Tales from the Fandom

Darcy aka venividiviscycosplay, a NY-based costumer maker and artist, joins me to talk fandom. Darcy and I start off by talking about one of her original fandoms, Sailor Moon. Then, we discuss Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" movie series and our hopes and ideas for more in that universe. Darcy then talks about her work on Broadway shows including costuming. Then we discuss how she got interested a...

Empress Azula joins me from England to talk some of her favorite fandoms. We first discuss the franchise of Avatar: The Last Airbender. We talk the TV series, The Legend of Korra, along with the future of the franchise. Afterwards, we talk about DC and Marvel TV shows and movies. Lastly, we wrap up with a conversation about Cosplay. You can find Empress Azula at: https://twitter.com/TheEmpressAzul...

Nat aka Natsume Cosplay joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We first dive in with an exploration of the Fire Emblem franchise. We discuss Nat's first Fire Emblem game, the pre and post Awakening divide in the Fandom and how the games play. After that, Nat walks me through some of her favorite sports anime, including a focus on Haikyuu!!, SK8 the Infinity and more. We then switch t...

Mai aka Mai. Strangelife on Instagram joins me to talk fandom. Mai's background with fandom is very unique as she's been a casual fan for a long time and only recently started getting more involved in fandoms. We talk about that change from enjoying media alone to sharing passions with others. We explore culture and fandom and how Mai has a critical eye to fandom. We also talk about her recent jou...

Hazel aka Hazel the Writer joins me to talk about a variety of fandoms. We start things off with a discussion about the Marvel Cinematic Universe including the movies and TV shows. We then talk about the Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise. We cover the original show, The Legend of Korra, books and the formation of the new Avatar studios. From there, we talk a bit about Pixar's Cars franchise and...

Fellow Central Floridian Kavene joins me to talk fandom. You may know her on Instagram as The Beauty of Sapphires. We kick things off with Sailor Moon before talking about the popular webcomic, Lore Olympus. After that, we talk about My Hero Academia and then wrap up with a conversation about Cosplay. We also talk about her involvement with the Sailor Guardians of Central Florida cosplay group. Yo...

Twitch streamer Annie aka Annieisnotokayy joins me to talk fandom! We first talk about video games, going from their earliest experiences with them and the games they gravitated to and their current experiences with games like Animal Crossing and Overwatch. From there, we talk about Annie's foray into the world of painting, specifically with gouache. We talk about their influences and evolving sty...

Courtney B. returns to the podcast after nearly 2 years! We dive back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We talk about the movies, TV shows and the drought of Marvel content during 2020. After that, we discuss Taylor Swift and her music. From there, we go to The Hunger Games. We talk about the movies, the books and the book prequel that was released last year. You can find Courtney at: https://tw...

Artist and Podcast Host Phil Rood joins me to talk a number of different fandoms! We start things off with the hit TV series Breaking Bad along with it's prequel/sequel, Better Call Saul. From there, we jump over to Game of Thrones and discuss the series along with the books. After that, we discuss the rabbit samurai known as Usagi Yojimbo - from comics to cartoons. We wrap up with Phil talking ab...

Jordan aka The Girl with a Great Smile on Instagram joins me to talk fandom while interweaving talk about cosplay. We start off with talking about cosplay and some of her pictures on Instagram as we go back and forth discussing Gundam and comic characters. A lot of the focus of our conversation is focused on cosplay and crafting armor, weapon and props for her characters. I found it quite fascinat...

Ashweez Cosplay comes to talk to me about some of their favorite fandoms along with projects they're involved in! We first talk about RWBY, the animated series from Rooster Teeth. After that, we talk about video game Night in the Woods, an adventure game focused on exploration, story and character. After that, we talk about the podcast they're a part of, ComfyCozyCast and how it spun out of ComfyC...

Mallory aka a.mal.gam on Instagram joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms and experiences. We kick things off with a discussion about Sailor Moon and then talk about one of her favorite video games, Detroit: Become Human. After that, we talk about her work at Disney World in the costuming department. Then we round things out with a conversation about cosplay. You can find Mallory at:...

