Summary: (http://esopodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/eso256-1024x1024.png) Conventions are billed as events where folks of all kinds can gather and celebrate something they love without judgement. However, is that always the case? Mike, Mike, Darren Nowell, and Sabrina Pandora take a personal look at sexual discrimination in fandom. We also chat with Marten Jallad talks about Joelanta and see if his vintage Action Man can save him from The Geek Seat! Plus, Edward Owen tells us about the new Con-GT for fans of Doctor Who. And Mark Maddox joins us for our reaction to the passing of a pop culture icon, Leonard Nimoy. Table of Contents 0:00:00 Show Open / Rants & Raves 0:17:52 Interview & Geek Seat w/ Marten Jallad of Joelanta 0:41:35 LGBT IV - Cosplay / Crossplay and Cons 1:23:70 Khan Report w/ Edward Owen of Con-GT 1:42:49 Show Close Links The New ESO Amazon.com E-Store (http://astore.amazon.com/earstaone05-20) ESO on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-earth-station-one-podcast/id367752552?mt=2) ESO on Stitcher Radio (http://app.stitcher.com/browse/feed/21552/details) The ESO Window Sticker (https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=CZFXZCMDF295A) Make-A-Wish Foundation (http://wish.org) Giant Girl Adventures (http://www.giantgirladventures.com/) Joelanta (http://www.joelanta.org) Con-GT (http://www.congt.org) Mark Maddox (http://www.maddoxplanet.com) Feb 5 - Mar 7 Battle Space Wars, Dad’s Garage (http://www.dadsgarage.com/) (Little Five Points, GA) From the guys that brought you The Revengence and Effed Up Fairy Tales, here comes a sci-fi adventure that’ll knock your Cylon-loving socks off. In the writers’ signature, fast-paced, mash-em-up style - you’ll see our super talented actors weaving in and out of all sorts of characters and storylines that span time and space. From Starbuck to the sharks, nobody is safe from this Battlestar Galactica parody turned Sharknado spoof turned Armageddon send-up. Oh, and we’ve thrown in a little domestic spat about a threesome for good measure. What? Exactly. Don’t think about it too much, just give yourself over to the universe. And remember - in space, no one can hear you scream, but they can hear you laugh. ESO Network Appearances Mar 6-8 Marscon (http://marscon.org) (Bloomington, MN) FLOP (KEVIN, KORNFLAKE) Kevin and Kornflake of The Flopcast will be at MarsCon, March 6-8 in Bloomington, Minnesota. Kornflake is teaching Dementia Water Aerobics on Saturday and Sunday morning. There will be a live Flopcast show Sunday at noon. Kevin's band "The Sponge Awareness Foundation" is performing Sunday afternoon Mar 14-15 Joelanta (http://www.joelanta.org) (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeF, MikeG) NEEDLESS THINGS/ESW (Phantom Troublemaker) Mar 20 Speakeasy Electro Swing at Red Light Cafe (https://www.facebook.com/events/1027479343935437) (Atlanta, GA) RRETRO (Q) March 21-22 SC Comicon (http://sccomicon.com/blog/) (Greenville, SC) ESO (Mike F, MikeG) May 22-24 TimeGate (http://timegatecon.org) (Atlanta, GA) ESO (MikeF, MikeG) ESW/ESMCU (Jen) If you would like to leave feedback or a comment on the show please call the ESO feedback line at (404)963-9057 (remember long distance charges may apply) or feel free to email us @ esopodcast@gmail.com (http://mailto:esopodcast@gmail.com)
