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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. Find DragonCon Survival guide on Facebook or Instagram, leave us a voicemail at (404) 721-3586, email us at DragonConSurvivalGuide@gmail.com, or shout to the DragonCon gods in Downtown ...
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Send us a text 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 Posse come up? All that and much, much more on this week's episode of DragonCon Survival Guide…
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Send us a text 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 like, NO work. Well, aside from following every bit of Dragon Con news we could find. And wa…
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Send us a text 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 mobility challenged at Con. We then get into our nerdy topics of the week leading up to Dra…
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Send us a text 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 the fun stuff, they have to eat the proverbial vegetables and talk about the big Courtland…
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Send us a text 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, The Umbrella Academy, and much much more on this week's episode of DragonCon Survival Guid…
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Send us a text 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 main topics. For one, what should you be doing to prep for this year's Dragon Con right now? …
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Send us a text 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 Robert Stack instead. All that and One True Three (Two truths and a lie), Tell 'em Steve Dave, …
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Send us a text 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 thing? Is Disney Plus hampering Marvel's theatrical growth? Did Ant Man v Bee Man have some…
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Send us a text 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! Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, talk tips and hacks to get …
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Send us a text 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 experiencing in Summer 2020, and go through some reports on what to expect from Virtual Dragon Con a…
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Send us a text 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 traditions. Then they jump into a People Magazine list of the top 31 Halloween and Horror movies…
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Send us a text 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 stuff crosses their minds. Save more at cons to spend more at cons! New episodes drop every Saturday. Fi…
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Send us a text 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? Did they have Keytone Lights? Did they have Gyros? Did they see Hobbits, the Hocus Pocus ca…
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Send us a text 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 based on a factual event or fiction created by the writers of the show! Join the guys as t…
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Send us a text 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 through a full timeline of their Labor Day weekend! They cover their epic bro-trip road trip w…
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Send us a text 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 what exactly would we be viewing with a 2020 virtual Dragon Con, and how would you best do it?…
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Send us a text 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 post-con blues! All that plus Blue Beetle, Harry Potter, American muscle cars, Power Rangers…
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Send us a text 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 post high-school bro trip, their first Dragon Con, and their first con ever! Check out thei…
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Send us a text 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 about how well the Dragon Con team is handling Covid, and speculate more about what this crazy …
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Send us a text 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 also sharing their overall opinions on this year's con. Then they had to wrap up with some ner…
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Send us a text 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 to use the official Dragon Con app to get the most out of your con experience. We also dis…
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Send us a text 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 Classic! Gary and Taylor, lifelong friends and self-proclaimed Dragon Con/Convention experts, t…
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Send us a text 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 note: Taylor definitely edited the pod this week again and wrote this. Taylor is, as usual, awesome. Gary an…
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Send us a text This week on the DCSG Classic, the boys are joined by good friend of the show Sterling! This was in summer 2020, right after Sterling caught COVID (the first time anyway...). We talk about differences in COVID mandates and safety measures in Hawaii, the Southeast USA, and across the world - especially as it came to our favorite topic…
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Send us a text This week, the boys go some DragonCon News before giving you a breakdown of even more fan tracks! Afterwards, solve the mystery of Only Murders in the Building, listen to us pledge ourselves to the new cult of the carpet, and hear about some dope charity work. Editor's note: Taylor definitely edited the pod this week and wrote this. …
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Send us a text This week, the boys go some DragonCon News before giving you a breakdown of even more fan tracks (including Filk)! Afterwards, marvel at our discussion of the Marvels, see the good omens in our chat on Good Omens season 2, and switch on your switch to play the latest classic games. Editor's note: Taylor definitely edited the pod this…
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Send us a text This week, the boys are joined by their friends Sterling and Brian...and a new friend joins the mix, Josh! They introduce Josh and his Con-story (Convention History if you're cool), before a round table discussion about Covid and Dragon Con and where it stood in 2020. All that and reaction Youtubers, Elon Musk in Brevard County, Flor…
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Send us a text This week, the boys go over the smattering of DragonCon News before getting into the meat of the episode; their first (new) game! They tried their first hand at "Beyond Belief" on the new feed and...well...it didn't exactly go their way. All that plus coins, real estate and ghosts with yellow vests on this week's episode of Dragon Co…
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Send us a text This week, your heroes are joined by friends Sterling and Brian for a bit of Dragon Con Trivia on international Pizza Day - winner takes the pie! How much do you know about our favorite con? When was DragonCon founded? Who founded it, and how did it come about? What Hotel(s) was it first held at? Where does the asterisk go?! Does pin…
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Will Hollywood strikes force Dragon Con Celebrity Guests to cancel? And Fan Tracks part one!
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Send us a text This week, the boys talk open up with the Writers and Actors strikes in Hollywood, and possible reports of actors cancelling appearances since they're not allowed to promote their upcoming projects during the strike. Will this mean more cancellations and less panels for Dragon Con and other fandom conventions? Also, we start our seri…
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Send us a text In this week's classic, the guys are joined by friends of the show Sterling and Brian, and they talk about all things Conventions and Covid in early 2020, right at the height of Coronavirus. Sterling shares his POV as a convention guru (a veteran of hundreds of conventions; you read that right!) and Brian joins in with his perspectiv…
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Send us a text This week, the guys talk about the price increase of a weekend pass to DragonCon 2023 and peruse the new guest list announcements before we get to the main topic; how to get to Dragon Con affordably, and how to get around the con and Atlanta itself while you’re there. Plus Henry Cavill in the Witcher, Star Lord and his cassette tapes…
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Send us a text This week, the guys go in the wayback machine to episode 12 of the original podcast, where the guys talk about how this new "Corona Virus Thing" that was just coming out might have effects on DragonCon in 2020. They talk about how the Covid pandemic was in the early days in the USA, both in Florida and Hawaii, and of course some nerd…
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Send us a text This week, Gary and Taylor welcome you back to the show on this new feed. We give you a little smattering of who we are before diving into some DragonCon news and going over the first chapter of our relaunched Survival Guide for the Dragoniest of Cons - how to get a decent room (especially if you're shooting for the host hotels). All…
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