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Clio and Mireille survived grad school together, but that was just the first step. The vast archive of fanfiction awaits and they must band together to read and analyze it, one pairing at a time. Clio's PhD in English and Mireille's history with AO3 should make them perfect partners. But can they overcome their differences? Or will this impossible task drive them further apart? They can talk about pairs - but can they make one?

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Clio and Mireille survived grad school together, but that was just the first step. The vast archive of fanfiction awaits and they must band together to read and analyze it, one pairing at a time. Clio's PhD in English and Mireille's history with AO3 should make them perfect partners. But can they overcome their differences? Or will this impossible task drive them further apart? They can talk about pairs - but can they make one?

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English


Episodes
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Faith Lehane/Buffy Summers

6/1/2023
All that it takes to make this podcast end is to really want it to. Welcome to the final episode of season one! Yes, Clio and Mireille are incredibly old, and probably body-swapped, and almost certainly living in a dream world, but at least they can't read each other's minds. So nothing can stop them from discussing the pairing of Faith and Buffy from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The fan fiction discussed is End Racism in the OTW | Just A Counterfeit James Dean by impertinence. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:26:24

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Angel/Buffy Summers

5/25/2023
Mireille and Clio might turn evil if they ever experience a moment of perfect happiness. Thankfully the pairing of Buffy and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer just makes them angry. (Despite their special guest, Meredith's, best attempts to win them over). The fan fictions discussed are Culture Shock by Lofty Heights and Dancing with Death by Taaroko. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:40:47

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Spike/Buffy Summers

5/5/2023
Mireille and Clio round up the Scooby Gang (well, one friend from grad school) to put their stakes through the heart of the pairing of Buffy and Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The fan fictions discussed are Spike's Demon vs. Pants by ChryshCn, When the Floods Roll Back by OffYourBird, and i will follow you into the dark by SummerFrost. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clara prefers to remain mysterious and untrackable. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:45:16

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Namor of Talokan/Shuri

4/27/2023
In this episode on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Clio and Mireille take on the pairing of Shuri and Namor of Talokan. All Clio wants is eventual smut, preferably involving the ghost of Killmonger, and all Mireille wants is to understand the reproductive capabilities of immortal beings. It's a normal Thursday. The fan fiction discussed is From Eden by Tytue. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:16:26

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Erik Killmonger/T'Challa

4/8/2023
In this episode on the Marvel movie Black Panther, Clio quotes Virgil and Bourdieu. Mireille only stops talking about incest long enough to explain the Omegaverse. I think we can all agree that at least one of them deserves to be thrown off a waterfall. But WHICH ONE? And can they set aside their enmity long enough to record a podcast episode? In this iteration of the time loop, for one brief shining moment, the answer is yes. The fan fictions discussed are All the Stars (Are Closer) by joidianne4eva and The Definition of Insanity by MildSpinning. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, is no longer available but occasional bonus episodes can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:41:50

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Ji-yeong/Kang Sae-byeok

3/22/2023
In a brutal fight to the death between Clio and Mireille about the pairing of Ji-yeong and Sae-byeok in Netflix's Squid Game, only one can triumph - although both could fail. Mireille is armed only with allegations that Clio will someday hallucinate a squid demon. Clio is buffered by an irrational hatred of time loops. There are no real winners in this cruel game, but in the end (if it ever comes) you may be comforted by the thought that this podcast, like all children, is a demon of love. The fan fictions discussed are The Monster You Created by uisceB, five times sae-byeok watched ji-yeong die (and the one time she didn't) by Aleethebee, and Winners, Losers, Beggars, Choosers by rmwfbl. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, is no longer available but occasional bonus episodes can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:50:47

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Gerri Kellman/Roman Roy

3/10/2023
In the second episode on the television show Succession, Clio blames the quality of her fan fiction on two separate buses and capitalism. Mireille questions the extent to which Clio is influenced by The Notebook. Brunch menus are analyzed, the purpose of art is determined to be to elicit horror and despair, and the pairing of Tom and Roman is repeatedly suggested. Clio says she's not into it, but her Freudian slips say otherwise. Listen and weep - if all else fails, you can always wipe your tears on your cat. The fan fiction discussed 'Cause it's All the Same to Me by JustLikeAPapercut. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:39:44

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Greg Hirsch/Tom Wambsgans

2/23/2023
In the first of two episodes about the television show Succession, Clio and Mireille browbeat each other about the pairing of Greg Hirsch and Tom Wambsgans. Mireille reveals at least one, if not two, embarrassing crushes. Clio tries to remember the themes of The Great Gatsby. They do all of this almost, but not quite, without talking about incest. We always knew this would end in tears... This is maybe not so much of a trigger warning as an obvious fact about this pairing, but the discussion touches on workplace sexual harassment. The fan fictions discussed are Blue Light by jupitersprings and There Are Vibes by Scrunyuns. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:27:16

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Anti-Valentine's Day Gen Fic Extravaganza

2/15/2023
Clio and Mireille spit in the face of romance by discussing three gen fics (fictions that do not center around a romantic pairing), arguing with ChatGPT about the origins of their podcast, and mispronouncing "Batman." We live in a vale of tears, romance is dead, and ChatGPT is extremely rude, but don't blame Clio and Mireille; they are just the messengers. CW: this episode contains some discussion of incest. The fan fictions discussed are Pawns Don't Go Back by psychomachia (Queen’s Gambit), The Murdock Mystery by whitchry9 (House meets Daredevil), and Send to All by kerosceene (Batman). The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:30:28

