Tales from the Fandom

Adrienne aka Adri. Nyan joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! We kick things off with a conversation about Genshin Impact. We talk about how she first found out about it, her favorite characters, and the dangers of spending real money on this game with its gachapon style system. Then she tells me about Beastars, which is NOT like Zootopia... but maybe kind has some similarities. She...

Emily aka Imagination. Em on Instagram joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. CW: Talk of grief, death, and cancer After talking to Emily about finding her through the popularity of her Moana Fett cosplay, we dive into one of her first fandoms, Marvel comics. We talk about one of her favorite characters, her history with the comics, and what she was drawn to. Then, we switch gears an...

Sam aka Dovah Design returns after nearly 5 years as we catch up and talk old and new fandoms. We kick things off with talking about how she got into Magic: The Gathering again after some time away from the game. We talk about how she got into playing online, some of her favorite things about magic, and more. Then, we talk about her latest fandom and one that has influenced her greatly, Assassin's...

James Salsido joins me to talk about fandoms and the paranormal! After knowing James as a fellow Twitch viewer in a few different streamers chats, we get to hang out. We kick things off by talking about Marvel comics. James talks about how he got into the comics, and some of his favorites. We specifically talk about the X-Men franchise and he lists some of his favorite arcs that would be good to s...

Cam aka Lillac. Cos on Instagram joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! We first start off talking about how Cam got into Anime and some of those first anime series she got into. Then we specifically talk about D. Gray-man (both the anime and the manga). From there, we go to a galaxy far, far away as we talk Star Wars. Learn about how and when Cam got into Star Wars, her favorite sho...

Linda Codega, writer for io9 and Gizmodo, joins me to talk fandom! We kick things off with one of the great new fandoms, Our Flag Means Death. We talk about how we discovered the show, favorite characters, the show being explicitly, undeniably queer & what that means to them and the audience. From there, we talk about NBC's Kings TV series. Lasting for one season (available to stream for free on t...

A longtime mutual from the Twitterverse, Mer aka ArchMageofDice joins me to talk about their favorite fandoms. We talk about their favorite video game franchise, Golden Sun. Find out why they love the franchise (1 and 2 for sure, maybe not 3 so much) and why the Golden Sun community still waits for a 4th entry into the series. From there, we talk about how they first got into tabletop roleplaying...

TAF aka TotallyAFan joins me in a free flowing conversation about fandom and so much more. We first start off talking about some of TAF's favorite fandoms when he was younger. There's a focus on animated TV shows. From there, we talk about things that he's into now. Want to know how to catch his attention? Detail to world building. We talk about world building, and the fandoms that have gotten his...

The latest episode is here. AriaRei joins me from Canada to talk about two of her favorite fandoms. We first talk about Sailor Moon. From getting into the magical girl genre, she talks about how she got into the manga and the Sailor Moon anime. We chat about the live action series, the original anime, Sailor Moon Crystal, and the stage shows and musicals as well. We talk about our favorite scouts,...

Tales from the Fandom continues to bring guests from around the globe to talk about their fandoms. Lena aka Lenlaegrim on Instagram joins me from Argentina to talk about her favorite fandoms! We first start off with a discussion about some of her favorite Sci-Fi and Fantasy novels. We talk about the works of Brandon Sanderson including The Cosmere series, along with The Locked Tomb series by Tamsy...

Vicki aka Vicksipixiecosplay joins me for the latest episode! As a quick note, due to some technical issues, this episode ended a bit abruptly and I hope to have Vicki on again in the future. Vicki joins me to talk about two of her favorite fandoms. We first dive into The Owl House. We talk about how she got into the series, some of her favorite characters, and why she loves the show. We also talk...

Today's episode has our guest joining us from Hong Kong! Winola aka WinolaMagical on Instagram comes to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We talk about two of her favorite fandoms. We kick things off with Disney. Winola talks about how she got first got into Disney. From the mainstream movies and shows to the Disney Channel Original movies. Going to Hong Kong Disney. We talk about some of h...

