A Court of Fandoms and Exploration - A Podcast.

Laura Marie and Jessica Marie
A Court of Fandoms and Exploration - A Podcast.

Hello there! We are your hosts, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie and this is A Court of Fandoms and Exploration: A Podcast. 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. MAR 24

    198. Marie Antionette: "The revolution can be girly pop."

    ACFOAE Podcast Presents: Marie Antionette: "The revolution can be girly pop." ACOFAE says "Happy Birthday!" to it's very own Laura Marie and her choice for an episode this year was the film, Marie Antionette. A movie that Jessica Marie has never seen and one that Laura Marie had to learn how to love. Marie Antionette is a girly pop take on the life and death of Marie Antionette. No violence here, just cake, pastels, shoes, hair, dogs, and gossip. Oh and a husband who likes to hunt more than spend time with his wife. Oh and the country is starving and about to revolt. Just that. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they take in the spectable of Kirsten as Queen and reflect on history and how girls just cannot like anything. "Let them eat cake? I didn't even say that." 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: Marie Antoinette and history Mentions: Moulin Rouge, The Virgin Suicides, The Great, Hamilton, Supernatural *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 14m
  2. MAR 17

    197. Series Fatigue: The Dryad Storm.

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Series Fatigue: The Dryad Storm by Laurie Forest Being excited about a new release can be scary. Being excited about a new release that is ALSO the conclusion to the series is another level of excited/scary. When that new release that is also the conclusion of the series then turns out to be a DNF for BOTH Laura Marie and Jessica Marie, then the question becomes? Was it them? or Is it really that bad? The Black Witch Chronicles comes to an end with The Dryad Storm, the book that was such a DNF that is sparked a question about fatigue and the willingness to journey through the slog. How much is the reader's time worth? When do you take ownership of your reading and acknowledge that you are not having fun? What other series suffer from series fatigue? If any? All that and more is discussed as ACOFAE Laura and ACOFAE Jessica pinpoint where the series lost them and why. "Anything for the pod, but not this." 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: The Black Witch Chronicles by Laurie Forest (specifically The Dryad Storm and The Demon Tide), and SJM Universe Mentions: Moulin Rouge, Teen Wolf, Dexter, Crescent City, Throne of Glass, ACOTAR series (ACOTAR/ACOMAF/ACOWAR/ACOFAS) by Sarah J. Maas, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, From Blood and Ash (FBAA) by Jennifer L. Armentrout (JLA), Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, Dramione, Legendborn and Oathbound by Tracy Deonn, Daughters of the Moon series, The Folk of the Air series by Holly Black, Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (GRRM), A Trial of the Sun Queen, Shadowhunters by Cassandra Clare (Cassie Clare), Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi, Iron Flame by Rebecca Yarros *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/

    57 min
  3. MAR 10

    196. True Blood: "Bill, I've got the ick."

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: True Blood: "Bill, I've got the ick." Vampires can be so many things: sparkly, fast, blood thirsty, gorgeous. They can also be Confederate and Southern, which is what is going on here in ACOFAE's True Blood rewatch Season 1 episodes 1 and 2. Sookie is just ordinary girl with an extraordinary ability until Vampire Bill walks into her seating section and changes her life. Throwing it all the way back to 2008, True Blood was a moment, is a moment, and will be a moment in time - the themes are just as relevant now as they were then, as ACOFAE watches Sookie put men in their place left and right; sheriff, coroner, brother, boss. It does not matter. The "I'm just a waitress" Stackhouse is fearless in the pursuit of her piece of calm in the noise and Vampire Bill is just that and more. The accents are thick, the teeth are real, and the messages are important as Laura Marie and Jessica Marie lament that they do not make TV like they used to. TW / CW: Alcoholism For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: True Blood, Throne of Glass (TOG) by Sarah J. Maas (SJM) Mentions: The Boys, Wicked, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Euphoria, Interview with the Vampire *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 16m
  4. MAR 3

    195. Want: "Fantasy is freedom."

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Want curated by Gillian Anderson: "Fantasy is freedom." Kicking off International Woman's Month with Gillian Anderson seems fitting. A woman that has touched the lives of so many different people in different ways, a champion for STEM and the skeptic-turned-believer, Gillian, is more involved in our everyday lives than we knew! "Want" is a collection of stories that have been curated and catalogued by Gillian and presented to us the reader in a way that challenges and excites. "Want" is about want. "Want" is about pleasure. Freedom. Expression. Power. Women are powerful when they want, and that power can scare and intimidate so that another emotion is put in place of the power being felt: Shame. There's no room for shame here. Join Laura Marie and Jessica Marie as they reflect on their Gillian experiences, the world today, and why women are so incredible. We listen and we don't judge. TW / CW: CNC For additional TW/CW information for your future reads, head to this site for more: https://triggerwarningdatabase.com/ Spoilers: Want currated by Gillian Anderson, Sex Education Mentions: Babygirl, Nasfuratu, The Half King, The Vagina Monologue, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, X-Files, Drive Me Crazy, Supernatural, Doctor Who *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/

    58 min
  5. FEB 24

    194. Onyx Storm: "Why, Rebecca? WHY!?"

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Onyx Storm: "Why, Rebecca? WHY!?" If you've been a listener for a while, then you are well aware that ACOFAE and the Empyrean Series have not always gotten along. There's been discussions about being bratty, snobby, and enjoying things just for what they are -- vibes. So in light of all this history, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie have called in some backup to discuss book 3 of The Empyrean Series Onyx Storm. ACOFAE welcomes Aris to the pod to help frame discussions to put them firmly in the realm of THEORIES. Yes, that's correct. ACOFAE is discussing guesses and theories as well as the plot and all it's details as Laura Marie, Jessica Marie, and friend of show Aris get into it. That's tea. "You might be onto something there..." 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: The Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing, Iron Flame, and Onyx Storm) by Rebecca Yarros, Game of Thrones, Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas Mentions: A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) by Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Wings and Ruin (ACOWAR) by Sarah J. Maas, Avatar: The Last Air Bender, Shatter Me, House of Flame and Shadow (HOFAS) by Sarah J. Maas, The Boys *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 31m
  6. FEB 17

    193. Faebound: "When someone offers you a throne, TAKE IT!"

    ACOFAE Podcast Presents: Faebound: "When someone offers you a throne, TAKE IT!" Sometimes all it takes is a good twist to make the reader sit up straight and pay attention. Sometimes it takes thinking about that twist and all it's repercussions to cement the storyline for a reader, and sometimes it's a slog until it's not. Listener recommended Faebound is all that and more: romantic fantasy, military drama, sisterhood plot lines, and a secret prince! Yeeran was born into war. Ambitious and of high rank, she discovers orders, gets banished and begins her true story. Her little sister has her own journey to embark on and both will change their world as they know it. Filled with unique magic and relationships; Faebound is ticking boxes and reeving up for book two in a confirmed trilogy. 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: Faebound by Saara El-Arifi, Spark of the Everflame by Penn Cole, The Wicked King by Holly Black Mentions: The Black Witch by Laurie Forest, Dune by Frank Herbert *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 5m
4.8
out of 5
77 Ratings

About

Hello there! We are your hosts, Laura Marie and Jessica Marie and this is A Court of Fandoms and Exploration: A Podcast. 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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