Episodes

Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday Nov 26, 2025
“Never change, Beau.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about when the math ain't mathing, making questionable fashion changes with aesthetic ennui, having total disregard for treaties or oaths, and long eyes and throbbing circulatory systems *BOING!* in their discussion of Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined by Stephenie Meyer.

Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Queen of Teeth
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
Wednesday Nov 19, 2025
“I am what you made me. Now you're going to regret it.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how you shouldn’t eat other people, just dudebros, how too much money in science forms tentacles, and that the mighty crevasse requires many creams in their discussion of Queen of Teeth by Hailey Piper.

Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Moby Duck
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
Wednesday Nov 12, 2025
“Weirdos have to stick together!”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about Mothmanta-Ray being an UNO card shark, flaming Phoegulls stealing the scene, and having fun in classic gaming arcades in their discussion of Moby Duck by Sara Goetter and Natalie Riess.

Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Fake Blood
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
Wednesday Nov 05, 2025
“Only a vampire can crush on you ... forever.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how it's a bad idea to bungee jump in shackles, not needing the bathroom because you live a lumberjack, how poot has poo and fart has art, that Moonlight and Twilight are sacred texts, and that Whitney Gardner is their BFF but she just doesn’t know it yet in their discussion of Fake Blood by Whitney Gardner.

Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
"If I were being honest with myself, I'd pretty much turned into a huge vampire nerd."
In this LIVE episode of Fictional Hangover, we’re talking about The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer. 🎶 hoa hoa hoa🎶We discuss the failing vampire education system, dangling disco balls v giant disco balls, and wigs having a life of their own.

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
The Fifth? Interview with Kendare Blake
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
In this mostly unedited bonus episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda, Claire and author Kendare Blake talk about making weird faces sitting between two fangirls, how Buffy would never pass health and safety inspections, providing 100% ethics training for a Slayer, starting a letter writing campaign to get Kendare's books in the new TV series library, how time is a flat circle, and announcing the Fictional Hangover 2026 Book Club read.

Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
One Girl In All the World
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
Wednesday Oct 22, 2025
"It's kindergarten magic, you doofus. And courage.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about laughing out loud by yourself, squeeing over a yellow crayon, reliving 1998's greatest hits, and fangirling over Kendare in their discussion of One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake, featuring Kendare for Would You Rather.

Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Bunnicula
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
Wednesday Oct 15, 2025
“A rabbit … is cute to look at, but is generally useless, especially as a companion to dogs.”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about how fandoms and cults are very similar, learning the difference between steak and stake, talking Carpathian to bunnies, and using fiction as a how-to guide to becoming a vampire hunter in their discussion of Bunnicula by Deborah Howe and James Howe.

Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Of Monsters and Mainframes
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
Wednesday Oct 08, 2025
"After all, it is probable that the humans are unaware how prevalent a threat vampires and werewolves have become in modern space travel."
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a werewolf, a mummy, a Frankenstein, an AI doctor and a ghost ship flying off into space to kill Dracula by way of a fish cult in their discussion of Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove.

Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Summer Vamp
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
Wednesday Oct 01, 2025
“HECK YEAH! EMOTIONAL VULNERABILITY!”
In this episode of Fictional Hangover, Amanda and Claire talk about a suitcase of kitchen utensils and no clean underwear, the power of teenage angst, not being a BAT!, and ♩♫♩HOA HOA HOA HOA♩♫♩ in their discussion of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim.

