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Episode 149: The Real Character
When people see a character differently, what’s the “truth”?
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Episode 148: Do Not Interact
Are DNIs an effective way to control a fandom experience?
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Episode 147: Anisa Khalifa
A conversation with the host of the K-drama podcast “Dramas Over Flowers.”
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Episode 146: If You Give a Fan a Cookie
What’s the harm in giving a fandom what it wants?
Surveys
The Fic and the Source Material
Do you need to know the canon to read the fic? Breaking down the preferences of the 6,744 people who responded to our most recent mini-survey.
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Episode 145: The Fic and the Source Material
Who are these guys again?
Special Episodes
Special Episode 24: WandaVision
What is the MCU, if not a franchise persevering?
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Special Episode 23: Tropefest: Hurt/Comfort
Only one special person can rescue him from the warehouse.
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Episode 144: Writing Women
A conversation with fic and meta writer breathedout about f/f fanfiction and female characters.
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Episode 143: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 9
Listener mail on fanfics of fanfics, exclusion in fan spaces, and more.
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Episode 142: Copyright Brainworms
The legal limits of imagination.
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Episode 141: The Year In Fandom 2020
The biggest fandom stories from a very strange year: transnational media, fan expectations, and, of course, the pandemic.