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Episode 175: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 13
Listener mail on author’s notes, crossovers vs. fusions, creating new fic archives, and more.
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Episode 174: The Classification of Fandom
Was “affirmational” vs. “transformational” ever a useful distinction?
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Episode 173: The Meta Episode
Is the practice of writing fan meta in decline—or is it just evolving?
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Episode 172: Safe Spaces
Can we create fandom environments that allow us to truly protect ourselves?
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Episode 171: OFIC Magazine
Fic writer, editor, and teacher Betts returns to talk about her latest project.
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Special Episode 26: The Phantom of the Opera
Were those wiggling fingers actually sexy and powerful, Flourish?
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Episode 170: Fandom-Tinted Glasses
What happens when you want to get off the merry-go-round?
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Episode 169: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 12
Listener mail on fic tagging, self-inserts, the evolving definition of “queerbaiting,” and more.
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Episode 168: The Entertainment Media Machine
Studios may not be building “fandom engines,” but what do their editorial strategies mean for fans?
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Episode 167: Our Secret Identities
Fandom is built on pseudonyms—but how much of themselves do fans owe each other?
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Episode 166: Writing Trans Characters
Stats and reflections on trans, nonbinary, and other gender-diverse characters in fanworks.
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Episode 165: Fests
Fanwork exchanges, challenges, and the annual fest for “obscure” fandoms, Yuletide.