by Jen “Lil’ Bit” Schleusner What am I doing here? Dragon Con is always an exciting ride, but this year it took me somewhere new — onto two panels focused on women in digital spaces, both under the Digital Media Track. While I’ve been in front of crowds before, hosting
Flopcast episode 648! It’s Halloween season, which means it’s Monster Cereal season! And while we rarely eat the stuff anymore, we do welcome the return of Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Boo Berry, and the new girl, zombie DJ Carmella Creeper. (Sorry, Fruit Brute and Yummy Mummy fans. Those weirdos aren’t
Cigar Nerds Podcast: The Juice is Loose. This week we crack open our guide to the recently deceased and start spooky season off by summoning the ghost with the most. That’s right, this week we’re talking about BeetleJuice Beetlejuice. In Science we discuss magnet hands, wind powered cargo ships, playing
by Jen “Lil’ Bit” Schleusner Come and knock on our door For the second year in a row, the Mrs. Roper Romp took over Sunday night at Dragon Con. I must admit, it’s a refreshing change of pace to see the confused looks on attendees’ faces as they try to
by Courtney Goodrum Dragon Con 2024 has come and gone. This was my ninth year attending, and it was a bittersweet experience due to an unfortunate sickness that left me bedridden for a couple of days. My hotel of choice is the Courtland Grand, the former Sheraton, now lovingly called the
Indigo Girls Documentary This week Alan, Stephanie and Rob are joined by our good buddy Gerry Schramm (of the Something For Nothing podcast) to review the brand-new Indigo Girls documentary, It’s Only Life After All–a surprising and deeply personal look into “behind the music and off the stage” lives of these two very different but hugely talented artists. We
With Dragon Con finally out of the way, we can have some real fun! Let’s read the dictionary! Specifically we’re diving back into The Super Dictionary, a bizarre 1978 book for kids that mixed learning and DC Comics superheroes, and left everyone thoroughly confused. After perusing a few more entries, we
interview conducted August 31, 2024 Courtney Goodrum *edited for clarity On Saturday of Dragon Con I got the privilege to sit down along with the Cigar Nerds podcast on the ESO Network with Kelly Fast. Kelly is the acting Planetary Defense Officer in the Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA
Interview conducted August 30, 2024 by Courtney Goodrum I had the incredible honor to sit down and listen to the legend and WWE Hall of Famer Rikishi discuss his heritage, wrestling career, how much he loves Dragon Con, oh and Waffle House. What does it mean to represent your Samoan
We are finally (mostly) recovered from this year’s Dragon Con, and that means it’s time for our yearly recap! As always, no two Dragon Cons are alike, and 2024 was no exception. From unexpected surprises to familiar traditions, this year’s con had its own unique set of adventures and challenges.
Cigar Nerds Podcast: Cigar Nerds VS Aliens. As it gets close to spooky season its time to start talking horror. We’re starting off with sci-fi horror and talking about Alien Romulus. The return of the Xenomorph to the big screen. Also we have more Dragon Con interviews this time with
Flopcast episode 646! Let’s wrap up our look back at Dragon Con 2024, before we have to creep back to Atlanta for Dragon Con 2025! The final two days of our favorite nerdfest included: Sci-Fi Court! (The Mayor defended Beastmaster, and Kevin defended Wonder Woman. But not the Wonder Woman you’re thinking of.) A
