Was it just me, or was 2022 a really good year movies that furries would be particularly interested in? On this episode, we try to find out why furries were treated to a lot of great films this year! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Sources and Stuff to Check Out: FurScience: Age and Ageism in the FandomWikipedia: Sociological Aspects of the Furry FandomFurScience: Furry Fandom Ages Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners:...

I had the pleasure to attend Midwest FurFest 2022, the largest furry convention to ever happen. Let's talk about how it went and how it really this con in particular served as a great look into what the furry fandom is all about! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Sources and Stuff to Check Out: FurScience: Age and Ageism in the FandomWikipedia: Sociological Aspects of the Furry FandomFurScience: Furry Fandom Ages Thank you for checking out the show!...

It's no secret that there's a lot of younger members in the furry fandom. Despite the age of the fandom itself, most people that you'll find in the community will be in their mid to late teens. But what happens when you grow older? Do you grow out of being a furry, or even pushed out? On this episode, we find out if you can be too old to be a furry, and, as is all too common with this show, you might be surprised at what the statistics say about it... Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and...

One of the finer details about being a part of the furry fandom involves quite a lot of world building. Furries come up with complex and detailed characters or fursonas and use them to interact with them in what is essentially an entirely fan-created universe filled with anthropomorphic animals. It's no surprise then that you might think of furries just being a bunch of specialized role-players, and while that is true on the surface, how furries truly interact with one another create much...

An update on the schedule and plans for the rest of the year for us on this show. TL;DL: Three more main episodes, a lot more bonus episodes, and a fun project to look out for that should be completed soon. Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make sure to leave a rating and review! Stay wild! Music from Epidemic Sound Icons made by Freepik from Flaticon

Furries, undoubtedly, have a certain love for animals that is a bit more than the average person. They go so far as to design entire personalities that encompass who they are as an anthropomorphic animal, and use that personality as their entire identity in the context of the fandom. However, they still know at the end of the day they are humans, and that their "animalistic" side of them is seperate from their person. However, there are some people out there that may be part of the furry...

A topic that comes up for discussion by people both in and out of the furry fandom is centered around the line that the fandom draws between how much "human" and how much "animal" should be represented in a fursona. There's a variety of different opinions and there are good reasons on both sides of that line as to why being more on one respective side is best. It's a fun topic, one we're going to be exploring for the next few weeks. And we're starting off by looking at the least...

One of the best parts about the concept of fursonas in the furry fandom is that everyone one of them is unique. They each have their own story to tell about their owner, and allows everyone to represent themselves as an anthropomorphic animal in their own way. But, if you look around the fandom, you might notice that some species of fursonas are seen more than others, and on this episode, we thought we'd shed some light on some more uncommon animals that aren't seen as fursonas nearly as...

Furries are a very diverse fandom, but there are a few interests that are shared amongst the community at large. One of those interests is gaming; the history between furries and gamers is rich, and while they are unmistakingly different fandoms, there are many things about the two groups that are in common with one another. Part of the experience for both fandoms includes their own conventions, and Finn had a chance to experience a local gaming convention, and compare and contrast one from...

The furry fandom is a rather unique fandom because there's not really much to compare it to. It really stands on its own as an entity, which can make it difficult to understand what it is and what it's members are in to from a quick glance. Because of this, there are a lot of misconceptions out there about this particular fandom. On this episode, we explain a few of the most common misconceptions about the furry fandom and provide an answer to them to set the record straight. Follow Me On...

It's no secret how important art is in the furry fandom, and getting art of their fursonas is one of the most common activities members of the fandom partake in. But despite all the wonderful art that circulates in the fandom, hardly any of it gets the chance to be shown in person, and is reserved to be shared online. However, this is one particular piece of art that is specifically designed to printed out and shown in person, especially at places like conventions. In this episode, we take a...

The furry fandom tends to care about it's public perception. Members go through leaps and bonds to ensure that the community is shown in the best light, and that effort has been recently very successful. But one topic of discourse that members of the fandom still haven't settled on is a lot simpler: do too many people even know about furries in the first place? Or in other words, has the furry fandom gone mainstream? In this episode, we explain why answering that question remains difficult,...

We're back to talking about fursuits again, though not the traditional ones the fandom has come to know and love. Those are designed to be worn while standing on two feet, like we normally do as humans. But not everyone in the fandom prefers to express their view of anthropomorphism in that way. Some may like to keep all four paws on the ground, but still want to perform in a fluffy animal costume. In this episode, we explain a special type of fursuit that is designed to be worn on all fours:...

