Norman C. Lao is an enthusiastic part of many fandoms, from science fiction to fantasy to online gaming to medieval history. He launched his podcasting career in late 2015 with TREK.FM, first as an associate producer for the network and then as the host of such shows as Warp Five: The Enterprise Podcast and Standard Orbit: The Original Series Podcast.
In 2017, Lao went on to create Blood Of Kings: A Highlander Podcast on the Fandom Podcast Network with his friend and co-host Kevin Reitzel, and later created The Zócalo: A Babylon 5 Vidcast on YouTube, with Charlynn Schmiedt of The Nerd Party Network. The Zócalo's goal is to keep the conversation about Babylon 5 alive and thriving in the consciousness of the science fiction communities and has been doing so since August 2018.
When he's not immersed in these fandoms, Lao practices HEMA: Historical European Martial Arts, is the father of two cats (Cookie and Spike) and two bunnies (Pippin and Buffy), enjoys a daily wee dram of whisky from time to time, and gives thanks every day that he is with Carol – his partner of twenty years.