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The following article is a guest post by Ellen Klein, an editor who brings a unique perspective to her work. She believes in the power of planning for life's unknowns, bringing her extensive experience to bear on business, family and relationship advice. The following is a bit different to the usual fare on Tabletop Games Blog. So let us know what you think. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/04/02/movie-fandom-tips-for-everyone-how-to-embrace-your-individuality-while-finding-your-crowd-with-movie-fandoms-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Ellen Klein: https://eklein.me/ Jaws review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/10/10/jaws-saturday-review/ Online Solitaire: https://online-solitaire.com/embed Fight Club: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/ Fandom Forward: https://fandomforward.org/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Above The Clouds by | e s c p | https://www.escp.spacehttps://escp-music.bandcamp.com Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-Fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tabletopgamesblog.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Photo by The New York Public Library) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message

The ladies of MuggleCast are back for Part 2 of our Girls Takeover Series! This week we're diving deeper into the roles of women as mothers, teachers, care givers, and warriors. We're joined by our social media manager Chloé, transcriber manager Meg, and sister-podcast host Pam.  This week, we dive deeper into the roles of women as mothers we didn't get to dig as deep into on our last installment.  We spend time ruminating on the show's current position in Goblet of Fire, and give Hermione props for being the friend Harry needs, even if it's not necessarily what Harry wants.  Did Merope Gaunt make the ultimate sacrifice out of love for her son?  Is Narcissa a good mother? We examine how being a good mother and being a good person are not mutually exclusive.  No matter the role examined, we continue to find that for the women in Harry Potter, motherhood is a core theme. Even women who don't have children, they still serve mother-like roles in some capacity.  That's right, even Umbridge represents a particular flavor of motherhood (ugh).  We also examine the roles of women and fandom, and reflect on our tenure as Potterheads, and what our fandom engagement looks like outside of the podcast these days.  Demographics for leaders in the Harry Potter fandom has evolved in the last 20 years: a fandom where many of the site runners, content creators, and podcasters were men has seen a dramatic shift towards more women and non-binary people leading in the fandom space.  We look to organizations like Fandom Forward, MuggleNet, and LeakyCon as organizations that are heavily woman-led making efforts to create better inclusivity and representation in the wizarding world fan space.  Did you enjoy this installment of Girls Takeover? Keep an eye out for our next installment, where we'll be taking on an installment of Chapter by Chapter!  This week's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/mugglecast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As a former volunteer and later employee of Fandom Forward (what was then called The Harry Potter Alliance) and a transgender man, Jackson Bird's feelings about Harry Potter have certainly evolved, especially given the extremely divisive statements JK Rowling has made about the transgender community. He shares how what was once an important part of his identity has faded away and why, as well as how he feels about his memoir four years later and what he's working on now.Here are some of the references from this episode for those who want to dig a little deeper:Jackson BirdSorted: Growing Up, Coming Out, and Finding My Place (A Transgender Memoir) (Simon & Schuster)Jackson Bird - YouTubeCool Stuff Ride Home podcastFirst Draft Theater newsletterThe Infinite Wrench — The New York Neo-FuturistsHenry's writing about the Harry Potter Alliance:"Cultural acupuncture": Fan activism and the Harry Potter AllianceWizard RockFandom Forward > (formerly The Harry Potter Alliance)Jackson Bird: ‘Harry Potter' Helped Me Come Out as Trans, But J.K. Rowling Disappointed Me (NY Times Opinion)The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling podcastJudy Blume clarifies J.K. Rowling remarks: ‘I wholly support the trans community' (The Hill)Michigan Womyn's Music FestivalFlorida Anti-Trans LegislationRick Riordan on Trans Youth and LGBTQ CharactersHarry Potter TV SeriesFan Petition Against “platforming” Rowling‘Grapevine': An original podcast from NBC News Studios - a story about fringe religious movements trying to remake the American education system based on their biblical valuesVelshi Banned Book Club on Apple PodcastsPottermore Moving Trans History Forward ConferenceAmazon Erases Orwell Books From Kindle Devices - The New York TimesEpisode 101: BBSs and Early Internet Communities with Author Kevin DriscollEpisode  69: The Power of Fan Activism with Janae Phillips and Shawn TaylorBy Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism (NYU Press)Scholastic criticized for optional diverse book section - ABC NewsScholastic Backtracks on Isolating Works on Race and Gender at Book Fair - The New York TimesShare your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin, and the How Do You Like It So Far? team! