Welcome to another episode of Spiraken's Convention Review! In this episode, Xan is joined by Anime Boston Staffer, Friend of the Podcast and Animecons.tv member, Doug Wilder (@nigokiwatches) as they discuss the recent development of Convention Cancellations as well as the outlook for the first five months of 2021. As they discuss the implications of how con culture has changed since the pandemic, they also discuss the reasons why a convention would stay open as well as potential paths the convention scene will take in the future. Note that all statements, feelings and hypothesizes given in this episode are our hosts own personal opinions and do not reflect any organization or website. Hope you Enjoy If there is a show you want us to watch and discuss email us at xan@spiraken.com Remember to follow us @spiraken on Twitter and @spiraken on Instagram, also if you would kindly, please go to www.tinyurl.com/helpxan and give us a great rating on Apple Podcasts. Thank you and hope you enjoy this episode. #spiraken #conventionreport #spirakenreviewpodcast Music Used in This Episode: End Theme- New Year by Bad Snacks (Youtube Audio Library) WHERE TO FIND US Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiraken/ Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Discord Tinyurl.com/spiradiscord Our Twitter https://twitter.com/spiraken Doug's Twitter https://twitter.com/nigokiwatches Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Day: What Convention do you want to come back ?
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