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Streamers, cosplayers, esports talent and artists shaping the Australian scene, from a Sydney studio.
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3. Mop Garden: 12 Years on Twitch, From Toronto to Melbourne
51:30||Season 2, Ep. 3Variety streamer Mop Garden moved from Toronto to Melbourne and built a Twitch community that looks after each other. She talks with Div about streaming to 200 people and still feeling alone, hate raids and burnout, why she never settled into one game, and how a fitness habit changed the way she shows up on stream. Also on the table: Rainbow Six Siege, Final Fantasy XVI, Subnautica, Donkey Kong 64, scuba diving, Aussie spiders, and the great corn in chili debate. (00:00) Welcome and the move down under (02:56) Canada Day streams and Donkey Kong 64 (05:58) Why she interviewed other creators (06:42) Hate raids, burnout and streaming alone (10:52) Why variety streaming works for her (13:07) What happens during a stream (15:06) Games: R.E.P.O., Final Fantasy, Siege (17:03) Her chat and community (21:02) The fitness girlie era (25:25) Scuba diving and Aussie spiders (27:22) Mop on stream vs off stream (31:16) A community across time zones (36:08) How she started on Twitch (39:51) Advice for new creators (41:26) Rapid fire round (44:22) Scariest game and the bunnies (47:56) Hot takes: corn in chili (49:17) What's next for Mop (50:17) Where to find Mop Follow Mop Garden: https://instagram.com/mopgarden CREWcasts, a streaming, creator and artist podcast made in Sydney. https://linktr.ee/CREWcasts
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Sarah Jane Boas: The Person and the Persona (Teaser)
00:34||Season 2Sydney creator Sarah Jane Boas joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: there was Sarah, the person, and there was Sarah Jane, the persona, and the point where the two were so far apart that she had to find a healthy middle ground; what that did for her confidence, why she stopped needing validation from anyone, and the only three things she says matter in the end: your mental health, your physical health, and the people who love you. Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Sarah Jane: instagram.com/sarahjaneboasSaikkos: Cosplayers Never Know Their Limits (Teaser)
00:23||Season 2Sydney cosplayer Saikkos joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: tabling a whole convention weekend with a close friend, the projects the two of them have lined up, and the thing every cosplayer recognises: making a lot of plans and never knowing your limits. Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Saikkos: instagram.com/saikkosTehbebe: Know Why You're Doing It (Teaser)
00:38||Season 2Twitch streamer Tehbebe joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: growing up tripping over LAN cables while her brothers and their friends screamed at the screen, why mental health is the thing she advocates for, streaming to build a safe place where people can hang out, and the line every streamer should hear: know why you're doing it, because if it's for viewers, money or fame, the path will be very different. Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Tehbebe: instagram.com/tehbebePatti: Some Quit When Nobody's Watching (Teaser)
00:31||Season 2Twitch and YouTube partner Patti joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: the hardest hurdle in streaming is the mental battle, the long stretch of three viewers that makes most people quit, trying new games and new things, and not letting the ups and downs of the last couple of years get the best of her. Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Follow Patti: instagram.com/itspatti_Mop Garden: 200 Viewers, Home Alone (Teaser)
00:32||Season 2Variety streamer Mop Garden joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: twelve years on Twitch, the first raid she banned because she thought it was an attack, and the line every streamer knows but nobody says: you're surrounded by 10, 50, 200 viewers and it feels like a room full of people, and at the end of the day you're home alone.Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow Mop Garden: instagram.com/mopgardenMika Rose: Being Watched While You Create (Teaser)
00:23||Season 2Singer-songwriter and Twitch Partner Mika Rose joins Div in the CREWcasts studio. In this teaser: being watched while you create never stops being hard, even after years of doing it, because the moment you're making something you don't want a voice in the back of your head asking whether it's going to be good.Full episode coming soon on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow Mika Rose: instagram.com/mikarosemusic