Drew aka Drewbearded on Twitch returns! He's here to talk all about the Mass Effect video game trilogy! Drew has started streaming long form RPG's on his Twitch channel. After completing Final Fantasy X and X-2, Drew next streamed the Mass Effect trilogy (Legendary Edition). It was his first experience and play through of the series. Drew talks about the trilogy. From the story arcs and characters...

Tara aka CosplaywithTLC joins me to talk about a number of wonderful fandoms. We first start off talking about Disney. From TV shows like Gravity Falls and The Owl House, to movies, to even our favorite park at Walt Disney World. Then we switch over to talk about Nintendo, including games like The Legend of Zelda and Animal Crossing. We then talk about The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, dip a bi...

2022 marks the 35th Anniversary of the Final Fantasy franchise. Created by Hironobu Sakaguchi and owned by Square (now Square Enix), the franchise has taken us to multiple worlds, introduced us to beloved characters, and continues to be one of the most dominant JRPG's in the video game industry. It's only fitting that this episode is also Tales from the Fandom's 400th episode. Kris aka Cafe. Conte...

K-K Bracken joins me to talk about a number of their favorite fandoms! We first start off talking about Our Flag Means Death. Recorded right before the announcement of a season 2 renewal, we talk about how they learned about the show, their favorite characters, and more. If you haven't watched it, you need to. Then, we switch over to HopePunk shows. K-K tells me about what HopePunk means, and the...

Colleen Cosplay joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! We first dive in with Supergirl. Instead of the TV series, we're talking the comics. From how Colleen first found Supergirl, what she loves about the character, some comic recommendations, and more. Then, we talk about Netflix's animated series Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts. 3 seasons of a wonderful show releases in 2020 durin...

Fairchild Cosplay joins me to talk about a number of fandoms, new and old! We kick things off by talking about Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim movie. We talk about what got her interested in the movie, the characters, and more. We don't really talk about the second movie… Then we jump verses, to talk about the TV series, Firefly. Just FYI, Joss Whedon is a trash person. While acknowledging that,...

Emilee aka OurShieldMaiden on various social media joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms! Emilee is the first guest to talk about HBO's Our Flag Means Death series. Recorded prior to the renewal announcement of a second season, we talk about how she discovered the show, her opinion of it, why it works, and favorite characters. We continue with another first, talking about Netflix's B...

Josh aka Anoriand on Twitter & Twitch joins me to talk about some of his favorite fandoms. I've talked about Fire Emblem before on the podcast. This time however, I sat under the learning tree, Josh, as he did a deep dive into the franchise. We talked about the games spanning multiple consoles and generations. If you want an education in Fire Emblem, this is a good place to start. From there, Josh...

Kayla aka Kayl. Jpeg on Instagram joins me to talk about some of  her favorite fandoms! We talk about the Spider-Man movie franchises first. From Tobey Maguire to Tom Holland, and even Andrew Garfield. We also discuss the Sony Into the Spider-Verse franchise. We then segue into Marvel, from the MCU as well as the comics. Kayla then talks to me about Cosplay. From how she got into it, some of the c...

Pappadopolis Returns! Over 2 years since his first appearance, he returns as we catch up on what's been going on and new things he's discovered. We of course talk Twitch streaming and video games, picking up from his first episode. We talk about his growth on the platform, the variety of games he streams now, and new opportunities, including light painting. Pappadopolis also continues our conversa...

Dom aka WorldofDomDom on Instagram and TikTok joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms. We talk about Disney, Marvel, and Star Wars. From some of her favorite shows and movies, to favorite and underrated characters, and what she's looking forward to from them. She also talks to me about Fandom Fashion and Disneybounding. You'll need to check out her Instagram and Tiktok's to see just ho...

Joshua aka HylianDescent of Hyrule Gaming Group returns for a third time as we reunite and continue our discussion. Last episode, Josh had made partner on Twitch. We continue the conversation regarding Twitch. From the evolution of what he does on camera, including games he chooses to play, to the changing nature of having viewership triple since we last spoke. We also talk about how that ties in...

Author Joseph Sale returns to the podcast after nearly 5 years. We catch up on some conversations from his first podcast episode and talk about some current fandoms. We revisit our conversation about Game of Thrones. We talk about the final season, and the upcoming show. This leads naturally into a conversation about storytelling. From set up and characters, to themes, and the most important part...