Tales from the Fandom

I'm really excited to have Byuka join me for this episode, as we've been in the same Twitch sphere for awhile and I really dig her work on Twitch. Plus, she's my first VTuber to be on the podcast! Heck, she's the first person I ever saw doing VTubing years ago. We start things off with Final Fantasy! We talk about our first games in the franchise, the games we love, characters, music, and more. Pl...

May has one of the nerdiest days on the calendar, as Star Wars fans celebrate May the 4th! Plus, there is Revenge of the 5th, and I like to think we can celebrate Revenge of the 6th as well. Tiara aka Crafting_on_Ilum joins me to talk all about Star Wars and Cosplay! We talk all about the franchise that is in a galaxy far, far away. From her first exposure to Star Wars, to some of her favorite med...

Continuing on with bringing authors to your ears, I was lucky enough to have Carolina Cardona aka TheTropicalEccentric, join me to talk about fandom and her work as an Author! We first kick things off with talk about Anime. Carolina talks about growing up in Puerto Rico and the anime that was shown there, and then her transition to living in New Orleans and her anime experiences there. We discuss...

I always love seeing who people are sharing on their instagram stories. It helps me find new people for this podcast, including today's guest, Yaya aka SpaceCowgirlYaya (or Yaya Cosplay). I fell in love with their traditional Mexican Sailor Moon Cosplay. I knew I needed to get her on the podcast to share her stories. Yaya joins me as we divide the episode in two. The first half of the episode we'r...

Content Warnings: 18+, NSFW, Kink (further content warnings related to kink listed below)  After a desire to read more and have more authors on the podcast, I made a post on Threads expressing that. The response was overwhelming, and our first Author joins me from that post, Ally Marr. Ally and I talk first about Dungeons and Dragons. She talks about how she first got into playing, what hooked her...

There's always guests that are into so many things that it is tough to contain it all in one episode. Today's guest, Heather Boddy, is one of those guests. She's into so much and does so much that we did our best to squeeze it all into one episode. We kick things off with talking about the nostalgic movies from our childhood. For Heather, we talk about two that stuck with her - Gremlins and The Ro...

My first international guest of 2024! Polly aka Co_Mixed on the socials joins me from Serbia to talk all about her favorite fandoms. Note - there may be a few audio echoes in the episode. Polly and I start things off with talking about Marvel. Not just the Cinematic Universe, but we start with a conversation about the comics, TV shows, and movies pre-MCU. Find out why Polly loves the X-Men, her re...

Rounding out the March 2024 slate is Keir aka Keirtastic7 on Instagram! After talking with his fiancee, Rebellious Dreamer, I got to have the pleasure of having him on this year! We start things off by talking about Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. It's a new to me fandom, though I've heard of it by name. Keir talks about what the show is, how he got into it, and what it's all about. From there, we go to...

Threads is the new social media platform and something that I've taken to quite well. And today's guest, Jazmin aka ThatOneNerdyFanGirll is my first guest that I stumbled across on the Threads platform! Jazmin joins me to talk about two of the long running, big fandoms out there! First, we talk about Star Wars! Jazmin talks about how she got into Star Wars, some of her favorite media from the fran...

Content Warnings: NSFW, 18+, wide ranging and frank mental health discussion Amber aka TheSpaceJamber returns after two years as we get to catch up and talk about life and everything that's been going on recently! We first get to catch up and chat for a bit before diving right back into one of Amber's main passions, Danny Phantom. We talk about the series again (listen to their original episode li...

I'm excited to get to share Sara aka Alto. Girl2019's stories and fandoms with you. I've been in the same community as Sara for several years and was happy when she said yes to being a guest! We start things off with talking about the animated series, Adventure Time. They talk about what brought them to the series, their favorite characters, and what the show means to them, amongst other things! T...

After stumbling across Chloe's Star Wars bounding and fandom blog, I knew I would love to have her on the podcast and talk about some of her favorite things. We were able to connect and talk all about Star Wars, one of her favorite fandoms. We get to cover Star Wars from all the sides. We're talking about the movies, the shows, the books (including the High Republic!). Chloe talks about her favori...

