The Great Money Debate

Hey Fangirls! In this episode M and Bea discuss the debate surrounding money in fandom. Do they fall on the side of community oriented fandom projects? Or do they find themselves on the side of hustling to make it in this late-stage capitalism nightmare? Listen to find out!

Rec Corner! 

Bea’s Rec:  “Wolf in the House” by JoeLawson 

http://archiveofourown.org/works/3992896 

M’s Rec:  “With Our Arms Unbound” by ace_din_djarin

https://archiveofourown.org/works/32432944/chapters/80419915   

Research-

https://slashreport.com/hiatus/ 

https://armoredsuperheavy.tumblr.com/post/645681737721118720/ive-seen-more-and-more-monetisation-paywalling 

https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/501/422 

https://web.archive.org/web/20180906125147/https://probablyintraffic.tumblr.com/post/176458181390/on-fandoms-so-called-gift-economy-ive-always 

https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/518/428/ 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/16886331/chapters/39660240 

https://fairestcat.dreamwidth.org/657484.html 

https://melannen.dreamwidth.org/458110.html 

https://cesperanza.dreamwidth.org/589520.html 

https://trickster.org/arduinna/price.html 

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Semantic_noodling...the_word_%22gift%22_makes_people_--_or_rather_specifically_me_--_uncomfortable 

https://fanlore.org/wiki/Think-y_things_about_zines_and_fic_and_all 

https://knightcolumbia.org/blog/gift-logic-labors-of-love-flourish-online-under-fandoms-social-norms

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Edited by Quinn McCoy

Music by Gabe Jensen

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