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Reports of the platform’s death have been greatly exaggerated.
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Episode 120: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
A conversation about race, literature, fandom, and The Dark Fantastic.
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Special Episode 14: Birds of Prey
(and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
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Episode 119: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 6
Listener mail on defining canon, actors and shipping, feeling stuck in a fandom, and more.
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Episode 118: The Craft of Writing (Fanfiction)
Betts, a fic writer and pro writing instructor, talks about how writing practices inform each other.
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Episode 117: Fans and the Man
Is fandom today just an exercise in corporate exploitation?
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Special Episode 13: Star Wars: The Lowering of Expectations
We watched The Rise of Skywalker. It was certainly a movie.
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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.