Fansplaining Podcast
1) K-Pop’s Demons, Real and Fictional by Aja Romano
2) The Fan, the Pro, and the Spaces In Between by Tessa Gratton
Our August piece is by novelist (and Fansplaining SDCC 2025 panelist!) Tessa Gratton, about navigating the intersections of the fan and pro writing worlds, and how their queerness shapes their framing...Show More
3) The Fandom Advantage: How Fan Creativity Fuels Pro Entertainment Careers
Fansplaining returned to San Diego Comic-Con this year (our tenth anniversary!) with a fantastic panel of fandom folks who work in pro entertainment careers. There's an audio recording here on our fee...Show More
4) How Friendships Onscreen and Off Fueled Half a Century of Fandom by Jay Castello
Our latest piece is about making fanworks—and fandom friendships—last through the decades! "How Friendships Onscreen and Off Fueled Half a Century of Fandom" by Jay Castello. For the admins of the St...Show More
5) I Came to Ruin You: The Collecting Practices of K-Pop Fandoms by Rea McNamara & Bo Shin
This month’s Fansplaining piece is a bit of a departure from our usual fandom reporting and critical analysis: for the first time, we’re very excited to share a virtual art exhibit of sorts, from Toro...Show More
6) The RPF Question by Sacha Judd
In our newest piece, Sacha Judd goes deep on RPF, tracing it back decades and tackling its thorny intersections with other kinds of fan practices. "The RPF Question" by Sacha Judd. Amid blurry bounda...Show More
7) Bridgerton and Period Drama Fandom’s Enduring Racism Problem by Amanda-Rae Prescott
Our latest piece is by Amanda-Rae Prescott, who was one of the expert guests in our "Race and Fandom" series back in 2020! (https://www.fansplaining.com/episodes/135b-race-and-fandom-revisited-part-2)...Show More
8) Sam Wilson Deserved Better Than Brave New World by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Gav is back in Fansplaining in 2025! This time, she writes about Sam Wilson's recent Captain America debut—and how the MCU failed both the character and the fandom. "Sam Wilson Deserved Better Than Br...Show More
9) The War That Almost Broke a Classic Fandom by Lena Barkin
Our first article of 2025 is here—and it's a big one! "The War That Almost Broke a Classic Fandom" by Lena Barkin: Blake’s 7 fans and actors mixed regularly at cons and on the pages of zines—until a...Show More
10) The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction by Elizabeth Minkel
Around this time in December, we usually wrap up Fansplaining with “The Year in Fandom”: a look back at five trends from the prior year followed by five trends from the year coming to a close. With Fl...Show More