The Fan and the Foe

Wrapping it Up!

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:30:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name:Fan & the Foe

Episode Title: Wrapping it up

Gabbi: You are listening to the fan and the foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

Louisa: In this episode of the fan and the foe, we will be bringing it all together with our season finale trivia.

Segment 1: Title of Segment

Gabbi: So if you dont know already, this is the final episode of the Fan and the Foe- at least for now.

Louisa: thats so sad to think about. Do you remember when we were just trying to fin a topic for our podcast and could not think of anything. This show was actually gabbis idea, and we have had a blast recording it so kudos to you i guess

Gabbi: wow look how much youve grown complimenting me on a regular basis now does this mean you love me enough to let me rap.

Louisa: you know what, go for it

Louisa: yea so anyways I hope you enjoyed gabbis rap shes been BEGGING me to do for the past two days, but moving on, … As a summary of the past season, we figured it would be fun to do a little game show where we go around our school and see if people could answer trivia questions about the fandoms we have covered.

Gabbi: so enjoy the next montage of people who clearly havent listened to our podcast, and or have been living under a rock for the past 20 years.

*transition to questions

Segment 2: Mini mic game show

Questions:

Which popular boy band’s fans have been known to know the blood types of the band's members?

4. Name one Hogwarts house discussed in the episode.

Answer: Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, or Hufflepuff.

5. Which actor’s experiences with intense fan attention are mentioned?

Answer: Daniel Radcliffe.

6. How many districts send tributes to the Hunger Games each year?

Answer: Twelve districts.

7. Name one character from The Hunger Games discussed in the episode.

Answer: Katniss Everdeen, Peeta Mellark, or Gale Hawthorne.

9. What tabletop role-playing game is frequently referenced in Stranger Things?

Answer: Dungeons & Dragons.

13. What reality competition show helped launch One Direction?

Answer: The X Factor.

14. Which member left the band before their hiatus?

Answer: Zayn Malik.

17. What debate do the hosts have in this episode?

Answer: Whether being a “Disney adult” is fun, excessive, or misunderstood.

What baseball team has won the most world series, and is also the focus of our MLB episode?

Answer: the yankees

How many albums does taylor swift have?

Answer: 12 studio and 4 rerecorded

What episode did we interview a guest on?

Answer: the taylor swift one.

Segment 3: The end

Gabbi: Thank you all so much for tuning in over these past few months. We hope you have enjoyed it because we surely have!! And dont forget to stay nerdy!

Louisa: Or don’t

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: Youtube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist:The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: Youtube Audio Library Liscense

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

Transition 1

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

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Swiftie Superfans: Super Stories

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:28:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Fan & the Foe

Episode Title: Taylor Swift

Gabbi: You are listening to The Fan and the Foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

Louisa: In this episode of the Fan and the foe the Podcast we discuss: all things Taylor Swift, and even brought a special guest with us today

Segment 1: Intro and Trivia

Gabbi: Yes!! We have brought one of our good friends, and Taylor Swift superfan, Seamus with us today.

Seamus: Heyy

Louisa: Seamus will be joining us to talk about his encounters with the Swiftie Fandom, and what its like to be part of it.

Gabbi: Are you NOT part of it Louisa…

Louisa: I mean I would not consider myself a Swiftie, but I really really like her as a person. I am not as big of a hater as CHAT GPT

Gabbi: Don;t get me started on chat gpt– today I was trying to generate a quick list of all the Taylor albums and it tried to claim that the life of a show girl was NOT an actual album but a fan theory… like WHAT.

Anyways the reason I was getting this list is I thought that it would be fun to have you, Seamus, rank all of the albums so we are gonna do some rapid fire questioning ready

Seamus: lets do it

Louisa: okay do you prefer ( go down line to find winner)

Debut
Fearless
Speak now
Red
1989
Reputation
Lover
Folklore
Evermore
Midnights
The tortured poets departments
The life of a show girl

Gabbi: okay I like that ranking

Louisa: yes I agree, but now we can ask the fun questions to get the true life of a Swiftie. Seamus are you Ready

Seamus:

Segment 2: Questions for Seamus

What is the craziest thing you have done for something taylor swift related??
How much Taylor Swift merch do you own
What is your favorite thing about Taylor Swift?
If TS was to walk in right now, what would you say her her??
Whats your favorite Era?
What is the craziest theory youve heard or had yourself?

Segment 3: Crazy Fan encounter

Louisa: I think the stories we’ve heard here today are enough to be considered crazy, so we won’t spend any extra time with those today.

Gabbi: We hope you enjoyed this week's episode, and dont forget to stay nerdy

Louisa: or dont.

usic Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

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The Summer I Turned into a Pretty Huge Superfan

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 08:13:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan and The Foe

Episode Title: The Summer I Turned [into a] pretty [huge superfan]

You are listening to The Fan and the Foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe we discuss the summer I turned Pretty and its EXTREMELY dedicated fans

Segment 1: Talking About TSITP

Louisa: okay before we get into things i want to clarify that we have both watched this right

Gabbi: yes I ve watched all the seasons

Louisa: Okay good me too, but for the listeners that don’t know, do you want to explain what TSIPT is??

Gabbi: Of course. So basically The Summer I turned pretty is a wildly popular YA romance show that is based off of the book trilogy by Jenny Han. You might be thinking to yourself hmm. I totally know that name from somewhere? It's because she is also the author of the equally famous To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before book and movie series. TSITP follows Isabel or Belly who spends every summer at her family friend's beach house on Cousins Beach. Belly has always been seen as a younger sister to everyone, especially her moms best friends two sons Conrad and Jeremiah, who are BOTH the love interests of this series at one point or another. But of course Belly goes for the older and emotionally unavailable one who she's been DOWN bad for since childhood.

Louisa: Oh obviously why would you go for the more reasonable option when there's a much more difficult and treacherous path to go down in the form of his older brother. But I am still team Conrad, jeres just there for the plet

Gabbi: trust me Louisa everyone whose ever seen the show shakes their head at every single decision belly makes.. This fanbase is you guessed it like that of most other teenaged romances– teenage girls who are desparately hope for their moms best friends son who also looks like chris briney to fall in love with them!

