Sometimes you just stumble across someone's social media and are like "I want to talk to them on the podcast". Today, that someone is Catrina Dennis, aka OhCatrina, on their socials. Catrina joins me to talk about a number of fandom topics!

We kick things off by talking about Star Wars - but, this time is unlike any other. As we start with their daily post asking for an Asajj Ventress show. Catrina and I talk about this character that has seen growth across multiple shows and even appeared in books and video games. You'll learn why Catrina likes the character, and what a show would look like to them. Plus, we do talk about the Star Wars fandom - from shows to movies, and points in between.

From there, we're talking about growing up in fandom. Catrina's family growing up were in several fandom spaces, and so Catrina gravitated towards some of those shows and movies. We talk about the influence the fandom space had on them growing up, and how the love of fandom led Catrina to work in the fandom spaces. Catrina fills us in on the behind the scenes work of being a social media manager for quite some time, and shares work stories too.

Catrina also talks about tabletop roleplaying games. I get to find out what kind of games and dice they sling. What stories and characters they're drawn to, and playing on streamed games as well as some games at the table. Plus, we're talking about the cosmetic business they just launched a few months ago, Side Quest Cosmetics. We get into the how's, the why's, and what you can expect from them now and in the future.

You can find Catrina at:

https://www.instagram.com/ohcatrina/

https://www.threads.com/@ohcatrina

https://ohcatrina.carrd.co/

https://bsky.app/profile/ohcatrina.bsky.social

You can find Side Quest Cosmetics at:

https://sidequestcosmetics.com/

https://www.instagram.com/sidequestcosmetics

https://www.threads.com/@sidequestcosmetics

https://bsky.app/profile/sidequestcosmetics.com

Another new guest joins the podcast, as Hylia.Lynx joins me to talk about some of her favorite fandoms.

We start things off by talking about one of the long running anime fandoms, Pokemon! Lynx and I talk about her entry into the world of Pokemon. Was it the anime? The card game? The video games? The movies? You'll get to hear about it here! We talk about some of her favorite experiences with Pokemon across the spectrum, including a few stories about her journey as a Pokemon master with Pokemon Go.

Lynx stories continue, with her journey as a pirate, talking about One Piece! Lynx talks about what drew her to the storied, long running anime (and movies). We talk about the story, what continues to keep her coming back episode after episode, and some of her favorite characters. And she answers the ultimate question: Does she own a straw hat?

From there, we talk about how she got into the new video game, Marvel Rivals. This was recorded prior to the Ultron release, so you'll hear us talking about that character's upcoming addition. Lynx talks about the game and how she got into playing this game specifically. We talk about a few of the characters she likes to play, and what she's been doing as a Marvel Rivals gamer.

Lastly, we wrap up with Cosplay. We're talking about how she first got interested in Cosplay, some of her favorite characters, what she gets to do with cosplay, and more. From collabs to cons, and everything in between!

You can find Lynx at:

https://www.instagram.com/hylia.lynx/

https://beacons.ai/hylialynx

https://www.tiktok.com/@hylialynx

https://www.twitch.tv/hylialynx

The final episode of June is awesome. Pun fully intended, as Lorenzo aka TeamAwesome418 rounds out this month and joins me while he was on vacation to record this episode! We're talking DC, Marvel, Cosplay, and more in this episode!

We kick things off with the DC side of things. Lorenzo talks about how he got into DC through the animated shows and movies. We talked about his love of Superman, along with Batman, and Static Shock. We bounce around between the animated shows and movies, to some of the more recent movies and discuss the upcoming reboot of the DC Cinematic Universe.

From there, we swing on over to Marvel. And if you got that swing reference, that's because we have a good conversation about Lorenzo's love of Spider-Man. Peter Parker (and Miles Morales too). Plus, we talk about the animated shows, the pre-MCU movies like Spider-Man and the X-Men franchise, and we don't forget about the MCU movies, and characters like Deadpool.

