The hosts: just two college friends with a lot of opinions.
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Christina became enamored with fandom early in life, having been introduced to the worlds of Star Wars and Star Trek nearly from birth. She lived through the dark years of exploring the communities of Livejournal via Blackberry before reaching the golden age of Tumblr. Having been publicly involved in a variety of fandoms to differing extents (mostly those of the musical genre), this podcast marks her most significant foray into the more general fandom community. She hopes to bring her own “unique” opinions to a variety of topics while forcing Kelly to embrace the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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At the age of six, Kelly sat down to her first Star Wars marathon and discovered her first crush, the bounty hunter Han Solo. Though she grew up loving Star Wars, appreciating the art of the perfectly executed Broadway musical, and visiting Disneyland as much as she possibly could, it wasn’t until she discovered Harry Potter in 2002 that really propelled her into the fandom world. In college, she became a small part in the massively successful Harry Potter fansite MuggleNet.com and it only made her a bigger nerd than before, ultimately expanding her horizons to Supernatural, The Hunger Games, Teen Wolf, and so much more. This podcast marks the first time Kelly has publicly let her fandom flag fly and looks forward to sharing her opinions and her love of fandom with Christina and everyone else who tunes in to listen.
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Our two intrepid hosts met on a dark and not so stormy night in 2008, when Christina made the poor mistake of making soup in her dorm after a midnight showing of James Bond. Kelly rushed to her rescue from down the hall after Christina sliced her finger open (quite grotesquely) on the can of Campbells soup. The rest is, as they say, history.
The podcast: ALNM origin story
This podcast is the fandom brainchild of two college friends Christina and Kelly. On February 23, 2014, they decided that the podcast that they had joked about having should become a reality. They set to work brainstorming possible names and topics and when they finally agreed upon something that Kelly had jokingly suggested, “A Little Nerd Music”, they began creating Tumblr pages, email addresses, and Twitter handles where people could reach out to the two hosts. In March of 2014, after the Season 3 finale of Teen Wolf, the two friends sat down to record their very first episode.
Although they live in two different California cities that aren’t even close to each other, this podcast allows them to share their thoughts and opinions with each other and their listeners. As time progressed, more segments were added: Fandom News, Episode MVP, Obsessions, Ship Moments, Music Monday, Throwback Thursday, and Fandom Friday. With a completely overhauled podcast format and a new website, ALNM was ready to take on 2016. The year turned into one of much professional and personal upheaval, leading to an extended hiatus.
But ALNM is ready to make it's triumphant comeback with Comic Con 2017. The website has been streamlined. The podcasts are being recorded. The articles are being written. Join ALNM on this journey into everything fandom has to offer in 2017.
Although they live in two different California cities that aren’t even close to each other, this podcast allows them to share their thoughts and opinions with each other and their listeners. As time progressed, more segments were added: Fandom News, Episode MVP, Obsessions, Ship Moments, Music Monday, Throwback Thursday, and Fandom Friday. With a completely overhauled podcast format and a new website, ALNM was ready to take on 2016. The year turned into one of much professional and personal upheaval, leading to an extended hiatus.
But ALNM is ready to make it's triumphant comeback with Comic Con 2017. The website has been streamlined. The podcasts are being recorded. The articles are being written. Join ALNM on this journey into everything fandom has to offer in 2017.