Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis

those F%#KING fangirls

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Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis are chatting all things nerdy pop culture and how fandom factors into adult life. What does being a Twihard look like post the angsty teen years? What books, tv, and movies are we all obsessing over now?  How does fandom infiltrate our love lives? They’re covering all that sh*t and more in their podcast Those Forking Fangirls! New episodes every Friday! If their names sound familiar, you might have seen them over the years on YouTube as PolandbananasBooks and Tashapolis! Christine is now an author, and Natasha runs a talent agency. 

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Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis

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thoseforkingfangirls.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#120 | if we were the classic Disney Princesses - what would be different? 16.05.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re putting themselves in the place of various classic Disney Princesses and remaining how the stories would go if they were the protagonists instead! Plus they chat fan fiction news, Taylor Swift, the Black Dagger Brotherhood, and more. ...

#119 | Ranking Every Ali Hazelwood Book! (spoiler free) 09.05.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re divulging their guide to Ali Hazelwood’s hilarious rom-com backlist: ranking their favorites, recommending which books to start with, and what vibes they all bring to the party. Plus they chat Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, Thunderb...

#118 | where our LORE started! 02.05.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re digging into ‘where their lore started’, the pop culture moments, shows, movies, and books that formed them into the humans they are today. Plus they chat Christine’s new book Thirty Flirty and Forever Alone, the casting news for Remi...

#117 | Books that WILL TURN YOUR FRIENDS into readers 18.04.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re laying out the guide to gateway books ! We all have friends we want to convert into reader girlies, and ALL IT TAKES is recommending the right book. They’re here to help!! Plus they chat Survivor, Robert Pattison, Lady Gaga’s Coachell...

#116 | lonely men and the end of default dating 11.04.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about the male loneliness epidemic - from the POV of two single millennial women, so fair warning it does transform into more of a dating vent session. Plus they chat the prospective Sunrise on the Reaping chat, Spiderman 4,...

#115 | which fictional character has your personality? | enneagram sorting with Maureen Keavy 04.04.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about which Fictional Characters match their personality, using the Enneagram type with expert and former Booktuber Maureen Keavy! They’re also chatting Avenger Doomsday castings, Wicked for Good, Sunrise on the Reaping, and...

#114| book characters who'd make HORRIBLE friends 28.03.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting about book characters that would make HORRIBLE FRIENDS, and characters they’d want to be besties with, and special guest Chloe is here today to help them get it done. Plus they chat about the Regretting You cast, Selena Gomez...

#113 | What Your Favorite Book Trope Says About You! feat. EmmmaBooks! 21.03.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re digging into what our favorite Romance tropes say about us!! With special guest Emma Books!!! Plus they’re chatting  Main show starts at: 35:34 Support the pod by joining the Forking Fangirls Patreon community : http://patreon.com/tho...

#112 | Birthdays (Celebration or Crisis) & ALL the Pop Culture News! 14.03.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking birthdays and how they evolve as we grow older! Plus Sherk 5, The Summer I Turned Pretty, Lady Gaga’s new album Mayhem , and more!  Main discussion starts at: 1:18:37 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for...

#111 | Onyx Storm Breakdown with Fantasy Fangirls! 07.03.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into ONYX STORM by Rebecca Yarros with experts in the field The Fantasy Fangirls, Lexi and Nicole! There are definitely Onyx Storm spoilers in this episode. Make sure you finish before listening! Main show: starts at 14:30  Tod...

#110 | what if we were Tamlin in ACOTAR? feat. Kelsey Dangerous 28.02.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re diving into the world of ACOTAR with Kelsey Dangerous. If they were in Tamlin’s position, how would things play out? Plus they chat Voice of the Ocean, Nobody Wants This season, Spiderman 4, and more.  Main discussion starts at: 30:00...

#109 | Ranking Every Taylor Swift Vault Track 21.02.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re ranking every Taylor swift vault song she’s release thus far!! Plus they’re chatting Taylor Lautner’s new Werewolf Hunter show, the 20th Anniversary Twilight box set, Bridgerton, ACOTAR, Deep End and more! Main discussion starts at: 4...

