Today, we hear from the founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut-based convention that’s been bringing together fans for over 20 years. Like many conventions, it’s changed to evolve with the times.

If you have ever attended a comic convention, you probably saw a lot of people dressed as their favorite characters.

The act of cosplaying has exploded in recent years. We hear from cosplayers attending this year's convention.

GUESTS:
Matt Daigle: founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut pop-culture convention based in Hartford
Paul Booth: professor of Media and Pop Culture at DePaul University
Andrew Liptak: author of Cosplay: A History and of the newsletter, the Transfer Orbit

Additional voices featured in this hour:
Julie Wilk: cosplayer based in Boston, Massachusetts
Andy Wolf: AndyMon Cosplay photography

Today, we hear from the founder of&nbsp;<a href="https://connecticon.org/">ConnectiCon, a Connecticut-based convention that&rsquo;s been bringing together fans for over 20 years</a>. Like many conventions, it&rsquo;s changed to evolve with the times.
If you have ever attended a comic convention, you probably saw a lot of people dressed as their favorite characters.
The act of cosplaying has exploded in recent years. We hear from cosplayers attending this year's convention.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Matt Daigle:&nbsp;founder of ConnectiCon, a Connecticut pop-culture convention based in Hartford</li>
<li><a href="https://communication.depaul.edu/faculty-and-staff/faculty/Pages/booth.aspx">Paul Booth:</a>&nbsp;professor of Media and Pop Culture at DePaul University</li>
<li><a href="https://www.andrewliptak.com/">Andrew Liptak:</a>&nbsp;author of&nbsp;Cosplay: A History&nbsp;and of the newsletter, the Transfer Orbit</li>
</ul>
Additional voices featured in this hour:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/juju_creative.cosplay/?hl=en">Julie Wilk:</a>&nbsp;cosplayer based in Boston, Massachusetts</li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/andymoncosplayphotography/?hl=en">Andy Wolf:</a>&nbsp;AndyMon Cosplay photography</li>
</ul>

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Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.