Furry, Explained with Finn the Panther – Details, episodes & analysis

It has been quite the past couple of weeks in the furry fandom! In this episode, Finn goes over the latest update on FurAffinity, and how the fallout of the website and Twitter account being "hacked" revealed an interesting dependency furries have that is not always obvious.
Finn also unpacks his latest two videos, including his thoughts on the response to the Spirit Halloween Furry Masks video as well as the reasonings behind his points made in the video about responding to the idea that the furry fandom is "what you make of it!"
Finally, as Finn prepares to attend Tails and Tornadoes FurCon next week, he is poses a question for the audience on what they want to see from him from that con!

🔗 Links
Spirit Halloween Furry Masks Video: https://youtu.be/ch6KHrpX9Fo
The Furry Fandom is What You Make of It Video: https://youtu.be/UpXzySyfKOQ

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It has been a busy past couple of weeks! Today, Finn goes over the sad but impactful news of the founder of FurAffinity passing away and the legacy that he left behind. Then there's two videos to unpack, one about lasting longer while fursuiting and another about why trying to make friends with everyone in the furry fandom probably won't work out, and that's okay! Finally the show ends with a small request for other furry services that would be helpful for newcomers to the fandom to onboard to the community faster!

 🔗 Links
Dragoneer's Passing: https://x.com/furaffinity/status/1821022562018529662
Lasting Longer in Fursuit Video: https://youtu.be/qfUGM2TtEt0
Why You Can't Be Friends with Every Furry Video: https://youtu.be/9uNURH511yY

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If you have taken a look at the attendance numbers of furry conventions recently, you would have noticed quite the jump in attendance numbers, especially since 2019. And that follows a trend of the fandom experiencing quite a bit of growth over the past few years. In this episode, we explain where this growth is coming from and why such a large jump in fandom participation is, in some ways, quite unexpected!

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Sources and Stuff to Check Out:

• FurScience: Fandom Trajectory

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In this week's episode, we have a discussion on furry conventions! Even though they won't be going on for some time due to the whole virus situation, furry conventions are often cited as the culmination of the entire experience that one can have in the furry fandom. We go over some history about how these conventions all got started and what you can come to expect from modern day cons. But cons can get very busy, so we also go over some tips on how to maximize your fun at conventions without getting too overwhelmed. 

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Sources and Stuff you Should Check Out:

• Wikipedia: Furry Conventions
• Wikifur: Furry Conventions
• Wikipedia: Confurence

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In this week's episode, we be take a look at those big, colorful costumes that furries love to wear: fursuits! We take a brief look at where the idea for fursuits came from and why furries like to wear these big, furry blankets in the first place. We also go over the details of the process of getting a fursuit for yourself, including everything that you should expect when ordering your own, custom-made animal costume.

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Sources and Stuff you Should Check Out:

• Wikipedia: Fursuit
• Wikifur: Fursuit
• Fursuiter's World: Types of Fursuits
• Some interesting controversy about designer fursuits

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In this week's episode, we take a look at the one thing that ties almost every member of the furry fandom together: fursonas. We go in-depth about what these furry personas are and why they are of utmost importance to have as a furry. We then discuss some steps you can take to create your own. We go over some basic guidelines and suggestions for creating a fursona and give a concrete example to help springboard some ideas (which may or may not include some lore about Finn and the idea behind his creation).

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Sources and Stuff you Should Check Out:

• Wikifur: Fursonas
• Some research on fursonas from FurScience

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In the show's pilot episode, we answer the most fundamental question there is when it comes to the furry fandom: what exactly is a furry, anyway? We go in-depth about what furries are actually interested in, how they interact with each other in the fandom, and take a brief look at the fandom's history and how it's grown to what it is today. We then discuss some steps you or anyone can take to join the furry fandom, and how to get the most out of that newly-found membership.

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Sources and Stuff you Should Check Out:

• Wikipedia: Furry Fandom
• WikiFur: Furry
• The Fandom Documentary

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The furry fandom is one of the most popular fandoms that one can be a part of. However, members often get a bad rap and, let's be honest, furries are pretty weird. But things that are weird deserve to be explained. Welcome to Furry, Explained, a show for new and old furries alike, and especially for those who are curious about the fandom. Join Finn each week for a detailed breakdown on a topic related to the furry fandom with the goal of explaining furries: one of the most unique, but misunderstood groups of people that you'll ever encounter.

New episodes release every Tuesday wherever you get your podcasts.

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The end goal for a vast majority of members of the furry fandom is to make friends with their fellow fandom members. But trying to make friends in any social space is difficult and since the journey is different for everyone, trying to make a guide for any furry to follow to make friends is quite futile. However, one piece of the friend-making puzzle is finding other common interests or hobbies that other furries have. On this episode, we take a look at some of the other things that furries like to do outside of being a furry, in an effort to help strike up a conversation with another furry and maybe even become their friend!

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Sources and Stuff to Check Out:

• FurScience: Fandom Activities
• FurScience: Related Fandom Interests

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The furry fandom is a pretty cool place to be, and I'm sure many members of the community would agree. But, like any group of humans, it's not perfect, and in order to help fix some of its flaws, it's important to identity what those flaws are in the first place. In this episode, we take a more critical look at the furry fandom and explain some of the more common issues that this community faces and explore some steps on how they can be mitigated.

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Sources and Stuff to Check Out:

• FurScience: Most Contentious Fandom Issues

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