Moderated by myself and featuring Brian D. Anderson, Ryan Cahill, Dakota Krout, and K.N. Lee, this panel discussed how, as society’s understanding of mental health and neurodivergence has evolved, so have the depictions of mental health and neurodivergencies in high fantasy.
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 86: Madness of the King at Dragon Con 2023
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Moderated by myself with assistance from my fellow Sagas & Sass cohost Nami, and also featuring Kevin Davis, this panel was all about season 2 of Netflix’s Shadow & Bone, based on Leigh Bardugo’s Grishaverse novels.
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 85: Shadow & Bone at Dragon Con 2023
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Moderated by myself and featuring Jay Boyce, JF Brink, Gail Z. Martin, Frank Morin, and William Joseph Roberts, this panel focused on why most post-apocalypse stories are about loners and the factors that can drive loners to become pillars of societies they aren’t really a part of.
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 84: Loner vs. Community at Dragon Con 2023
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Moderated by Christina Goodman and featuring myself, John G. Hartness, Frank Morin, and Kevin Davis, this panel focused on Brandon Sanderson’s novel Tress of the Emerald Sea and its place in the Cosmere as a whole.
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 83: Tress of the Emerald Sea at Dragon Con 2023
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Moderated by myself and featuring Milton J. Davis, JM Paquette, Andrea Stewart, and Tao Wong, this panel focused on the books we want to see made into shows or movies and what we think keeps certain stories from being adapted for these mediums.
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 81: Please Adapt This at Dragon Con 2023
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Moderated by Dragon Con High Fantasy Track Director Jen and featuring myself, my Sagas & Sass co-host Nami, and Seth Lockhart, this panel put some of the [really] bad ladies & gents from ASOIAF/Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon to the test – against each other! Listen to find out who the audience voted as “The Worst Person in Westeros”…with plenty of hilarity and friendly debate along the way!
(While some minor sound editing was done to make the original recording somewhat easier on the ears, please keep in mind that this was recorded live and therefore the sound quality is uneven at best.)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 80: Worst Person in Westeros at Dragon Con 2023
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As always, while my Dragon Con schedule is subject to change right up to the convention starting (I had panels dropped at the last minute in both 2021 and 2022 due to guest schedule changes), with just two weeks left until Dragon Con 2023 I wanted to share where you can find me!
That said, I hope to see you around at Dragon Con this year…
Friday 9/1 @ 1 PM PANEL: Please Adapt This (Marriott L401-403) @ 2:30 PM PANEL: Tress of the Emerald Sea (Marriott L401-403) @ 4 PM PANEL: End of Days: The Loner vs. The Community (Westin Chastain F-G)
Saturday 9/2 @ 11:30 AM PANEL: Shadow & Bone Season 2 (Marriott L401-403) @ 4 PM PANEL: The Madness of the King: Depictions of Mental Health in High Fantasy (Marriott L401-403) @ 5:30 PM PANEL: The Worst Person in Westeros (Marriott L401-403)
Sunday 9/3 @ 1 PM PANEL: The Princess & The Queen: Exploring Alicent & Rhaenyra (Marriott A601-602) @ 4 PM PANEL: House of the Dragon Season 1 (Hilton Crystal Ballroom)
Now, while I’m not revealing my exact Saturday secret cosplays, I will say that my daytime one is Barbie themed 🙂 Otherwise, you might see me out and about in the following…
WEDNESDAY Find me in my Gang Goes to Dragon Con shirt!
THURSDAY Day: AFC Richmond Football Player Night: Bunny Hutch-style Stede from OFMD
FRIDAY Night: Modern Masquerade-style Viserys Targaryen from HotD
SATURDAY Day: *New* Secret Cosplay (Hint: Barbie themed!) Night: *New* Secret Cosplay (No hints for this one, sorry not sorry 😉 )
SUNDAY Day: Ted Lasso! Night: Security Person (From the technically non-existent Dragon Con Disaster Movie)
Moderated by Amin from A Podcast of Ice & Fire and featuring myself, my Sagas & Sass co-host Jonathan, and Varun of the Demon Slayer Podcast, this panel focused on how to choose co-hosts, the tech and software you might need, and how awful editing is. (Also featuring: the San Diego Central Library Dog Fight Club we maybe aren’t supposed to talk about…)
Geek Saga Podcast Episode 78: Podcasting 101 at SDCC 2023
