Brandon, con-goer who loves to have a good time, just casually brings back NicoNico, which feels like a relic of the past. Did you know that no one actually knows what they actually look or sound like?  Joe breaks out his business mind MULTIPLE times in this podcast and we answer a listener question!!!

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Shout out to @prismaticirisu, @kyoshiki.kyo, @otakuswithattitude, @sorairo_days, @yayahan, @os_newyorkcity, @waypointcafenyc

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Iris, fellow podcaster and cosplayer, joins Joe on the pod to talk about how cons are an addicting drug we can't quit! We talk about how we've transitioned to being cosplay-heavy attendees to balancing cosplay and partying at cons. You ever been in a hotel room with 8 people and see everything God has given this good Earth?

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Feel free to give Iris' podcast, Anibae's Bizzare Adventure,  a listen, wherever you listen to podcasts!

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Shout out to @kimchi_chic, @toriistars, @cosplayrealmmagazine @ardawigs, @epiccosplaywigs, @assistwig0726, @rainbow_rex, @otakuswithattitude

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Noel, one of the fastest feet on the East Coast, storms the pod to relive our Japan trip together. Fun fact: Pop Team Epic got us to talk to Japanese salarymen! Also, why is American con culture SO different from every other countries??

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Shout out to @miyukilu, @hurkcosplay, @witchhearted, @ivancandids, and @mallorymariephoto

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Zack and Joe spiral into talking about their love for Bob's Burgers and for Kristen Schaal's lovely voice.  Furries, honestly, please let me know how you stay cool in your costumes. I talk about my love for eggs, but it's mostly to get my money's worth!!!

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Please check out Our Cartoon President on Showtime and Boiling Point soon to be on Kickstarter (@boilingpointgame)! 

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Shout out to @sorairodays, @qwar_zach (also known as Black Meadow Studio), @myhankoko, @topheroriel, @rainbow_rex, @castlecosplay, @hibrrry

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Jacqui and Joe never actually met at a con, but in the streets of NYC! Was this episode a Pfaff commercial?? No, but I'm OPEN to new sponsors! If you know anything about Jacqui, you know we are absolutely talking about craftsmanship and masquerades!! 

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Shout out to @lytecos, @kimidoricosplay, @lomelindi, @nefenicosplay, @mostflogged, @yayahan, @ardawigs, @joshuahartdesign, @johnnyjunkers, @gstqfashions, @aleestudios, @sorairo-days, @vontog, @maison_hikari, @amiephotos, @viciouscosplay, and @jin.behindinfinity!

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Quana hops on the pod with Joe and we talk about the real struggle of being a brown/black cosplayer in front of the lens. And for some people, that just means they gotta do it themselves! I think I left my brain at Katsu cause literally I recorded this with my laptop mic instead of my external! 

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Shout out to @mintandapple, @frochan, @theendofsomethingbeautiful, @kittykuntagious, @keikopincosplay, @_kitemeh, and @waypointcafe!

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Madi and Joe reminisce about the community back back BACK in the day! We get into how the scene has evolved from being super-accurate to being a hobby with more creative liberties! Cosplay is expensive, but we stay because of the community <3

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Shout out to @kiraarinn, @badgirlriri, @tmliza_cosplays, @maison_hikari, @ky0shiki, @toriistars

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We talk about Yvanna's newfound fatherhood with Hawaiian Shirts and being bald. Videography?? We get into it! Brown/black cosplayers having to try twice as hard? That too! How cosplay made us better people overall? WE GET INTO A L L OF IT!!

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Shout out to @jupiterschultz, @rbfcosplay, @viciouscosplay, @beatdownboogie, @mineralblu, @myhankoko, @adoylible,  and@epiccosplayquest!

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Honya and Joe don't stop talking about Dragalia Lost and Fire Emblem Heroes! Honya gives us a breakdown of Homestuck and gets jumped by a Saber cosplayer!! I think I punched my mic at one point?? 

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Shout out to @johnnyjunkers, @sorairo_days, @celsiusshi, and @matchapazzi!

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Charlene and Joe talk about how we become our corporate selves in our daily lives while we fully dress up as fictional characters on the weekends. Like the true con parents they are, they preach the importance of Stranger Danger!!

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