Fandom Buzzz!

Welcome to second half of our two part Bookish Breakdowns episode dedicated to Leigh Bardugo's Rule of Wolves! 

In honor of how deeply we love this book we have temporarily re-named our favorite segment "Ship Wreck or Ahoy" for this episode. Want to find out what we changed it to? Got through the first part and totally want more? Or just curious why we exhausted ANOTHER two hours just talking about this book? 

Well, have we got the Fandombuzzz episode for you! Danica joins us still (with all her Darkling feels) as our Rule of Wolves fangirling session goes to places we didn't think we'd go. Such good fun. So much that we're definitely having Danica over again for sure for future eps! Either way, we're pretty sure the fun thoughts and sentiments we captured in this episode can stand alone so we just had to throw it out here and give it it's own space!

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In a fun and unprecedented way, we now present the first of a two part Bookish Breakdowns episode featuring Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo. That it took a full (and we mean really full) two episodes to get even the first wave of our thoughts and feelings out goes to show you how deeply we love this book and how devastating it has been to our fandom feels. 

Joining us amidst the wreckage of our fan feels is our dear friend Danica!!! Mostly because she's just as undone by this book and we love having her over for... well anything. 

Today's episode, we discovered, was all about the cast. Yes. All of them. and it was a grand old time getting that far. If you somehow manage to get through it all, and want more? Go check out part two! Also out today!

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In which we have a very special guest and have finally posted this LONG OVERDUE collaboration! Joining us to discuss Shannon Messenger's latest book in the Keeper of the Lost Cities Series is Kristin (of Merrily Kristin)! We take on Legacy and talk for a considerably long time about who's in it, why they're there and where they're going! Strap in for spoilers and join us as we visit the Lost Cities and... well... breakdown!

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To nobody's surprise, we're buzzing about the Shadow and Bone Netflix series. And not even just about how good it is, but about how both the books and the show work together to create such a unique experience. So there's that... There also a little bit of anime (Hello, Jujutsu Kaisen!) and a couple of movies (Can you say King Kong vs Godzilla and Mortal Kombat?) on today's episode of Fandombuzzz!

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In which Alexa talks briefly about how Rule of Wolves by Leigh Bardugo is an amazing book and hint that a Bookish Breakdown is on the horizon (as soon as Macky reads it, that is). We also talk a lot about the things we've been streaming lately, so we hope you guys enjoy!

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We're back at it! We're podcasting every couple of weeks now just to keep things sustainable and marginally fresh while the world has slowed down. Today's episode is all about the video games we have gotten ourselves into (or back into, in Alexa's case) with the usual smattering of anime, TV (Falcon and the Winter Soldier anyone?) and, as always, books!

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Season 2's first Bookish Breakdown episode is here and we are STILL living for this book! Today, we pick apart what is (to us) arguably our favorite Cassandra Clare book: CHAIN OF IRON (The Last Hours #2). 

As is our wont, SPOILERS YET ABOUND. So do read the book if you can before you listen! We totally recommend it. But if you've read it (and it has broken you down), come right on over and listen to us talk about how this tale WRECKED us. Fun times!

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We're back! After an unplanned (but needed) hiatus, we're at it again, and the green room is lit with feels, fandoms and freakouts! We're talking what's new, what's currently on the TBR, what's streaming and what's got us all a-buzz. Most noteworthy of which are our takes on the two latest Disney Plus offerings: Raya & the Last Dragon and WandaVision. 

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After an unplanned break, we’re back to wrap up the first official season of this podcast! We’re sharing some of the highlights of our fandom life in 2020, including all our favorites from books to ships. We’re so grateful that you’ve joined us for this fandom green room journey and we look forward to picking things up again in 2021!

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It's time for another special Bookish Breakdown episode! Today, you'll get the chance to hear our in-depth thoughts on THE LOST BOOK OF THE WHITE (The Eldest Curses #2) by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu. As always, SPOILERS ABOUND. We highly recommend reading the book before you listen to this episode! But if you have read it, join us as we gush about our favorite moments, chat up the characters we love and make some predictions for the next book in the series.

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In which we end up podcasting later than planned, mostly because Black Clover has now taken over our lives in a lovely way. There's a touch of nostalgia (the Animorphs & Thundercats), a heartfelt shoutout to V.E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and a rather lengthy shipping discourse before we dive into out Black Clover has done what it's done.

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In which we talk about the Netflix adaptation of The Baby-Sitters Club, a handful of dystopian shows (For the Motherland: Fort Salem, Carnival Row, Westworld & Umbrella Academy), James Bay and Taylor Swift’s new musical releases, The Guild Hunter series by Nalini Singh and Magic the Gathering!

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We've got a big anime wrap-up today, featuring Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars, the My Hero Academia OVA episodes, out of this world animes Beyond the Boundary and The Promised Neverland and the super cute, super pure Tamako Market series and film. We also revisit two favorites: the Keeper of the Lost Cities series and the Fushig Yuugi universe via the new Byakko Senki!

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We're finally back from our mid-season hiatus! Today, we're talking about our feelings for Sailor Moon Super S, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avatar the Last Airbender and Black Clover.