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BONUS: Pride and Prejudice Meets Succession

2/1/2023
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be scheming to control the family media empire. What is Greg? Why is Tom Darcy? Is Clio Kendall? Who will bring clarity to all this? Not Clio and Mireille! The fan fiction discussed is Darcy, The Greg and The Great Bog by visionsofyerface. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:00:19:35

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Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy Part Two

1/25/2023
Clio and Mireille return to the classic romantic pairing of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. The fan fictions they discuss this week place these characters in the modern day, a setting that leads to some important questions and a little soul-searching. Corporate lawyers, half-British people, the academic job market as marriage plot, and the value of the Humanities: come for the romance, stay for the existential dread. The fan fictions discussed are Franchise by irislim and some say it makes the world go round, some say that's absurd by loversinfiniteness. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:34:52

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Elizabeth Bennet/Fitzwilliam Darcy Part One

1/11/2023
Clio and Mireille take on a classic romantic pairing in the first of two episodes about fan fiction of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Is Clio proud? Is Mr Darcy boring? Is Mrs Bennet much maligned? Listen to find out, then write in to complain. The fan fictions discussed are Fear and Fairy Tales by Drag0nst0rm, Thorough-bass and human nature by MildredMost, and In (not so silent) indignation by Rusakko. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:39:19

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Christmas Fan Fiction Extravaganza

12/28/2022
Clio and Mireille take on Christmas-inspired fan fiction: no need to worry (making up your mind) by scribespirare (House/Wilson), The Sound of Icicles Falling by Thamiris (Clex), and Now Is A Gift by senlinyu (Dramione). Topics include lying to your family, how great it is when someone is secretly Santa, and other staples of the holiday season. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:17:20

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Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield

12/14/2022
Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval, to discuss the pairing of Bilbo and Thorin in The Hobbit. Topics of discussion range from the sexiness of dwarfs to the sexiness of wet towels, with comprehensive attention paid to economic alternatives to arranged marriage. The fan fiction discussed is A Most Sensible Idea by HildyJ. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:56:59

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BONUS: Aragorn/Legolas Crackfic

12/7/2022
Clio and Mireille and subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval, just can't get enough of the pairing of Legolas and Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings, with the minor exception of Sarah and Mireille. They discuss how to produce or otherwise acquire an heir, the technical details of how exactly elves become mortal, and, in a slight digression, whether Grendel's mom is sexy. The fan fiction discussed is How to Save Your Marriage by eleveninches. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:00:20:44

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Aragorn/Legolas

11/30/2022
Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval, to discuss the pairing of Legolas and Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings as well as elf incest, Soylent, and toxic relationships. Terrible secrets are revealed and allowed to fester. What do Legolas and Aragorn talk about? Is it manipulative to die of love? And why is Clio so into this pairing? The fan fictions discussed are And after the war (he loved you more) by stereokem, in dreams i can hear your name by osamugiris, and This Mortal Joy by lightgetsin. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:29:34

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Gimli/Legolas

11/16/2022
Clio and Mireille are joined by subject matter expert Sarah Ifft Decker, host of Media-eval, to discuss the pairing of Legolas and Gimli in The Lord of the Rings. They discuss accidental marriage, riddles, allegory, and the erotics of the battlefield. They also try to do math, unfortunately. The fan fictions discussed are On the Cold Hill Side by marycrawford, Oh by sunday_morning, and Mithril in his Beard by determamfidd. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:53:05

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BONUS: Robert Chase/Gregory House

11/9/2022
In a short bonus episode marking the end of their discussion of the show House M.D., Mireille and Clio discuss an equally short fan fiction, Mars in Denim by sabinelagrande. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:00:10:33

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Lisa Cuddy/Gregory House

11/2/2022
Clio and Mireille take on the canonical pairing of Gregory House and Lisa Cuddy (and one pairing of Wilson, House, and Cuddy) in the television show House, M.D. In the process, Clio and Mireille discuss the value of raising children, the extent to which the podcast's rating system is governed by mathematical rules, and whether the content of one's purse can be seen as a guide to one's character. The fan fictions discussed are One Time Thing by swatkat, Jigsaw by ashe frost, and Five times House wasn't Rachel's father, and one time he was by sunflowerscoffee. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:41:16

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Gregory House/James Wilson

10/19/2022
Clio and Mireille take on the pairing of Gregory House and James Wilson from the television show House, M.D. What makes you not want two characters to get together? Is friendship better than romantic love? What would Carl Jung think of all this? Listen to find out! The fan fictions discussed are The Body Found by fourteencandles and Synchronicity by copperbadge. The podcast has a Twitter! And you can get in touch with questions, comments, or just to say hi at clio.slash.mireille@gmail.com. Or, if you prefer to play favorites, Mireille can be found on Twitter (https://twitter.com/pardon_mi) and TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@pardon_mi). Clio's other podcast, Studies in Taylor Swift, can be found wherever you get your podcasts. Clio/Mireille is produced by Clio Doyle and Mireille Pardon. Editing is by Clio Doyle. Cover art is by Mireille Pardon. Music is by Lesfm and SergeQuadrado.

Duration:01:29:18