Fanthropological

Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight, never running from a real fight, they are the fans of Sailor Moon: Moonies!

Why was Sailor Moon so influential in its time? Why has it endured as long as it has? And for that matter, what was it like being a fan in the 90s?

In this week's episode, we fight in the name of love and justice... stay tuned!

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play 00:00 - Cold Open 00:06 - Theme Song 00:26 - Introduction 00:56 - Who are Moonies? 02:59 - Trivia (Yes, we had a lot this time!) 40:42 - Feminism, Femininity and Fandom 64:19 - Community Posts 68:20 - Spotlight: [Sailor Moon Screenshots Redraw](https://www.tumblr.com/search/sailor%20moon%20screenshot%20redraw) and [Moon Animate Make-Up!](https://www.facebook.com/moonanimate) 74:36 - Goodbye! 75:43 - Outtakes

Citations [Official Sailor Moon Fan Club Finally Opening to Fans Overseas](http://otakumode.com/news/57dc92c1473fd73969f9f755/Official-Sailor-Moon-Fan-Club-Finally-Opening-to-Fans-Overseas!) [Saying No To "The Other Name" - We Want Serena!](http://www.wewantserena.com/saying-no-to-the-other-name.html) [Sailor Moon Fans Are the Best People on Earth | VICE | Canada](http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/why-sailor-moon-fans) [Male Sailor Moon fans - It Just Bugs Me!](https://itjustbugsme.com/forums/discussion/530/male-sailor-moon-fans) [Sailor Moon reboot far from magical | The Sheridan Sun](http://thesheridansun.ca/blog/2016/04/01/sailor-moon-reboot-far-from-magical/) [Sailor Moon Crystal Failures](http://sailormooncrystalfailures.tumblr.com/) [THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Sailor Moon](http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=405) [The Comics Journal: Essays](https://web.archive.org/web/20080531153057/http://www.tcj.com/269/e_own1.html) [How 'Sailor Moon' Fandom Became a Refuge for 90s Queer

Kids | VICE | Canada](http://www.vice.com/en_ca/video/american-obsessions-sailor-moon-queer-indentity) [Sailor Moon: Fanlore](https://fanlore.org/wiki/Sailor_Moon) [What I learned about gender and power from Sailor Moon](https://bitchmedia.org/post/what-i-learned-about-gender-and-power-from-sailor-moon) [7 Authors who wrote fanfiction because its actually the best](https://www.bustle.com/articles/160939-7-authors-who-wrote-fanfiction-because-its-actually-the-best) [List of Sailor Moon Soundtracks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Sailor_Moon_soundtracks#Sailor_Moon_-_Songs_from_the_Hit_TV_Series) [What is a Moonie Code?](http://www.tuxedounmasked.com/2016/01/08/what-is-a-moonie-code/) [Ballet-fu](http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Ballet-fu) [Nerd Royalty #1: Linda Ballantyne on Sailor Moon & Love for Fandom](https://www.espionagecosmetics.com/blogs/community/linda-ballantyne-sailor-moon) [How Sailor Moon Made Me a Feminist](http://www.autostraddle.com/how-sailor-moon-made-me-a-

feminist-an-ode-to-magical-girl-shows-177393/) [Frill Clad Warriors of Justice and Girl Power](https://theafictionado.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/frill-clad-warriors-of-justice-and-girl-power/) [Women, men, and feminist works part 3: Sailor Moon is serious business the blog](http://ladyloveandjustice.tumblr.com/post/34249014343/women-men-and-feminist-works-part-3-sailor-moon) [The Feminism of Sailor Moon](https://bitchmedia.org/post/the-feminism-of-sailor-moon) [Why Sailor Moon is one of the greatest feminist stories ever](http://theabsolutemag.com/26731/longreads/why-sailor-moon-is-one-of-the-greatest-feminist-stories-ever/) [The return of Sailor Moon](http://boingboing.net/2014/05/07/the-return-of-sailor-moon.html) [Homosexuality in Sailor Moon](http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Homosexuality_in_Sailor_Moon) [Alt.fan.sailor-moon](http://wikimoon.org/index.php?title=Alt.fan.sailor-moon) [A Ridiculously Comprehensive History of Sailor Moon, Part 3: Tales from