Louisa: Hey- don’t hate on my guy chris briney. He is the best actor in the entire series. And I think some people hope for their moms best friends son also looks like jeremiah

Gabbi: Okay okay your probably right. Anyways One of the biggest controversies of this show is the heated rivalry between the two brothers over Belly, and very polarly you either have to be Team Jeremiah or Team Conrad. There is a right answer and it is obviously Team Conrad

Louisa: How is that obvious? I feel like they both have some pretty apparent flaws and differences. But im not going against my word because as I said its def connie for the win. BUT my sister is team jeremiah because she says he is the one that has been there and the one that high as she says climbed up that ladder.

Gabbi: I mean they definitely both have their drawbacks and emotional trauma but at least Conrad didn’t cheat on belly and then fix it by proposing to her???

Louisa: Mind you with the SMALLEST ring known to mankind. But at least Jeremiah actually cared about her and didn’t try to covertly steal his brothers FIANCE. But Conrad is more stable and much more mature and caring. So like i guess I know where my sister was coming from we we actually got in a fight about it haha

Gabbi: a FIGHT??

Louisa: like basically yes haha. We were watching the finale together and SPOILER ALERT when they looked back at the house in cousins after belly and conrad were together she said smth a long the lines of “that shouldve been jere” so I was like what the heck are you talking about its always been conrad and so she was like no its been jere for like 7 years and I said sure but shes always thought about conrad and their infinity necklace and she like stormed off because she was so mad but we resolved it and mow were chillin even though we joke about that fight now

Gabbi: omg tahts insane haha, maybe your part of the crazy fandom.

Louisa: I mean were def not the ones reading the books and making conspiracy theories, but we do love the show.

Gabbi: haha I get that, dont know if I believe you. In my opinion Belly always loved Conrad so he was always predisposed to her heart. Like Belly dates a bunch of guys between the ages of 16-21 but emotionally she's always had her heart set on a different target. Conrad.

Louisa: exactly, like its always ben conrad no matter who she is dating

Gabbi: you don’t think thats an issue at all??

Louisa:woah I never siad thatOk

Gabbi: before this gets TOOO heated lets take a quick break and you can hear from one of our friends podcasts and when we get back we will introduce a new game!

Segment 2: Banter

Gabbi: Welcome back!! I’m sure that you are all on the edge of your seat trying to figure out what we could possibly have in store for you but I thought it would be fun to play a game where I give louisa a scenario and she determines whether it is a plotline from the insane show that is The Summer I turned Pretty or something random that my brain came up with

Louisa: Wait this actually sounds like so much fun you mustve done a lot of thinking about things other than The Hunger Games to come up with it, and we all know that you find that challenging.

Gabbi: Well I don’t know if you need to be so mean, but yes very possibly it took a lot of my brain power. Ok now lets get started and feel free to play along at home!

Scenario 1: Right after their mother’s funeral the boy’s cousins and aunt come to Cousins (The town) and announce that they are selling their families beloved beach house which was

Louisa: oh well unfortunately i do remember that season, isn’t that the entire plot line of season two, and it was not my favorite season by a LOONGGGG shot. But that is definitely a Summer I turned pretty plot point

Scenario 2: In this next emotionally charged season the summer after susannahs death, belly and the boys (minus bellys brother for some reason) all recieve extremely heartfelt and meaningful letters that tell belly who she should marry, and tell the brothers who belly will marry subsequently breaking Jeremiah's heart.

Louisa: I feel like something like that definitely happened. So maybeeee it's a TSITP plot point?

Gabbi: I feel like I was a little tricky with this one because something like this does happen where susannah gives them all letters but it has little to nothing to do with directly who Belly should marry and it is more of letters of I love you and I'm sorry I can’t witness you grow up and get married.

Louisa: What an extremely sad lens to put on that.

Gabbi: It is a very sad show, in fact the first time I watched it I was with my mom and we both cried for a long long time.

Scenario 3: Belly moves to Paris and gets a bad haircut after she cancels her engagement with Jeremiah. She dates a Parisian man and then when her man Conrad shows up to Paris she dumps her Parisian man for Conrad.

Louisa: I have a feeling that happened so definitely a real plot point.

Gabbi: Yea you are right!! Good job ⅔ is like a new record for you!!!

Segment 3: Crazy Fan Encounter

Louisa: ok whatever now its time for everyones favority segment, the crazy fan encounters!!!

Gabbi: WOOOOOOO

Louisa: SO a little different this time, I still found a wild story or encounter, but I also wanted to share a really sweeet interaction between the actors and a fan.

Gabbi: ooh okay lets hear it!

Louisa: so basically A young fan and leukemia survivor, Jayce Bickford, used her Make-A-Wish experience to meet the cast of The Summer I Turned Pretty. The cast surprised her at her job (yes, at Sam’s Club!), gave her favorite Starbucks drink, and took her onto the show’s set — even letting her sit in the iconic red Jeep from the series. Clips of her joyful day with Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno, Christopher Briney, and creator Jenny Han quickly went viral online, making it one of the most heart-melting fan-celebrity stories of the summer.

Gabbi: omg what thats the sweetest thing ever. Its good to see that the cast are better people in real life than they appear to be in the show

Louisa: haha I know right. However some people on the internet seem to disagree and thats where are actual crazy fan encounter come in

Gabbi: oooh okay im excited its sounds like its gonna be a good one

Louisa: still not as good as 1 direction, but basically Gavin Casalegno, who plays Jeremiah Fisher, received public death threats online from some viewers upset about his character’s actions and story arc. This was serious enough that Prime Video issued statements urging fans to stop the harassment. It went so far that The show’s official social accounts repeatedly reminded followers: “The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are,” stressing that the actors are real human beings — not the fictional figures people are fighting over.

Gabbi: holy cow thats insane and not okay, people need to learn to separate from the characters and understand the idea of acting

Louisa: yea and tht wasnt even it- the Harassment wasn’t limited to threats — actors, including Gavin and co-stars like Lola Tung and Christopher Briney, have been targeted with insults and hostile messages on social media simply because of how fans felt about their characters. Like my sister and I fought with each other, but love the actors for both characters so would never ever do anything to them

Gabbi: yea that whole story is insane and you and your sister are the more reasonable ones here sounds like a good place to end this episode

Louisa: I agree, thank you for listening to the fan and the foe, we’ll see you next time

Gabbi: And don’t forget to stay nerdy

Louisa: or don't…

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

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Major League Baseball: Majorly Obsessed Fans

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:05:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan and The Foe

Episode Title: Major League Baseball with Majorly Obsessed Fans

Gabbi: You are listening to The Fan and The Foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

Louisa: In this episode of The Fan and The Foe we are discussing the world of sports, more specifically baseball!