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com.Music & Additional Audio:HBO Harry Potter Series announcement videoThe Witch Trials of JK Rowling podcastShania Twain - Man! I Feel Like A Woman“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X.––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmetSpaceship by Lesion X https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeatsCreative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumentalFree Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceshipMusic promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Ch. 7-10 with epic returning guest OLA! We're talking Ola's latest fantasy book rec, the absolute terror of totally normal chickens, John Lennon as a cultural touchstone for Percabeth, and PERCY TYPING THE ENTIRE RIORDANVERSE ON HIS LAPTOP APPARENTLY?!?! Check out Fandom Forward's Save Our Progress Campaign: ⁠https://fandomforward.org/⁠ And their November 4th virtual event: ⁠https://actionnetwork.org/events/save-our-progress/⁠ When Love Arrives Poem: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPG6nJRJeWQ⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON FOR MONTHLY EXCLUSIVE EPISODES: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/seaweedbrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CAMP HALF-BLOOD COUNSELOR HOODIE + MORE MERCH HERE: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.teepublic.com/stores/seaweed-brain-podcast?ref_id=21682⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our show on Instagram and Threads ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@SeaweedBrainPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and on TikTok ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EricaSeaweedBrain⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Are you a part of a fan community and wondering how to use your passion and interest to make the world a better place?  Sabrina Cartan and Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael are organizers, creatives, fans, and believe communities organized around pop culture are inherently political and ripe for organizing. Sabrina talks about the power of fan movements and how they are harnessed through her work with Fandom Forward, an organization that connects causes to fan communities. Eliyannah talks to us about how her political and fan interests inform her work as a creative and how her activism and work are often one in the same. A really inspiring and timely episode for anybody looking for ways to connect their activism to their other interests! Episode Links: Sabrina Cartan: Website | Instagram | Twitter Eliyannah Amirah Yisrael: YouTube | Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Fandom Forward: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Follow Lila on Twitter Follow Kelly on Twitter Follow the podcast on Twitter at @WhatCanIDoPod To contact us with questions or guest suggestions, email us at: hello@WhatCanIDoPodcast.com.  Please rate and review and tell your friends! Credits: To the best of our knowledge, all audio used by What Can I Do is in the public domain or is used with permission. Our theme song is Good Deeds by Serj Anto, and we hold a license for use of the song through PremiumBeat. Original artwork is by Matthew Weflen and used with express permission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sabrina Cartan is a fan activist, writer, and award-winning digital strategist who specializes in mobilizing online fan communities for social justice and civic causes. Cartan is the Director of Digital Strategy at Potomac Productions, where she mobilizes and inspires fan communities to engage with issues such as women's rights, LGBTQ+ equality, ending voter suppression, and climate justice. Her work on the intersection of fandom and politics has been published in the Journal of Transformative Works and Cultures. She is also the host and producer of Fandom Made Me, a podcast from Fandom Forward featuring conversations with activists, celebrities, media leaders, and writers about the pop culture that shaped them. Learn more about Cartan and her work at sabrinacartan.com and fandomforward.org. Host Erin Prather Stafford launched Girls That Create in 2019. The site supports the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts. To support the parents and caregivers of creative girls while encouraging greater female representation across the arts, go to girlsthatcreate.com and follow and connect on Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube.   Please support UnsilencedVoices.org.  WordofMomRadio.com - sharing the wisdom of women, in business and in life.

