Kirk/Spock and a peek into Fan Fiction with Jackson Torii Bart

This week we're joined by writer and fandom historian Jackson Torii Bart for a deep dive into the origins of Kirk/Spock slash fiction and the larger history of fan-created slash. From mimeograph machines to modern fan archives, we unpack the creativity, resistance, community-building, and joy that fueled early slash writers—many of them women and queer fans carving out space in a media landscape that rarely reflected them. We also talk about the stigma slash faced, the evolution of fanfiction platforms, and why Kirk/Spock remains such a powerful pairing more than half a century later. It's a thoughtful, celebratory, and occasionally spicy conversation about fandom history, queer subtext, and the radical act of fans telling the stories they needed to see. 🖖 Support us:

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Kirk/Spock and a peek into Fan Fiction with Jackson Torii Bart is an episode from Hailing Frequencies Open Podcast by Mike Jones.

This episode is 01:37:27 long.

This episode was published on Mar 3, 2026.

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