We recorded this LIVE on stage at FanExpo Philadelphia this year, and what a time it was. While JJ had an extra day experience of doing something live on stage at my Go Birds panel (we'll be dropping that on this feed on Thursday!), Tyles and Charley Lancaster knocked it out of the park for their first time! Hopefully, this is the first of many live podcasts (and if you've been following me over my nearly 18 years of podcasting, you know that I love a good live show!).

We talk Heartbreak in Fandom, both in sports and in pop culture. The audience was great, especially for the last day of the con, and we can't thank FanExpo enough for inviting us out to do this silly show of ours live!

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Happy Memorial Day! While you take a moment to remember why we celebrate (spoilers, it's not just the three-day weekend, but that's pretty nice too), I hope you're taking time for yourself and enjoying the beautiful day (at least this year in the Philadelphia area).