A celebration of risk-taking and the power of persistence, MY HEART SAYS GO follows first generation college student, Indigo, who defies his father and drops out of medical school to become a singer-songwriter. Indigo is accompanied on his journey by a new friend, Clara, who has her own struggles at home. By the end, Indigo and his father find a new respect and understanding for each other, while Clara experiences a loss that allows her to see the importance of family and human connection. MY HEART SAYS GO is a celebratory anthem for the next generation and a loving reminder for parents. This new pop musical is about listening to your heart, overcoming obstacles, and never giving up on those you love. Purchase Album: https://www.broadwayrecords.com/products/my-heart-says-go-studio-cast-recording-mp3 Born and raised on the east side of O'ahu, Erica learned about improv comedy in 7th grade and yeah, no it's pretty much all been downhill from there. In 2021, they graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in English Literature, and have since put both degree specialities to use by becoming a full-time actor in NYC as well as writing you this run-on sentence; jk, they also work part-time as a bookseller. Erica does frequent work with the non-profit organization Fandom Forward, and recently joined the creative board of Mixed Asian Media. Once a week, she loves to yell about coming of age love stories and mythology with her genius co-host/best friend on their podcast Seaweed Brain. Also passionate about movement in all forms, she can be found playing capoeira and teaching yoga in Queens. Website: https://ericaito.com/

Brendan and Zach discuss THE PRINCESS BRIDE. We deep dive into the movie, discuss listener feedback and decide the suggestion for the next movie rung in the Ladder. The next movie discussion begins at 1:10:38. So (re)watch the film (currently streaming on Disney+) and listen along to the discussion. Then stay tuned to hear what connected film we pick for next week. Submit your questions, comments, rating and suggested connections for next week's movie to themovieladder@gmail.com. Check out Fandom Forward for the resources we mentioned. Fandom Forward turns uses pop culture and fandom for social activism. You can find the podcast on Letterboxd (@TheMovieLadder), Twitter (@LadderMovie) and Instagram (@laddermovie).  Check out our Watchlist to see all the movies suggested on this podcast. You can find each of us individually on Twitter (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza) and Letterboxd (@FitzyBrendan and @brooksza).  And join us for the Ladder Library Movie Challenge in 2023! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-movie-ladder-podcast/message

This week is a bit different to make some room in my schedule behind the scenes! Listen to Katie Bowers, Delia, and myself talk about the intersection of climate change and Tolkien and the power of voting.   Fandom Forward - Full Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II31NsVs46M&t=2827s Learn more: https://fandomforward.org/ The power of fandom: https://fandomforward.org/coalition Delia: https://twitter.com/deliaistyping/ Black Nerds Create: https://blacknerdscreate.com/   The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt 

We are back from summer vaycay and ready to rejoin our heroes on their roadtrip across America!! This week we are discussing chapters 32 and 33 of Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, including: Bio hacking vampire cults, the power of casting hymns, Baz's correct assessments about pickup trucks, Agatha continuing to be the best, and so much more!ED conversation is from 25:25 to 28:45Listen to our episode with Her Dark Materials here, and their episode with us here!Check out the Fandom Forward guide to fan activism here! Don't miss out on our sticker sale! Thank you again to Roo and Martina for our new interstitial music!Intro music: Professor and the Plant by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4244-professor-and-the-plant License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Today I spoke to Katie and Erica all about their work with Fandom Forward and creating inclusive communities around what they love. Make sure to subscribe so you know when our next episode drops and rate and review if you like what we are doing. Socials Find Katie on Instagram (@hpalliance), Twitter (@FandomForward), Facebook, TikTok (@FandomForward) and the Fandom Forward website Find Erica on Seaweed Brain Podcast, Instagram (@seaweedbrainpodcast), Twitter (@seaweedbrainpod), and TikTok (@erica.seaweedbrain) Find Sam's Socials on this link: https://linktr.ee/samuelobrien Find the Podcast's Socials on this link: http://linktr.ee/contentncapable Plugs and Mentions Plug: Katie plugged Ms Marvel, Firekeeper's Daughter and What We Do in the Shadows. Erica plugged the Broken Earth Trilogy and Never Have I Ever. Sam plugged Answer in Progress. Check out the other shows on the Movie Night Crew Network!

