About this episode

Erin interviews Fansplaining's editor-in-chief and an editor to discuss the relaunch of Fansplaining as an independent publication.

In this special interview episode, Erin sits down with Fansplaining's editor-in-chief, Elizabeth Minkel, and editor and writer Lin Codega, to discuss the relaunch of Fansplaining as an independent, subscriber-supported journalistic publication. Make sure to visit Fansplaining here: https://fansplaining.com/ You can vote for the winners of our 2026 Fandom Choice Awards here:  https://forms.gle/GQVmGxv1eLif7fud7 . You can follow us on Letterboxd at:  https://letterboxd.com/itsafandomthing/ Consider supporting us on Patreon: ⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/itsafandomthingpod ⁠⁠. For links to our social media, visit our website: ⁠⁠ https://itsafandomthingpod.com/⁠⁠ You can follow Fergie on TikTok: ⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@schroederandfergs⁠⁠ Cover art by Carla Temis, with photos by Maia Kobabe. Podcast logo by Erin Amos. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Erin

Guests: Elizabeth Minkel, Lin Codega

Topics covered

• Fansplaining
• independent publication
• journalism
• fandom
• interview

Keywords

• Fansplaining
• Elizabeth Minkel
• Lin Codega
• fandom
• journalism
• independent publication
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fansplaining, W!ZARD Studios, Patreon, Letterboxd, TikTok

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