Gabbi: Ewwww

Louisa: Hey! Already trying to start arguments I see

Gabbi: you know me

Louisa: Well, baseball is America's game so you can't really diss it without the majority of people being mad

Gabbi: whatever

Segment 1: Louisa talks about sports/ Banter!

Louisa: Well, if you couldn't already tell, gabbi is not the fan here, I am

Gabbi: yea, I am anything but a fan, I just get the merch and look cute

Louisa: I hate that type of person, you guys are all such fake fans.

Gabbi: well it seems you hate everyone, so thats no surprise

Louisa: Fair enough, but if there's one thing I don't hate, its the yankees, except when the blow a game in the middle of the fifth inning

Gabbi: What does that even mean?

Louisa: the yankees or the blowing a game in the fifth inning

Gabbi: the inning thing, duhh of course I know who the yankees they are the worst team in baseball, we root strictly for philly teams in my house, are they were like people in historical times

Louisa: oh lord I hope you're joking…

Gabbi: of course im joking, the yankees are like THE epitome of baseball NOT

Louisa: okay thank gosh you know something, you're already a better foe than me

Gabbi: yea, usually you don't know anything

Louisa: okay okay we get it you're better than me

Gabbi: im what???!

Louisa: dont push it…

Gabbi: fine fine

Louisa: Okay well anyways I was born a yankees fan, I love going to the bronx despite the horrific drive to get there. I have probably been to about 10 games, which isn’t a lot but I feel like it could get a little repetitive if I went to too to many

Gabbi: Well you know what doesn’t get repetitive, watching the hunger games over and over and over again someone please try and help me convince louisa to watch the hunger games with me

Louisa: whatever you're trying to suggest lets stop it right there

Gabbi: mhm

Louisa: But seriously there's something about going to a yankees, game or even any game in person that is just so special.

Gabbi: like what. I feel like the games get so boring after a while, anytime i go see baseball the only thing i focus on is the food, especially the cotton candy but past that what's the point?

Louisa: the traditions gabbi, like the yankee’s bleacher creatures chanting all of the players names before the the first inning of every game, or the singing of sweet caroline, or even the dance battles that happen on top of dugouts

Gabbi: Oh I know about those. They can get…intresting

Louisa: oh yes they can. But they're really so fun to watch

Gabbi: I'll agree with you there

Segment 2: Trivia

Louisa: anyways… My dad, my brother and I got the amazing opportunity to go to a world series game last year- like two seasons ago when they played the Dodgers. They had just forced a game 5, and so our friends had some tickets that they auctioned off. We went and it took FOREVER to get in for one, but the game started off really well

Gabbi: this sounds like its going south

Louisa: oh it does. Basically we all had bets on who would hit a homerun on the yankees, and I had bet on Judge, my dad on Stanton, and I think my brother on Chisolm, I kinda forget, and I remember I think only my dad and I won, but im again, not sure

Gabbi: So when does this get interesting??

Louisa: Jeez okay I'll fast forward. Basically the yankees were ahead by a lot in the fifth inning when it all went south. Gerritt Cole, the pitcher didn’t cover a base to get a simple out, and they was a catalyst for a whole lot of bad luck

Gabbi: ohhh So like they lost a game? Don't they lose like 60 every year and that's normal

Louisa: No, you don’t understand, they didn't just lose any game, they lost the most important game of the season. And I had to watch the dodgers win the world series right in front of me

Gabbi: oh no poor you

Louisa: you obviously dont understand do you

Gabbi: no I really don't see the big deal here.

Louisa: ugh you're so undereducated

Gabbi: you know how we can test that theory

Louisa: How

Gabbi: TRIVIAAAAA

Louisa: oooh good idea, you can show everyone how clueless you are in the world of sports.

Gabbi: Well start the trivia when we come back from this quick break.

Louisa: Okay we are back! Gabbi, are you ready??

Gabbi: not sure if I will ever ready to embarrass myself this badly

Louisa: fair enough. Let's get started!

1. Which MLB team has won the most World Series titles?

A. Boston Red Sox

B. New York Yankees

C. Los Angeles Dodgers

D. St. Louis Cardinals

Answer: B. New York Yankees

2. Who holds the Yankees’ record for most career home runs?

A. Babe Ruth

B. Alex Rodriguez

C. Mickey Mantle

D. Aaron Judge

Answer: A. Babe Ruth

3. What is the term for a batter hitting a home run with the bases loaded?

A. Three-run blast

B. Grand slam

C. Moonshot

D. Power play

Answer: B. Grand slam

4. Which legendary Yankees shortstop was known as “The Captain”?

A. Derek Jeter

B. Phil Rizzuto

C. Don Mattingly

D. Lou Gehrig

Answer: A. Derek Jeter

5. How many outs are in a full inning of baseball (both teams combined)?

A. 3

B. 6

C. 9

D. 12

Answer: B. 6

Discuss results and then transition into everyone favorite part- crazy fan encounter

Segment 3: Crazy sports fans

Louisa: So with any amazingly popular sports team there are going to be insane fans. Especially for the Yankees, who are from new york there are going to be some insane fan stories

Gabbi: oh god you have crazy sports fans and then you have crazy sports from NEW YORK however i don’t think they beat phillies and eagles fans ripping down telephones and tearing apart the city every time we win or lose a game.

Louisa: Oh yea they can get pretty intense. One not so crazy one came from this past season, or actually 2024 when a Yankees fan ripped a ball out of Mookie betts glove- hes a dodgers player of you didn't know- to try and prevent that out from happening

Gabbi: whatttt did anything happen to him, like that seems insane

Louisa: oh hes banned from life from baseball stadiums

Gabbi: as he should be for real haha

Louisa: Okay one more, while this one isn't necessarily an encounter, it shows the extreme dedication of sports fans.

