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We totally bro out with the artist currently known as NekoStar as we discuss awesome artists that inspire us, fantastic movies that Sasha still hasn't seen and Skyrim. Stay tuned for a special promotion at the end of the show! 04 - Nekostar and Bros - Guest: Nekostar

We totally bro out with the artist currently known as NekoStar as we discuss awesome artists that inspire us, fantastic movies that Sasha still hasn't seen and Skyrim. Stay tuned for a special promotion at the end of the show! 04 - Nekostar and Bros - Guest: Nekostar

We totally bro out with the artist currently known as NekoStar as we discuss awesome artists that inspire us, fantastic movies that Sasha still hasn't seen and Skyrim. Stay tuned for a special promotion at the end of the show! 04 - Nekostar and Bros - We totally bro out with the artist currently known as NekoStar as we discuss awesome artists that inspire us, fantastic movies that Sasha still hasn't seen and Skyrim. Stay tuned for a special promotion at the end of the show!

We're back with a mega podcast with our friends, Tim and Hanna! Fasten your seatbelts, this might be our most offensive and insane episodes yet. Topics cover things such as NERO, Cobra Commander, Crabs-in-a-box, and GAY SECRETS. part 2! 003 - Cobra Commander's Crabs-In-A-Box (2/2) - We're back with a mega podcast with our friends, Tim and Hanna! Fasten your seatbelts, this might...

Have you been one of the many waiting for a chance to get your paws on TERA Online? If you have, then you'll be excited to know that beta signups have just begun in North America and Europe! As far as relevance to the furry fandom, two of the races in the game are the Poporis, a bear race, and the Elins, who bear various animal ears.

Let us know if you get in and what you think!

North American Signups

European Signups

 

We're back with a mega podcast with our friends, Tim and Hanna! Fasten your seatbelts, this might be our most offensive and insane episodes yet. Topics cover things such as NERO, Cobra Commander, Crabs-in-a-box, and GAY SECRETS. This is part 1 of 2 cuz it got pretty big. 003 - Cobra Commander's Crabs-In-A-Box (1/2) - We're back with a mega podcast with our friends, Tim and Hanna! Fasten your seatbelts, this migh...

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This week we discuss what WagzTail is and why we’re here, along we how we each discovered the furry fandom. Curl up in a cozy chair and listen to this episode of the only podcast made with 100% rodent union approved labor!

 

WagzTail Podcast 2.0 Episode 5
Runtime: 30m
Cast: Wolfin, Levi, Kail, Flechmen
Format: 128kbps ABR split-stereo MP3
Copyright: © 2012 WagzTail.com. Some Rights Reserved. This podcast is licensed to WagzTail.com CC AT-ND 3.0. If distributed with a facility that has an existing agreement in place with a Professional Rights Organisation (PRO), file a cue sheet for 30:00 to Fabien Renoult (BMI) 1.67%, Josquin des Pres (BMI) 1.67%, WagzTail.com 96.67%. Rights have been acquired to all content for national and international broadcast and web release with no royalties due. Special thanks to lonemonk for additional sound effects.

Episode 5 - This week we discuss what WagzTail is and why we're here, along we how we each discovered the furry fandom. Curl up in a cozy chair and listen to this episode of the only podcast made with 100% rodent union approved labor! -   - WagzTail Podcast 2.

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Hey all, to those who were at the con. I'm looking for a particular female zebra that was clad in latex. I can't remember her name, it was like Cinnabon, or something similar sounding. Any help in locating her would be greatly appreciated!