Fandom](http://www.themarysue.com/sailor-moon-history-part-3/) [Sailor Stars Fan Dub](http://starsfandub.com/) [She is the one called Takeuchi Naoko](https://web.archive.org/web/20090221051150/http://www.ex.org/3.6/13-feature_takeuchi.html) [Sailormoon: Manga (Comics) and Anime (Cartoon) Superheroine Meets Barbie: Global Entertainment Commodity Comes to the United States](https://web.archive.org/web/20120617030124/http://www.yorku.ca/jjenson/4303/readings/comics/sailormoon.pdf) [Our Cultural Heritage Faces Another Threat](http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1995-03-28/lifestyle/9503240962_1_morphin-power-rangers-sailor-moon-mighty-morphin) [Sailor Moon 101: Pretty, Powerful, and Pure of Heart](http://www.mtv.com/news/2621750/sailor-moon-101-pretty-powerful-and-pure-of-heart/) ['SAILOR MOON' FANS EAGER FOR REVIVAL](http://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/16995/sailor-moon-fans-eager-revival) [Moon Chase](http://www.moon-chase.com/) [Toronto Sailor Moon

Celebration](http://sailormooncelebration.com/faq) [Fans Sending an SOS for 'Sailor'](http://articles.latimes.com/print/1996-06-19/entertainment/ca-16327_1_sailor-moon) [She's Got Her Own Thing Now](https://web.archive.org/web/20080531153057/http://www.tcj.com/269/e_own1.html) [Sailing the Internet It's a treasure trove of trivia for Sailor 'Moonies'](http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/437515836.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:&type=current&date=&author=&pub=&edition=&startpage=&desc=) [Grrrl Power: Why Female Superheroes Matter](http://www.popmythology.com/grrrl-power-why-female-superheroes-matter/) [Moon Prism Power! Why Sailor Moon is the Perfect Female Superhero](https://web.archive.org/web/20140223101605/http://leslieirl.com/2013/10/17/moon-prism-power-why-sailor-moon-is-the-perfect-female-superhero/) [Can Sailor Moon Break Up the Superhero Boys Club](http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/09/can-sailor-moon-break-up-the-superhero-boys-club/244648/) [Sailor Moon Fan Club

to Open to Overseas Members, Adorable Merchandise Assured](http://www.idigitaltimes.com/sailor-moon-fan-club-open-overseas-members-adorable-merchandise-assured-557663) ['Sailor Moon' Tribute Orchestra Fundraises New Album](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2016-09-22/sailor-moon-tribute-orchestra-fundraises-new-album/.106749) [Sera Symphony](http://www.serasymphony.com/) [Save Our Sailors (SOS) Campaign Headquarters](http://www.saveoursailors.org/) ["In My High Heels, I Will Punish You": The Cultural Importance of Gender Representation in Sailor Moon](https://adventuresofcomicbookgirl.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/in-my-high-heels-i-will-punish-you/)

Credits Music: The Wand of Youth Suite, No 1 by Edward Elgar, performed by Steve's Bedroom Band (via [musopen.org](http://musopen.org)) Logo: ["Glasses"](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894) by [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Moon"](https://thenounproject.com/term/moon/620894) by [Icons Bazaar](https://thenounproject.com/iconsbazaar89) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Eyes"](https://thenounproject.com/term/eyes/645424) by [MAXICAT](https://thenounproject.com/maxicat) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)

Love them or hate them, they have definitely been a very visible and vocal fandom, even in the mainstream. This week, we're talking about fans of the Twilight movies and books: Twilighters.

What happens when fandoms hit the mainstream? What's the backlash like? What was it that allowed the franchise to connect people across different generations?

We cunningly avoid taking sides, and instead focus in on what defines Twilight fans.

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play 00:00 – Cold Open 00:04 – Theme Song 00:29 – Introduction 01:03 – Who are the Twilighters? 05:07 – Trivia 19:07 – When fandom hits the mainstream 43:13 – Cross-generational fandom 57:57 – Community Post 61:12 – Spotlight: [Her Eternal Moonlight](http://hereternalmoonlight.com) 63:52 – Goodbye! 65:00 – Outtakes

