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Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 108. This past weekend Lorena and I covered New York Comic Con 2019. We encountered sublime cosplayers, caught up on the latest sci-fi/fantasy movies and television, comic books, artists, and all things Marvel, of course! This episode focuses on one particular panel that breaks down the Muslim Fandom of the Comic Con world! Meet the creators of comic books like; The Last Ansaars, and SQUIRE, hear from Hijab Hero cosplayers, and the importance of representation in all comic book mediums.  Enjoy!

We're Totally Fine. It's episode #107 of the Totally Normal Podcast, and we're talking Avengers Endgame Postgame and everything is perfectly not confusing. We've assembled just as many badass TN women as Peter Parker has new moms so, buckle in for a supersize podcast as Jamie, Nikki, Lorena, Zanib Cassidy and Emily talk about our Endgame feelings. Things like did Natasha get screwed? What parts made us cheer? Why did Marvel take 20 movies to figure out how to write a compelling female character to make us feel something? What made us cry? Really poignant comments that even a demi-god can suffer from depression and a mid-life crisis. Where does this leave Loki? and in the end, The Real Hero, the sacrifice and the parts that had us all crying our eyes out. We love you 3000, Tony Stark, You did good. And now, here are all of our feels on Avengers Endgame.

Witches and Wizards, we've come to the end of Chamber of Secrets on episode #106 of the Totally Normal Podcast. We've hit the climax of the book and on this episode, Lorena, Jamie Zanib and Emily have figured everything out, kind of. We don't know why the Hogwarts teachers are slow to act when their brilliant 12 year-old students know everything. Including finding clues that everyone else has missed! The professors are queens of shade however and ready to be rid of Gilderoy Lockhart, I mean who isn't? Why did Dumbledore not share information pertinent to Harry's survival since he obviously knew how to save him, and what was going on! talk about manipulative. On the topic of the Basilisk, did you know a rooster could kill it? Should the puncture wound on Harry's arm from the fang have killed the horcrux in Harry? Dobby's reward was just perfect and the deliciously evil Lucius Malfoy and his flowing locks of luscious blond hair, swoon! and finally what other anagrams could we get for Tom Marvolo Riddle? Tune in and find out!  We'll be back in June for Prisoner of Azkaban so be sure to follow us on all the social with the #TNtalksHP and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Chamber of Secrets.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 105. We are in the pr-egame now. We're talking Marvel's Studio's Avengers:Endgame with a pre-game podcast and Team Normal is here to break down all of our theories. Don't worry, we don't spoil the Endgame. We've got overarching questions, theories on who lives-who dies, who stays dead, who defeats Thanos. Is there time travel? Is the soul stone done with Thanos? Who are the terrible people who would even think of spoiling what we have waited eleven years for, and the conclusion of the Infinity saga. We're all geared up and now into the Quantum realm with Team Normal for Avengers Endgame Pre-game!

It's episode 104 of the Totally Normal Podcast And on Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout we're talking chapters 11-15 of Chamber of Secrets with Jamie, Emily, Lorena & Zanib.   It's a lot to cover like, The Dueling club and How dumb was it that Flitwick, champion dueler, wasn't even involved and Snape literally had to protect the students from Lockhart. But at least the students could learn something... Hermionie and the polyjuice potion had everything planned to a T! Except, where was the Slytherin common room again? Why did we never get to see Percy's point of view this year and his love for Penelope Clearwater.  Hagrid's inability to provide decent advice, direction or counseling. Yet again Lucius Malfoy was right in wanting to remove Dumbledore, and lastly, the thing we most would have loved to have seen in the movies was the Valentines Dwarves, and did Ginny send Harry the valentine? or was it secretly sent by Draco? Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Chamber of Secrets Chapters 11-15.

It's Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout and on this episode we welcomed Cassidy to Hogwarts and dive into chapters 6-10 of Chamber of Secrets where we get up close and personal with Kenneth Branagh's filmography. Like between Jamie, Emily and Cassidy, our Kenneth Branagh love/hate game is strong especially when it comes to his portrayal of Gilderoy Lockhart. We also try to figure out how someone like Lockhart can still get away with what he does, even in fiction, and how can Hermione who is smarter than this put up with him. Emily played HQ Trivia and won 30 whole cents. There was talk of Ghosts and Binn's History of Magic Class and again with the lesson planning and curriculum of Hogwarts and then we went to the afterdark section with a look at Madame Pomfrey fanfiction, Oh Poppy! Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chapters 6-10.

