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Lauren, the woman who can do it all, tells us that getting into podcasting got her into cosplay! Why are Shin Megami Tensei games SO HARD? It's still insane to think how Homestuck truly made cosplay accessible to all. All in favor of a cosplayer feeding station, say aye! Joe hypes up AnimeNYC, hopefully a 2021 con, for his listeners! -- Shout out to @cowbuttcrunchies, @sorairo_days, @stefmasc, and @micaburton! --- - Follow Lauren everywhere @VintageAerith - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

The teal mermaid herself, Amanda, president of the Steins;Gate fan club, finally joins us on the podcast! Who would have KNOWN Steins;Gate loss in popularity was due to Madoka Magica? When was the last time you took a bath? Amanda fully realizes that she's cosplayed for legitimately half of her waking life!  -- Shout out to @supitscarrie! --- - Follow Amanda everywhere @bluucircles! Etsy shop is slated to return on January 15th, 2021! - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Is your 2021 plan also rooted in pure survival? This ends up being a Hades appreciation podcast! Can you believe humans truly are just big version of goldfish now? Joe TRULY forgets the name of the game where you can romance the dog. Mary is, in fact, caucasian and her mother is an ICON at Hot Topic! --- Shout out to @micaburton, @vintageaerith, @celsiusshi, @kiraarinn, and @sorairo_days! --- - Don't follow Mary anywhere, but if you had to, it's @shinjaninja everywhere! Take care of yourselves! - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Joe just wants to thank everyone for listening to the podcast throughout the year! Who knew we would hear the perspective of 49 different people within the scene? Enjoy the holidays and New Year's, and we'll see you January 4th, 2021! --- Shout out to everyone who has been on the podcast in the past! --- - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Have you sadly been cursed with the Instagram update? Do you even KNOW your friend's last names? Sometimes, you throw spaghetti at a wall and it'll eventually stick, but god it might not even be spaghetti!! --- Shout out to @Lin_Manuel, @teerico_linman, @vintageaerith, @mintyhoneyy, and @shinjaninja! --- - Follow Stef everywhere @stefmasc + check their shop at stefmasc.storenvy.com - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

The Idol Trash Queen herself joins us on the podcast to talk to us about DJ idols! We also don't condone underage drinking! Joe FULLY describes woodwind instruments, but fully forgets the word for it. All it takes is one piece of perfect media to get all your friends into a series! The years are TRULY blending into each other. --- - Follow Merry's shop @merrysmileco + shop them via merrysmile.bigcartel.com - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Did the TWEWY sequel video game announcement also throw you ALL the way for a loop? Always make sure to be a part of the system! We get to hear the entire history of Cosmic Crown to see how it has become what it is today! --- Shout out to @sassacat.cos, @rainbowrex, @DesignDino_Rex, @elasticrabu, @kyoshiki.kyo, and @boomslank --- - Follow Cosmic Crown everywhere @cosmiccrown + shop them via www.cosmiccrown.com - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Are you also just on auto-pilot at this point in quarantine? Only water your plants when the soil is dry! Joe tells Van of things she didn't even remember about her own life. Van unlocks Joe's third-eye into why danmei is so popular with so many of his friends! --- Shout out to @wherestomi + @nyriikos! --- - Watch danmei! - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

You ever fly to Australia so you can finally meet your friends? Vicki tells us her lovely story on why she wore a casual Yosuke cosplay to Costco. Gaia Online will teach you how to do Artist Alley! Independent artists are truly trying to thrive out here in 2020! --- Shout out to @ohmonah + @nyriikos --- - Follow Vicki on Twitter @tasobubu +  shop them via etsy.com/shop/tasobi - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Did you also drop off social media around 2015 - 2017? Well, Joe and June did and they talk about how socializing online is an act of emotional labor. Always make sure you turn your brains off and have some peace and balance when you can! For some reason, Joe didn't know that the Physical Touch love language wasn't just about sex! --- Shout out to @lucaplex, @mintyhoneyy, and @luxidity.co Cosplay Satisfaction Post from @mintyhoneyy: https://mintyalamode.wordpress.com/2020/02/21/cosplay-satisfaction/ --- - Support local businesses, like https://luxidityco.bigcartel.com/! - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Who knew a simple invitation to a cosplay group photoshoot would lead to mass friendship? Ed tells us how meeting Joe became a pivotal moment in his journey through cons. Sometimes, we shouldn't speak things into the universe! Is sharing drinks appropriate in a post-COVID world? --- Shout out to @purple.schala, @kimidoricosplay, @sirfranku, @luckylukse, @phoenixramen, and @russnj --- - Follow Ed on Twitch @ twitch.tv/hyrisk - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Isn't it a real treat when you see parents support their children in their hobbies? It's also about to be kotatsu season real soon, so get cozy and snuggle up underneath one!  Joe will forever be blown away that he's able to talk with people internationally within the cosplay community, because that was barely an option 10 years ago! --- - Follow Des on Twitter @OSK_spice + follow Peach Flower House @ peachflowerhouse.com - Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

