Special Episodes
Special Episode 17: Tropefest: Enemies to Lovers
“Harry, however, had never been less interested in Quidditch; he was rapidly becoming obsessed with Draco Malfoy.”
Fansplaining
Episodes
Episode 124: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 7
Listener mail on double standards in shipping, spec scripts vs fanfiction, and how the podcast gets made.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 16: Tropefest: Canon-Divergent AU
What-ifs, left turns, and the kinds of things that fans like to change.
Episodes
Episode 123: Reread, Rewatch, Replay
Consuming media on repeat is one of the hallmarks of fandom.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 15: Tropefest: Trapped Together
From elevators to storage closets to Canadian shacks.
Episodes
Episode 122: Wash Your Hands and Read Some Fic
What do people mean when they say they use fiction to “cope”?
Episodes
Episode 121: The Money Question 2: The Appening
Revisiting the eternal conversation about monetization and fanfic with copyright lawyer Earlgreytea68.
Episodes
Episode 120: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
A conversation about race, literature, fandom, and The Dark Fantastic.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 14: Birds of Prey
(and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Episodes
Episode 119: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 6
Listener mail on defining canon, actors and shipping, feeling stuck in a fandom, and more.
Episodes
Episode 118: The Craft of Writing (Fanfiction)
Betts, a fic writer and pro writing instructor, talks about how writing practices inform each other.
Episodes
Episode 117: Fans and the Man
Is fandom today just an exercise in corporate exploitation?