Citations ["Tree Graveyard – Forks, Washington"](http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/tree-graveyard) ["Awesome Places (Arguably) Ruined By Popular Books"](http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/awesome-places-arguably-ruined-by-popular-books) ["Twilight | Forks Washington Chamber of Commerce"](http://forkswa.com/twilight/) ["Teen 'Twilight' Vampire Tourism: Volterra's Battle for Authenticity"](http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/teen-twilight-vampire-tourism-volterra-s-battle-for-authenticity-a-690073.html ) ["Forever Twilight in Forks"](http://forkswa.com/forevertwilightinforks/) ["Crazy Twilight Fans"](http://oddculture.com/crazy-twilight-fans/) ["When 'Twilight' Fandom Becomes Addiction"](http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/27/entertainment/la-ca-twilight-addiction-20100627) ["Stephenie Meyer 'Twilight' Author Q&A 'Austenland' Keri Russell Movie"](http://variety.com/2013/film/news/qa-stephenie-meyer-twilight-author-trades-undead-for-well-bred-in-austenland-1200577471/)

["Midnight Parties to Rage on at Walmart Despite 'Twilight' Ending"](http://variety.com/2013/digital/news/midnight-parties-to-rage-on-at-walmart-despite-twilight-ending-1200001723/) ["Studios Love and Fear Fans"](http://variety.com/2010/film/columns/studios-love-and-fear-fans-1118021212/) ["South Korean Werewolf Romance Eclipses 'Twilight' with 6.5 Million Admissions"](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/south-korean-werewolf-romance-eclipses-twilight-396698) ["Twilight fans: No wonder they are called Twihards - Telegraph"](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/film-news/9675725/Twilight-fans-No-wonder-they-are-called-Twihards.html) ["Twilight Ruined Comic-Con - YouTube"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbA1a7M7nx0) ["How the Nerds Lost Comic-Con - The Atlantic"](http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/07/how-nerds-lost-comic-con/313106/) ["When Comic Con Ruined Twilight – A Look Back At San Diego 2011 - Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV

News"](http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/07/26/when-comic-con-ruined-twilight-a-look-back-at-san-diego-2011/) ["Is this Comic-Con? Fans debate 'mainstream' panels - CNN.com"](http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/07/22/is.this.comicon/) ["What Belongs at Comic-Con and who decides?"](http://thestake.org/2013/08/16/what-belongs-at-comic-con-and-who-decides/) ["Twilight - Fanlore"](https://fanlore.org/wiki/Twilight) ["The Twilight Fandom Has Very Strong Feelings About the New Gender-Swapped Novel"](http://www.eonline.com/ca/news/703589/the-twilight-fandom-has-very-strong-feelings-about-the-new-gender-swapped-novel) ["Twilight Fandom - Wikipedia"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twilight_fandom) ["How fangirls changed the future of publishing"](http://kernelmag.dailydot.com/issue-sections/features-issue-sections/10789/twilight-fandom-publishing-motu/) ["The Twilighters Are Mad, And They're Not Going To Take Our Crap Anymore"](http://jezebel.com/5343390/the-twilighters-are-mad-and-theyre-not-going-

to-take-our-crap-anymore) ["Does Twilight Really Ruin Real-Life Romance?"](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/11/16/does-twilight-really-ruin-real-life-romance/)

Credits Music: "Nocturne in C Minor", Frederic Chopin - Diana Hughes "Moonlight Sonata", Ludwig van Beethoven - Paul Pitman "Fur Elise", Ludwig van Beethoven - Simone Renzi Logo: ["Glasses"](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894) by [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Apple"](https://thenounproject.com/term/apple/691380) by [Arthur Shlain](https://thenounproject.com/ArtZ91) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Vampire Fangs"](https://thenounproject.com/term/vampire-fangs/600693) by [Artem Kovyazin](https://thenounproject.com/kosmofish) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)

Continuing on their journey out of typical fandoms, this week's Fanthropological starts a foray into sports fandom: Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

How are Leafs fans different from other hockey fans? From other sports fans? What is it about one of the most losing-est teams in NHL history that draws people to it?

We try to unravel the puzzle of this much beloved (and hated?) team and ask: Who are Leafs fans?

