Some people inherit money, others get houses or jewelry, Melissa got a Burt Reynolds centerfold in the April 1972 issue of Cosmo and we are so grateful to her mom for this amazing historical document!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
MELISSA's friend Dave has an absolutely stunning and huge collection of retro board games. And this week we are going into his garage to take a peek at his collection and learn some of the history of board games. Oh and we're also gonna talk about Bratz!Follow Dave at:https://www.instagram.com/davembuzz/We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
It's that time of year again! The winter solstice holidays are here and we are sharing some of our favorite Christmas movies and TV specials. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 Releases in theaters today and we are joined by Heavenly, a FNAF fandom expert! Heavenly will share some of the unbelievable lore and behind the scenes of this surprisingly enduring fandom that pretty much owes it's popularity to YouTube!Where you can find Heavenly:https://www.youtube.com/@HeavenlysDolls https://www.instagram.com/heavenlysdollshttps://www.tiktok.com/@heavenlysdollsWe are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
If there's one thing that had the biggest impact on GenX it was television. So much changed between the dawn of the generation when Melissa was a child and the golden age of the sitcom and TV channels made for kids that Liza's end of GenX experienced. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
**Note we are not diagnosing anyone, we are just noting characters who, through our own neurodivergent lenses, seem to us to be on the spectrum.**As long as there has been media there have been autistic characters, we just didn't label them. They were the outsiders - the Spocks and Sherlock Holmeses. We both identify so much with the struggles these characters encounter as they try to make sense of the neurotypical world.
When we started this podcast we found out that we both love musicals. Now we finally get to talk about our favorites!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
We love them and we love to hate them! Who are the best and worst TV Boyfriends? We are trying to figure that out on this Side Quest.We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Buffy seasons 6 and 7 are a pretty rough watch, but only because they are so emotionally dense and thought provoking. Even 20 years later they resonate. We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
This week we head back into the hellmouth only this time we are going to an even more evil place, UC Sunnydale college! Buffy, Willy, Xander, Giles, Anya, Oz and the gang are going to meet some interesting new people and some new demons and make lots of bad life choices. Beer Good!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
This week we are diving into the hellmouth with Buffy, Willow, Xander, Angel Giles and the rest of the scoobies as we share our love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!
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#GenX is a generation that was undersupervised and overexposed in the worst way possible. We saw, read, heard and listened to so many things that we should not have been!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Episode 24 Labubu & Plush Collecting with Elvira Taylor. Today we are exploring why Labubu became such a breakout hit and what is coming next in the growing world of plush doll collectibles. https://www.instagram.com/thedollcircle/https://www.instagram.com/thebeadcirclediy/https://www.youtube.com/@TheDollCircleWe are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Today we are going to try to understand seasons 4 - 6 of LOST. Wish us luck!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
This week we are diving in Seasons 1- 3 of Lost, one of the best television shows ever! Twenty years later we are still confused, amazed, frustrated and in love with Lost!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
#LOST is still an amazing television experience 20 years later!! Today we are talking about seasons 1-3 and we have a whole lot of thoughts, theories and questions!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Today we are getting so random about the My Little Pony Friendship is Magic with our friend Drake from the Unicorn Toybox! Find Unicorn Toybox online at:https://www.instagram.com/theunicorntoyboxhttps://www.youtube.com/@UC16O0FOofFvY5t2Ml-h5_4Q https://www.tiktok.com/@UC16O0FOofFvY5t2Ml-h5_4Q We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
This week we are getting freaky with Monster High doll collector and video creator Mad Dollz! Follow Maddie:https://www.instagram.com/nostalgic._.dollz/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkj2WLxrWr5RxOxuFSYpidAhttps://www.tiktok.com/@mad._.dollzWe are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
Fandom Ships, Love them or Hate them they are a thing!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com
When a Fandom Turns on its Creator - Buffy, Harry Potter, Marvel, Game of Thrones. There are so many examples of fandoms turning on creators sometimes because of their behavior and sometimes because we disagree on story direction. Either way, it can be hard!We are Liza and Melissa, two genx autistic women who love so many fandoms! After years as youtubers in the toy world, we decided to try something new and we hope you will enjoy getting to know us when we are unmasked and overstimulated!Join our Patreon for more fun: https://www.patreon.com/c/FandomlySpeakingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fandomlyspeakingpod/We have Merch! https://fandomlyspeaking.creator-spring.com