Dress Down

Merkuma joins us this week with what might be the most informative episode we've had about being a professional cosplayer. She has guested and done booth cosplays for some of the biggest companies in gaming and has brought us some vital information about surviving in that cosplay world.

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Rexchu brought her incredible energy to the studio this week to share with us her story of becoming a cosplayer, tattoo enthusiast, Toji simp and Smiling Friends diehard fan. She also made us feel old.

Akemikun (who is Cosplayer of the Year 2023) joins us this week to provide killer cosplay tips, some starting lore, how cosplay changed her personality and did we mention she won Cosplayer of the Year? She did. She won Cosplayer of the Year.

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Kate Sarkissian (K8sarkissian) joins us this week to talk about her 10 year journey as a cosplayer. She covers everything from winning her first competition, what got her into cosplay, what makes a good con and what shows she watches while she makes her amazing cosplays. Hint: She ACTUALLY likes The Big Bang Theory.

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Please welcome Hollywood stunt person/coordinator, actor, director and vtuber, Lloyd Pitts (Lloydsfault)! This sure is an interesting episode as Lloyd tells us how he got into film in the most fan-fiction way possible. It's the thing kids dream about.

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Seviria is in town for Anime Expo and we are lucky enough to have her here this week! Sev recounts her time in musical theater, cosplay motivations, MTG addiction and her childhood crush on Steve Buscemi. She also wants to fight Danielle. Actually.

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All the way from Spain, Katekey joins us this week to bring a new perspective to cosplaying in a foreign country (and the struggles that come with it). Katekey shares stories of having to learn new skills to deal with limited cosplay resources, finding the right motivation to cosplay and the warzone that is the comment section.

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Hollywood visual effects master, cosplayer and artist Kelton Ching joins us this week and he brought us a human head. Kelton works in Hollywood crafting incredible looks for film and TV as well as for some of your favorite cosplayers. Whether it be a gory crash scene or a pinup fashion shoot, Kelton creates beauty in them all.

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Cosplayer, musician and friend of the show, Bridget Boltz joins us this week to share about her life writing music about eggs for TV, making cosplays with no crafting skills and what your favorite Pokemon game says about you.

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Another former Princess joins us this week. It's Reagan Kathryn! Long time professional cosplayer, Reagan is often the savior of Danielle with her incredible sewing skills. A hero, some would say. She is also really bad at taxes.

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Intro by Kenson Lee
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