Gabbi: ooh okay im excited to see if they're more dedicated than the hunger games fans

Louisa: oh they definitely are. So basically there was a fan who traveled to every game that Madison Bungarner started to watch him play

Gabbi: wow that is some serious dedication right there but if anyone is following you around like that across state lines its typically considered a federal offense of stalking and not a “very dedicated fan”

Louisa: well i know isn’t that insane the amount of money he must've spent for travel

Gabbi: I can't even imagine and he would have to pay for the games. Imagine all the actually exciting things he could've done with that money.

Louisa: Hey.. well I think that one about sums it up for today

Gabbi: I agree . Just a reminder before we officially end If you're enjoying the show, we’d love your support. Take a moment to subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and leave us a review— but only if it's good haha it really does help us reach more people like you. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to stay nerdy

Louisa: Or don't

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

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K-Pop Demon Hunter Fans (Soda) Pop Off

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:57:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: Fan & Foe

Episode Title: K-Pop Demon Hunters

Welcome back! You are listening to The Fan and the Foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa .

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe the Podcast we discuss: All things K-pop and K-pop demon hunters

Segment 1: Introduction to all things K-Pop

Gabbi: Soooo todays topic neither of us are the most well versed in but as per usual I have at least seen and enjoyed watching Kpop demon hunters and Louisa is completely and udderly clueless

Louisa: You can’t say I am completely and utterly clueless on everything

Gabbi: Well you never seem to know what's going on here

Louisa: Just because I don’t know what every member of 1D’s blood type is doesn't mean I am clueless. I know plenty of things. Plus I have actually been in the room while Kpop demon hunters were playing so I can’t be that clueless.

Gabbi: Ohhhh well if you're so knowledgeable now why don’t you tell us what you think you know about Kpop Demon hunters.

Louisa: Uhhh. So you see it's a movie on netflix that little kids seem to love about demons fighting kpop?

Gabbi: absolutely not. You literally just recited the title but wrong. Come on at least try next time The show focuses on 3 main girls, Rumi mira and zoey who are a part of a kpop group called huntrix by day and demon hunters by night, they are all the rage until this new band of guys called the saja boys threaten their popularity with their first hit single.

The one twist is all of the guys are secretly demons trying to corrupt their fans and break the protective barrier between the human world and the demon realm

Louisa: Ok so maybe I was a teeny tiny bit off

Gabbi: Sureeee. Well I never would’ve known all of this if it weren’t for [babysitting story and little cousin that LOVES kpop demon hunters]. It is extremely popular with younger kids, but there are also plenty of people, high schoolers and older who also loved this movie

Record breaking streams on netflix—> it got put into theaters sing along style
The movie brought together kpop and korean folklore and tied it all together with catchy lyrics and elaborate animations

The songs from the movie were so popular that they were on the radio and I can’t lie golden is a BOP.

Louisa: correction, it WAS a bop, now its just overplayed

Gabbi: you have to admit its super catchy

Louisa: Oh 100 percent, it totally was, but now it's a bit much. Its like WICKED, except wicked songs weren't overplayed so I still love them

Gabbi: OMG I just saw for good in theatres and it was SO GOOD, like Cynthia Erivo is an icon

Louisa: I gonna do something crazy, and actually agree with you

Gabbi: wow, what a rare occurrence

Louisa: I know right, but anyways Kpop demon hunters is definitely gonna take gen alpha by storm if it hasnt all ready

Gabbi: Its gonna be their High school musical

Louisa: How dare you make that comparison. An okay animated film against one of the most iconic franchises to ever exist for teens. I think not.

Gabbi: fine maybe that was a bit much, but you get the point

Ok now lets do my favorite part where louisa has even less clue about whats going on then normal.. Trivia!!!!! But first, a quick break where you can hear about one of our friends' podcasts!!

Segment 2: Banter and Trivia

1. In many K-pop demon-hunter storylines, what special ability often distinguishes the group’s leader?

A. Super strength

B. Time manipulation

C. Enhanced intuition

D. Fire breath

Correct Answer: C. Enhanced intuition

2. In a typical K-pop demon-hunter concept, what is the main purpose of the group’s choreographed “battle dances”?

A. Entertainment only

B. Channeling magical energy

C. Distracting demons with flashy visuals

D. Summoning fans for backup

Correct Answer: B. Channeling magical energy

3. In many K-pop demon-hunter universes, what object is commonly used as both a weapon and a performance prop?

A. Microphone staff

B. Lightstick sword

C. Earpiece boomerang

D. Headset whip

Correct Answer: B. Lightstick sword

4. A common rule in K-pop demon-hunter lore is that the group’s powers become strongest when…

A. They perform on a full moon

B. Their fandom shouts the official chant

C. All members synchronize perfectly

D. Their song reaches the top of the charts

Correct Answer: C. All members synchronize perfectly

Segment 3: Fan encounter

Louisa: Now it's time for everyone's favorite part: the crazy fan encounter!! So as this movie is relatively new, and animated, it was a little difficult to find a story crazy enough to match some of the past ones.

Gabbi: yea that can get really hard sometimes, especially because there isn’t really anything controversial in this movie.

Louisa: Exactly. The extent to which I found these quotes on quote fan encounters, was a little 5 year old screaming golden in an H mart where one of the actresses were.

Gabbi: aww thats not crazy, thats so cute

Louisa: I know right. So, I know that's boring, so I went ahead and found some fan encounters with other K-pop groups, and was not disappointed.

Gabbi: OOh okay now were talking

Louisa: okay, so of course you know BTS, because literally who doesn't

Gabbi: ofc ofc

Louisa: Well, their fans would intentionally crash their car into the car holding the BTS members to try and intercept them and take photos.

Gabbi: Excuse me what. Do they not realize they could literally kill them in the process

Louisa: I know, like what.

Gabbi: I can't even wrap my head around that. So I think we should stop there

Louisa: I agree

Gabbi: Thank you for listening to the Fan and The foe

Louisa: We'll see you next time.

Gabbi: and don’t forget to stay nerdy

Louisa: Or don't

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan & The Foe

Episode Title: 1 Direction, 1 Crazy Fandom

You are listening to The Fan and the Foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe we will be discussing One Direction, and the crazy fans that follow them.

Segment 1: 1D background and rise to fame

Gabbi: In 2010 4 British and 1 Irish guys came on to essentially the British equivalent of America's got Talent, called the x-factor, Simon Cowell included, they came as soloists and left as the biggest boy band since the Backstreet Boys.

