Fansplaining

In Episode 127, "A Fan of Fandom," Elizabeth and Flourish get (too?) meta answering a listener letter about the term "fan of fandom," which Flourish had previously dismissed as "cu...

In Episode 126, "Social Media Fic," Elizabeth and Flourish welcome Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, culture journalist and Elizabeth's collaborator on "The Rec Center," back to the podcast to...

In Episode 125, Flourish and Elizabeth discuss the state of fan conventions in 2020, whether they've been canceled, moved online, or, in a few cases, are supposedly going forward (...

In Episode 124, "Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 7," Elizabeth and Flourish dig into a new pile of listener questions and comments. Topics covered include fan reactions when male v...

In Episode 123, "Reread, Rewatch, Replay," Elizabeth and Flourish think about that most ubiquitous of comfort activities—returning to old favorite books, shows, films, games, and f...

In very self-isolated Episode 122, "Wash Your Hands and Read Some Fic," Elizabeth and Flourish share the results of a mini-survey about people's fiction habits in times of crisis—t...

In Episode 121, Flourish and Elizabeth revisit the themes of an earlier episode about fanfiction and money in the wake of the recent brouhaha about apps like Fanfic Pocket Archive...

In Episode 120, Flourish and Elizabeth welcome back one of their earliest guests, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, to talk about her book about race, fantasy, fandom (and more!), The Dark F...

In Episode 119, "Ask Fansplaining Anything: Part 6," Flourish and Elizabeth tackle a new stack of listener questions and comments. Topics covered include actors' shipping preferenc...

In Episode 118, "The Craft of Writing (Fanfiction)," Flourish and Elizabeth interview Betts, a fic writer and professional writing instructor, about how different writing practices...

In Episode 117, "Fans and the Man," Elizabeth and Flourish talk about whether fandom really has "gone corporate" in the last decade—and if so, what parts of fandom, and in what way...

In Episode 116, Elizabeth and Flourish revive their end-of-year tradition and revisit big fandom trends in 2019. What changed, what got better, and what got worse? (According to Fl...