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Jon and Leigh chat with Liz, the director of the Alternate & Historical Fiction Track, where imagination collides with history. From dissecting the historical accuracy of Outlander, Bridgerton, and The Gilded Age, to celebrating 10…

If Dragon Con is your kind of happy chaos, Disability Services is the part that keeps it manageable. In this episode, Alex and Todd explain how to get an assessment, what the sticker system covers (seat‑in‑line/end‑of‑row, wheelchair…

In this episode, Jon and Leigh are joined by track director Carol, who takes us on a tour of what’s in store for the Urban Fantasy Track at Dragon Con this year. Urban fantasy is about taking the real world and adding the supernatural,…

Jon and Leigh are joined by the one-and-only Eternal Zan, a fan-favorite resource and longtime Dragon Con attendee who has been helping attendees navigate the con for years. You can plan everything down to the minute, but Dragon Con is…

Jon and Leigh suit up with Karen and James from Dragon Con’s Military Sci-Fi Media Track to talk about all the out-of-this-world programming coming in 2025. They started as the Stargate track, but as Military Sci-Fi fandom’s grew - so have…

Jon and Leigh welcome Beau Brown and Brodrick Jones for an inside look at the Puppetry Track. From the Puppet Slam to panels with Dave Goelz (Gonzo!) and more - this year’s puppetry programming runs the spectrum from kid-friendly fun to…

Some of the best Dragon Con memories happen off the con floor - sharing a peach cobbler at Mary Mac’s or riding the Ferris Wheel with a bunch of Jedi. It’s not just about where you eat - it’s about who’s at the table.

In this episode, Jon and Leigh chat with Dr. Vaughn, assistant director of the Dragon Con Science Track. Vaughn literally wrote his PhD dissertation on Dragon Con. “We turn science into a shared fandom. It’s weird. It’s messy. And it’s…

Sue from the Science Fiction Literature Track joins Leigh and Jon to unpack the galactic smorgasbord of panels, authors, and literary nerdery headed to Dragon Con 2025. This year’s spotlight is on military science fiction, but as Sue…

In this episode of 50 Days of Dragon Con, Leigh and Jon welcome Beth, director of the Silk Road Track, for a tour of one of the con’s most vibrant cultural showcases. The Silk Road Track connects the ancient and the modern—from martial…