They released the absolute banger What Makes You Beautiful that is still played at every school function, wedding and grocery store that I've ever been to, even 15 years later. But hey! Everyone knows it's fantastic so why not.

Originally there were 5 members of 1D, Liam Paine, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, and Niall Horan and together they release 4 albums, Zayn left the group after a fall out and then they released their last album before they went on what they called an “18 month hiatus” which ten years later fans are still waiting for a comeback from. Y'know I too am waiting for a new 1D song or album or better yet a tour, but it'll never be the same as liam passed this year.

Candlelight vigil on hiatus

Up all night

Take me home

Midnight memories

Made in the AM

Four

They have all had very successful solo careers

Segment 2: Banter and Trivia

Louisa: On a scale of 1 to 10, how unhinged are you people?

Gabbi: like… a 15. Minimum.

Louisa: . See? You didn’t even hesitate.

Gabbi: There’s nothing to hesitate about! We were dedicated and committed. And probably Willing to go to war in a mall parking lot for a guy

Louisa: You say that like it’s normal.

Gabbi:if you heard a rumor that Harry was spotted at a random Whole Foods, wouldn’t you sprint there?

Louisa: uhhh No! I’d continue buying groceries like a sane person, but maybe want to crop a picture but like that's it! He's a person too and deserves to have his own space and function like a normal human being. But I know you would abandon carts, and dignity.

Gabbi: Dignity was never part of the One Direction experience. That’s step one but you wouldn't get out. You get in the fandom, you hand over your dignity, you pick up a poster, write a fan fiction and then you scream!

Louisa: Honestly that sounds like joining a cult. Common theme huh. Maybe we should rename this podcast so it reflects cults instead of fandoms

Gabbi: But it is a fun cult, though.

Louisa: CUTE? Gabbi, you people tracked flight numbers.

Gabbi: Okay okay thats wierd

Louisa: This is why I can't be with you and your logic sometimes. You treat every bit of information like it’s national security intelligence.

Gabbi: Because it was to some people I guess! At any moment, the members could appear.

Louisa: You’re describing it like One Direction was the Hunger Games.

Gabbi: Hunger games??!!! I love the hunger games

Louisa: I swear to God.

Gabbi: you said it first

Louisa: Okay but honestly… Why are y’all so loud? Like astronomically loud. You could probably hear a Directioner scream from two zip codes away because I read there were so many noise complaints around concerts.

Gabbi: Because we have feelings duhh,

Louisa: loud ones…

Gabbi: Hey.

Louisa: I get emotional too but like never to the point where I’m sobbing so hard I can’t breathe because Liam winked.

Gabbi: Finee, but like who wouldnt want liam to wink at them yk

Louisa: whatever dude

Gabbi: Anyways, i think we should bring back the trivia, so I'm going to give you three questions to answer

Louisa: oooh okay, trying to distract me from winning this argument I see

Gabbi: whatever whatever. Anyways, Ill give you the questions then weet cur for a break, and return with your answers: :

Louisa: sounds good

Gabbi:

So 4 of the 5 band members are British but one of them is from Ireland. Guess who? (niall)

Even though the band was suuuper successful they didn’t even win the x-factor. What did they place? (3rd)

What year did Zayn quit the band? 2015

We will come back with the answers after this short break

Cut for Jaylis ad:

Louisa: answer to the best of your ability

Segment 3: Crazy Fan encounter

Louisa: So, like always, we have a few situations that have happened to the members of 1D. But we actually also found some rituals or information that you needed to know if you wanted to be considered a REAL 1D stan.

Gabbi: …I think I may know where this is going

Louisa: Well there's only one way you would know…

Gabbi: No. I never participated in said activity.

Louisa: Okay then…anyways, basically, in order to be declared a true 1D fan, you had to know each of the members blood types.

Gabbi: yup. I saw that coming

Louisa: And GAbbi, get this: If you wanted to be a super 1D stan, you had to know their blood types, birth times AND family information.

Gabbi: That's creepy. Like actually obsessive psychopathic behavior

Louisa: I KNOW. like there's no way they're in the right mind.

Gabbi: yea, they definitely aren't

Louisa: Okay one more fan encounter to keep on with tradition here. While this isn’t one specific instance, I think it still deserved to be mentioned because it's something very prominent within the 1D community. Basically, people- boys and girls- write fan fictions about the members of the band, then either mail them to them, or give them to them after shows.

Gabbi: I mean I think that as weird as that may be, it has become normalized by so many people.

Louisa: What? There's nothing normal about that.

Gabbi: I mean there's definitely not but so many people do it now, that it's not some foreign concept.

Louisa: I guess that's fair, but definitely think it's a good ending point for this week's episode.

Gabbi: Well see you next time, and, as always stay nerdy

Louisa: Or don’t!

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

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Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

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1 Direction, 1 Crazy Fandom

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 08:53:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan & The Foe

Episode Title: 1 Direction, 1 Crazy Fandom

You are listening to The Fan and the Foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe we will be discussing One Direction, and the crazy fans that follow them.

Segment 1: 1D background and rise to fame

Candlelight vigil on hiatus

Up all night

Take me home

Midnight memories

Made in the AM

Four

They have all had very successful solo careers

Segment 2: Banter and Trivia

Louisa: On a scale of 1 to 10, how unhinged are you people?

Gabbi: like… a 15. Minimum.

Louisa: . See? You didn’t even hesitate.

Gabbi: There’s nothing to hesitate about! We were dedicated and committed. And probably Willing to go to war in a mall parking lot for a guy

Louisa: You say that like it’s normal.

Gabbi:if you heard a rumor that Harry was spotted at a random Whole Foods, wouldn’t you sprint there?

Louisa: Honestly that sounds like joining a cult. Common theme huh. Maybe we should rename this podcast so it reflects cults instead of fandoms

Gabbi: But it is a fun cult, though.

Louisa: CUTE? Gabbi, you people tracked flight numbers.

Gabbi: Okay okay thats wierd

Louisa: This is why I can't be with you and your logic sometimes. You treat every bit of information like it’s national security intelligence.

Gabbi: Because it was to some people I guess! At any moment, the members could appear.

