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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.
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Episode 164: The Year In Fandom 2021
Assessing continuing fandom trends as our second pandemic year drags to a close.
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Episode 163: Freya Marske
A conversation about fic, writing original characters, and her debut novel, A Marvellous Light.
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Episode 162: Ways of Seeing
What happens when you find yourself approaching “fandom” in a totally new way?
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Episode 161: Brent Lambert
The speculative fiction writer talks about his early fanfic, FIYAH, and the future of SFF.
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Episode 160: The Original Character
“Pardon me, y/n. Mr. Styles would like to see you backstage.”
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Episode 159: Gwenda Bond
A conversation about writing licensed novels, rom-coms, and more.
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Episode 158: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 11
Listener mail on tagging fic, pirating media, Hollywood’s knowledge of fandom, and more.
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Episode 157: Nichole Perkins
The writer and podcaster talks about pleasure, reading romance, and celebrity thirst.