Episodes
Episode 85: Age and Fandom
The Discourse Trilogy™ Part 2: On ageism, from both mainstream culture and within fandom.
Fansplaining
Episodes
Episode 84: Purity Culture
The Discourse Trilogy™ Part 1: On morality in fan conversations, from antis to stans.
Episodes
Episode 83: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 2
Listener mail on real person fiction, queer representation, fandom misogyny, and more.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 8: The Lurker
Flourish interviews Elizabeth about her fanfic habits and the paradoxical position of the lurker.
Episodes
Episode 82: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
The writer, producer, and TV executive on fan/creator interaction from both sides of the divide.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 7: The Serial Numbers
Elizabeth interviews Flourish about their fanfic habits and pull-to-publish practices.
Episodes
Episode 81: Happy Anniversary #3
The past year’s guests talk about what’s changed in fandom, broadly and individually.
Episodes
Episode 80: Real Person Fiction
Internet culture reporter and longtime fic writer Aja Romano sings the praises of RPF.
Episodes
Episode 79: Who Is Comic-Con For?
Post-SDCC 2018, breaking down the entertainment industry’s top-level view of fans.
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Episode 78: The Fan Studies Network
Elizabeth attends the 2018 FSN Conference and talks to founders Lucy Bennett and Tom Phillips.
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Episode 77: The Truth About Toxic Fandom
Dispelling myths about “toxic fandom,” and digging into factors that lead to bad fandom dynamics.
Episodes
Episode 76: Camp Austen
Ted Scheinman on his book about a Jane Austen con attended by academics and fans alike.