Tales from the Fandom

Victoria aka Vicky-Vic from Brisbane, Australia is our guest for Episode 36, and the first episode of 2017. Victoria is a Registered Nurse as well as a gamer, cosplayer and more.  Recorded back in August, Vicky and I cover a number of fandoms. We talk about Final Fantasy before delving into how she's just now getting into Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Supernatural. We then jump to Firefly before ta...

I am joined by Stephanie aka Jedi Moon from California to wrap up the last of the 2016 episodes. Stephanie and I cover a variety of fandoms.  We first start off with Star Trek and its early influences on Stephanie.  Find out who her favorite Captain is, along with the shows she enjoys. We then bounce to the other famous Star series - Star Wars.  Favorite movies and characters and what's coming up...

Jessi Rizer, a current law student and cosplayer joins me for Episode 34. Jessi and I dig into Disney, talking about The Little Mermaid before giving love to Esmeralda and Megara. We also talk about the TV series Once Upon A Time as well as how she got into doing princess parties and being a cosplayer. You may have seen Jessi already, as she was part of an awesome YouTube video of Aladdin riding a...

SPOILERS AHEAD I'm joined by lifelong Star Wars fan Jeanna Hicks to talk about Star Wars: Rogue One, the first standalone movie under the Disney umbrella. Jeanna runs me through her history as a Star Wars fan going back to the first release back in 1977.  We run through the original trilogy, prequels and The Force Awakens before diving headlong into Rogue One. We talk cast and the characters, plot...

Matt Forbeck, New York Times bestselling author and the man behind the Star Wars: Rogue One Junior Novelization joins us for Episode 33. Matt delves into his early introduction with roleplaying games such as Dungeons and Dragons before we get into the various projects he has done. We talk about his Eberron novels (a Dungeons and Dragons setting) as well as Shotguns and Sorcery, a novel series that...

Chelsea Doyle makes her fourth appearance as a guest on Tales from the Fandom to discuss the Final Fantasy video game series.  If you are a fan of the series, this is a must listen episode! Turning 30 next year, the game series just released Final Fantasy 15.  Chelsea and I talk about the game series as a whole and what makes Final Fantasy important.  We fondly remember the touchstones in the game...

The Lost Episode #1 with Jacqulyn Miller.  Due to computer problems, a few shows were unretrievable on my hard drive until I found them on my cloud.  This is the first of those episodes. Jacqulyn Miller joins me from Louisiana to talk about a variety of fandoms.  We talk first about Sailor Moon and how she got into the fandom.  We also delved into how she got into cosplay and talk about Pokemon (t...

Recorded in early August, Raven of Raven Star Cosplay joins me from the Netherlands to talk about a variety of fandoms for Episode 32. We start out talking exclusively about video games.  We cover games such as Final Fantasy X, Dragon Age, The Witcher series, Bloodborne and Bayonetta.  We also talk about Raven's work in the video game industry and what she does and games she has worked on. We brie...

Nicole joins us from Texas for Episode 31 of Tales from the Fandom, recorded in August. We jump right into Nicole's largest fandom, Sailor Moon.  We talk about who she likes, who she doesn't, how long she's been in the fandom and if she's a sub or dub fan. Disney is our next fandom we cover and we talk a variety of movies, who she drags along with her and more. After that, we discuss how she got i...

Kittie of Kittie Cosplay joins me from California for Episode 30 of Tales from the Fandom. Recorded back at the beginning of August, Kittie and I tackle a number of fandoms.  We start with her original fandom of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and talk about the original show that started it all, as well as delving into the new movie coming out.  She also talks about the troubles of finding an all ye...

Jesse and Laura comprise the duo known as JessoLaurus Rex, and they join me for Episode 29, recorded in the first week of August. Jesse and Laura cover a wide range of fandoms.  We talk about Mass Effect, Star Trek, Gargoyles, Joss Whedon shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, Final Fantasy, JRPGs and Western RPG's including The Witcher, cosplay and Harry Potter.  Just to name a few. I laughe...

SPOILER WARNING! Previous guest S. Brady Calhoun (episode 14) rejoins Tales from the Fandom for a review of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Dr. Strange. Brady and I discuss our general knowledge of comicverse Dr. Strange before going into an in-depth discussion about the movie.  We talk characters, plot, effects and more.  As well as what worked and what didn't.  We touch on a number o...

