'Big Fan' investigates fandom from darts and football to Taylor Swift
About this episode
Sportswriters Joe Posnanski and Michael Schur discuss their book 'Big Fan', exploring the emotional investment of fans across various sports and cultural events.
Sportswriter Joe Posnanski and TV writer Michael Schur say their new book is for everyone who has risked their emotional health over a sports team. Big Fan took the co-authors across the United States and beyond as they investigated fans of football, chess, Taylor Swift and more. In today’s episode, they tell NPR’s Scott Simon about how a video from the Worlds Dart Championship led them on their international tour of deep fandom. To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookoftheday See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Scott Simon
Guests: Joe Posnanski, Michael Schur
Topics covered
- fandom
- sports
- emotional health
- investigation
- cultural phenomena
Keywords
- fandom
- sports
- emotional health
- Big Fan
- Joe Posnanski
- Michael Schur
- Taylor Swift
- Worlds Dart Championship
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR
Books & works: Big Fan, Taylor Swift
More episodes of NPR's Book of the Day
- Ann Patchett’s 'Whistler' and 'Tom Lake' are novels written with love in mind
- 'A Pair of Aces' is about two women who face down the mob in 1930s New York
- In 'Keeper of My Kin,' Ada Ferrer struggles with being her mother's "chosen one"
- Maggie O'Farrell's novel 'Land' takes readers to a famine-ravaged yet resilient Ireland
- In 'View From the East Wing,' Jill Biden reflects on the debate that changed history
- Two new books ask: What would you do if you encountered alien life?
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the NPR's Book of the Day podcast page.