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Episode 120: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Episode 120: Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

A conversation about race, literature, fandom, and The Dark Fantastic

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EpisodesFansplainingFebruary 19, 2020
Special Episode 14: Birds of Prey
Special Episode 14: Birds of Prey

(and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)

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Special EpisodesFansplainingFebruary 15, 2020
Episode 119: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 6
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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EpisodesFansplainingFebruary 5, 2020
Episode 118: The Craft of Writing (Fanfiction)
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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EpisodesFansplainingJanuary 22, 2020
Episode 117: Fans and the Man
Episode 117: Fans and the Man

Is fandom today just an exercise in corporate exploitation?

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EpisodesFansplainingJanuary 8, 2020
Special Episode 13: Star Wars: The Lowering of Expectations
Special Episode 13: Star Wars: The Lowering of Expectations

We watched The Rise of Skywalker. It was certainly a movie.

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Special EpisodesFansplainingJanuary 4, 2020
Episode 116: The Year In Fandom 2019
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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EpisodesFansplainingDecember 27, 2019
Episode 115: Power Plays
Episode 115: Power Plays

How do you manage power dynamics in fandom—especially when they’re so hard to define?

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EpisodesFansplainingDecember 11, 2019
Episode 114: Live From GeekGirlCon
Episode 114: Live From GeekGirlCon

Fansplaining’s first live episode, from GeekGirlCon in Seattle

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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 27, 2019
Episode 113: Waffle House Is a Reylo
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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EpisodesFansplainingNovember 13, 2019
Episode 112: Rainbow Rowell
Episode 112: Rainbow Rowell

The author talks about discovering fanfiction, her writing process, and more.

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 30, 2019
Episode 111: Canon, What Canon?
Episode 111: Canon, What Canon?

Many fans prefer fandom interpretations over the source material—is that a bad thing?

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 16, 2019
Special Episode 12: Black Sails
Special Episode 12: Black Sails

We will protect Anne Bonny at all costs

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Special EpisodesFansplainingOctober 9, 2019
Episode 110: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 5
Episode 110: Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 5

Listener mail on ageism, multishipping, writing fic about trauma, the phrase “OOC,” and more

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EpisodesFansplainingOctober 2, 2019
Episode 109: Covering Fandom
Episode 109: Covering Fandom

Publications: please stop.

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 18, 2019
Episode 108: #TheOAIsReal
Episode 108: #TheOAIsReal

The OA’s Claire Kiechel talks about the show’s cancellation and what kind of stories get to be told

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EpisodesFansplainingSeptember 4, 2019
Episode 107: Happy Anniversary #4
Episode 107: Happy Anniversary #4

Continuing an annual tradition, guests from the past year return to discuss changes and trends in fandom

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 21, 2019
Episode 106: The Neverending Franchise
Episode 106: The Neverending Franchise

What happens when your thing ends—in a world where no franchise truly ends?

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EpisodesFansplainingAugust 7, 2019
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