Martin Wong Chat

Briana is the voice of lead character Aerith Gainsborough in the video game Final Fantasy VII Remake, her first voice acting role that she didn't expect to get. At a young age, she was determined to pursue acting, a journey with many hurdles, which eventually also lead her to streaming and gaming. Briana also shared her experience with the filming industry in Los Angeles and her gleeful attitude toward challenging times.

negaoryx got to experience being a viral meme during her Last of Us gameplay a year ago, but her content doesn't just stop there. Like many others, being a full time streamer was never her plan but it has definitely taken over her life as a content creator.

Being a senior developer relations at one of the biggest free-to-play video game, Riot Gene showed me a look into the professional video game industry with an unique insight.

If you follow cosplay videos, then you might have seen one of his videos on YouTube or Kotaku.com. MineralBlu has traveled all across Northern America and has covered many events, his videos truly captured the variety of cosplay we have seen in America.

Erika is an extremely talented actor with an impressive VA portfolio. We always run into each other in the nerd community and entertainment industry, so it was super nice to get to sit down and have a real long conversation for once.

Skooch (Kevin), who recently got back to USA on the last flight from the UK during the pandemic, talked about his journey being a YouTuber. From the irregular hours to YT view chasing, we shared our experience of the hardship of being a content creator.

Hoku Props is not only a prop maker but also a great cosplayer, however, we got to deep dive further into the business aspect of being a content creator.

I met Angela through the world of cosplay, the same world that she met her husband. She shared her wonderful love story about how she met her lover and their motivation for each other with art.

It's never easy to work in the entertainment industry, but it's significantly more difficult when battling against racism and sexism. Mari Takahashi, an Asian American woman, overcame those hurdles and became one of the most well-known content creators in the gaming industry. From her appearances in Smosh Gaming to her own films, Mari is definitely well-versed in front and behind the camera.

Take a peek at how large production teams like Rooster Teeth transition into work-from-home during the quarantine days, Barbara Dunkelman told us her story from starting out as a Rooster Teeth fan to being one of most involved members. We also got to explore how we are tackling internet culture and dealing with new social media platforms.

The journey after cosplay is endless, Ladee Danger left cosplay to find her path in streaming, hosting, and rediscovered new ways to channel her creativity. We also talked about the current situation with COVID, BLM, and her own personal struggle & experience growing up in a biracial family.

If you have seen some of the popular parody series on YouTube such as DragonBall Z Abridged, then you have heard his voice before. Curtis also took us on a journey to his personal struggles and shared some insights on his battle against addiction.

Reagan is not only a good friend but an amazing cosplayer who recently ventured into YouTube and streaming with great success. My favorite part is talking about our experience getting ghosted by companies!!

Many people have seen Mark Meer, but even more people have heard his voice, especially with his role as Commander Shepard from the popular video game Mass Effect. Mark shared his stories and experience being a voice actor and also how his improv experience translates over to D&D and theater. 

Athel has entered the cosplay photography since a few years ago but has always shown promising photography work in and out of the cosplay community. Being a cosplay photographer myself, we share a lot of common interest and also frustration within the cosplay community.

Hendo is a multi-talented cosplayer who has a passion for crafting, DND, and psychology. And we have gotten a chance to talk about all three things!

Lindsay and GrimisS (Zach) are some of the people that I have met in the early days of my cosplay photography days, and they have instantly become friends for the rest of my life. Not only they cosplay, but they also stream almost daily with entertaining content and amazing charity events.

Ashleeeeean (that's right, with five e's) is a long time friend of mine, so we get to share many stories about the cosplay and streaming industries. On top of that, she is a charity success manager with Tiltify, I got to learn a bit about doing charity streams!

Steven Bonnell, aka Destiny, is a streamer but unlike most gamer, not only he stream video games, but he also streams debates. I got a chance to pick his brain and find out his view on many current topics!

OhNips is an exciting artist with a huge portfolio, from fan arts to 18+ content, from comics to manga, her passion and dedication definitely show through her work. It's always lovely to converse with other artists, and we got to talk about journeys become content creators in the social media world and the struggles we face as digital artists.

I got to sit down and catch up with my old friend, Sonja Reid, aka OMGitsfirefoxx. She is a veteran Twitch streamer who has streamed for over 7 years. Being a self-proclaimed "internet person", she has done a lot both online and offline, which allows her to share many amazing stories.

I met Yoshi dressing up as superhero characters many years ago through cosplaying at video game events, and soon he became a superhero on television for many others as a Power Ranger. 

LilyPichu has a cute voice but it also comes with a very strong personality. She is a multi-talented streamer who is well versed in music and drawing, who is working her way to be a voice actor. Being a member of the Offline TV (online social entertainment group), many viewers get to learn about her life in front of their monitors, and that is perfect for Lily who loves sharing her life with the world. 

There are many household names in the FGC (fighting game community) and D1 is definitely one of them. I'm always aware of that community but it was interesting to hear it from D1's perspective, especially learning his first discovery of competitive scene to being an event organizer, and finally finding his passion for being an esports caster.

Kaitlyn Siragusa, aka Amouranth, is an active Twitch streamer in the last four years. With almost 1.5 million Twitch followers, Amouranth broadcast almost non-stop daily, successfully turned streaming into her daily lifestyle rather than just a job. And with one goal in mind, she is able to avoid the burnout that most content creator experience working at the same scale. 

