Remember when we said our schedule was going to be casual? We meant it. More than a month later here's episode 2 of season 2 of Fanpals, recorded in January. And wow, things in the world have ALREADY changed so much since recording!

Anyway, this is Liz's panini recap, featuring Noah Reid (shoutout to former Rosebuddies!), Ever Given/Suez canal fanfic, and the phrase "rawdogging other people's faces." You're welcome. Also content warnings for (brief mentions of): brain fog, body/self image/weight, aging parent health, death. (If we missed any let us know!)

Some items of note & their timestamps:

3:30 - Start of the 2020 (no, really, Lauren) recap

26:50 - Casually bought a house

42:45 - Obligatory quarantine baking

43:25 - Learning to play piano (ish)

49:35 - Yes school still ugh

55:05 - 9-1-1 tease (the TV show)

56:45 - Supernatural season 16 (that's mostly a joke)

1:12:35 - TikTok

1:15:15 - Real quick MCU tangent

Once we get through the first few new episodes of catching up with each other, we'd love to catch up with YOU. Come talk to us about your last two years, what's changed for you, what you're into, and all that good stuff. We'd love to have you, so you should email us at [email protected] and let us know you want to come on the show. You should also let us know what you think about the episode by tweeting using #Fanpals, or @'ing us directly at @fanpalspodcast.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And we're so happy to be back. <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

WE'RE BACK!!!!!

It's been two years, and a LOT has changed. We missed you desperately, and we hope you'll join us for what we're calling Season 2 of Fanpals.

In our first episode back Lauren talks about her life for the last two years, including breakdowns about school and hockey, upgrading her already incredible garden, and her new fandom tattoos.

Some items of note & their timestamps (also cw: weight loss):

0:04:45 - An announcement about Keysmash

0:08:20 - The first q: how much did your daily life change?

There may also be a tangent during which Liz rants about ESPN and their garbage app. Whoops?

Once we get through the first few new episodes of catching up with each other, we'd love to catch up with YOU. Come talk to us about your last two years, what's changed for you, what you're into, and all that good stuff. We'd love to have you, so you should email us at [email protected] and let us know you want to come on the show. You should also let us know what you think about the episode by tweeting using #Fanpals, or @'ing us directly at @fanpalspodcast.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And we're so happy to be back. <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

It's finally time for Liz and Mel to get their Rise of Skywalker feelings off their chests. We also marvel at the fact that Lauren is actually watching television shows, and discuss some upcoming stuff that has us keysmashingly excited.

Here are some rough timestamps for this episode, in case you want to skip bits (but you shouldn't):

0:00:20 - Intros

0:01:10 - Fandom in the wild

0:14:10 -Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

0:42:00 - Liz talks about Destiel

0:49:00 - Lucifer

0:51:15 - Hannibal and other shows Lauren has actually been watching

1:03:50 - Self-insert fic scenarios

We also rant a little (okay a lot) about toxic shipping, because you can't talk about Star Wars OR Supernatural without touching on that subject.

We're still looking for guests, and we promise we'll post your episode before the world burns completely up. If you'd like to join us, email us at [email protected]. And then let us know what you think about the episode by tweeting using #Fanpals, or @'ing us directly at @fanpalspodcast.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

A million years ago we recorded an amazing episode with fandom networker Bessyboo, and it only took Liz this long to edit it. :grimace:

If you really want to hear some retro internet/fandom lingo, then you MUST give this episode your full attention.

Here are some rough timestamps for this episode, in case you want to skip bits (but you shouldn't):

:25 - Intros

1:45 - Bess's fandom history (which is extensive)

38:30 - Sorting dicks into Hogwarts houses

43:45 - Back to Bess's fandom history

1:10:20 - Podfic chat (which could have been SO! MUCH! LONGER!

We also talk about how we can help normalize fandom. We'd love to hear your thoughts on this in particular.

We're looking for guests, and we promise we'll post your episode before the world burns completely up. If you'd like to join us, email us at [email protected]. And then let us know what you think about the episode by tweeting using #Fanpals, or @'ing us directly at @fanpalspodcast.

WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

WE'RE BACK! Did you miss us? (Or, more likely, did you not even notice we were gone?) We missed you.

