Convention Confessional
Welcome to Convention Confessional. My name is Katy Hunt and for the last 20 years, I have been either going to or working for multiple conventions across the New England area. Some have been very successful and some... well. That’s what this podcast is for, sharing the good memories and the not so good memories. The goal is to bring on guests to share their own stories and hopefully a few Special Guests from time too time to talk about their own run ins.
Episodes

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This week we rant about how to pack a bag for the convention. How things change through the years. From the first con where you have to bring half of creation with you, to 20 years later and you bring pills and underpants to get you through it all. We give some tips, some things you have to pack because it's the rules and some ideas of how to keep yourself organized. We'll see you at Anime Boston 2025!

Wednesday May 07, 2025
Episode Ninety Seven: The Redemption Arc
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Let's just dust this off here... HEY GUYS! Back with another episode of Convention Confessional! Don't get excited, we're still working on getting back into the swing of things. This week, we're talking about Rhode Island Comic Con and how we gave the convention a third chance and we're pleasantly surprised! Feels good to be back... don't get used to it.

Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Episode Ninety Six: How NOT To Make A Robot
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
Wednesday Jun 28, 2023
So ends the trilogy. Rob is back to talk about one of the bigger costumes he made from a little show called FLCL. And in pure Rob fashion, that costume was a giant robot, Canti! Sounds easy, right? (sarcasm). A big ass red robot with a television head, it's own guitar and caused a man to become allergic to the material it was made from...

Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Episode Ninety Five: Famous Last Words
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Wednesday Jun 14, 2023
Sometimes, you have the best laid plans when it comes to skits. And sometimes, you need to know when to turn in the towel. This is that story. Jess is back this week to talk about some of her best skit background stories. Learn from our mistakes, but also know when to listen to the signs!

Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Episode Ninety Four: The Great Flood Of Anime Boston 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Nicole is here and we talked about the flood at Anime Boston 2023, things from conventions past that don't exist anymore, some behind the scenes moments of working at conventions, trying not to fall off the stage and a special not sponsored plug for Icy Hot. Cause we old.

Wednesday May 24, 2023
Episode Ninety Three: On Wednesdays, We Cosplay From Marvel
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
Jen is here! And by the time this podcast is done, you'll love her as much as we do. She swung by to talk Star Lord, Star Wars and Harry Potter cosplay. Well, Harry Potter before Joanne decided to make poor life choices.

Wednesday May 17, 2023
Episode Ninety Two: The Official Weeaboo Cookbook
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
Sami came on the show to talk about her first convention experience! Being 'chaperoned' by her brother who was in different hotel room on the other side of the convention... We also talked about my new cookbook, how conventions have changed through the years and more!

Wednesday May 10, 2023
Episode Ninety One: Let Me Eat My Dino Chicken Nuggets In Peace
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
Tory, Anime Boston's Best In Show Performance Winner 2023, came on the show to talk about the experience! We also discussed when it is and isn't okay to take pictures, not asking for uncomfortable pictures and cats. Those topics aren't related, but who doesn't love talking about their fur babies?

Wednesday May 03, 2023
Episode Ninety: 20 Questions 2, Electric Boogaloo
Wednesday May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
What better way to kick off our third season, than getting the gang back together? We got the gang back together for another round of 20 Questions and no one disappointed! Lots of sage advice from some cosplay veterans.

Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Episode Eighty Nine: Momma Didn’t Raise A Quitter
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Wednesday Jan 04, 2023
Mel is back this week and have we got some tales to tell. We lament about the days before wigs were so good and sacrificing our own hair, group cosplays and other sound advice for those competing!

About Us
Convention Confessional is a podcast for the good, bad and ugly stories of the convention world. We're here to give those stories a platform, be it just for amusement or offering sage advice to others! Thanks so much for tuning in with us and as always, if you think you've got a story you want to share, find us on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter and you could be the next guest on the show!