Season 3, E5 ~ Fandom Fatigue: Navigating Passionate Fanbases and Finding Quality Content with Cultural Critic and Podcaster Klaudia Amenábar
Are you feeling the burn of fandom fatigue? Fear not, because for our fifth episode of season five, we're joined by the incredibly insightful podcaster (from queer Star Wars podcast, RuPalp's Podrace) and cultural critic Klaudia Amenábar, who's ready to help us navigate the world of passionate fandoms and the challenges of finding quality content.
Episode 05: The Weird & Wonderful World of Fan Fiction with Natalie Zina Walschots
Off the top, Ama & Danita get real about how their respective post-vaccine re-entries are going, then Ama is joined by Natalie Zina Walschots, Extremely Online Person) and author of one of our favorite books (Hench - READ IT OR ELSE!) to dive into everything fan fiction. What draws people to the genre? Why are content tags so great? What even constitutes literature? Do the Avengers watch the Bon Appetit YouTube channel in their downtime?