Journey Into Fandom

Today on the show we had Phil Gaimz, and we talked about the indie game that blew up, Undertale! We talked about how his experience of the Undertale community made him feel more empathetic. It was such an interesting conversation!

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Today on the show we had Gavin from the Overleveled Games Podcast! This was such a fun chat, we talked about his series the Dark Road to Kingdom Hearts, and what inspired Gavin to start his podcast. We also delved into some other fun topics and it was a great time!

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Today on the show we had Mark, also known as MarKreation Studios on to talk about Transformers! This was a really raw and heartwarming conversation!

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Today on the show we had Master Leytrx on the show, and we talked about basically EVERYTHING, it was a tonne of fun! We rambled about all the stuff we’re into including Kingdom Hearts, Pokemon, Star Wars, anime, it was just a fun getting to know you conversation! We recorded this a long time ago, I’m so sorry buddy, but it was great to hang out!

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Today on the show I had my wonderful friend Adam AKA Victor on to talk about the Attack on Titan anime! We talked about the controversies in the fandom, and our overall opinions of the show.

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Today on the show we had Chaomix, Sonicsta and Josh on to talk about Sonic the Hedgehog 2! This was such a fun chat, we talked about our experience with the movie, gave our thoughts and reviews on it, and my guests had a lot of theories about the next Sonic movie! Just to let you know this episode is full spoilers for Sonic 2 so if you’ve not seen it yet, make sure you do that!

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Today on the show we had Jesse on to talk about Disney Parks! We had a glorious time chatting about some of the ways people plan their Disney trips, and shared a lot of fun stories of our own trips to Disney!

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This is a very special episode of Journey Into Fandom which shall premiere during the online Kingdom Hearts event, March Caprice! We had had Danielle and Aeba on the show to talk about how they got involved in March Caprice, their role in organising the event and the impact that it has had on the community.

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Today on the show we had Josh Taylor on to talk about his youtube channel Blimeycow, and his patreon group, the “Cowmoonity!” Josh talked about how he prioritises his patreon community and his desire is for everyone to feel loved and accepted, and we also discussed a bit about what it’s like having youtube as your full time job!

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SEASON 2 IS FINALLY HERE, and we’re launching with a banger episode! We had friend of the show AJ on to talk about wrestling, which is a passion that’s been passed down from his great grandfather!

Today on the show, Lee from the Rektrospective podcast hosted an interview with Carys, discussing the entire season of Journey Into Fandom. Carys gave a life update and discussed what we can expect in season 2.

Things Carys mentioned:

We had Vaughn back for a bonus Detours to talk Christmas movies!

Today on the show we had my friend Josh AKA Clonk on to talk about Dungeons and Dragons. Clonk talked about how he discovered D&D, how it personally benefits him being able to role-play as an introvert, and how these shared experiences with others can be really enriching.

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Today on the show we had Travis on to talk about Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Travis talked about his comic book collection, how that used to be a solitary hobby for him but over time he’s become friends with other fans of comics and Marvel movies since he’s found more people that share that interest.

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Hello friends, and Welcome to this bonus episode of Journey into Fandom! I’m calling these Detours because it’s a detour from the journey… into fandom! We are joined once again by Josh to talk about the Sonic community and he had a wild surprise for me…

HUGE thank you to the wonderful @hearted_art for the outstanding thumbnail! https://twitter.com/hearted_art

This first Detour is gonna be free but future Detours will be exclusive to patreon.com/journeyintofandom

Please find Josh here and check out his Sonic music:

Today on the show we have Robert Kelly from the Record All Monsters podcast on to talk about Godzilla! He talked to me about the origins of the franchise, how the movies have changed and evolved, and how he learned to embrace his love of Godzilla even if other people thought it was weird.

Towards the end of the episode we referenced a couple of clips from different movies:

This week we had Justin and Hallie from the Quiz and Hers podcast on to talk about the trivia community! They talked about how they got into quizzing and trivia, which game shows they enjoy, and the overall wholesomeness of the fandom, unless you’re caught cheating!

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This week we had Vaughn from the Impressions of America podcast on to do a deep dive on Star Wars, and it was such a fascinating discussion!

On this episode we have Stephen White talking about the culture surrounding videogames. Stephen hosts the Super Mega Crash Bros. Turbo podcast and the Cinema Salsa podcast. We discussed some of our favourite games, and how the videogame community negatively responds to things they don’t like.

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Today on the show we have Andy Poulastides on to talk about his involvement in the science fiction community! Andy 3 shows, the Great Derelict, the Grand Prix Podcast, and Into the Expanse, and we had a wonderful chat about the fan cultures of Star Trek, the Expanse, and science fiction fans in general!

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WELCOME to Season 1 Episode 1 of Journey Into Fandom, a podcast where I talk to guests about what fandoms and communities they’re part of, what the memes are, and how toxic or wholesome it is!

And who better to join me on my first episode than my AMAZING brother Josh? He talked about his personal experience with the Sonic community, how he got invested in the franchise and some of the discourse surrounding everyone’s favourite hedgehog!

WELCOME to Season 1 of Journey Into Fandom, a podcast where I talk to guests about what fandoms and communities they’re part of, what the memes are, and how toxic or wholesome it is.

Season 1 launches this Friday October 8th at 12noon UK time. See you then!