Joining me from my old stomping grounds in North Carolina, Kal aka AssortedCreates talks about some of their favorite fandoms and personal works! We start things off with talking about the works of Neil Gaiman. We primarily touch on The Sandman comics and TV series, and I learn that there's an Audible audio drama too! We dabble with American Gods, and reflect on some of his other work as well. Fro...

Brandon aka KingWebHead on social media joins me to talk about some of his favorite fandoms. We start off with the Marvel. Brandon and I talk about his introduction into the long running fandom. We cover everything from animated shows, to comics, to the movies, and more. Brandon tells us about his favorite character(s), movies, and what keeps him drawn to the Marvel franchise. Then, we flip to the...

Stumbling across creative people is something I love and I was so glad when Sarah aka SpiritDaySarah said yes to coming on to the podcast, because I love the creativity she brings to her videos and posts! If you haven't checked out Sarah's work, go click on the link now in the show notes. Sarah joins me to talk about one of her biggest creative outlets, and that is Disneybounding (or bounding in g...

Raz aka R_Hawk24 on Instagram reached out to me and asked to be a guest. I already had him on my list of people I wanted to reach out to, and well... the rest is audio history in your ears! We kick things off with a fandom that Raz has been in a long time that is getting a resurgence across multiple fronts. Godzilla! We talk about his experience watching the old "man in suit" movies, to the latest...

After stumbling across her Final Fantasy cosplay work on Instagram and falling in love with it, I'm super happy to have SwordLilyCosplay as a guest! We start things off with talking about a franchise we both love, the Final Fantasy franchise. She talks about the game that first got her into the franchise, and some of her favorite games and characters from the series. We do stop and make sure we sh...

Randi aka HeyBlueHairCosplay on Instagram and one half of the Clark and Dagger Company joins me on the podcast to talk about one of her favorite fandoms. Star Wars! We explore how Randi first got into Star Wars, and then getting back into it over the years. We cover a lot of space (get it, space? Har har) that Star Wars occupies. From the movies to TV shows, the animated shows to books, video game...

Brad Carter of the BnB Anime Podcast returns after 3 1/2 years as we get to catch up and talk about new and old fandoms! We first get to talk about his newest fandom, Dungeons and Dragons. Brad talks about how he first got into the tabletop roleplaying game as a player several years ago. After getting his feet wet on the player side of things, he's found a comfortable seat as the dungeon master. W...

Welcome to 2024! We are kicking this year off right for a wonderful deep dive into the world of Magic: The Gathering, courtesy of Erminia aka StalwartUrsa. Erminia talks about how she got into playing Magic: The Gathering, and her experiences with these pieces of art on small pieces of cardboard. She talks about her experiences with game stores, the expansion of the game, the new artists being bro...

Author and Professor Jarret Keene, PhD, joins me on the last episode of 2023 to talk about his new book, Hammer of the Dogs! Jarret and I talk about his newest book, Hammer of the Dogs. Jarret talks about how the book came about during one of the classes he was teaching and working on it from there. From the synopsis: Set in the wasteland of post-apocalyptic Las Vegas,  Hammer of the Dogs is a lit...

This one has been a long time coming. After over 5 years, Victoria Avalor returns to the podcast! Fate and our schedules finally aligned, as I've been trying to have Victoria back for a number of years now. We get to catch up and talk about the past several years and then we talk about her two books. Realm of Lore, published in 2017, and An Unholy Union, published in 2020. We talk about what else...

Drew aka Drewbearded returns for the end of 2023! We're talking about his nearly year long play through of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake / Intermission. After playing Crisis Core last year and wrapping up earlier this year, Drew delved into playing the original Final Fantasy 7 and then following it up with his play through of Final Fantasy 7 Remake (and Intermission) Drew talks ab...

After being intrigued by her work on Instagram and seeing what she does, I am glad to welcome Elizabeth Sánchez Arvizu of Psychology for Geeks to the podcast. We start things off by talking all about Avatar: The Last Airbender. Elizabeth and I talk about the series and characters, the storylines, and how kids relate to the series. We also dabble in conversation about the live action Netflix series...

After finding KiwiNinamori from someone's stories on Instagram awhile back, she was someone I was super excited to get to talk with. Kiwi joins me as we talk about a number of different fandoms. We start things off by talking about The Owl House. We explore the characters and stories, the cancellation, relationships, and so much more. Then we change from that to another cancelled fandom, The Dark...