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Interview
  Scott Johnson: Frogpants
    Scott is a web comic artist and creator of the My Extra Life comic. He also if the founder an creator of the Frogpants Studios podcast network with shows like The Instance, the Morning Stream, and Film Sack. In addition he created the Nerdtacular conference a yearly event for fan of his podcast newtwork celebrating the show, gaming, comics, and geek culture.
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