Fansplaining

In episode 31, "Get Recced," Flourish and Elizabeth are joined by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, a fan culture journalist who co-curates "The Rec Center," a weekly fandom newsletter, with E...

In episode 30, "Games and Fandom," Elizabeth and Flourish interview Evan Narcisse, a journalist who covers both comics and video games. They compare gamers and media fans, think ab...

In episode 29, "Shipping and Activism," Flourish and Elizabeth talk to fan studies scholars Rukmini Pande and Dr. Lori Morimoto about what happens when peoples' ships become emblem...

In Episode 28, "Happy Anniversary #1," we welcome the past year's guests back on the podcast to talk about what's changed in fandom since Fansplaining began. Answers cover news ite...

In Episode 27, Flourish and Elizabeth talk to Leslie Combemale, proprietor of the Art Insights Film Art Gallery, about the role of artists in the entertainment industry (animation ...

In Episode 26, "Consplaining," Flourish and Elizabeth break down fan conventions. Elizabeth, who has only recently (grudgingly) started going to cons, is fresh out of Leviosa, a sm...

In this episode, Elizabeth and Flourish talk to Sarah Jeong, a lawyer and journalist who is currently a contributing editor at VICE Motherboard, about Paramount and CBS's lawsuit a...

In this episode, Elizabeth and Flourish talk to Kevin Fanning, author of "Kim Kardashian: Trapped In Her Own Game," about RPF, the fourth wall, Wattpad, and branded content. Then t...

In episode 23, Flourish and Elizabeth take on the fourth wall—not the metaphorical wall between the audience and the actors on a stage, but the one erected BY fans to separate them...

In this episode, Flourish and Elizabeth follow up on the last episode's questions about the impact of racism in the Star Wars fandom—and how it's a microcosm of fandom at large. Th...

In the second and final installment of our "Race and Fandom" episodes, fans of color continue to speak about their experiences in fandom. Elizabeth and Flourish interview Jeffrey L...

In Episode 21, "Trash Ships and Fandom IRL," Flourish and Elizabeth split the episode between two different topics. First they talk to Fansplaining regular DestinationToast about h...