We might only see a small sliver of another fan’s life. What happens if they die?

Destination Toast returns to the podcast to crunch the numbers on F/F, M/F, and M/M fic

Listener mail on fanfic and libraries, RPF, the decline of Twitter, and more

Studios have spent the past decade chasing “fandom” to build franchises. Was that a mistake?

Another year, another set of reflections on trends in fan culture

Some fans are concerned about AI tools like ChatGPT and Lensa—but are they worth the worry?

Featuring Lindsay Mixer, Soph, TallysGreatestFan, Lizard Socks, May Barros, Cora Maria, miscellanium, Bodge, Julia, Valerie Gristch, and Jessica

Featuring Rebecca Milton, Dr. Paul D. C. Bones, buffer-overrun, Taylor, Joan Miller, Wheelchairidan, Hannah, and Sandy

Real person fiction has been a complicated fandom topic for decades—but what does it look like in 2022?

How a life in fandom led to running social media for some of the world’s biggest franchises

It’s easy to make basic comparisons, but are fandom and religion really that similar?

Listener mail on fandom conspiracy theories, AO3 collections, moving from lurking to participating, and more.

If we can all see it, how could we possibly be wrong?

The past year’s guests share observations about what’s changed in fandom, both broadly and personally

We do, in fact, live in a society.