Calling all She-row's It's episode #102 of the Totally Normal Podcast and we are Talking Marvel Studio's Captain Marvel. We are here to say the future is female and here to stay. And Carol Danvers is not taking any of your crap. While our That's Normal panel of didn't completely agree on how this movie worked as an origin story for Captain Marvel, and had some pacing issues some loved it, some were just so so, we had a great discussion and broke down every element the film. From the Skrulls and the Kree to 90's music. As well as our new-found love for Flerkins. Were Carol and Maria actually girlfriends and not just friends? Also The real villain of this movie was toxic masculinity as proven by the trolls who tried to sink the film before it even came out. and failed miserably. What we did agree on, is that Thanos is going to be screwed. So buckle up avengers, April can't come soon enough. And now, Higher Further Faster Baby, with Talking Captain Marvel!

Well guys, this is it. The LAST A Hangout of Witches for season 1 of A Discovery of Witches. If you made it through all four episodes with us, THANK YOU ... we have had the best time. If you are just joining us for the first time, GO BACK ... there is a ton to enjoy. And don't despair... A Discovery of Witches is headed to AMC and BBC America beginning April and SO many more folks are going to get clued in to this awesome show. But you've been here with us all along, you bug nerds, and we love you for it. If you are still listening to this intro, this is the Totally Normal podcast episode 101 ... and its me Beth, Nikki, Emily a and janna discussing the last two episodes of A Discovery of Witches. ENJOY!

Welcome back, witches and wizards, to episode 100 of the Totally Normal Podcast. This episode we are diving in to Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout, Chamber of Secrets chapters 1-5. Join your resident witches as we chat the sociopolitical complexities of House-Elf magic, how disturbing the Dursleys treatment of Harry continues to be, the stupidity of twelve year olds, and why the Floo Network really doesn't make any sense. All this and a Taco Bell parking lot brawl await you in this episode! And now, let's talk Totally Normal and the Chamber of Secrets.

You are listening to the Totally Normal Podcast episode 99! It's hard to believe we have that many hour long hangouts for you guys to delve into, but we totally do. This week, it's the third edition of A Hangout of Witches, where we get deep into the fan theories about the events in episodes 5 and 6 of A Discovery of Witches. These episodes had some of the weirdest bits of the whole season, and we all agreed there were some pacing issues with the intensity of that vampire love ... I mean, did Matthew fall in love with her DNA markers OR WHAT? But it's a great prelude to that last episodes of season 1 ... WHICH we will be discussing in the upcoming podcast. Join us LIVE if you haven't before ... it's the best way to enjoy the discussion. In the meantime, enjoy us in your ear holes, NOT LIVE.

Welcome to the Totally Normal podcast ... this is our 98th episode. And it is a dah-hoozy. You're about to listen to the second edition of A Hangout of Witches, where we get all kinds of ridiculous about A Discovery of Witches, this time: episodes 3 and 4. There is amazing news that just came out for folks in this fandom, and we have to say: if you haven't jumped on this particular bandwagon, now is the time. This show has blown up and it's about to get into a lot more eyeballs. GET ON IT ALREADY! We have more Hangout of Witches coming your way. Rate and review and tell your friends, witches.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast episode 97 and the VERY FIRST episode of our brand new hangout/pod ... A Hangout of Witches, all about the new show on Sundance Now and Shudder (or Sky One if you're a UK person), A Discovery of Witches. We have been waiting and anticipating the day when Hangoutlander doesn't take up so much of our time so we could delve in to this very genre, very cool show with all of you. Tons of our readers found ADOW through two of our biggest, most favorite fandoms: twilight or outlander, so it's a perfect fit for us and for you. Beth, Nikki, Emily A and Janna dive right into the Thames to jumpstart our conversation. Hope you enjoy. Join us in two weeks for the second edition of A Hangout of Witches where we will talk about episodes 3 and 4! Enjoy!

