Episodes
Episode 219: Tropefest Speedrun
One hour, ten tropes. (Plus a big announcement!)
Fanfiction
Special Episodes
Special Episode 32: Tropefest: Arranged Marriage
Finally investigating Flourish’s very special relationship with a very special trope.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 31: Tropefest: Friends to ?
On the many varied depictions of friendship in fic, and how shipping culture influences (and overshadows) them.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 30: Tropefest: Fake Relationships
The suspect runs a couples’ retreat? I guess we have to go undercover…
Features
The Pain Fandom
How whump—one of fandom’s oldest and most divisive genres—gained a fanbase of its own.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 29: Tropefest: Soulmate AU
Elizabeth always wondered why Flourish wore a band covering their wrist…
Special Episodes
Special Episode 26: The Phantom of the Opera
Were those wiggling fingers actually sexy and powerful, Flourish?
Episodes
Episode 151: Teaching Fanfiction
Dr. Anne Jamison and Maria Alberto on fic in the classroom.
Surveys
The Fic and the Source Material
Do you need to know the canon to read the fic? Breaking down the preferences of the 6,744 people who responded to our most recent mini-survey.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 23: Tropefest: Hurt/Comfort
Only one special person can rescue him from the warehouse.
Special Episodes
Special Episode 18: Tropefest: Omegaverse
The first and the last, the beginning and the end.
Episodes
Episode 126: Social Media Fic
The shifting nature of fanworks in the age of Twitter fic.