Louisa: You’re describing it like One Direction was the Hunger Games.

Gabbi: Hunger games??!!! I love the hunger games

Louisa: I swear to God.

Gabbi: you said it first

Gabbi: Because we have feelings duhh,

Louisa: loud ones…

Gabbi: Hey.

Louisa: I get emotional too but like never to the point where I’m sobbing so hard I can’t breathe because Liam winked.

Gabbi: Finee, but like who wouldnt want liam to wink at them yk

Louisa: whatever dude

Gabbi: Anyways, i think we should bring back the trivia, so I'm going to give you three questions to answer

Louisa: oooh okay, trying to distract me from winning this argument I see

Gabbi: whatever whatever. Anyways, Ill give you the questions then weet cur for a break, and return with your answers: :

Louisa: sounds good

Gabbi: So 4 of the 5 band members are British but one of them is from Ireland. Guess who? (niall)

Even though the band was suuuper successful they didn’t even win the x-factor. What did they place? (3rd)

What year did Zayn quit the band? 2015

We will come back with the answers after this short break

Louisa: answer to the best of your ability

Segment 3: Crazy Fan encounter

Gabbi: …I think I may know where this is going

Louisa: Well there's only one way you would know…

Gabbi: No. I never participated in said activity.

Louisa: Okay then…anyways, basically, in order to be declared a true 1D fan, you had to know each of the members blood types.

Gabbi: yup. I saw that coming

Louisa: And GAbbi, get this: If you wanted to be a super 1D stan, you had to know their blood types, birth times AND family information.

Gabbi: That's creepy. Like actually obsessive psychopathic behavior

Louisa: I KNOW. like there's no way they're in the right mind.

Gabbi: yea, they definitely aren't

Gabbi: I mean I think that as weird as that may be, it has become normalized by so many people.

Louisa: What? There's nothing normal about that.

Gabbi: I mean there's definitely not but so many people do it now, that it's not some foreign concept.

Louisa: I guess that's fair, but definitely think it's a good ending point for this week's episode.

Gabbi: Well see you next time, and, as always stay nerdy

Louisa: Or don’t!

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

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Magical Kingdom: Malicious Fans

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:34:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan & The Foe

Episode Title: Disney Adults!!!

You are listening to the fan and the foe with your host(s), Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe, we discuss the most magical place on earth, Disney

Segment 1: Talk about it

Gabbi: This episode is a little different than normal because Louisa is actually a Disney fan, but I'm sure she will still have some input on the fans as she normally does. Typically, I'm the most avid follower in the studio, but today,my\y Louisa might have me beat, she is a pretty big Disney fan.

Louisa: BUT I WILL NOT BE A DISNEY ADULT. LET ME MAKE THAT CLEAR

Gabbi: Okay,y, okay. But anyways…Disney World is widely acknowledged as the most magical place in the world. But there are many magical places because the Disney franchise has parks all over the world, there are 2 locations in the US, Tokyo, Paris, and China. Louisa has actually been to the Paris parks. Why don’t you tell us a bit about how it was different from a park in the US?

Louisa: Ooooh, okay. I loved Disneyland Paris, because it was so easy to get to: all you had to do was take a train. The rides were also good because they were aimed towards an older audience, which I find some of theDisneyy parks lack. And of course, the food was also amazing.

Gabbi: Wow, you definitely know a bit more than I do. What do you think about cryogenic freezing?

Louisa: Whoa, what? Where did that come from, haah. That was quite the pivot.

Gabbi: Well, yeah, I had to catch you off guard there. There's a rumor that Walt Disney is frozen to be reincarnated one day.

Louisa: Oh, well, I have heard that. I think it's a bit odd, but I guess it's kinda cool. I wouldn’t personally do it, but who am I to judge?

Gabbi: I think that's fair. And that's the least weird thing we're going to mention today.

Louisa: That's for sure.

Gabbi Fromm, what I do know, the whole franchise is built upon a series of movies and shows in which iconic characters like Mickey Mouse, Olaf, and Snow White all come from, along with all the other Disney characters, princesses, and villains alike.

Louisa: How dare you forget the ride?. The rides are why people go to Disney. I am still so pissed off that they got rid of the Rockin’ Rollercoaster. That was the best ride they have had, and now they're rebranding it.

Gabbi: Sorry for your loss. But Disney is also responsible for making New York the family-friendly tourist attraction it is today. Along with the governor of New York, Disney worked to make Broadway safer and a place people wanted to take their families. They opened their first show, Beauty and the Beas, and it was an automatic hit. It revolutionized the whole New York experience and made it somewhere everyone wanted to go. My first Broadway show was The Lion King, which is just SO good.

Segment 2: Banter over Disney adults

Louisa: I think we can both agree that there is one type of fan who always goes way too far with their love of Disney, and that is the Disney adult.

Gabbi: Disney adults freak me out. Like grown humans crying because they saw a guy in a mouse costume?

Louisa: They just really love the magic, I guess, but like go see a magician tf.

Gabbi: Magic? It’s a $200-a-day theme park and a forty-minute line for a mid-tasting churro. That’s not magic.

Louisa: It’s nostalgia! They’re reliving the best parts of childhood….right?

Gabbi: Yeah, except childhood ends for a reason. You can’t be forty with a Disney backpack and still call it “core memory building.”

Louisa: Honestly, if it makes people happy, who cares? At least they’re not, like, crime-obsessed podcast people.

Gabbi: I’d prefer a murder podcast obsession! At least that’s grounded in reality. You can’t argue with evidence. You can argue with a thirty-year-old sobbing over “It’s a Small World.”

Louisa: Okay, but admit it—the fireworks are amazing.

Gabbi: Sure, but I don’t ugly cry every time Tinker Bell flies by on a wire.

Louisa: Maybe that’s because you’ve lost your inner child.

Gabbi: Or maybe I just don’t need a mouse to validate my emotions.

Louisa: You’re missing out. There’s something kind of pure about it.

Gabbi: Pure? That’s what cult leaders say right before they sell you themed popcorn buckets.

Louisa: Fine, fine. Maybe it’s really weird.

Gabbi: Really weird? Louisa, they got married at Disney. With Mickey officiating.

