Two longtime collaborators take a deep-dive into the world of fan/fiction to dissect the why of creativity.
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Andrew discusses Christmas Fan/Fic, Zach reveals the worst Christmas movie and they both reevaluate their friendship.
Andrew and Zach do exactly what hosts of a Fan Fiction show should do - rewrite the final season of Game of Thrones. SPOILER ALERT: Somebody has sex with a volcano.
In this episode, Zach and Andrew discuss how the classic tale of Easter is, itself, fan fiction. Also, Lion King and X-Files crossovers.
Zach and Andrew ditch an entire Easter episode in favor of poring over their own Game of Thrones predictions.
Andrew returns in this episode to discuss theories about our reality, they play a follow up game of 'Random Fandoms' and determine who Andrew will marry some day.
Special Crossover Event! Jamie Bradley of Hott Minute joins Zach for a whirlwind chat on AO3, revealing writing styles and the raw sexual magnetism of Jonathan Frakes.
In this episode Andrew conducts a cute test. We revisit an episode from season 1 and Zach reveals just how desensitized to violence he is.
This week, Andrew puts Zach in the hot seat about something he loves... unfortunately it's AVATAR.
In this special Valentine's Day episode Andrew and Zach explore Fan Fic tropes and make up some of their own. Also, Andrew was in a play, apparently, Zach brings up `Heat`...again.
In this episode, Zach and Andrew sit down with Michael Eades and things get very blue in a conversation that can only be described as "24 Karot Goldblum."
In this episode Zach and Andrew talk to writer/ attendee of Zach's wedding, Veronica Kavass who discusses the trials and tribulations of teaching creative writing to a generation weened on Fan Fic. Zach discusses his favorite non-Cameron film director. Andrew owns a dinner faux pas.
In this special Halloween episode, the guys discuss mash-up costumes, Slasher Slash Fiction and the most Goth Movie of all time.
The guys learn where the terms "Slash" and "Mary Sue" come from. Zach has a theory about action films. Andrew writes a haiku about a cinnamon bun.
In this week's episode the guys interview their illustrator friend and long time collaborator, Harrison Cooper about what he considers the "worst" fan fic ever written. Andrew connects to its protagonist. Zach holds a grudge.
In this episode the boys interview Sarah Beth Gumm, our go-to Fan Fic expert and Andrew's sister. She hips us to the in vogue fan fic resource. We discuss the merits of Two Million word long-form fan Fic. Sarah Beth teaches us some helpful terms, and we get a little closer to answering the question: […]
This one is like the deleted scenes section of a dvd. These are fun, silly, and often humiliating snippets from the podcast that have been cut. Now they have been stitched together and brought back to life! If Frankenstein is your favorite monster, this is the episode for you!
This is the first episode ever recorded for the podcast, released for the first time! Zach and Andrew have even less of an idea what they are talking about than usual. This is a fun trip back to a more naive time before Andrew and Zach read things that cannot be unread.
Zach and Andrew find the loneliest corners of the Internet, pieces of fanfic with only one story written. The following question is pondered. If Avengers has 60,000 stories written and Mr. Holland’s Opus only has one, is the Mr. Holland’s Opus fan 60,000 times more committed? Answers inside the episode.
Zach and Andrew go to see Puffs, the off broadway play from season 1. Zach has a nice time. Andrew nearly has a stroke.
As promised, Zach and Andrew return to Equestria for a deep dive into My Little Pony fanfic. Many questions are answered, but one remains elusive... is it a sex thing?
Two of Zach’s favorite fictions get combined in a collaborative project that’s taken years and incorporated hundreds of Artists. Andrew can’t get away from Harry Potter. Zach and Andrew ruin fiction.
Zach and Andrew take a trip off Broadway. Zach goes down the rabbit hole.
Our hosts go even further down the rabbit hole with Andrew exploring the world of video games fanfic. Zach ruins Italian Food.
Andrew and Zach discover what’s beyond the fourth wall. Zach blows Andrew's mind.
Zach finds a crossover that combines his favorite and least favorite fictions. They both discuss ubiquitous My Little Pony Fanfic and attempt to answer the eternal question, What is a Ponymorph? Andrew takes a proper plunge into Potterotica.
Andrew and Zach dive a little deeper into the world of online Fan Fiction. A trip back to 2006 reveals two wildly different worlds that mesh surprisingly well. Zach ruins Carmen Sandiego.
Andrew and Zach welcome you to the world of fan/fiction; a massive subculture of creativity fueled by copyrighted, intellectual properties. In this inaugural episode, our hosts ponder the motivation behind this craft and explore a handful of original stories and crossovers. Zach gives Andrew a hard time about Avatar.
Introducing fan/fiction/w/andrew/zach, a podcast from longtime collaborators Zach Duensing and Andrew Gumm that dives deep into the world of fan/fiction to explore the why of creativity. What drives someone to create original stories incorporating Black Swan and The Phantom Menance? How would Luna Lovegood hold up as leader of the Resistance in the world of […]