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play00:00 – Cold Open00:10 – Theme Song00:43 – Introduction00:56 – Who are the Toronto Maple Leafs and Leafs fans?02:20 – Trivia14:30 – Loyalty and fandom47:05 – Z Rants: Leafzilla48:48 – Community Post52:32 – Spotlight: [Voices.com](http://www.voices.com/)55:16 – Goodbye!56:23 – Outtakes

Citations ["Demographics - Toronto Maple Leafs"](http://www.coremedia.ca/mapleleafs/demographics) ["Ten Most Hated Toronto Maple Leafs of All Time"](http://thehockeywriters.com/ten-most-hated-toronto-maple-leafs-of-all-time/) ["Two Decades of Misery: A Guide to Toronto's Losing Generation"](http://specialreports.torontoobserver.ca/two-decades-of-misery-a-guide-to-torontos-losing-generation/) ["Leafs Fans Charged for Throwing Jerseys on Ice During Play"](http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/leafs-fans-charged-for-throwing-jerseys-on-ice-during-play-1.2197312) ["A history of Leafs fans not getting what they want"](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/a-history-of-leafs-fans-not-getting-what-they-want/) ["ESPN names Maple Leafs worst franchise in sports - again"](http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/espn-names-maple-leafs-worst-franchise-in-sports-again) ["Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site! Catch the TML Fever."](http://www.tmlfever.com/) ["The Great NHL Dynasties"](http://thehockeywriters.com/the-

great-nhl-dynasties/) ["Waffles fly in protest as Leafs losses pile up"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2010/12/22/waffles_fly_in_protest_as_leafs_losses_pile_up.html) ["Empty rinkside seats an insult to Maple Leafs fans"](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/12/22/empty-rinkside-seats-an-insult-to-maple-leafs-fans.html) ["Greediness of Maple Leafs franchise knows no bounds"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/08/22/greediness_of_maple_leafs_franchise_knows_no_bounds_dimanno.html) ["Survey says, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the country’s most hated hockey team"](http://www.macleans.ca/society/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/) ["Go neurons go! Science explains why it hurts to be a Leafs fan – sports diehards are wired that way"](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/go-neurons-go-science-explains-why-it-hurts-to-be-a-leafs-fan-sports-diehards-are-wired-that-way/article15214848/?page=all) ["Habs Fans vs Leafs

Fans"](http://thehockeywriters.com/habs-fans-vs-leafs-fans/) ["Message to Maple Leafs: 'Yes, you can lose a fan base'"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/breakaway_blog/2015/03/message-to-maple-leafs--yes-you-can-lose-a-fan-base-.html) ["Why the Leafs can Shock the World and Make the Playoffs"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/54jtbi/why_the_leafs_can_shock_the_world_and_make_the/) ["Superstitions"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/1e5uka/superstitions/) ["Meta Discussion Thread: How Do You Feel about Upvote Parites?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/2kpdgj/meta_discussion_thread_how_do_you_feel_about/) ["New Leafs Fan Reaction"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/58j0bn/new_leafs_fan_reaction/) ["Leafzilla Invades TO"](http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/12/27/16682691.html) ["HFBoards – NHL Message Board and Forum for National Hockey League"](http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/) ["Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Blog"](http://theleafsnation.com/)

["Leafs Nation – Toronto Maple Leafs"](http://mapleleafs.ice.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=106987)

Credits Music: "The Hockey Theme" - Dolores Claman "The Maple Leaf Forever" - The 48th Highlanders of Canada Pipers & Drums "Maple Leaf Rag" - Scott Joplin Logo: ["Glasses"](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894) by [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Maple Leaf"](https://thenounproject.com/term/maple-leaf/658626) by [Artem Kovyazin](https://thenounproject.com/kosmofish) used under [CC BY 3.0](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)

Continuing on their journey out of typical fandoms, this week's Fanthropological starts a foray into sports fandom: Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

How are Leafs fans different from other hockey fans? From other sports fans? What is it about one of the most losing-est teams in NHL history that draws people to it?

We try to unravel the puzzle of this much beloved (and hated?) team and ask: Who are Leafs fans?

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play00:00 – Cold Open00:10 – Theme Song00:43 – Introduction00:56 – Who are the Toronto Maple Leafs and Leafs fans?02:20 – Trivia14:30 – Loyalty and fandom47:05 – Z Rants: Leafzilla48:48 – Community Post52:32 – Spotlight: [Voices.com](http://www.voices.com/)55:16 – Goodbye!56:23 – Outtakes

