Ep. #217 - J-Popcon with Ida Bjerring Winkler

Taylor Lorenz is a journalist and opinion columnist who covers a wide range of the current tech and online culture. Starting out as a blogger, then hopping onto mainstream media like The Washington Post or The New York Times, she is now back as a freelance journalist yet again, offering her expertise with her independent User Mag publication and her Power User podcast. The interview starts at minute 40:06 into the podcast.

After being in touch with J-Popcon since 2015, we finally got the chance to sit down with them, in person of one of their organizers Ida Bjerring Winkler about all things J-Pop and what it means to run the biggest convention of its kind in Denmark! Enjoy! Interview starts at minute 22:18.

In this episode we are are catching up with what's going on at Musée Bolo, this time talking to its president Cédric Gaudin. Learn more about where they are standing 8 years after our initial interview, and where they are heading to, as well! The interview starts at minute 26:57, enjoy!

In this episode we are talking with and about diskmags.de - a catalog of disk magazines and on a mission to preserve them for future generations! Enjoy! (Interview begins at 27:36)

In our new episode we have a talk with Nito Souji. He's a solo indie game dev from Japan and describes himself as a shut-in aka Hikikomori for 10 years working on a shut-in themed beat'em'up Pull Stay. Listen to some interesting insights! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:35:00

We welcome back Francisco Gonzáles from Grundislav Games to talk about his recently released point and click adventure Rosewater which is indeed fully rotoscoped! Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:21:38

We're very happy to welcome Space Quest Historian ‪in our new episode! He's not only a Youtuber making videos about adventure games, but also a live streamer, podcaster and musician and of course an overall adventure game aficionado. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 34:16

In our new episode we welcome Eden Craft, a fulltime cosplayer from Germany since 2015. She talked with us about her passion and her work and gave us some fascinating insights. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 58:07

Welcome to our new episode! This time we welcome a true C64 chiptune maestro: Benjamin Dibbert aka Nordischsound He's popular for plenty of excellent SID cover songs and many more. Get some interesting sound chip insights. Enjoy! The interview starts at minute 1:06:30

It's time for a new episode! Say hello to Ignacio Trelles, CEO and Co-Founder of Sarnayer Studio which is developing 'Dying Breed' - a new isometric pixel art RTS game with retro futuristic vibes! Tune in and enjoy! The interview starts at minute 18:51