March 23, 2025: JonasCon Is Burnin' Up

About this episode

V and Emily discuss the fandom surrounding Jonas Brothers and the event JonasCon, exploring themes of nostalgia and fan culture.

SOS! This week, V and Emily talk about the fandom for one of V's favorite bands, although sadly she was not in attendance at this legendary event: JonasCon. We discuss nostalgia, cringe culture, TWO new kinds of fanfiction that we'd never heard of before in our lives, pairing preferences differentiated by fic platform, the Taylor Swift of it all, and millennials' dreams of living in the mall. Were you a Jonas Brothers fan? Did you, like V, have only one possession to your name in 2009 and that possession was a Jonas Brothers poster? Let us know in the comments on Tumblr, Instagram, or Spotify! Sources Slate Jonas Fanfiction Archive via Wayback Machine Fanlore Promo Codes Aim High Brooch Designs - For 25% off any order on Aim High Brooch Designs on Etsy, including a custom brooch, bag charm, keychain, or magnet design, use the promo code TWIFH . This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history! Follow This Week in Fandom History on Tumblr at @thisweekinfandomhistory We're now on Instagram! @/thisweekinfandomhistory Check out our Fandom Primer playlist via linktr.ee/twifh You can support the show via our Patreon at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Emily, V

Topics covered

• fandom
• nostalgia
• fanfiction
• cringe culture
• millennials
• music

Keywords

• Jonas Brothers
• JonasCon
• fanfiction
• nostalgia
• cringe culture
• millennials
• music fandom

Sponsors

Aim High Brooch Designs

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Jonas Brothers, Slate, Jonas Fanfiction Archive, Fanlore

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