Fansplaining

In Episode 185, "RPF Revisited," Elizabeth and Flourish use a trio of listener letters to return to the perennially thorny topic of real person fiction. How does RPF fit into the b...

In Episode 184, Flourish and Elizabeth talk to Justin Bolger, who previously ran Star Wars' social media and is currently the senior brand manager for "Star Trek Fleet Command." To...

In Episode 183, "Fandom and Religion," (one year into seminary) Flourish and (goes to church to sing songs) Elizabeth take a look at the way religion and fandom are discussed toget...

In the fourteenth installment of "Ask Fansplaining Anything," Flourish and Elizabeth read and respond to a fresh batch of listener questions. Topics covered include fictional fando...

In Episode 181, "The Illusions of Crowds," Elizabeth and Flourish discuss a listener letter about the ways fans convince each other of interpretations or outcomes—and what happens ...

Flourish and Elizabeth mark yet another year of the podcast with their traditional anniversary episode format: inviting the past year's guests to share their thoughts about what's ...

In Episode 179, "Fan Labor, Fan Consumption," Flourish and Elizabeth use a listener question to discuss some of the intersections between fans and corporations. Is there an inheren...

In Episode 178, Flourish and Elizabeth sit down with Kaitlyn Tiffany, an internet culture reporter at The Atlantic and the author of the book Everything I Need I Get from You: How ...

In Episode 177, "The Good, the Bad, and the Popular," Flourish and Elizabeth use a trio of listener letters to talk about the various factors that make fandoms spark and grow. Is t...

In Episode 176, Elizabeth and Flourish welcome Liang Ge, a PhD candidate studying Chinese boys' love fiction (aka danmei) and its fans. Topics discussed include a history of danmei...

In the latest (13th!) installment of the "Ask Fansplaining Anything" series, Flourish and Elizabeth tackle a fresh batch of letters from listeners. Questions posed include: Are aut...

In Episode 174, "The Classification of Fandom," Flourish and Elizabeth break down some of the broad categories people use to define types of fans, starting with a foundational meta...