Louisa: Okay, that part I can’t defend

Segment 3: Disney adult stories

Louisa: So this may have been the easiest one to find so far because there are so many Disney adults who do some wild things. There was someone who posted something asking for the craziest things they’ve ever seen Disney adults do, and the results were more than shocking.

Gabbi: I mean, I would assume they would be crazy, but HOW crazy could they actually get?

Louisa, you don’t want to know

Gabbi: We'll see about that…

Louisa: Should we start with the craziest or the least craziest story

Gabbi: Let's start, mils, then get crazier

Louisa: Sounds good! The least outrageous thing that was commented on was someone who said they witnessed a grown woman crying and screaming on the floor of Disney World because she couldn't cut the line to see Mickey first.

Gabbi: So a full-grown adult throwing a tantrum is the LEAST crazy thing on that post???

Louisa: Yup!

Gabbi: Wow.

Louisa: Okay, second up, someone’s aunt legally changed their last name to Mouse to be one with Mickey and Minnie, I guess.

Gabbi: That's a bit odd, but you do you, I guess!

Louisa: I guess…. Last but not least, the craziest thing I read was that pregnant women were purposefully trying to give birth in the Disney parks. Like would go for a week in a row when they were due to try to have a Disney baby from birth.

Gabbi: I have heard a theory that if you give birth in a Disney park, that baby gets free passes for life

Louisa: Well, maybe that's the way to go then, because thoseDisneyy passes are not cheap…

Gabbi: I would still not go through all that trouble…

Louisa: Yeahh, I’d have to agree with you there. I think that wraps this episode up. We hope you enjoyed it!

Gabbi: And don’t’t forget to stay nerdy

Louisa- Or don’t…

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

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Hunger Games: District Discourse

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:14:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan & The Foe

Episode Title: The Hunger Games

You are listening to The Fan and the Foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and The Foe, the Podcast, we discuss: The Hunger Games! Just a pre-show warning, I’ve been battling a cold the past few days, and am still getting my voice back.

Gabbi: That's quite the commitment right there

Louisa: Yuppp

Segment 1: Background info

Louisa: So, these last few episodes, I have had some idea as to what we were talking about, but for this episode, I have no clue about anything. If this is even correct, I know Katniss Evergreen exists and that's it, but for all I know, that's the wrong show…

Gabbi: Go off and explain what the Hunger Games are. After another American Civil War, the new America is separated into 12 districts, all of which provide for the lavish lives of the capital. District life is awful.. Not enough food, bad housing, you basically work until you die. To make everyone's life worse, they force each district to send 2 of its children to the capital every year to fight to the death. They claim it's punishment for the district's rebellion, but the rebellion was almost 75 years ago at the start of the books.

Span 3 years

Basic character rundown

Katniss Everdeen
Peeta Mellark
Gale Hawthorne
President Snow (spin-off book)
Haymitch Abernathy (another spin-off)

District breakdown

12- mining
11- agriculture
1- luxury goods
6- lumber

There are 5 movies currently out and 5 books, with another movie coming out next November.

Explain the Hunger Games and what they force people to do

Some fans also debate what district they are in, or disgracefully, if they are capital.. So I think it would be fun to take another quiz and figure out what district we are in

What district are you in? Quiz

Segment 2: Banter

Discuss what we got.

Louisa: So basically what I'm hearing is there is a huge fandom surrounding the diabolical capture and murder of exploited children under capitalism and in this whole system I would be in ____ district

Gabbi: Yes, you would be! But to the fans, it's more than that; it is because of how immensely meaningful it is. Suzanne Collins, the writer of the books, makes sure that her books are extremely relevant to the political society in which we live. Her work is very well thought out.

Louisa: So, are we capturing and killing children just for a game in our society?

Gabbi: Well, maybe they don’t exactly mirror the political and social climate, but the fears they involve are very similar.

Louisa: That's fair. There is definitely a reflection of the themes of the books and today's political climate. When is her next book coming out? That should be a good one lol.

Gabbi: The Hunger Games fandom is also a close-knit community. When Sunrise on the Reaping came out last year, I forced my parents to take me to Barnes and Noble for a midnight release, where a bunch of other Hunger Games fans played games and had a whole bunch of fun for a night!

Segment 3: Crazy Fan Mail

Louisa: Now, it's time for everyone's favorite section: Crazy Fan Mail/ Fan Encounters!

Gabi- WOOOOO!!!!

Louisa: So this one was actually harder to find, which is weird because I would think the opposite based on what I know about the show, which, as you have seen, is very little. The funniest one I could find was that fans had so much sympathy for the victors in the games that a fan performed a real-world act of rebellion or violence.

Gabbi: That's only funny depending on what they did…

Louisa: Yeah, that's very true, and based on the fact I couldn’t find what it was, I think it was probably pretty bad.

Gabbi: yeah…

Louisa: Well, while this one isn’t really a fan encounter, it speaks to the intensity and craziness of the show. Basically, I'm not sure, Gabbi, if you've seen this or even participated in it, but the Hunger Games fan gets into some intense debates on social media based on different theories or opinions.

Gabbi: I will neither confirm nor deny if I have participated in said debate.

Louisa: So I’m just gonna give you the benefit of the doubt here. ANYWAYS: on a couple of these threads, there were some serious threats made that had to get the feds involved to make sure nothing actually happened.

Gabbi: Well, on that note, I think we'll call it quits. Thank you for turning in

Louisa+ Gabbi: We’ll see you next time!

Music Credits: Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

Transition 1

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

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Stranger Things & Stranger Fans

Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:57:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Show Name: The Fan & the Foe

Episode Title: Stranger Things

Welcome back! You are listening to The Fan and the Foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and the Foe, we are discussing all things Stranger Things!!!

Segment 1: Introduction & background to Stranger Things DND background

Stranger Things is a hit Netflix series produced by the Duffer Brothers. Set in Hawkins, Indiana, circa 1983 focuses on the seemingly mundane lives of 4 suburban boys- until one of them goes missing. At the same time, Eleven, a bald little girl with superpowers, comes in. Their lives flip upside down…get it… upside down like the second evil dimension that houses evil things [expand on evil things, demogorgons, demodogs, Vecna, the mindflayer, and the upside down].

The show also has a heavy influence of the supernatural, soviet missions and spies, and government experiments on children. Despite the underlying darkness of the show, it is now extremely interesting to watch.

