In this episode of "It's a Thing!" I talk to Dr. Mel Stanfill about how media industry exploits fans, "reactionary fandom," and fanboy auteurs.

Episode 5: Louisa Stein

"It's a Thing!" is a podcast that introduces new and historically significant work in the field of fan studies to all comers interested in learning more about what we do. It features accessible interviews with established and up-and-coming fan studies scholars, as well as fan studies-adjacent journalists, critics, writers, and fans, all with the purpose of demonstrating that fan studies is indeed a thing.