Convention News

August 18, 2017 Trae Dorn Alisa Norris, AlisaKiss, Con Scene, Conventions, Cosplay, Terrorism

Cosplayer Alisa Norris (aka ‘AlisaKiss’) Participated in Charlottesville White Supremacist Rally

Look, we’ve been actively avoiding talking about the “Unite the Right” White Supremacist rally that recently took place in Charlottesville,

Convention News The Mega-Blog

August 12, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Otakon

Otakon’s Artist Alley Temporarily Closes Due to Rain Drainage System Overflow (Updated)

Earlier tonight, Washington DC based convention Otakon was forced to temporarily close their Artist Alley due to a broken pipe.

Convention News The Mega-Blog

August 8, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, GeekGirlCon

Five of GeekGirlCon’s Organizers Resign, Accuse Executive Director of ‘Reverse Racism’

Seattle, WA based GeekGirlCon has been running since 2011, dedicated to promoting women in science, science fiction, video gaming, and

Convention News The Mega-Blog

August 7, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Terrorism, Yestercon

YesterCon Evacuated After Bomb Threat

Yestercon is an annual nostalgia driven convention held at the Carson Center in Carson, CA. Their annual one-day event was

Convention News The Mega-Blog

August 3, 2017 Trae Dorn Angry Goat Productions, Con Scene, Conventions, LARP Adventures, NASOW, North American School of Wizardry, Ray Jelley

Angry Goat Productions Running ‘School of Wizardry’ Train Event Under a New Company Name

It’s hard to imagine that I hadn’t heard of Angry Goat Productions until January of this year. The ongoing drama

Convention News The Mega-Blog

August 1, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Harassment, Kate Beckinsale, Tampa Bay Comic Con, Terry Lee Repp

Iowa Man Arrested at Florida’s Tampa Bay Comic Con For Allegedly Stalking Actress Kate Beckinsale

Forty-five year old Iowa resident Terry Lee Repp was arrested on Saturday at Tampa Bay Comic Con for allegedly stalking

Convention News The Mega-Blog

July 28, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Fandom Fest

Over Half of the Guests For Louisville’s Fandom Fest Have Dropped Out

Fans showing up to Louisville, KY based Fandom Fest today aren’t exactly going to have the experience they were initially

Convention News The Mega-Blog

July 22, 2017 Trae Dorn Niantic, Pokemon, Pokemon Go, Pokemon Go Fest

Pokemon Go Fest Has Been Kind of a Disaster

Today, Niantic is holding their first ever live event for Pokemon Go in Chicago called “Pokemon Go Fest.” The event

Convention News The Mega-Blog

July 19, 2017 Trae Dorn Con Scene, Conventions, Fandom Fest

Louisville’s Fandom Fest Announces Last Minute Venue Change (As They May Have Never Booked the Old One)

The Louisville, KY based Fandom Fest is scheduled to take place pretty damned soon (July 28th-30th), and while the venue

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It’s the end of another year for Casual Trek, so Charlie and Miles have picked out episodes to gift each other!

It’s been quite a year, all in all, so they’ve both been merciful and decided to go for some fun episodes. Charlie’s gift to Miles is Space:1999’s Nick Tate guest starring in a Miles O’Brien spy drama in “Honour Among Thieves,” Miles’s gift to Charlie is some amnesia-based hijinks around a castle in “Among the Lotus Eaters,” and for two episodes about betrayal with ‘Among’ in the title, neither host mentions Among Us!

Timecodes:
00:02:17 What Non-Star Trek Thing We’ve Been Enjoying: Absolute Superman, Spy X Family,
00:14:02 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “Honour Among Thieves”
00:52:29 Star Trek: Strange New Worlds “Among the Lotus Eaters”

Talking points include: Castles, Miles is MARL now, Absolute Superman, Spy X Family, Titanic, Nick Tate, gangster movies, Goodfellas, disappointing D&D Beyond stats, Skip Intro’s series on Copaganda, Poker Face, John Hodgeman (who I did know about from his podcast), Brighton is genuinely nice despite how Miles and I describe it, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Con Air, Chester will appear again, Blake Snyder ruining the film industry, Charlie is a Time Team nerd, Morgan Wallens is awful, Charlie and Miles do a forced amnesia bit, the amnesia plot of 24, the finale of Chuck, Dr Who amnesia theories. Oh, and occasionally Star Trek.

Pedant’s Corner:
My Heart Will Go On is apparently a power ballad.
There’s an 11 year difference between Nick Tate and Colm Meaney.

[ Additional Show Notes ]

Music by Alfred Etheridge-Nunn. Read Miles’s blog or Charlie’s blog.

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