As you can tell from the hockey chat in this episode, we recorded this waaaaay back in April. Guest Mel (aka @jane_anon, a host of @nerdsofpreycast, Confab Con con comm member) joined us to talk about anime, the wild early days of SPN fandom, and so many other things.

Rough time stamps for topic changes (though these don't account for each and every tangent, that would be impossible):

0:50 - Guest intro

4:55 - X-Files

7:15 - Cowboy Bebop

9:05 - Vampire Appreciation Club

12:10 - Harry Potter

16:10 - Stargate Atlantis

17:40 - Lauren's watching a TV show!

20:30 - Closed captions, yay or nay?

22:05 - Why guest Mel got into older shows

22:50 - Reading fic without knowing the source material

25:25 - Supernatural

33:40 - ConFabCon

48:20 - How guest Mel currently fandoms (conventions)

1:01:45 - What Guest Mel is into right now

1:07:00 - Yuri On Ice!!!

1:10:35 - MCU

Also, learn why you want to be a guest in Liz's home. (She leaves porn out bedside for her guests, that's why.)

If you want to be a guest on the show - and honestly, why wouldn't you? - you should email [email protected] or tweet @fanpalspodcast. You should also subscribe, rate, and review. Please and thank you! <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren