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Furry, Explained with Finn the Panther is a podcast that dives deep into the furry fandom. A companion show to their YouTube channel, Finn explores topics about the furry community, including thoughts that didn't, or couldn't, make it into the his YouTube videos. The good, the bad, and the furry, Finn covers them all each week. Furries are weird, let's talk about it!
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An Update on the Future of this Show 📲 Socials: ✖️ Twitter/X: twitter.com/FinnThePanther 🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@FinnThePanther 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/FinnThePanther 🧵 Threads: threads.net/@FinnThePanther ☁️ BlueSky (18+:) https://bsky.app/profile/bluesky.finnthepanther.comFinn the Panther
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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 res…
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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, …
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This week, we're going over the definition of "furry merch" and how the idea of merchandise bought and sold for the furry fandom has expanded. Then Finn dives deeper into his thoughts on mailing furry convention badges to help make the lines at convention registration shorter, including if the idea is even viable at all! 📲 Socials: ✖️ Twitter/X: tw…
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This week, we're talking about how furries reacted to some impactful news from the last week and how that resulted in a discussion of furry jobs and printing out stickers! We then go into more detail about Finn's video on exploring your surroundings at furry conventions and why, despite it being something hard to convince people to do, it's still w…
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Welcome (back) to the show! Today we go over a little bit about what this new podcast is all about and review Anthrocon 2024, from both an individual attendee perspective and how it fared as the largest (in-person) furry convention of all time! 📲 Socials: ✖️ Twitter/X: twitter.com/FinnThePanther 🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@FinnThePanther 📸 Instagram: ins…
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Welcome (back) to Furry, Explained with Finn the Panther, a podcast by a furry, but for everyone! 📲 Socials: ✖️ Twitter/X: twitter.com/FinnThePanther 🎶 TikTok: tiktok.com/@FinnThePanther 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/FinnThePanther 🧵 Threads: threads.net/@FinnThePanther ☁️ BlueSky (18+:) https://bsky.app/profile/bluesky.finnthepanther.com…
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Furry conventions can be expensive, but that doesn't mean the cost of one has to be a mystery! Today we go over this weeks videos: finding a budget for a furry convention and different ways to save money at furry cons, the channels first short! Plus, a quick review of Anthrocon 2023! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnTh…
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There's been a lot of changes surrounding Finn and the content coming from them. Today, we take some time to go over this new chapter in more detail! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Enjoy the show? Consider tipping me through Ko-Fi! Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make s…
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We have spent a lot of time on this show talking about what brings furries into the fandom. But that would mean nothing if they left immediately after. Fortunately, that isn't the case; furries tend to stay around in the fandom for a long time, many for their entire lives! In this episode, we explain why furries hang around in the fandom for so lon…
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I had the awesome opportunity to attend Furry Weekend Atlanta 2023 this past May and it was a convention that I will never forget! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Enjoy the show? Consider tipping me through Ko-Fi! Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make sure to leave a rati…
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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 jum…
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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 puzz…
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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 …
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As a hobby, being a furry is weird. It might be something that someone engages with a lot, but might not want to tell everyone about up front, especially if that includes their parents, guardians, or primary caretakers. But it's hard to hide something this all-encompassing and those in charge of raising you are going to find out and potentially wan…
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Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Sources and Stuff to Check Out: Wikifur: Dealer's Den Kite's Windswept Wanderings: MFF 2022 Dealer's Den Walkthrough Enjoy the show? Consider tipping me through Ko-Fi! Thank you for checking out the show! iTunes/Apple Podcast listeners: make sure to leave a rating and review!…
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You can now support this show and other content made by Finn through Ko-Fi! Here we explain the reasoning behind the decision, but tl;dr, here's the link to tip! Ko-Fi Link: https://ko-fi.com/finnthepanther Enjoy the show? Consider tipping me through Ko-Fi! Follow Me On Twitter for Updates and Info about the Show: @FinnThePanther Thank you for chec…
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Here in the United States, we celebrate Black History Month, a time of remembering and celebrating the past, present, and future of the experiences of Black people in the country. In this episode, we take a step back from the usual experiences of the furry fandom as a whole and discuss the specific experience that Black furries have in this communi…
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As someone who travels pretty frequently, I can sometimes forget how complicated the process of attending a furry convention. There's a lot of things to keep track of, and even if you have the basic pitfalls accounted for, there are still some unexpected struggles of attending a con that not figuring out can break an otherwise fantastic event. I've…
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Nick Wilde. Legoshi. Lucario. What is the one thing that ties these anthropomorphic animal characters together? Many in the fandom would describe those characters as "furry bait." On this episode, we give an official definition of furry bait, and explore if the creators of such bait do it on purpose, or if it's all in the heads of furries across th…
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It's the end of 2022, which means it's also the end of this shows second year in existence! Let's take a look back at a fantastic second year of Furry, Explained! 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…
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As 2022 comes to a close, so does Finn's second year being an active member of the furry fandom! It's been a wondrous time, but it hasn't been perfect, and there are some key things that could have gone a lot better in hindsight, things that Finn would have done differently if given a second chance. In this final episode of the year, we take a look…
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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 Fandom Wik…
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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: Ag…
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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…
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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…
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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: …
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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, a…
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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 s…
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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 se…
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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 …
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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, w…
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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 particula…
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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…
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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, bu…
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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 arti…
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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 …
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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…
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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 m…
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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 …
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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 f…
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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 for…
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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…
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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 m…
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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…
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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 …
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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 ensur…
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It should be no surprise that I talk to a lot of people about the furry fandom. But one of the questions I get the most frequently regards fursuits and more specifically, why the cost so much! It's a question that I've answered very generically in the past, but upon further review, the answer is a lot more complicated than it may seem. And this sho…
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It's hard to dispute the idea that the furry fandom needs the internet; it wouldn't be where it is today without it! But, in the grand scheme of things, the internet hasn't been around for that long, and we as a society are still working out collective rules on how we want to act and communicate whilst on it. The furry fandom is no different in thi…
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One of the most common questions that furries find themselves answering is what got them to be a furry in the first place. And for good reason; almost everyone has a unique story of how they made their way to this rather weird community. We've discussed before on this show about why one may want to join, but how one ends up joining can be equally a…
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