Tales from the Fandom

Sadie Geerligs of Sadie by Design returns for her fourth episode. With this episode, we cover what she's been up to since we last talked in March, covering the remainder of 2017. Sadie talks to us about getting into new fandoms, rediscovering old fandoms as well as the cosplay projects she tackled this year. We also take a look to the future and discuss what may catch her interest and her other pl...

Victoria, the DM of The Broadswords, a RPG Actual Play Podcast, joins me to talk all about their fandoms. We cover Bioware videogames such as Knights of the Old Republic, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age.  We also talk about the Civilization videogame franchise.  We then delve into how they got into tabletop roleplaying. Finally, we discuss The Broadswords, an all non-binary and women RPG a...

Tales from the Fandom is now on Spotify!  If you use this app, you can now find us by searching for Tales from the Fandom. I had a bit of extra space for November and decided to do another round of Ask Me Anything questions.  I received questions from: Rebecca Parker, Lex Chase, Anthony Von Dessauer of The Curse of Silverlake Podcast, and Emily Martin, author of Woodwalker and Ashes to Fire (part...

Author, Editor and Publisher Joseph Sale joins me from England to discuss a number of his fandoms as well as his literary works. We discuss Game of Thrones as well as Lord of the Rings first.   Joseph also contributed to The Hobbit 80th Anniversary episode as well.  After tackling these two fandoms, we move into 2000 AD/Judge Dredd and he educates me on the matter between the comics and films.  We...

I'm joined by Briana DeCoster aka Utahime Cosplay for this episode of Tales from the Fandom.  Briana is based out of California and is an actress, model, dancer, and cosplayer. We cover fandoms including Gargoyles, Avatar: The Last Airbender, The Legend of Korra, and Young Justice.  We also talk about Cosplay.  You can find Briana at: https://www.facebook.com/utahimecosplay/ https://twitter.com/Br...

Tales from the Fandom presents Book Trek.  Jachelle Overstreet returns to talk about our first series, The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  We discuss Hammered, the third novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles. We discuss the happenings of the plot.  There's action, storytelling, dire warnings, death and so much more.  We also have several discussion topics that we go back and forth on. Book Tr...

Coming back to Central Florida, I'm joined by Ross Rockafellow from the Dice for Brains Podcast.  Ross and I met at the most recent Star Wars Celebration convention here in Orlando earlier in 2017 and I'm glad we were able to connect for this episode. In this episode, Ross and I discuss tabletop roleplaying games, the  Star Wars roleplaying game, Nerdcore music and Star Wars.  Ross also talks to m...

Steven Pappas, co-host of the Is This Adulting Podcast as well as co-host of the Meddling Kids Podcast, joins me to talk about a variety of fandoms. We first discuss comic books ranging from Marvel to DC and focusing on one of his favorite characters, Nightwing.  We also discuss his love of Broadway and some of his favorite shows.  Steven then talks about his two podcasts, what they are about and...

Returning to Central Florida, Sam of Dovah Design joins me to talk about a number of different fandoms.  We talk about Harry Potter, video games such as the Elder Scrolls series, Diablo and Dark Souls, and Magic: The Gathering card game.  Sam is also a cosplayer and we talk about how she got into cosplaying, her cosplay builds and her win at MegaCon 2017 here in Orlando as Best in Show. You can fi...

In this episode, I am joined by Russ, Amy, Carla and Tom. They are the members of the Dumbgeons and Dragons podcast.  It's an actual play 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons Podcast.  We talk, of course, about Dungeons and Dragons, as well as getting a behind the scenes look on what goes into making their actual play podcast. You can find Dumbgeons and Dragons at: https://www.dumbdragons.com/ http://...

On this episode, we talk with Kathleen Evans who I found on Twitter thanks to a D&D reference regarding The Raven Queen (and we talked about Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles and The Morrigan). Kat is my first person I've recorded from Twitter and it's a fun one. We talk about the TV show Vikings, Kevin Hearne's Iron Druid Chronicles, Bolt Action wargames and Dungeons & Dragons. We also talk ab...

Tales from the Fandom presents Book Trek.  Jachelle Overstreet returns to talk about our first series, The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  We discuss Hexed, the second novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles. We discuss the happenings of the plot.  There's action, political intrigue amongst the pantheons and so much more.  We also have several discussion topics that we go back and forth on. Boo...