Louisa: Sure, like a car fire

[Start taking about eleven and the other government experiments she considers her brothers and sisters] https://strangerthings.fandom.com/wiki/Stranger_Things

Elevens' superpowers, mind-bending, throwing cars, a superhero in a bald kid's body
Past all of that, there is an extreme emphasis on the 80s.
It makes many people nostalgic for a time they weren’t alive for, connecting generations and getting to see how their parents and grandparents lived. The Duffy brothers went to extreme lengths to maintain historical accuracy, from hair to the fast food and candy they ate.

Segment 2: Louisa Dissing on Gabbi

Okay, well, for one, I didn’t know that Stranger Things was based on DND, but that makes it a bit odd, haha. On another note, though, I think that the nostalgia of the 80s is something that only people living in the 80s should resonate with, not people born in the 2000s.

Gabbi: But the 80s were iconic, so who wouldn't want to experience them through a TV show?

Louisa: I mean, maybe the outfits are cool, but the hair and everything are a bit over the top.

Louisa: Whatever. From what I see on social media, even die-hard fans are sick of the same plot over and over. Can you explain the plot very simply, please

Gabbi: Suree, basically, another monster attacks Hawkins every season

Louisa: Talk about how boring that is

Gabbi: yeah yeah whatever

Louisa: So basically every season it's like yay! The threat is gone, and then BOO, M next summer, there's a new monster that's like hey! Did you miss me?

Gabbi: Well…

Louisa: Uh-huh, like are any of the kids' parents in the picture, because if there was some crazy monster in my town every year, my mom would be likeWee need to get the heck out of here. Is it called Stranger Things because things get stranger, and parents don’t even notice?

Gabbi: answers question well, given you literally know nothing, even though I’ve tried to explain it to you. How bout I give you a few trivia questions to show our listeners you’re not a credible source!

Louisa: Fine- let's do it!

Q1: One of the show's most beloved characters was meant to be killed at the end of season 1. Who was it?

A1: Steve Harrington or Joe Kerry, but because of the outcry from the fans, they didn’t

Q2: Who said the lineChrissysy wake up” that was then memed and turned into a viral internet song?

A2: Eddie

Q3: How did Joyce Byers connect with Will when he was abducted upside down?

A3: Christmas lights.

Segment 3: Crazy fan mail

Louisa: Like all popular shows, the cast of Stranger Things has had some crazy fan encounters. When researching them, most of them seem to happen between Finn Wolfhard and his fans.

Fans follow him home from a friend's house---like to his house miles away
Fan asked him for a piece of his hair- okay, weird fetish

Millie Bobby Brown woke up to a nearly empty plane with someone sitting next to her- who wasn’t sitting there when they took off→ just a bit crazy

Gatten Mattarazzo had 40-ish year 40-ish-year-old woman come up to him and say that she's had a crush on him since he was 13… I think that one speaks for themselves.

All of the cast members have had spontaneous marriage proposals, which seems to be a common theme across most celebrities.

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

Transition 1

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

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Episode 1: Harry Potter's Magical Fandom

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:54:00 -0500

Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network

Episode Title: Harry Potter's Magical Fandom

Gabbi: Welcome to The fan and the foe with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa. Your go-to fandom podcast. In this episode of the fan and the foe, we are discussing the magical world of Harry Potter…

Louisa: and its unusual fans

Segment 1: What house are you quiz and basic rundown

Gabbi: Harry Potter is a magical world which I myself have been an avid fan of for years. There are 7 original books and 8 movies which follow the trials and tribulations of Harry Potter and his friends' years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Louisa: See, even off the bat, with a name like that, you know the fans are going to bea bit insane.

Go into some fandom lore, basic knowledge of the characters, plot, and biggest challenges they face– Voldemort, how
Harry Potter's parents died
Raised by muggles
Hogwarts recruits him
Harry meets Ron and Hermione and is introduced to the world of magic
He finds out he's really special– conqueror of death

Louisa : Apparently, according to Gabbi, One of the most iconic parts of Harry potter is the Hogwarts houses, there are 4 of them, and fans take great pride in whatever house they are in. I personally am a Gryffindor but Louisa here does not know what house she is so we are going to take a quick buzzfeed quiz to find out, Ill take it too for fun

Take the Quiz

Segment 2: Argument

And we are back!

talk-through quiz, and argue about different things while reviewing the houses as we get results.
Ask abiu questions
Describe houses
Talk about why fans seem to flock to it, it's a way to escape, reminds them of their childhood
Hard to let something go that has been part of your life for so long
Universal is understandable, the harry potter rides are the best ones
And the butterbeer

Louisa: Okay, I understand if people under the age of 12 enjoy Harry Potter, but those 30-year-old adults who dress up as characters for Halloween? Like, that's a little odd to me, but hey, you do you, I guess.

Segment 3: Crazy fan mail

Gabbi: Some of the Harry Potter actors have had some CRAZY superfans but who can blame them, I would want to learn magic, too.

Louisa: Sure, but look at this story i found: Tom Felton, who played Draco Malfoy was interviewed by Yahoo News recounting his craziest encounter. He said “‘I’ve got some very strange letters. One man wanted to adopt me. He had changed his name legally to Lucius Malfoy and wanted me to change my name to Draco Malfoy and to legally adopt me. I declined!’” he said.

Louisa: this is why you Harry Potter fans are insane. Like, who in the right mind does that??

Gabbi: yea…this one isn’t helping my case. But this next one has to do with everyone's favorite Rupert Grint who plays Ron

He cant say no to fans and one time ended up going back to their apartment and getting dressed as a drag queen “full heels and a feather boa” he says

Louisa: well that wraps up todays episode. Thank you for tuning in

Gabbi+Louisa: Thank you for tuning in!

Music Credits:

Introduction

Website where you got the song from: Youtube Audio Library

Song Title: F16

Artist:The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: Youtube Audio Library Liscense

Outro

Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

Transition 1

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Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

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Episode 0: The Beginning

Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:07:00 -0500

Welcome to The Fan & the Foe, a student-run podcast that reviews, explores, and critiques different fandoms such as Taylor Swift, professional sports, Harry Potter, and more. The two co-hosts will clash over one’s love for the fandom and the other’s skepticism, as they do a deep dive into what drives people crazy about certain things.