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This week, we offer the second of an ongoing series of episodes focused on fandom and fandom studies. Last week, we explored fandom’s relationship with the creative industries. This week, we are looking at fan-based activism.The episode features Janae Phillips, Director of Leadership and Education for the Harry Potter Alliance, who oversees the Granger Leadership Academy and the Fandom Forward study guides project, among other things. Shawn Taylor is one of the founders of Nerds of Color and a founding organizer of the Black Comix Arts Festival, a festival that highlights and promotes artists on the margins of the mainstream comic book industry. Shawn recently published a white paper, We The Fans: How Our Powers Can Change the World, as a Senior Fellow for the Pop Culture Collaborative. We begin our discussion by trying to understand what we mean by fan activism and why fandom has emerged as an important driver of movements for social change. We consider why fandom might not only enable young people to enter the political process but also how fan activism becomes more sustainable because of the elements of joy, empathy, and passion it brings with it. We consider the darker sides of fan activism, including links between “toxic fandom” and the alt-right, but we also consider how fandom has become a site for anti-racism work. We share our experiences at the Granger Leadership Program this summer as an example of how the Harry Potter Alliance is helping to train young activists and the Granger/Lovegood campaign as a specific effort with the goal of registering and informing potential young voters. Finally, Shawn closes us out with some reflections on Afro-futurism as a philosophy and model for social action and the risks that it has become too cool, too fast.This episode is dedicated to the memory of Karan Nevatia – a remarkable young producer, fan, activist, and professional.Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:  Here are some articles Henry has written about the Harry Potter Alliance’s model for social change and its Not in Harry’s Name Campaign. Henry’s research group had more to say about the Harry Potter Alliance in their book, By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism.  This video about the Not in Harry’s Name campaign illustrates how the HPA builds on the infrastructure fandom provides. HPA’s Hunger Games Campaign More of HPA’s Fandom Forward Resources:Star WarsMarvel Cinematic UniverseBlack PantherWelcome to Night ValePokemonDoctor Who Fandom JargonWhat is a Blerd?Asian-American fans  Nerds of Color: Ghost in the Shell controversyRacebending Star TrekE.E. “Doc” Smith – Lensmen NovelsThe Book of Three, Prydain, The Horned KingRaiders of the Lost Ark – mythology Save Our Show campaigns What Steven Universe did for queer kidsWorldbuilding in Role-Playing Games Translating fandom skills to digital organizing; fandom as a way to make activism sustainable:Activist joyThe Handmaid’s TalePrincess Leia at Women’s MarchHong Kong students and Les MiserablesThree finger salute in ThailandTrump and Popular CultureTiKTok  ProtestWhat’s different about youth activism Exclusive vs. Inclusive Fandoms:ComicsgateGamergateSpider-Man Star Wars - Kelly Marie TranTransformative fandom/affirmational fandomYes AndFandom Hierarchies and Ownership Cross the Streams – Ghostbusters Hermoine Granger - SPEWGranger Leadership Academy“the TERF who shall not be named”Steven Universe and HPA Granger/Lovegood 2020 "campaign"Luna Lovegood AfrofuturismAlondra Nelson on AfrofuturismMark Dery on AfrofuturismShawn Taylor on Our Opinions are Correct - the history of AfrofuturismChadwick Boseman MutabarukaShawn Taylor's Essay on Black PantherSteven Barnes on Black Panther Afro-speculativeBuckminster FullerAstroblacknessAfrifutrismMore thoughts on "the White CIA guy" in Black Panther - Eve Ewing on InterceptedShawn’s film Afrofuturist recommendation: Destination Planet Negro History of Fictional characters running for president:Pogo, “I Go Pogo”Pat PaulsonArchie BunkerBart Simpson Some basics on K-pop fan activismJohn Lewis “good trouble”K-pop fans’ sabotage of Tulsa Trump rally Check out these related past episodes:Episode 14: Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas on the Global Fandom for K-popEpisode 22: On Conspiracy Theories, with Benjamen Walker and Wu MingEpisode 66: The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler with Damian E. Duffy, John Jennings, and Shelley StreebyEpisode 40: Exploring the Dark Fantastic with Ebony ThomasEpisode 25: Why Do We Need More Critics of Color? with Jeff Yang &amp; Mauricio MotaEpisode 26: Reimagining the ecology of cultural criticism: Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Carolina A. MirandaEpisode 27: Critics of color: The added value of subtleties, with Eric DeggansEpisode 5: Black Panther, comics and the history of MarvelEpisode 6: Define American’s Julian Gomez on Black Panther and empowering fan activismEpisode 8: Manouchka Labouba on Black Panther and African cinema todayEpisode 9: Nicholas J. Cull on Black Panther and the politics of popular cultureHear Karan Nevatia talking on NPR about his signature song, “No Scrubs” by TLCDonate to the Harry Potter Alliance in memory of Karan Nevatia.If you or someone you know needs someone to lean on for emotional support, call the Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255. You can also chat them online.Share your thoughts via Twitter with Henry, Colin and the How Do You Like It So Far? account! You can also email us at howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com!Music:“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––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––“No Scrubs” by TLC