Kyle Duce of The Happy Hour with Johnny & Duce Podcast joins me to talk fandoms and podcasting.  Based out of Central Florida. Duce, along with Johnny, were big helps to me after I launched my podcast. And like Ghostbusters, our two podcasts cross the streams of pop culture and fandom. Duce joined me in late July and we talked first about GLOW, the latest of great shows Netflix has made. We also t...

Keith Baker, creator and game designer of Dungeons and Dragons Eberron campaign setting joins me to talk about this and more. We talk about how he first got into roleplaying games and how he came up with the world of Eberron. We talk about the setting and D&D as a whole. We also talk about another game he created, Phoenix Dawn Command and the Manifest Zone podcast. Keith also talks about his lates...

Recorded in June, Serena joins me to talk about a number of different fandoms including My Little Pony, the Pokemon video game series, RWBY and Cosplay. You can find Serena at: https://www.instagram.com/awkwardturtlecosplay/ https://www.facebook.com/serenascottcosplay/ https://www.facebook.com/adicosplay/ https://www.etsy.com/shop/AwkwardTurtleCosplay Promos from: Varmints!  Find them at http://ww...

J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit celebrates its 80th Anniversary.  For this episode, I am joined by my own company of 14 contributors from around the world to celebrate.  We discuss the author, the book and the various movies and how they have influenced us. 1. Joseph Sale https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/13dark-issue-1-dead-voices-horror#/ http://themindflayer.com/ 2. Jim, The Forgotten News Podcast...

Joss Whedon's Firefly was released 15 years ago.  One season - 14 episodes, some of which were unaired until it was released on DVD. I'm joined by Ellie and Zenger of the Zeng This Podcast as we discuss the characters, story and what could have been.  We talk about the TV series, the movie as well as the comics. If you're a fan of the TV series, you should give it a listen.  Return to The 'Verse w...

Brian Harris joins me from the Central Florida area to talk about a variety of fandoms. I saw Brian at MegaCon this year as he repped an awesome looking Maui cosplay from the Disney movie Moana. Through a mutual friend, Patrick Towers, we got hooked up! We talk Disney movies and characters with some 80's anecdotes mixed in.  We also talk comics and characters that he likes.  Brian then tells us ab...

Tales from the Fandom presents Book Trek.  Jachelle Overstreet joins me to talk about our first series, The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  We kick off the main Book Trek series with Hounded, the first novel in the Iron Druid Chronicles. We talk about Atticus O'Sullivan, the Iron Druid and cover the plot along with the multitude of characters the reader is introduced to.  Jachelle and I di...

Our first listener turned guest, Liz aka Funscuttle Cosplay, joins us to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We cover Star Trek: The Original Series as well as the recent movie reboots.  We also talk about the Percy Jackson book series by Rick Riordan and Marvel Comics Young Avengers comic series from a few years ago. Liz also talks to us about how she got into cosplay, being a competitive co...

Tales from the Fandom presents Book Trek.  Jachelle Overstreet joins me to talk about our first series, The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne.  We start with Grimoire of the Lamb, a novella set 4 years before the events in the first novel of the series, Hounded. We talk about Atticus O'Sullivan, the Iron Druid and cover the plot and characters and what worked/didn't work for us with the novell...

Jason Enos joins me from South Carolina to talk all about fandoms he's into.  We talk about Star Wars and Star Trek: Deep Space 9 before discussing the video game Overwatch.  We then talk about how he started as an artist, what he draws and what he is currently working on. You can find Jason at: https://www.facebook.com/jasonenoscomicart/ https://twitter.com/jasonenosart https://www.twitch.tv/jaso...

The banners have been called and it's time to play the Game of Thrones.  Previous guests S. Brady Calhoun and Rebecca Parker are joined by Katherine and Stephen Efird for a discussion about all things Season 7.  We talk about the plot, the pacing, characters, who lived, who died, and what could be coming up next season. Intro/Outro music provided by Jonathan Young.  Listen to it here: https://www....

Recorded in March, Amber Calhoun joins me to talk about a variety of fandoms.  Married to my long time friend Brady, we talk about some of the overlaps she has with him as well as what fandoms she got him into. We cover Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Doctor Who, the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Joss Whedon TV shows as well as a discussion on comics. Promos in this episode include: Dumbgeons and D...

Ann Moser aka Interceptor on YouTube joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We talk about JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, TV's Highlander (as well as the movies), as well as the videogame franchises of Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.  Ann also talks about her YouTube channel called "Interceptor Is My Dog Productions" You can find Ann at: https://twitter.com/intercep...