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Hosted by lifelong fangirl sisters and comedy duo Amanda and Amber Miller, Fangirl Central asks the question, "HOW IS BEING A FANGIRL CENTRAL TO YOUR IDENTITY?" In other words, what do your fandoms say about you as an artist and a person? New episodes every other Friday. Theme music by White Noise and Amber Olivia. Edited by Rachel DeForest. Cover art by SAMK. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral for bonus content FOLLOW ...
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Pillow Fight

Yamini Nambimadom | Big Comedy Network

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Grab a pillow and get ready to gab because you’re invited to THE slumber party of the season with the best friends you’ve been manifesting. Every episode, comedian Yamini Nambimadom is joined by fellow comedians, artists, influencers, and experts to chat about the topics that shape our lives, from buzzworthy gossip to current events and world politics. Stay up on the latest headlines the “Pillow Fight” way, with classic sleepover games “F**k-marry-kill” and “Would You Rather?” and stick arou ...
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The nutrition and wellness worlds can churn out so much misinformation that can, ironically, make us less healthy; encouraging disordered thoughts and habits around food. Aggressive Salad, hosted by dietitian Abby Langer, separates nutrition fact from fiction, examining the latest nutrition trends and holds them up against the science...All served with a generous side of spicy humor while calling out the people and companies that use confusion, half-truths and fearmongering to peddle product ...
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Volume 1 - The first 999 episodes featuring the best new music by Female Indie Artists and Female-Fronted Bands in all genres hand-picked by Bree Noble. Women of Substance Radio has provided a platform for female Indie talent since 2007 and was transitioned into a Podcast in 2014. Each show features 10 - 15 songs and Host Beth Matthew provides interesting tidbits about the artists.
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Well, it’s come to this. After months of bringing up One Direction in every single episode, Amanda & Amber finally dive into the boy band that defined their generation. First, they lay the groundwork of 2011-2014 culture and discuss neurodivergence in fangirling. Then, they retell their 1D origin stories and talk what it was like to be there. Also …
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3 BLACK FANGIRLS WALK INTO A BAR… Amanda & Amber are joined by multitalented multifandom writer & comedian Rachel Pegram to discuss the very nature of what causes obsession: the importance of long TV seasons, the addictive qualities of Degrassi, the heartbreak of Doctor Who. Also discussed: Drake/Kendrick beef, Sex and the City, fandom gatekeeping,…
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Amanda & Amber get crossfaded to talk Glee’s nuanced place in history, their Glee backstories, rank every Glee song that they can remember (biased), and then assign Glee cast members to One Direction. Also discussed: Justin Bieber, Spider-Man, Sherlock for some reason. HOSTS: Amanda Layne Miller http://instagram.com/amandalaynemiller Amber Miller h…
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Amanda & Amber are joined by comedian, writer, podcaster Rachel Kaly about her Timothée Chalamet obsession: gender envy, Rachel’s Timmy (twink) to Justin Bieber (lesbian) gender spectrum, & how she met him. Also discussed: Austin Butler in Dune, Zendaya in Dune, Sex and the City, & MORE. (note: this was recorded pre-Challengers came out) Follow Rac…
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Amanda & Amber are joined by friends and performers Hayden Johnson & Jordan Jones to discuss SUPERSTARDOM: what makes a star, our favorite media that depicts the road to stardom, making yourself smaller for fake friends, and the dehumanization of being put on a pedestal while being black & excellent. Also discussed: Zendaya, The Greatest Showman, C…
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BONUS EP this week so Amanda & Amber can talk about CHALLENGERS for an hour: Zendaya, bisexuality, the throuple, Zendaya, black girl magic/the superwoman effect vs. white boy privilege, the beauty of cinema, and Zendaya. (1st 10 minutes-ish is intro and then we get into Challengers for the rest of the ep!) HOSTS: Amanda Layne Miller http://instagra…
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It’s the beginning of the AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER rewatch series! Amanda & Amber discuss spoiler culture, the ATLA live action, & some TikTok controversy before they get into The Boy in the Iceberg & The Avatar Returns from the original ATLA: genius Gaang character setup, crying over intertwined destinies, Zukka headcanons, meeting Jack DeSena &…
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Amanda & Amber are joined by friends Caitlan Moore & Sunny Zimmerman to talk fanfiction, exploring gender & sexuality through fictional characters, & reality TV… all subjects related to LBJ The Play, directed by Caitlan & written/starring Sunny as President Lyndon B. Johnson. SEE LBJ THE PLAY in the NETFLIX IS A JOKE FESTIVAL May 3rd @ 7pm @ Dynast…