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In which Alexa finally gets really into The Illuminae Files and is halfway through the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, while Macky shares his CLAMP dreams. Oh, and we both talk a bit about Sailor Moon S. Good times all around! Hope everyone's staying safe and healthy!

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This week, our featured fandoms are Animal Crossing and Garth Ennis. We'll give you three guesses as to which fandom belongs to which person... There's also a smattering of Sailor Moon & Shadowhunters included, as well as a few crack ships here and there. Hope you guys are staying safe and healthy during this time!

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Hope everyone's keeping busy and keeping their spirits up during this lockdown! It's another Monday, and boy, was it the Mondayest Monday ever. Anyway, today, Alexa dishes a wee bit on how her first time reading Les Mis is coming along. There are also some thoughts on Knives Out, the (awesome) AMC series Into the Badlands, a lot of love for Bleach and a mini shoutout for one of the greatest X-Men ever to do that mutant thing: Storm.

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There are a lot of fun new readathons happening, which you'll learn about in today's Bookish Buzz! And as the Sailor Moon rewatch continues, we're chatting a little bit about Sailor Moon R. And, to nobody's surprise, there's a bit more about X-men and Final Fantasy in here, because one episode isn't enough time to consume anything of that scale. As always during this time, we hope you're all staying safe and keeping healthy and sane!

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Macky kicks off talking about digital bookish things (Kindle Unlimited, the big Dark Horse Kids sale happening through April 27, 2020 where you can get all the Avatar the Last Airbender graphic novels for $1.49). Alexa, on the other hand, finally finished Violet Evergarden and sings its praises. And we hear Macky rambling about the newest set of X-titles collected into Dawn of X, including X-men, Marauders, Excalibur, New Mutants, Fallen Angels & X-Force).

Our hearts go out to you if you are going through tough times during this lockdown. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy!

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Within roughly the same weekend, Final Fantasy VII remake, Resident Evil 3 remake and Persona 5 Royal were released. That we also got back into X-men, Bleach and Sailor Moon around the same time evokes that scene in Jumanji when Robin Williams asks, "What year is it?"

Hope everyone is staying safe and healthy and that if you're going through tough times, you find what you need to get by!

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This episode features some anime favorites, a bit about Altered Carbon and mini-tours of the Shin Megami Tensei Persona series and the Bridgerton book series. Hope everyone's doing okay!

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Hope everyone's managing okay during this lockdown! The world is in a difficult spot, but we're hoping a bit of nerdery will be helpful during these trying times. That being said... Anybody else playing video games these days? We have! Has that impacted our reading? Kind of. We're talking about our recently played games (ones we've finally gotten around to), the usual books and series and then some. Stay safe and healthy!

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In which we dedicate a little time to talking about Little Women, and then spend the rest of an episode talking about a ton of anime.

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Welcome to a brand new kind of episode for Fandom Buzzz! We're breaking down the things about Chain of Gold that made us break down in the inaugural Bookish Breakdown. Spoilers, spoilers, spoilers -- so consider yourself warned! There are new segments, and old games, and spoilers (Did we mention that already?), so turn back now if you haven't read the book yet and don't want to be spoiled.

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In which we gush about Sarah J. Maas and fly that Shadowhunter garbage flag high, though we try hard not to spoil House of Earth and Blood or Chain of Gold. 

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In which Alexa gushes about our new favorite thing that gives "Mando and Baby Yoda" a run for their money! There's also plenty of gushing about one oof our favorite authors of all time, Tamora Pierce. 

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In which there is a lot of bookish news, as well as dishing on the new Makoto Shinkai film "Weathering with You". There's talk about the Angel graphic novel reboot, Alexa's reading (including an update on her 'Miserables' journey) and some Naruto fangirling. Also... Anyone into RED, the Warren Ellis graphic novel and/or the Bruce Willis film?

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Games are still afoot! We talk a bit more about Shannon Messenger ('tis an era), Les Miserables, and get really chatty about Makoto Shinkai. Plus, there are some great shoutouts to Dungeons & Dragons, Wicked and a bit of Jason Robert Brown. 

In which we continue to attempt to podcast in the most comfortable way we can... and also how we sound when a food coma is imminent (specifically in Macky's case). More games, more chill times and happy to have this second episode under our belt!

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We took a poll and the aye's have it! Welcome to the pilot episode of Fandom Buzzz! 

First order of business: SPOILERS. It's really hard to buzz about your bookish loves and favorite fandoms without dishing on actual events or character arcs that you've read, watched or experienced, so please do keep in mind that this is a SPOILER-FILLED zone.

Now that we've gotten that out of the way, here's what you can expect from this podcast. We talk about what's happening "yay-abouts" in our bookish circle ("Bookish Buzz"), chat about upcoming titles we cannot wait to get our hands on ("New and for Review"), share summat about what we're reading ("Reading Right Now"), buzz about our fandom obsession of the moment ("Featured Fandom") and have some fun game segments in between. 

So, sit back, grab a cup of something to drink and enjoy the conversation! We sure did ;)

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