This week, Rhonda reports about her experiences at ConGregate, a fan con in Winstom-Salem, North Carolina. Listen to hear all about this great experience! We continue our summer book recommendations based on your vacation destination of choice. Links Con*Gregate Laura Haywood-Cory with Baen Books Allegra Liana, the Chainmail Chick Randy Richards, Paul Revere: The Zombies… Continue reading Episode 122 – Con*Gregate
This week, Rhonda reports in about UtopYA Con, a young adult and new adult fiction writers convention she attended in Nashville. Check out these links for a glimpse into the great resources available at this con. utopYA Con Tickets for utopYA 2015: Write Your Own Future Social Deviants, social marketing company Gennifer Albin, author, "Crewel", "Altered"… Continue reading Episode 119 – utopYA Con 2014
If you have a geeky interest, there's a con out there for you. This week we discuss some of the cons we plan to attend and some we dream of attending. Here are some great web sites for con calendars: UpComingCons - cons listed by genre SciFiConventions - search by geographic region and time… Continue reading Episode 94 – 2014 Con Calendar: Register Now!
Here it is! Our second video from PAX Prime! We talk with Simon Berman from Privateer Press live and in person and get a look at some of the fabulous new games available from Privateer. Since the video, I've had a chance to play WARMACHINE: High Command, the deck building card game based on the… Continue reading PAX Prime 13 – Simon from Privateer Press
Through our exhaustion, we put together an episode detailing all the fun we had at cons on the same weekend but on opposite sides of the U.S. coast. Rhonda was at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA and I was at PAX Prime in Seattle, WA. Listen to hear all the great games we played, people… Continue reading Episode 78 – PAX Prime & Dragon*Con 2013
Well here it is! Our first video production! Join me (Regina AKA DocLizz) on the show floor at PAX Prime. In this segment, we talk to game developers Steve and Jessica Hoogendek about their adventure/ puzzle game, Lilly Looking Through. I fell in love with Lily as soon as I saw her and even more… Continue reading PAX Prime 13 – Geeta Games
I remember a story my master's degree mentor told me. She said her family had been outraged because she read a T.S. Eliot poem at her daughter's graduation. In case you're unaware, Eliot was often criticized for being antisemitic. I remember the look of awe on her face when she told me, "The poem was… Continue reading Why I Will Continue to Attend PAX -or- Why Gabe and Tycho are Irrelevant
Hello Everyone! Con time is upon us! This weekend, Rhonda and I are covering cons on both U.S. coasts. Rhonda will be at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA and I'll be at PAX Prime in Seattle, WA. It's pretty exciting times for us both and I wanted to make sure to get you all the details… Continue reading PAX Prime and Dragon*Con 2013!
Well it's that time of year. E3 happened last week. We recorded this episode shortly after some pretty controversial events happened at the Microsoft press conference. Listen to hear us discuss the power of language and how we should all be kinder to each other. Click here to see a transcript and a video of the… Continue reading Episode 67 – E3 Does it Again
At PAX East, the zombies are fresh and ripe. Check out our new episode to hear all about our PAX East adventures. We talked to some great people and went to some fabulous panels. If you were at PAX East, we'd love to hear about your experiences and if you weren't, what are you… Continue reading Episode 56 – PAX East Wrap Up
