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Fandom Unpacked

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38 episodes
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<p>Come inside the minds of the world's greatest leaders of live experience brands with the Fandom Unpacked podcast series. Featuring conversations with the leaders on the front lines of brands who shape our culture, join us as we dive into the powers and forces that drive audience connection, loyalty, and lasting fandom.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Damian Bazadona (Situation), Peter Yagecic (A Mind at Work Consulting), and Maureen Andersen (INTIX).</p><p><br></p><p>Fandom Unpacked is powered by Situation – the world’s leading marketing agency for live experience brands.</p>

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Episode thumbnail for ICYMI: How a Video Game Brought FIFA to America

June 24, 2026

ICYMI: How a Video Game Brought FIFA to America

As soccer supporters from around the world transform cities across North America with songs, traditions, and unforgettable displays of fandom, we're revisiting a conversation that helps explain how many of those lifelong passions begin. In this ICYMI episode, Mike Lorenc (Clinical Assistant Professor of Sport Management at the University of Michigan and co-owner of AFC Ann Arbor) shares why the next generation of sports fans often discovers the game in unexpected places—from video games to en...

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June 17, 2026

From Paddington to Park Place, Turning Familiar IP into a Playable Night Out

Monopoly has a reputation for turning friendly game nights into grudge matches, and Saw has a reputation for making people squirm. So what does it look like to build live, immersive experiences from those worlds and still leave guests feeling satisfied, included, and eager to come back? We sit down with David Hutchinson, CEO of The Path Entertainment Group, to unpack how modern fandom changes when the audience gets real agency. We talk through the creative and operational decisions behind lo...

Episode thumbnail for ICYMI: The Whole City Is Showing Up for The NBA Finals

June 10, 2026

ICYMI: The Whole City Is Showing Up for The NBA Finals

Game 4 of the NBA Finals is tonight. If you live even remotely close to New York, you're feeling the fandom. It sent us back to a conversation with Bronwen O'Keefe, Head of Brand Marketing and Content at the Harlem Globetrotters — an organization that's been filling basketball arenas in this city for 100 years — on what it actually means to give every person in a room something to feel. This episode covers: what it looks like when 20,000 people are all feeling the same thing at the same timew...

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What is Fandom Unpacked?
<p>Come inside the minds of the world's greatest leaders of live experience brands with the Fandom Unpacked podcast series. Featuring conversations with the leaders on the front lines of brands who shape our culture, join us as we dive into the powers and forces that drive audience connection, loyalty, and lasting fandom.</p><p><br></p><p>Hosted by Damian Bazadona (Situation), Peter Yagecic (A Mind at Work Consulting), and Maureen Andersen (INTIX).</p><p><br></p><p>Fandom Unpacked is powered by Situation – the world’s leading marketing agency for live experience brands.</p>
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