This week, we take a departure from our regular fandom discovery and examination, and instead, travel to a bold, familiar new (old?) world. More importantly, we give a small taste of an exciting new podcast we'll be launching in May!

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 or on different podcatchers including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts and many others!
• Keep up-to-date with our latest goings-on on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram, all @thenickscast
• We also occasionally create extra content about fandom including convention coverage and interviews on YouTube.com/thenickscast
• We have some fine merchandise available at shop.thenickscast.com (and we'd love your support!)
• If all else fails, you can email us: nick@thenickscast.com

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.

What is Livestream for the Cure?

Since 2017, Nick and Justin of the Epic Film Guys have dedicated a block of time each year to livestream their podcast and other content in order to raise funds for the Cancer Research Institute. This organization researches immunotherapy with the goal of curing all forms of cancer. They are among some of the most reputable charities out there with a rating of 92% on CharityNavigator.org.

Last year's Livestream for the Cure 2.0 (check it out here) was a resounding success. In 30 hours live on the air, the Epic Film Guys raised over $5,000 for cancer research and an additional $780 for Perry Johnson, a fellow podcaster who guested on the event and was diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer shortly before it began. Because they smashed their goal and because of their amazing community of peers and fellow podcasters, they decided this year's event should be even bigger and better.

The 3rd Annual Livestream for the Cure will be held from May 17th through the 19th, and the Epic Film Guys will be live for FORTY hours as they try to hit their biggest goal yet and raise $7,500. The event will be held live at https://twitch.tv/epicfilmguys and will include dozens of fellow content creators and podcasters who are joining them to reach this common goal.

They will be live for 40 hours from the following times (all are EST):

May 17th: 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM

May 18th: 10:00 AM to 2:00 AM

May 19th: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Follow the event on Facebook or follow @livestream4cure on Twitter for updates and guest information. Links for merchandise (all proceeds go toward the total) and other information will be coming in the near future. To make a donation before and during the event, visit LivestreamfortheCure.com.

Let's make this the biggest