Friday, January 2, 2026

The Fandomentalist Podcast Defends Hate-Watching

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Gretchen, Julia, and Kylie defend hate-watching, which has oddly become a habit of theirs. The one thing they don’t defend? Tom Bombadil.

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Episode breakdown:

  • 0:00 – Fandom news
  • 12:15 – Hate-watching, a defense
  • 31:45 – The 1st maxim of adaptations
  • 45:00 – So what is the issue with The 100?

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  • Gretchen

    Bi/pan, they/them. Gretchen is a Managing Editor for the Fandomentals. An unabashed academic book nerd and aspiring sci/fi and fantasy author, they have about things like media, representation, and ethics in storytelling.

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