Ex-Tumblr Girls

WELCOME BACK FROM THE GRAVEEEE (a couple months off)!! We return to the ex-tumblr girl community to talk zombies - the most iconic moments in the zombie genre, what they represent (baseless claim style), and most importantly: The Last of Us. And what would spooky season be without a mention of Scooby Doo Zombie Island? Keep in touch <3 extumblrgirls@gmail.com IG: @extumblrgirlspod expodcastgirl...

Happy Friday the 13th! Today we bring you two archetypal ghost stories: the long-martyred (until she's hated) dead white girl and the present-in -their-absence ghost who haunts the narrative. We dig into what a ghost story represents, what separates a ghost from being in the narrative and haunting it for good, and how true crime turns real people's lives into storyboards trying to emulate...

Do YOU remember the Summer of 2020? It was a time when a tax-evading raccoon put us all in bell debt just to have friends who were proud of us and a reason to wake up (turnips). This fanthropology, Carly dives into Animal Crossing's most prolific lore and characters, while Tori rehashes the time a digital cat in glasses became a contentious trading chip. But remember: Stardew Valley did cozy g...

In the next iteration of fanthropology, we bring it back to a high school obsession: Skam Norway. Tori rehashes four seasons of European high school drama that for ONCE is dealt with empathetically and with nuance! We discuss the fandom's favorite ships, Tori's least favorite character of All Time, and the iconic moment of watching daily uploads through Google Drive. And while we didn'...

This week in our never-ending string of fanfic discourse, we're getting into sentence-level atrocities committed on tumblr dot com. Comma splices, pet names, paragraph breaks and our very first bleeped mentions for similes that should NEVER be used. It's just hater hour. What else could you ask for! Keep in touch <3 extumblrgirls@gmail.com ig: @extumblrgirlspod expodcastgirls.tumblr.com

In this essentially nothing but tangents episode, we list off all the things we think we could do but have little to no evidence or proof. Could Tori do a blood transfusion? Could Carly run for president? Because, btw, we find out mid-ep B*den will not. We embrace the delusions and positivity on a Small Joys Sunday! Other topics include the NYT 100 best books list, groceries (always) and The Last...

TERFS DNI! DUH! Because this week we're finally getting into terfs, how to spot them, why we hate them, how they've ruined tumblr and tumblr's own role in treating trans people horribly. Terf-blocker extraordinaire Carly unpacks what talking points trans-exclusionary, self-titled "radfems" use to defend their transphobia. Together, we look at what this means for the state of...

Even though everything in our lives comes back to tumblr, even more of it comes back to New Jersey. As it's fandom leaders, we talk about our favorite NJ lore (the shore, the smelly part of the turnpike, the drive to each others houses) and media that takes place there. Forget jersey shore, the diner state is better represented by the teen yellowjackets and tony soprano <3 Keep up on social...

On this episode of fanthropology, we are the study subjects as survivors of bachelor nation. We unpack just a few of the craziest dramas we witnessed over roughly 10 seasons of bachelors, bachelorettes and paradise. Between religious guilt, meddling producers, cheating and (who's surprised) racism, this show has everything wrong with it possible. But it was fun while it lasted ? Email us and k...

We're bringing it back to fanfic again to talk about alternate universes - ones where you're born with a soulmate mark (boooo), ones with wolf pack dynamics (idgi) and the ones we actually like. Since we took a break getting sick with capitalism, there's a lot to catch up on: being musical lovers and haters at the same time, reading, watching, and rehashing teen wolf villains. Email us...

We're returning to one of our favorite episode topics: our childhood fandoms! (Listen to Webkinz Fangirls in Training!!) But this is alllll about books, of which we read a LOT in middle and elementary school. You'll quickly sense a theme of what our interests were (concerning tbh). Sorry if this ep is chaotic mercury is in retrograde... so. Keep up on socials <3 IG: @extumblrgirlspod Tu...

The ex-tumblr girls are romance readers without shame!!! This week we're yapping about the best tropes to read: enemies to lovers (elite), slow burn, forced proximity / only one bed, secret dating and more. But we'll admit we don't really read fluff. Sue us. We like hurt / comfort! Other chats include why fantasy series fics don't need to be in canon, the "ethics" of writ...

