JustBeCos Cosplay Podcast

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This week, all the way from Singapore, we're joined by DJ Haru!

Haru is a special guest who will be joining us in Australia later this year at SMASH! in July! In this episode, we discuss Haru's entry into the DJ industry, how cosplay fits into the whole plan, and how they've managed to balance such a busy work/life schedule.

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Joining us all the way from New York City in the US, it's Gale!

Gale is one of the special guests who have been invited to join us this year at SMASH! 2024! In this episode, we discuss Gale's entry to the cosplay community, how it's helped them meet people around the world, and how the hobby has been a core piece of developing their self-confidence to where it is today.

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Jacq - https://www.instagram.com/jaclynmay_/

SMASH! - https://www.instagram.com/smashcon/

SMASH! Special Guest 1 - https://www.instagram.com/djharuharuka/

SMASH! Special Guest 2 - https://www.instagram.com/allthepotsnpans.cos/

SPECIAL GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT!

JustBeCos has teamed up with  @smashcon  to announce two special guests attending the annual convention in Sydney later this year in July!

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Ash - https://www.instagram.com/dragonash.cos/

Joining us from Melbourne, this week's special guest is Ash! I met Ash at Dreamhack, Melbourne this time last year, and i'm super excited to be able to catch up with them in a couple of weeks time!

Ash is one of the most bubbly, fun people i've ever met, and they've been a real joy to hang out with in the cosplay community. We sit down to chat this week about where their sense of joy ...

Alessandro - https://www.instagram.com/_mbare_evans.cos/

Joining us all the way from Italy, it's my friend Alessandro "Mbare Evans"!

Alessandro is another wonderful person I met on my travels to Japan during WCS. In this episode, we discuss the cosplay culture in Italy, why the hobby has meant so much to Alessandro over the years, and how it's helped him connect with his father.

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Daniella - https://www.instagram.com/daniella.makes.things/

In this week's episode, i'm joined by the lovely Daniella from Sydney! We met at a convention early last year, and Daniella continues to be one of the kindest, most positive people i've ever met!

Daniella chats with me about their entrance to the cosplay community, why they're determined to make it their full time gig, and why they turned their back on a comfortable 9-5...

Stoyan - https://www.instagram.com/stoyanureeves/ Vanya - https://www.instagram.com/wanyushacosplay/ BGCosplay - https://linktr.ee/bgcosplayshop

This week's episode features a friend we met overseas in Japan during WCS - Stoyan from Team Bulgaria! Along with his partner Vanya, Stoyan has helped build bgcosplayshop - the country's largest cosplay supply store! We discuss cosplay within Bulgaria, Europe, and the importance of always...

TheGemCosplay - https://www.instagram.com/thegemcosplay/

This week's episode features TheGemCosplay (Gem) - a friend of mine making a splash in the Australian e-sports scene as a caster and streamer! However, it hasn't been Gem's only passion since day one, as they've been an active part of the cosplay community for the last decade. How did they get to where they are today through cosplay?

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Cosplay Coach: https://linktr.ee/tonykaroussis

Today's episode features Cosplay Coach (Tony) - a good mate of mine who's making a splash in the cosplay community through "getting stronger to cosplay longer"!

We explore Tony's upbringing, swapping careers, getting injured, and how he had to find the confidence and courage to start cosplaying again after leaving the scene!

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JustBeCos podcast, new season! Maia is off to Japan! It means that Jeremy is going to try change up the format of the podcast a little bit. Fewer direct topics around cosplay, but more stories, life lessons and discoveries will be told - all learnt from our own cosplay journeys!

Who is "our"? Special guests may start to feature more regularly! I'll be on the lookout for people I vibe with (so the conversation stays fun!) - but if...

We started this podcast over a year ago when we became Team Australia for the World Cosplay Summit! Now that we've actually attended the event, was it everything we thought it would be? Did it live up to the hype or was it not that big a deal? Grab the popcorn and sit tight, it's going to be a big couple of episodes!

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Happy 1st Year Anniversary to the JustBeCos Podcast!! 🥳🥳🥳 Exactly one year ago, we released the very first episode of our little cosplay podcast project! One year later, we just released our 28th episode!

In this episode, we talk about cosplay competitions, and why there seems to be a decline of the creation of new cosplays in recent times.

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We're back from SMASH! Did you attend? Are you thinking of attending in the future? In this episode, we review our experiences in 2023 of Australia's biggest anime convention!

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Mental Health, a topic so widely mentioned, so important to every individual, yet so difficult to talk about. In this episode, we discuss our own battles, our experiences with what has and hasn't helped, and it's impact on cosplay and the community as a whole.

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INSTAGRAM! One of the biggest social media platforms on the internet, it's extremely rare to find a cosplayer without it! In this episode, we share our experiences on the platform, and our methods to maximise your presence online!

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Are you good with travelling? With deadlines, expenses, and travel companions, it can sometimes be full of STRESSSSSSSSS! In this episode, we discuss some of our experiences, and the valuable things we've learnt over the years!

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Lets be real - every single cosplayer out there has experienced a nightmare relating to cosplay at some stage. And they're FREAKING SCARY! Naturally, it's from time restraints, or stress that's relevant to a cosplay deadline! So what kind of rituals or habits have your picked up in the middle of a con crunch?

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Chasing a career as a YouTuber, TikToker, streamer, or even cosplayer is THE dream for many content creators, and we're no exception! In this episode, we discuss what opportunities have been presented to us, what we've chased, what has worked, what hasn't, and what we're currently doing our best with!

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