Episodes
Episode 68: Stephanie Burt: Part 2
The poet (and X-fan) returns to discuss trans themes in fandom, publicly transitioning, and more.
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Episodes
Episode 67: Stephanie Burt: Part 1
The poetry professor and critic talks about taste cultures, situating critical perspective, and more.
Episodes
Episode 66: The Humanizing Turn
A conversation on tropes, characterization, and what we want from stories, in canon and in fanfic.
Episodes
Episode 65: Fandom and Capitalism
How does transformative fandom disrupt the cycles of capitalism—and how does it reinforce them?
Special Episodes
Special Episode 5: Brooklyn 99
A conversation about the sitcom with a focus on the fandom-friendly episode “Return to Skyfire.”
Criticism
The Year of Loving Things Again
On giving yourself permission.
Episodes
Episode 64: The Year In Fandom 2017
Fandom mainstreaming, shipping and activism, and #MeToo: our annual year in review.
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Episode 63: Fanworks and Counterfeits
What counts as “acceptable fanart” in the eyes of The Powers That Be?
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Episode 62: Adrian Hon
One of the creators of “Zombies, Run!” on fan/creator interaction, accessibility in gaming, and more.
Episodes
Episode 61: Episodic
Why does fandom love engaging with—and creating—episodic content?
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Episode 60: Orlando Jones
A wide-ranging conversation with everyone’s favorite fangirl, the actor Orlando Jones.
Features
Fic, Interrupted
The unfinished history of works in progress.