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Episode 117: Fans and the Man
Is fandom today just an exercise in corporate exploitation?
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Audio, show notes, and transcripts for the full back catalog of the podcast
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Episode 116: The Year In Fandom 2019
The past year’s big stories: Tumblr, the “monoculture,” streaming services, and J. K. Rowling.
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Episode 115: Power Plays
How do you manage power dynamics in fandom—especially when they’re so hard to define?
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Episode 114: Live From GeekGirlCon
Fansplaining’s first live episode, from GeekGirlCon in Seattle.
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Episode 113: Waffle House Is a Reylo
“There is a balance between the chocolate and peanut butter, forcebonded together as they melt…”
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Episode 112: Rainbow Rowell
The author talks about discovering fanfiction, her writing process, and more.
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Episode 111: Canon, What Canon?
Many fans prefer fandom interpretations over the source material—is that a bad thing?
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Episode 110: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 5
Listener mail on ageism, multishipping, writing fic about trauma, the phrase “OOC,” and more.
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Episode 109: Covering Fandom
Publications: please stop.
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Episode 108: #TheOAIsReal
The OA’s Claire Kiechel talks about the show’s cancellation and what kind of stories get to be told.
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Episode 107: Happy Anniversary #4
Continuing an annual tradition, guests from the past year return to discuss changes and trends in fandom.
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Episode 106: The Neverending Franchise
What happens when your thing ends—in a world where no franchise truly ends?