This is the Totally Normal podcast ... episode 96! It is the very last edition of Hangoutlander for the foreseeable future as Outlander season 4 has come to a regrettable end. But with every ending there is a new beginning (as our new favorite show, A Discovery of Witches tells us) as we start a brand new show this week The Sycophantic Outlander Positivity Hour Event ... wherein we spend as much time as possible being as Outlander Positive as possible. It's a good time, and we made it almost 20 while minutes before Hangoutlander came back. Because well ... season 4's finale was not everything it could have been. And we don't say that as crazy book adherents but as real fans who just WANT THE SHOW TO BE GOOD. If we've said it once, we've said it a million times. We hope you enjoy our final Hangoutlander for this season, and stick around with us next week for A Hangout of Witches

Welcome to the Totally Normal podcast. This is our 95th episode and the 12th episode of season 4 of Hangoutlander! It's almost over, everyone. Pretty soon we will go back to our regularly scheduled, barely updating podcast. JUST KIDDING! We still have our Harry Potter hangouts and a new series ... A Hangout of Witches is beginning on Feb 5th (2019)! That's right, if you are loving A Discovery of Witches, or if you haven't watched yet and mean to, we are going to be breaking it all down on the Lunar New Year like good witches. But back to Outlander: it's the penultimate episode, Roger is in a hut, and we are mostly bored. BUT there is good stuff too if you don't mind never seeing Jamie and Claire. Heists! Lord John being a snack! Enjoy me and Nikki with newbie Elise and guest Andee as we talk episode 412, Providence. Join us Monday 1/28/19 at 9 pm ET for the LAST Hangoutlander of the season!

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 94. It's another edition of Hangoutlander with Beth and our newest writer who found us thru her love for Outlander, Elise.  We take some time this week getting to know Elise and how she found Outlander and us, and then we had a great discussion about a not great episode If Not For Hope, episode 411. If you love hit us over the head themes, Claire and Jamie not QUITE getting their own motivations right (thanks, writers), telling instead of showing and totally wooden acting then you might have been into this episode. But we ... were not. Elise is more gracious than we are, but she's new.! She'll get jaded along with the rest of us soon enough. Join us soon for the penultimate episode of Season 4! Enjoy!

This is Episode 93 of the Totally Normal Podcast! Holy Moly! We are so close to 100 episodes of this podcast! This is the audio version of our live Google Hangouts. If you’re missing out on being online with us LIVE during our YouTube hangouts, you are really missing out on the bulk of the fun of #Hangoutlander! This episode is our MEGA Hangoutlander where we talk about Outlander Episodes 408-410. Talking to you all online about it while we were chatting was the highlight for us- you make it hilarious and fun. Join us each Monday at 9 pm ET. We tweet out the link before so follow us @Thats_Normal. And just hop on and join us (PS: Sometimes we give away some swag!)

Welcome to Episode 92 of the Totally Normal Podcast. Team Tardis, it's the New Year's Special of Doctor Who on Tardiscuss! Not a Christmas Special but a New Year's Special called Resolution that had nothing to do with time except the short-sightedness of people in the 9th century. Bring on the nerds because Lorena brought the Skaro history books! Everyone banded together to protect Graham because he is the best thing ever and cannot be harmed. We get awesome music cues from Segun Akinola. and we finally meet Ryan's dad! Carrying a microwave and Laura defends it while Emily cries plot device. Either way, find out what we rated this episode. Team Tardiscuss will be back in a few weeks for a bonus Q&A episode, Have something you want to talk about? a burning team tardis question? Hit us up on the socials with the #Tardisccuss and we'll get to as many of your fan theories, AND questions as we can. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. And now, into the TARDIS for Resolution. Happy 2019 everyone!            

Welcome to Episode 91 of the Totally Normal Podcast. Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout. Potter-Fam, we've made it to the end of book one. We're covering chapters 11-17 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.  On this episode we talk about the character flaws of beloved half-giant Hagrid and eleven-year olds having to shoulder his dragon drama, the sadness of Harry seeing his extended family in the mirror of erised, how the Malfoys were not wrong about some of the stupid stuff that was allowed to go on at Hogwarts. Were the challenges  teachers put in place too easy if first years and logic could solve them?  And then we got in deep, real deep-- like, How did Quirrell Sleep with Voldemort on the back of his head, is there Centaur fanfic? and how bad did it smell under that turban. Really, we went all in on this episode. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials to find out when we'll be back with Book 2 The Chamber of Secrets, and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chapters 11-17.

