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Episode 88: Kenyatta Cheese
Episode 88: Kenyatta Cheese

A co-founder of Everybody At Once on the ways the entertainment industry understands fandom

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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 28, 2018
Episode 87: What We Discourse About When We Discourse About the Discourse
Episode 87: What We Discourse About When We Discourse About the Discourse

Responses to The Discourse Trilogy™, from historical precedents to broader cultural connections

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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 14, 2018
Special Episode 9: No Edith, No Peace
Special Episode 9: No Edith, No Peace

Javier Grillo-Marxuach returns to discuss his Indiana Jones/Downton Abbey crossover fic

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Special EpisodesFansplainingNovember 5, 2018
Episode 86: The Money Question
Episode 86: The Money Question

The Discourse Trilogy™ Part 3: On the monetization of fanfiction, from AO3 to Wattpad

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 31, 2018
Episode 85: Age and Fandom
Episode 85: Age and Fandom

The Discourse Trilogy™ Part 2: On ageism, from both mainstream culture and within fandom

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 17, 2018
Episode 84: Purity Culture
Episode 84: Purity Culture

The Discourse Trilogy™ Part 1: On morality in fan conversations, from antis to stans

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 3, 2018
Episode 83: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 2
Episode 83: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 2

Listener mail on real person fiction, queer representation, fandom misogyny, and more

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 19, 2018
Special Episode 8: The Lurker
Special Episode 8: The Lurker

Flourish interviews Elizabeth about her fanfic habits and the paradoxical position of the lurker

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Special EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 17, 2018
Episode 82: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
Episode 82: Javier Grillo-Marxuach

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

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 5, 2018
Special Episode 7: The Serial Numbers
Special Episode 7: The Serial Numbers

Elizabeth interviews Flourish about her fanfic habits and pull-to-publish practices

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Special EpisodesFansplainingAugust 30, 2018
Episode 81: Happy Anniversary #3
Episode 81: Happy Anniversary #3

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

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 22, 2018
Episode 80: Real Person Fiction
Episode 80: Real Person Fiction

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

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 8, 2018
Episode 79: Who Is Comic-Con For?
Episode 79: Who Is Comic-Con For?

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

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EpisodesFansplainingJuly 26, 2018
Episode 78: The Fan Studies Network
Episode 78: The Fan Studies Network

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

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EpisodesFansplainingJuly 10, 2018
Episode 77: The Truth About Toxic Fandom
Episode 77: The Truth About Toxic Fandom

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

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EpisodesFansplainingJune 27, 2018
Episode 76: Camp Austen
Episode 76: Camp Austen

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

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EpisodesFansplainingJune 14, 2018
Episode 75: Bad Fans
Episode 75: Bad Fans

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

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EpisodesFansplainingMay 30, 2018
Episode 74: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 1
Episode 74: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 1

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

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EpisodesFansplainingMay 16, 2018
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