Tales from the Fandom
610 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsTales from the Fandom is a podcast that explores fandoms with a different guest each week. Each guest brings their own insight into fandom. We discuss topics such as television shows, movies, books, cosplaying and more.
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Episode 9: Barbie of Cosplay by Barbie WI (formerly Asgard Barbie Cosplay) talks Labyrinth, Agents of Shield, Battlestar Galactica, Torchwood, the MCU, and Cosplay
July 25, 2016 04:01 - 55 minutes - 51.6 MBBarbie of Cosplay by Barbie Wi (formerly Asgard Barbie Cosplay) joins us from the windy city of Chicago to discuss the multitude of fandoms that she is into. We start off with Labyrinth and how we both had entry points into early fandoms through online messaging boards such as AOL and Prodigy. We hit her current number one fandom, Agents of Shield. Why does she like it? Favorite characters? The stories that are going on. Barbie walks us through the ABC show. We go back to 2004 and di...
Episode 8: Mew of Mew 21 Cosplay talks Sailor Moon, Mass Effect, Disney, and Cosplay
July 18, 2016 04:01 - 43 minutes - 40.9 MBMew of Mew 21 cosplay is the third guest to join us from Tales from the Fandom's home base of Orlando, Florida. Mew is a cosplayer, costume designer and performance company owner who has won various craftsmanship and performance awards at events such as DragonCon in Atlanta, and Megacon here in Orlando. She's been featured in various social media outlets as well. We dive into her favorite fandom, Sailor Moon, to start off with. We cover topics such as her favorite scout, dubs vs su...
Episode 7: Meghan Short talks Final Fantasy, Star Trek, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Game of Thrones, Disney, and Cosplay
July 11, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBMeghan Short, a cosplayer and Disney fanatic joins us from Tales from the Fandom's home base of Orlando, Florida for our first Not Safe for Work (NFSW) episode. We start off with a discussion of how we both had awkward phases and got into our respective early Fandoms, including a discussion about Final Fantasy X and Nintendo Power. Meghan reveals that while she enjoys the Abramsverse Trek movies, she's never seen any of the Star Trek TV series. Her main, number one fandom, Neon Genesis...
Episode 6: Chelsea Doyle talks Archie, Riverdale, Reign, Supernatural, Star Trek, Comics, Game of Thrones, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Star Wars
July 04, 2016 04:01 - 1 hour - 66 MBSelf proclaimed Queen of the Nerds, Chelsea Doyle, joins us on this weeks episode of Tales from the Fandom. Raised in a comic book store at a young age, Chelsea wrapped herself in the Geek and Nerd world early. We cover Archie comics and the pending Riverdale tv series debuting on the CW. We also discuss another CW show, Reign. We hit upon the Supernatural fandom before taking a deep dive into Star Trek. The shows, the movies and the new series coming out along with favorite characters...
Episode 5: Andie Jay talks Star Trek, Marvel Comics and the MCU, Dollhouse and Cosplay
June 27, 2016 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBAndie Jay joins us from the West Coast to talk about her wide range of fandoms. Her journey into Fandom began with Star Trek: The Original Series and we discuss the original series, the reboot movie series and our thoughts on the Abrams Trekverse. We delve into Marvel comics like Winter Solider, Ms. Marvel and Miles Morales and then move into the MCU with her love of the Captain America movies and Bucky and delving into the MCU version of Bucky. We talk a bit about Infinity Wars and whi...
Episode 5: MJ talks Star Trek, Marvel Comics and the MCU, Dollhouse and Cosplay
June 27, 2016 04:00 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBMJ joins us from the West Coast to talk about her wide range of fandoms. Her journey into Fandom began with Star Trek: The Original Series and we discuss the original series, the reboot movie series and our thoughts on the Abrams Trekverse. We delve into Marvel comics like Winter Solider, Ms. Marvel and Miles Morales and then move into the MCU with her love of the Captain America movies and Bucky and delving into the MCU version of Bucky. We talk a bit about Infinity Wars and which char...
Episode 4: Bailey of Bailey Vea Cosplay talks Harry Potter, World of Warcraft, Welcome to Nightvale, and Cosplay
June 20, 2016 04:00 - 46 minutes - 43.7 MBBailey of Bailey Vea Cosplay joins us from Central Florida to talk about a variety of fandoms. We talk about Harry Potter and how she knew what house she was instantly. We talk about her favorite book in the series, as well as talk a bit about Narcissa Malfoy. We venture into Azeroth to talk about World of Warcraft and Bailey's 10 years with the game and what draws her in. We explore the Welcome to Nightvale Podcast and Book. Then we delve into her cosplay - how she got into it, the c...
Episode 3: Ginny of Ginny not Weasley Cosplay talks Disney, Game of Thrones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry Potter and Cosplay
June 13, 2016 04:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MBGinny of Ginny Not Weasley Cosplay joins us from the Bay Area of California to talk about a variety of fandoms. We discuss how she got into cosplay, Disney and the new Beauty and the Beast movie, Game of Thrones and who should be on the Iron Throne at the end. We also talk about my lack of experience with Doctor Who and Ginny offers great advice on how to get into it. We also discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer as well as Sailor Moon, along with how she chooses her cosplays and some of the...
Episode 2: Eden Royce talks dark fiction, her southern gothic and horror writing, Star Trek and Sleepy Hollow
June 09, 2016 23:27 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBPublished author Eden Royce joins us from England to talk about a variety of fandoms. These include cooking and the rise of cooking shows, horror and dark fiction, her southern gothic and horror writing, Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow (the tv series) and how Fox made a big mistake with it. Find her at www.edenroyce.com and darkgeisha.wordpress.com
Episode 1: Jachelle Overstreet
June 06, 2016 23:51 - 59 minutes - 54.3 MBThe inaugural Tales from the Fandom episode covers Harry Potter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Leverage, Girl Meets World and the Iron Druid Chronicles with longtime friend, Jachelle Overstreet.