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E 41: Nerdy AITA Reddit Stories Part 2

In this episode, cohosts Rachael and Jelaire give their hottest takes to some of the wildest nerdy reddit stories they could find. Nerdy weddings/ roomates/ and more. 
 
1:33 AITAH for Threatening to Take Away my Sister's Book if She Keeps Telling Our Parents What It's About?
17:48 AITAH for Getting Annoyed by my Roomates Nerdy Decor?
27:26 AITAH for Saying No to Dressing As a Disney Princess at a Wedding?
40:42 AITAH for Having a Star Wars Themed Wedding?
 
The ring box we discuss can be seen here. 
Upcoming Stuff:
The Barnes and Noble Storytime for "The Girl Raised by a Dragon" is July 19 2025 at 11AM. Signing from 12-3 PM. It is the West Jordan location.
 
We’ll be at Rose City Comi Con in Portland September 5-7
 
Until then, follow us @FanCornerCreations (for bookish/art stuff) or @RachaelAnnBeck (for author stuff)
 

E 40: Nerdy AITA Reddit Stories

In today’s episode cohosts Rachael and Brian are going through some nerdy AITA Reddit Stories. The takes are HOT and we come up with our own head cannon for why the OP’s act the way they do. Let us know if you like this segment and we can make it a mini series!
 
Stories:
 
2:45 AITA for Telling my Coworker I’m Tired of Hearing About Her Nerdy Obsession?
 
15:38  AITA For Not Wanting My Partner to Know About My Fandom Blogs?
 
27:31 AITA For Telling My Sister She’s a Fake Nerd
 
40:10 AITA For Wanting to Play Video Games for Thirty Minutes to Decompress After Work?
 
"US men manage to find over an hour more spare time per day to rest than their female counterparts... an Australian study found that what little leisure time women do have is 'more fractured and combined with other tasks' than men." -- Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men by Caroline Criado Perez 
 
Upcoming Stuff
 
The Barnes and Noble Storytime is July 19 2025 at 11AM. Signing from 12-3 PM. It is the West Jordan location.
 
We’ll be at Rose City Comi Con in Portland September 5-7
 
Until then, follow us @FanCornerCreations (for bookish/art stuff) or @RachaelAnnBeck (for author stuff)
 

E 39: Is the next ACOTAR book about to be announced? Which SJM universe man is the best book boyfriend?

In today’s episode, we’re discussing whether or not Sarah J Maas is about to release the next ACOTAR book… Bloomsbury is UP TO SOMETHING. But then we’re getting into a lively discussion about which SJM universe man is the best book boyfriend. You will be SHOCKED by our conclusion, because honestly, we were too. 
 
There will be LIGHT spoilers in this episode so if you haven’t read ACOTAR, Crescent City, and Throne of Glass please skip the men you don’t recognize. The order we discuss is Rhys, Cassian, Dorian, Rowan, Hunt, and the two fan write ins. 
 
 
Promised Links:
 
ACOTAR Special Edition:
ACOTAR Oversize Book Display: 
Velaris Pop Up Experience (Waterstones Liverpool)
Helion Reel: 
 
King’s English Local Author Night for “The Girl Raised by a Dragon”: 
May 8 2025 at 6:30 PM . You must RSVP with the link above but it is completely free.
 
The Barnes and Noble Storytime is July 19 2025 at 11AM. Signing from 12-3 PM. It is the West Jordan location. 
 
Until then, follow us @FanCornerCreations (for bookish/art stuff) or @RachaelAnnBeck (for author stuff)

E 38: Onyx Storm Reactions/ Tinfoil Hat Theories

Is Dain the real enemies to lovers arc? Is papa Sorrengail still alive? What's the deal with the Irids, a supposedly peaceful dragon government, leaving a BABY behind as an experiment? As always, this is UNHINGED. Not your usual Onyx Storm spoilers. Skip ahead about 10 mins for the main topic. We first discuss candle making and Love is Blind. 
 
Rachael's interview with USA Today about TikTok (because yes the ban is still just paused not  for sure off the table)
Sanderson defending Romantasy 
Rachael's fairytale "The Girl Raised by a Dragon"
Dragon Kitty Sticker
 
Like, comment, subscribe -- you know the things. 
 
And comment what you think about our out of pocket theory time! Or better yet, what out of pocket theories do you have???
 
Email us at fancornercreations@gmail.com

E 37: Battle of the Booktok Boyfriends

Rachael and Jelaire get into ranking the book boyfriends. Which is best? Which is worst? We talk about characters like Peeta, Rowan, Rhyshand, and Draco.  Skip ten minutes in to get to the book boyfriend discussion. There are SPOILERS for all these men. Not major but skip ahead if you don't recognize one of them. 
 
