Dear Diary, do I sound too girlbossian? In this very first installment of Fangirl Diaries, hosts Brenna Sawney and Sydney Nichols introduce themselves and provide their credentials as (pseudo) former fangirls. Today's topic is the history of mainstream music fandoms and how society reacts to obsessed teenage girls. Beware: buzzwords, semi-related tangents, and rockstar conspiracies abound.

We all know her and we've all been her. Pick-me girls are a quintessintal part of the teenage girl experience and no one knows this better than an all too self aware former fangirl. Featuring special guest Ariana Gaytan, this episode is a deep dive into what motivates pick-me girls to Act Like That, and how it's reflected in boyband fan culture.

For better or worse, fanfiction readers need not be ashamed in this the post-tumblr era. By episode three, Brenna, Sydney, and special guest Tristan Breath are ready to divulge to their dearest diary the brain rot inflicted upon them by their fanfiction eras. The discussion includes queer and bipoc representation, understandings of consent, and the war crimes of Anna Todd. Stick with this 65 minute gab-sesh and you are in for a good time AND a long time!

Brenna and Sydney discuss their observations of fandoms as safe spaces for expression and self-realization. It can be a great way to unlearn intolerant thinking, as long as one is able to emerge from the entrenchment of tumblr politics unscathed.

In the last episode of the Fangirl Diaries, Sydney and Brenna finally delve into the mass hysteria girls and gays across the world experienced on March 25, 2015. We know some of you never recovered from Z*yn M*lik's departure from One Direction, so please take care of yourself while listening <3 Stick around at the end for celebrity gossip digressions!

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The funniest, coolest, biggest-brained moments of Fangirl Diaries somehow condensed into 11 minutes!!!