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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 34: Apocalyptic Psych 101 at Dragon Con 2019

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Episode 34 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con Apocalypse Rising track’s “Apocalyptic Psych 101: Coping with PTSD and Other Mental Illness in Literature” panel at Dragon Con 2019.

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While the idea for this panel was to discuss types of trauma-related illnesses that a post-apocalyptic protagonist might deal with and how to handle these characters honestly, thanks to an AMAZING audience and some great questions, it evolved into much more.

Panelists: Myself, F T Lukens, Bekah Starshine

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 34 – Apocalyptic Psych 101: Coping with Mental Illness in Post-Apocalyptic Literature

The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 33: Game of Thrones Final Season at Dragon Con 2019

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Episode 33 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Game of Thrones: The Final Season” panel from Dragon Con 2019.

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Ten years. Eight seasons. Several weddings. Near countless deaths. And hey, that ending was…something. Here are our thoughts – the good and the bad.

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Chloe K, Van Allen Plexico

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 33 – Game of Thrones: The Final Season
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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 32: Heroic Journeys in Game of Thrones at Dragon Con 2019

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Episode 32 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Heroic Journeys in Game of Thrones” panel at Dragon Con 2019.

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Each year the High Fantasy track chooses an overall theme, and this year was “The Hero’s Journey”. This panel focused on how GRRM uses the traditional Heroes Journey to subvert reader expectations.

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Chloe K, Trae Cooper

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 32 – Heroic Journeys in Game of Thrones

The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 31: Drinkin’ Con 2019 (The Hangover)

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Episode 31 of The Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con 2019: The Hangover” on September 7, 2019.

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The Drinkin’ Con v3.0 crew is back to talk about their Dragon Con 2018 cons, pros, favorite cosplays and memorable moments!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 31 – Drinkin’ Con 2019: The Hangover

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 30: Red Dead Redemption Series 2 “Dragon Con 2019 Red Dead Fan Panel”

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Episode 30 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con Video Gaming track’s “Red Dead Redemption Fans” panel from Dragon Con 2019.

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With all the hype surrounding Red Dead Redemption 2 this past year or so, I needed there to be an RDR2 panel. Thank you to the Video Gaming track for taking a chance on me (having never worked with them before) and letting myself and my buddy Dean host one!

Panelists: Myself, Dean Newbury

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 30 – Red Dead Redemption Fans
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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 29: Loony Game of Thrones Theories at Dragon Con 2019

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Episode 29 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “Looney ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Theories” panel from Dragon Con 2019.

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We gathered a couple new Loony Theories crew members for another year of crazy and ridiculous Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones theories!

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Ashley, Aziz, Brian E, Jennifer Liang

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 29 – Looney ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Theories

Blog Transfer: Dragon Con Maps Edition!

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In preparation for putting out my book of essays, She’s Kinda Hot, But Then She Talks (seriously! it’s happening soon…ish! I am after all on my second round of what will probably be three rounds of edits) I realized that after locking my old blog, I had forgotten to transfer some Very Important Posts – one of them being my Dragon Con maps!

First, this area map was originally created by another attendee to show where photoshoots would be…I made edits to it (removed the yellow photoshoot markers, essentially), but sadly did lose the link to the original (to be fair, it originated from 2013). All that said, there are a lot of downtown Atlanta/Dragon Con maps out there, but hey, here’s another one!

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When I first wrote my Dragon Con maps post in 2013, I also gathered screenshots of all the hotel room floors, so keep “reading” to check out those 🙂

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 28: Drinkin’ Con v3.0 Pre-Dragon Con 2019 Webcast

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Episode 28 of The Geek Saga Podcast was originally aired as a live webcast, “Drinkin’ Con v3.0: A Pre-Dragon Con [2019] Webcast for Newbies & Oldtimers Alike”, on August 17, 2019.

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Join myself and some other Dragon Con-loving friends as we talk all things Dragon Con – general info, insider tips, what our plans are for Dragon Con 2019, and more! Oh, and there is lots of drinking involved as we do so.

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 28 – Drinkin’ Con v3.0

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The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 27: ASOIAF/Game of Thrones Fan Panel at SDCC 2019

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Episode 27 of The Geek Saga Podcast features live audio from the A Song of Ice and Fire/Game of Thrones Fan Panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019.

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This SDCC 2019 ASOIAF/GoT fan panel focused on fan feelings surrounding season 8, the future of the fandom, and a general Q&A.

You can also read about our panel in the SyFy.com article “Game of Thrones fans air their grievances about Season 8 at SDCC 2019”!

Geek Saga Podcast Episode 27 – ASOIAF/Game of Thrones at SDCC 2019

The Geek Saga Podcast Episode 24: White Walkers, Wargs, & Weirwoods, Oh My! Panel at Dragon Con 2018

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Episode 24 of The Geek Saga Podcast includes live audio from the Dragon Con High Fantasy track’s “White Walkers, Wargs, & Weirwoods, Oh My!” panel from Dragon Con 2018.

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Westeros is full of ancient and magical forces, and while we spent quite a bit of this panel discussing the White Walkers in particular, we also touched on wargs and weirwoods and what all these things mean for/in the world that GRRM has created.

Panelists: Myself, Andrew d’Adesky, Ashley M, Rebecca Fant