The WFUV “What's What” podcast explores current events, culture news and hot topic issues surrounding the New York metropolitan area, and stretches out for a wider view — including features, interviews and music news exclusively from FUV. New episodes air every weekday at 3pm. Listen to past episodes and subscribe here: Apple, Spotify, TuneIn, Amazon, Google.Texas asylum seekers. Today's Topics: The Pokey and Schleppie Awards Lantern fly invasion. Dua Lipa Kosovo ambassador Absentee ballot deadline WFUV's Courtney Bergsieker talks with the nonprofit Fandom Forward on getting people to turn their fandom into activism. On The FUV Sports Spotlight, WFUV's Ryan Gregware talks with Chase Edmonds, a Fordham alum who went on to play in the NFL. Today's News Host Name: Christina Ljuljic Today's News Host Name: David S Escobar Today's Sports Host Name: Sam Davis Today's Producer/Editor Name: Robin Shannon

We're in between seasons and thrilled to bring you a one-off bonus conversation with beloved podcasters Lark Malakai Gray and Jessie Blount. You may know them from Hashtag Ruthless, a podcast network that "creates hilarious chapter-by-chapter media analysis podcasts with a queer and trans focus." Lark and Jessie are the minds behind The Gayly Prophet, Esgaype from Reality, The Gay Pirate Podcast, and We are the Gayers. In this episode, they join Hannah and Marcelle to talk about their work with Fandom Forward, a rad nonprofit that brings activism to fan communities with free toolkits and activities.Like us at Witch, Please, Lark and Jessie (along with the whole team at Fandom Forward) are committed to ethically and intentionally engaging with fandoms. If you're someone whose ever thought about how fan spaces can be empowering, hurtful and everything in between, then this episode is for you! Tune in and find out more about Fandom Forward.Learn all about Lark and Jessie here! Read more about "Firing JKR" here. Get involved with Fandom Forward here! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're in between seasons and thrilled to bring you a one-off bonus conversation with beloved podcasters Lark Malakai Gray and Jessie Blount. You may know them from Hashtag Ruthless, a podcast network that "creates hilarious chapter-by-chapter media analysis podcasts with a queer and trans focus." Lark and Jessie are the minds behind The Gayly Prophet, Esgaype from Reality, The Gay Pirate Podcast, and We are the Gayers. In this episode, they join Hannah and Marcelle to talk about their work with Fandom Forward, a rad nonprofit that brings activism to fan communities with free toolkits and activities.Like us at Witch, Please, Lark and Jessie (along with the whole team at Fandom Forward) are committed to ethically and intentionally engaging with fandoms. If you're someone whose ever thought about how fan spaces can be empowering, hurtful and everything in between, then this episode is for you! Tune in and find out more about Fandom Forward.Learn all about Lark and Jessie here! Read more about "Firing JKR" here. Get involved with Fandom Forward here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Being the one hundred and fifty-fifth episode in which Lark shares the importance of fan activism, MC does a terrible recap of the Feanor drama, and the kinslaying awkwardly comes up. That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/  Cover art by Vashaun Brandon - https://www.instagram.com/vashaundesigns/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Lark: Fan Organizer Coalition - https://fandomforward.org/coalition Hashtag Ruthless Productions - https://hashtagruthless.com/  The Gay Pirate Podcast - https://hashtagruthless.com/thegaypiratepodcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/thegaylyprophet    Resources, Articles, Etc. - Fandom Forward - https://fandomforward.org/  Race in LOTR and Tolkien's Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161 

Hey folks! On this week's episode, The Gaang passes through a fishing village plagued from the pollution of a local metalworking factory. Moved by their plight, Katara decides to take action, at the cost of Sokka's meticulous and exacting schedule. She becomes a vigilante, healing the sick, feeding the hungry, and performing acts of eco-terrorism!We're joined today by Katie Bowers of Fandom Forward and Johnnie Jae from A Tribe Called Geek to have an important conversation about activism, advocacy, and representation, and this show called Avatar. Slogans, Suggestions, Hot Takes and more on this episode of MY CABBAGES!Follow our guests on Twitter!@johnniejae@CornishPixie9And visit their websites!AtribecalledgeekFandomForwardSUPPORT US ON PATREON!Movie Night Crew@Cabbagecast@oftheeldestgods@restrictedpod@contentncapable@movienight_crew@fandomgonewrong