It's silly and not that serious.
 
Also, we're so sorry. We realized after recording that Rachael's mic was using her computers not her bougie one... y'all idk when we'll be good at this. But thank you for joining the journey.
 
(((Rowan discussion we've since thought of a few pros mostly related to individually good quotes, but we're human and faltered in the moment)))
 
DM us on Instgram @fancornercreations or shoot us an email at fancornercreations@gmail.com with your thoughts! Who did we miss?! Where did we go wrong? 

E 36: Why Twilight Hoa Hoa Season Isn't Going Anywhere

Twilight is objectively problematic and riddled with cringe moments. So why are we all still obsessed with the aesthetic? We get into the parts of the Twilight films that still resonate with people to this day (including us). We also talk about the moments that still make us all laugh -- even if they ARE objectively cringey. 
 
The USA Today article Rachael was interviewed for. 
 
Fact check: It's "Hold on tight, Spider Monkey" and Edward didn't write the line but he DID choose the line from a bunch of options (Entertainment Weekly). 
 
The Podcast Episode mentioned with Anna Kendrick mentioned in it is Call Her Daddy. We recommend that episode as well as the Kamala Harris interview (it was life changing). 
 
 
 

E 35: Cornelius Fudge -- Idiot or Evil??? Obscure Harry Potter Characters Series

In this episode, we continue our Harry Potter side characters series by taking a deeper look into Cornelius Fudge. Easy to write off as an idiot, but is he really? Or is it weaponized incompetence that keeps him from being held accountable? The full story starts at 6:30 if you'd like to skip ahead.
 
We learned that the mic passing doesn't work for us... we will finally start using two mics so we're both heard well. Live and learn.
 
The Harry Potter song we reference is Dark Lord Funk linked here. 
 
Thank you much to everyone who sent in your ideas? It was such a fun episode and TIMELY. It is more important now than ever to critical think about the world around us. We're forever grateful for this community. Please subscribe, like, comment, all the things. You can catch us at @FanCornerCreations on Insta/Tiktok OR @RachaelAnnBeck on BlueSky. 
 

E 34: FanCornerCreations Birthday Episode

In today’s episode, Brian interviews Rachael (with questions y’all sent in) about running FanCornerCreations. We discuss things like Rachael’s least favorite Harry Potter book, her fav Friends episode, and wild business stories like the friends frame wars. 
 
Here’s some sources for our discussion of the new HBO Harry Potter series:
 
JKR will be an executive producer on the show. 
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/hbo-jk-rowling-involvement-harry-potter-series-1235580848/
 
The writer of the show that discusses not having read the books does so in his podcast episode. However, it was not factually accurate to say that. He hasn’t read ALL the books. He read a few to his daughter. Rachael maintains that that is a weird thing to say with your whole chest without saying you’re about to do a read through, however. 
 
https://open.spotify.com/episode/09YSW78nSJNibJHWecemEb
 
The influencer discussed under the question what is the best thing that’s ever happened to your business is the lovely @VictoriaMaclean
 
If you disagree with some of Rachael’s hot takes, DM us for a chance to have your thoughts featured on our next podcast episode. 
 
And as always, you can follow us @FanCornerCreations on TikTok, Instagram, etc for even more nerdy content.

E 33: Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 2-3 Thoughts with Two Casual LOTR Fans

SPOILERS AHEAD. Also, if you're a mega fan, this might not be the vibe for you. We're two casual fans trying our best. Cohosts Rachael and Brian discuss Rings of Power season 2. We're really starting to get into it!!! But also we're probably not watching it correctly because mostly we just giggle. 
 
Like, comment, subscribe. DM your thoughts for our series for a chance to be featured, too!!! 
 
I'm funnier in smaller tidbits so you can find me @FanCornerCreations on Instagram or Tiktok. 
 
As always, thank you so much for taking the time to listen. 

E 32: Deep Diving Lavender Brown -- Was She The Villiain in this Hogwarts Love Triangle?

In today’s episode cohosts, Jelaire and Rachael, discuss Lavender Brown in depth. Why do people hate her? Was she the villain in this Harry Potter love triangle?
 
The main part of the story is discussed from about 10 mins on! Skip ahead if you don't want to hear our thoughts on  the fall season and the Prisoner Plated Series by Raven Kennedy. 
 
Let us know what you think of these hot takes! DM us for a chance for your thoughts to be featured on our next podcast episode. 
 
As always, you can follow us @FanCornerCreations on Tiktok, Instagram, etc for even more nerdy content.