Fansplaining

In Episode 208, "What Fans Owe Each Other," Flourish and Elizabeth share a letter from longtime friend-of-the-pod Destination Toast about whether we can make fandom culture kinder ...

In Episode 207, "Paul Cornell," Flourish and Elizabeth talk to the eponymous writer (of a bazillion different things) (seriously, look at his Wikipedia) about his journey from fan ...

Woobies, poor little meow meows, anti-heroes, and problematic faves: in Episode 206, "Bad Fans Revisited," Flourish and Elizabeth use a listener voicemail on investment in morally ...

In Episode 205, "Fanfluencers," Flourish and Elizabeth use a listener voicemail on fan screenings for Red, White & Royal Blue to dive into a broader conversation about influencers,...

Flourish and Elizabeth celebrate their eighth (!) anniversary with eight (!) guest responses to their traditional query: What changes and trends have you observed in fandom over th...

In Episode 203, "Solidarity and SDCC," Elizabeth debriefs Flourish on a very unusual San Diego Comic-Con: one held during the parallel WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Building off of El...

In Episode 202, "Dylan Marron," Elizabeth and Flourish talk to the creator and host of the new (and very fandomy!) podcast, The Redemption of Jar Jar Binks. They discuss the thread...

Following closely on the heels of last December's "Artificial Fandom Intelligence" episode, Elizabeth and Flourish bring you the extremely depressing sequel, "Artificial Fandom Int...

For their 200th!!!! episode, Elizabeth and Flourish are joined by artist, author, and longtime Fansplaining collaborator (and fan!) Maia Kobabe to celebrate the occasion. Topics di...

In Episode 199, "Reflecting Reality?" Flourish and Elizabeth tackle a trio of listener questions on the ways fanfiction does—and doesn't—mirror our own lives. Topics discussed incl...

In Episode 198, "Strikesplaining," Elizabeth and Flourish are joined by screenwriter, executive producer, and longtime friend of the podcast Javier Grillo-Marxuach to talk about th...

In Episode 197, Flourish and Elizabeth welcome back Stitch, the media critic and fandom journalist who was one of their original "Race and Fandom" guests way back in 2016! Stitch d...