532 - Dashcon Failure

In 2014, a group of Tumblr users decided to put on a Tumblr convention. Except they had no idea how to organise a convention ... This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:28 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report). For all our important links: https://linktr.ee/dogoonpod Check out our other podcasts: Book Cheat: https://play.acast.com/s/book-cheat Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart/ Jess Writes A Rom-Com: https://shows.acast.com/jess-writes-a-rom-com Our awesome theme song by Evan Munro-Smith and logo by Peader Thomas Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present. REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING: https://fanlore.org/wiki/DashCon#cite_note-21 https://dashcon2014b.sched.com/ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/18/us/tumblr-dashcon-social-media-2010s-cec https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashCon https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/dashcon https://www.nerdandtie.com/2014/07/14/dashcon-a-perfect-storm-of-incompetence/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqy-KDJAUM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZgxeX2dCnQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.