Lorenzo also talks about how he first got into doing Cosplay and some of the characters he's represented, including Static Shock, Spider-Man, and Deadpool, to name a few. He talks about what he's working on for the future in the cosplay space. He also talks about how he's met a number of the actors from the Marvel MCU space, tells a few stories of some special meetings. Plus, we touch on books that Lorenzo has published, available on Amazon!

You can find Lorenzo at:

https://www.instagram.com/teamawesome418/

https://linktr.ee/TeamAwesome418

https://www.tiktok.com/@teamawesome418

https://www.youtube.com/@LorenzoDozier418

https://amzn.to/448zb48

Anne returns from the Philippines after 3 years as we catch up and talk about some fandoms old and new.

Anne and I get to catch up a bit and jump right into one of the older fandoms that we both love, Tabletop Roleplaying Games. Anne talks about some of her favorite games, including playing Dungeons & Dragons in Critical Role's Exandria setting, the Power Rangers RPG, Dresden Files, and Vampire: The Masquerade. We talk about her continued role as running and hosting streamed actual play games on Twitch channel through all of this.

From there, we move over to another older fandom that we share. Power Ranges. Distinctly, we talk about the end of the Power Rangers series. Anne talks about the final seasons of the show, the Netflix movie, and how it all wrapped up. Anne and I discuss what a future reboot of the series may look like, ponder a sequel to the 2017 live action movie, and just reflect on the franchise and its characters.

Lastly, we wrap up with a new fandom, Cobra Kai. We both talk about finding it on the former YouTube Red channel, when they were investing/creating their own content, its move to Netflix, and why we both were drawn to it. We talk about favorite characters and story arcs, and even touch on the question on who the "real" Karate Kid is.

You can find Anne at:

https://bsky.app/profile/thegirlwonder.bsky.social

https://beacons.ai/girlwonder

https://www.twitch.tv/bardicinspirationnetwork

You can listen to Anne's original episode here:

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-262-anne-aka-xo_girlwonder-talks-power-rangers-and-tabletop-roleplaying-games

Sometimes I just stumble across people and love what they do and create. This is the case with Cailin aka Cailin.in.Character on socials. I loved her Midnight Spider cosplay, started following her, and got to know more of what she's into from what she shared. Now, you get to hear about some of her favorite fandoms!

We kick the first half of the episode off talking about DC and Marvel. With DC, we start off by talking about how Cailin got into DC via the DC Animated Universe (hello Justice League!). She talks about her love of Batman and Wonder Woman, and some more of the shows and movies she's enjoyed. On the flip side, with Marvel, this was something that Cailin wasn't into. Until she fell in love with Groot. Cailin talks about some of her favorite shows and movies from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including Wandavision, Netflix's Daredevil, and more.

Then, Cailin talks to me about the Romantasy genre of books. She talks about how she first got into the genre - from which book started it all, a book series that she said is a great gateway into the genre, and some of her favorites, including LJ Andrews work.

Lastly, we wrap up with Cosplay. Cailin talks about how she got interested in Cosplay. We talk about some of her favorite characters she's represented, the background behind Midnight Spider, and what could be coming in the future.

Be sure to go follow Cailin at:

https://www.instagram.com/cailin.in.character/

https://www.tiktok.com/@cailin.in.character

https://linktr.ee/cailindorothy

Brittany aka BajanPrincessBrittany returns to the podcast to kick off Year 9 of Tales from the Fandom. Brittany said "I've got a great idea to talk about" and here we are. What are we talking about in this episode? Astrology!

You may have seen from time to time, that I happen to share a lot of Sagittarius memes to my stories. I do love when I find the memes that match up to how I feel about my birth timeframe. Well, it so happens that Brittany is also a Sagittarian!

So, we talk about astrology. From how we both got into it, if we feel we match our astrological sign and perhaps where we don't.

Plus, we can't just talk ALL about astrology? So we talk about the intersection of fandom and astrology. We talk about characters we relate to, some Sagittarians who are noted in different fandom media (or memes).

Take a listen and let us know your sign or if there are particular characters that you feel would match up with you!

