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

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

#59 | The Evolution of Reading Through Social Media 26.01.2024

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 talking digging into a huge topic: the evolution of reading through the lens of social media.  Plus they chat Taylor Swift, The White Lotus, and more.  Today in Fangirl Tea Time: Christine and Natasha catch up on stories from the past...

CHAPTER CHAT | A Court of Thorns and Roses: Ch 14-25 25.01.2024

Reading and discussing chapters 14-25 of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas. This is part 2 of 4. Welcome to CHAPTER CHAT! Natasha and Christine are debuting a whole new show releasing weekly on Thursdays where they will be re-reading and having in-depth discussions about some of their favorite books. They have pulled their re-read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas i.e. ACOTA...

#58 | Our Must Watch Teen Movies 19.01.2024

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 talking favorite teen movies - Mean Girls, Clueless, Easy A, The Princess Diaries, Grease - all the classics. Plus they chat Daredevil, Taylor Swift, the The Bear, Killers of The Flower Moon, A Fire In The Flesh, Monarch, and more! To...

CHAPTER CHAT | A Court of Thorns and Roses: Ch 1-13 18.01.2024

Welcome to CHAPTER CHAT! Natasha and Christine are debuting a whole new show releasing weekly on Thursdays where they will be re-reading and having in-depth discussions about some of their favorite books. They have pulled their re-read of A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas i.e. ACOTAR from last year to release in 4 Parts. Welcome to Part 1 of their ACOTAR Re-Read. Today they are discussin...

#57 | HOW MUCH REALLY CHANGES IN 10 YEARS? 2014 vs 2024 12.01.2024

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 looking back on 2014 as compared to 2024, in terms of pop culture and their personal journeys with mental health, goals, dreams, aspirations, lessons, and more. Plus they chat Taylor Swift, the Golden Globes, Anyone But You, Saltburn,...

#56 | 23 Moments that Made Our 2023 22.12.2023

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 discussing their year, going through their top 23 most memorable moments of 2023 — AND the episodes of the pod y’all rated as Top Those Forking Girls Ten of the year! Plus they chat today in Taylor Swift, and the Golden Globe nominati...

#55 | The Friendmas Holiday Special! 15.12.2023

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 discussing Taylor Swifts’ big moment as Time’s person of the year, and celebrating FRIENDMAS with a fun gift exchange! Plus they chat Iron Flame, Squid Game the Challenge, The Wishing Game, and more. Then in chapter chat they dig into...

#54 | MARVEL HOTTAKES feat. TAYA MILLER 08.12.2023

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 discussing all things Marvel with special guest Taya Miller!!! Women in the marvel universe, the perfect spiderman, the Disney plus shows, and more! Plus, as always, Taylor Swift Updates! Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Christine and Nata...

#53 | Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes + Best TV of 2023! 01.12.2023

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 discussing the new Hunger Games movie the Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes and they’re counting down their TOP 10 TV SHOWS of 2023.  Plus Taylor Swift updates, Disneyland news, Across the Spiderverse, How to Lose the Time War, and mor...

#52 | The FRIENDS Moments that Live in our Heads Rent Free 24.11.2023

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 deep diving into their favorite episodes of Friends, and what this show means to them. Plus Taylor Swift in Rio, Harry Style’s hair, and more. This week in chapter chat they’re deep diving chapters 32 and 33 of A Court of Mist and Fur...

#51 | Battle of the Streaming Services & the Tay-Trav Kiss Heard Around the World 17.11.2023

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 breaking down every streaming platform: Netflix, Prime, Peacock, Apple TV plus, Paramount, and Disney — and deciding which they can cut from their roster’s in the new year. Plus Taylor Swift and Travis in Argentina, the grammy’s, the...

#50 | If we were in the Hunger Games! 10.11.2023

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 having some fun projecting their own version of the 74th Hunger Games, what book characters they’d team up with, and how they’d survive. Plus Britney Spear’s member The Woman in Me, the SAG strike, and more. Chapter Chat is back! This...

