E368 Meredith Levine: The 10-Year Rule & Intergenerational Fandom

E368 Meredith Levine: The 10-Year Rule & Intergenerational Fandom

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April 29, 2026 · 45 min

About this episode

Meredith Levine discusses her work as a Fanthropologist and the intersection of fandom and the Creator Economy.

Meredith Levine is a Fanthropologist, studying fans and fandom and doing strategic audience development research and strategy work at the intersection of Hollywood and the Creator Economy. She is also the VP of Audience Development at SuperBam, helping media companies adapt their back catalog and currently airing content for social digital video distribution. Prior to SuperBam and her consultancy, Meredith worked in strategy at Theorist Media and in fandom research at Troika and ZEFR. Meredith has her M.A. in Critical Media Studies with an emphasis in Fan Studies from UCLA, and has spent time as a professor and guest lecturer of Fan Studies at USC, Emerson, UCLA, and the University of Colorado, Boulder.

People in this episode

Guest: Meredith Levine

Topics covered

  • fandom
  • audience development
  • Creator Economy
  • media strategy
  • fan studies

Keywords

  • fandom
  • audience development
  • Creator Economy
  • media strategy
  • fan studies
  • Hollywood
  • digital video distribution

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SuperBam, Theorist Media, Troika, ZEFR

Places: UCLA, USC, Emerson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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