Tales from the Fandom

Chelsea Doyle returns to the podcast for a 5th time to talk all about Netflix 's Sense8 . If you're a fan of Sense8, you should definitely check this out. As a note, we do talk openly about the storylines and characters, so there are spoilers. Originally, we were going to discuss Season 2 and talk about Season 3. Then the show got unceremoniously cancelled by Netflix at the start of Pride month. T...

Amanda or JediManda as she is known, joins me from Kentucky to talk about a variety of fandoms. We dive deep into her most notable one, Star Wars.  We cover the movies, characters, TV shows and our hope for the future.  We also talk about the latest comics including Doctor Aphra and the Poe Dameron comics. From there, we switch to the latest DC movie - Wonder Woman.  Amanda talks about the movie,...

Anthony Von Dessauer of The Curse of Silverlake Podcast joins me to talk about a variety of different fandoms. We talk about Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings books and movies and Dungeons and Dragons and homebrew tabletop gaming. Anthony also talks to us about how his podcast, The Curse of Silverlake, came about from concept to what we get to hear. You...

Kristian Serrano from the Manifest Zone Podcast joins me to talk all about tabletop gaming.  We talk about how he first got into tabletop roleplaying.  We cover Dungeons and Dragons and the Savage Worlds game systems and then spend a lot of time talking about Keith Baker's Eberron game setting. Kristian then talks about the formation of the Manifest Zone Podcast and what they do each month. You ca...

Another Ask Me Anything episode!  This time, I answer questions on OTP's, my Top 5 TV Shows, my favorite movies, how I discovered Roleplaying games and more.  

Tony Self, Executive Director and Co-Founder of STORGY talks to me about their Kickstarter project, the Exit Earth Anthology. This project will be their first print publication and the start of the STORGY Books division.  The Exit Earth Anthology will include 14 exclusive short stories along with illustrations, interviews and more.  To back the project, click on the Kickstarter link here or search...

Recorded in June, host and DM Joe Della Bella of the You Meet in a Tavern Podcast joins us to talk fandoms and the podcast. We talk about his first fandoms such as Lord of the Rings and the Legend of Zelda video game series.  Joe then tells us his origin story of getting involved in Dungeons and Dragons and diving head first into being a DM for games. Joe then talks about how he created You Meet i...

Introducing my kids to Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, I saw online that previous guest Trent was also doing a rewatch of the two series.  Upon completion, he and I got together and talked about these great shows. We cover characters, storylines, villains, what the shows meant to us, what drew us in and more.  If you enjoyed these shows, you'll enjoy our conversation about thes...

Action Cats is the latest project created by well known roleplaying game designer and author Keith Baker.  Action Cats is currently being funded on Kickstarter until August 1st and it is all about the Internet's most beloved animal - cats. It's a family friendly storytelling game where it is up to you to craft the best story.  You're given the beginning and the end of the story, but you fill in th...

James D'Amato for the extremely popular One Shot Podcast joins us to talk Tabletop Roleplaying games and more. James talks about how he first got into tabletop roleplaying and some of his favorite games.  We talk about Kickstarter's influence on roleplaying games.  We also talk about how he started in podcasting with One Shot and Campaign and some of his favorite games he's played on One Shot. Jam...

We come back to Central Florida to talk to artist Katie Knudson, who I met and spoke briefly with at the Omni Fandom Expo.  This time I get her for nearly an hour to talk about her favorite fandoms! We talk about Harry Potter, Patrick Rothfuss' The Kingkiller Chronicles, Dungeons and Dragons, TV and Movie recommendations.  Katie also talks to me about how she became an artist, how she started doin...

Samantha aka Scarlett Sparrow joins us from California for Episode 63.  A friend of previous guest, Andie Jay, we talk about a number of different fandoms. We talk Disney movies, Marvel's X-Men, DC movies (before Wonder Woman came out), Legend of the Seeker, Piers Anthony's Xanth novel series, book recommendations and cosplay. https://www.instagram.com/scarlettsparrow/ https://www.facebook.com/Sca...

David answers questions from the fandom dating meme that was going around.  "Name two fictional characters and I will tell you which I would rather date" Hermione Granger or Ginny Weasley (Harry Potter) Harry Potter or Ron Weasley (Harry Potter) Leia or Rey (Star Wars) Jacob or Edward (Twilight) Percy Jackson or Frank Zhang (Percy Jackson series) Annabeth Chase or Hazel Levesque (Percy Jackson ser...

