{"podcast":{"title":"This Week In Fandom History","slug":"this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825","podcast_index_feed_id":5965825,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/453702/rss","website_url":"http://www.thisweekinfandomhistory.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/3/e/2/63e26eec639ef364a04421dee9605cbd/Untitled_design2.png","author":"TWIFH Podcast","episode_count":177,"summary":"Co-hosted by V. Arrow (@aimmyarrowshigh) and Emily Jaye (@idontgettechnology), This Week In Fandom History celebrates fandom culture's highest highs and weirdest lows. With which short-lived vampire cop drama was the very first X-Files fic crossed over? Who is Tara Gilesbie? How recently did the Starsky & Hutch Lending Library rent out its last zine? What were Strikethrough, Racefail, LGBTFansDeserveBetter, and Conchobar, anyway? V and Emily trade off some deep-internet research each week to learn and laugh (and sometimes rage) their way through the annals (heh) of fandom history. Come join us!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-23T14:19:11.065289+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825"},"episode":{"title":"June 1990: Our Girl Beverly Zuk Teaches Us Many Things","slug":"june-1990-our-girl-beverly-zuk-teaches-us-many-things","published_at":"2026-05-31T09:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825/june-1990-our-girl-beverly-zuk-teaches-us-many-things","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825","url":"https://76a49ef2-e1b1-459f-8787-81e0d39866fc.libsyn.com/june-1990-our-girl-beverly-zuk-teaches-us-many-things","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/76a49ef2-e1b1-459f-8787-81e0d39866fc/Aup_Mixdown_Episode_166_BEV_ZUK.mp3?dest-id=3814896","summary":"Send a SASE! This week, V and Emily take a look at the illustrious -- pun intended -- life and career of Big Name Fanartist and writer Beverly Zuk, whose Fanlore page is a riot of full-frontal Vulcans. We look at the fascinating fic she wrote, particularly \"The Third Verdict,\" and read through her instructions of how to become a fanartist in 1978. Plus, we marvel at the Star Trek Welcommittee and their work to help fans connect in an age before the internet made connecting simple, if not always easy. The key thing we take away from Beverly Zuk's legacy is that fandom is about being a fan together with others. Sources Fanlore: The Third Verdict Fanlore: Beverly Zuk IDIC #10 In Memoriam, Bev Zuk How To Break Into Treklit So You Want to Be A Fanartist! Promo Aim High Brooch Designs - For 25% off any order on Aim High Brooch Designs on Etsy, including a custom brooch, bag charm, keychain, or magnet design, use the promo code TWIFH . Virtual TGIF/F - Our friends at TGI Femslash have just announced a brand-new, online fan con happening this summer. On August 29–30, Virtual TGIF/F will bring femslash fans from around the world together for discussion panels, online events, and more. Registration opens June 1st. Find out more at tgifemslash.com/virtualcon Wow If True - Wow If True is your one-stop internet culture shop, explaining how what's happening online shapes the real world. And they're the internet experts and real-life besties to unravel it: tech culture journalist Amanda Silberling and science fiction author slash attorney Isabel J. Kim, Esq. More importantly, they're the only podcast that will mention Neopets and horizontal mergers in the same episode. So check out Wow If True, wherever on the internet you find your podcasts. New episodes every other Wednesday. RePRO…","meta_description":"Send a SASE! This week, V and Emily take a look at the illustrious -- pun intended -- life and career of Big Name Fanartist and writer Beverly Zuk, whose…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3489,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825/episodes/june-1990-our-girl-beverly-zuk-teaches-us-many-things/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-in-fandom-history-5965825/june-1990-our-girl-beverly-zuk-teaches-us-many-things.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}