TPE Network Presents:
I'm podcast award-winner and former professional athlete Hank Davis. On TPE Network Presents: I explore some of the world’s biggest fandoms. In each episode I seek to answer the question WHY. Why do grown ups collect toys? Why does music connect with us on a personal level? Why do the Green Bay Packers have such die-hard fans? Why has Hollywood gone all-in on social messaging in entertainment? I’ll cover these topics and more on TPE Network Presents.Subscribe to TPE Network Presents by heading to TPEnetwork.com/subscribe.
Episodes
Dec. 6th, 1961… Green Bay is proclaimed "Titletown, U.S.A.". It would also be the first season that the Packers would wear their trademark capital "G" logo on their helmets.
It’s the oldest continuous franchise that has never moved or changed its name.
The Green Bay Packers have some of the greatest fans on earth! Packers Fan Podcast Host Wayne Henderson happens to be one of those fans. Wayne joins Hank for what cou...
Music captivates us. It can make us happy, or sad. And like a time machine, it can transport us to days gone bye and allow us to relive memories from long ago.
What is it about music that can move us to tears, or bring us unrivaled happiness?
How come music unites people from all races, walks of life and even different generations? And why do sold out audiences pay to watch them perform and travel around the globe to see them?
Why...
This episode chronicles Hank's proposed retirement from TPE Network. Ready to move on, Hank has a plan to announce his retirement at a meet-up in Michigan during the summer of 2020. However, the TPE Network community and a global pandemic have other plans for Hank.
We all think we know what the end looks like. There’s a checklist that we think we’ll get to check off and then everything gets wrapped up nice and tidy. We ride off...
From race and gender swapping, to putting a character’s sexual orientation front and center, Hollywood has altered the way content is presented. Many studios have mandated diversity and inclusion along with social and political messages, even in some period pieces in which certain representation and messaging is historically and geographically illogical.
Men have been collecting toys since the 1960’s. Don Levine of Hasbro coined the phrase action figures in 1964 to market their G.I. Joe figure to boys who refused to play with dolls.
I talked with fellow TPE Network host, and avid toy collector, John Price to gain insight on this topic.
Whether collectibles are a slice of one’s past, a reminder of a simpler time, or an unhealthy obsession, one thing is certain, collectibles are big ...
On TPE Network Presents Hank Davis interviews superfans about their passion in order to get a better understanding of their fandom. Hank asks questions that help give the listener insight as to why fans think the way they do.Join Hank for this anthology series brought to you by TPE Network.
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