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Episode 211: The Copyright Conundrum
EarlGreyTea68 returns to the podcast to talk about her article on fan creators and U.S. copyright law.
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How U.S. Copyright Law Fails Fan Creators
Fans know that creativity isn’t a finite resource that needs to be kept behind lock and key.
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Episode 210: The RPF Tipping Point
Zan Romanoff, co-host of On the Bleachers, returns to the podcast to talk Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce.
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Episode 209: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 17
Listener letters on communal vs solitary fandom, BNF translators, and asexual characters in fic.
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Episode 208: What Fans Owe Each Other
Is there any way to make online fandom conversations better?
Special Episodes
Special Episode 31: Tropefest: Friends to ?
On the many varied depictions of friendship in fic, and how shipping culture influences (and overshadows) them.
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Episode 207: Paul Cornell
The writer discusses the fan-to-pro journey, from lifelong Doctor Who fandom to working on the show.
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Episode 206: Bad Fans Revisited
Yes, he *has* committed many fictional crimes. Is that a problem?
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Episode 205: Fanfluencers
Hollywood is increasingly turning to fans for promotion. Is that a good thing?
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Episode 204: Happy Anniversary #8
The past year’s guests share observations about trends and changes in fandom, broadly and personally.
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Episode 203: Solidarity and SDCC
A report from a San Diego Comic-Con during the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
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Episode 202: Dylan Marron
A conversation with the creator and host of The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks.