Episode 022: Once More with Kendra Monk

What this episode covers

t's usually pretty easy to become a fan of thing . Something grabs our attention and appeals to us on a gut level - whether it's a show,a sport, a movie, a book, a type of art., gardening When you love something, you can usually weather small disappointments - a bad season or spinoff, a miscasting, difficult technique that you just can't seem to master But what if the disappointment is much more profound? What if it has to do with the actions, behaviours, or opinions of some key person in whatever it is you love? When a creator, founder, player, writer, actor has been accused of some criminal or immoral behaviour , predatory practice, hate speech. How does that impact your ability to identify as a fan of something. Does being fan mean we have to ignore such accusations or charges? Do such charges or accusations mean we have to stop being a fan of something? Is it ever cut and dry? Today we're talking to Kendra Monk. Kendra is the organizer and brains behind the annual Sing Along with Horrible Feeling, Once More, the Buffy/ Dr Horrible Sing along event here in Winnipeg. She's a huge fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and has had to navigate her fandom through some pretty damning accusations made against Buffy creator, Joss Whedon.

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