DragonCon Survival Guide
Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get the most out of your con experience - while saving as much money as possible – and whatever nerdy stuff crosses their minds. Save more at cons to spend more at cons! New episodes drop every Saturday.
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Episodes
36 episodes
THANKFUL for 3 AM Pizza
This week, our heroes celebrate Thanksgiving by dropping an episode all about the food at Dragon Con. What's the best food to bring to Con, by plane, bus, boat, rail, or car? What're the best food choices in the area? How can you save some loot...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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55:36
Dragon Con 2024: Sterling Edition!
This week, Sterling finally gets to share his take on Dragon Con '24! How was working with disability services and press/media relations teams at Con this year? Was line control any better? What was his favorite panel/event? How did Sterling ma...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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1:13:43
Dragon Con 2024: By the Numbers!
This week, the guys go over Atlanta Magazine's yearly Dragon Con By the Numbers article to see what they missed this year. What was the top cosplay at Con? What are the newest big trends? Who are Donna and the Wolfman? How does Insane Clown Pos...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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54:35
Dragon Con 2024 Debrief: Lines don't stop us from Hazbin a good time!
This week, Gary and Taylor share their Dragon Con opinions from afar with their yearly Dragon Con debrief! Sterling graciously attended the Closing Ceremonies for 2024 in our stead, and we used his notes to make this podcast. We seriously did l...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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51:01
Pre-Con Part 2 - Have a Beer, Be a Kitty!
On this week's episode, our heroes are joined once again by Sterling for the second half of their pre-Dragon Con 2024 extravaganza! We start off with more tips on how to get around Downtown Atlanta, this time with some anecdotal advice for the ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:29
Pre-Con Part 1 - The Great Courtland Grand (Sheraton) Debacle of 2024
On this first part of DragonCon Survival Guide's Pre-Dragon Con 2024 Extravaganza, the guys are talking about how to navigate downtown Atlanta and some of their favorite tips and spots to visit when in town for Dragon Con. But before they start...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:47
On the road again...(to Dragon Con)
This week, the guys talk about transportation to Dragon Con. Not the "Energize" type of transpo they have on the Star Trek Enterprise, but actually driving, riding or flying to con. All that and more plus Kevin Smith's forgotten Clerks cartoon,...
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34:42
Doing a Con for a day?!
On this week's episode, the boys are joined by their good friend (and DragonCon Survival Guide's on the scene reporter for DC '24), Sterling! They go through the big news and guest announcements since the last podcast before delving into the ma...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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59:22
Dragon Con Survival Guide Christmas Special 2023
This week, the guys are joined by their friends Sterling and Josh for their first annual Christmas Special! There's games, there's deep sharing and caring, there's heartfelt wholesome moments, there's (not) Jonathan Frakes...so they sub in Robe...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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1:26:22
Marvel(ou)s Ms Marvel
This week, Gary shares a little about his awesome time at Rangerstop Con in Orlando before the guys use Gary and Sterling's recent post-con viewing of 'The Marvels' to take a deep dive into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Is superhero fatigue a ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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39:18
Boo Movie?
This week, the guys invite Sterling on to discuss smaller cons, JDF, Polaroids, the Fire Ferrets, and NPCs. Plus 3-D printing and the latest title of Gary's tapes All that and more on this week's Dragon Con Survival Guide!
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1:11:45
DCSG Classic: What's a Virtual Con, anyways?
This week, Taylor was off exploring the world on a business trip, so while we put together our Halloween episode for Tuesday we're presenting our next DragonCon Survival Guide Classic! The guys talk about some crazy weather Taylor was experienc...
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24:02
Spooky Szn Is On!
This week, the guys are still trying to shake off their #postcondepressionera and decide to cover Halloween to cheer themselves up! Gary and Taylor find they're both nostalgia nerds for holidays, and share some of their favorite Halloween tradi...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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51:12
Blue Monday
Octopi. That is all.Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get the most out of your con experience - while saving as much money as possible – and whatever nerdy s...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:06:17
The Last Party on Alderaan, Hobbits and Hocus Pocus - A Weekend at Dragon Con!
This week, the guys quickly mention the recently passed conclusion of the Dragon Con Hunger Games with the Marriott rooms going up for the Con weekend before delving more into their Dragon Con 2023 Timeline. What shenanigans did they get into? ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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59:38
DCSG Classic: We Play Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction! You can too!
This week, the guys are joined by friend of the show Josh to play along with "Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction"! The 90's/early Aughts anthology show has several short stories that have been re-enacted, and you have to guess whether the short was...
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37:50
Getting a table at Trader Vic's & the Day Zero Countdown! #WednesdayisTheNewThursday
This week, the guys start off the show by going over the 2023 Dragon Con nightlife, to get a taste for the full experience of Dragon Con night-time performances and events! Then they head into a deep dive of the 2023 Con experience by going thr...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:02:52
DCSG Classic: How to prep for a (Virtual) Dragon Con!
On this week's Classic, the guys launch into a bit more of an in-depth discussion about a Virtual Dragon Con. Sterling had a great idea that inspires Gary to make viewing the Virtual Con as an event akin to a Super Bowl Party for Nerds! But wha...
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20:28
Beat Post Con Depression and #GetSalty with Dragon Con 2023 Regrets!
This week, the guys return post 2023 Con! They've talked enough about what they loved about Dragon Con in 2023...now it's time for some regrets! And since they're feeling extra salty, they decided to also share their best tips for beating the p...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:05:01
DCSG Classic: Time To Swallow Sadness - No In Person Con Next Year! (In 2020)
This week, the guys hop into the RoadRunner Delorean Edition to check out another COVID time capsule! They got the sad announcement they had been expecting that Dragon Con wouldn't happen in person in 2020...the 10th anniversary of their first ...
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26:51
DCSG Classic: Dragon Con is a Class Act: Tickets WILL roll over! (in 2020)
This week, the guys overcome audio recording adversity to release a classic, and it's a big one; Dragon Con officially announces that they're going to roll over tickets if the con gets Cancelled or Postponed...in 2020. Gary and Taylor talk abou...
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20:43
Dragon Con 2023 Debrief: Freddie Prinze Jr, Barbie, & Captain Snack Sparrow - Oh My!
On this week's episode, the guys recorded from Con to wrap up Dragon Con 2023! We shared news from the closing ceremonies and the higher-ups at Dragon Con about how the show went this year, and briefly went over some of the highlights while als...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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49:07
The Schedule is Up! Navigating the Sterling Events of Dragon Con 2023
This week, Taylor had a last minute work trip so friend of the show Sterling comes on to talk about the Dragon Con Main Events we hadn't covered in our coverage of the tracks! After that, since the schedule is finally up for Con, we go over how...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:16:59
DCSG Classic: Virtual Cons and VR Youtubers
This week, your friends talk about the "possibility" of Dragon Con going virtual in 2020, before going into a chat about VR youtubers (feat friend of the show Sterling). Lots more "Covid time capsule fun" and nerdy talk in this week's DCSG Clas...
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Season 1
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50:53
Fan Tracks Part 4 - is the Westin the Staten Island of D*Con?
This week, the boys go over even more DragonCon News before giving you a breakdown of the final fan tracks! Listen as we ponder which host hotels correspond to the boroughs of NYC (spoiler, the Marriott is Manhattan). Editor's n...
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43:50