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Join Morgan and Eric Scull from MuggleCast and What the Hype?! in a riveting discussion about the profound impact of fandoms. They reflect on the early days of MuggleCast, live show experiences, the evolution of fandom culture, and Eric's experiences with X-Men, Harry Potter, and LARPing. They discuss the transformative impact of fandoms, the history and evolution of fandom culture, and the importance of embracing nerdy passions.

00:46 Introducing Eric Scull 

07:13 Nerdy Beginnings: X-Men and Harry Potter

10:16 The Magic of Role-Playing

15:08 The Impact of MuggleCast

24:51 Exploring the World of LARPing

37:52 The Elvis Dumbledore Cosplay

49:39 The Evolution of Fandom

54:52 Being a Nerd Today

01:00:38 Reflections and Future Plans

01:09:34 Geeky Recommendations

Eric’s personal podcast "Thank You for Spieling":

https://thankyouforspieling.libsyn.com/

The Elvis Dumbledore mockumentary Parts One and Two:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0anAtfaMGA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcIxZb6cy00

Check out MuggleCast and What the Hype?!:

https://mugglecast.com/

https://www.whatthehypepodcast.com/

A series on LARPing from Eric! 

https://www.mugglenet.com/?s=albion

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