#49 | Iconic Costumes & 1989 (Taylor's Version) 03.11.2023

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 discussing 1989 Taylor’s Version, and ICONIC costumes through movies and TV over the years with our special guest, our new social media manager, Chloé Laverson. Today in Fangirl Tea Time : Christine and Natasha have a story time chat...

#48 | What Makes a Fandom Stand the Test of Time 27.10.2023

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 discussing the longevity of fandom - we chat the Swiftdom, Game of Thrones, Percy Jackson, Outlander, and more.! What exactly are the perfect ingredients to create an everlasting fandom?  Plus the latest with TSwift and Travis Kelce,...

#47 | is Gilmore Girls the most re-watchable show of all time? 20.10.2023

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 discussing all things GILMORE GIRLS !! Ships, favorite episodes, rewatch-ability, the reboot! Plus the latest with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, the eras tour movie, and more. In Chapter Chat this week they’re deep diving chapters 28...

#46 | Stories from The Era's Tour Movie Premiere 13.10.2023

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 discussing their experience at the world premiere of Taylor Swift’s ERA’S Tour Movie!! Outfits, prep, and THE DAY ITSELF. It’s a sleepless unhinged story time adventure. Next week we’ll be back with our classic format!  Today in Fangi...

#45 | Why aren't we into sports?! 06.10.2023

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 relationship with the “sports” fandom. Inspired by of course Ms. Taylor Swift.  Plus they discuss Taylor at the Jets game, Percy Jackson and the Chalice of the Gods, Percy Jackson the show, Fourth Wing, and more. This w...

#44 | Tswift, Travis, & Our Favorite Fictional Couples 29.09.2023

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 fictional couples! And their most controversial ships. Plus they discuss Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce, Iron Flame midnight shows, the 1989 vault tracks, and more. This week in chapter chat they break down ch...

#43 | Reacting to Your Twilight Hot Takes!! 22.09.2023

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 first episode in front of a live audience! They’re reacting to all of the Twilight Hot Takes y’all have sent in over the past month live from the Forks Highschool Library at the Twilight Forever in Forks Festival! Plus the...

#42 | Traveling for our favorite Books & Movies 15.09.2023

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 discussing the places they've traveled for their favorite fandoms, and the destinations still on their wishlists! Plus, their thoughts on Olivia Rodrigo's new album GUTS, Taylor Swift news, Joe Jonas & Sophie's divorce, and more. In Chapt...

#41 | Thank you, next - Fandoms Edition 08.09.2023

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 deep-diving into the fandoms that passed them by - the fandoms they may have tried to vibe with but just couldn't. Christine also reads her 3rd book synopsis and discuss the Taylor Swift Eras movie. In Chapter Chat, they venture into...

#40 | 5 POP CULTURE ICONS Who are LITERALLY your bestie 01.09.2023

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 a sort of friendship exercise: they’ve each chosen five pop culture characters they’d use to describe each other, it’s a fun time. They also discuss the cover launch of Christine’s new book Attached at the Hip , the latest in Ta...

#39 | The Booktube to Author Journey feat. Sasha Alsberg 25.08.2023

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 deep-diving into what it was like to transition from Booktuber/Online Book-reveiwer to author with the help of special guest, author, and Booktuber, Sasha Alsberg . In Chapter Chat, they venture into chapters 13,14, & 15 of A Cour...

#38 | THE NEW MOON ERA: A Twilight Special 18.08.2023

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 deep diving into New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, the reading experience, the fandom era, the movie, the infamous interviews, the soundtracks, the places we were in our lives, ALL THE THINGS. In Chapter Chat they venture into chapters 11...

#37 | THE TSWIFT ERAS TOUR SPECIAL 11.08.2023

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 deep diving into their TAYLOR SWIFT ERAS TOUR EXPERIENCE - breaking down the setlist, the lead up, the friendship bracelets, the outfits, the JOURNEY OF IT ALL.  Today in Fangirl Tea Time: we talk about Christine’s birthday and some o...

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