Welcome to episode 90 of the Totally Normal Podcast. It's Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout! On tonight's episode it's your ladies Emily Jamie and Lorena talking about chapters 6-10. Very pivotal parts of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Starting with the Journey from Platform 9 and 3 /4 to the Sorting Hat, the Potion's Master and Halloween. These five chapters were stuffed with tons of new character introductions.   Since we were on the Hogwarts Express, we talked all about wizard sweets and Emily took one for the team and tried Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans. Jamie talked flying lessons and brooms and wants to bring back the flying carpet. And Lorena dishes on her love for Molly Weasley but makes a strong argument for Percy being a Slytherin and not a Gryffindor.   We'll be back in the new year with the last seven chapters of so watch for that on the socials. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chapters 6-10.  

One of our more serious and heated conversations came on the heels of the Bree and Roger episode of Outlander. Down the Rabbit Hole took adaptation seriously ... and for most of us, in the wrong direction. But don't worry ...getting tartan serious also means getting boozy and ridiculous. Hope you enjoy this live convo where we explore the age-old Outlander question: WHY, writers? WHY did you do this? We hope you enjoy this convo. Because of the Holidays, we will NOT be having Hangoutlander on 12/24 or 12/31. Happy Holidays and we can't wait to catch up on ALL the Outlander we're missing because some executive thought it was a good idea to show two shows while everyone is totally disconnected from pop culture and the internet... Until then.. Catch us at http://Thats-Normal.com/Outlander  

Welcome to episode 88 of the Totally Normal Podcast.   It the season finale of Doctor Who and on TARDIScuss Laura, Lorena & Emily talk about The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. It might have been a season finale but everybody lived! That said Fam, while the episode had lots of Doctor Who elements, you can be sure the ladies talked about everything from what was up with the mist? Who were the Ux? The return of dun. dun. dun. lazy writing? We did get a fist bump, Graham will always be the better man, perhaps because we had some issues with lazy writing, there weren't enough hills to die on. Judge for yourself. Team Tardiscuss will be back in 2019 for the New year's episode and a bonus Q&A. You have something you want to talk about? a burning team tardis question drop us a line. Was there something bugging you this season? hit us up on the socials with the #Tardisccuss and we'll get to as many of your fan theories, questions and issues as we can.   Also, subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos.      

Welcome to The Totally Normal podcast episode 87: Hangoutlander 406 where we get tartan serious about all things Blood of my Blood, the 6th episode of Outlander season 4.   Whether you love Willie or hate him, empathize with Lord John or feel a little Claire about him, you have to admit that this was a good episode for our favorite characters. Torturing Jamie emotionally is everyone's favorite pasttime it seems.   So we hope you enjoy our very live convo.   Find all out Outlander coverage here: https://Thats-Normal.com/outlander

Welcome to episode 86 of the Totally Normal Podcast. It's our first Harry Potter bookclub! It's Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout episode 2 and  we're dissecting chapters 1-5 of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This episode includes Jamie, Emily, Lorena & Zanib as we take a Kwikspell question about patronuses then talk all things Big D, not just Dudley, but Dursley parenting, Dumbledore decisions and Diagon alley. We talk our love of Hagrid, and call for justice. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Chapters 1-5 of The Sorcerer's Stone.  

It's episode 85 of the Totally Normal Podcast. And this week on TARDIScuss – Laura, Lorena & Emily talk about another great guest star, portals, the anti-zone and a conscious universe.   And All in all the crazy things that make up episode 9 of Doctor Who - "It Takes you Away." The ladies have figuratively traveled to Norway and found a couple of hills and cliffs to jump off of or die on and Lorena gets on her soapbox with some frogs and explains why she is so frogging mad at some lazy writing.   Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for It Takes You Away.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 84! Today on HangOutlander, we discuss Outlander Episode 405: Savages.I’m Nikki Pierce and I’m joined by Heidi, Beth, and Bekah and we’re so excited about this episode… whY you wanna know? Well, cause we really, really liked it! And if you’ve been listening to HangOutlander for any amount of time, we know we have high standards.   We pretty much have nothing bad to say about the episode, so instead we talk about Rik Rankin’s silly fan drama. Plus we discuss THE BIG REUNION between Jamie and Murtagh. Talk about the perfect surprise. Join us next week when we discuss Outlander Episode 406, Blood of My Blood. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to Episode 83 of the Totally Normal Podcast. This week on TARDIScuss – Laura, Lorena & Emily dive into the fantastic life of companion Bradley Walsh, Doctor Who dreams, and discover "Send to all" before covering episode 8 of season 11, The Witchfinders. an episode both written and directed by a woman... Only the fifth time in series history this has happened. We talk witches and sexism, noble ladies with axes, and private prisons, and the foppish delight that was Alan Cumming as King James the first. Join us as Laura relishes in Jodie's pronunciation of "mud" and Emily attempts to explain why she didn't really like this episode. And as always, the Pendle Hill we'll die on. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for The Witchfinders.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 82. This week we're covering Hangoutlander 404- Outlander Season 4, episode 4, Common Ground! This week SPOILER ALERT- we enjoyed the episode. Sure, we had complaints, but we had things we loved too, We EVEN HAD NICE THINGS TO SAY ABOUT BRIANNA! And of course talk about the Outlander drama- it wouldn’t be Outlander without drama. This week it's the Native actor who happens to be a wife beater. GET READY FOR NEXT WEEK.  A few of us have already watched Savages and it is sooooo good. We can’t want to talk! Find all our Outlander coverage over at: http://thats-normal.com/outlander

