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Download the app, take your meds, eat real food, and don’t forget: kindness is never wasted. In this episode, Jon and Leigh discuss with Regina everything from App updates to self-care, blood drives to mental health, and charity to volunteers. The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 49 – Regina! first appeared on The Unique Geek .

It started because Dragon Con needed more musicals. Now we’ve got sing-alongs, shadowcasts, cross-track collabs, and even puppets! In this episode, Jon and Leigh chat with the Dragon Con Theater and Performing Arts Lovers community leaders Sarah Rose, Leanne, and Christine. The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 48 – Dragon Con Theater and Performing Arts Lovers first appeared on The Unique Gee...

The Kids’ Track is about more than just keeping kids busy - it’s about families geeking out together. From fort-building to dance parties to Bluey meet-and-greets, we want kids to feel like Dragon Con belongs to them too. In this episode, Jon and Leigh sit down with track director Jonathan to explore the wide range of programming designed for families. The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 47...

Jon and Leigh chat with Liz, the director of the Alternate & Historical Fiction Track, where imagination collides with history. From dissecting the historical accuracy of Outlander, Bridgerton, and The Gilded Age, to celebrating 10 years of Tea Duels and the delightfully absurd Splendid Teapot Racing, this track is a fan-favorite blend of fact, fiction, and fun. 'We added historical fiction s...

If Dragon Con is your kind of happy chaos, Disability Services is the part that keeps it manageable. In this episode, Alex and Todd explain how to get an assessment, what the sticker system covers (seat‑in‑line/end‑of‑row, wheelchair seating, proximity, sightline), safe‑spaces for service dogs, and the medical tag. They also outline realities in the big rooms: line caps with tickets, one companion...

In this episode, Jon and Leigh are joined by track director Carol, who takes us on a tour of what’s in store for the Urban Fantasy Track at Dragon Con this year. Urban fantasy is about taking the real world and adding the supernatural, magic, creatures, the unexpected. It could be a panel about vampire lore, a fairy tale retelling, or live bands. It’s where reality and fantasy crash together. The...

Jon and Leigh are joined by the one-and-only Eternal Zan, a fan-favorite resource and longtime Dragon Con attendee who has been helping attendees navigate the con for years. You can plan everything down to the minute, but Dragon Con is going to throw you a curveball. The trick isn’t to fight it - it’s to lean into the chaos and make those surprise moments part of your story. The post 50 Days of Dr...

Jon and Leigh suit up with Karen and James from Dragon Con’s Military Sci-Fi Media Track to talk about all the out-of-this-world programming coming in 2025. They started as the Stargate track, but as Military Sci-Fi fandom’s grew - so have they. Covering Babylon 5, Firefly, The Orville, Halo… and so much more! The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 36 – Military Sci-Fi Media first appeared on T...

Jon and Leigh welcome Beau Brown and Brodrick Jones for an inside look at the Puppetry Track. From the Puppet Slam to panels with Dave Goelz (Gonzo!) and more - this year’s puppetry programming runs the spectrum from kid-friendly fun to late-night adult weirdness. The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 34 – Puppetry first appeared on The Unique Geek .

Some of the best Dragon Con memories happen off the con floor - sharing a peach cobbler at Mary Mac’s or riding the Ferris Wheel with a bunch of Jedi. It’s not just about where you eat - it’s about who’s at the table. The post 50 Days of Dragon Con 2025 – Day 32 – See The Sites first appeared on The Unique Geek .