Through her Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling created a magical world championing acceptance and inclusivity. But the author's controversial comments about the transgender community have alienated lifelong fans. This hour, we explore how fans have moved forward. We hear from Fandom Forward, formerly known as the Harry Potter Alliance. One Fandom Forward volunteer from New Haven focused on the series in her master's dissertation. Plus, have you heard of Wizard Rock? Ashley Hamel of Ashley Trix & the WZRDs joins us. GUESTS: Katie Bowers: Managing Director, Fandom Forward Abigail Page: Volunteer Manager of Leadership & Education, Fandom Forward Ashley Hamel: Singer-songwriter Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We discuss Fan Activism with the co-founder of Nerds of Color and the managing director of Fandom Forward (formerly Harry Potter Alliance). Shawn is a founding author of www.thenerdsofcolor.org, and a founding organizer of The Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival. He is a recognized scholar and sought-after speaker in the areas of pop culture and participatory culture studies, mythology, folk and netlore, experimental theater, and media studies. In his other life, he spent twenty years in non-profit adolescent mental health and juvenile justice work. He was a Senior Fellow with the Pop Culture Collaborative. Currently, he works as a coach and consultant for individual creatives and organizations and is a university lecturer.  Katie has been leading Fandom Forward's campaigns since 2013. Fandom Forward is an international nonprofit harnessing the power of pop culture to make activism more accessible for everyone. They've been doing this for over 15 years with hundreds of thousands of fan activists. Katie has played an integral role in some of their most iconic campaigns, and her commitment to relational organizing and community-centered leadership has played an essential role in shaping the organization into what it is today. 

On this week's episode, major news hits the fandom! We discuss the upcoming reunion of cast and crew from Harry Potter to celebrate the first film's 20th anniversary. In addition, the new, shorter version of Cursed Child is reportedly a lot more heavy on an Albus/Scorpius relationship! And finally we bring you our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide! Join Andrew, Eric, Laura and Micah as they reveal what awesome fan-crafted finds they've discovered this year. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint will all take part in a 20th Anniversary Special for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone's release Even actors from later films, such as Gary Oldman and Mark Williams, will be joining in as well as SS/COS director Chris Columbus There have been no reports of J.K. Rowling in attendance. The hosts weigh in on what involvement she'll have, if any. A Cursed Child fan has passionately revealed that the new, shorter version of Cursed Child on Broadway has a lot more direct references to Albus and Scorpius being interested in one another, and fewer references to girls like Rose and Polly Chapman! The hosts guess at why the play would make changes now, and for only half of its current productions. Main Discussion: Our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide episode is here! Each host has two recommendations of fan-made items to check out. From Andrew's list: A custom Hogwarts acceptance letter and a really awesome personalized lenticular Chocolate Frog card! Eric just loves the super-crafty, miniature Book Nooks that can be found on Etsy, as well as Etsy seller Clever Badger designs, who make many hand-crafted gifts for book lovers. Additionally, MuggleNet's 2022 fandom calendar is donating part of its proceeds to Fandom Forward (formerly the HP Alliance) Micah has found Wine Goblets from Ravenclaw house and themed soy candles from Frostbeart Studio! And Laura has found a way to get The Grim in your teacup every day, as well as these neat custom Apple Watch bands In addition to their fan-made recommendations, the hosts discuss where to go for vintage Harry Potter merchandise (eBay!) We also ask: if money weren't an object, which piece of official Harry Potter merchandise would we buy? Lastly, what newly-released official merchandise are we eyeing at the end of this year? Quizzitch: What 14th Century witch enjoyed being burnt at the stake so many times that she did so at least 47 times under different guises? This week's episode is brought to you by Beam (Visit BeamOrganics.com/mugglecast for 40% off the first 3 months of any Beam sunscription, plus a free mug and frother -- OR 20% off any one time purchase) and BetterHelp (get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/mugglecast)

In this episode Alan and Diane talk to co-Director of Fandom Forward Janae Phillips. They discuss what it means to be an activist, how Fandom Forward uses fandom to promote activism, how fandom and organizing resistance are similar, and much more. Alan also reviews some books including: NeverwasEarth by Air & Nothingness Press The Day the Klan Came to Town by Bill Campbell & Bizhan Khodabandeh Cooking for Wizards, Warriors, and Dragons by Thea James & Isabel Minunni

