Here's the land of DragonCon and what I found out. Never let an academic nerd near the land of geekdom. It always ends strangely.
Also, below are the links I promised in the podcast, for those curious:
https://www.facebook.com/coalhillpodcast
https://twitter.com/ahmedyounisjd
https://twitter.com/dc_academics
https://twitter.com/StephenFleming
http://wildpantheonpress.com
http://svenhueske.tumblr.com