ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration.

Laura Marie and Jessica Marie
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Hello there! We are your hosts, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie and this is ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration. Every Monday, we discuss the epic highs and lows of YA literature, fantasy/sci-fi, and the tv shows (old and new) that made us the slightly-damaged young millennials we are today. Experience the life-altering realizations and unresolved trauma that only YA and sci-fi/fantasy can soothe as we explore the worlds of Sarah J. Maas in Prythian, Crescent City, and Erilea, and head over to Sunnydale, Elfhame and more! Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe, leave a 5 star review, and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?)

  1. 6d ago

    254. Atmosphere: Jessica's Choice!

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Atmosphere: Jessica's Choice! It's Jessica Marie's half birthday and here on ACOFAE that means that she gets to choose a piece of media to cover that maybe ACOFAE wouldn't normally cover. Her choice this year is "Atmosphere: A Love Story" by Taylor Jenkins Reid. A story about space, about women, about relationships, and about what happens when you finally accept all the parts of yourself that you've discovered along the way. Laura Marie actually chose this book out of a list of options that Jessica Marie suggested, and she has strong feelings about rule following. No, really! Rules are important in SPACE! They are there for a reason! TW / CW: homophobia, toxic sibling relationships For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Perfect Storm, For All Mankind Mentions: Heated Rivalry, Project Hail Mary, Cricket with a K, Outlander, Daisy Jones and the Six, House of the Dragon, The Man in the High Castle, Stargate Atlantis, Gravity, The Expanse *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/ "Jail, immediately jail."

    1h 6m

  2. Jun 15

    SPECIAL EPISODE 27: Our new friend, Meghan Le Fay!

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: SPECIAL EPISODE 27: Our new friend, Meghan Le Fay! Always and forever ready and willing to discuss dragons, ACOFAE welcomes to the podcast a very special guest and our new friend, Meghan Le Fay, to discuss her new release Wings of Life! This is a SPOILER FREE EPISODE so dive into the world of dragons, hygiene, language, and red hair as ACOFAE and Megan discuss everything from initial inspiration to crafting the intricate religions of this new world. A fish out of water story that if rich with culture and miscommunication, Wings of Life asks the reader to put themselves in our heroine's shoes and ask themselves, "What would they do in this situation!?". A miscommunication and enemies to lovers romance plot guides the reader along this journey of self discovery and self worth and ends with lore for the ages! TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Non spoilers to our awareness. Mentions: Spoiler free discussion surrounding WINGS OF LIFE *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    59 min

  3. Jun 8

    253. A Forbidden Fate: "Loopholes! Scuba gear? Garden gloves?!"

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: A Forbidden Fate: "Loopholes! Scuba gear? Garden gloves?!" How do you get around a curse that can't be broken, has horrible consequences for the entire world, and is like, super inconvenient day to day? You look for loopholes if you are ACOFAE Laura and Jessica, or you travel though the woods with a band of merry people and old crush to your current fiancé's kingdom. The woods being full of horrifying creatures and the fiancé may or may not know what's going on. Don't forget the curse! That's where Laura Marie and Jessica Marie find themselves in Kaven Hirning's A Forbidden Fate. What happens when you can't touch the person you love or the world will end? You look for loopholes. Or creative ways to expel tension together, without touching. "Not all men, but always a man." TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: A Forbidden Fate *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    55 min

  4. Jun 1

    252. Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point."

    ACOFAE Podcast presents: Heated Rivalry: "All romance feels like fantasy at this point." Shane Hollander. Ilya Rosenov. You know the names. You’ve probably seen the show, and the books are more than likely on your radar. It’s Pride so let’s let the boys have some fun as ACOFAE discusses book 2 in the Game Changer series by Rachel Reid, Heated Rivalry. A first for Laura Marie, (a sports romance!) Takes readers on one of the longest situationship rides ever as these two hockey players from difference countries and teams fall in love. An MM romance that is sweet and tender, as well as poignant and subtle, Shane and Ilya will stay with you long after the book is finished. Longtime listeners will not be surprised to learn that Jessica Marie has been all over this series and has the books to prove it. “Lost in the sauce.” TW / CW: discussions surrounding homophobia For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Heated Rivalry (book and show), Game Changers (book 1), ACOSF Mentions: The Devil Wears Prada, Pose, Brokeback Mountain, Euphoria *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    53 min

