Tales from the Fandom

Kittie of Kittie Cosplay joins me from California for Episode 30 of Tales from the Fandom. Recorded back at the beginning of August, Kittie and I tackle a number of fandoms.  We start with her original fandom of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and talk about the original show that started it all, as well as delving into the new movie coming out.  She also talks about the troubles of finding an all ye...

Jesse and Laura comprise the duo known as JessoLaurus Rex, and they join me for Episode 29, recorded in the first week of August. Jesse and Laura cover a wide range of fandoms.  We talk about Mass Effect, Star Trek, Gargoyles, Joss Whedon shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly, Final Fantasy, JRPGs and Western RPG's including The Witcher, cosplay and Harry Potter.  Just to name a few. I laughe...

SPOILER WARNING! Previous guest S. Brady Calhoun (episode 14) rejoins Tales from the Fandom for a review of the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, Dr. Strange. Brady and I discuss our general knowledge of comicverse Dr. Strange before going into an in-depth discussion about the movie.  We talk characters, plot, effects and more.  As well as what worked and what didn't.  We touch on a number o...

Sara Moni is the second guest from the Phoenix, Arizona area to join Tales from the Fandom for its 28th episode. Sara and I start off discussing the X-Men.  How she related to them and how she got into the X-Men franchise. We talk about her favorite characters and if she was charged with making an X-Team, who her choices would be. After that, we discuss the comic book series called Saga by Brian K...

Jachelle Overstreet and Chelsea Doyle return to Tales from the Fandom to talk all about the new Ghostbusters movie, now out on DVD. Jachelle (Episode 1) and Chelsea (Episode 6) talk a little about the original Ghostbusters movie from over 30 years ago before we launch into the discussion about this newest iteration.  We talk story, characters, what worked and what didn't as well as what we'd like...

J. Appletini joins us as yet another guest from Vancouver, Canada for Tales from the Fandom's 27th episode. We talk about how she first got into fandom before talking about two of her biggest fandom loves: Star Trek and Star Wars.  We cover a wide range of topics including favorite characters, shows, movies and more.  We talk about the upcoming new Star Trek show Discovery, along with Star Wars: T...

Rebecca Parker joins us for Part 2 of her podcast episode.  Rebecca is a long time friend of the show and in Part 1, we discussed her love of JJ Abrams and the Abramsverse. Part 2 is all about Joss Whedon and the Whedonverse.  We cover the big four: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse.  We also talk about Much Ado About Nothing, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Cabin in the Woods...

Long time friend of the show, Rebecca Parker, joins us from New York for Episode 26 of Tales from the Fandom. We first start off talking about the  accessibility of fandoms and how it has changed over the years since the internet has taken shape.  From Prodigy and AOL to Livejournal and Myspace to Twitter, Facebook and more. While Rebecca has hundreds of fandoms she's into, we decided to split up...

Recorded back in July, Caitlin joins Tales from the Fandom for its 25th episode. Caitlin and I discuss a number of fandoms she's interested in.  We first start off with Harry Potter and how she got involved in the fandom.  We talk about favorite characters, underrated characters and more.  We also talk about The Cursed Child, which at the time of recording, had not been released yet. Then we talk...

Rachael joins us for Episode 24 of Tales from the Fandom. Another guest from Florida, this was recorded after the CEO Fighting Game Tournament that happened here in Orlando in June. We start off with video games and talk about Kingdom Hearts, Mass Effect and Final Fantasy before talking about the CEO Fighting Game Tournament and Street Fighter. After that, we talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender,...

Anna aka Pinkuperfect joins us from North Carolina for Episode 23 of Tales From the Fandom. Anna first starts off with a conversation about her favorite video game series, The Legend of Zelda.  She tells us which game she started out with, her favorite game of the series and more. We then transition over to Disney.  Anna, being a graphic design student has a very definite flair and understanding o...

Kevin Hearne, author of The Iron Druid Chronicles and Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi, joins Tales from the Fandom for the 22nd episode. Kevin talks about his early fandom influences as well as what he is into now before we talk about his series, The Iron Druid Chronicles.  We discuss characters, books, fandom references in the series as well as his upcoming books including The Purloined Poodle, Besie...

Kelsey Walmer joins us from Los Angeles, California for Episode 21 of Tales from the Fandom. Kelsey is an actress, model, cosplayer and voice over artist is will be appearing in the new play "Snowed Inn" in December.   We first start off talking DC Comics, primarily Batman, along with Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy. We discuss the two women at length as well as the Harley/Joker relationship and how i...

