This week The Junkies welcome cosplayer Stephanie Van Taylor, an aspiring actress who has been attending and working cons since 2012. She has collaborated with Big Dog Ink, Aspen, and now Mount Olympus Comics, to name a few. Stephanie has studied costume design and film production, and she practices and shares her passions at shows, on Instagram and Twitch. Alex wants to know more about what it means to be a creative dreamer, and Nicole asks about choosing and creating costumes. Shauna and Hayley, who are also avid cosplayers, are excited to talk about costume creation and their favorite costumes. The Junkies ask Stephanie about her pop culture fandoms (Stranger Things spoilers abound!) and the discuss the numbers of penises in The Boys. Stephanie also talks about how overcoming difficulties to live up to her motto “with belief, all things are possible.”

Be sure to check out and follow Stephanie’s amazing cosplays on her social media:

Stephanie on Facebook: facebook.com/StephVanTaylor
Stephanie on Twitch: twitch.tv/stephanievantaylor
Stephanie on Instagram: instagram.com/stephanievantaylor

Thank you to Olympus Games, the home of the Pop Culture Junkie Podcast.

Links:

Apple Podcast: 
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pop-culture-junkie/id1536737728

Spotify: 
https://open.spotify.com/show/7k2pUxzNDBXNCHzFM7EL8W

Website: www.popculturejunkie.com 

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Alex on Instagram: www.instagram.com/alcasnun 

Alex on Twitter: www.twitter.com/alcasnun

Hayley on Instagram: www.instagram.com/thirtynerdythriving

Nicole on Instagram: www.instagram.com/nicole_eldridge 

Nicole on Twitter: www.twitter.com/naeldridge14 

Nicole on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@nicole_eldridge

Shauna on Twitter: www.twitter.com/shaunatrinidad 

Shauna on Instagram: www.instagram.com/shaunatrinidad