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Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

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News:

• Bad Dragon loses business license over failure to file by Higgs Raccoon
• NBC covers ‘Flurry of Furries’, leaves professionalism at door
• We Made #1

E-mails:

• Tandoku Daisho – “Hello to all of you at Furcast.”
• Brook – “Relationship Question”
• Kamikaze – “(no subject)”
• Lumi Kuma – “-twitch twitch-”
• Talon – “Furs, Fursonas, Acceptance”
• Arleon – “Furry safety in the halls”

Shout-outs:

• Anonymous – “XD”
• Arleon – “Shoutouts”
• Dylan -”Dear Paradox”
• Arleon – “Phantom Tails”
• Kit – “FurCast!”
• Pulse – “HAHAHA. HAHA. HA. ha. A joke.”
• Dante Padfoot – “Concerning MFF”
• Viktor Fox – “Blue army application”
• UmbralPaw – “hey fellow furz”
• alan – “Happy New Year”
• Ash – “Thank you and a Happy New Year (No Questions)”

FC-68 Scrinchers - Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

Download MP3

News:

• Bad Dragon loses business license over failure to file by Higgs Raccoon
• NBC covers ‘Flurry of Furries’, leaves professionalism at door
• We Made #1

E-mails:

• Tandoku Daisho – “Hello to all of you at Furcast.”
• Brook – “Relationship Question”
• Kamikaze – “(no subject)”
• Lumi Kuma – “-twitch twitch-”
• Talon – “Furs, Fursonas, Acceptance”
• Arleon – “Furry safety in the halls”

Shout-outs:

• Anonymous – “XD”
• Arleon – “Shoutouts”
• Dylan -”Dear Paradox”
• Arleon – “Phantom Tails”
• Kit – “FurCast!”
• Pulse – “HAHAHA. HAHA. HA. ha. A joke.”
• Dante Padfoot – “Concerning MFF”
• Viktor Fox – “Blue army application”
• UmbralPaw – “hey fellow furz”
• alan – “Happy New Year”
• Ash – “Thank you and a Happy New Year (No Questions)”

FC-68 Scrinchers - Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

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News:

• Bad Dragon loses business license over failure to file by Higgs Raccoon

• NBC covers ‘Flurry of Furries’, leaves professionalism at door

• We Made #1

 

E-mails:

• Tandoku Daisho – “Hello to all of you at Furcast.”
• Brook – “Relationship Question”
• Kamikaze – “(no subject)”
• Lumi Kuma – “-twitch twitch-”
• Talon – “Furs, Fursonas, Acceptance”
• Arleon – “Furry safety in the halls”

 
Shout-outs:

• Anonymous – “XD”
• Arleon – “Shoutouts”
• Dylan -”Dear Paradox”
• Arleon – “Phantom Tails”
• Kit – “FurCast!”
• Pulse – “HAHAHA. HAHA. HA. ha. A joke.”
• Dante Padfoot – “Concerning MFF”
• Viktor Fox – “Blue army application”
• UmbralPaw – “hey fellow furz”
• alan – “Happy New Year”
• Ash – “Thank you and a Happy New Year (No Questions)”

FC-68 Scrinchers - Lots of high action debate, with a good round of emails. A good classic style FurCast episode.

http://activate.metroactive.com/2012/01/furcon-invades-san-jose/



The anthropomorphic jamboree that is this year’s FurCon began Thursday and will go through the end of MLK weekend. If you’ve ever wondered about the cultural differences among dragons, how gravity affects various species, or what furries were featured in the Bible, this is the place to find out.

FurCon caters to people who call themselves “furries.” Participants of the lifestyle anthropomorphize their human qualities into their chosen animal character. The organizer of the event, Lee Strom, chose a raccoon named Chairo, for example. These animal-inspired personality types are referred to as “fursonas.” There are plenty of colorful furries at the convention and each brings a unique fursona.

All of this may seem a little bit silly, and it’s obvious that having fun is the furries’ main goal, but there is a more serious side to the whole thing as well. The organization that puts on FurCon is heavily involved in charity work and has donated over $130,000 to various nonprofits. The nonprofits are in line with the furry theme and mostly involve animal rescue and conservation efforts.

There is also an element of outreach, which is obvious from the various workshops offered at the convention. From “Writing in Furry Fandom” to “Become Your Avatar,” furries can sharpen their skills during the long weekend.

Furries are generally cordial and the overall feeling at the convention is pleasant. For a non-furry, the initial shock is temporary as everyone that shows up is explicitly there to enjoy themselves. Some of the costumes are extremely complex, from a woolly mammoth that convincingly walks on all four legs, to various critters equipped with servos that make their mouths move when they speak. The whole event is sophisticated in its organization and execution. As Lee explains about the team that puts the event on, “We have doctors on staff, we have nuclear physicists on staff.”

