Podcast #84, “Post Con Comedown”

lisa-marie-c2e2Three interviews from C2E2 on this week’s podcast that I couldn’t find a way to run on their own. It was a thrill to speak with three Chicago-area English teachers about teaching graphic novels. They had some insights into a completely different segment of the comic-reading populace, and it was probably the most satisfying conversation I had all weekend.

We also spoke with Lisa Marie Varon, also known as Victoria from the WWE and Tara in TNA, about the differences between those two promotions and the restaurant she’s looking to open in Chiacgo, as well as the founder of the new company, Black Action Tees.

All that and a ton of new rock ‘n’ roll on this week’s podcast.

Podcast #84, “Post Con Comedown”
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C2E2, Day 1

c2e2-day-01-002The first day of the Chicago Comics and Entertainment Expo had a lot of firsts for me — first time randomly accosting strangers for interviews, first time at a big con, first time walking three miles round-trip for breakfast (although, really, Eleven City Diner is totally worth the time and shoe leather), and first time just generally seeing what you can do with a mouth, a recorder, and a camera.
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