Sadie Witkowski

In Defense of Fandom

Society EN ↓ 53 episodes

In Defense of Fandom explores the world of fandom, focusing on creativity, community, and collaboration. The show, pulling from interviews with creators and fandom research, illuminates the ways that fandom can be an incredibly positive influence in our lives. In season one, the podcast focused on the creative output of the SPN Family, as Supernatural fans call themselves, a lens to understand fandom activities as a whole. Season two broadened the premise by exploring how the ending of a TV series can affect its fandom. Topics ranged from whether the ending is good/terrible/divisive to wheth...

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Sadie Witkowski

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Episode 2: Writing 21.03.2023 41:23

In this episode, we explore the written world of SPN Family. Which, yes, does include a deep dive into fan fiction. Thanks to the voices you heard in this episode (in order of appearance): Jenn: @rupertgayes Jen: @jenjld71 Northern Sparrow: @NorthernSprw CastielsLostWings: @caslostwings Lynn Zubernis: @FangasmSPN Nightsky: @Lsangel2 Editorial Support by Dr. Anna Funk: @itsdrfunk Music was compos...

Episode 1: Why Supernatural 07.03.2023 24:39

Welcome to the first episode of In Defense of Fandom! We’ll be exploring the world of fan creativity, using Supernatural as a lens. In particular, over the course of this short series I hope to show how SPN Family, as the Supernatural fans are known, display a strong sense of creativity, community, and collaboration. I really hope you enjoy this labor of love. Thanks to the voices you heard in...

Coming Soon: In Defense of Fandom 28.02.2023 5:37

Welcome to the promo for In Defense of Fandom! This is just an introduction to the show, and episode 1 will be available March 7th (to celebrate the end of S1 of The Winchesters!). Make sure to hit subscribe so you don’t miss out! https://youtu.be/M0QhgQ-g4C0 Sarah Z video on Destielgate Voices heard in this episode/promo (in order): Jenn: @rupertgayes (twitter) Robin: @caslostwings (twitter...