Interview with Elizabeth Minkel: Fandom Journalist

On this episode of Mind the Tags, Vee and Emily interview Elizabeth Minkel, fandom journalist, co-host/editor of Fansplaining, and co-curator of The Rec Center. We talk about Elizabeth's travels through Buffy GeoCities of yore, what she loves and has learned about fanfiction over the years, and the trends she's observed in AI in fandom spaces. Check out some of Elizabeth's articles that we discuss here:

• Why Generative AI Won’t Disrupt Books
• Lots of People Make Money on Fanfic. Just Not the Authors
• The Endless Appetite for Fanfiction

You can find out about Elizabeth's projects here.

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