Benjamin Von Wong is a Canadian artist, activist, and photographer best known for his environmental art installations and hyper-realist art style, but he's not stopping there, especially with the coronavirus situation, it will challenge him to the next step of his journey.

JennaLynnMeowri has become one of the most popular cosplayers in recent years. Despite her popularity, she didn't grow up as one of the popular kids like many of us fellow nerds, but we eventually found a new group friends thanks to conventions.

I met Meg 8 years ago during a cold night at a convention, I still remember meeting her for the first time by asking her for doing a quick photoshoot while she was waiting for someone. Ever since then, we had many great adventures together in different parts of the world.

Alanah, aka Charalanahzard, is an experienced Australian video game journalist/writer, producer, and YouTuber who joined Funhaus after leaving IGN in 2018. We got to share our fun stories and experiences from different industries, including video games, cosplay, and surprisingly, the adult industry. 

Elizabeth is not only a fun streamer with a lot of cosplay experience, she is also a meteorologist serving the pacific for the National Weather Service. She got to share so many lovely stories in our three hours conversation about the weather service world and stories about life and death.

It's so easy to talk for hours with Trisha, because she is very knowledgeable about many things, especially tech. Being a parent to a 3-year-old, she also shared her experience of balancing work-life during this COVID19 period.

Linda Le (VampyBitMe) is a good friend that I know for over a decade, near the early days when I first started cosplay photography. But cosplay is not the only thing that we have in common, so we got to deep dive into various topics including our upbringing and the struggles we faced growing up being Asian America in the United States.

This is the longest episode of Martin Wong Chat so far and with the highest number of guests (2), because I got to sit down with BindiSmalls and MightySox to talk about cosplays, 3D printings, guinea pig, and many random experiences that we have. Even though it barely felt like it, but we spoke for almost 3 hours on stream plus an additional 40+ minutes bonus content for Martin Wong Chat offline, time flies when you're having fun!

A conversation with self-proclaimed "cursed yet wholesome" variety streamer is exactly what you expected, BreeBunn had some very lovely stories with some really weird questions.

Roger (RogersBase) finds joy in gaming and anime, especially with Nintendo and One Piece, and you can always see that in his beaming smile. In this episode, we got to talk about our love in geek culture and how it eventually became our full-time job as a content creator.

Danielle is a multi-talented content creator living an interesting life as a cosplayer, a streamer, and a photographer. Her bright smile always lights up a room whenever she enters one.

If you have been on Twitch recently, you might have seen her face because LittleSiha has partnered up with Twitch and Indeed for a Twitch pre-roll ad, but you can also catch her on stream and off stream doing Just Dance gameplay.

Alex is not only a badass in the video game Call of Duty as the character Mara, she also shoots better in real life than in video games, and she also got some fun stories to share.

Maybe you might have seen Jimmy from YouTube or you might have seen him on stage, but you will definitely see him in the upcoming live-action Mulan as Ling. Being a second Chinese immigrant, Jimmy tackles many racism issues through comedy and musical entertainment.

GlitterXplosion (Lauren Laracuente) is not only well versed in many games which allows her to be one of the most entertaining variety streamers, her knowledge in gaming also takes her further into the gaming industry as an esport host and analyst. If that's not impressive enough, you can find her at the gym in her free time flexing some real muscles.

Dayeanne is an LA based actress that involved in many different roles, including Harriet Smith - the eager and adorable assistant from the Emmy-winning web series Emma Approved, Kate Marsh - the quiet but kind-hearted teen from the multiple award-winning video game Life is Strange, and the Jane Austen fangirl playing tribute with her ukulele on I Ship It, from CW Seed.

Whether it is fighting sexism in the gaming industry or the continuous health battle against cancer, Pam is one of the strongest women I know who is keeping a smile with her constant struggles.

Is it time to start your own clothing brand? Well, maybe you should ask Ryan, aka FakeNerdBoy, he shared his journey of starting his own clothing brand FakeNerd.

Matt Buchholtz is the Head of Social Media at Deviant Art, a good friend of mine that shares a passion for art. We got to discuss great length about imposter syndrome and the expectation of the art industry.

Gibi shared the world of ASMR with me tonight and answered a lot of questions that I always wanted to answer, she even hummed the Halo theme music!

This is the first time I'm doing a second podcast in a week, but it went extremely well with the lovely STPeach.Coming from a small city, Lisa is doing big things as an amazing content creator on multiple platforms.

My guest this time is gaming/beauty content creator, streamer, voice actor & host.Nati dropped some good advice on how to deal with bullies on the internet.

My guest this time is Playboy Playmate, cosplayer, gamer, Twitch streamer. Holly Wolf, she shared with us some experience in the modeling world and the cosplay industry.

We had some technical difficulties this episode but it was still great to have a chat with Chris Villain: director, actor, singer, dancer, anime addict & Pokémon Master.Only the highlights audio is uploaded, please watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nAaU6xunZvA

Stella Chuu is a veteran cosplayer, streamer, and pattern designer. I have the honor to have her on the first episode of Martin Wong Chat where we deep dive into different topics, including cosplay, dating, and nerd culture.