Jazmin aka ThatOneNerdyFanGirll returns after 2 years as we get closer to celebrating the 10th anniversary of the podcast. I always get excited when people say yes and come for the 1st episode. It's always super special when people come back for return episodes.

Jazmin and I get to catch up to what's been going on, and talk about one of her latest fandoms, One Piece. She talks about how she got influenced into watching the anime, where she is currently, and we talk about the live action series as well (this was recorded prior to the 2nd season releasing). We talk about favorite characters, and who she's looking forward to seeing.

Then we revisit Star Wars. We talk about what we enjoyed the past two years, the state of Star Wars, and the future series that are on the horizon, as well as the future in the movie space. (This episode was recorded prior to the Maul release)

Jazmin and I then talk about her Cosplay work. We talk about some of the characters she's cosplayed recently, and cosplay projects she's working on for the future. Plus a no sew ballgown, and how she goes about thrifting for her cosplay work.

You can listen to Jazmin's 1st episode here:

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-358-jazmin-aka-thatonenerdyfangirll-talks-star-wars-the-lord-of-the-rings-and-cosplay

You can find Jazmin at:

https://www.instagram.com/thatonenerdyfangirll/

https://www.threads.net/@thatonenerdyfangirll

https://beacons.ai/thatonenerdyfangirl

It's only been 2 years since her last episode, but Mayanna Berrin returns for her 4th episode as we once again get to catch up and talk about her latest works!

We cover the biggest thing that's happened since our last episode in 2024, and that is the critically acclaimed video game, Dispatch. Mayanna was a writer for the game, as well as the voice actor for the character of Coupe. We talk about how she got started with AdHoc Studios and found her way into both the writing and voice acting side of things. Mayanna and I talk about the game, some of the development, her role as a writer, finding her voice for Coupe, and we discuss a few of the choices people can make in the game (and yes, there are spoilers).

Mayanna and I then talk about her Kingdom Hearts podcast that she co-hosts, Simple and Clean. We talk about how it came to existence, the planning that goes into the podcast, and we touch on what could come first - Kingdom Hearts 4 or Grand Theft Auto 6.

We then talk about her work as Creative Producer for StoryQuest, an actual play platform for tabletop roleplaying games. We discuss what she does, and her continued work in the TTRPG space.

You can find Mayanna at:

https://www.instagram.com/mayannaberrin/

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

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

You can find Simple and Clean: A Kingdom Hearts Podcast at:

https://pod.link/1826633591

https://www.instagram.com/simpleandcleanpod/

You can find StoryQuest at:

https://linktr.ee/StoryQuestShowOfficial

https://www.instagram.com/storyquestshow/

You can listen to Mayanna's first three episodes at:

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-374-mayanna-berrin-returns-and-talks-improv-writing-for-movies-television-tabletop-roleplaying-and-video-games

https://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-171-mayanna-berrin-returns

http://talesfromthefandom.libsyn.com/episode-47-mayanna-berrin

Lio aka Lionbcos joins me to talk all about Cosplay, the characters they do, and so much more.

I had come across Lio's Instagram several times thanks to their collaborations with others, and people sharing their work to their stories. I really enjoyed what Lio did, and here we are, getting to talk about it!

We're talking all about the Cosplay and characters that Lio does. However, we start off at a young age as Lio talks about growing up with parents who are nerds, and how their influences rubbed off on them.

Lio talks about some of their favorite characters, and we do spend a bit of time with Laura Kinney aka Wolverine, fka X-23. We talk about the characters that Lio cosplays as, like Claudia from Interview with the Vampire, Invisigal from Dispatch, and more. While they trend towards emo characters, a surprising princess made it into Lio's rotation - and we talk about how and why!

We talk about how they choose the characters they cosplay, the group collaborations they've done, and what Lio is planning to do in the future.

You can find Lio at:

https://www.instagram.com/lionbcos/

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