This week, we offer the second of an ongoing series of episodes focused on fandom and fandom studies. Last week, we explored fandom’s relationship with the creative industries. This week, we are looking at fan-based activism.The episode features Janae Phillips, <a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/janae_phillips" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Director of Leadership and Education</a> for the <a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/what_we_do" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Potter Alliance</a>, who oversees the <a href="https://granger2020.org/gla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Granger Leadership Academy</a> and the <a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/resources" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fandom Forward</a> study guides project, among other things. <a href="https://www.shawntaylor.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shawn Taylor</a> is one of the founders of <a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nerds of Color</a> and a founding organizer of the Black Comix Arts Festival, a festival that highlights and promotes artists on the margins of the mainstream comic book industry. Shawn recently published a white paper, <a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2020/06/04/we-the-fans-how-our-powers-can-change-the-world/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We The Fans: How Our Powers Can Change the World</a>, as a Senior Fellow for the <a href="https://popcollab.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pop Culture Collaborative</a>. We begin our discussion by trying to understand what we mean by fan activism and why fandom has emerged as an important driver of movements for social change. We consider why fandom might not only enable young people to enter the political process but also how fan activism becomes more sustainable because of the elements of joy, empathy, and passion it brings with it. We consider the darker sides of fan activism, including links between “toxic fandom” and the alt-right, but we also consider how fandom has become a site for anti-racism work. We share our experiences at the Granger Leadership Program this summer as an example of how the Harry Potter Alliance is helping to train young activists and the Granger/Lovegood campaign as a specific effort with the goal of registering and informing potential young voters. Finally, Shawn closes us out with some reflections on Afro-futurism as a philosophy and model for social action and the risks that it has become too cool, too fast.This episode is dedicated to the memory of Karan Nevatia – a remarkable young producer, fan, activist, and professional.Here are some of the references from this episode, for those who want to dig a little deeper:  Here are some articles Henry has written about the <a href="https://journal.transformativeworks.org/index.php/twc/article/view/305/259" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Potter Alliance’s model for social change </a>and its <a href="https://www.alternet.org/2017/03/harry-potter-activism-and-culture-jamming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Not in Harry’s Name Campaign</a>. Henry’s research group had more to say about the Harry Potter Alliance in their book,<a href="https://nyupress.org/9781479899982/by-any-media-necessary/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism</a>.  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OT7MiwuN3I" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This video about the Not in Harry’s Name campaign</a> illustrates how the HPA builds on the infrastructure fandom provides. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/nov/26/hunger-games-fans-harry-potter-alliance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HPA’s Hunger Games Campaign</a> More of HPA’s Fandom Forward Resources:<a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Star_Wars_Toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Marvel_Toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Marvel Cinematic Universe</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-10/black_panther_toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Panther</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Night_Vale_Toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Welcome to Night Vale</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/pokemon_toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pokemon</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/Doctor_Who_Toolkit.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Doctor Who</a> <a href="https://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11858680/fandom-glossary-fanfiction-explained" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fandom Jargon</a>What is a <a href="https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/am-i-a-blerd-are-you-a-blerd-what-makes-one-a-blerd-1822521421" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Blerd</a>?<a href="https://theycallusbruce.libsyn.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Asian-American fans </a> Nerds of Color: <a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2016/11/18/ghost-in-the-shell-and-the-complexity-of-cultural-appropriation/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ghost in the Shell</a> controversy<a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1367877911422862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Racebending </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Trek</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lensman_series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">E.E. “Doc” Smith – Lensmen</a> Novels<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Three" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Book of Three</a>, Prydain, The Horned King<a href="https://www.thewrap.com/indiana-jones-and-the-raiders-of-the-lost-ark-historical-accuracies-and-inaccuracies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raiders of the Lost Ark – mythology</a> <a href="https://nypost.com/2014/02/14/save-our-show-10-tv-fan-campaigns-that-worked/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Save Our Show campaigns</a> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2020-03-25/steven-universe-rebecca-sugar-lgbtq-legacy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What Steven Universe did for queer kids</a><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331758168_Worldbuilding_in_Role-Playing_Games" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Worldbuilding in Role-Playing Games</a> Translating fandom skills to digital organizing; fandom as a way to make activism sustainable:<a href="https://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/activism-2/joyful-resistance-emily-reynolds-extinction-rebellion-stansted-15/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Activist joy</a><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/03/how-the-handmaids-tale-dressed-protests-across-the-world" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Handmaid’s Tale</a><a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/01/princess-leia-womens-march/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Princess Leia at Women’s March</a><a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/les-miserables-hong-kong-protests-do-you-hear-people-sing-musical-a9081401.