Xan is joined by Jacqie as they try a new version of the old Spiraken Rant Podcast. So Here's the First Episode of Spiraken's Xanchats, Where we talk about one topic per episode and discuss the pros and cons of such things In This episode, Jacqie and Xan discuss the nature of Cosplay and how it affects people's body image. There is discussion on why it is ok to not look exactly like the source of your cosplay and why certain things happen the way it does. There is also talk about #29daysforblackcosplay and Jacqie answers a question about herself at the end of the podcast (Note That there is no editing to this podcast so there are lots of umms, uhhs and other mistakes but it is a more freeform podcast) There is also two live stream versions on live stream. You can check out Let us know what you think about the show and if it is worth continuing. Also check out Xan's livestream for more cool stuff. Hope you enjoy ----more---- Music For Episode: Intro Music - Intro by The XX ( The XX ) Our Website http://www.spiraken.com Our Forum http://spiraken.darkbb.com Our Email Spiraken@gmail.com Xan's Email xan@spiraken.com Our Twitter Spiraken Xboxlive Gamertag Xan Spiraken Our Amazon Store http://www.amazon.com/shops/spiraken Random Question of the Week: What do you think about someone who cosplays as something they are not the exact body type of?
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