2025-12-22T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-m-a-fan-of-that-6292823/christmas-special-about-christmas-specials","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/693aa52a40eb0cbb2a01f995","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/e/693aa52a40eb0cbb2a01f995/media.mp3","summary":"It's the Christmas Special! And today's episode is all about... the Christmas Special! Yes, we know it's quite meta, but it's worth a chat. We talk about the media that defines this time of year, from episodes of American sitcoms, to A Christmas Story, to the Doctor Who Christmas Special. We chat about the differences between American and English culture (as of 11 years ago), and what specific type of nostalgia we reach for. 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":"It's the Christmas Special! And today's episode is all about... the Christmas Special! Yes, we know it's quite meta, but it's worth a chat. We talk about…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2373,"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/christmas-special-about-christmas-specials/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/christmas-special-about-christmas-specials.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}