It's a real treat to travel halfway through the country to meet all the friends that live near you! You live and learn with every cosplay you do, and every fuck up you do! Are you member of the Church of Hot Glue? --- Shout out to @sadboi.photos, @maison_hikari, and @cosmiccrown! --- - Follow Annette on IG @sassacatcos - Follow myself on IG @joesalem + twitch.tv/joeshmoecos --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

I'm sorry for the audio, but I'm also a one-man team, so this is what we get!! Who knew one busted photo from 2012 would lead to a lifetime of friendship? Is Joe a bunch of clones or does he truly just have a knack for showing up in places? 25 is the magical age where everything breaks down! --- Shout out to @clautista, @myhankoko, and @bishoujodevil! --- -Follow Steph on Twitter, IG + twitch @misssnore -Follow myself on IG @joesalem + twitch.tv/joeshmoecos --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Who knew cosplaying as Toph at a con would lead you to move to NYC shortly after?? Has Florida FINALLY reached it's final form in these wild times? Are you part of Team Full Fantasy? All these questions and more are fully answered in this podcast with our lovely guest, Val of Valerian Steel Cosplay!! We also answer a listener question! --- Shout out to @ngnyc, @oyasumiyu, @garrett_watts, and @jacquistuffnthings! --- -Follow Val on Twitter @highvalerian + on IG @valeriansteelcosplay! -Follow myself on IG @joesalem + twitch.tv/joeshmoecos --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Alex truly comes to us to prove he truly is a bald-headed masochist for his friends. Have y'all ever LARPed in your own backyard as a child, or was that just a thing boys did? We will never understand the Japanese fascination for the lottery system for concerts, but so be it! And why is the Prince of Nigeria e-mail money scam still prevalent in 2020? --- -Follow Alex on IG @alexestefany + try out all the cons! -Follow myself on IG @joesalem + twitch.tv/joeshmoecos --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Everything is garbage and their truly is barely a lick of good news in 2020!!! PSA that CVS has Hello Kitty Halloween items on sale! Cosplay is truly all about your own personal journey, so please don't listen to THOSE dudebros that feel the need to comment about cosplay. 4-way stretch spandex truly IS the one and is unparalleled.  --- Shout out to @_krobek_, @edgar.allen.nope, @spandexworldinc, @blerdcon, and @tv_chansansama --- -Follow Ada everywhere @superbaeyin + follow their horror-anime antics on @sailorkowai! -Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Do you love walking aimlessly in the outdoors?? Because that's as good as it gets!! The impact of the Neopets faeries as cultural icon, legends, and stars is felt endlessly to this day. We talk about our experiences being third culture kids watching anime!! Also, why did our childhoods revolve around murder mysteries? --- -Follow Teese on Twitter @vicunad + listen to them on "Author's Note: Don't Like, Don't Listen" and "A Fresh Podcast Market" -Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Cosplayers are truly the superfans of the world, transforming themselves into the characters they love. Online, interactive communities are important, now more than ever!! We FINALLY get to hear the Kumacos origin story!! Does anyone else remember the era of a wild SURGE of cosplay groups?? --- Shout out to June, Ariel, Vicki, and Paulina of Kumacos!!! --- -Follow Kumacos on Facebook + visit Memento Mori on the Aether Data Center in Shirogane, Ward 19, Plot 30  every Friday!! -Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup!. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support

Nat breaks down to use why we are drawn to feet from an art history perspective, while Joe grieves his hatred for them. King of Prism is a god damn nightmare, but what a god damn EXPERIENCE!! We talk about the culture of cheer screenings and their newfound impact stateside! Are you a Ricky Rat stan?? --- Shout out to @sorairo_days, @rainbow_rex, @kimmistry7, @notgodzilla, @purple.schala, @kimidoricosplay, and @mementocosplay --- -Follow Nat on Twitter @mintyhoneyy + cultivate communities around you!! -Follow myself on IG @joesalem --- How to Support the BLM Movement: Black Queer Town Hall: blackqueertownhall.org Google Doc with Resources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-0KC83vYfVQ-2freQveH43PWxuab2uWDEGolzrNoIks/edit# BLM Website with Resources: https://blacklivesmatter.carrd.co/ Stream Videos in this Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqws4vy_Bzkz_Jj-Er-NrGD6gn1D9E_yo Buy Merch: http://nhpcshop.com/ -- Ask us anything on curiouscat.me/playingdressup! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/playingdressup/support