Hey everyone, this is Jenny.

For this episode of Hyphenated, we're taking you to one of my favorite places in the world,

a comic book convention.

Not only is this our first in-person episode, but it's also our first on-location episode, recorded live at the 22

Latino Comics Expo in Long Beach, California. This was our first time trying anything like this,

and we know the audio is a little different than usual since we were in the middle of a busy

convention hall. So please bear with us.

It starts off a little rough, but the sound improves soon after. Enjoy. We're rolling? Really?

Okay, for real now.

Hi, everyone, I'm Joanne. And I'm Jenny. And this is hyphenated, the podcast about living in the hyphen.

Now, this is a very very very different and special episode

First of all Jenny and I are sitting next to each other for the first time in hyphenated history

Momentous occasion, but I'm sure you guys can hear in the background some bustling some talking some

Life and it's because we aren't at Jenny's house or at my house,

we are at a convention.

We are recording this podcast from a convention.

Yes, we are here at the Latino Comics Expo in Long Beach

at the Museum of Latin American Art, known as Mola.

And this is also a very special occasion because

it's Joanna's very first comic book convention. Yo, I was freaking out. I literally called

Jenny in the morning, and I'm like, yeah, what do I wear? What do I wear? Just wear, like,

you know, a geek t-shirt and some jeans. I was like, perfect. I just owned that. And you were like, yeah, just wear some converse and you're good. And actually, I'd say, like, oh, you know, geek t-shirt and some jeans. I was like, perfect. I just owned that.

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