Pop Culture and Fandom News for the Week of June 21st

Pop Culture and Fandom News for the Week of June 21st

From It’s a Fandom Thing by W!ZARD Studios

June 24, 2026 · 32 min · Episode 677

About this episode

E'Shel joins Erin to discuss various pop culture topics including a novel, a docuseries, and a merger approval.

On this week's episode of Pop Culture and Fandom News, E'Shel joins Erin to discuss the novel Bloom Town: Genesis by Ally North, the new HBO Max Docuseries Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult, and the trailer for I Want Your Sex. The panel also covers the Justice Department's approval of Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Trailer for I Want Your Sex (this trailer contains sexual content, including references to BDSM): https://youtu.be/kjkTmTmC1iA?si=pu3uP4poglnBg1yo Link to Variety article referenced: https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/doj-approves-paramount-warner-bros-discovery-merger-1236780234/ You can find out more information about Queers and Quills here:  https://www.queersandquills.com/ You can follow us on Letterboxd at:  https://letterboxd.com/itsafandomthing/ Consider supporting us on Patreon: ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/itsafandomthingpod ⁠⁠. For links to our social media, visit our website: ⁠⁠ https://itsafandomthingpod.com/⁠⁠ You can follow Fergie on TikTok: ⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@schroederandfergs⁠⁠ Cover art by Carla Temis. Podcast logo by Erin Amos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at…

People in this episode

Host: Erin

Guest: E'Shel

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HBO Max, Justice Department, Paramount, Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety

Books & works: Bloom Town: Genesis, Bring Me the Beauties: A Model Cult, I Want Your Sex

More episodes of It’s a Fandom Thing

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the It’s a Fandom Thing podcast page.