Fansplaining is a podcast about by, for, and about fandom. It's hosted by Flourish Klink and Elizabeth Minkel. New episodes come out every two weeks. If you want to call us and leave a message for us to read on air, our number is 1-401-526-FANS!
Fansplaining
Claim This Podcastby Elizabeth Minkel & Flourish Klink
4.9(200 reviews)
248 episodes
Updated Bi-weekly
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Quality73
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Engagement96
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Fansplaining is a podcast about by, for, and about fandom. It's hosted by Flourish Klink and Elizabeth Minkel. New episodes come out every two weeks. If you want to call us and leave a message for us to read on air, our number is 1-401-526-FANS!
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Publishing Since
7/20/2015
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Recent Episodes
January 26, 2026
The Success of Heated Rivalry Should Not Be a Surprise by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
January 21, 2026
Fansplaining's Next Chapter by Elizabeth Minkel
<p>Huge news!! Fansplaining is becoming a full-on weekly publication, with a wide range of writing (and audio! and art!) by, for, and about fandom. Head over to the site to sign up for updates about Fansplaining 2.0.</p> <div id="item-696ff05d1cd4036bbfead5e3" class= "sqs-layout sqs-grid-12 columns-12" data-layout-label="Post Body" data-type="item" data-updated-on="1768943771998"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1769003666118_74" class="row sqs-row"> <div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1769003666118_73" class= "col sqs-col-12 span-12"> <div id="block-c7a6630fe204ad5ccc44" class= "sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-sqsp-block="text"> <div class="sqs-block-content"> <div class="sqs-html-content" data-sqsp-text-block-content=""> <p>"Fansplaining's Next Chapter": We're relaunching as a weekly publication featuring reporting, analysis, criticism, personal essays, and more—all by, for, and about fandom.</p> <p>Read the whole piece: https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/fansplainings-next-chapter</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>
December 10, 2025
Can Fandom Make Us Better Tourists? by Kayti Burt
<p>Our final article of 2025 is here! Kayti Burt—who first wrote for us last spring, in a fantastic piece on the precarity of being a fandom journalist (<a href= "https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/the-fan-journalist-tightrope">https://www.fansplaining.com/articles/the-fan-journalist-tightrope</a>)—returns to Fansplaining to tackle the subject of fandom tourism, and how fans can approach journeys with respect rather than entitlement. </p> <p>"Can Fandom Make Us Better Tourists?" In an era of overtourism, South Korea's Jeju Island and international BTS fans are building bridges of mutual respect.</p> <p>Read the whole piece: https://www.fansplaining.com/can-fandom-make-us-better-tourists/</p> <p> </p>
248 total episodes available with 11 transcripts
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