It's Episode 81 of the Totally Normal Podcast. and It's the first episode of Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout! In our first episode Jamie, Emily, Lorena & Laura dished out our Harry Potter credentials and talked the movie that has the whole wizarding world wondering WTF. Yes, the Crimes of Grindelwald. Lorena our lone Slytherin is joined by the other three Ravenclaws on a totally intellectual bend as we try to dissect the 47 different plot lines, talk about the things we liked, the OMG moments, the biggest reveals and of course Yumbledore.  Our Harry Potter and the Totally Normal Hangout will be a book club where we will do a re-read of the Harry Potter Books. Join us back here on December 6th where we will add fellow TN contributor and Gryffindor Zanib to the panel to talk all things Harry Potter. Be sure to follow us with the #TNtalksHP on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, Let's talk Harry Potter with the Totally Normal Hangout: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Welcome to Episode 80 of the Totally Normal Podcast. It TARDIScuss Time and on Episode 7 -- Emily, Lorena & Laura talk about Kerblam! A great discussion on the character traits of Jodie Whitaker's portrayal of the doctor, is she savage or compassionate, prompted by a great comment from a listener, then onto The Kerblam Man. And as always, our episode hills we'll die on. This week Emily rants a little more about packages while Laura and Lorena get mad at the system. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, into the TARDIS for Kerblam!

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 79! Today on HangOutlander, we discuss Outlander Episode 403: The False Bride… and we deduce who the false bride actually is… did you figure out?! Did you have to Google it? I’m Nikki Pierce and I’m joined by Emily, Courtney, and Amy. We cover the Frasers love of Americana, dental work, THE BOOTS, and we head to Scottish Burning Man for a little swooning over Roger… and then a little raging over Roger. Settle in and enjoy. We’ll see you next week for Episode 404, Common Group… aka Fixer Upper: Fraiser’s Ridge! Bye! Thanks for listening. Remember we do this each Monday at 9 pm ET on You Tube with the podcast to follow a few days later. Catch all our Outlander coverage here https://thats-normal.com/outlander  

Welcome to episode 78 of the Totally Normal Podcast. On TARDIScuss episode 6 Emily, Lorena & Laura talk about the emotional Doctor Who episode -- Demons of The Punjab, the partition of India, why poppies always make us cry, and how Graham is quite possibly the best companion of all time. Join us as we relive every heartbreaking moment of this powerful episode and hear some truly fascinating stories from Laura. As always we cover the hill, nay a mountain that we will die on, spoilers: it’s how crap US public education is. Be sure to follow us with the #tardiscuss on all the socials and subscribe to the podcast on Itunes. And now, follow us into the TARDIS for Demons of the Punjab.

