Fandomtastic Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Hear Me Out: 2024 Edition
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At long last, our hiatus is officially OVER! In this episode we chat about where we've been, where we're going, and looking back at some books, shows...
Reading Challenge 2023
11 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here we go, Fandomtastic Fam! We're coming to talk about all things reading challenge 2023 related (aka giving epic recs!). Check them out here: 1. Ja...
November & December Recap
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're rounding up our November and December reads, so if you need any last-minute book recs to close out the year, THIS IS YOUR EPISODE 👀
GLOW Recap with Raven Kennedy
23 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you all so much for your patience - the GLOW discussion with author extraordinaire Raven Kennedy is finally here! This episode does, of course, ...
October Roundup & November Reading Challenge
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here's an episode we had a lot of fun working on - our October and November roundups. The reading prompt for October was #WitchShit (listen for Ava's ...
Reading Challenge Update(s)
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We know it's been a minute, but we have been reading (albeit...not too much). But we wanted to take an episode to update you on the books we've been e...
S4E1: Fandomtastic Five
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to Fandomtastic, your one-stop pod for books, banter, and bumpin' uglies (if anyone has a better euphemism for s*x that starts with B, le...
Meet the Bloomsberry
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a little different, but I hope you enjoy an interview I (Ava) conducted with my friend, Britt; Britt is a force of the bookish industr...
Wrapping Up Wanderlust
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday, patrons! We're finalizing our May reads (a few days early, yes - but hey, it's been a slow reading month) and chit-chatting about June, ...
Kleytastic (A Lisa Kleypas special)
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi patrons! This week's episode is dedicated to all things Lisa Kleypas (by which we mean, her historical romances, not her contemporaries haha). Plea...
Worlds of Wanderlust
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're discussing everything WANDERLUST: books, destinations, and most importantly, food. (Warning: this episode may cause you to feel VERY...
May The Fourth Be With You
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're posting our recap episode about all things Star Wars (as such, this episode contains spoilers for the movies, and The Mandalorian). But if...
April Recap and May Readtastic
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday! We hope you've been enjoying the beginning of May! As a reminder, April's Readtastic prompt was "fake-dating" and May's is "read a book ...
The Object of All Our Desires...or The Bane of Our Existence?
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Steph and Ava are recapping the much-anticipated second season of Netflix's Bridgerton. In this episode, we're making like Lady Whistledown and...
Double Dragon Dicks - The Dragon's Bride Recap
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Here it is! The moment we know so many of you have been waiting for...Steph and Ava are diving into THE DRAGON'S BRIDE by Katee Robert. This was Ava's...
Author Spotlight: Ali Hazelwood
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In one of our most anticipated and completely unhinged episodes, we joined Ali Hazelwood, author of The Love Hypothesis, the STEMinist novellas, and t...
March Roundup & April "Fake It and Fuck (it)"
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Steph & Ava talk about all the books they read in March (it was a...slow month, to say the least), and all that we're looking for...
S2 Finale: House of Sky and Breath Spoiler Chat
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're wrapping up Season Two of Fandomtastic with our spoiler chat of Sarah J Maas's House of Sky and Breath - in this episode, we discuss the ending ...
February Roundup & March Readtastic Prompt
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode dives into everything we read for February (it was not...impressive) and everything we're planning to read for March...which, at this poi...
Throw Back Theories: Throne of Glass
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy HOSAB week, everyone! To avoid any form of CC spoilers, we're diving into the throw back of all throw backs: Throne of Glass. This episode dishe...
Author Spotlight: Danielle L Jensen
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
*If you listen closely, you can hear Ava screaming in the background* We had the opportunity to interview one of Fandomtastic's all-time favorite auth...
House of Sky and Theories
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Due to some brain shenanigans, this episode is late; sorry about that! But there's still enough time to listen before ...
January Roundup
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic fam! This episode dives into everything we read during January - including the books selected for our reading challenge, in...
Couples Therapy
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is wholly dedicated to talking about our OTPs (and threes...and more!). Steph and Ava dive into the delights of shipping fictional charac...
Event Extravaganza
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you've been a listener for a while, you might recall that Steph runs several bookish events and Ava...has been to a few. Whether you're wanting to ...
Readtastic 2022
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Although we took this episode to explain what a reading challenge is, here's the quick and dirty: January: Read one of Steph's recommendations Febr...
Bookish Manifestations
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Today we're chatting about our bookish manifestations for 2022 - the books we want to read, the books we're going to s...
Author Spotlight: Jennifer L Armentrout
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Today we're bringing our audio transcript of our JLA chat to you! Please keep in mind that this episode is coming to y...
A Year in the Life
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today Steph and Ava are rounding up all of the books we read this year, the fictional characters we lusted over, the Marvel content we devoured, the b...
Author Spotlight: Lynette Noni
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! In October, we had the delight of hosting Lynette Noni, author of The Prison Healer trilogy (and much more!), fo...
Author Spotlight: Raven Kennedy
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Anchor, our hosting site for the platform, unfortunately bungled our scheduling, so while this episode was meant to go...
It's a Vishous Cycle: BDB Recap
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to everyone who joined our BDB read-along; whether this was your first time diving into the world of the Brotherhood, or your fiftieth, we h...
