Silenced: Discussing Censorship in Fandom Hillary Hencely

This episode features an interview with Nadine Stossen, who was president of the ACLU from February 1991 to October 2008. She's a passionate free speech advocate. Her work Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rights helped inspire this podcast. If you only listen to one episode of this podcast, make it this one!

This episode goes over what is legal and illegal when it comes to fandom issues. The legal issues discussed mainly covers the United States, but also talks about Canada and China. Let's dive right in!

This episode features an interview with Claudia Rebaza, an OTW (Organization of Transformative Works) communications staffer. She answers questions about the OTW and Ao3, including information about their tagging policies, and what else falls under the OTW umbrella. If you love, or are just curious about transformative works, you don't want to miss this episode!

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Hi! Welcome to the first episode! This one is all about Antis. Who are they? Where did they come from? How do they relate to fandom? Are they significant outside of fandom? The answers to these questions are right at your fingertips. All you have to do is listen to the podcast!