Fansplaining

In Episode 161, Elizabeth and Flourish talk to writer and editor Brent Lambert about his work with FIYAH, a literary magazine of Black speculative fiction. Topics discussed include...

In Episode 160, "The Original Character," Flourish and Elizabeth discuss the ways that fans create their own characters in their favorite story-worlds—especially when those charact...

In Episode 159, "Gwenda Bond," Flourish and Elizabeth interview Gwenda Bond, author of many novels, including Lois Lane: Fallout, Stranger Things: Suspicious Minds, and (just relea...

In Episode 158, "Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 11," Elizabeth and Flourish read and respond to a new batch of listener questions. Topics covered include the primacy of shipping i...

In Episode 157, Flourish and Elizabeth interview Nichole Perkins, host of the podcasts This Is Good For You and Thirst Aid Kit and author of her recently released memoir, Sometimes...

In Episode 156, "The Exit Interview," Fansplaining marks the end of Flourish's time in the entertainment industry (!) with a conversation about what they've observed over thirteen ...

Flourish and Elizabeth celebrate their sixth anniversary in the traditional fashion: inviting back guests from the past year to talk about changes they've observed in fandom, from ...

In Episode 154, "Fans are Discussing…" Elizabeth and Flourish...discuss (heh) the way Twitter's trending topics reflect—and fail to reflect—what fans are actually talking about. Th...

In Episode 153, "The Productive Fan," Elizabeth and Flourish respond to a listener letter about some fic authors' tendencies to see themselves as 'bad' if they aren't producing wri...

In Episode 152, "Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 10," Flourish and Elizabeth tackle a new batch of listener questions that all center on the theme: "free your mind by cleansing you...

In Episode 151, "Teaching Fanfiction," Flourish and Elizabeth talk to Dr. Anne Jamison and PhD candidate Maria Alberto about teaching college courses on fanfiction. Topics discusse...

In Episode 150, "Post-Pandemic Fandom," Flourish and Elizabeth reflect on the way the pandemic has changed fandom in the past 18 months—and speculate about what that might mean for...