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Episode 223: The End of the Flourish Era
Reflections on nine years of the podcast by, for, and about fandom in Flourish’s final episode.
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Audio, show notes, and transcripts for the full back catalog of the podcast
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Episode 222: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 19
Listener letters on RPF about less-famous people, characterization, the tropification of fic, and more.
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Episode 221: Self-Inserts
Fan studies scholar Effie Sapuridis discusses her work on self-inserts, from Tumblr to Wattpad to TikTok.
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Episode 220: The Fan-Journalist
A conversation about covering the things you love with writer Kayti Burt.
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Episode 219: Tropefest Speedrun
One hour, ten tropes. (Plus a big announcement!)
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Episode 218: The Money Question 3: Books???
Opportunists are illegally selling bound copies of popular fics. What does it mean for fandom?
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Episode 217: Fanbinding
On turning fanfic into physical books with the Renegade Bindery.
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Episode 216: Allegra Rosenberg
The fandom journalist and con organizer talks about her fannish evolution.
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Episode 215: The Broken Contract
Streaming has utterly obliterated traditional television models. Where does that leave fans?
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Episode 214: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 18
Listener mail on fic tagging norms, AI and fanworks, and more.
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Episode 213: The Year in Fandom 2023
Assessing some of fan culture’s biggest stories and trends in 2023.
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Episode 212: Fandom Truthiness
We watched the four-hour YouTube plagiarism video so you don’t have to. (But you really should!)