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Amanda and Amber are joined by friend, comedian, and actor Zay Dante to talk movies, musicals, and movie musicals. Also discussed: Madame Web, Austin Butler, theater kids, anti-cringe, & our society’s discomfort with earnestness. Follow Zay: http://tiktok.com/@zayydante http://instagram.com/zaydante HOSTS: Amanda Layne Miller http://instagram.com/a…
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Amanda & Amber are joined by their friend, writer and comedian Danika Lyle, to talk all about THE MUPPETS as comedians, cultural commentators, real celebrities, and true artists. Also discussed: trying to impress fanboys, YouTube sketch groups, and making art just to hang out. Follow Danika on instagram: @danika.lyle HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemill…
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Professional fangirl and writer Allegra Rosenberg joins Amanda & Amber for an academic conversation where they truly intellectualize fandom. They talk Tumblr, the origins of shipping/fanfic/fan vidding, finding fandom community, media vs. band fandom, and the book Allegra is currently writing on fandom history in the last 200 years FANDOM FOREVER (…
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Ahead of watching its latest live action adaptation, Amanda and Amber attempt to cover the entirety of their shared favorite show, the greatest show of all time: AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER. Is Aang nonbinary? Can the sisters get through a season without sobbing? Is Zuko the hottest animated character ever? Yes. They tackle spirituality, which chara…
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BARBIE EPISODE! Amanda and Amber rewatched the unhinged Barbie animated movies they grew up watching (Princess and the Pauper, Rapunzel, etc.) and analyzed how Barbie movies idealize white femininity, and how the Barbie THEY know differentiates from BARBIE (2023). if you haven’t seen any of the Barbie animated movies here’s a brief recap to get the…
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Amanda & Amber get into getting queerbaited by Marvel, craving the desire of white men, toxicity vs. nuance in fandom, and their experiences with Fangirl Fatigue. Also discussed: Doctor Who 60th, celeb sightings, gender in Our Flag Means Death, Justin Bieber stomping. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http:/…
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Amber Olivia — singer/songwriter, the voice and lyrics behind the Fangirl Central theme song, and our lifelong hometown friend — joins us to talk ALL THINGS BEYONCÉ and how she has completely changed the course of Amber’s life and career. With a dash of Twilight. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patr…
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Amanda and Amber talk the winners of the AO3 shipping bracket, going to Harryween, and then sob over the Our Flag Means Death S2 Finale, discussing things like writers’ choices vs. fan reactions, the dangers of success, and creating alter egos. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcent…
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LISTEN TO THE REST OF THIS EPISODE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-91722618 HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Amanda and Amber celebrate the holiday season, read excerpts from the Blood Type chapter from Twilight that was missing from the movies, flip through their DVD booklet which leads to the direct line from Warm Bodies to Good Omens/O…
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WE TALK IT THREW AS A CREW. we’re talking our flag means death s2 e1-3, how we process emotions through high concept worlds and characters, the archive of our own (ao3) shipping bracket drama, & boundaries with media consumption. 🏴‍☠️💜 *OFMD S2 SPOILER CENTRAL* 16:38 & beyond (+trigger warning: character suicidal ideation) HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalay…
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Pop artist Amelia Moore joins us to talk about her One Direction concert & imagine days, how growing up homeschooled and religious affected her artistry, and what it means to be a fangirl artist with fangirls of her own now! 🧡🤘🏾 HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral for bonus co…
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ALERT! AMBER STARTED WATCHING DOCTOR WHO! Also discussed: Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner (…), our JoBros concert experience, Chris Evans and our decade-long obsession with the Winter Soldier, & the most unhinged game of FMK while the set falls apart around us. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/…
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In this ep, Amanda & Amber talk Beyoncé fomo, Zendaya, Josh Hutcherson v. Tom Holland, TMNT, & the loneliness of being a fangirl. Oh, and mere hours away from seeing the Jonas Brothers sing every single song they know, A&A challenge them to a dance battle. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com…
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This week, Amanda & Amber talk MILEY, OFMD, STANK MEN & FANFIC, LESBIAN DOUBLE STANDARDS, AND THE ROAD FROM QUEER TRAUMA/QUEERBAITING TO QUEER REPRESENTATION! Edited by Rachel DeForest. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral for bonus content FOLLOW: @fangirl.central on Instagram…
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In truly the rawest episode yet, Amanda & Amber are talking reality tv, celebrity culture, the DANGER of parasocial relationships, their sister dynamic, and how fangirling has truly helped them heal from childhood. GET INTO IT! HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral for bonus con…
