Fansplaining

On Episode 220, "The Fan-Journalist," Flourish and Elizabeth welcome one particular fan-journalist—Kayti Burt—to discuss her recent article for us on the specific challenges of co...

Episode 219, "Tropefest Speedrun," kicks off with a big announcement: as you might have guessed with Flourish a few months away from a) giving birth and b) being ordained as a prie...

Following previous installments on the thorny intersections of money and fanfiction, Episode 218, "The Money Question 3: Books???" tackles the recent debacle around people illegall...

On Episode 217, "Fanbinding," Elizabeth and Flourish talk to Tiffo (aka Fanboundbooks) about the art of turning fanfiction into physical books, and the fanbinding collective known ...

On Episode 216, "Allegra Rosenberg," Elizabeth and Flourish talk to the fandom journalist and Terror Camp organizer about her journey from tween fan reporter to writing a book abou...

In Episode 215, "The Broken Contract," Flourish and Elizabeth look at the sorry state of television in 2024, where the streaming revolution has devolved into sudden cancellations, ...

In the newest installment of the long-running "Ask Fansplaining Anything" series, Flourish and Elizabeth tackle a fresh batch of listener comments and questions. Topics discussed i...

As they do every December, Elizabeth and Flourish revisit the previous year's fandom retrospective, and then turn to the biggest fan culture stories and trends in 2023. Topics disc...

In Episode 212, "Fandom Truthiness," Elizabeth and Flourish break down the recent pair of (GREAT) video essays on James Somerton, a YouTuber known for queer (and often fandom-relat...

In Episode 211, "The Copyright Conundrum," Flourish and Elizabeth welcome prolific fic writer and copyright expert EarlGreyTea68 back to the podcast to discuss her new Fansplaining...

On Episode 210, "The RPF Tipping Point," Elizabeth and Flourish welcome back Grace and the Fever author Zan Romanoff to talk about her new podcast, On the Bleachers, on Taylor Swif...

In the newest (17th!) installment of the "Ask Fansplaining Anything" series, Flourish and Elizabeth read a mix of responses to recent episodes and fresh queries. Topics discussed i...