# Episode 142: On Fandom (In a meandering sort of way)

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Podcast: [The Old School](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-old-school-3916563)
Published: 2025-12-29T23:51:25+00:00
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Duration seconds: 2736

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Your two loveable hosts, in the midst of bowl games and the soon-to-begin NFL playoffs, talk about being a sports fan. The two attempt to draw out its positives but also the increasing number (of late) of negatives. What is acceptable? What should not be acceptable? Are fans using their status as paying customers to forget about social norms and mores? The hosts, while going down a few rabbit holes - including, whether Dr. Bourgeois can really call himself a "good fan" - attempt to answer these questions and discuss many other items.

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