Join Kristin and Emily as they talk about a quirky invention called the World Wide Web, and how the internet changed the landscape of fanfiction. We talk about Usenet groups, Fanfiction.net, and The Great Purge of 2002.

Sources from today's ep:

• A Brief History of Modern Fanfiction: the Migration of Online Communities by Katherine

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design. Thank you to Ollie for editing our sound!

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Jay Castello, a freelance writer who covers fandom among other topics. We talk about Jay's own fandom journey, some of her journalistic work, the importance of fanfic preservation, and the future of fanfic. 

Follow Jay on Bluesky here and on X here.

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily discuss the history of fanzines, their rise in popularity, and the changing landscape of zines during the age of the internet. Today's word of the day is "tropes!"

Sources from today's ep:

• Trope definition on Fanlore

Portions of Textual Poachers by Henry Jenkins accessed via UW Libraries

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Killabeez, creator of the K/S Fanfiction Archive. We talk about Killa's fanfiction journey and her love of Star Trek.

Follow Killabeez on Bluesky here and on Dreamwidth here.

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

Fandom. The final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship fanfiction. Its continuing mission: to explore the love fans have for their favorite characters in media; to connect with other people who are also feral for their ships of choice; to boldly go where no fan has gone before! Join Kristin and Emily as they talk about the legacy of Star Trek in fanfiction, particularly the Kirk/Spock relationship and its influence on "slash" writing. Today's word of the day is "fanfiction!"

Sources from today's ep:

• StarTrek.com article

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily interview Alexandra Edwards, author of Before Fanfiction: Recovering the Literary History of American Media Fandom. We talk about Alexanda's fanfiction research and her own experience as a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan on The Bronze. 

Check out Alexandra's book here!

Follow Alexandra on X here.

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.

On the first full-length episode of Mind the Tags, Kristin and Emily dive into the origins and early history of fanfiction and showcase their first word of the day: "fandom!"

Sources from today's ep: 

• Fanlore.org pages:

• Fandom

Thank you to Erik Potteiger for producing our song and Haflacky for our logo design.