How did Stephen Colbert change the perception of the place where politics and fan culture intersect? What kind of impact has this merging of the personal and political had on society? And what ultimately makes someone a member of the "Colbert Nation"? Through both prior research on the nature of television and celebrity and examples of times Colbert's segments had real-world impacts, this episode seeks to answer those questions. Then (starting around the --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-jacobson/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hope-jacobson/support