Over the past few weeks, we have done a good job exploring some of the more nuanced aspects of art in the furry fandom. But each time we looked at something, we took the perspective of someone wanting to get art, not the producer of that art itself. So this week, as we wrap up our mini-series on art in the fandom, we shift our view towards the artist themselves, and specifically go over what is needed to become an artist in this fandom! Surprisingly, the steps are rather simple, but do not...

One common thread amongst all of the topics on art that have been covered on this show is that in most cases, the buyer owns the character of which they are getting art from. They give permission to whomever the artist is to draw their character or sona and pay for that "labor" as part of a commission. But what if the ownership of the character is the other way around? What if the artist owns the character and  is selling art of it? This week, we take a look at adoptables in the furry fandom,...

I recently attended Anthrcon 2022, one of the premiere furry conventions that happens throughout the year. But if you ask how it went for me, I can't give you a simple answer. This review explains why in many ways, Anthrocon for me was a tale of two conventions. Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make sure to leave a rating and review! Stay wild! Music from Epidemic Sound Icons made...

As we continue our look into art in the furry fandom, one of the most common ways you'll end up potentially paying for an art piece is through an art auction! These are common both online and at in-person events, but to those who have never seen or participated in one before, there are a lot of numbers and instructions that are thrown around that may make them confusing for those unfamiliar with the process. So this week, we crack open the furry art auction, go over some important terms and...

It wouldn't come as a surprise to most furries if you told art is the most important aspect of the fandom. It's at the core of how the fandom works and the democratization of buying and selling art has contributed to the fandom's recent rise. But, to someone new to furry, the sheer amount of information there is about art can get overwhelming, and that information overload might bar someone from wanting to get some art for themselves. So for the next few episodes of Furry, Explained, we're...

Weekend Bonus Episodes are back! And on this particular weekend, the last weekend of Pride month for 2022, I go into detail about what the word "Pride" means to me and my relationship with my sexuality, my family and friends, and the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make sure to leave a rating and review! Stay wild! Music from Epidemic Sound Icons made...

Many furries like to keep a separation between their real life and their life pretending to be an anthropomorphic animal. Because of this, most furs don't make it obvious that they're a furry out in public, with the farthest they'll go being wearing some discreet furry merch, which only other furs would recognize as part of the fandom. But some forgo this caution, and are loud and proud about being a furry, and don't mind letting others know about it. In the spirit of Pride month, on this...

You don't have to think too hard to know that one of the core aspects of the furry fandom is... well... fur! A vast majority of the fursonas, art, and other persons, places, and things in the fandom are all covered in fluffy, colorful fur! But there is a group of furries that do away with this concept, and forgo including fur and even skin in their character designs. On this episode of Furry, Explained, we take a look at Skullsonas and how these bony characters found a home in the so-called...

We've discussed at length how important our fursonas are. They act as more than fun characters; in many cases they take the role of being our entire identity in the furry fandom. But, unlike our real human identities, they are much less bound to physical traits, traits that are hard to change or can't change at all. Instead, our fursonas are much more dynamic and connect to similarly dynamic aspects about ourselves, or in other words, things that can change. On this episode, we talk about...

The primary reason why furries may want to get a fursuit is to perform in one in front of others. But in a majority of those cases, these performances are conducted at places like furry conventions, meetups, or other areas where being in a large animal costume isn't out of the ordinary. But a lot of fursuiters don't limit their performances to just furry spaces; many take their suits out into the general public in an effort to surprise and delight those who may have never seen a fursuit...

One of the more common themes that tends to come up on this regards the fact that being a furry can be expensive! And there's few better examples of the cost of being a member of the fandom than furry conventions. For a lot of members, this is one of if not the most expensive thing they participate in while being a furry, but it's not uncommon for furs to look at their bank statement after attending one and wonder "where did all that money go?" On this episode, we explain the answer to that...

One of the most fun things that furries do is create and design their fursonas! Not only is it just an amusing challenge, it's also an important one, as the fursona that one has in the fandom acts as their identity as a furry, and therefore is how everyone else in the fandom preceives of them! Because of this, it can be worth taking some time ensuring that the design of a fursona is done with some care. So on this episode, we explain why it's worth not rushing the design process, and go over...