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hong Kong students and Les Miserables</a><a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-protests/thai-school-hunger-games-salute-protests-spread-idUSKCN25E1AT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Three finger salute in Thailand</a><a href="https://www.journalofmedialiteracy.org/jenkins-article-2019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Trump and Popular Culture</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/style/tiktok-teen-politics-gen-z.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TiKTok  Protest</a><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/politics/genz-voters-2020-election/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What’s different about youth activism</a> Exclusive vs. Inclusive Fandoms:<a href="https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/41132-comicsgate-explained-bigots-milkshake-marvel-dc-gamergate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Comicsgate</a><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1742715018793744" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gamergate</a><a href="https://www.gamesradar.com/why-miles-morales-is-a-totally-different-spider-man-than-peter-parker/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spider-Man </a><a href="https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/kelly-marie-tran-speaks-star-wars-fan-harassment/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Star Wars - Kelly Marie Tran</a><a href="https://obsession-inc.dreamwidth.org/82589.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Transformative fandom/affirmational fandom</a><a href="https://medium.com/improv4/saying-yes-and-a-principle-for-improv-business-life-fd050bccf7e3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Yes And</a><a href="https://www.participations.org/Volume%2010/Issue%201/6%20Busse%2010.1.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fandom Hierarchies and Ownership</a> <a href="https://ghostbusters.fandom.com/wiki/Cross_the_Streams" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cross the Streams – Ghostbusters</a> <a href="https://www.mugglenet.com/2012/03/s-p-e-w-did-hermione-get-it-wrong/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hermoine Granger - SPEW</a><a href="https://granger2020.org/gla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Granger Leadership Academy</a>“<a href="https://www.insider.com/jk-rowling-what-is-a-terf-trans-exclusionary-radical-feminist-2020-6" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the TERF who shall not be named</a>”<a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/sites/default/files/2019-11/FF-Steven-Universe.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Universe and HPA</a> <a href="https://granger2020.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Granger/Lovegood 2020 "campaign"</a><a href="https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Luna_Lovegood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Luna Lovegood</a> <a href="https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2020/04/24/how-black-women-are-reshaping-afrofuturism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afrofuturism</a><a href="http://www.alondranelson.com/books/afrofuturism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alondra Nelson on Afrofuturism</a><a href="https://www.kit.ntnu.no/sites/www.kit.ntnu.no/files/Black%20to%20the%20Future%20(Dery)_0.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mark Dery on Afrofuturism</a><a href="https://www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/2019/7/27/episode-37-afro-futurism" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shawn Taylor on Our Opinions are Correct - the history of Afrofuturism</a><a href="https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2020/08/29/chadwick-boseman-was-a-source-of-light-in-my-work-my-classroom-and-my-understanding-of-a-black-hero/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chadwick Boseman </a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutabaruka" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mutabaruka</a><a href="https://popcollab.org/black-panther-ignites-next-generation-fandom-movements/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shawn Taylor's Essay on Black Panther</a><a href="https://medium.com/@stevenbarnes_87684/watching-mar-black-panther-3204f642530c" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steven Barnes on Black Panther </a><a href="https://www.bsam-art.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afro-speculative</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminster_Fuller" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Buckminster Fuller</a><a href="https://www.theblackscholar.org/on-black-panther-afrofuturism-and-astroblackness-a-conversation-with-reynaldo-anderson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Astroblackness</a><a href="https://www.afrikaiswoke.com/afrifuturism-v-afrofuturism/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Afrifutrism</a><a href="https://theintercept.com/2018/03/25/the-radical-imagination-of-eve-ewing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">More thoughts on "the White CIA guy" in Black Panther</a> - Eve Ewing on InterceptedShawn’s film Afrofuturist recommendation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plhWisabXq4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Destination Planet Negro</a> History of Fictional characters running for president:<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1980/09/05/doesnt-everybody-go-pogo/bd4d0ad6-565d-431b-a170-34ba2f4ce772/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pogo, “I Go Pogo”</a><a href="https://www.theattic.space/home-page-blogs/2020/2/1/pat-paulsen-for-president" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Paulson</a><a href="https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/article/archie-bunker-for-president-the-strange-career-of-a-political-icon-in-moynihans-america/89832DA6DDDC23CED78A2F3075D43B83" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Archie