Fans voten Tag und Nacht für einen Award für die Lieblingsband, schreiben Fanfiction, transkribieren und übersetzen Podcasts, organisieren sich für gesellschaftliches Engagement und setzen dabei all ihre Leidenschaft und Kreativität ein. Und sind damit auch nicht zu unterschätzen! Wie sind Fans online organisiert? Welche Beispiele kennen wir? Hört rein! Bitte entschuldigt unsere Tonschwierigkeiten in dieser Folge, wir wollten sie euch trotzdem nicht vorenthalten. Und hier und da hat sich vielleicht auch das Schnurren einer Katze versteckt. ;-) Fandom Forward: https://fandomforward.org/ Podcasts, die wir erwähnen: “Care of Magical Shippers - A Harry Potter Ship Culture Podcast” “Wir waren mal Stars”

You don't want to miss this episode, Witches!Guest K. Alexandra joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation about Critical Race Theory and The Goblet of Fire. Noted by some as a Harry Potter trivia queen, K. Alex is also an educator, activist and member of communities such as Black Girls Create, Black Hotties at Hogwarts, Fandom Forward, and Wizards in Space Literary Magazine. She's basically a badass who swooped in to catch us up on this academic discipline and how we can use it to think through the characterization of beloved characters like Angelina Johnson, Lee Jordan, Parvati and Padma Patil — and Hermione, just to name a few.Be sure to follow Witch, Please on Twitter and Instagram @ohwitchplease and let us know what you think of the episode through a review on Apple Podcasts. As always, you can join our Patreon for exclusive content including bonus interviews, Q&As, Watch Alongs and more — our tiers range from $2-$13! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You don't want to miss this episode, Witches!Guest K. Alexandra joins Hannah and Marcelle for a conversation about Critical Race Theory and The Goblet of Fire. Noted by some as a Harry Potter trivia queen, K. Alex is also an educator, activist and member of communities such as Black Girls Create, Black Hotties at Hogwarts, Fandom Forward, and Wizards in Space Literary Magazine. She's basically a badass who swooped in to catch us up on this academic discipline and how we can use it to think through the characterization of beloved characters like Angelina Johnson, Lee Jordan, Parvati and Padma Patil — and Hermione, just to name a few. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Being the one hundred and sixth episode of the show in which reading is impossible, Mary Clay is still traumatized by Tarzan, and Casey teaches us something new even without his reference books.    Use the code “JRR” for a free pass for Podbean Storytelling Podcast Week and tune into my event on July 24, 5pm EST: podcastweek.live/storytelling   That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Merch - https://bit.ly/3yELYc3  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Casey: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/icecreammanatee/     Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Fandom Forward (previously HPA) - https://fandomforward.org/  The Hobbit audiobook - https://bit.ly/3r8HKWF  Race in LOTR and Tolkien's Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161

Being the one hundred and second episode of the show in which we want to see your Tolkien-named pets, Bard is a grim man, and we're coming for you Jeffrey Bezos.   MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/thats-what-im-tolkien-about?ref_id=22597    That's What I'm Tolkien About is a proud member of WBNE. For more information, go to https://wbne.org/     The Show: Twitter - www.twitter.com/tolkienaboutpod Instagram - www.instagram.com/tolkienaboutpod  Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/3043311089030739/  Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod/    Mary Clay: Twitter - www.twitter.com/mcwattsup  Instagram - www.instagram.com/mcturndownforwatt    Michael: Hold My Butterbeer - https://www.holdmybutterbeer.com/  Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thewizardtailor/ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/michaelandhayley    Resources, Articles, Etc. -  Potterless: Anti-Semitism in Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Fantasy w/ Eric Silver - https://www.potterlesspodcast.com/episode-161  Fandom Forward (previously HPA) - https://fandomforward.org/  The Hobbit audiobook - https://bit.ly/3r8HKWF  Race in LOTR and Tolkien's Works: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ExziJbBteK8eJn9xgrjm17P23Vg_Ucm8rAyYAkm9yc/edit