Special Episodes
Special Episode 25: Tropefest: Modern AU
Where are we exactly? And who is this guy supposed to be?
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Episode 155: Happy Anniversary #6
Guests from the past year return to talk about trends they’ve observed in fandom.
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Episode 154: Fans are Discussing…
What happens when Twitter trending topics are viewed as the totality of fannish conversation?
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Episode 153: The Productive Fan
Too many plot bunnies! I need to build a hutch!
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Episode 152: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 10
Listener mail on Tumblr etiquette, fic tags in book marketing, ageism in fandom, and more.
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Episode 151: Teaching Fanfiction
Dr. Anne Jamison and Maria Alberto on fic in the classroom.
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Episode 150: Post-Pandemic Fandom
Assessing the past, present, and future of the pandemic’s effects on fandom.
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Episode 149: The Real Character
When people see a character differently, what’s the “truth”?
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Episode 148: Do Not Interact
Are DNIs an effective way to control a fandom experience?
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Episode 147: Anisa Khalifa
A conversation with the host of the K-drama podcast “Dramas Over Flowers.”
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Episode 146: If You Give a Fan a Cookie
What’s the harm in giving a fandom what it wants?
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.