Bunker</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_to_the_Future" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bart Simpson</a> <a href="https://annenberg.usc.edu/news/research-and-impact/rethinking-k-pop-industrys-silence-during-black-lives-matter-movement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Some basics on K-pop fan activism</a><a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/john-lewis-quotes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Lewis “good trouble”</a><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/21/tiktok-kpop-trump-tulsa-rally/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">K-pop fans’ sabotage of Tulsa Trump rally</a> Check out these related past episodes:<a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-14-hye-jin-lee-and-cristina-visperas-on-the-global-fandom-for-k-pop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 14: Hye Jin Lee and Cristina Visperas on the Global Fandom for K-pop</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-22-ben-walker-and-wu-ming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 22: On Conspiracy Theories, with Benjamen Walker and Wu Ming</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-66-the-legacy-of-octavia-e-butler/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 66: The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler with Damian E. Duffy, John Jennings, and Shelley Streeby</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-40-ebony-thomas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 40: Exploring the Dark Fantastic with Ebony Thomas</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-25-the-growing-hunger/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 25: Why Do We Need More Critics of Color? with Jeff Yang &amp; Mauricio Mota</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-26-reimagining-the-ecology-of-cultural-criticism-elizabeth-mendez-berry-and-carolina-a-miranda/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 26: Reimagining the ecology of cultural criticism: Elizabeth Mendez Berry and Carolina A. Miranda</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-27-eric-deggans/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 27: Critics of color: The added value of subtleties, with Eric Deggans</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/episode-5-black-panther-comics-and-the-history-of-marvel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 5: Black Panther, comics and the history of Marvel</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/268/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 6: Define American’s Julian Gomez on Black Panther and empowering fan activism</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/manouchka-labouba-on-black-panther-and-african-cinema-today/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 8: Manouchka Labouba on Black Panther and African cinema today</a><a href="https://www.howdoyoulikeitsofar.org/nicholas-j-cull-on-black-panther-and-the-politics-of-popular-culture/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 9: Nicholas J. Cull on Black Panther and the politics of popular culture</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/08/03/747833473/my-signature-song-no-scrubs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hear Karan Nevatia talking on NPR about his signature song, “No Scrubs” by TLC</a><a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donate to the Harry Potter Alliance</a> in memory of Karan Nevatia.If you or someone you know needs someone to lean on for emotional support, call the <a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lifeline</a> at 1-800-273-8255. You can also <a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">chat them online</a>.Share your thoughts via Twitter with <a href="https://twitter.com/henryjenkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Henry</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/cmac?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colin</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hdylisf_pod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How Do You Like It So Far?</a> account! You can also email us at <a href="mailto:howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com">howdoyoulikeitsofarpodcast@gmail.com</a>!Music:“In Time” by Dylan Emmett and “Spaceship” by Lesion X. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––In Time (Instrumental) by Dylan Emmet  <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/dylanemmet</a>Spaceship by Lesion X <a href="https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://soundcloud.com/lesionxbeats</a>Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/in-time-instrumental</a>Free Download / Stream: <a href="https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/lesion-x-spaceship</a>Music promoted by Audio Library <a href="https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/AzYoVrMLa1Q</a>––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––<a href="https://youtu.be/VyfLER3Z0-Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">“No Scrubs” by TLC</a>

The Power of Fan activism with Janae Phillips and Shawn Taylor

Devon and Varsha discuss Trump revoking former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance, #NotedDickwad Alex Jones, Sarah Huckabee Sanders intentionally misleading the public about black unemployment, and Trump's overt racism. Devon also sits down with the Director of Leadership &amp; Education for The Harry Potter Alliance, a group that "turns fans into heroes" and uses Harry Potter and pop culture as a whole to get people into activism. Learn more at https://www.thehpalliance.org/

Devon and Varsha discuss Trump revoking former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance, #NotedDickwad Alex Jones, Sarah Huckabee Sanders intentionally misleading the public about black unemployment, and Trump's overt racism. Devon also sits down with the Director of Leadership &amp; Education for The Harry Potter Alliance, a group that "turns fans into heroes" and uses Harry Potter and pop culture as a whole to get people into activism. Learn more at <a href="https://www.thehpalliance.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.thehpalliance.org/</a>

S2 Ep60: "The Death Eaters Are In Charge Now" f/ Janae Phillips