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast episode 77: Hangoutlander 402 DO NO HARM  Well, guys— this week was a tough episode… As you know, Do No Harm dug talked a lot about slavery and enslaved people and had an especially difficult ending.  We want to acknowledge first and foremost that we are so completely aware of the fact that Hangoutlander is normally a group of 3 or 4 white women discussing Outlander. That’s always been a problem to us and something we discussed long before this episode- we are aware that there is not much diversity among the writers and commenters on our team. But we were extra aware this week knowing we were going to have a discussing about slavery. Beth did a great job with her recap of DO NO HARM and I encourage you to read it if you haven’t yet here: https://thats-normal.com/2018/11/top-ten-moments-from-outlander-episode-402-do-no-harm/ She let the voices who should have the stage to discuss this episode do so. And we were thrilled when our friend La'Shay took us up on an invitation to join us on Hangoutlander this week. La'Shay is an avid Outlander Fan, a book reader, she’s lived in Scotland, and she’s a woman of color.  We loved hearing La'Shay’s take on the episode- what she he loved, what didn’t work for her and what she wishes they had done differently. It was great to have a new voice on Hangoutlander and another book reader to outnumber Bekah and Julie who can’t remember anything from the books.! Thanks for listening. Remember we do this each Monday at 9 pm ET on You Tube with the podcast to follow a few days later. Catch all our Outlander coverage here https://thats-normal.com/outlander

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode # 76. This week on TARDIScuss, Laura is back and joins Lorena and Emily to discuss The Tsurunga Conundrum, Episode 5 of Season 11 of Doctor Who. This week the ladies talk about the sadness over no Christmas Episode and literally come up with 10 great examples that the BBC cannot steal. also we talk about What is a Pting and as always our episode hills we are willing to die on. Make sure to subscribe on itunes and let us know what you think in the comments. And now Follow us into the TARDIS as we break down this weeks Episode The Tsurunga Conundrum.     Visit us at Thats-Normal.com!

This is another edition of the Totally Normal podcast, and we are back with the fourth season of Hangoutlander - the reason 87% of you are here in the first place. This is our live hangout where we talk about America the Beautiful ... the song AND the episode of Outlander. We might even sing. A bit. A little bit. But seriously, Outlander is back and we are here to discuss all the things - new characters, old characters, brand new villains and the same old problems like (wigs) and (representation). Hope you enjoy Beth, Nikki, Julie and Amy get drunk and get tweed serious about our favorite show. And if you watch live with us on Monday nights at 9pmEST you can join in the conversation and win cool stuff. Seriously. About halfway through you'll hear one of twitter followers LAY US OUT with the best tweet of all time. That could be YOU. In the meantime, enjoy us not-live. BYE! Visit us at Hangoutlander.com

This  week on TarDISCUSS, Emily and Lorena are joined by sock puppet Laura, filling in for regular Laura. Which is a good thing because, well, spiders. We're talking about "Arachnids in the UK" Season 11, Episode 4 of Doctor Who. Team Tardis has made it’s way back to earth and the ladies break down all things eight-legged including which spiders were bigger- Harry Potter or the ones on this show. And.. as always.. we share the episode hills we’ll die on. Join us for your arachnophobic fun, subscribe on iTunes and let us know what you think in the comments!

Today on In the Waterweeds, we're rereading Drums of Autumn parts 11 and 12 aka the end. We’ve made it- Finally!   Beth, Nikki, Amy and Janna cover all your fav moments from the end of the book including Brianna giving birth, Grandsire Jamie, Claire, some mohawks, Roger the Priest and the awful and terrible story line of Stephen Bonnett. Gross We’ll chat about the upcoming adaptation of book to screen of the 4th season of Outlander that started 11/4!. Sit back, relax and try not to think about the problematic elements of this story!   We’ll see you for Hangoutlander- every Monday Night this Fall   Get ALL our Outlander coverage here: http://thats-normal.com/category/outlander/

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast, episode 72! This week on TARDIScuss Emily, Lorena, and Laura discuss the third episode of the new season of Doctor Who entitled, "Rosa". The ladies break down this week's episode, including what important things they missed last week, the intense and powerful theme of this week’s episode and what Doctor Who hill they're willing to die on.  Join us as we discuss one of the most intensely emotional Doctor Who episodes to date.  Please make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and let us know what you think in the comments!  Visit us at http://thats-normal.com for more!

This is another edition of In the Waterweeds - discussing Outlander Book 4, Drums of Autumn, part 9 & 10. Bree and Roger officially "reconnect" in America, and then begin a Benny Hill sort of misadventure, complete with pirates, Stephen Bonnet, a rape (why?!), Brianna meeting Jamie for the first time, Roger meeting the in-laws in a field and then getting beat up and sold. And of course it all centers around a massive (and weak plot point) misunderstanding.  We also spend a lot of time talking about being a Cooper or barrel maker!  Enjoy this episode of In The Waterweeds. 

