Fansplaining

Creator of Fansplaining

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw is a journalist and critic. Previously at the Daily Dot, she's written for TV Guide, BBC Radio, Inverse, Vulture, Atlas Obscura, and more. She co-edits “The Rec Center” and co-hosts the film and TV review podcast Overinvested.

Elizabeth Minkel is the editor Fansplaining. She’s written about fan culture for WIRED, Atlas Obscura, The New Yorker, the New Statesman, and more. She also co-curates “The Rec Center” a weekly fandom newsletter, with Gavia Baker-Whitelaw.

Flourish Klink co-created and co-hosted Fansplaining from 2015-2024. Formerly, they worked in fan culture and audience research for major media franchises; now, they are a parish priest in the Episcopal Church.

kayti burt is a pop culture journalist based in worcester, massachusetts.