How is waking up early to put on an elaborate costume you spent weeks making, walking a long way to a convention center, and standing around in the cold waiting to take pictures a form of play? Welcome to the world of Cosplay. I interview at least five veteran cosplayers about how they got into this form of play, what it takes to be a cosplayer, and what they get out of it year after year. I even get dressed up too for this episode shot on location at Wondercon 2024!

A big thanks to all the cosplayers for sharing their love of creativity and costuming. You see more of their cosplays on their instagrams:
  / erikaalamode  
  / ricknerdvarro  
  / sweetheart_cosplays  
  / abonilla84  
  / evilqueencharlotte  
  / sincerelychrista  
  / faesandphotos  

00:00 - Intro
03:25 - Meet our cosplayers
06:35 - How did you get into cosplay?
12:00 - Cosplay and community
13:32 - How important is photography?
15:30 - What age is cosplay for?
16:39 - How hard is it to cosplay?
19:13 - Making friends with cosplay
23:00 - Is this the golden age of cosplay?
25:17 - Outro

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