Hi and welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast, episode 70! This week on TARDIScuss Emily, Lorena, and Laura discuss the second episode of the new season of Doctor Who entitled, "The Ghost Monument". The ladies break down this week's episode, including what important things they missed last week, the newest Barbie being released from Mattel (and how we each feel about it), and what Doctor Who hill they're willing to die on. Join us as we delve deeper into what's already becoming a great season of one of our favorite shows! Please make sure to subscribe on iTunes, and let us know what you think in the comments! Visit us at Thats-Normal.com

Hey everyone and welcome to the Totally Normal podcast! This is a very special episode because not only is it episode 69--oh yeah!--it's the first ever Totally Normal podcast about Doctor Who, called TARDIScuss. This week Emily, Laura and Lorena discuss the first episode of the new Doctor Who season, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth." This episode of Doctor Who marks a historical moment because in the show's 55-year history, this is the first time the lead has been played by a woman. Join us as we break down this thrilling element of the show, along with all the new things that come with a new series and showrunner. It's our first time doing the live broadcast, so prepare yourself for technical difficulties as we soldier through. Think of it as our regeneration phase ;)   If you like what you hear, join us live Tuesdays at 8:30 Eastern for TARDIScuss. Be sure to check out all our Doctor Who content at thats-normal.com and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest from That's Normal. Allons-y!

This is another edition of In the Waterweeds - discussing Outlander Book 4, Drums of Autumn, part 8. In this section, Roger tracks Bree through time and continents. Enjoy our discussion on why this particular part of the book moves so quickly, why that is, AND what is missing. Also - Nikki is with us this week! I In other podcast news, keep a look out for a brand new live hangout show from our Doctor Who fam, TARDIScuss will also be out this week sometime after their live hangout. In the meantime, enjoy part 8 of Drums and this edition of In the Waterweeds.

HEY ALL! This is In the Waterweeds- our Drums of Autumn Boozy Book Club Style read-along that we record while drinking and post on the internet for posterity. If you want more from That's Normal, go to Thats-Normal.com where we post multiple times a day. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @Thats_Normal. Coming at you SOON: Updates from New York Comic Con, MORE IN the Waterweeds and NEW Live Hangouts (For Dr. Who and So much more!) So stay tuned. We hope you subscribe and rate and review us (as long as you think we’re pretty and awesome) We will see you soon!

This Totally Normal Podcast is a little different as it’s an author interview with Victoria Schwab aka V.E. Schwab at San Diego Comic Con! You’ll hear the ‘con’ in the background during this short interviews. Listening to Victoria talk about her novels and up coming books made us remember how much we LOVE her books. If you’re unfamiliar with them, she wrote The Near Witch, The Archived, The Villains Series (the first book is Vicious) and The Shades of Magic Series. We talk to Victoria about the graphic novel prequel that she is writing for The Shades of Magic Series called Steel Prince. It’s not coming out until April, 2019, but we cannot wait for you guys to read it! If this is your first time being introduce to Victoria, check out this episode. She’s SO great and you’ll want to read her books! Catch ALL our book coverage over at http://thats-normal.com/books.

This is another edition of In the Waterweeds, our deep dive into the Outlander books. This episode is parts 4 and 5 of Drums of Autumn by Diana Gabaldon where we discuss slave culture in her books, ALL the detail, plus a little bit about Season 4 of Outlander on Starz because the first trailer of the new season dropped the day we recorded this! We hope you enjoy this episode! Join us LIVE on You Tube every 2 weeks for In the Waterweeds, or a few days after here on the podcast.  Join us on twitter using #inthewaterweeds Please subscribe to the Totally Normal Podcast and rate us on iTunes! Enjoy this episode!

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 64 and our first foray back In The Waterweeds. This is our Outlander book read-a-long as we discuss Drums of Autumn in preparation for Season 4 of Outlander on Starz. This week we're discussing the Prologue and parts 1-3. We talk about the characters and how they mesh or don't mesh with the actors on the show, and our perception of what the show will be like in Season 4. We mostly cover what we like about the books themselves like, Book Jamie and how we TRY to relate to Brianna but how that sometimes doesn't work out. We hope you enjoy this episode! Join us LIVE on You Tube every 2 weeks for In the Waterweeds, or a few days after here on the podcast Next time we'll be covering parts 4 and 5 of Drums of Autumn. Please subscribe to the Totally Normal Podcast and rate us on iTunes! Enjoy this episode!

