CosPod: The Cosplay Podcast

We're following up with the trend of "make your own pattern" websites! Val has done the work, research, and testing to bring you the two sites she recommends for you to get the most out of your future cosplay projects. Links to the websites below. This is not a sponsored episode.

In part 2 of the badge tutorial, Amber has shown you how to make a cool, geeky lanyard. Now it's time to make a custom badge pocket to accessorize your new nerdy gear!

We talk about the World Cosplay Summit! This year it's returned amid the pandemic with some changes, with the primary costume contest moving to a video format. Our thoughts, what we saw, and what trends that will probably carry over into next year!

With most patterns moving online for ease of use, we thought this would be a great time to create a tutorial that covers how to put together a printable pattern!

On this episode, we look at the meaning of TrashCons. What are they, how to spot one, and what you can do to ensure your money is spent at a better convention. With Covid-19 restrictions easing in many US states, we felt this was an appropriate time to talk about TrashCons. Many TrashCons are reappearing to take advantage of unsuspecting nerd/geek fans. Those new to the scene and veterans will fin...

We're doing a new type of tutorial this episode! How to make your own badge lanyard. Which is a great cosplay accessory if you're looking for something that better matches your costume. Or if you want a fun nerdy touch to your casual-wear for your next convention.

We tackle the serious topic of ConCrunch. What it is, how it can affect you, and why cosplayers should stop supporting the practice. The hosts of this podcast are not medical professionals. Any detailed information we share will come from various medical sources that we researched, and we will be linking the content in the show notes below. If you have questions about your health, please speak wit...

With Amber's recent experimentation into foam, we broke down a full tutorial on how to make foam look like leather, with 2 different methods plus painting!

We review another cosplay book! This time it's 'The Cosplay Handbook' by Grace Herbert/Grace Willow Crafts, which gives a general overview of how to get into cosplay and what to expect when you're in costume.

Amber experiments with foam in trying to transform it to look like leather. What does she learn in the process?

We're back with another episode of CosPod! Amber updates her work on the armor pattern and we dive into a Twitter discussion about cosplay contests, are some people being priced out of competing? Is there a cost barrier to entering?

Amber is back and returns with some new patterns to try out! Everything has been printed, and now we await the results.

Val flies solo and talks about preparing for hosting a panel with an online convention. She covers the in's and out's of how to set up your panel, ideas for presenting, and what questions to ask the convention when hosting in an online format.

Amber and Val tackle the question "what does your cosplay say about you?" We explore this oddball subject and come to learn a lot about ourselves and others in the process!

Amber and Val are back with another round of cosplay talk. This time we wanted to bring you our tips of things we've learned with crafting over the years that we wish we knew when we started! Volume 1, because this will always be a topic with much to learn from.

Amber and Val talk about the freezing weather that halted all cosplay progress. But in this, we found a great topic to discuss: how and why you should upgrade your tools!

Amber and Val catch up on cosplay happenings and review a book that is all about garment fitting to help you in your costuming escapades!

We talk a lot about cosplay contests on the podcast. But this episode we thought it would be good to tackle the discussion of what to do if you didn't win a prize? How do you handle a loss? Amber and Val share their suggestions to help out and motivate you with your next cosplay.

Welcome back podders! It's the start of Season 10, and we've got a whole bunch of CosPod news for you. In fact, so much it's an entire episode. A lot has happened with the show in the past 2 months and we want to keep you all updated.

For those who listen/watch on podcasting apps, you're missing our on our Afterssions! These YouTube exclusives are more mayhem and nerdy randomness, but somehow we always tie it back to cosplay. Many of our jokes and memes are born from Aftersessions. Here's a sample!

Inspired by our makeup book review, this CosPod Extras is dedicated to Makeup Brushes! One thing that we found missing from a number of makeup tutorials is information about the brushes. And jumping into makeup without knowing the brushes is overwhelming. Which ones do you get? What's the difference between Foundation Brush Y and Foundation Brush Q? What are the essential brushes to start a brush...

We might be on our seasonal break, but that doesn't stop the rush of cosplay. Introducing CosPod Extras! A Mini Episode of cosplay content in a bite-sized serving so you can continue to enjoy our crafty shenanigans between seasons. Our First Mini Episode we interview cosplayer Kia Sangria! A New York-based costumer and designer who has a really cool partnership with Fabric Wholesale Direct writing...

It's our last episode of the season - Halloween Party time! We spend this session talking just a smidge about cosplay and mostly playing games wiht our viewers. Thank you to everyone for joining us, for your years of support, and we'll see you in Season 10! Note: This is our annual "After Dark" episode so expect content to be more on the PG-13 side, but nothing vulgar. This is a much longer episod...

It took 9 years, but Amber finally has her magnet episode! Learn about the wonders of magnets in cosplay and the multiple ways to use them!

After catching up on some cosplay updates, we review a more recent cosplay book from Cowbutt Crunchies Cosplay: The Art of Extreme Wig Styling.