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We're getting ready for the biggest movie release this summer: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan Join Sam and guest Liz as they break down what you need to know from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey . In this episode, they cover books 5-12, which finally follows the story of Odysseus journey home - or attempted journey home, we should say. We journey through the sea, learn that Odysseus's crew always...

We're getting ready for the biggest movie release this summer: The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan Join Sam and guest Liz as they break down what you need to know from Homer's epic poem, The Odyssey . In this episode, they break down the first 4 books, also known as the Telemachy, which follows Telemachus, the son of Odysseus, who is encouraged by Athena to seek news of his father. Check out our Patr...

After reading the Heartstopper comics and watching the Netflix show, Aurelia and Sierra are now ready to make their predictions for Heartstopper Forever ! We're making our educated guesses for how we think the story will end, based on the Heartstopper comics and the Nick and Charlie novella, and what we've seen from the Netflix shows this far. Tune in and find out if you agree with our takes! Chec...

Aurelia and Sierra are continuing their deep dive into the hit Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper Season 3! Bring the tissues for today's episode, which follows Charlie's journey towards recovery, sees Nick and Tori banding together to support him, and finally introduces fan-favourite Michael Holden. Join us as we're getting ready for the Heartstopper Forever movie. Check out our Patreon and socia...

Aurelia and Sierra are continuing their deep dive into the hit Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper Season 2! This time, we follow our boys, Nick and Charlie, and their friends to Paris, where the sparks continue to fly - even amongst the teachers! We learn about boundaries, coming out to your friends and family, found family, and more. Join us as we're getting ready for the Heartstopper Forever mov...

Aurelia and Sierra are continuing their deep dive into the hit Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper Season 1! Join us on our journey through this queer-positive coming-of-age story based in the UK, following the sparks that fly when gentle drummer Charlie meets sweet rugby player Nick. We’ll be breaking down all our favorite moments—from the iconic animated leaves to that lovely coming out scene—exp...

Aurelia and Sierra are kicking off this new season with a deep dive into the Heartstopper comics created by British author Alice Oseman. Join us on our journey through this queer-positive coming-of-age story based in the UK, following two boys, Nick and Charlie, and get ready with us for the Heartstopper Forever movie. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you c...

Sam and Sierra are reacting to the remaining episodes 5-10 of Maul: Shadow Lord Tune in to hear their thoughts on the story, the new bots, and how Darth Vader appears in the show. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you can get early access to our episodes. More Fandom Shmandom: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/FandomShmandom Instagram: @FandomShmandomPod T...

Star Wars expert Garrett once again joins Sam and Sierra for this character deep dive episode. Tune in to learn all about the prequel Obi-Wan Kenobi, his backstory, his leadership, and his influence on Anakin. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you can get early access to our episodes. More Fandom Shmandom: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/FandomShmandom I...

Star Wars expert Garrett joins Sam and Sierra for this character deep dive episode. Tune in to learn all about Anakin and how he is depicted throughout the prequel era, and how different generations react to him. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you can get early access to our episodes. More Fandom Shmandom: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/FandomShmando...

Sam and Sierra are reacting to the first 4 episodes of Maul: Shadow Lord Tune in to hear their thoughts on the animation style, the new characters, and of course, all about Darth Maul himself. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you can get early access to our episodes. More Fandom Shmandom: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/FandomShmandom Instagram: @Fandom...

Star Wars expert Garrett once again joins Sam and Sierra for this double character deep dive episode about Ahsoka Tano & Padme Amidala. Tune in to learn about the two most interesting female characters of the Star Wars prequel era and how they've been depicted throughout the different media. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and you can get early access to o...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Star Wars expert Garrett once again joins Sam and Sierra for this character deep dive episode. Tune in to learn all about the double-sworded Sith, his backstory, his motivations, and how he's been depicted throughout the different media. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share additional content, and...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Sam and Sierra conclude their journey through the prequels by wrapping up the final movie, Revenge of the Sith, and the Clone Wars TV show. They discuss where the show and the film don't align and what to take away from both for the upcoming Darth Maul show. Check out our Patreon and socials, where we share ad...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Sam and Sierra are joined by Nicole from Revelio podcast to talk about the final of the prequel movies: Revenge of the Sith They discuss the movie itself, the reception by the audience at the time, and how the movie has aged since. Tune in for a deep dive into Padmé's role during this movie, and whether she li...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Sam and Sierra conclude their journey through the prequels’ greatest conflict. In this final chapter of our three-part series, we tackle the emotional wreckage of the Siege of Mandalore and the final days of the Republic. This is where the political maneuvering of Palpatine meets the personal heartbreak of our...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as we push deeper into the frontlines for the second installment of our Clone Wars trilogy. Now that the stage is set, we’re diving into the meat of the series—where the lines between good and evil begin to blur and the scale of the conflict reaches every corner of the Outer Rim. Chec...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they continue their journey through Star Wars content in preparation for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord . "Begun, the Clone War has." Today, we launch the first installment of our three-part deep dive into the era that redefined the Star Wars galaxy: The Clone Wars . We’re heading b...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they continue their journey through Star Wars content in preparation for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord . Today, our journey continues with Episode 2: Attack of the Clones , where audiences follow Anakin, Padme, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. We discuss the story, characters, as well as the re...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they continue their journey through Star Wars content in preparation for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord . In this episode, we're doing our first character deep-dive by learning more about Qui-Gon Jin, what makes him unique among the Jedi Knights, as well as his relationship with Obi...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they kick off their journey through Star Wars content in preparation for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord . We start our journey with Episode 1: Phantom Menace, where audiences were introduced to Anakin. We discuss the story, characters, as well as the reception of the movie at the ti...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they share their favorites within the Star Wars fandom. They will revisit this at the end of the season to see if anything has changed. We hope you join us for our journey to prepare for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord release, as we recap, deep-dive, and discuss various Star Wars co...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra as they introduce the different categories they will be using during this season to break down episodes of Star Wars . We hope you join us for our journey to prepare for Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord release, as we recap, deep-dive, and discuss various Star Wars content. Check out our...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. K-Pop, Chaos, and Cursed Beats: Diving into K-Pop Demon Hunters The charts have never looked so deadly. This week, Sam and Sierra are joined by Emma Mayer ( @emmamshelf ) to review the massive animated hit, K-Pop Demon Hunters . Inside the episode: The Review: Why this movie is a visual and musical game-change...

Welcome to Fandom Shmandom, the Fandom Podcast that covers everything you love and more. Join hosts Sam and Sierra for their review of Stranger Things season 5 episode 8. In this episode, we bid a final farewell to Hawkins. We provide an in-depth analysis of the series finale, exploring its impact on the broader narrative and addressing the mysteries left behind. To close out, we crown our ultimat...