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As is the tradition with DragonCon, Mike comes out of the weekend super energized and motivated. He wants to know what many of us want to know - "How do you keep your momentum post-con?" We get serious with how all of us have struggled with that moment, and what we have done about it. Staying focused on what you want is one step as is being realistic about what you can do right now. Lots of great advice for creators and life in general in this episode.

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Mike is a very active dude. He loves rock climbing and the organizations that preserve natural spaces for that. He shares the love for the Texas Access Fund and it's awesome!

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Charles McFall, Philip Keating, Tony P. Henderson, and Mike Ellison

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Coming off of DragonCon Charles sat and watched every panel. While all of it was ultimately awesome not every piece of content was right up his alley. So he asks his co-hosts and all of you trash pandas “How do you open yourself up to new experiences?” While there is a bit of a back and forth (Phil hits with a hard no and then opens himself up to discussion) where Charles was surprised at some of the opinions. We reach into our personal lives and set some topics on fire!

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Charles is recording remotely tonight and has been traveling this week. That means he is catching up on podcasts. The love he shares tonight for Tony P. Oddcast!

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With DragonCon, looming Charles has been working with a lot of different creators. He is challenging the crew with the question “Why do you Call Yourself a Pro?” With Bobby Blackwolf on board, all five of us consider ourselves professionals and we cover a lot of different reasons why. Then after the show, we found the quote that is on the cover art. “Professionalism is an Attitude - not a time commitment.” ~ Deb Bixler. If you believe that then you are a pro whether you like it or not.

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Charles has a new project and he is in love with it. Check out “Finding the Stories” which is Charles’ journey to show what the human connection looks like. He talks to each person digging into what he finds interesting and motivating - the experiences that tie us together. Please show your love and subscribe today.

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Phil is a wonderful human being who like most of us has pondered many a weird thought. So he asks us tonight "what fictional characters you wish you could have as a pet or sidekick?" There are so many answers ranging from the Kothalga to Snarf, to --- well you just need to listen in and find out where our brains went. We are happy to have Bobby Blackwolf on to help set this dumpster ablaze! Let us know what fictional characters you would love to have personally as a sidekick or pet.

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Philip has a lot of love to share. Tonight he talks of his love for - I can’t even do it. You have to listen in to hear the bit. It was great.

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We are learning that Mike Ellison is a bit like a puppy. He looks good fuzzy, has great breath, and gets so excited he pees on the floor! So he asks us old dogs "How do you handle waiting for something exciting?" Phil buries himself in work, Tony P. finds ways to ignore it, and Charles just lives moment to moment. There obviously is so much more to this dumpster fire that we can't really describe it in words. So hit our socials or email and let us know how you wait.

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Mike has a few cool panels he is doing for DragonCon Goes Virtual. But to avoid being like Charles and the self-love he is adding a few of his friend's panels. Check out the schedule.

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Tony P. really shows us all what it means to have a professional rockstar type intro for your show. But in all sincerity, we use the dumpster fire as our logo for a reason. He wanted all of us to share our favorite DragonCon Memories so far as we get excited for DragonCon Goes Virtual 2020. Our guest tonight is Bobby Blackwolf of Vognetwork.com. He has been a friend of ours for a while and has attended DragonCon since 1995. So if you are keeping track he has been going the longest, then Tony P., then Charles, Phil, and Mike. Charles has an odd flex in this episode but it is well earned, and we all have a great time sharing some of our favorite experiences. Won't you come and share yours?

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One of Tony p’s great passions in life is DragonCon. Tonight he shows the love for the Digital Media Track as it is kicking off this weekend.

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Mike Ellison jumped into this episode with his amazement of DC Movies that are upcoming. With all of the DC movie trailers that dropped. He asks us "Are DC Movies Getting Better?" Oddly enough Charles hasn't seen any of them. Phil had his commentary and Tony P brought in the humor as he does. He wanted to talk Marvel but we kept him on track.  It was a great discussion of past movies and the upcoming films and we want to know what you think.

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Mike has mad love for a new podcast called Protest Too Much! Based on Shakespeare's characters it's a debate to the death on which character out of two is the best. Subscribe now! https://anchor.fm/p2mpod

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Phil jumps into his childhood with the question of what were the toys that you wanted but never got. It brought up some great memories of toys that we had forgotten. Names you know pop up like He-Man, Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, and the like. And we learn of toys we really weren't that familiar with. It was kind of like going to a toy fair. Then the tragedy hits. We hear of Charles's stories of crushed dreams, and then Phil mentions the dreaded Virtual Boy. It's all downhill after that. So won't you tell us what toy you wanted but never received?

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Phil loves a great documentary and has a special place for the Action Figure Adventure releasing soon. Our good friends at Toy Power Podcast should be making an appearance in that film and we are eager to see it!

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Tony P. Henderson kicks us off with a question about gaming consoles. Specifically, he wants to know the stories of your first gaming system. Charles says he has a sad origin story and it throws Tony off. In general, we all have a unique story to tell of how we were introduced to gaming and what the first systems we owned were. And that's the key. Not the first system we played but the first one that was our very own. Phil always blows us away with his story and what he owns today. Yeah, he shows off some of his original consoles while we record this episode. So share your story with us. Or if you desire throw us your own question of what stories, theories, and beliefs that you want to hear about.

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Tony is super stoked about DragonCon goes Digital and wants us to know all about the live weekend for the Digital Media Track. Find it here!

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Charles lives in his own universe and we all know this. Right now he is asking us "Who is Your Animation Alter Ego?" So even though we had to start out with Mike Ellison missing in action, Tony and Phil hold their own. So the game is this - first you get to say who you think you are in that animated universe and then the other hosts pick for you. And then we throw out the rules and simply start picking the characters for everyone. The universes that we run through are Looney Toons, Hannah Barbera, Futurama, and finally South Park. I mean Tony tried to insert some random animation but we quickly moved on! Feel free to let us know who you are or better yet throw in a different animation and tell us who we are to you!

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Charles has a new show dropping on Labor Day Monday. Finding the Stories is his conversational journey talking with awesome people and discovering what connects us all as humans. Subscribe to Finding the Stories today!

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