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UPDATE EP! Amanda and Amber get into SDCC, Barbie, Zayn’s new era, Amber’s Degrassi renaissance, and Amanda cannot stop talking about David Tennant, Good Omens, and Doctor Who. HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmiller) PATREON: http://patreon.com/fangirlcentral for bonus content FOLLOW: @fangirl.central on Instagram, TikTok,…
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Swiftie Drama, Elon v. Zuck, and Hollywood Overlords 🎬🚀: Pillow Fight with Sahana Srinivasan 💥Swiftie Drama, Elon v. Zuck, and Hollywood Overlords 🎬🚀 This week on "Pillow Fight," host Yamini Nambimadom is joined by comedian and actress, Sahana Srinivasan. From sharing tales of their upbringing and family dynamics to contemplating life as an only ch…
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FMK & Fangirling: Pillow Fight 🛌 with the Miller Sisters 👯‍♀️ Get ready for some pillow talk! This week on "Pillow Fight," host Yamini Nambimadom snuggles up with comedy powerhouses, the Miller sisters, Amanda & Amber. They dish on their journey to finding their signature colors, and navigating the thrilling roller coaster of sisterhood, and more. …
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Pop Culture Splash: Comedian Avery Girion Unpacks Hot Topics 🎭🍿🏛️Get ready for a wild ride, because this week Yamini Nambimadom and the ever-entertaining comedian Avery Girion are trading notes on the chaos of summer jobs, the excitement of apartment swaps, and the future-is-here phenomenon of takeout delivery robots. 🤖💼🏡 Their game of "F***, Marry…
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Killer Whales 🐳 Kourtney's Baby Bump🤰 Beyoncé's Swedish Crisis🚨 & Martha's Thirst Traps 🔥: This Week in Pop Culture, Yamini and Charlie are back with a 🔥 piping hot episode of Pillow Fight, this week covering the latest in ✨ pop culture! Killer whales are attacking boaters in Norway! 😱 What's going on with these 🐋 apex predators? Kourtney Kardashia…
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Get your tea cups ready 🫖🫖! This week Yamini Nambimadom and the brilliant writer and culture critic Zoë Rose Bryant are stirring up a pop culture storm. Our Spidey senses are tingling as Tom Holland claims he has no "rizz". Say it isn’t so, Spidey! 🕸️🕷️ Meanwhile, Ryan Gosling shows off his geeky side as a closeted Doctor Who superfan. 🚀Whoopi Gold…
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Today Amanda and Amber speak to comedian Hayden Johnson about yes, Harry Potter. Hayden gets into how Harry Potter made her MORE gay & trans even in spite of its creator’s bigotry, musical theater, being a stand-up comedy fangirl, and finally the three fangirls fancast Harry Potter with all queer actors. Follow Hayden's comedy: @_hayden_johnson HOS…
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RD Desiree Nielsen joins me to sort the chaff from the wheat, literally. We discuss all things gut health, and delineate the science from the fearmongering, buzzwordy marketing around gut health and microbiomes. She explains how the health industry has taken isolated nutrition truths about gut health and extrapolated, exaggerated and mis-contextual…
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👚Grab your jammies and pillow! It's time to dive into another episode of "Pillow Fight"! 🎉 Yamini Nambimadom is joined by friend, writer, and comedian Madi Hart. They discuss the latest in pop culture, including the rumored flirtation between Jeremy Allen White and Jennifer Coolidge 💑, the recent breakup between Taylor Swift and Matty Healy, frontm…
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Amanda and Amber are joined by THEIR DAD Andre Miller this Father's Day weekend to talk his Star Wars, Prince, & Marvel obsessions, father/daughter trips to the comic book store, and favorite family fandom stories. It's a RIOT! Come see Amanda, Amber, and both parents in DISNEY VORTEX musical revue TONIGHT 6/16 @ 10pm in LA! http://elysiantheater.c…
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Today’s solo episode is a review of the Optavia diet (formerly Medifast), a 30-year-old diet that, surprisingly, has stood the test of time. I unpack everything from the dangerously low calorie intake and the peddling of diets to teenagers, to the devastating correlation between restrictive food practices, ignoring the body’s internal cues and diso…
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Today Amanda & Amber talk to the Future President of Scooby-Doo herself: Kristin Wallace, a comedian (solo show: WHITE TIME), writer (BABY SHARK), and streamer whose fandom is as multifaceted as her career. This episode covers A LOT: Cartoon Network vs. Nickelodeon, Scooby-Doo, Pokémon, the shame of liking white men, white face on roleplay forums, …
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This week, Yamini rides solo and shares the news that Pillow Fight nabbed a coveted mention in Vulture as a favorite comedy podcast! From there, she dives headfirst into some hot topics, including Netflix original content and how it squares up against... Netflix original content. Next, she takes on a culinary conundrum in a "F***, Marry, Kill" chal…
