Con Cast by Comic Con Africa

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A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast i... more

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How many episodes does Con Cast by Comic Con Africa have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.

Con Cast by Comic Con Africa episodes:

June 22, 2021 MODERN POP CULTURE ORIGINS | Con Cast: Episode 10 (Calvin. Jords, Thabang, Steven)
This week we kicked it back with the team and reminisced over the origins of modern pop culture, we also took a look at what pop culture may look like in the year 2121
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the
mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming,
working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and
their famous friends).

A biweekly
podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience
interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time
after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special pop-culture related
guest every week to join in with the team.

Watch the Podcast on YouTube.
Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all
elements of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film
and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign
autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super
show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game
developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is
something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek.

Subscribe for more awesome pop culture
content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
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1h 2min
June 07, 2021 HAUNTED CAST! | Con Cast: Episode 9 (Calvin, Jords, and Wynand van Zyl)
Wynand van Zyl is a paranormal investigator at Phoenix Paranormal ? We spoke
about entities that follow people and places, the various tools used in
investigations, and even shared some scary stories!

Phoenix Paranormal YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaKnr0g6Y2aFPKZl3AMeaQ

Phoenix Paranormal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PhoenixParanormalSA/
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your
step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving,
gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team
(and their famous friends).

A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube
(such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only
format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special
pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.

Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sAypRkqde8

Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements of
pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV
celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign
autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super
show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game
developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is
something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide
geek.
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49min
May 25, 2021 TWITCH EMOTES ARE AN ART | Con Cast: Episode 8 (Calvin, Robbie, and Pixel Senpai)
Freelance Illustrator and Designer Joannah "Pixel
Senpai" Stewart featured this week on the official Comic Con Africa
podcast. We discussed the business around being a Twitch emote artist and
touched on how to deal with the stresses of freelancing in the creative
industry. Follow Jo here: https://twitter.com/ThePixelSenpai ?????

Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is
your step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking,
driving, gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con
Africa team (and their famous friends).

A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of
YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an
audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast
invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the
team.

Watch the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YigsztQOMQU

Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements
of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV
celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign
autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super
show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game
developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is
something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide
geek.

Subscribe for more awesome pop culture content:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
57min
May 10, 2021 ASTRONOMER SPEAKS STAR WARS | Con Cast: Episode 7 (Calvin, Robbie, and Dr Daniel Cunnama)
How possible is Star Wars? Is Star Wars real? Could you
build a Death Star? These are all questions the Comic Con Africa team had for
real life Science Engagement Astronomer at South African Astronomical
Observatory - Dr. Daniel Cunnama.
Listen to Dr. Dan's podcast here: https://thecosmicsavannah.com/
Loaded with laughs
and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the mundane and into the
pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming, working, or doing anything
else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and their famous friends).
A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of
YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an
audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast
invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the
team.
WATCH the podcast here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwdFTh1tK9U
Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements
of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV
celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign
autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super
show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game
developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is
something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide
geek.
Subscribe for more awesome pop culture content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
59min
April 28, 2021 COSPLAY BOOTCAMP | Con Cast: Episode 6 (Calvin, Robbie, and Cat Kirameki Cosplay)
This week we spoke to Cosplayer Cat Kirameki about how to
get started with Cosplay and the creative process that surrounds it. We also
chatted about Japanese culture, and pretty much planned a trip to go there.
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decision on where to donate to the Cape Town Fire relief: https://www.businessinsider.co.za/cape-town-fire-donations-2021-4
Follow Cat on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/cat_kirameki/
Follow Cat on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@catkirameki?lang=en
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is
your step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking,
driving, gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con
Africa team (and their famous friends).
A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of
YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an
audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast
invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.
Watch Episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XumpoWRpvwI
Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements
of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV
celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign
autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super
show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game
developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is
something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide
geek.
Subscribe for more awesome pop culture content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
57min
April 12, 2021 CONTROVERSIES IN ANIME | Con Cast: Episode 5 (Calvin, Robbie, Jordan, Ray Whitcher)
Anime is not free of controversies, with some being larger than others. This episode on the official Comic Con Africa podcast, the cast stated their views on some of them after talking about how Anime culture has become so popular in South Africa.
Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bG5fzOQGI7E
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out
the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming,
working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and
their famous friends).
A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as
audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a
short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special
pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.

