Hollywood is increasingly turning to fans for promotion. Is that a good thing?
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The past year’s guests share observations about trends and changes in fandom, broadly and personally
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A report from a San Diego Comic-Con during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes
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A conversation with the creator and host of The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks
Is there anything fic writers can do about hustle culture tech bro grindset disruptors?
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The author of Gender Queer on fanart, K-pop, and being a longtime fan of Fansplaining
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How fanfiction mirrors our own lives—and how it doesn’t
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Screenwriter Javier Grillo-Marxuach breaks down the Writer’s Guild of America strike
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The media critic and fandom journalist returns to the podcast to talk about their work
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Listener mail on BNFs, ship-naming conventions, self-promotion etiquette, and more
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On open and closed canons, and everything in between
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A conversation with journalist Maria Temming on her deep dive into the world of whump
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A conversation with Fox Estacado about money, cons, and shifting attitudes around fanart
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We might only see a small sliver of another fan’s life. What happens if they die?
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Destination Toast returns to the podcast to crunch the numbers on F/F, M/F, and M/M fic
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Listener mail on fanfic and libraries, RPF, the decline of Twitter, and more
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Studios have spent the past decade chasing “fandom” to build franchises. Was that a mistake?
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Another year, another set of reflections on trends in fan culture
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