The writer, producer, and TV executive on fan/creator interaction from both sides of the divide

The past year’s guests talk about what’s changed in fandom, broadly and individually

Internet culture reporter and longtime fic writer Aja Romano sings the praises of RPF

Post-SDCC 2018, breaking down the entertainment industry’s top-level view of fans

Elizabeth attends the 2018 FSN Conference and talks to founders Lucy Bennett and Tom Phillips

Dispelling myths about “toxic fandom,” and digging into factors that lead to bad fandom dynamics

Ted Scheinman on his book about a Jane Austen con attended by academics and fans alike

How fans engage with “bad” characters, from celebrating villains to granting redemption

Listener mail on fan tourism, alternate universe fic, making fandom friends, and more

Riverdale writer Britta Lundin returns to discuss her debut YA novel (on fandom!), Ship It

A conversation on AU fic with culture writer and “Overinvested” co-host Morgan Leigh Davies

The fan studies scholar on transcultural fandom, contact zones, and bridging the fan/academic divide

What happens when brands sanction fans’ bad—even violent—behavior as “passionate”?

From set visits to theme parks to retracing the steps of a fictional character

The poet (and X-fan) returns to discuss trans themes in fandom, publicly transitioning, and more