Citations ["Demographics - Toronto Maple Leafs"](http://www.coremedia.ca/mapleleafs/demographics) ["Ten Most Hated Toronto Maple Leafs of All Time"](http://thehockeywriters.com/ten-most-hated-toronto-maple-leafs-of-all-time/) ["Two Decades of Misery: A Guide to Toronto's Losing Generation"](http://specialreports.torontoobserver.ca/two-decades-of-misery-a-guide-to-torontos-losing-generation/) ["Leafs Fans Charged for Throwing Jerseys on Ice During Play"](http://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/leafs-fans-charged-for-throwing-jerseys-on-ice-during-play-1.2197312) ["A history of Leafs fans not getting what they want"](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/a-history-of-leafs-fans-not-getting-what-they-want/) ["ESPN names Maple Leafs worst franchise in sports - again"](http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/espn-names-maple-leafs-worst-franchise-in-sports-again) ["Toronto Maple Leafs Fan Site! Catch the TML Fever."](http://www.tmlfever.com/) ["The Great NHL Dynasties"](http://thehockeywriters.com/the-

great-nhl-dynasties/) ["Waffles fly in protest as Leafs losses pile up"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/2010/12/22/waffles_fly_in_protest_as_leafs_losses_pile_up.html) ["Empty rinkside seats an insult to Maple Leafs fans"](https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/12/22/empty-rinkside-seats-an-insult-to-maple-leafs-fans.html) ["Greediness of Maple Leafs franchise knows no bounds"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/2013/08/22/greediness_of_maple_leafs_franchise_knows_no_bounds_dimanno.html) ["Survey says, the Toronto Maple Leafs are the country’s most hated hockey team"](http://www.macleans.ca/society/for-canadians-the-toronto-maple-leafs-are-the-most-hated-team-in-the-nhl/) ["Go neurons go! Science explains why it hurts to be a Leafs fan – sports diehards are wired that way"](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/science/go-neurons-go-science-explains-why-it-hurts-to-be-a-leafs-fan-sports-diehards-are-wired-that-way/article15214848/?page=all) ["Habs Fans vs Leafs

Fans"](http://thehockeywriters.com/habs-fans-vs-leafs-fans/) ["Message to Maple Leafs: 'Yes, you can lose a fan base'"](https://www.thestar.com/sports/breakaway_blog/2015/03/message-to-maple-leafs--yes-you-can-lose-a-fan-base-.html) ["Why the Leafs can Shock the World and Make the Playoffs"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/54jtbi/why_the_leafs_can_shock_the_world_and_make_the/) ["Superstitions"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/1e5uka/superstitions/) ["Meta Discussion Thread: How Do You Feel about Upvote Parites?"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/2kpdgj/meta_discussion_thread_how_do_you_feel_about/) ["New Leafs Fan Reaction"](https://www.reddit.com/r/leafs/comments/58j0bn/new_leafs_fan_reaction/) ["Leafzilla Invades TO"](http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/12/27/16

At the Nickscast Fanthropological Institute this week we move away from our wheelhouse and get into a crunchy groove as we dig into an interesting fandom of Americana: Deadheads.

In what ways are Deadheads like the modern day fans we've come to know? Which prominent figures also happen to be Deadheads? What's the enduring legacy that Deadheads have contributed to fandom-at-large?

We can't answer everything, but we'll try not to noodle around too much as we give a history of deadhead fandom, rap about how it has changed over time, its impact on the world, and, in general, keep on truckin'.

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play00:00 – Cold Open00:08 – Theme Song00:30 – Introduction01:27 – What is the Grateful Dead and who are Deadheads?02:30 – Trivia19:33 – Communities and subcultures39:20 – "The Vibe" / Fandom as Religion57:52 – Community Comments61:05 – Spotlight: [Forest City Comic Con](http://www.forestcitycomicon.ca/)65:10 – Goodbye!

Citations[Official site of the Grateful Dead](http://dead.net/)["'Deadheads are what Liberals Claim to Be But Aren't': An Interview with Ann Coulter."](http://www.jambands.com/features/2006/06/23/deadheads-are-what-liberals-claim-to-be-but-aren-t-an-interview-with-ann-coulter)["'Extreme' Deadheads form Religious Cult."](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1298&dat=19920120&id=6eVLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=966,1745154&hl=en)["A Long, Staid Trip: How Deadheads Ruined the Grateful Dead."](http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2002/08/a_long_staid_trip.html)["COMPANY NEWS - Ben & Jerry's."](http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/30/business/company-news-ben-jerry-s.html)["Confessions of a Deadhead: 40 Years with the Grateful Dead."](http://www.cnbc.com/2015/07/01/confessions-of-a-deadhead-40-years-with-the-grateful-dead.html)["Grateful Dead Donates Archives to UC Santa Cruz."](http://news.ucsc.edu/2008/04/2142.html)["Happiest Hour: Raising the Dead at the Top