Listen as a podcast on:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0yG9ZbQn7RrI61mu8nt4RB
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/con-cast-by-comic-con-africa/id1553790129
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1h 23min
March 29, 2021 DIVERSITY OF POP CULTURE | Con Cast: Episode 4 (Calvin, Bill, Candice, Jascha, Nabil, Sheree)
We pulled in a bunch of Humans of Comic Con Africa to speak about the diversity of pop culture, diversity in pop culture, and the export of African pop culture.
Here's where you can find some of our guest: Bill Masuku: https://www.instagram.com/billmasukuart/? Candice King: https://www.twitch.tv/itzcandyrox? Jascha Arumugam: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCxn...? Sheree Buchholz: https://www.twitch.tv/endseeker707?
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and their famous friends).
A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.

Listen as a podcast on:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0yG9ZbQ...?
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast...?
Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek.
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1h
March 15, 2021 TOP GAMING MOMENTS | Con Cast Episode 3 (Calvin, Bryan, Jordan)
From top gaming moments, to biggest let down in gaming - Calvin, Bryan, and Jordan dug in. They also spoke about INSANE gaming anniversaries coming up in 2021, and reflected on some of the most influential moments in gaming history.
Watch here the episode: https://youtu.be/-KaFmLiKbTU
Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and their famous friends).
A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.

Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek.
Subscribe for more awesome pop culture content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
45min
March 03, 2021 MINATURES' BIG IMPACT | Con Cast: Episode 2 (Calvin, Clair, Robbie, Duran Barnett)
This episode, we spoke to Duran Barnett Director of Paint & Plastic which examines the big world of miniature painting and the impact it’s had on the lives of those in it.
WATCH HERE: https://youtu.be/uxMXZTm7Qxs
? Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming, working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and their famous friends).
? A biweekly podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special pop-culture related guest every week to join in with the team.
? Comic Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements of pop culture and brings international and local comic artists, film and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers to South Africa where they meet fans, sign autographs and have photo ops. Packed with championships, competitions, super show specials, product launches, workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game developers, screenings, activations, and interactive experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy whether you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek.
? Subscribe for more awesome pop culture content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
53min
February 18, 2021 THE PREMIER | Con Cast: Episode 1 (Calvin, Carla, Steven, Robby Collins)
We chatted to Robby Collins, the host of Comic Con Africa online and comedian.

Having played to the biggest comedy audiences in South Africa, over 4 years Robby Collins turned from actor on the Durban theatre circuit to fully fledged stand-up comedian. As a comedian his material draws on real life comes across at ease on the stage. All his on-stage endeavour earned a well-deserved nomination for “breakthrough act of the year” at the inaugural Comics Choice Awards.

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Loaded with laughs and packed with info – the Con Cast is your step out the
mundane and into the pop culture realm. While cooking, driving, gaming,
working, or doing anything else - get to know the Comic Con Africa team (and
their famous friends).

? A biweekly
podcast that embraces the live elements of YouTube (such as audience
interaction and video), which is posted in an audio-only format a short time
after on multiple platforms. The Con Cast invites a special pop-culture related
guest every week to join in with the team.

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Listen as a podcast on:
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/0yG9ZbQn7RrI61mu8nt4RB
Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/za/podcast/con-cast-by-comic-con-africa/id1553790129

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Con Africa is a festival that focusses on all elements of pop culture and
brings international and local comic artists, film and TV celebrities, and Cosplayers
to South Africa where they meet fans, sign autographs and have photo ops.
Packed with championships, competitions, super show specials, product launches,
workshops, panels, Q&A sessions, game developers, screenings, activations,
and interactive experiences, there is something for everyone to enjoy whether
you are a casual fan or a bona fide geek.

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Subscribe to our YouTube for more awesome pop culture content:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyeKw1HRrkpSJ5FJgXmtVCQ/featured?sub_confirmation=1
...more
50min

FAQs about Con Cast by Comic Con Africa:

How many episodes does Con Cast by Comic Con Africa have?

The podcast currently has 11 episodes available.