#108 | Worst Movies of 2024 : our third annual fangirl razzies 14.02.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re counting down their worst movies of 2024, in the third annual fangirl razzies! Plus they chat the Grammys, the new Jurassic World, Children of Blood and Bone, and more! Main discussion starts at: 31:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join...

#107 | 3rd Annual Fangirl Academy Awards 06.02.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today is their 3rd annual Fangirl Academy Awards. They’re discussing all their favorite films of 2024. Plus they’re chatting super bowl commercials, onyx storm, the new Stephenie Perkins book, Fallen, and more! Main discussion starts at: 35:50 Toda...

#106| our biggest HEAR ME OUTS: we listen and we don't judge 31.01.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking their wildest HEAR ME OUTs! It’s an adventure. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Oscar noms, upcoming romcoms and more! Main discussion starts at: 47:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about...

#105 | FOURTH WING & IRON FLAME : We're Enrolling at Basgiath (no onyx storm spoilers) 24.01.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking all things FOURTH WING and IRON FLAME with special guest Taya Miller!!! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Severance, TikTok, The Traitors, The Pairing, My Old Ass, Your Monster and more!  Main discussion starts at: 34:00 Today in F...

#104 | Stop Canceling on Friends in 2025! changes we want to make in the new year 10.01.2025

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re talking about all the things they want to be intentional about in 2025. Plus we chat Nosferatu, the Golden Globes, Kristen Stewart, Christopher Nolan, Squid Game and more.   Main discussion starts at: 40:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time:...

#103 | Our top 24 moments of 2024 27.12.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re going through their top 24 moments of 2024! Plus they chat Taylor Swift, Jonathan Bailey, Chris Evans, Friends, and more. Main discussion starts at : 25:09 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for more stories about...

Episode #102 | THE 2024 HOLIDAY SPECIAL 20.12.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re doing their end of the year holiday exchange!! Plus they’re chatting Taylor Swift’s last era’s tour show, spotify wrapped, and the Golden Globe nominations!!!  Main discussion starts at 31:34 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine...

#101 | Our Favorite Books of 2024 13.12.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting their FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2024!! Plus they talk Wicked, Taylor Swift, the Wizard of OZ, the Netflix Christmas movies, Outlander, and more. Main discussion starts at 57:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha f...

#100 | Booktube a History: the Golden Years feat. Katytastic 06.12.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting all things Booktube to celebrate their 100th episode with special guest Kat of the YouTube channel Katytastic!! Join them for a journey through the golden book tube years of the 2010’s. Plus they talk Yellowjackets, Shrinking...

#99 | Battle of the Theme Parks! Disney vs Universal 22.11.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re chatting all things theme parks! Disney vs Universal, favorites, pros, cons, tips, tricks and more! Plus they talk Taylor Swift, How to Train Your Dragon Live action, Dramione fanficiton, and more!  Main discussion starts at 19:00  To...

#98 | IS ROMANTASY BURNOUT COMING? 15.11.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Are people getting burned out on romantasy? Today they’re chatting all things genre burnout, the patterns the previous eras, and what they think is to come. Plus they discuss Grammy nominations, Sabrina Carpenter, the new Christopher Nolan Film, Br...

#97 | Dear Christine & Natasha : dolling out dazzling dubious advice 08.11.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re reading the life questions y’all sent in to the pod and the gals are dolling out their best dubious hopefully helpful advice. Plus they’re chatting Channing Tatum, the Prince Charming movie, Sam Claflin, and Taylor Swift. Main discuss...

#96 | The BEST TV Shows of 2024 01.11.2024

Christine Riccio & Natasha Polis talk all things nerdy in the book, tv, movie, pop culture, fandoms, and how they integrate into their adult lives. Today they’re counting down their top 10 tv shows of 2024!! Plus People We Meet on Vacation news, Today in Taylor Swift, Disney updates, Beef, and more!  Main discussion starts at 35:00 Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Join Christine and Natasha for mor...

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