Tales from the Fandom

Summer Matthews joins me to talk about a wide variety of fandoms. We kick things off talking about the US version of The Office before diving into talking about the Twilight series of books and movies.  We then talk about tabletop roleplaying and Dungeons and Dragons. She talks to me about her Twitch stream, Off the Table. You can find Summer at: https://twitter.com/justasummerjob https://twitter....

KP aka Salt Lake City's Green Arrow joins me to talk about a number of different fandoms. He was recommended to me by previous guest Briana Decoster aka Utahime Cosplay. We cover Green Arrow & DC Comics, comics such as Saga and Invincible, the Friday the 13th video game and cosplay. You can find KP at: https://www.instagram.com/slcgreenarrow/ https://www.facebook.com/SLCGreenArrow/ https://twitter...

Kristin Flemons aka Yllairies on The Broadswords Podcast joins me to talk about her fandoms. We get to talk about The Expanse (TV show and books), the video game Divinity: Original Sin, The Adventure Zone podcast and tabletop gaming.  We also talk about her role on The Broadswords, an all female 5th edition D&D Actual Play podcast. You can find The Broadswords at: http://thebroadswords.com/ https:...

Victoria Avalor makes her third appearance on the podcast, this time to talk about her recently published book, Realm of Lore. Victoria talks to me about what motivated her to write the book and how long some of the stories have been in the works for.  We go over the 10 different short stories and poetry pieces and talk about which pieces may go well with different audiences. You can find the book...

Joe aka The Daddy Gamer, another member of the Hexes & Bows Podcast joins me to talk about his fandoms. We cover tabletop roleplaying games including a focus on the Star Wars RPG by Fantasy Flight Games.  We then talk about his YouTube channel, The Daddy Gamer and what it's all about.  We also cover the Hexes & Bows Podcast. You can find Joe at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOURPCE-CeSZR-xu_t0...

Lou Fryer, Editor and Content Contributor for Nord Games, joins me to talk about their latest Kickstarter for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons.  Ultimate NPC's: Warfare is the second in their Ultimate NPC series where they offer 30 fully fleshed out characters for use in your D&D game.  Whether they're high ranking military officers to soldiers to noncombatants, you will find a mixture of characters...

Lanie Hobbs of True Crime Fan Club Podcast and We're All Just Pretending Podcast joins me to talk about the fandoms she's into as well as talking about her two different podcasts. We cover TLC's 90 Day Fiancé, HBO's Ballers and then talk all about how she got into podcasting and her two podcasts, True Crime Fan Club and We're All Just Pretending. You can find Lanie at: True Crime Fan Club http://t...

We return to Texas with cosplayer and podcaster Lisa Ayanami.  She has a great number of fandoms to talk about and we had to narrow it down to just a few. Harry Potter kicks things off, followed by a discussion about DC Comics (and movies).  After that, we talk about cosplaying followed be a discussion about movies and her movie podcast "I Love That Movie". You can find Lisa at: https://itunes.app...

Emily Martin, Author of the Creatures of Light Trilogy, joins me for January's Book Trek episode. We talk about her early fandom influences such as Harry Potter, the Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner, and The Lord of the Rings before we turn to her journey as an author and her books. You can find Emily at: http://www.emilybmartin.me/ https://www.facebook.com/EmilyBeeMartin/ https://twitt...

I'm joined by the host of one of my favorite D&D actual play podcasts, Curtis Bolin of Dungeons and Dragons and Daughters.  It's an actual play podcast where he runs the game for his two 8 year old daughters along with a semi-rotating third player. We first start out talking about Frank Herbert's Dune series (books and movies).  From there, we talk about the JJ Abrams Star Trek movies and then our...

Kirk Dube of You Meet in a Tavern podcast and The Super Rod-Cast joins me to talk about his fandoms. We discuss the Pokemon Trading Card Game and Kirk's involvement in the competition side of it. We discuss how he got into the game as well as the formation of The Super Rod-Cast podcast. Switching gears, we discuss how Kirk got first into Dungeons and Dragons and then his involvement with the You M...

Kari McGinnis, CEO of Blazing Caribou Studios and host of shows like BrokeBot Mountain and Sketching Comedy, joins me for the first episode of 2018. Unlike traditional episodes, Kari and I bounce around on a number of topics, weaving them into conversations about our lives and podcasting.  We hit upon Marvel Comics Kamala Khan, Hearthstone, the Nintendo Switch,  Westworld and more. You can find Ka...

Brett Stewart joins me from Chicago to talk all about fandoms along with his multiple podcast projects. We first talk about Warcraft - both the video games and the movie that was recently released.  We then tackle a fandom untouched before on this podcast, Stargate.  We briefly talk about the movie but focus primarily on the multiple TV series that spawned from it.  Brett recently started Tilting...

Jeremy aka Stryfe the Warrior returns to the podcast from the great state of Texas. After recording an episode in 2016, Jeremy has been busy in the cosplay and con-life of Texas.  We cover what he's been up to since we last spoke discussing late 2016 and events in 2017.  From being a convention guest and hosting panels to taking a hiatus for self improvement. During this episode, we also talk abou...

Beccy joins me from England to talk all things fandom for Episode 88.  We cover two bigs ones right off the start, Harry Potter and Star Wars.  After that, we talk about BBC shows including Merlin, Atlantis and Doctor Who. We wrap up with a conversation about cosplay. You can find Beccy at: https://www.instagram.com/astra_planeta/ https://www.facebook.com/astraplanetacosplay/ Promo by: We're All J...

We travel to Oklahoma to talk with a friend of the show, Dhirajba Chauhan to talk about some of her favorite fandoms.  We cover Stranger Things and talk about what we hope to see in Season 2 (this episode was recorded before it was released).  We also talk about the Power Rangers movie, Bob's Burgers, and Super 8.  Dhirajba also recommends the TV shows Dark Matter and Killjoys as shows to check ou...

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...