In The Fanbase Weekly, the Fanbase Press staff and a host of special guests from across the pop culture spectrum discuss the top geek stories of the week.
In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guests Frederick Luis Aldama and Angela M. Sánchez (From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including Superman‘s role in the culture war, why the ALA Annual Conference is the most important comics show of the year, and the toxicity of Elon Musk’s Grok.
Host: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Claire Thorne (creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space), and Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor)
Special Guests: Frederick Luis Aldama and Angela M. Sánchez (From Cocinas to Lucha Libre Ringsides)
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Segments:
29:03 – (io9, Forbes) Local Grifters Discover Superman Is From Another Planet / SUPERMAN Comics Writer Claims Immigrant Complaints Are ‘A Bit Late’
54:58 – (ComicsBeat) Comics ‘most important show of the year’ might surprise you
1:12:00 – (io9) ‘Round Them Up’: Grok Praises Hitler as Elon Musk’s AI Tool Goes Full Nazi
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock
The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill
Episode Photo by: Sean Foster
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