Reflections on nine years of the podcast by, for, and about fandom in Flourish’s final episode

Listener letters on RPF about less-famous people, characterization, the tropification of fic, and more.

Fan studies scholar Effie Sapuridis discusses her work on self-inserts, from Tumblr to Wattpad to TikTok

A conversation about covering the things you love with writer Kayti Burt

One hour, ten tropes (plus a big announcement!)

Opportunists are illegally selling bound copies of popular fics. What does it mean for fandom?

On turning fanfic into physical books with the Renegade Bindery

The fandom journalist and con organizer talks about her fannish evolution

Streaming has utterly obliterated traditional television models. Where does that leave fans?

Listener mail on fic tagging norms, AI and fanworks, and more

Assessing some of fan culture’s biggest stories and trends in 2023

We watched the four-hour YouTube plagiarism video so you don’t have to. (But you really should!)

EarlGreyTea68 returns to the podcast to talk about her article on fan creators and U.S. copyright law

Zan Romanoff, co-host of On the Bleachers, returns to the podcast to talk Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce

Listener letters on communal vs solitary fandom, BNF translators, and asexual characters in fic