Tim Heiderich of Have You Seen This took the time to talk to us about the creative perils of fandom. Fandom can be fun, but it can also turn ugly too, or it can keep us so busy focusing on someone else’s work that we fail to develop our own talents.

This was a huge conversation, so we split it into two parts.
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In the first installment, we talk about toxic fandom, simulacra, and the siren song of nostalgia.

(This episode includes a mention of Harry Potter fandom. Please note that we recorded the episode before JK Rowling outed herself as a huge transphobe on Twitter so we neglected to call her a TERF.)

Recommended reading/listening:

• Simulacrum
• 372 Pages We’ll Never Get Back
• Disney’s Weaponized Nostalgia
• The Dark Side of the ’90s Beanie Baby Craze
• School Shootings Drove Stephen King to Take Rage off the Shelves

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