March kicks off with Jubilee joining me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We dive into her love for Star Wars and very specifically, the Original Trilogy only. We reminisce about growing up as military brats which leads into our conversation about some of her favorite books now and those growing up. Lastly, we talk about how Jubilee got into streaming on Twitch including how she reads bo...

Pre aka WariWariWay on Instagram and Twitter joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! We first start off talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra series. From there, we talk video games including the long running "Tales of" series and the Final Fantasy franchise. We also talk about Final Fantasy XIV (14), the MMORPG. From there, we talk about the Kigu Talk podca...

Central Floridian Ashley aka MagicalGirlAshley on Instagram joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We kick things off with Sailor Moon. before talking about Studio Ghibli movies. From there, we talk about The Legend of Zelda franchise before talking about Cosplay. You can find Ashley at: https://www.instagram.com/magicalgirlashley/ https://www.facebook.com/AshleyHimeCosplay You can f...

Ellie aka EG.Cosplay on Instagram joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! We start off with a discussion about Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. From fantasy to Sci-Fi, we move to Star Trek. We discuss a lot of the franchise but primarily talk about the Original Series and Next Generation. Then we go into the realm of Marvel and Disney before rounding things off with a conversation ab...

Nicole aka Mommadubz on Twitch joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We first discuss the TV series Outlander followed by webcomic Lore Olympus. After this, we talk video games and how she got involved in streaming on Twitch and being a community based streamer. You can find Nicole at: https://www.twitch.tv/mommadubz https://twitter.com/mommadubz  

A little over one year has passed since Drew aka DrewBearded first appeared on the podcast. He's returned to the podcast for a good discussion on his Twitch gaming and streaming in 2020. We first catch up on some topics from his first episode including what shows his daughter is currently watching. Then we dive into some of his game choices on Twitch in 2020. We talk about Animal Crossing: New Hor...

Long time friend, previous guest and author Eden Royce returns to the podcast to talk about her debut novel, Root Magic! We do an overview on what Root Magic is. We talk about Eden's personal influences from her family along with her ancestry and culture of the Gullah-Geechee nation and how they're woven into the characters and story. Eden talks about how the story came about and became what it is...

Dusty, one half of the Twitch streaming duo of Our Radiant Gaming, joins me to talk about some of his favorite fandoms. We kick things off talking about the Marvel Universe. We talk about the comics and the movies, how he got into the comics, some of his favorite movies and what he's looking forward to. From there, we transition to video games. Dusty got a late start playing video games. We talk a...

Fellow Central Floridian Zemi aka Lady Zemi Cosplay joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We kick off with the media conglomerate that is Marvel, Star Wars and Disney. From favorite characters and movies and everything in between, we cover a lot of ground in the House of Mouse. From there, we talk about video games and then we wrap up with a great conversation about Cosplay. You can...

Kicking off 2021, Mother Gamer takes some time off of streaming on Twitch to talk to us about some of her favorite fandoms. Mother Gamer first starts off with how she got into one of the longest running fandoms out there, Doctor Who. From there we talk about knitting and then video games. Finally we wrap up with talking about her journey into Twitch streaming. You can find Mother Gamer at: https:/...

2020. What a year for Fandom. Some fandoms have ended. Others have been started. Movie theaters closed, conventions cancelled. Yet, fandom marches on. Jachelle Overstreet returns yet again as we take a look back on some of our favorites that have ended and others we've gotten into. We talk about movie theaters and conventions. We go off in tangents and we talk about what we could be looking forwar...

Cocoa Sugar Cosplay joins me to talk a number of different fandoms! We first dive in with Steven Universe. We cover the show, the movie and Steven Universe Future. From the characters to story arcs and everything in between. From there, we talk about DC Animated TV Shows like Batman, Justice League, Batman Beyond and more. We then move on to the Assassin's Creed video game franchise. We cover the...

Episode 200! Brooke aka TattedKhaleesi on Instagram joins me to cover a number of different fandoms! We first talk about the DC Universe. From getting her first start with comics, to getting into the DC Universe of animated shows/movies like Young Justice and Flashpoint, the movies like Wonder Woman and Justice League, the TV shows like Titans and so much more. Brooke talks about her favorite char...