We recorded this podcast, NO LIE, sitting on a bed at San Diego Comic Con this past July. If you don't believe us, you GOTTA watch the video of this convo! Find it here! Shockingly, this is not our first hotel interview with our author besties- though it might be the first time on the bed! This past SDCC was a great excuse to catch up with our fav romance authors, talk about how their lives have changed in the past 5 years and rave about the latest book you guys are going to love: Josh and Hazel's Guide to not Dating-- coming out on 9/4!  Find it on Amazon Here. This book is like OLD SCHOOL C&LO, not that we haven't devoured everything SINCE Beautiful Bastard but this feels like C&Lo of yesteryear. It's fresh, it's so them, it's so 2018. We can't wait for you guys to read this one!! We talk about their other projects- those upcoming and those from the past few years, as well as if we'll EVER see C&LO books on the big or small screens! Catch all our book coverage at thats-normal.com/books and we'll be online talking books with the hashtag #TNBookClub

We're back with Episode 62-- our SDCC Edition! If you missed SDCC this year, we break down all the important panels, our best celeb sightings, our favorite moments and surprises. Plus we break down the latest Outlander Trailer which coincidentally aired right before we recorded this! Please make sure to subscribe, and we'll see you over at thats-normal.com!

We were joined LIVE for a That's Normal Boozy Book Club #TNBookClub with author Sarah Maclean. We LOVEEEEE Sarah here at Thats-Normal.com, and so we are thrilled that one of our FAVORITE romance authors agreed to join us live to discuss her books (including her upcoming WICKED AND THE WALLFLOWER - https://amzn.to/2M3y6QO), other romance books on all our minds, the available Dukes left in England and what booze we all prefer on a nice June evening (spoiler: It was Rosè) If you don't know Sarah, get ready to fall in love. If you do know her, get ready for confirmation you have the best taste in authors you are best friends with in your head.  But first: A brief history of That's Normal's history with Sarah MacLean: https://thats-normal.com/2018/06/a-brief-history-of-sarah-maclean-here-on-tn/ Make sure to get Sarah's latest book WICKED AND THE WALLFLOWER here: https://amzn.to/2M3y6QO. And visit us at http://thats-normal.com/books for so much more book talk!

Welcome to Episode 60 of the Totally Normal Podcast! Today we’ll be discussing Avengers: Infinity War. I’m Nikki and today I’m joined by Jamie, Emily, and Lorena. In this episode, We’ll cover WHAT THE HECK JUST HAPPENED?!?!??!! And plots points, and conspiracies, and theories, and Loki… just lots of Loki. Have a theory on how this will all play out? Send it to us… we’ve got 11 months to figure this thing out. Until then… enjoy and we’ll see you next time!

Welcome to the Totally Normal Podcast Episode 59 Hangoutlander 313. THE END. That is not the name of the last Outlander episode of the season, but I'm calling it THE END anyway. We did it! We survived 13 episodes back to back (with one week break) of Outlander! We survived Season 3 and leaving Scotland! We survived multiple attempts of unnecessary Rape! We survived Claire and Jamie being CONSTANTLY torn apart! We survived, we did it! Our team was full this week to discuss the last episode of the season. We get into Outlander DRAMA (like conservative fans telling actors who don't care to stay out of politics), what we REALLY thought of the episode (feelings we were mixed or as Bekah said "I was watching it....") and our hopes and dreams for Season 4. Just because Outlander is done for the season does NOT mean we're going anywhere. Next week we're back with Boozy Book Club (Monday 12/18 at 10 pm ET) and we' have a lot of Outlander coverage and posts planned over on Thats-normal.com to get us through Droughtlander. Thank you for listening this season! We loved your comments, your thoughts, even when you disagreed, and we'll be BACK with more Outlander sooN! See you on the web! (and next week on the podcast again...!)

Welcome back to the Totally Normal Podcast! On this week's episode of HangOutlander - we'll be discussing Outlander 312: The Bakra  Our panelists include Nikki, Bekah, Beth, and Heidi. The witch is back! And so are the powdered wigs, a Chinese man at a party, a seer, Geillis Duncan, and the purchase of a slave... it was a real blood bath! Heh.  Next week is the season finale of Outlander, join us for the live show or back here on the podcast when we discuss Episode 313: Eye of the Storm! Enjoy!