Joy Blackout (BTS with Lauren Pais)
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ARMY, rejoice! This episode is for you. Nonprofit professional & student of fandom Lauren Pais takes us through her history & lifelong relationship with boy bands, culminating with why über popular K-pop septet BTS, who are touring the U.S. right now, mean so much to her now.
Topics include: The great boy band wars of '98, Which One Is the Chris Kirkpatrick, moving back home and feeling stuck, being a student of fandom, One Direction & Directioners, post-band breakup optimism, BTS and the international army, ageism, racism & sexism in how fandom is seen & disseminated, RPF, BTS & philosophy, getting so excited you black out & more.
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