FurCon 2012 is comfortingly surreal, and enjoyable even to people who don’t anthropomorphize their persona into the animal form. For example, Klingons give an approving nod with their bone-plated foreheads by throwing a raging party that is quickly becoming the stuff of legend.

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2012/01/lee_strom_chairo_furry_costumes.php



?San Jose hosts Further Confusion 2012, California's largest annual furry convention, starting today (Thursday). Further Confusion 2011's attendance hit 2,801, and more than 3,000 attendees are expected this year. (Glossary Tip: The overall furry scene, fans, fursuiters, and those elsewhere on the spectrum, are collectively referred to as "the fandom.")
Lee Strom co-founded the first Further Confusion in 1999, and he has been actively involved with the fandom since before then as a fursuit maker -- including as the head of Frolic's NeonBunny -- as well as a party organizer and general raccoon-about-town. We spoke with Strom -- whose fandom name is Chairo (\chi'-ro\) -- about the history, art, and business of fursuits.



?What is the origin of fursuiting?
Fan costuming has been around far longer than the fandom. It became "fursuiting" only when the first convention, ConFurence, began in the late 1980s. Furry costuming is an extension of anthropomorphic art.
And "anthropomorphic art" means...?
"Anthropomorphism" is the assignment of human qualities to otherwise nonhuman entities, while animals and fantasy creatures are specific to the fandom. Furries who wear costumes do it for a variety of reasons. Some because they enjoy portraying a character, some because they love performing, others simply for the love of fur, and even others just be part of a rapidly growing expressive artistic subculture.

Who makes the suits? I'm guessing it's not an Amazon 1-Click kinda thing.
The fandom consists of professional as well as amateur costumers, the latter being predominant. Most people wearing costumes at a convention purchase their fursuits from makers in the fandom. The majority of fursuits are custom-made. Many get model sheets made from 2D artists who then supply them to the makers for transformation into costumes.


About how much do they cost?
Depending on quality, detail, and reputation of the maker, costumes vary greatly in price from just a few hundred dollars to well over $5,000. Average prices range from $1,500 to $3,000 for a well-made fursuit.
Do you make fursuits for a living? For that matter, can fursuits be made for living?
Unlike several talented individuals in our community, I do not make a living at making costumes. However, my creations generally fetch between $2,000 and $3000, and they take several months to complete in my spare time. If I were to bear down and work solely on a costume, I could get a full suit done in about a week.


What are the components of an average suit? (Bonus points if you can break it down into percentages.)
Most fursuits consist of a few standard items. Faux fur, foam (similar to what you might find in a couch cushion but a bit more dense), and poly fill (the stuffing found in most plush toys). There are several methods of constructing the heads, the most popular being foam added atop a balaclava (a spandex hood). Other methods include fiberglass, metal frame, plastic sheet, heat-molded plastic (vaccuform), and block foam (carved from a solid block rather than bits being added to a balaclava).



?The makeup of the materials vary. In general, about 80 percent faux fur, 15 percent foam, and 5 percent everything else (poly fill, plastic, glue, thread, zippers, spandex). A few ambitious people have included electronics, animatronics, and lighting elements. I made a head in 2003 with color-changing fiber optic whiskers.
Suits have gotten much more complicated. I have seen tails that wag, eyes that blink, and ears that twitch. Personally, I am working on a computerized lighting program for a costume. Lighting has become popular now that LEDs, EL Wire, and controllers are much cheaper and more available than they have been in the past.

Further Confusion continues Jan. 12-16 at the San Jose Convention Center, San Jose Marriott, and San Jose Hilton. For more details, visit the Further Confusion website.

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Sherilyn Connelly is a San Francisco-based writer. She also curates and hosts Bad Movie Night at The Dark Room, every Sunday at 8pm.

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In this episode, Rainstar, Losa, and Xiath discuss why the fandom seems to be so creative Fursonapod Ep38 - Why Furries are so Creative

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