Join or Die: What Fandom Can Teach Us About Saving Community
In this special episode of Heart of a Fan, host Matthew Barry sits down with Rebecca Davis—co-director of the Netflix documentary Join or Die—to explore the power of community, the decline of civic life, and why sports fandom might be the last great space for belonging in modern America.
Join or Die: What Fandom Can Teach Us About Saving Community
Episode 29 – Is Fandom the Cure for Male Loneliness?
Episode 28 – Everyone Deserves a Seat at the Game
Episode 27: How to Build a Women’s Sports Fanbase (The Right Way)
Episode 26: COVID Five Years Later – How the Shutdown Changed Sports Fandom Forever
Episode 25: Championship Glory, Brotherly Love
Episode 24: The Heart of Black Fandom (w/ Black Diamonds and Comets SC)
Episode 23: Lift Up LA
Episode 22: Fanfare w/ the Pro Football Ultimate Fan Association
Notes From The Host: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Episode 21: Bowled Over (feat. Matt Brown and the Sickos Committee)
Episode 20: As American As Meat Pies
Episode 19: Comforting Columbus
Episode 18: Ball for All
Episode 17: A Win for the Generations
Episode 16: Meme The Mets
Episode 15: Latinos en la Grada: Conquistando el Hielo con los Vegas Golden Knights (Latinos in the Stands: Conquering the Ice with the Vegas Golden Knights)
Episode 14: Latinos en la Grada: Orgullo y Pasión en la NFL (Latinos in the Stands: Pride and Passion in the NFL)
Episode 13: Latinos en la Grada: Unidos Por El Alma de Oakland (Latinos in the Stands: United for the Soul of Oakland)