Let us tell you what we've been up to. Here are some rough timestamps for this episode, in case you want to skip bits:

0:15 - Intros & updates

2:00 - What about our old episodes?

8:15 - Fandom projects we're currently involved in (Spread the Love, saving the Yahoo! Groups, NaNoWriMo, Yuletide)

34:15 - What's been occupying our fannish brains in the last couple of months

Plus, Liz pitches an idea for a serialized fiction podcast loosely based on Mel's real life drama. Honestly, we think we have a hit on our hands.

Want to tell us how you missed us? You can do that by following @fanpalspodcast on Twitter and using the hashtag #Fanpals. You can also email us at [email protected]. You should also come be a guest on our show so we can really get to know each other. We promise we'll edit your episode and post it right away.

Honestly though, we're so thrilled to be back. We really did miss you. <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

This episode was recorded in front of a live, marina audience. That audience consisted of ice cream peddlers, pedicab drivers, Marvel fans on a boat, and entitled ladies who thought they could just walk right into San Diego Comic-Con and interview a chef. Opening clip courtesy of Betty Gilpin, from the Entertainment Weekly Women Who Kick Ass panel.

Join Liz and Mel as they talk - FACE TO FACE! - about the first few days of SDCC, no longer feeling beholden to The CW, Batwoman's lollipop head, the effervescent new Nancy Drew, young Pennyworth, and more.

As you're listening, feel free to share your thoughts by email ([email protected]) or Twitter (@fanpalspodcast or using the hashtag #Fanpals). You can also contact us if you'd like to be a guest on the show. We'd love that, and we think you would too.

<3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren (even if she's missing from this episode - one year, Lauren!)

IT'S THE FIRST EPISODE OF YEAR 02 OF FANPALS!

This episode is brought to you by Laurens, because our guest is the Lauren that made our logo, which means the entire front end of our show is done by Laurens. We love Laurens. Guest Lauren shared with us her deep and abiding love for music fandoms (especially boy bands, if you couldn't already tell by the title) and her current obsession with podcasts.

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

0:45 - Guest intro

1:05 - The Dayton area tornadoes

4:10 - Costco food

8:05 - Early fandoms aka falling hard for Leo DiCaprio

22:20 - NSync

29:25 - Lauren is SUCH a Justin girl

41:45 - How Schitt's Creek fandom is like Twilight fandom

48:25 - Bandom

56:10 - One Direction fic tangent

59:45 - Podcast fandoms

1:06:00 - JoCo Cruise

1:11:20 - What Lauren is into now, and how she shares her fandom

Also, Mel drops a YELLOWCARD reference, because why not.

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

ANOTHER EPISODE WE RECORDED IN APRIL! No, you can't tell that Liz took a break from editing/posting episodes in May. <.< Whatevs, this chat with Karen Rought (@karen_rought) of Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast and Hypable fame ages as well as a fine wine.

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

1:15 - Guest intro

5:00 - Brief hockey chat

7:15 - The beginnings of Karen's fandom journey aka when she got into Harry Potter

11:00 - HP books vs. movies

22:35 - Glee (this is so delightful)

30:00 - Learn some fandom boundaries

35:05 - JR Bourne is Daddy (yes, we are giggling at these two topics being one right after the other)

35:45 - Teen Wolf and how fandom changed our lives

55:00 Into the Badlands

59:25 - The "go out and find stuff to support" soapbox

There also might be a tangent about TPose's dick because WHY NOT.

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

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

A million years ago, the Fanpals recorded an episode with guest Celli. It has finally been edited and it's now live. And it was worth we wait (we think).

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

2:30 - Intro to Celli and also Brandon Bollig

12:00 - Early fandom memories (classic Trek & BSG)

16:45 - Due South & Highlander

29:30 - Tangent about how time is wacky

35:00 - Back to Highlander!

39:30 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer

41:30 - Power Rangers

46:30 - Back to BtVS

54:00 - Firefly

57:45 - Multifandomness

1:06:00 - Hockey fandom & you-know-who

1:12:45 - AO3 & OTW

1:23:00 - How to find Celli

We also had a real nice chat about gen fic!

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