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#16 - Fantasy Football Fans
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English - February 03, 2017 20:50 - 1 hour - 49.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture fandom fanalysis anthropology pro-fan fanthropology conventions geek culture geek geek life nerd Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week we're placing bets as we enter the season, of FANTASY FOOTBALL (or an episode, at least)!
Why do folks become fantasy football fans? Is a familiarity with (American) football required?
Hopefully our draft picks work out in this episode! Especially because we have guests Rebecca and Laura!
Everyone's a fan!
Want to see more awesome fandom content? [Become a Patron on Patreon!](http://patreon.com/thenickscast) Find more like this: [fanthropological.com](http://fanthropological.com) Find us on social media Twitter: [@thenickscast](http://twitter.com/thenickscast) Instagram: [@thenickscast](http://instagram.com/thenickscast) Facebook: [fb.com/thenickscast](http://fb.com/thenickscast) Youtube: [youtube.com/thenickscast](http://youtube.com/thenickscast) Email us about fandoms you want to hear about: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Play-by-play 0:00:00 - Editor's Note 0:00:39 - Theme Song 0:00:57 - Introduction 0:01:21 - Special Guest Introduction: Laura and Rebecca! 0:01:55 - Who are Fantasy Football Fans? 0:02:50 - Why are people fans of Fantasy Football? 0:19:04 - Fantasy football, related fandoms, and more discussion 0:59:16 - Fans of the week 1:05:06 - Spotlight: [Fantasy Movie League](https://fantasymovieleague.com/) 1:06:54 - Where can I find more of Rebecca's work? [GetBookish (Youtube)](http://youtube.com/getbookish) 1:07:48 - Where can I find more of Laura's work? [Adlaya's Animals](http://adlayasanimals.wordpress.com/) 1:08:30 - Where can I learn more about Fanthropological / The Nickscast? 1:10:34 - Outtakes
Citations ["Fantasy Football (American) - Wikipedia"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_\(American\)) ["The Beauty (and Ugliness) of Fantasy Football"](http://thesportsfeen654.sportsblog.com/posts/31509896/the-beauty--and-ugliness--of-fantasy-football.html) ["The Popularity of Fantasy Sports Continues to Grow"](http://www.fordhamobserver.com/the-popularity-of-fantasy-sports-continues-to-grow/) ["Top Ten Reasons To Play Fantasy Football"](http://thesportsfeen654.sportsblog.com/posts/2976952/top-ten-reasons-to-play-fantasy-football.html) ["What's behind fantasy football's surprising popularity"](http://fortune.com/2015/09/12/fantasy-football-growth/) ["Fanlore - Television Without Pity"](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Television_Without_Pity) ["Fanlore - How do I Quit Wasting my Life on Online Escapism"](http://fanlore.org/wiki/How_do_I_quit_wasting_my_life_on_online_escapism%3F) ["Know Your Meme - American Football"](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/american-football)
["Jack Kerouac Was a Secret, Obsessive Fan of Fantasy Baseball"](http://www.openculture.com/2015/04/jack-kerouacs-secret-obsessive-fantasy-baseball-hobby-before-fantasy-sports-became-a-phenomenon.html) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part 1 - Fake Quarterbacks"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-1-fake-quarterbacks) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part 2 - Fake Running Backs"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-2-fake-running-backs) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part III - Fake Everything Else"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-3---fake-everything-else) ["The Finances of a Fantasy Football Player"](http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2013/09/04/finances-fantasy-football-player.html) ["r/fantasyfootball - Fantasy Football is like Porn"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/1t5046/fantasy_football_is_like_porn/) ["r/fantasyfootball - Cognitive Biases and Fantasy
Football"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/2dh7m5/cognitive_biases_and_fantasy_football_which_ones/) ["r/fantasyfootball - My Experience with Fantasy Football"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/5ddxat/my_experience_with_fantasy_football/) ["r/fantasyfootball - Would You Watch a Documentary about a Family's Fantasy Football League"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/3o
This week we're placing bets as we enter the season, of FANTASY FOOTBALL (or an episode, at least)!
Why do folks become fantasy football fans? Is a familiarity with (American) football required?
Hopefully our draft picks work out in this episode! Especially because we have guests Rebecca and Laura!
