For Episode 5 of The Ask Box I bring you a deep dive into the fandom world of hit film INCEPTION (2010) with my old Tumblr pal Molly. We talk shipping, awards season, memes, and more.Molly: http://twitter.com/andimjavier Me: (Allegra): http://twitter.com/llegrarosenberg The Ask Box: http://twitter.com/TheAskBox
Episode 4 of the Ask Box features the creator of our lovely theme song, Steph Knipe of Adult Mom! We discuss Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst fandom on 2009 Tumblr, the important emotional differences between Tumblr on desktop & mobile, and use the word “modality” at LEAST twice. #gradschoolSteph: http://twitter.com/adultmomband Me: (Allegra): http://twitter.com/llegrarosenberg The Ask Box: http://twitter.com/TheAskBox
In Episode 3 of The Ask Box, I go in deep with one of my earliest Tumblr friends Jan FKA Froghat about what it was like to participate in early Sherlock fandom. She has some great stories about running a Martin Freeman blog during a time of great Cumberbitchery, including that time when Martin himself noticed her blog!Jan: twitter.com/meetyourmouth Me: (Allegra): twitter.com/llegrarosenberg The Ask Box: twitter.com/TheAskBox
It’s Episode Two of The Ask Box! In this one I talk to Peyton Thomas about early Glee fandom on Tumblr, and their experience in the “Kum Canoe” shipping community.Peyton: twitter.com/silkspectres Me: (Allegra): twitter.com/llegrarosenberg The Ask Box: twitter.com/TheAskBox
Welcome to The Ask Box! Episode One kicks off with a wide-ranging discussion of early Doctor Who fandom on Tumblr featuring my good friend Sam Vilkins, a Science Communication Ph.D candidate at the Australian National University in Canberra (she’s much smarter than me).Sam: twitter.com/samvilkins Me (Allegra): twitter.com/llegrarosenberg The Ask Box: twitter.com/TheAskBox
The Ask Box is a Tumblr nostalgia podcast. Through conversations with friends new and old, host Allegra Rosenberg tries to get to the bottom of what made Tumblr circa 2010-2012 so special for the people that were a part of it, and so impactful for the culture at large.