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Episode 189: “No Cultural Impact”
Studios have spent the past decade chasing “fandom” to build franchises. Was that a mistake?
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Special Episodes
Special Episode 28: Glass Onion
On the pleasures of watching—and rewatching—the Knives Out sequel.
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Episode 188: The Year in Fandom 2022
Another year, another set of reflections on trends in fan culture.
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Episode 187: Artificial Fandom Intelligence
Some fans are concerned about AI tools like ChatGPT and Lensa—but are they worth the worry?
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Episode 186B: Disability and Fandom: Part 2
Featuring Lindsay Mixer, Soph, TallysGreatestFan, Lizard Socks, May Barros, Cora Maria, miscellanium, Bodge, Julia, Valerie Gristch, and Jessica.
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Episode 186A: Disability and Fandom: Part 1
Featuring Rebecca Milton, Dr. Paul D. C. Bones, buffer-overrun, Taylor, Joan Miller, Wheelchairidan, Hannah, and Sandy.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 27: Interview with the Vampire
What if we just turn Fansplaining to an IWTV podcast going forward?
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Episode 185: RPF Revisited
Real person fiction has been a complicated fandom topic for decades—but what does it look like in 2022?
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Episode 184: Justin Bolger
How a life in fandom led to running social media for some of the world’s biggest franchises.
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Episode 183: Fandom and Religion
It’s easy to make basic comparisons, but are fandom and religion really that similar?
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Episode 182: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 14
Listener mail on fandom conspiracy theories, AO3 collections, moving from lurking to participating, and more.
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Episode 181: The Illusions of Crowds
If we can all see it, how could we possibly be wrong?