As a special feature of The Fanbase Weekly podcast, the Fanbase Feature focuses on and celebrates a specific element of geek culture.

In this Fanbase Feature, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts Bryant Dillon and Claire Thorne are joined by special guest Raf Salazar (freelance artist / In Hiatus Studios co-founder) to participate in a thorough discussion regarding The Hunger Games (2012) in light of the film’s 10th anniversary, with topics including how the political and social commentary has aged over the past decade, thoughts regarding violence in stories directed toward young adult demographics, what the upcoming prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, can learn from the original film, and more. (Beware: SPOILERS for The Hunger Games abound in this panel discussion!)

Cast members: Raf Salazar (freelance artist / In Hiatus Studios co-founder), Claire Thorne (The Fanbase Weekly Co-Host, A Geek’s Guide to Cross-Stitch: Journeys in Space Creator, The POPSKL Podcast Group), and Bryant Dillon (Fanbase Press President, writer – Something Animal, Identity Thief)

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The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Written and Performed by: Adam WarRock

The Fanbase Weekly Theme Song Produced by: Mikal kHill

Episode Photo by: Bryant Dillon

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