Author Highlight: Shelby Mahurin
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Fandomtastic Fam! Today, we're excited to be bringing you our first audio recording of an author Zoom: this week we're featuring Shelby ...
Happy Fangsgiving!
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is dedicated to one of our favorite (sexiest) creatures: vampires! In this episode, we talk about: The OGs: Twilight and The Vampire Di...
A Shadow in the Ember - Recap!
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As promised, here is our recap episode of A Shadow in the Ember - this will be full of spoilers, so please keep that in mind! In this episode, you'll ...
Spooktober Wrap-up
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Want to know what Steph and Ava read, watched, and listened to during spooky season? Now you know! In this episode you'll hear book recs of the witchy...
From Blood and Ash Recap (aka Kingdom of Kieran is Fire)
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday! Today, Steph and Ava chat about our reactions to our recent From Blood and Ash reread, as we prepare for A Shadow in the Ember and our P...
Tunnel Villain
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday! This week we're bringing you a much-requested episode: a chat all about villains. In this episode, Steph and Ava discuss what it takes t...
All That Glitters: The Plated Prisoner Recap
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few months, you'll know that Steph and I [Ava] are absolutely, hands-down obsessed with Raven Kenn...
Happy Spooktober!
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday, Happy October, and, most importantly, HAPPY SEASON TWO OF FANDOMTASTIC! 🥳🥳🥳🥳 Thank you so much for your patience during our ...
Ship Shit
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's hard to believe it, but...with this episode we wrap up Season One of Fandomtastic! 😱😍🥳 Thank you so much to our patrons, our listeners -...
Koschei Didn't Come to Play
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This was such a fun episode for us (Steph & Ava) to record, because it delves into one of our favorite subjects: villainy! Specifically, the myste...
Kingdom of Ash Recap - I Gavriel My All
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We can hardly believe it, but thus marks the end of our Throne of Glass reread! We want to thank all of you for joining us on this journey, whether it...
Tower of Dawn Recap/I Can't Help Westfalling For You
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we're going to be discussing Tower of Dawn, the book that kind of took us all by surprise. In this episode, you can expect to hear: Massive Sa...
Empire of Storms Recap - Where You Elide, I Will Follow
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We have reached Empire of Storms in our Throne of Glass read along, which means that we have reached one of the most painful cliffhangers in...all of ...
Queen of Shadows Recap/Let's Get it ManON
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are now on to QUEEN OF SHADOWS in our Throne of Glass reread! It's hard to believe we're already here, on this pinnacle book, but Wyrd knows we're ...
Heir of Fire Recap - You're A Whitethorn In My Side
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here is our HEIR OF FIRE recap episode - this is basically just a Rowan Whitethorn stan episode. But don't worry, you'll also hear us chat about: Th...
Crown of Midnight Recap/Natural Chaoltastrophe
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode marks our (Steph and Ava's) recap of the second Throne of Glass book - Crown of Midnight! While maybe not everyone's favorite, we can't d...
What in the Wyrd? - Throne of Glass Recap
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Covered in this episode: Steph & Ava dish out all of our thoughts and feelings on the book that started it all, Throne of Glass. This episode will...
The Ball is in Your Cortland (THE ASSASSIN'S BLADE Recap)
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Covered in this episode: Steph and Ava tackle the five novellas that make up The Assassin's Blade (which Sarah recommends reading before the rest of t...
Zaddy's Summer Solstice Day
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I [Ava] am so, so, so excited about this episode - it is quite possibly my favorite that we've ever recorded. With the Summer Solstice and Father's Da...
That's What We're TOG'ing About
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's the moment you've all (or at least some of you, LOL) have been waiting for! The THRONE OF GLASS reread commences this month, and to make sure tha...
RUHNminations
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Covered in this episode: We take a bit of a deep dive into the history and lore of the Starborn Fae from CRESCENT CITY (so this episode will have unma...
Nestassary Changes
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph and I are brazen die-hard Nesta fans, so this episode is just us fangirling over our fave, swooning over Nessian, and adori...
Elain in the Membrane
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Elain is one of the most controversial characters in the Maasverse at the moment; people seem to either love or hate her! Steph a...
Lucien Lips Sink Ships Part Two
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the follow-up episode to our Lucien Vanserra chat last week, we talk ships, the status of Lucien's powers, and what his future may hold in the upco...
Lucien Lips Sink Ships
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: In the first part of this highly-anticipated episode, Steph and Ava break down one of Fandomtastic’s favorite characters: Lucie...
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Bryce Part 2
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph and I [Ava] finish up our Crescent City chat in part 2 of SUGAR, SPICE, AND EVERYTHING BRYCE. We hope you've been enjoying ...
Sugar, Spice, and Everything Bryce Part 1
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph & Ava theorize all things Crescent City, including ships, POV characters, Asteri-Theory, and more! As we wind down the ...
A Court of TV Adaptations
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph & Ava chat about the recent announcement that A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES is going to be co-adapted for television by S...
The Eristocracy
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: This episode tackles the one-and-only Eris Vanserra. High Lord Beron’s eldest son, Eris became one of the most-talked about fig...
We Are Maastastic
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVERED IN THIS EPI: Steph & Ava say “Heyyyyyyy,” introduce our listeners to the podcast, and do a meet-and-greet that would make a corporate ...