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.

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In the Season 10 finale episode, the Fanbase Press staff provides a thoughtful retrospective, looking back at 2025 in pop culture and beyond.  All of us at The Fanbase Weekly wish to extend our immense thanks to the talented guests who have joined us this past year, as well as you – the listeners – for tuning in each week. We’ll be back again in 2026 with more podcast excitement. 

Stay tuned to the Fanbase Press website for updates regarding the launch of Season 11 for The Fanbase Weekly. Happy holidays!

Hosts: Barbra Dillon (Fanbase Press Editor-in-Chief), Drew Siragusa (Fanbase Press Senior Contributor), and Claire Thorne (creator, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space)

This month’s sponsor: Dach Comics

Dach Comics is the creative endeavor of writer Humberto Avila, a rad dude living the electric wheelchair life – fast, furious, and on a mission. A mission to create stories about the little, but mighty, people who are the ordinary and average that make this world turn. Tales of supernatural terror and the unpredictable wheel of fate spare no one. Heroes rise but they aren’t alone. Follow them at dachcomics.com and discover the power, strength, and resiliency that lays in the essence of the disabled, the ordinary, and underestimated individuals of this world!

Segments:
9:07 – Best of Geekdom in 2025 – Movies, TV, Comics, Video Games, etc.
34:57 – The Best of Fanbase Press in 2025 – Reviews, Podcasts, Blogs, Published Works, Events, etc.
43:57 – Reflections on Our Annual Theme for 2025 – #BuildYourCommunity
56:55 – Where do you find hope when looking towards 2026?

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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