HTP Episode 181 – Allyson Bode (SoulSpeak Studios) @ Fan Expo New Orleans 2024

Artist Allyson Bode and I find a quiet(ish) corner of Fan Expo New Orleans and have a chat about her work- SoulSpeak Studios! Not only her visual arts, but her background as a costumer come up. She and I have similar views on getting started with whatever tools you have, making improvisation and innovation part of your craft, and treating every convention as an adventure. 

On the video version of the podcast, you can also see some works by one of SoulSpeak’s partner artists, Michael Goodbar.

You can follow Allyson on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and the main website for SoulSpeak Studios. She extended SoulSpeak to be a platform for multiple artists, and you can follow her collaborators here.

During this episode, I happened to mention my book, Convention Survival Guide. If you know someone going to their first con, pass it their way!

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HTP Episode 022 – Madison Spencer Engle Returns!

Madison Spencer Engle, who first appeared on Hungry Trilobyte in Episode 10, is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. This time around, she and I discuss the new series Picard, its relation to Discovery and other Trek series, and what it’s like to live in the new golden age of Trek. What’s the downside of using a replicator? How big of a moment is it to see Guinan and Seven of Nine? In her words, we are such geeks about this!

Madison frequently does her cosplay to benefit such causes as Hope’s Kids and Walk for the Blind

Here’s where you can keep tabs on Madison, and follow her positivity:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Geek Resources:

The Digital Bits – A great website for getting news on the latest advancements in physical media (because there’s genemore to life than streaming).

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HTP Episode 010 – Madison Spencer Engle

Madison Spencer Engle is a favorite in the Star Trek Cosplay community. Not only is she one of the most popular “Beverly Crushers” on the convention floor, but she’s very active on social media giving advice and helping fellow cosplay fans get the recognition they deserve. Madison actually took her love of costuming into the industry, having spent years as a costumer for Star Trek: Voyager, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Austin Powers. She frequently does her cosplay to benefit such causes as Hope’s Kids and Walk for the Blind

Here’s where you can keep tabs on Madison, and follow her positivity:

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Geek Resources:

Satellite News – The prime resource for all things MST3k. Episode guides, episode reviews, cataloging of obscure references, and the most comprehensive history of the show ever in one spot. Also a moderate amount of Keefe.

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