This episode features an interview with Nadine Stossen, who was president of the ACLU from February 1991 to October 2008. She's a passionate free speech advocate. Her work Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights helped inspire this podcast. If you only listen to one episode of this podcast, make it this one!

Silenced: Discussing Censorship in Fandom

Conversations with Nadine Strossen

This episode goes over what is legal and illegal when it comes to fandom issues. The legal issues discussed mainly covers the United States, but also talks about Canada and China. Let's dive right in!

What is legal in fandom?

This episode features an interview with Claudia Rebaza, an OTW (Organization of Transformative Works) communications staffer. She answers questions about the OTW and Ao3, including information about their tagging policies, and what else falls under the OTW umbrella. If you love, or are just curious about transformative works, you don't want to miss this episode!

Conversations with OTW/Ao3

Originally published Jan 18th. Some of the benefits of fandom are exploring who you are, and supporting the fandom community. In order to support anti-censorship, please support your local black owned bookstores. Think about donating books to libraries and schools. Check out the podcast's Instagram and Tumblr for bookstores in the Atlanta area.

Benefits of fandom

Hi! Welcome to the first episode! This one is all about Antis. Who are they? Where did they come from? How do they relate to fandom? Are they significant outside of fandom? The answers to these questions are right at your fingertips. All you have to do is listen to the podcast!

Antis

What do authors/creators/actors think about fandom and fanfiction? Find out by listening to this episode! Also what do outsiders in general think of fandom? Again, you can find out by listening to this episode! Make sure to subscribe to this podcast if you enjoyed.

Outside perspectives of fandom

This episode discusses the differences between queerbaiting, queercoding, and subtext, with examples of each. Hope you enjoy!

Queerbaiting

Why am I in fandom? Because I like it. Fandom spaces can be super positive, and fun. Here's some reasons why. Am I trying to convert you to get involved in the fandom community? You bet. How can I get you into a fandom today? Maybe by listening to this episode.

Issues of censorship in fandom, and how it effects the world beyond.

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Silenced: Discussing Censorship in Fandom

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