S03E07: The Green Haired Ghostbuster - How Luke Ellis’s Trading Cards Went Global

Grab your proton packs and your trading binders... the Fate, Luck & Karma crew is back in the studio, and we are dialling things right back to the roots of the podcast and the franchise that started it all: Ghostbusters!In this episode, Dean, Jay, and Theo are donning their flight suits again for an exclusive deep-dive interview with a certified Ghostbusters fan community legend. We’re trading general geekery for total protonic reversal as we look at how a single piece of fan-made Ghostbusters merchandise completely won the hearts of GB fans worldwide.Here is what we’re breaking down in this packed episode:The Green Haired Ghostbuster: We sit down with the man himself, Luke Ellis! Luke takes us behind the scenes of his iconic community persona and shares the ultimate origin story behind his famous Ghostbuster trading cards idea.The Global Trading Card Phenomenon: How does a passion project turn into a worldwide collectible? Luke tracks the journey of how these custom cards went global - literally crossing borders, hitting mailboxes worldwide, and uniting the international Ghostbusters fanbase.Busting Across Borders: Following our recent milestone of reaching listeners in 103 countries, we look at why the Ghostbusters fan community remains one of the most connected, passionate, and creative fandoms on Earth.Whether you're a hardcore collector of Ghostbusters prop replicas and memorabilia, or just love a phenomenal geeky success story, join us for an episode that proves sometimes fate, luck, some karma and a little bit of green hair are all you need to make Ghostbusters history. Want to get in touch? Send us a text!Support the showIf you liked what you heard, be sure to pay us a visit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/WestMidlandsGhostbusters), YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@fateluckandkarma) or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@fateluckkarmapodcast?_r=1&_t=ZN-9441hfE9Xmw).You can also show your support and help us grow at https://ko-fi.com/fateluckandkarma - plus, you'd really help us out if you left a review wherever you listen to this podcast.