Sara Moni is the second guest from the Phoenix, Arizona area to join Tales from the Fandom for its 28th episode. Sara and I start off discussing the X-Men.  How she related to them and how she got into the X-Men franchise. We talk about her favorite characters and if she was charged with making an X-Team, who her choices would be. After that, we discuss the comic book series called Saga by Brian K...

Jachelle Overstreet and Chelsea Doyle return to Tales from the Fandom to talk all about the new Ghostbusters movie, now out on DVD. Jachelle (Episode 1) and Chelsea (Episode 6) talk a little about the original Ghostbusters movie from over 30 years ago before we launch into the discussion about this newest iteration.  We talk story, characters, what worked and what didn't as well as what we'd like...

J. Appletini joins us as yet another guest from Vancouver, Canada for Tales from the Fandom's 27th episode. We talk about how she first got into fandom before talking about two of her biggest fandom loves: Star Trek and Star Wars.  We cover a wide range of topics including favorite characters, shows, movies and more.  We talk about the upcoming new Star Trek show Discovery, along with Star Wars: T...

Rebecca Parker joins us for Part 2 of her podcast episode.  Rebecca is a long time friend of the show and in Part 1, we discussed her love of JJ Abrams and the Abramsverse. Part 2 is all about Joss Whedon and the Whedonverse.  We cover the big four: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse.  We also talk about Much Ado About Nothing, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Cabin in the Woods...

Long time friend of the show, Rebecca Parker, joins us from New York for Episode 26 of Tales from the Fandom. We first start off talking about the  accessibility of fandoms and how it has changed over the years since the internet has taken shape.  From Prodigy and AOL to Livejournal and Myspace to Twitter, Facebook and more. While Rebecca has hundreds of fandoms she's into, we decided to split up...

Recorded back in July, Caitlin joins Tales from the Fandom for its 25th episode. Caitlin and I discuss a number of fandoms she's interested in.  We first start off with Harry Potter and how she got involved in the fandom.  We talk about favorite characters, underrated characters and more.  We also talk about The Cursed Child, which at the time of recording, had not been released yet. Then we talk...

Rachael joins us for Episode 24 of Tales from the Fandom. Another guest from Florida, this was recorded after the CEO Fighting Game Tournament that happened here in Orlando in June. We start off with video games and talk about Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy before talking about the CEO Fighting Game Tournament and Street Fighter. After that, we talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender,...

Anna aka Pinkuperfect joins us from North Carolina for Episode 23 of Tales From the Fandom. Anna first starts off with a conversation about her favorite video game series, The Legend of Zelda.  She tells us which game she started out with, her favorite game of the series and more. We then transition over to Disney.  Anna, being a graphic design student has a very definite flair and understanding o...

Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron Druid Chronicles and Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi, joins Tales from the Fandom for the 22nd episode. Kevin talks about his early fandom influences as well as what he is into now before we talk about his series, The Iron Druid Chronicles.  We discuss characters, books, fandom references in the series as well as his upcoming books including The Purloined Poodle, Besie...

Kelsey Walmer joins us from Los Angeles, California for Episode 21 of Tales from the Fandom. Kelsey is an actress, model, cosplayer and voice over artist is will be appearing in the new play "Snowed Inn" in December.   We first start off talking DC Comics, primarily Batman, along with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. We discuss the two women at length as well as the Harley/Joker relationship and how i...

Previous guest Trent from Episode 15 rejoins Tales from the Fandom to cover The CW DC comics superhero shows Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl before we switch gears to Marvel's Netflix shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones and the upcoming Luke Cage series while also talking about Iron First, Punisher and The Defenders. We talk about each show, its characters, what we liked and what we...

Aurora, a friend of the show, joins us for episode 20 of Tales From the Fandom and continues the trend of guests from Canada. Aurora hails from Vancouver, Canada and dabbles in many different fandoms.  We discuss a few of them on today's episode. We start off the show talking about Harry Potter and how she got into the series.  We hit on characters we like, favorite books and characters that we fe...

Shannah Heffern joins us for episode 19 of Tales from the Fandom and if you are a Disney fan, you should not miss this episode! Shannah is our second guest from Canada, hailing from Edmonton, Alberta. She is a huge Disney fan and is actively auditioning to become a Disney entertainer, as well as finishing up her degree in Criminology and Psychology. We delve deep into Disney. We discuss her favori...