Summary: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPEYpryMp2s"></a>Patrick and John have a frank and serious chat about fandom, specifically Star Wars and the reactions to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPEYpryMp2s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solo: A Star Wars Story</a>.<br> SPOILER ALERT! IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, and plan to, and have avoided spoilers, then YOU MIGHT WANT TO SKIP THIS EPISODE UNTIL AFTER YOU’VE SEEN THE MOVIE.<br> What else do we talk about in this episode? A LOT. The Monkees come up fairly early, and we talk about The Beatles as well before moving on to Solo, the state of Star Wars these days, fandom, social medial, trolls, bullies, the Disney / Fox merger, streaming services and how the merger could affect them, the new DC streaming service, Titans, Young Justice Season 3, the new streaming animated and live action Star Wars shows, Marvel movies and more…<br> Links:<br> <br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/johnanealio" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">John Anealio on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://twitter.com/atfmb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Patrick Hester on Twitter</a><br> * <a href="https://www.patreon.com/functionalnerds?ty=h" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Functional Nerds Patreon Page</a><br> * Patrick’s Book: <a href="http://www.atfmb.com/samantha-kane-book-one-into-the-fire/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Into the Fire (available everywhere)</a><br> <br> © 2018 Patrick Hester and John Anealio<br> This podcast contains original music by John Anealio.<br>
