Episode 26: Rebecca Parker (Part 1) talks Felicity, Alias, LOST, Fringe, and Star Trek
Release Date: 10/24/2016
Episode 366: Byuka talks Final Fantasy, World Building Video Games, Twich streaming and VTubing
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. Plus, Byuka talks about her experience with the MMO, Final Fantasy 14. Then we talk about world building video games. Games where you are the mastermind behind the games. We talk about games like The...
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Episode 365: Tiara aka Crafting_on_Ilum talks Star Wars and Cosplay
Tales from the Fandom
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 media and characters. We talk a bit at length about The Phantom Menace, along with the latest show, The Bad Batch (recorded prior to the finale) We ponder upcoming works and what still keeps her in the...
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Episode 364: Carolina Cardona aka TheTropicalEccentric talks Anime, Japan, and her work as an Author
Tales from the Fandom
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 some of the anime we both grew up on as kids, anime like Attack on Titan, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and what kind of anime she enjoys. We blend that conversation into a conversation about Japan as a...
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Episode 363: Yaya aka SpaceCowgirlYaya talks Anime and Cosplay
Tales from the Fandom
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're talking all about Cosplay. We talk about how Dragonball was her first entry point into anime and what she enjoys about that series. We also touch on anime like Trigun, Full Metal Alchemist, and...
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Episode 362: Ally Marr talks Dungeons and Dragons, Romance, and her work as an Author
Tales from the Fandom
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 into continuing to play, and how her play style has evolved since those first games. We also talk about other tabletop roleplaying games outside of the D&D sphere. The possibility of romance...
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Episode 361: Heather Boddy talks Gremlins, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Marvel, Cosplay, and more
Tales from the Fandom
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 Rocky Horror Picture Show. She talks about how these movies were instrumental in her childhood, particularly Rocky Horror. From there, we go into Marvel. Not just Marvel Comics, but the Marvel...
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Episode 360: Polly aka Co_Mixed talks Marvel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Battlestar Galactica
Tales from the Fandom
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 rewatch of the X-Men animated series, and more. We talk about some of the pre MCU movies like Spider-Man and the X-Men movies, and we also delve into the Cinematic Universe with the movies and TV shows....
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Episode 359: Keir aka Keirtastic7 talks Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Indie Comics, Audio Dramas, and Film Festivals
Tales from the Fandom
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 Indie Comics. We talk about the comics that we both were/are drawn to in the indie scene, the evolution of some indie comics becoming mainstream, and supporting the indie comic creators. Then we go...
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Episode 358: Jazmin aka ThatOneNerdyFanGirll talks Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Cosplay
Tales from the Fandom
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 franchise, favorite characters, and what she'd love to see in the future! Then, we get to talk about The Lord of the Rings. We talk about the trilogy, the characters, and her first experiences with it....
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Episode 357: Amber aka TheSpaceJamber returns and talks Danny Phantom, Tabletop Roleplaying Games, Mental Health, and Crochet
Tales from the Fandom
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 linked below for more Danny Phantom discussion) before Amber talks about an actual play series they ran for a tabletop roleplaying live stream (links to the stream also below!) We segue into the realm...
info_outlineLong 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 our discussion to two main 'verses. This part covers what is known as the Abramsverse. All things JJ Abrams.
Rebecca runs us through the main Abramsverse shows - Felicity, Alias and Lost before we take a detour and talk about Fandom and how the interaction between fans and creators/actors of movies/TV shows has changed to being extremely toxic at times.
We then jump back on the Abramsverse train and finish up with Fringe and the new Star Trek movies. When this episode was recorded, Star Trek Beyond had just come out, so you'll hear us talk about it, even though now it's out on DVD.
Part 2 will cover the Whedonverse. All things Joss Whedon.