Previous guest Trent from Episode 15 rejoins Tales from the Fandom to cover The CW DC comics superhero shows Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl before we switch gears to Marvel's Netflix shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones and the upcoming Luke Cage series while also talking about Iron First, Punisher and The Defenders. We talk about each show, its characters, what we liked and what we...

Aurora, a friend of the show, joins us for episode 20 of Tales From the Fandom and continues the trend of guests from Canada. Aurora hails from Vancouver, Canada and dabbles in many different fandoms.  We discuss a few of them on today's episode. We start off the show talking about Harry Potter and how she got into the series.  We hit on characters we like, favorite books and characters that we fe...

Shannah Heffern joins us for episode 19 of Tales from the Fandom and if you are a Disney fan, you should not miss this episode! Shannah is our second guest from Canada, hailing from Edmonton, Alberta. She is a huge Disney fan and is actively auditioning to become a Disney entertainer, as well as finishing up her degree in Criminology and Psychology. We delve deep into Disney. We discuss her favori...

Jeremy aka Stryfe the Warrior, joins us from Texas for Episode 18 of Tales from the Fandom. We dive headfirst into Power Rangers.  We go over how he got into it, his favorite power ranger and we discuss the upcoming movie.  Jeremy also recommends which series you should watch. Jeremy then talks to us about the videogame series called Earthbound, also known as Mother.  He talks the history behind t...

David Brown, a friend from Charlotte, North Carolina, joins Tales from the Fandom for its 17th episode. We start off with how we met each other through Dungeons and Dragons and delve into how he got into roleplaying games as a kid with 1st edition D&D and West End Game Star Wars.  He tells about how a setting for D&D, Eberron, brought him back into gaming and the games he currently plays. We trans...

Celebrating Star Trek's 50th Anniversary, Tales from the Fandom brings back Chelsea Doyle (episode 6) to talk Trek.  From when we both got into it, what it means to us personally as well as culturally and scientifically.  We also talk about Star Trek's impact on Sci-Fi shows that came after it, as well as fandoms of today. You can find Chelsea at: Media Nerd Alert      

Kate and Natalie, the duo behind Conjure Corps, joins us from Washington, DC for Episode 16 of Tales from the Fandom. We start off by discussing how fandom has changed from 10-15 years ago to the present and how we're more connected and able to have fandom discussions and how fandom has become more mainstream.  Kate and Natalie both talk about a variety of fandoms that they're into. We ramble a bi...

Trent (aka BigTrent07) joins us from California for Episode 15 of Tales from the Fandom. We start off with a lengthy discussion on Power Rangers.  We discuss how we both got into the show and our favorite characters.  Trent discusses his favorite iterations and what iterations he would recommend if someone wanted to get into Power Rangers.  We talk about the series he feels is underrated.  We delv...

Longtime friend, S. Brady Calhoun, joins Tales from the Fandom for its 14th episode.  Brady, a former newspaper journalist who has recently transitioned into the world of TV journalism has been a friend of David's since Middle School.  Due to that history, there's a lot of fandoms to cover and more that were left off of this podcast recording. We start off with how Brady got into the world of comi...

Tali joins us from Calgary, Alberta, Canada for Episode 13, a special release of Tales from the Fandom to coincide with WWE's Summerslam! We first talk about Professional Wrestling.  We discuss how she got into it, her favorite pro wrestler of all time and her current favorite wrestler on the roster.  We talk brand split, the draft and of course, Summerslam!  We also talk about dream matches and t...

Sadie Geerligs of Sadie by Design joins us for Episode 12 of Tales from the Fandom. We explore her experiences with Pokemon including the video games and we discuss our favorite Pokemon before talking about Sun and Moon briefly. Sadie and I delve into the world of Harry Potter and discuss Severus Snape and Hermione Granger, before talking about the different houses, along with J.K. Rowling talking...

Ashlee of Kingdom of Ribbon Cosplay joins us from Arizona for Episode 11 of Tales from the Fandom. We delve into the start of her fandom experience - being Batman. We delve into Batman: The Animated Series, including a discussion about Harley Quinn. Ashlee and I then talk Marvel. Up first is the X-Men comics and a discussion on Gambit, Wolverine, Nightcrawler and what draws her to them. We discuss...