Hat."](http://missoulanews.bigskypress.com/IndyBlog/archives/2014/08/18/happiest-hour-raising-the-dead-at-the-top-hat)["How an Army of Deadheads (and their LSD) Invented Silicon Valley."](https://www.wired.com/2016/04/heads-jesse-jarnow-excerpt/)["How Grateful Dead Fans Became Deadheads."](http://time.com/3919040/history-deadheads/)["Scholarship is Dead: A Profile of Nicholas G. Meriwether, Grateful Dead Archivist, UC Santa Cruz."](https://jamesdmccallister.wordpress.com/2012/10/22/scholarship-is-dead-a-profile-of-nicholas-g-meriwether-grateful-dead-archivist-uc-santa-cruz/)["Spinner Phenomenon."](http://archive.org/post/90523/spinner-phenomenon)["Understanding Counterculture: The World's Biggest Deadhead Visits Austin, Explains the Importance of Preserving the Grateful Dead's Legacy."](http://austin.culturemap.com/news/arts/10-28-11-08-29-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-deadheads-comes-to-austin-to-talk-about-preserving-the-bands-legacy/)["Welcome Wharfrats!"](http://www.wharfrat.org)["Who

or What is Dupree's Diamond News?"](http://www.dead.net/features/who-or-what-duprees-diamond-news)["How Grateful Dead Fans Became Deadheads"](http://time.com/3919040/history-deadheads/)["How Deadheads Ruined the Grateful Dead"](http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2002/08/a_long_staid_trip.html)["Deadheads Are What Liberals Claim to Be But Aren't: An Interview With Ann Coulter"](http://www.jambands.com/features/2006/06/23/deadheads-are-what-liberals-claim-to-be-but-aren-t-an-interview-with-ann-coulter)["The Grateful Dead's Followers Broke New Ground in Fandom"](http://www.goldminemag.com/article/the-grateful-deads-devoted-followers-broke-new-ground-in-fandom)["1972 Newsletter"](http://www.gdtstoo.com/deadfile/newsletter.html)["Rock Religion? A Religious Cult That Sprang From the Extreme Fringe of the Grateful Dead's Following is Drawing Critics Who Say Devotees Are Brainwashed"](http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1992-01-18/features/9201030888_1_dennis-mcnally-jerry-garcia-

sect)["Deadhead - Deadheads Through the Years"](http://www.liquisearch.com/deadhead/deadheads_through_the_years)[Official Grateful Dead Forums](http://dead.net/forum)["25th Anniversary of 'Deadheads' Documentary"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYp-A4oopcM)["Bill Walton is psyched to attend his 855th Grateful Dead concert"](http://www.sbnation.com/2015/6/28/8859695/bill-walton-is-psyched-to-attend-his-855th-grateful-dead-concert)["Why Do Conservatives Love The Grateful Dead? We Ask Tucker Carlson"](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/15/grateful-dead-fans_n_7797674.html)["Why Republicans and Millennials Love the Grateful Dead All the Same"](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-07-02/why-republicans-and-millennials-love-the-grateful-dead-all-the-same)

Credits"[Glasses](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894)" by [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)"[Skull](https://thenounproject.com/term/skull/131074)" by [Andrew Cameron](https://thenounproject.com/CrocodileJock) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)"[Lightning](https://thenounproject.com/term/lightning/331594)" by [Gülce Akdogan](https://thenounproject.com/gulce3) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)"[Dark Star](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftQ0A7SMFuU)" by The Grateful Dead (from the Veneta, OR show on August 27, 1972)

We start off Fanthropological with a look at the fans that often get credit for starting it all: Trekkies.

Which activist leader loved Star Trek? What did the fans do when the original series ended? How did the first Star Trek conventions get started?

We'll answer all of these questions and more as we deliver a history of Star Trek fandom, its key players, and its greatest moments directly to your ears. And be sure to set your phasers to fun!

Everyone's a fan!

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Play-by-play

00:00 – Cold Open

00:05 – Theme Song

00:45 – Introduction

01:05 – What is Star Trek and who are Trekkies?