Everyone's a fan!
Want to see more awesome fandom content? [Become a Patron on Patreon!](http://patreon.com/thenickscast) Find more like this: [fanthropological.com](http://fanthropological.com) Find us on social media Twitter: [@thenickscast](http://twitter.com/thenickscast) Instagram: [@thenickscast](http://instagram.com/thenickscast) Facebook: [fb.com/thenickscast](http://fb.com/thenickscast) Youtube: [youtube.com/thenickscast](http://youtube.com/thenickscast) Email us about fandoms you want to hear about: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
Play-by-play 0:00:00 - Editor's Note 0:00:39 - Theme Song 0:00:57 - Introduction 0:01:21 - Special Guest Introduction: Laura and Rebecca! 0:01:55 - Who are Fantasy Football Fans? 0:02:50 - Why are people fans of Fantasy Football? 0:19:04 - Fantasy football, related fandoms, and more discussion 0:59:16 - Fans of the week 1:05:06 - Spotlight: [Fantasy Movie League](https://fantasymovieleague.com/) 1:06:54 - Where can I find more of Rebecca's work? [GetBookish (Youtube)](http://youtube.com/getbookish) 1:07:48 - Where can I find more of Laura's work? [Adlaya's Animals](http://adlayasanimals.wordpress.com/) 1:08:30 - Where can I learn more about Fanthropological / The Nickscast? 1:10:34 - Outtakes
Citations ["Fantasy Football (American) - Wikipedia"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_football_\(American\)) ["The Beauty (and Ugliness) of Fantasy Football"](http://thesportsfeen654.sportsblog.com/posts/31509896/the-beauty--and-ugliness--of-fantasy-football.html) ["The Popularity of Fantasy Sports Continues to Grow"](http://www.fordhamobserver.com/the-popularity-of-fantasy-sports-continues-to-grow/) ["Top Ten Reasons To Play Fantasy Football"](http://thesportsfeen654.sportsblog.com/posts/2976952/top-ten-reasons-to-play-fantasy-football.html) ["What's behind fantasy football's surprising popularity"](http://fortune.com/2015/09/12/fantasy-football-growth/) ["Fanlore - Television Without Pity"](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Television_Without_Pity) ["Fanlore - How do I Quit Wasting my Life on Online Escapism"](http://fanlore.org/wiki/How_do_I_quit_wasting_my_life_on_online_escapism%3F) ["Know Your Meme - American Football"](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/subcultures/american-football)
["Jack Kerouac Was a Secret, Obsessive Fan of Fantasy Baseball"](http://www.openculture.com/2015/04/jack-kerouacs-secret-obsessive-fantasy-baseball-hobby-before-fantasy-sports-became-a-phenomenon.html) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part 1 - Fake Quarterbacks"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-1-fake-quarterbacks) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part 2 - Fake Running Backs"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-2-fake-running-backs) ["Fantasy Football Draft Prep, Part III - Fake Everything Else"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/fantasy-football-draft-prep-part-3---fake-everything-else) ["The Finances of a Fantasy Football Player"](http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2013/09/04/finances-fantasy-football-player.html) ["r/fantasyfootball - Fantasy Football is like Porn"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/1t5046/fantasy_football_is_like_porn/) ["r/fantasyfootball - Cognitive Biases and Fantasy
Football"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/2dh7m5/cognitive_biases_and_fantasy_football_which_ones/) ["r/fantasyfootball - My Experience with Fantasy Football"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/5ddxat/my_experience_with_fantasy_football/) ["r/fantasyfootball - Would You Watch a Documentary about a Family's Fantasy Football League"](https://www.reddit.com/r/fantasyfootball/comments/3o5sf7/would_you_watch_a_documentary_about_a_familys/) ["Vimeo - Fantasy Football"](https://vimeo.com/115218128)
Credits Music: All this week's music is provided by our very own G! Logo: ["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/) ["Magic"](https://thenounproject.com/term/magic/731216) by [anbileru adaleru](https://thenounproject.com/pronoun) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/) ["Football"](https://thenounproject.com/term/football/582) by [Edward Boatman](https://thenounproject.com/edward) used under [CC BY 3.0 US](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/)