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I want to do a Podcast about Fanfiction
Dec. 15th, 2018 12:44 pmI want to start a podcast on Fanfiction. I went looking today for something to listen to and was disappointed by the selection. It seems -- based on cursory inspection-- that there are slim pickings for what I'm looking for. The options are comedy podcasts, NSFW podcasts discussing erotica fanfic, fandom specific offerings, and bad fanfic readings.
There isn't anything that looks at the writing of fanfic, the sociopolitical nature of Fanfiction, or even the broader aspects of trying to write fanfic in such a copyright conscious society.
I want to at fandom as a participant and author, someone who has been writing for over a decade and who and point to fandom as the reason I was able to come out.
Writing podcasts are plentiful but inevitably they discuss publishing or the industry as something to work within.
I want to discuss fandom with those who write without the intention of making the jump to publication, or those who have but still find comfort and joy in writing fanfic. I want to discuss the subversive nature of Fanfiction that dares to show that the world is not all cis, all white, or all straight.
I want to talk to writers who have been there when George Lucas banged the gavel on Luke/Han porn. I want to talk to the writers who are just getting started and finding their feet.
I plan on discussing the rise of purity politics and the censorship hidden behind the scenes. Discuss the fact that fanfic which is primarily created by and for LGBTQ+, POC, and women is held to a higher standard and criticised more than the media it deviates from.
I want to discuss the joys of finding the best fic ever and falling in love with the characters all over again.
I've wanted to create a podcast for a number of years but this is the first time I've found an idea that feels like it has legs.
I'm hoping to gauge some interest at this point, or if someone has found this podcast please send it my way. I would love to listen to it. Like I said, so far all I've found is what I've mentioned above or the occasional episode in a writing/arts podcast that spends half its runtime begging the audience to 'give it a chance it's not just for teen girls’.
There isn't anything that looks at the writing of fanfic, the sociopolitical nature of Fanfiction, or even the broader aspects of trying to write fanfic in such a copyright conscious society.
I want to at fandom as a participant and author, someone who has been writing for over a decade and who and point to fandom as the reason I was able to come out.
Writing podcasts are plentiful but inevitably they discuss publishing or the industry as something to work within.
I want to discuss fandom with those who write without the intention of making the jump to publication, or those who have but still find comfort and joy in writing fanfic. I want to discuss the subversive nature of Fanfiction that dares to show that the world is not all cis, all white, or all straight.
I want to talk to writers who have been there when George Lucas banged the gavel on Luke/Han porn. I want to talk to the writers who are just getting started and finding their feet.
I plan on discussing the rise of purity politics and the censorship hidden behind the scenes. Discuss the fact that fanfic which is primarily created by and for LGBTQ+, POC, and women is held to a higher standard and criticised more than the media it deviates from.
I want to discuss the joys of finding the best fic ever and falling in love with the characters all over again.
I've wanted to create a podcast for a number of years but this is the first time I've found an idea that feels like it has legs.
I'm hoping to gauge some interest at this point, or if someone has found this podcast please send it my way. I would love to listen to it. Like I said, so far all I've found is what I've mentioned above or the occasional episode in a writing/arts podcast that spends half its runtime begging the audience to 'give it a chance it's not just for teen girls’.
