Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network 

Show Name: The Fan & The Foe

Episode Title:  The Hunger Games

You are listening to The Fan and the Foe podcast with your host(s) Gabbi and Louisa.

In this episode of The Fan and The Foe, the Podcast, we discuss: The Hunger Games! Just a pre-show warning, I’ve been battling a cold the past few days, and am still getting my voice back.

Gabbi: That's quite the commitment right there

Louisa: Yuppp

Segment 1: Background info

Louisa: So, these last few episodes, I have had some idea as to what we were talking about, but for this episode, I have no clue about anything. If this is even correct, I know Katniss Evergreen exists and that's it, but for all I know, that's the wrong show…

Gabbi: Go off and explain what the Hunger Games are. After another American Civil War, the new America is separated into 12 districts, all of which provide for the lavish lives of the capital. District life is awful.. Not enough food, bad housing, you basically work until you die. To make everyone's life worse, they force each district to send 2 of its children to the capital every year to fight to the death. They claim it's punishment for the district's rebellion, but the rebellion was almost 75 years ago at the start of the books. 

Span 3 years 

Basic character rundown

• Katniss Everdeen 
• Peeta Mellark 
• Gale Hawthorne 
• President Snow (spin-off book) 
• Haymitch Abernathy (another spin-off) 

District breakdown 

• 12- mining 
• 11- agriculture 
• 1- luxury goods 
• 6- lumber 

There are 5 movies currently out and 5 books, with another movie coming out next November. 

Explain the Hunger Games and what they force people to do

Some fans also debate what district they are in, or disgracefully, if they are capital.. So I think it would be fun to take another quiz and figure out what district we are in

What district are you in? Quiz 

Segment 2: Banter

Discuss what we got. 

Louisa: So basically what I'm hearing is there is a huge fandom surrounding the diabolical capture and murder of exploited children under capitalism and in this whole system I would be in ____ district 

Gabbi: Yes, you would be! But to the fans, it's more than that; it is because of how immensely meaningful it is. Suzanne Collins, the writer of the books, makes sure that her books are extremely relevant to the political society in which we live. Her work is very well thought out. 

Louisa: So, are we capturing and killing children just for a game in our society? 

Gabbi: Well, maybe they don’t exactly mirror the political and social climate, but the fears they involve are very similar. 

Louisa: That's fair. There is definitely a reflection of the themes of the books and today's political climate. When is her next book coming out? That should be a good one lol.

Gabbi: The Hunger Games fandom is also a close-knit community. When Sunrise on the Reaping came out last year, I forced my parents to take me to Barnes and Noble for a midnight release, where a bunch of other Hunger Games fans played games and had a whole bunch of fun for a night! 

Segment 3:  Crazy Fan Mail

Louisa: Now, it's time for everyone's favorite section: Crazy Fan Mail/ Fan Encounters! 

Gabi- WOOOOO!!!!

Louisa: So this one was actually harder to find, which is weird because I would think the opposite based on what I know about the show, which, as you have seen, is very little. The funniest one I could find was that fans had so much sympathy for the victors in the games that a fan performed a real-world act of rebellion or violence. 

Gabbi: That's only funny depending on what they did…

Louisa: Yeah, that's very true, and based on the fact I couldn’t find what it was, I think it was probably pretty bad. 

Gabbi: yeah…

Louisa: Well, while this one isn’t really a fan encounter, it speaks to the intensity and craziness of the show. Basically, I'm not sure, Gabbi, if you've seen this or even participated in it, but the Hunger Games fan gets into some intense debates on social media based on different theories or opinions. 

Gabbi: I will neither confirm nor deny if I have participated in said debate. 

Louisa: So I’m just gonna give you the benefit of the doubt here. ANYWAYS: on a couple of these threads, there were some serious threats made that had to get the feds involved to make sure nothing actually happened. 

Gabbi: Well, on that note, I think we'll call it quits. Thank you for turning in 

Louisa+ Gabbi: We’ll see you next time! 

Music Credits:  Introduction 

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library 

Song Title: F16

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License 

Outro Song Title: Merry Go Round

Artist: Telecasted

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library

Transition 1

Website where you got the song from: YouTube Audio Library

Song Title: Cooked

Artist: The Grey Room/ Golden Palms 

Licensing: YouTube Audio Library License

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