[// Pregenerate link to episode ahead of time: - clicktotweet.com- sharelinkgenerator.com]: # We've no room for dead parrots, flying circus, silly walks, or arguments... or do we? This week, we're talking about fans of that iconic English comedy group that are definitely not snakes: Monty Python! Next week, we'll be travelling to Themyscira to learn about fans... of Wonder Woman! ## Episode outline ### Fandom Facts **History and Origins:** Monty Python (or _The Pythons_) were a group of British comedians for formed a surreal comedy group and created their own sketch comedy show, _Monty Python's Flying Circus_ which first aired on the BBC in 1969. The group consisted of six members, who you may know from many different works: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. As a group responsible for their own comedy writing and performances, they went on to create many different work including at least three movies (_Holy Grail_, _Life of Brian_, _The Meaning of Life_), 5 years of their television program, and several specials and other live performances. > Their influence on British comedy has been apparent for years, while in North America, it has coloured the work of cult performers from the early editions of Saturday Night Live through to more recent absurdist trends in television comedy. "Pythonesque" has entered the English lexicon as a result. > > — [Wikipedia - Monty Python](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python) **Search Data:** Looking at search data for [Monty Python](https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%2Fm%2F04sd0), interest in Monty Python has been on the decline since 2004. The most dramatic change was between 2004 and 2010, but has otherwise been quite slow (and mostly flat). Nonetheless, there have been some spikes in interest in July 2014 (_Monty Python Live (Mostly): One ...
If it's suds and buds you're looking for, you'll enjoy this week's cast on craft beer fans, and who better to talk about craft beer than Nick H from the [Epic Film Guys Podcast](http://www.epicfilmguys.com/)! Is it about getting drunk? Why beer? Why IPAs?? We're hop-ping to it, and getting the fans-eye-view for you! Want to see more awesome fandom content? [Become a Patron on Patreon!](http://patreon.com/thenickscast) Find more like this: [fanthropological.com](http://fanthropological.com) Find us on social media Twitter: [@thenickscast](http://twitter.com/thenickscast) Instagram: [@thenickscast](http://instagram.com/thenickscast) Facebook: [fb.com/thenickscast](http://fb.com/thenickscast) Youtube: [youtube.com/thenickscast](http://youtube.com/thenickscast) Email us about fandoms you want to hear about: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Citations ["Walmart is being sued for inventing a fake craft brewery"](http://www.avclub.com/article/walmart-being-sued-inventing-fake-craft-brewery-250375) ["THE 5 STRONGEST NATURALLY-FERMENTED BEERS IN THE WORLD"](http://berghoffbeer.com/blog/5-strongest-naturally-fermented-beers-world/) ["Anthony Bourdain: Craft beer fans have gone too far"](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/anthony-bourdain-says-craft-beer-fans-have-gone-too-far-a7388996.html) ["Facebook group provides outlet for craft beer fans"](http://hrgrowler.com/facebook-group-provides-outlet-craft-beer-fans/) ["Why craft beer fans freak out when small breweries sell to big-name companies"](http://www.guidelive.com/craft-beer/2016/11/03/craft-beer-fans-freak-small-breweries-sell-big-name-companies) ["How Craft Beer is Disrupting Traditions | Sebastien Morvan | TEDxBrussels"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHhIkynELNQ) ["Brussels Beer Project"](http://www.beerproject.be) ["Anthony Bourdain: Craft Beer Fans Have Gone too Far"](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/anthony-bourdain-says-craft-beer-fans-have-gone-too-far-a7388996.html) ["What Colorado's Craft Beer Fans are Fearing"](http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-colorados-craft-beer-fans-are-fearing/) ["15 Things Craft Beer Fans Think (But Nobody Says)"](http://firstwefeast.com/drink/2013/04/15-things-craft-beer-fans-think-but-nobody-says/) ["Craft Beer Asia"](https://craftbeerasia.com/) ["Competition Brewing in Germany as Consumers Tire of Traditional Beer"](http://www.dw.com/en/competition-brewing-in-germany-as-consumers-tire-of-traditional-beer/a-19526706) ["Brewing Beer in the Middle East Is a Tough Business"](https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/microbreweries-in-jordan-909) ["How Beer is made"](http://blog.beeriety.com/2009/07/06/how-beer-is-made/) ["Elitism, or something else? Millennials and the war on Big Beer"](http://www.cnbc.com/2014/11/07/why-those-elitist-millennials-hate-big-beer.html) ["Does craft beer taste better than mainstream beer or do people drink it to benefit their own self-perception?"](https://www.quora.com/Does-craft-beer-taste-better-than-mainstream-beer-or-do-people-drink-it-to-benefit-their-own-self-perception) ["Why is craft beer so white?"](https://bensbeerblog.com/2016/06/08/why-is-craft-beer-so-white/) ["There are almost no black people brewing craft beer. Here's why"](https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/there-are-almost-no-black-people-brewing-craft-beer-heres-why) ["Charting All the Beer Styles"](http://flowingdata.com/2016/12/19/beer-styles/) ["New Brewer FAQ - Reddit"](https://www.reddit.com/r/Homebrewing/comments/3yjvxb/new_brewer_faq/) Credits Music: All this week's music is provided by our very own G! Logo: ["Glasses"](https://thenounproject.com/term/glasses/132894) ...
# Description We hopped back into the Millenium Falcon with Alex Robinson of The Star Wars Minute podcast to get an inside look at Star Wars fandom (and to try to figure out how anyone could watch the prequels a minute at a time)! ## Episode Outline **Topics:** Phantom Menace Number, Barnacle Facts, Spaceballs, Star Wars: The Fandom people love to hate?, Star Wars the new Geek Stereotype, Online Fandom Divisive, In-Person Fandom Down to Earth, How a Summer of Star Wars was Possible During the ‘70s, Richard Nixon, A Special Message for Star Wars Fans Everywhere ## Where can you find us? Pretty much everything we do is `something/thenickscast`, but specifically... * If you're looking for this podcast (Fanthropological), you can find it at [Fanthropological.com](https://fanthropological.com) or on different podcatchers including [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IVp8MBIUyCqlKyZn79iHn), [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fanthropological/id1163621210?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnBvZGlhbnQuY28vZmFudGhyb3BvbG9naWNhbC9yc3MueG1s) and many others! * Keep up-to-date with our latest goings-on on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/thenickscast), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thenickscast), or [Instagram](https://instagram.com/thenickscast), all `@thenickscast` * We also occasionally create extra content about fandom including convention coverage and interviews on [YouTube.com/thenickscast](https://youtube.com/thenickscast) * We have some fine merchandise available at [shop.thenickscast.com](https://shop.thenickscast.com) (and we'd love your support!) * If all else fails, you can email us: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) ## What is "Fanthropological"? Every week, Fanthropological delivers about an hour of fandom-related "fanalysis" covering a different fandom every week and giving you hard data, history, special guests, and, of course, speculation! We cover topics spanning the gamut of anime, manga, comics, video games, comics, movies, books, television, and, in general, geek culture. ## Credits * All music and sound for this week's episode were provided by Nick Green! ...