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The pursuit of thinness at any cost has to stop. In this day and age most of us can see right through irresponsible comments like “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”, but how many of us can identify diet culture disguised as health? Do you know the line between health promoting behaviors and obsessive patterns? How do you get yourself out of f…
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It is Amber's birthday. It is the release date of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. So of course we had to speak on one of Amber's top fandoms: Spider-Man. Amber's obsession with the Spider-Man suit, Tobey v. Andrew v. Tom, Peter Parker as a character, Miles Morales... and Amber finally reads The Letter. (P.S. It is also a day after Tom Holland's …
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Grab your jammies and pillow; it's time to dive into another episode of "Pillow Fight"! 😄 Host Yamini Nambimadom and guest Morgan Jay kick things off with a laugh 😂 about cardboard doppelgängers and their peculiar misadventures on dating apps 💑. They swap stories about their experiences with weddings of all sorts and discuss celebs Mindy Kaling, Gr…
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When someone promises you health through a supplement that is branded, expensive and part of a pyramid scheme, you should know to run. Diet MLMs (multilevel marketing schemes) aren’t new, but the pushback they’re receiving is, thanks to the likes of Brittany Morgon. A nutrition and fitness coach by day, and a bad-ass MLM slayer by night, Brittany h…
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FULL VIDEO EP ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-podcast-83601084 SURPRISE! EXCLUSIVE BONUS EP! we accidentally recorded a full length podcast episode high as hell on amber’s balcony. THIS IS AMBER'S POP CULTURE HOUR, where amber educates amanda on bits of pop culture via a chaotic watch party comprised of: calling out suite life on …
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Hey, Pillow Fighters! It's time to hang out with a fab trio - Yamini, Isaiah Washington, and Maria Smal. They're going to take you on a wild ride into the crazy world of celebrity rebrands, meeting their heroes, and all the hottest gossip. Expect some serious OMG moments, juicy tidbits, and stories that will have you gasping. Get ready to get shook…
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RD Andy Miller joins me to discuss the changing landscape of dietetics as it pumps up against social media and its slew of misinformation. We discuss the backlash we face when speaking out against bad actors, and the incalculable damage the likes of Bobby Parrish, Mark Hyman and Jason Fung have on the public’s understanding of health and nutrition.…
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Amanda & Amber's musical revue DISNEY VORTEX is returning to the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles, starting Thurs May 25th at 5:30 PM! Get into it! TICKETS HERE: https://www.elysiantheater.com/disneyvortex About the show: Join real-life sisters Amanda and Amber Miller as they sing, dance, and jazz square their way through the DISNEY VORTEX! In this a…
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A Hilarious Freaky Friday: Sequels, s*x, and other taboo topics get the Pillow Fight treatment. The fun begins with a discussion of social media, including the pitfalls of targeted ads and the tendency to become consumed by our online lives. Yamini and Raya also dive into the latest celebrity news, dishing on everything from the Imagine Dragons' su…
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You heard me. I want you to eat processed foods! Not necessarily more than other foods, nor as an overrepresentation of your diet, but in the ways you find convenient, balanced, joyful and practical. Because the truth is that most foods are processed, including nutrient dense foods like canned beans, vegetables, tofu and unsweetened yoghurt. In thi…
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Amanda and Amber are joined by THEIR MOM Veronica Cherry this Mother's Day weekend to talk their chaotic family fangirl stories & celebrity encounters, her 80s fandoms, her current fandoms, & the origins of A & A's fangirling (spoiler: Veronica had something to do with it). Tomorrow and Tonight is built by fans, for fans. If you’ve ever wanted to l…
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The nutrition and wellness worlds can churn out so much misinformation that can, ironically, make us less healthy; encouraging disordered thoughts and habits around food. Aggressive Salad, hosted by dietitian Abby Langer, separates nutrition fact from fiction, examining the latest nutrition trends and holds them up against the science...All served …
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Despite menopause affecting over 50% of the world’s population, it is a stage of midlife that’s remained shrouded in stigma and a lack of information, which provides a breeding ground for disinformation, pseudoscience and opportunism. But not on Dr. Jen Gunter and Amanda Thebe’s watch! They join me on this episode to explain and demystify all thing…
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Charmee Taylor (AKA Bi Astrology) joins Amanda and Amber on this Scorpio full moon lunar eclipse (take care of yourselves) to talk Degrassi, 90s Disney/Nick, and all things bisexual, astrology, and FANGIRL! Follow Charmee on insta for more Bi Astrology! http://instagram.com/bi_astrology HOSTS: Amanda (@amandalaynemiller) + Amber Miller (@amberlmill…
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