Episodes
Episode 35: No Escape
Recorded in the days following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, we are...sad.
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Episode 34: Five Tropes Fanfic Readers Love (And One They Hate)
Breaking down the results of our fanfiction tropes survey, which was taken by more than 7,500 people.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 2: Primary Colors
On the 1998 film Primary Colors, about a lightly fictional Bill and Hillary Clinton.
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Episode 33: A Hundred Thousand Worlds
Bob Proehl discusses his novel about comics and conventions, A Hundred Thousand Worlds.
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Episode 32: Nerds For Her
Paul DeGeorge, half of the band Harry and the Potters, talks about the Nerds for Her campaign.
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Episode 31: Get Recced
Fandom journalist Gavia Baker-Whitelaw helps us break down the art of fic reccing.
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Episode 30: Games and Fandom
Writer Evan Narcisse talks about gaming vs media fandom, gatekeeping, and more.
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Episode 29: Shipping and Activism
Fan scholars Rukmini Pande and Lori Morimoto discuss the trouble with shipping-as-politics.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 1: Harry Potter and the Curse of the Neverending Canon
Come for critiques of Cursed Child. Stay for complaints about...the rest of Harry Potter.
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Episode 28: Happy Anniversary #1
We welcome back guests from the podcast’s first year to talk about changes they’ve observed in fandom.
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Episode 27: Fanart Insights
Film art dealer Leslie Combemale on the intersections between fanart and the entertainment industry.
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Episode 26: Consplaining
On conventions, from small, fan-run gatherings to commercial behemoths like San Diego Comic-Con.