Features
Shipping Survey: Methodology and Tools
Commas, smushed ship names, and one long-suffering data professional.
Fandom Stats
Episodes
Episode 44: Mary Sue
Breaking down the term “Mary Sue,” from its history to its evolution to the way it’s being reclaimed today.
Episodes
Episode 37: Queer YA and Beyond
Scholar Emily Roach talks about queer YA literature and how it connects—and doesn’t connect—with fandom.
Episodes
Episode 34: Five Tropes Fanfic Readers Love (And One They Hate)
Breaking down the results of our fanfiction tropes survey, which was taken by more than 7,500 people.
Episodes
Episode 33: A Hundred Thousand Worlds
Bob Proehl discusses his novel about comics and conventions, A Hundred Thousand Worlds.
Episodes
Episode 21: Trash Ships and Fandom IRL
Destination Toast analyzes Star Wars shipping stats, and Alexa Donne discusses Leviosa, a Harry Potter con.
Episodes
Episode 16: Larry is Real
Artist Owen G. Parry talks about “Larry!Monument,” a 1D-inspired work, and, of course, Larry Stylinson.
Episodes
Episode 13: Destination: Stats!
Fandom statistician Destination Toast talks about analyzing fannish data and looks at recent trends in fic.