Fandomly Speaking

It's so interesting how different the 80's and the 90's were when it came to TV and movies. The dawn of MTV and the age of cable was Melissa's teen years and Liza was there for the explosion of great teen TV in the 90's. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

Some people inherit money, others get houses or jewelry, Melissa got a Burt Reynolds centerfold in the April 1972 issue of Cosmo and we are so grateful to her mom for this amazing historical document!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

MELISSA's friend Dave has an absolutely stunning and huge collection of retro board games. And this week we are going into his garage to take a peek at his collection and learn some of the history of board games. Oh and we're also gonna talk about Bratz!Follow Dave at:https://www.instagram.com/davembuzz/We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

It's that time of year again! The winter solstice holidays are here and we are sharing some of our favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Releases in theaters today and we are joined by Heavenly, a FNAF fandom expert! Heavenly will share some of the unbelievable lore and behind the scenes of this surprisingly enduring fandom that pretty much owes it's popularity to YouTube!Where you can find Heavenly:https://www.youtube.com/@HeavenlysDolls https://www.instagram.com/heavenlysdollshttps://www.tiktok.com/@heavenlysdollsWe are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

If there's one thing that had the biggest impact on GenX it was television. So much changed between the dawn of the generation when Melissa was a child and the golden age of the sitcom and TV channels made for kids that Liza's end of GenX experienced. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

**Note we are not diagnosing anyone, we are just noting characters who, through our own neurodivergent lenses, seem to us to be on the spectrum.**As long as there has been media there have been autistic characters, we just didn't label them. They were the outsiders - the Spocks and Sherlock Holmeses. We both identify so much with the struggles these characters encounter as they try to make sense of the neurotypical world.

When we started this podcast we found out that we both love musicals. Now we finally get to talk about our favorites!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

We love them and we love to hate them! Who are the best and worst TV Boyfriends? We are trying to figure that out on this Side Quest.We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com

Buffy seasons 6 and 7 are a pretty rough watch, but only because they are so emotionally dense and thought provoking. Even 20 years later they resonate. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com