03:20 – Trivia

17:05 – Special Trivia: Nichelle Nichols and Martin Luther King Jr.

20:55 – History of Star Trek? No, the history of fandom!

37:10 – Who owns a fandom?

50:37 – Community Comments

60:19 – Spotlight: [Starfleet](http://sfi.org)

63:32 – Final Notes

70:28 – Goodbye!

71:30 – Outtakes

Citations["Trekker vs Trekkie: The Controversy"](http://www.science-fiction-corner.com/trekker-vs-trekkie.htm)[Memory Alpha](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com)["Secret files reveal police feared that Trekkies could turn on society"](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11611086/Secret-files-reveal-police-feared-that-Trekkies-could-turn-on-society.html)["What are the main differences between Trekkies and Star Wars fans?"](https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-main-differences-between-Trekkies-and-Star-Wars-fans)["What Makes a 'Star Trek' Fan?"](http://www.space.com/33996-star-trek-fans-stories-cosplay-slideshow.html)["On this day in pop culture history Trekkies gather for the first Star Trek convention" ](http://www.hitfix.com/news/on-this-day-in-pop-culture-history-trekkies-gathered-for-the-first-star-trek-convention)["'Star Trek' Fandom Lives Long and Prospers"](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/09/01/star-trek-fandom/85714934/)[Timeline of Star Trek

Fandom](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Star_Trek_Fandom)["A Fragment in Time"](https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7989303/1/A-fragment-in-time)["Star Trek and the Culture of Fandom"](http://www.startrek.com/article/star-trek-and-the-culture-of-fandom)["Bjo Trimble: The Woman Who Saved Star Trek"](http://www.startrek.com/article/bjo-trimble-the-woman-who-saved-star-trek-part-1)["Notes for a Star Trek Bibliography: Fanzines!"](http://www.openlettersmonthly.com/stevereads/2010/08/notes-for-a-star-trek-bibliography-fanzines/)["Why 'Star Trek' was so important to Martin Luther King Jr."](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/09/08/why-star-trek-was-so-important-to-martin-luther-king-jr/)[Where no man has gone before](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_no_man_has_gone_before)[Developer Survey Results 2016](http://stackoverflow.com/research/developer-survey-2016)["'Star Trek' still cruising space on

TV"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a-9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6581%2C3716284)["Star Trek Fan Film In Legal Fight With Paramount"](http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Star-Trek-Fan-Film-Legal-Fight-With-Paramount-102997.html)["'Star Trek' Lives Despite Taboos"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7135,2042483&hl=en)["Tampa Bay Rays Tales: Star Trek fan Joe Nelson hopes to pitch long and prosper"](http://www.tampabay.com/sports/baseball/rays/tampa-bay-rays-tales-star-trek-fan-joe-nelson-hopes-to-pitch-long-and/997573)["How William Shatner Changed the World - Martin Cooper, mobile phone Inventor"](https://youtu.be/wN-_VA5HFwM)["The Trekkie Fad..."](http://web.archive.org/web/20081029051859/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,917809-1,00.html)[Bob's ART du Jour - "STAR TREK 1978"](http://bobsartdujour.blogspot.ca/2008/12/star-trek-1978.html)["Joan Winston, 'Trek' Superfan Dies at

77"](http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/21/nyregion/21winston.html)["Marc Okrand on Klingon"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5Did-eVQDc)

Credits"[Glasses](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894)" by [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)"[Command Insignia](https://thenounproject.com/term/command-insignia/561684)" by [Chris](https://thenounproject.com/allthingschris) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)

Welcome to The Nickscast's new show, Fanthropological!

In Fanthropological, The Nickscast crew of G, T, and Z pick a fandom and then talk about it. We'll be talking about Trekkies, Deadheads, Leafs fans, and many many more. Every episode we'll bring you facts and trivia about that episode's fandom, give you a brief history of the fandom, discuss issues in that fandom (and in fandom at large), and share what that fandom's community is saying.

New episodes release every Friday. Subscribe to us on [PodBean](http://fanthropological.com "Fanthropological on PodBean"), or add us to your pod catcher of choice (Z recommends Podcast Addict to all you Android users out there!).

Thanks for checking out the new show, and remember: Everyone's a fan.

The [“Glasses”](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894) icon featured in the Fanthropological logo is the creation of [Anton Anuchin](https://thenounproject.com/antonwebium) and is used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/).