Fanpals

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 fanpalspodcast@gmail.com 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 fanpalspodcast@gmail.com 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

WE'RE BACK! Your Fanpals decided to go guestless to catch up on all the new stuff they're into, or old stuff that they've been going back to. It's a Fanpals State of Fandom, so to speak. Here are the rough time stamps for the episode, in case you want to only listen to one part: 14:00 - Theme intro (everything before that is catching up on life and talking about the weather) 16:05 - Endgame chat, because we never got to talk about it together 31:20 - What Mel is reading & watching (Dramione,...

In this week's episode, Liz drags guests Meg and Renee to therapy because EVERYTHING IS ENDING. We watched the Supernatural finale (the penultimate finale!) AND Avengers: Endgame this weekend, and we needed to talk about it. Like, a lot. Like, a lot a lot. THERE ARE SPOILERS ALL OVER THIS EPISODE. From basically moment one. So if you do not want to be spoiled for the season finale of Supernatural or Avengers: Endgame, then give this one a miss pals. Here are the rough time stamps for the...

Last month Lauren went to her first big convention with Liz, so the Fanpals talk about that and other things this week. Here are some rough timestamps for topic changes (though remember we love a good tangent): 2:45 - Intro and random real life chat 10:00 - Segue to topic and Lauren's visit with Liz's cat 13:30 - Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 24:30 - Lauren's con newb insights 27:00 - Twisted Toonz and John Barrowman 34:45 - Kids in cosplay 41:15 - Fandom confession 44:00 - Tyler...

Fanpals do memes! We've always wondered what our house elf names would be. Memes start at 11:30, before that we do a fandom confession and just a little bit of yelling about Gritty. As we do. If you want to be a guest on Fanpals, let us know! You can email us at fanpalspodcast@gmail.com, or tweet us @fanpalspodcast. And join in the conversation online with the hashtag #Fanpals. WE LOVE YOU. <3, Mel, Liz, and Lauren

Finally, the kdrama episode! You may not know this, but this episode has been almost four months in the making. Partlygood joins the Fanpals for the third time (though this is the first you're hearing her) to talk about Hindi films, kdramas, and so much more. Rough time stops for topic changes (though these don't account for each and every tangent, that would be impossible): 1:15 - guest intro (re-intro?) 3:30 - potions chat 6:00 - My Little Pony, Quantum Leap, and Star Trek: The Next...

From a Dallas Stars initiation in a San Diego hotel room to learning the sport and applying that knowledge to a Supernatural hockey AU, Renee Hess's hockey fandom has been a whirlwind that led her to starting the Black Girl Hockey Club. Learn more about the creation of the BGHC (more than she's shared with all the real professionals she's had interviews with) and the future of the organization as Renee tries to get a word in edgewise with the giddy cohosts of Fanpals. We talk creating...

Content/trigger warnings: death, suicide After Luke Perry died suddenly this past week, Liz needed to talk through her feelings about him, and celebrity deaths in general. Thank goodness for the Fanpals, including recurring guest Meg, who stepped in to talk things through. Don't worry, the episode isn't a total downer. We tried to end with a little lighthearted conversation about the parents we love on teenage shows (and other shows as well). But mostly this episode is therapy. If you're...

DID YOU MISS US? One of Liz's Queer as Folk fanpals joins us this week, and Liz made it all the way through the episode without having a breakdown! Granted, we talked about more than just QaF. Aimee is a fan of boy bands, theater, and so much more. Time stamps for topic changes (though these are pretty rough, since we don't stick to one thing for too long): 1:10 - Days of Our Wives 2:00 - Guest intro 2:45 - Fandom confession 8:30 - Aimee's fandom history (starting with Hanson and The...

Liz got to interview Mike Kingston of Headlocked Comics about his comic and other projects, as well as the state of wrestling as a whole. There's a lot of overlap between comic book fandom and wrestling fandom, which makes sense if you look at the storytelling techniques of both forms of entertainment. The interview starts at 31:00, and it's a good conversation even if you aren't into wrestling. And who knows, maybe you'll listen to it and decide to give sports entertainment a shot! Before...

Fanpals' guest this week is Lyn, who was one of the founders of Keysmash. She talks about her various fannish interests, and only prompts a few tangents from the Fanpals along the way. Time stamps for topic changes (though these are pretty rough, since we don't stick to one thing for too long): 1:15 - Guest intro 3:50 - Blackhawks conventions 8:05 - The Robert Buckley story (sorry, Steph) 11:30 - Lyn's fandom history, and the brief backstory of lemons and limes 15:30 - Gritty tangent...