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Episode 19: Cataloging Fandom
Episode 19: Cataloging Fandom

Librarian Ludi Price talks about her research on how fans collect, tag, organize, and share information

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EpisodesFansplainingApril 6, 2016
Episode 18: Slash: The Movie
Episode 18: Slash: The Movie

A conversation about the feature film Slash, including a discussion with director Clay Liford

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EpisodesFansplainingMarch 28, 2016
Episode 17: The Powers That Be
Episode 17: The Powers That Be

How does a television show get made? Is there really a shadowy entity known as “TPTB”?

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EpisodesFansplainingMarch 9, 2016
Episode 16: Larry is Real
Episode 16: Larry is Real

Artist Owen G. Parry talks about “Larry!Monument,” a 1D-inspired work, and, of course, Larry Stylinson

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EpisodesFansplainingFebruary 24, 2016
Episode 15: ~fanspeak
Episode 15: ~fanspeak

Gretchen McCulloch, a linguist who specializes in online speech, digs into fannish terms on the web

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EpisodesFansplainingFebruary 10, 2016
Episode 14: Death and the Fangirl
Episode 14: Death and the Fangirl

Celebrity deaths and collective grief with therapist Kathleen Smith and information scientist Casey Fiesler

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EpisodesFansplainingJanuary 27, 2016
Episode 13: Destination: Stats!
Episode 13: Destination: Stats!

Fandom statistician Destination Toast talks about analyzing fannish data and looks at recent trends in fic

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EpisodesFansplainingJanuary 13, 2016
Episode 12: The Year In Fandom 2015
Episode 12: The Year In Fandom 2015

Fan/creator interaction, revivals, and representation: our annual year in review

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EpisodesFansplainingDecember 30, 2015
Episode 11: Muggles v No-Maj
Episode 11: Muggles v No-Maj

A transatlantic crossover with Caroline Crampton and Anna Leszkiewicz, hosts of the “SRSLY” podcast

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EpisodesFansplainingDecember 16, 2015
Episode 10: Fangirling Through Time
Episode 10: Fangirling Through Time

Scholar Evan Hayles Gledhill on historical fangirling—and the age-old patriarchal attempt to suppress it

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EpisodesFansplainingDecember 2, 2015
Episode 9: The Will It Waffle Radio Hour
Episode 9: The Will It Waffle Radio Hour

A conversation with Jackson Bird, a trans activist and communications director of the Harry Potter Alliance

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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 19, 2015
Episode 8: One True Fandom
Episode 8: One True Fandom

How do we define “fandom”? Will we come to blows over our inability to agree on its boundaries?

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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 4, 2015
Episode 7: The Dark Fantastic
Episode 7: The Dark Fantastic

English professor Ebony Elizabeth Thomas discusses her work on race and children’s literature

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 26, 2015
Episode 6: The Meme Librarian
Episode 6: The Meme Librarian

Superstar internet archivist Amanda Brennan discusses Tumblr tags, the candle fandom, and more

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 7, 2015
Episode 5: SuperWiki!
Episode 5: SuperWiki!

Jules Wilkinson, the admin of Supernatural Wiki, on fan-run sites, community building, and more

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 23, 2015
Episode 4: Buncha Lawyers
Episode 4: Buncha Lawyers

Fandom lawyers Betsy Rosenblatt and Heidi Tandy talk about fair use, the OTW’s legal work, and more

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 9, 2015
Episode 3: What’s the Deal With Wattpad?
Episode 3: What’s the Deal With Wattpad?

Aron Levitz and Samantha Pennington talk about their work for the digital reading and writing platform

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 26, 2015
Episode 2: GeekyCon & Meredith Levine
Episode 2: GeekyCon & Meredith Levine

A conversation about the multifandom GeekyCon and an interview with a fandom anthropologist

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 12, 2015
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