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Episode 19: Cataloging Fandom
Librarian Ludi Price talks about her research on how fans collect, tag, organize, and share information.
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Episode 18: Slash: The Movie
A conversation about the feature film Slash, including a discussion with director Clay Liford.
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Episode 17: The Powers That Be
How does a television show get made? Is there really a shadowy entity known as “TPTB”?
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Episode 16: Larry is Real
Artist Owen G. Parry talks about “Larry!Monument,” a 1D-inspired work, and, of course, Larry Stylinson.
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Episode 15: ~fanspeak
Gretchen McCulloch, a linguist who specializes in online speech, digs into fannish terms on the web.
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Episode 14: Death and the Fangirl
Celebrity deaths and collective grief with therapist Kathleen Smith and information scientist Casey Fiesler.
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Episode 13: Destination: Stats!
Fandom statistician Destination Toast talks about analyzing fannish data and looks at recent trends in fic.
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Episode 12: The Year In Fandom 2015
Fan/creator interaction, revivals, and representation: our annual year in review.
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Episode 11: Muggles v No-Maj
A transatlantic crossover with Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz, hosts of the “SRSLY” podcast.
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Episode 10: Fangirling Through Time
Scholar Evan Hayles Gledhill on historical fangirling—and the age-old patriarchal attempt to suppress it.
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Episode 9: The Will It Waffle Radio Hour
A conversation with Jackson Bird, a trans activist and communications director of the Harry Potter Alliance.
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Episode 8: One True Fandom
How do we define “fandom”? Will we come to blows over our inability to agree on its boundaries?