Recorded in March, we come back to Central Florida to talk to Samantha who also goes by LiliAvacyn Cosplay.  We cover a variety of fandoms including Overwatch, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and Vampire Hunter D.  We also talk about her cosplay. You can find Samantha at: https://www.facebook.com/LiliAvacyn https://www.instagram.com/liliavacyn/ https://liliavacyncosplay.tumblr.com/ https://twitter...

Friend of the show Greg Allen joins us from Charlotte, NC to talk video games, tabletop role playing and book recommendations. Greg talks to us about MMORPG's such as World of Warcraft and Guild Wars 2.  He also drops a lot of book recommendations of must-read books that include Watership Down, the Tolkien series such as The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, and more. Interspersed in our conversation...

We remain in Central Florida and are joined by Emily Abbazia, an engineering student and cosplayer who I found because we share a mutual love of Kitty Pryde. Emily and I discuss a variety of fandoms including: Kitty Pryde and her role in the new X-Men: Gold comic series (recorded before the comics release).  We also talk about Joss Whedon's Firefly series, Supernatural, and cosplay.  We also talk...

ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY!  We celebrate by bringing back the first 5 guests from our first month.  Jachelle Overstreet, Eden Royce, Ginny of Ginny Not Weasley Cosplay, Bailey Vea and MJ. We cover fandoms new and old including: Andi Mack, Stranger Things, Supergirl, writing, roleplaying, Outlander, the new Beauty and the Beast movie, Star Wars: Rogue One, cosplay, Dr. Who, the anime called Blue Exorcis...

Lars aka Blue Shoes Cosplay joins us from Central Florida to talk about her favorite fandoms.  We talk about comic books such as Invincible and Marvel's Runaways, the podcast called Last Podcast on the Left, animated superhero shows, Disney, Cosplay and Dungeons and Dragons. This is a packed episode so be sure to listen and you can find Blue Shoes Cosplay at: http://www.facebook.com/blueshoescospl...

An estimated $100.5 million dollar opening made Wonder Woman the highest box office movie directed by a woman.  It's the highest rated DCEU movie, certified fresh by Rotten Tomatoes at 97% as of Thursday when it debuted.  Returning guest, Victoria Avalor (episode 48), joins me to discuss all things Wonder Woman.  There are spoilers as we discuss characters, the story, the cinematography and more. ...

We find ourselves back in California and within walking distance of Disneyland with our guest Sara Katz-Scher, well known as ThatPrincessGirl on Instagram. Fandoms we cover include Disney, the TV series Lost and a book series by Tamora Pierce called The Lioness Quartet.  We touch on getting kids into reading as well.  Sara also talks about Disneybounding - what it is, how she does it and its popul...

Star Wars debuted on May 25th, 1977.  Now 40 years later it has become one of the longest, most enduring and influential fandoms in the world.  Ellie & Zenger of the Zeng This podcast return to help me celebrate all that is Star Wars. We talk about how we first got into the Star Wars fandom.  We talk characters, aliens, stories, movies, games, books, the purchase by Disney, the newest movies and m...

CW: Talk about mental health, bipolar disorder, suicide and cutting. Author/Artist Lex Chase joins me from Pensacola, Florida.  Lex and I go back to my days at the University of West Florida when he worked in my Friendly Local Comic Shop.  We talk about the fandoms he is into including Lost, Hannibal & The Path. We then talk about his time as an art student, transitioning to becoming an award winn...

Award Winning Illustrator Maki Naro joins us from New York City for Episode 56.  Maki's work has been featured on The Nib & Popular Science.  He draws the webcomic Sufficiently Remarkable and he was one of the finalists in Penny Arcade's Strip Search webseries. We talk about how he got into art and his science based comics.  We talk at length about the Penny Arcade Strip Search webseries, his time...

Emma Lettera, based in Central Florida, is the first artist to appear on Tales from the Fandom.  Otherwise known as Discombobble online, she produces fanart of all kinds as well as her own original art and is now hitting the convention scene. On this episode, we talk about Hayao Miyazaki & Studio Ghibli movies, Harry Potter, & HBO's Westworld. We also talk about how long she's been drawing, her ar...

Zeng This! Podcast hosts Ellie and Zenger join Tales from the Fandom for Episode 54. After discovering the Zeng This! podcast and loving it, I was able to have Ellie and Zenger join me to talk about a number of fandoms including what originally pulled them into fandoms at a young age.  We also talked about the DC and Marvel Cinematic Universes and then their enjoyment for the Mass Effect videogame...