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Decolonize and DiscoverIt's what you think, but not what you fear - Lynsi Stevens is here!This was a great Zoom conversation with Lynsi Stevens, Head Witch behind Crystal Case Apothecary. Obsessed with magical devices and transformational items from her favorite childhood cartoons and anime, she distills the spirit of fantasy, mysticism, DnD, and creates medication cases for magical beings on their grand life’s journey. Her love of anime propelled her into a career in entertainment & talent management, where she was able to create anime and comic con expo marketing, programming, and events internationally. She is a queer alt model, and enjoys indie games, comics, and immersive experiences. Inspired by he...2024-05-0641 min
Decolonize and DiscoverDisclaimer: I Am Not In The Mafia - Lauren Elizabeth is hereOur guest, Lauren Elizabeth is an amazing actor, circus performer and former wrestler(?!). She also will pump you up with wisdom, her perspective as a queer Asian-American actor, and how to know not only the battles you're willing to fight, but the ones you're willing to lose. Lauren's a laugh-riot, and we can't for you to see her perform at Decolonize and Discover. Have you gotten your tickets yet? Go to DecolonizeandDiscover.com today.2024-04-2242 min
Decolonize and DiscoverLa La Luscious is here!Journee has a kiki with burlesque performer La La Luscious who will be performing at this year's festival. Learn about their performance-style, their approach to art and dance, and even more lore about one the newest and raddest performers in the Boston burlesque scene! Don't forget, DND Fest is June 7-9! Get your tickets today at DecolonizeandDiscover.com2024-04-1640 min
Decolonize and DiscoverI'm on the PREMIERE?! - An interview with Kenny FraschWe're back y'all. It's thirty days from the festival, and Journee sat down with Kenny Frasch aka the MARVELous GLAMME CH0WDAH! The two drag besties talk about Kenny's intersectional existence, running the multiple-award-winning bar, The Hop Knot, and killing with kindness. It's a romp! Listen now! 2024-04-0855 min
Decolonize and DiscoverIt's a great time to be a nerd - Tha True Original GATA, Monique DupreeMonique Dupree does more than we do! An American actor who's been in horror, high drama, and comedy, she has severe chops. Speaking of chops, she's also a force in the world of independent wrestling both in the ring and behind the curtain. When not doing that, she's an entrepeneur, cosplayer, burlesque performer, and maybe an omega level mutant? We talk about her early career, her amazing work behind the scenes and in the ring, raising ten (!) children with her talented husband, burlesque and not knowing "how to fail." Monique is a fierce dynamo, and the type o...2023-05-3143 minDecolonize and DiscoverYou gotta keep shooting from your cube - Jonathan JenningsGalactic Bar Fight rules. But this little cult hit of an indie game has an amazing creator, with a great origin. Jonathan Jennings loved video games his whole life, and now he makes them. How'd he get here? What does he think about his role in the cultural shift in gaming, and what advice does he have for other BIPOC and historically marginalized folk who want to get in the industry? Jes and Journee find out on this week's episode. Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through epidemicsound.com Don't f...2023-05-2439 minDecolonize and Discover"Al said Joey was a jerk" - An interview with Joey and Al from COP/OUTCOP/OUT's gone through many twists and turns with a focus on activism and building community. Journee and Steven got to sit down with Joey Steel and Al Rosenberg and talk about how the two of them met, the songwriting process, community building through expression and nearly come to blows over the rutabaga's place in the revolution. COP/OUT will be joining us at the festival this year, so get your dang tickets. Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through epidemicsound.com Don't forget to get your tickets at DecolonizeandDiscover.c...2023-05-1750 minDecolonize and DiscoverEating a bit of dirt - Diandra Lasrado and Robert Lo are on the pod!Jes met Robert and Diandra at Riot Games back in the day, and the three of them have been creating the stories behind some of the coolest video games. Hear about that exciting origin, the importance of creating diverse characters correctly, and take a peek under the hood of the video game industry. Hear all this and more on today's episode. Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through epidemicsound.com Don't forget to get your tickets at DecolonizeandDiscover.com2023-05-1032 minDecolonize and DiscoverF#$% the Enemy - Sam Cha talks with us!Y'all ain't ready. We talk to Sam Cha in this one. Sam Cha is a poet, teacher, editor, and translator. His work has appeared in, or is forthcoming from, several places, including apt, Anderbo, Better, Best New Poets 2016, decomP, DIAGRAM, Memorious, Missouri Review, Rattle, and RHINO. He’s a poetry editor at Radius. He lives and writes in Cambridge. We talk about his life, how his personal experience of moving back and forth from Korea as a chikd helped shape his relationship to words, and his evolution into the rad poet we love. He also gi...2023-05-0339 minDecolonize and DiscoverThe Orcs Were Always GayUsually, the team behind Decolonize and Discover are talking to each other weekly about our strategic and tactical aspects of running this festival. This week, though, Journee and Jes brought Zac and Steven into the Zoom to talk about the origins of this festival, how all of them met at the same LARP, and geek out about the projects each of them do outside of the festival. It's a friendship episode. Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through epidemicsound.com Don't forget to get your tickets at DecolonizeandDiscover.co...2023-04-2652 minDecolonize and DiscoverFounder of #BlackFaeDay Jasmine La FleurBlack Fae Day began in 2021 to bring visibility to Black Joy and visibility during a tumultuous time. Jes and Journee speak with its founder, Jasmine La Fleur about their mutual love of fantasy, folklore, and finding oneself in play and imagination. It's a lively conversation. Don't forget to get ready for Black Fae Day 2023 on May 13! Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through epidemicsound.com2023-04-1936 minDecolonize and DiscoverHoneychild ColemanHoneychild Coleman (Bachslider, the 1865) connected with us on Zoom and we remain electrified by her wonder. Journee and Steven talk Honeychild about her art, music and writing. She discusses what it was like growing up in small town, and how her unique perspective benefitted from being introduced to queer culture in adolescence, before she moved to Brooklyn and took the world of punk rock by storm. Honeychild will be joining us at Decolonize and Discover, June 16-18 in Charlton, MA! Our theme music is Pimp My Pride by Aesyme, rights purchased through ep...2023-04-1240 minDecolonize and DiscoverRaquel Skellington, Nerd, Pro LARPer, POCRaquel Skellington LARPs full time. Seriously. She's taken the love of live action roleplaying and made it a career! She talks with Jes and Journee about learning to embrace and love herself as a woman of color, bringing her authentic self and cultural perspectives to games, and how the LARP world has seen some progress forward for BIPOC and queer participation, and what we can all do to make it better. Listen and join Raquel, Jes, Journee and the Decolonize and Discover crew at the festival on June 16-18! Our theme music is Pimp My Pri...2023-04-0533 minDecolonize and DiscoverCat Brooks, Armored Knight, LARPER, Rad PersonYour hosts talk with Cat Brooks, of the NH Executioners, based out of the Knight's Hall in Nashua, New Hampshire. Did you know there is real life knight fighting? Did you know the team that represented the USA is not only local but unapologetically Queer? Learn about how Cat got into the sport, how he and his family compete, and the LARP they just started, too. It's an exciting time for everyone. 2023-03-2930 minDecolonize and DiscoverCurly Bright comes by to talk the festival, and her Burlesque journeyJes and Journee reconnect with Curly Bright, Nerdlesque artist, cosplayer, pinup model, and makeup lover. They all chat about Curly's Filipino background, the journey from cosplay to nerdlesque, identity, and her experience at the inaugural Declonize and Discover festival. We also plan a few more events for June's upcoming festival. Listen now. Learn more about our festival and get tickets at DecolonizeandDiscover.com2023-03-1540 minDecolonize and DiscoverKing J'vonteIn our first episode, Jes and Journee set the stage to focus on Fairie royalty, King J'Vonte (they/them), the ruler of the Baltimore Fae Court and the founder of our beautiful sibling event, Realmscape's Festival on April 28-29 at the Cahill Recreation Center in Baltimore, MD. Journee and the King discuss J'vonte's journey as Black lover of fantasy and sci-fi into the world of the Fae, and how their mission is to create a space celebrating the imagination, creativity, and otherworldy art of BIPOC and queer folx alike. 5Music courtesy of EpidemicSound.com2023-03-0847 minDecolonize and DiscoverIntroducing the Decolonize and Discover PodcastJes Negrón and Journee LaFond host the new podcast that features BIPOC, Queer, and disabled musicians, game designers, sci-fi and horror writers, burlesque/drag performers and other artists who are bringing their cultural experience to their creative spaces. An offshoot of the Declonize and Discover festival (June 16-18, 2023), this show is hear to open your mind and discover new voices. The first episode drops on March 8, 2023. 2023-03-0400 min