You can find Brittany at:

https://www.instagram.com/bajanprincessbrittany/

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-389-the-bridgerton-episode-with-bajanprincessbrittany

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-338-bajanprincessbrittany-talks-bridgerton-the-marvel-cinematic-universe-disney-and-bounding

https://linktr.ee/bajanprincessbrittany

Today, June 6th, 2025, is the 9 year anniversary of this podcast!

534 episodes, 15 countries, and so many fandoms talked about. Everything from big to niche fandoms. We've helped promote Kickstarters, movie releases, book releases, and so much more.

For this episode, returning guest Briona aka StitchesandSpells joins me to be guest host of the podcast. She talks to me about the origins of the podcast, the number of different guest and fandoms I've had on, and more.

We also talk about the community I try to strive for and being authentic to the audience who listens.

I also catch up with Briona on what she's currently working on, as well as her travels.

Thank you for being listeners of the podcast, whether you've been here since the first episode, or this latest one here. Be sure to check out Briona on her Instagram and listen to her previous episode!

https://www.instagram.com/stitchesandspells/

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-238-briona-aka-stitchesandspells-talks-star-wars-chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-stranger-things-and-cosplay  

Regina Famatigan returns as we're talking about the upcoming sequel movie, Skye Hoshi 2, from Pure Magic Pictures!

I'm excited to have Regina back as during our original episode to promote the first Skye Hoshi movie, I said I hoped her character would return for a bigger part in a sequel. Now, here we are!

Regina talks about her experience with the release of the original movie, taking it on tour at conventions, and even the release of the movie in the Philippines and how much it meant to her.

We then talk about the sequel, when she knew it was coming, and her experience with making the sequel and her larger role as Kira. 

We also talk about her other movies including the short film, The Ghost Light, along with Face the Music, Greyson Grey, Ghost Punchers and more.

You can find Pure Magic Pictures at:

https://puremagic.pictures/

https://www.instagram.com/puremagicpictures/

https://www.youtube.com/@puremagicpictures

https://www.tiktok.com/@puremagicpictures

You can find Skye Hoshi: Anime Girl at:

https://puremagic.pictures/skyehoshi

https://www.instagram.com/skyehoshianime/

You can find Regina at:

https://www.instagram.com/regina_famatigan/

https://www.regina-famatigan.com/

Actress Olivia Roldan returns to talk all about the upcoming release of Skye Hoshi 2!

We talk about her experiences with the release of Skye Hoshi, the convention tour, and when she found out that a sequel would be coming. 

Olivia talks about the experiences of coming back for the sequel, what people can expect, and much more.

We also talk about some of the other work she's done with Pure Magic Pictures, and what else she's doing!

You can find Pure Magic Pictures at:

https://puremagic.pictures/

https://www.instagram.com/puremagicpictures/

https://www.youtube.com/@puremagicpictures

https://www.tiktok.com/@puremagicpictures

You can find Olivia Roldan at:

https://www.instagram.com/oliviaroldan/

Actor, Writer, and Director, Kalani Hubbard of Pure Magic Pictures returns to the podcast to talk about Skye Hoshi 2, releasing this summer!

That's right! After the success of Skye Hoshi: Anime Girl two years ago, a sequel was made and here we are getting to talk about it.

Kalani talks about the original Skye Hoshi, its release and convention tour. 

We then talk about how Skye Hoshi 2 came about. From the decision to move forward with a sequel, some of the plot, actors and characters returning. 

All this, plus some of the other work that Pure Magic Pictures has made.

You can find Pure Magic Pictures at:

https://puremagic.pictures/

https://www.instagram.com/puremagicpictures/

https://www.youtube.com/@puremagicpictures

https://www.tiktok.com/@puremagicpictures

You can find Skye Hoshi: Anime Girl at:

https://puremagic.pictures/skyehoshi

https://www.instagram.com/skyehoshianime/

You can find Kalani Hubbard at:

https://www.instagram.com/kalanihubbard/