Tales from the Fandom

Episode 400: Shaunie aka ShaucatCosplay talks Scooby Doo, Cosplay, and Tabletop Roleplaying Games

Shaunie aka ShaucatCosplay joins me to talk about a few of my favorite fandoms! We start off by talking about one of my favorite things growing up as a kid. For the first time in 500+ episodes, we talk Scooby Doo! Shaunie talks to me about how she f…

Episode 399: Morgan aka CosbunnyCosplay talks Cosplay

Morgan aka CosbunnyCosplay joins me to talk all about Cosplay and the fandoms that she represents through her work. We start off by exploring how and why Morgan got interested in Cosplay. Morgan takes us through her beginnings with her first charact…

Episode 398: Holly Davis talks A Diamond Bright & Broken, and her work as an Author

Continuing the goal to have more authors on the podcast, author Holly Davis joins me to talk about her journey as an author and her first published book. We kick things off by going back in time. To a time where Disney and video games collided to fo…

Episode 397: Slope talks Time Travel in Fandom, and Minecraft

A person I've known for quite some time, I had the pleasure of having Slope join me from The Netherlands to talk about two of his current favorite things in fandom. Time Travel in Fandom, and Minecraft. We kick things off by talking about Time Trave…

Episode 396: Myka Silber talks Rider's Blood, Moonlit Black, and their work as an Author

November 2023, I posted on Threads wanting to have more authors come on the podcast. One of those who threw their hat into the ring was Myka Silber. A little over a year later, and I had the pleasure of getting to have them on! Myka talks first abou…

Episode 395: Nat aka ScruffySpaceElf talks Star Trek, House of the Dragon, Opera & Classical Music, and Cosplay

The first international guest of 2025 is here! Nat aka ScruffySpaceElf on socials joins me from Austria to talk about her favorite fandoms! We kick things off with what may be her number 1 fandom, Star Trek. Nat talks about which series started thing…

Episode 394: MG aka MangaGirlCosplay1114_cosplay talks Disney, Barbie, Dungeon Meshi, Art, and Cosplay

After seeing her work alongside a previous guest, I'm glad to welcome MG aka MangaGirl1114_Cosplay on to the podcast to talk about her favorite fandoms. We start off with Disney. Disney is such a wide and varied fandom with so many entry points, it'…

Episode 393: Amanda aka TheHauntedManda talks Arcane, The Owl House, Bridgerton, and Cosplay

I love stumbling across cosplayers who take a character and make it their own. One of those cosplayers is Amanda. You may know her as TheHauntedManda on socials. After finding her work and following her, I was glad she said yes to being on the podcas…

Episode 392: Emily Engel talks Muppets & Fiber Arts, True Crime, and Back to the Future

We're back! 2025 is here! Our first guest of the year is Emily Engel. You may know her on the socials as Axepersonified. Emily is a fiber artist who makes wicked cool Muppet replicas. Emily and I start things off by talking about, what else, Muppets…

Episode 391: CosplayAncestorEri talks James Bond, Anime in the 90s, and the Evolution of Fandom, Conventions, and Cosplay

After stumbling across her cosplay of Taylor Swift's Evermore cosplay outfit from The Eras Tour, I knew I'd like Eri. I checked out her work and knew I had to have her on the podcast. Eri aka CosplayAncestorEri joins me to talk all about fandom and …