What Is Fictosexuality?

From Post Games by Chris Plante

March 2, 2026 · 1h 4m · Episode 41

About this episode

This episode explores the concept of fictosexuality and its implications in the context of fandom and technology.

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People in this episode

Host: Chris Plante

Guests: Tanja Välisalo, Nicole Carpenter

Topics covered

fictosexuality
fandom
parasocial relationships
big tech
news

Keywords

fictosexuality
fictophilia
fandom
parasocial relationships
big tech
news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Jyväskylä, 404 Media, Vulture, Polygon

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