  5. May 25

    251. Dracula: "Dracula is so girly pop!"

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Dracula: "Dracula is so girly pop!" How does ACOFAE get Jessica Marie to watch a horror film? Tell her that is has Gary Oldman and Keanu Reeves in it will do the trick! ACOFAE is covering Dracula a couple different ways: Francis Ford Coppola's 1992 classic film AND the 1897 novel itself. Did you know Dracula begins in May? Jonathan Harker is on his way to Transylvania and his life is about to change in unexpected ways. Mina, his fiancé, and her best friend, Lucy, are in England and wait for Jonathan's return. What Dracula is and what he does becomes the stuff of legend and it all begins here. Laura Marie has read the book, Jessica Marie has watched the movie and together a discussion emerges about morality, purity, and how the addition of a love story changes the view of Dracula from villain to..something else. "Good for Lucy." TW / CW: discussions surrounding sexual assault For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Dracula Mentions: Dracula, Nosferatu, Buffy, Dracula 2000, Underworld, What We Do in the Shadows, Kill Bill, Scream *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    1h 13m

  6. May 18

    250: Storm Breaker: "'The Wastes' are just Brooklyn."

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Stormbreaker:"'The Wastes' are just Brooklyn." You know how Jessica Marie loves a New York setting and how Laura Marie loves purple? Put those things together and add in some storms and some trauma and you've got Storm Breaker, and you've got ACOFAE'S attention. Poet Graves is 19, engaged, and ready to rebel at college, even if she doesn't know it yet. Poet has a secret and keeping it under wraps from new friends, old lovers, and new more than friends, is a huge priority. Rook is a stranger from the Wastes and he may or may not have the same secret as Poet. Throw in a school setting with warring houses and initiation rituals and Poet has her work cut out for her. Oh and her parents are the worst. Join ACOFAE as they explore a future Manhattan, the only place left on earth. TW / CW: parental abuse For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Storm Breaker by Nisha J. Tuli, Silo series Mentions: The Hunger Games, Crescent City, ACOTAR, ACOSF, Six of Crows, Doctor Who, The Raven Scholar, Hamilton, Fourth Wing *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

    1h 2m

  7. May 11

    249. Women and Media Vol. 1.

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Women and Media Vol. 1. Since February 2026 in particular, Jessica Marie has been fired up to talk about the treatment of women in media and ACOFAE has not had the right moment for this discussion. The time is now. Laura Marie and Jessica Marie are discussing the relationship between women and media using the 2026 movie adaptation "Wuthering Heights" as a framework. The art of film is discussed as well as tangent conversations spanning economics, fandoms, fangirls, and of course a brief touch on Taylor Swift. ACOFAE calls this VOL 1 because the conversation is ongoing and they are sure that VOL 2. will happen very soon. TW / CW: the patriarchy For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Wuthering Heights Mentions: Devil Wears Prada, Moulin Rouge, Burlesque, Big Fish, Swiftynomics, ACOTAR, New Girl, A Fault in Our Stars, Barbie, Oppenhiemer, Josie and the Pussycats, Babygirl, The Drama, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Elvis, Mean Girls, Stripstease *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/ "It's the misogyny."

    58 min

  8. May 4

    248. The Mummy Returns: "They’re all so hot. It’s problematic.”

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: The Mummy Returns: "They’re all so hot. It’s problematic.” The Mummy Returns, better known as The Mummy 2 or The cast that launched a thousands of kids onto the path of bisexuality. ACOFAE promised they would cover this movie and here they are lamenting at how how these actors are, how smart the kid is, and how fun history and the movies is and can be. The Mummy Returns is a movie that everyone but Jessica Marie saw when it came out, and lots of people love and and some even hate it. The CGI isn't great and the story has it's low points but The Rock is in it and he has one speaking line, a little victory. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they return to Egypt, and then London and then Egypt again in under a week, somehow, and journey on hot air balloons to temples that were buried in the past life of a reincarnated princess. It's great stuff. It's ok to have fun. TW / CW: none to our awareness For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: History, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns Mentions: Cleopatra mini-series, Hook, Jumanji, National Treasure, Moulin Rouge, Dramione, Shadowhunters *Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe and leave a 5-star review and follow us on Instagram at @ACOFAEpodcast and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie ( https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica) Instagram: @ACOFAEpodcast https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/ @ACOFAELaura https://www.instagram.com/acofaelaura/

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Hello there! We are your hosts, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie and this is ACOFAE: A Collection of Fandoms and Exploration. Every Monday, we discuss the epic highs and lows of YA literature, fantasy/sci-fi, and the tv shows (old and new) that made us the slightly-damaged young millennials we are today. Experience the life-altering realizations and unresolved trauma that only YA and sci-fi/fantasy can soothe as we explore the worlds of Sarah J. Maas in Prythian, Crescent City, and Erilea, and head over to Sunnydale, Elfhame and more! Thank you for listening to us! Please subscribe, leave a 5 star review, and follow us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/acofaepodcast/) and on our TikToks! TikTok: ACOFAELaura : Laura Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaelaura?) ACOFAEJessica : Jessica Marie (https://www.tiktok.com/@acofaejessica?)

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