We're celebrating a year (and a month) of being podcasters!! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for listening as we figured out what we're doing, and still are. To get in touch with our tumblr roots, we have an episode of meaningless discourse, baseless claims and everything we would cancel if we could (anxiety, sudoku ads, terfs, and tumblr staff, naturally). Highlights include wawa...

The OG self-insert fanfic. The Mormon legend. The start of the self-published fic era. The skin of a killer Bella. Have we read the series? No. But we get deep into Twilight movies (like 100% of the plot, but can there really be spoilers for this series anymore) from why Edward is a 100-year-old virgin and the baseball scene to the confusion of vampire reproduction for fanfic writers. Big shout ou...

From roughly seven years of being a K-pop stan, Tori gives an introduction to the industry via her personal favorite groups. Hard facts? Hard to say. But the six weeks iKon spent at number one in 2018 can never be forgotten, that's for sure. From a non-comprehensive dictionary to a prediction about fifth gen, it's all hyperfixation gab. Keep up on socials <3 Insta: @extumblrgirlspod Tum...

Fuck the shareholders! (The followers and engagement that determine what we consider art and which artists succeed.) Carly presents what social media has done to art and artists, both from the perspective of the followers and the (content) creators. We discuss why Deviantart flopped, short form video diluting the value of art, our hatred for AI art generators, and much more. Sidebars include Tumbl...

This week, we're hashing out some classic tumblr discourse that always comes back to the same conclusion: the people on this website have never met a child. With an emphasis on nuance, we discuss whether kids should be able to read any book they want at any age, whether teens should have adult friends (and why adults would want teen friends???) and if adults can ethically participate in certai...

Tumblr is not only horrible discourse (though it definitely is that too), sometimes it's full of small pieces of wisdom that change your brain forever. Text posts have taught us to do it scared, recognize our dichotomy thoughts, emotional switchbacking, and to stop borrowing grief from the future. We are going to practice having hope this year!! Read Wild Geese by Mary Oliver and you'll ge...

It's almost 2024, and that means it's time for the ex-tumblr girls to predict the pop culture moments that will shake the world in the year to come. And not just that: we present them as a bingo board that we can and will win with our foresight for the return of instagram brows, a gay American Girl doll, a historical drama centered around the triangle shirtwaist factory, a snoopy reboot, a...

This week is all about the hunger games: discourse on plot conspiracies, the time we met Finnick, and a game on the most insane fanfic you've ever heard (spoiler: an OC named Lyme and King Lebron James). Plus, Tori unearths a four year old joke from Carly and why tumblr's announced change in crew probably doesn't mean anything new. Keep up on socials <3 Insta: @extumblrgirlspod Tumb...

Self care is a multi-billion dollar industry and an Instagram buzzword, so naturally it's a bastardized capitalist version of a concept developed by Black feminists. We dive into why the "self care" on social media is expensive, competitive and optimized for all the wrong reasons, and what self care really means to us! Tangents include goop, clean eating, mantra posts and the golden...

Happy spooky season! We put 16 of our favorite women in horror up against each other to find the true queen of scares. This episode is full of spoilers for so many different things. Yes the line up makes no sense and features very few Actual horror characters. Yes the Babadook counts as a woman. Tell us who would win yours!! Follow us on social media <3 TikTok: @extumblrgirls Instagram: @extumb...

Are you torn over whether girl dinner is a subversive feminist statement or just a silly meme? We don’t have an answer, but we do have a linguistic analysis over why we choose the word girl over woman for trendy media, and what that means for our concept of adult womanhood. Can we call ourselves women if we’re not married or mothers? Can we still be fun and socially valuable if we aren’t “teenage...

Who needs a high school English class when you had Tumblr’s #words? Today we host a reading sesh with the poems and quotes from the #words tag that stuck with us into adulthood, followed by screaming about how much we love hopeful and accessible poems. To much surprise, these Tumblr-famous poems aren’t depressing. And to no surprise, Carly reads Two-Headed Calf and Tori cries about it. Also if you...

Have you ever thought, "I wish there was an AI chatbot that could connect me to a teenager on Tumblr for therapy?" There is! And it sucks! Join us for a horrifying exposé about the ethical nightmare that is Kokobot. DISCLAIMER: The views, thoughts, and opinions of this episode are solely host opinion, and not the opinion of the hosts' employers, organizations, groups, or any other in...