Episode 254 – AspieCon: An Extraordinary Event for Extraordinary People

Episode 254 – Kalliste Cosplay stops by the podcast room to discuss the upcoming THIRD annual AspieCon! AspieCon will return for it’s third year on April 6, 2019.

About AspieCon:

In their own words:
AspieCon is everything you love about comic book and pop culture conventions, combined with the best aspects of a community resource fair. It celebrates the incredibly diverse interests of individuals on the autism spectrum while also providing valuable resources and support for our awesome Aspies and Auties, their families, and their friends. This interactive, “out of the box” event is dedicated to building a strong community and empowering individuals on the autism spectrum.

Find them on the interwebz!

Facebook: AspieCon

Website: AspieCon.com

Guardians of the Geekery: Episode 254

GOTG: Episode 254

Episode 208: The Funtastical Spectrum of AspieCon

April 6, 2018 by giddygeeker

Podcast

AspieCon, Autism, JorrunCosplay, Kalliste Cosplay, Southeast Psych, Spectrum

Episode 208 Kalliste Cosplay and JorrunCosplay stopped by our studio to talk about the return of AspieCon on Saturday, April 14th. It was International Pi day, so naturally, we had pie! We apologize in advance for the chewing sounds 🙂

About AspieCon

In their own words:

AspieCon is a convention like no other! We like to say that it is everything you love about ComicCon combined with the best aspects of a community resource fair. This interactive, fun, “out of the box” event is dedicated to building a strong community and empowering individuals on the spectrum. It celebrates the incredibly diverse interests of individuals on the spectrum while also providing valuable resources and support for anyone on the spectrum, their family and friends.

Find them on the interwebz!

Facebook – AspieCon

Website – AspieCon.com

Originally recorded 3/14/18

Guardians of the Geekery Episode 208

Episode 136: Weekly Review with the folks from AspieCon

Episode 136! Dr. Kelley Bolton, PsyD. and Lindsay Stewart of Southeast Psych hang out with us while we discuss local events, movies, tv shows, books and RIPs for the week. We also talk about their upcoming event, AspieCon, being held Saturday, April 1st at Queens Sport Complex in Charlotte. (Make sure to check out our Live Video on Facebook for an explanation about the lemons!)

About AspieCon: AspieCon is everything you love about ComicCon combined with the best aspects of a community resource fair. It celebrates the incredibly diverse interests of individuals on the autism spectrum while also providing valuable resources and support for our awesome Aspies and Auties, their families, and their friends.The Aspire team at Southeast Psych is excited to launch our first annual AspieCon! This interactive, “out of the box” event is dedicated to building a strong community and empowering individuals on the autism spectrum.

All are invited to experience our world!

Website: AspieCon.com

Facebook: AspieCon

Twitter: @aspiecon

Instagram: @aspiecon

This Week’s Topics Include:

LOCAL EVENTS

March 23: Charlotte Geek Trivia Night at Fabo, Trivia at Thirsty Nomad Brewing
March 24: Bumps & Books – A Goosebumps Book Club
March 25: Abari’s Birthday Bash, Geektastic 3
March 26: Nerd-Vana present Goddesses of Geekdom
March 24 – March 26: MACE West, Mad Monster Party, SC Comicon, Women Playing Hamlet (Final Weekend!)
March 30: That F&cking Bird opens at ATC
April 1: AspieCon, Shelby Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author Festival
April 2: Premiere of Ambition by Drew Aronica & John Chenoweth

TELEVISION

Dancing with the Stars
Iron Fist
Samurai Jack
The Great British Baking Show
Julia, Muppet with Autism, on Sesame Street
MST3K premieres April 14th

MOVIES

Beauty & the Beast
The Belko Experiment
Michael Shannon frontrunner to play Cable in Deadpool 2

BOOKS & COMICS

Radio Gaga Comic
The Amazing Spider-Man
Hyperbole and a Half

BAD WEEK FOR CHUCK

RIP: Chuck Barris
RIP: Chuck Berry

Originally recorded 03/22/2017

Guardians of the Geekery Episode 136

Episode 135: AspieCon – Embrace the Lemon Spectrum!

March 23, 2017 by giddygeeker