Listener mail on defining canon, actors and shipping, feeling stuck in a fandom, and more

Betts, a fic writer and pro writing instructor, talks about how writing practices inform each other

Is fandom today just an exercise in corporate exploitation?

The past year’s big stories: Tumblr, the “monoculture,” streaming services, and J. K. Rowling

How do you manage power dynamics in fandom—especially when they’re so hard to define?

Fansplaining’s first live episode, from GeekGirlCon in Seattle

“There is a balance between the chocolate and peanut butter, forcebonded together as they melt…”

The author talks about discovering fanfiction, her writing process, and more.

Many fans prefer fandom interpretations over the source material—is that a bad thing?

Listener mail on ageism, multishipping, writing fic about trauma, the phrase “OOC,” and more

Publications: please stop.

The OA’s Claire Kiechel talks about the show’s cancellation and what kind of stories get to be told

Continuing an annual tradition, guests from the past year return to discuss changes and trends in fandom

What happens when your thing ends—in a world where no franchise truly ends?

How technology has shaped the way TV is made—and the way fans watch