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Oct 2020
8m 33s

Cosplaying While Black

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With New York Comic-Con going remote, Eric talks with internet sensation, Korra — ahem — Kiera Please about its most beloved tradition: cosplay. They talk Blackness, anime's mainstream re-brand, and she even helps Eric with a Halloween surprise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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