Sports Fandom Is Good For You
01/21/22 • 46 min
I like watching sports, but I don’t have the dedication to be a diehard fan. To be a fan–especially a body-painting, tailgating kind of fan–you have love any player who joins the team or forgive constant losing and that ain’t my bag. There’s a lot of shit within sports fandoms I don’t understand, so I asked Josh Terry help break down what goes on behind the face paint.
Indulgence
Nichole recommends Queens of Mystery, available online via AcornTV!
Guest
Chicago-based writer Josh Terry has covered music and culture for a number of publications since 2012. His writing has been featured in VICE, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vinyl Me Please, Chicago Magazine, The A.V. Club and others. He's also an avid sports fan and tweets about that more than his writing at @Joshhterry.
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Producer: Eric Silver
Editor: Mischa Stanton
Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins
Theme Music: Donwill
Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd
About The Show
Nichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotee why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.
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I like watching sports, but I don’t have the dedication to be a diehard fan. To be a fan–especially a body-painting, tailgating kind of fan–you have love any player who joins the team or forgive constant losing and that ain’t my bag. There’s a lot of shit within sports fandoms I don’t understand, so I asked Josh Terry help break down what goes on behind the face paint.
Indulgence
Nichole recommends Queens of Mystery, available online via AcornTV!
Guest
Chicago-based writer Josh Terry has covered music and culture for a number of publications since 2012. His writing has been featured in VICE, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vinyl Me Please, Chicago Magazine, The A.V. Club and others. He's also an avid sports fan and tweets about that more than his writing at @Joshhterry.
Sponsors
Munk Pack, which is offering 20% off your purchase at munkpack.com with code thisisgood
BetaBrand, where you can get 30% off when you go to Betabrand.com/THISISGOOD
Best Women's Erotica of the Year Volume 7, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, is out now in print, ebook and audiobook, wherever you buy books.
Find Us Online
Twitter: @ThisIsGoodPod
Instagram: @ThisIsGoodPod
Merch: thisisgoodpod.com/merch
Patreon: thisisgoodpod.com/patreon
Nichole: @tnwhiskeywoman
Multitude: @MultitudeShows
Email: [email protected]
Production
Producer: Eric Silver
Editor: Mischa Stanton
Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins
Theme Music: Donwill
Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd
About The Show
Nichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotee why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Honky-Tonking Is Good For You
When people hear I’m from Nashville, they always ask me about country music. They’re also surprised to hear I’ve never gone honky-tonking: enjoying and dancing to country music in a bar or place full of other people who also love that type of music. But I do have a friend who does it all the time. Today’s guest, Donkey Dover, Jr., tells me all about the honkytonk scene and might even help me get over some preconceived notions about that kind of nightlife.
Indulgence
Nichole recommends asking for help.
Guest
Donkey Dover, Jr. is the eldest of 10 siblings, born in the Carolina Piedmont and raised all over the small-town South. Versed in bicycles, tall ship sailing, and native plants, they’ve been queering dancehalls and honky-tonks since 2003. Donkey currently teaches high school science in West Philadelphia and country line dancing at Baby’s First Rodeo, Philly’s monthly Cosmic Country party.
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Production
Producer: Eric Silver
Editor: Brandon Grugle
Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins
Theme Music: Donwill
Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd
About The Show
Nichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotee why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Watercoloring Books Is Good For You
I tend to treat my books both with and without reverence. I dog-ear pages but I don’t lend out my books. Even if I don’t like a book, I won’t give it away. So when my friend Leonor Mamanna told me she recently started painting in books, I was like “Oh yes. You have to come talk about that.”
Indulgence
Nichole recommends gua sha!
Guest
Leonor Mamanna is a photo editor by day, passion project pursuer by night. Leonor has a weekly newsletter with recommendations on what to read, watch, listen to, places to go, things to see, and internet happenings, all framed by a personal essay. She is a born and raised New Yorker and mom to a very strong-willed toddler.
Sponsors
Best Women's Erotica of the Year Volume 7, edited by Rachel Kramer Bussel, is out now in print, ebook and audiobook, wherever you buy books.
Brooklinen, where you can get $20 off at brooklinen.com by using code thisisgood
Find Us Online
Twitter: @ThisIsGoodPod
Instagram: @ThisIsGoodPod
Merch: thisisgoodpod.com/merch
Patreon: thisisgoodpod.com/patreon
Nichole: @tnwhiskeywoman
Multitude: @MultitudeShows
Email: [email protected]
Production
Producer: Eric Silver
Editor: Mischa Stanton
Executive Producers: Amanda McLoughlin and Nichole Perkins
Theme Music: Donwill
Artwork: Jessica E. Boyd
About The Show
Nichole Perkins wants people to stop feeling bad about feeling good, and This Is Good For You lets you know you are never alone in what you like. Every episode, Nichole explores something that people love—whether it’s needlepoint, watching bad movies with friends, or cowgirl exercise classes—and asks experts and devotee why it makes them happy. She ends each show with an Indulgence: a recommendation listeners can enjoy with no remorse. There’s no such thing as a guilty pleasure when you learn to love it freely! To find out what’s good for you, listen to new episodes every other Friday.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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