Tales from the Fandom

SPOILER WARNING - Sadie Geerligs returns to Tales from the Fandom to discuss Disney's latest venture of transforming their animated movies into live action with Beauty and the Beast. Sadie and I discuss the entire movie as well as hit on some of the main conversation pieces that have been making the rounds on the internet.  This includes a discussion about the yellow ballgown, Emma Watson's singin...

Victoria Avalor joins us from Philadelphia, PA for Episode 48.  Victoria is a cosplayer, charity worker, blogger, professional princess and coordinator for the Eastern Pennsylvania branch of Heroes Alliance. Recorded in late October (before Fantastic Beasts came out), Victoria and I covered a number of different fandoms. First, we explored her connection with DC Comics.  How she got into the DC si...

Mayanna Berrin, formerly of the ThinkGeek store in Orlando, FL and now residing in California, joins us for Episode 47. We start off with a quick discussion about ThinkGeek and the ThinkGeek stores before moving onto one of Mayanna's favorite fandoms.  Steven Universe.  She discusses the plot, art style, characters, episodes and of course, fandom drama.  It is definitely an eye opener to hear abou...

Buffy the Vampire Slayer turns 20 years old today and returning guest Barbie Wi joins me to discuss all things BtVS related. We talk about how each of us got into the series, the characters, our favorite episodes and seasons and more.  We talk about Buffy's relationships.  We spin off into a couple of side topics including Joss Whedon's other projects, the Whedonverse as a whole, the rumored spin-...

We stay in the state of Florida with Tasha Wolfe with Episode 46. A gamer and cosplayer, we talk with Tasha about a number of topics. Recorded in October, we start off with what game system Tasha first started playing and those early formative games before becoming a Nintendo Fangirl.  We cover games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario, the Tomb Raider series with Lara Croft as well as the Bio...

Omni Fandom Expo is in its 4th year and is billed as "The biggest little con you'll attend this year."  I was able to go courtesy of a press pass and talk with several cosplayers and artists at this years convention.  Please be sure to check out the Tales from the Fandom Facebook page to check out the artists, cosplayers and their work.  The guests are in the following order: Serena, a first time...

We're back in Texas with Terry Thomas of Tabletop Plus for Episode 45 of Tales from the Fandom. After finding Terry and his company on Instagram and liking what I saw, I reached out to him and we connected back in October.  If you are into roleplaying games or board games, this podcast is definitely geared to you. We first talk about roleplaying games, hitting on games such as Dungeons and Dragons...

We go back to England with Episode 44 and have Dania aka Hijabi Hoo to talk to us about her favorite fandoms as well as being a Hijabi Cosplayer. We dive in first with Supernatural, one of the longest running fandom shows out there.  We discuss how she got into it, favorite characters, favorite seasons and more. From there, Dania walks me through the Assassin's Creed video game series.  We talk ab...

Recorded in early October, Lena aka Saddle the Hippogriffs Cosplay, joins us from California to talk about a number of fandoms in Episode 43. We start off with one of the more recent and large fandoms around, Game of Thrones.  We talk about the books, the movies, characters and more. Lena then talks to us about author Tamora Pierce and the Song of the Lioness series of books.  She discusses the ch...

Katrina Tecxidor joins us for Episode 42. Another resident of Central Florida, Katrina talks to us about her love of everything DC Comics, focusing on Batman: The Animated Series, Batgirl, the DC TV Shows, and the Batman Telltale game that just came out. We also talk about two big fandoms - Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Katrina also talks to us about how and why she got into cosplay. She also t...

Jim Ryan, friend of the show and currently residing in Charlotte, NC joins Tales from the Fandom for its 41st episode. Jim and I met while joining a new Dungeons and Dragons game held in a church conference room and ever since then, things have never been the same. We jump in head first with a conversation about the Sci-Fi comedy series Red Dwarf.  I had heard about it when I was younger but never...

Episode 40 brings us back to California with Carleigh aka Uneekchic.  Recorded in late September, Carleigh has been a cosplayer since 2009 and we cover some fandoms untouched in the past 39 episodes. We first talk about the anime Naruto.  We talk how we each got into the series, the characters and storylines that we love and enjoy and how it has transitioned from Naruto to his children in the late...

Episode 39 finds us with Central Florida resident Ana who loves a variety of fandoms and is a relative newcomer to the cosplay world. Recorded in early September, Ana and I jump straight in with her first fandom - Harry Potter.  She reveals how she got into the fandom as well as her house, favorite characters, favorite book and who she thinks is an underrated character. From one fandom from across...

Girl Meets Series Finale, as Girl Meets World has been cancelled by Disney and ends with the series finale airing today (1/20/17). Longtime friend Brady joins me to discuss how two middle aged men got into Girl Meets World and our opinions on the three seasons we got.  We compare and contrast it with Boy Meets World and talk about the characters, stories and more that made Girl Meets World. Three...

Jonathan Wavell from California joins us while overseas to record Episode 38 of Tales from the Fandom. Recommended by Andie Jay from Episode 5, I recorded with Jonathan in mid August when our schedules matched up. We first talk about Star Wars.  Back when Han shot first and there were no special editions.  We talk lightsaber color, Disney taking over the franchise, characters and more. After that,...

Sapphire Nova joins us for Episode 37 of Tales from the Fandom. This podcast was recorded back in August, so you may hear us talking about subjects that had just come out or hadn't come out quite yet. Sapphire talks about how she first discovered fandom and how she got into her first fandom - Lord of the Rings, which was one of my first fandoms as well.  We talk about characters, the movies and th...

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...