Jan 26, 2022
This episode explores the business of fandom, how marketing and fan communities are increasingly connected within the corporate world, which communities get power, inequities in media representation, and much more, with Fangirl Jeanne, a writer, media critic, consultant, and unapologetic fangirl, who built a...
Jan 19, 2022
A deep dive into the dark side of fandom, racism, toxic fans, the complex business of fandom, and more, with Stitch, a writer and critic who has spent two decades in online fandom and is vocal about anti-blackness. Stitch writes a Teen Vogue column called Fan Service studying fandom, and personal blog Stitch's Media...
Jan 12, 2022
Looking at case studies such as the Venom movie franchise, TV shows Supernatural, The 100, and more, this episode explores the power of fan communities to influence storylines and distribution in entertainment, and dives into the issue of queerbaiting, featuring interviews with fans and fandom experts Yael Tygiel,...
Jan 5, 2022
Interview with Samantha Highfill, a long-time writer for Entertainment Weekly. Samantha covered the CW show Supernatural for many years, interviewing the cast at Paley Fest for their Scooby-Doo crossover celebration, or planning their goodbye photoshoot cover. 15 seasons, 327 episodes later, Supernatural is the...