CREWcasts

Sydney 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/sarahjaneboas

Sydney 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/saikkos

Twitch 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/tehbebe

Twitch 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_

Variety 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/mopgarden

Singer-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

Award-winning Sydney cosplayer Cinohrui (@cinohrui) joins Div in the CREWcasts studio dressed as Sciel from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, hand-built scythe included. Cinohrui has been cosplaying in Australia since her first SMASH! in 2008 and now judges the competitions she used to enter.In this episode: how a build goes from 500 screenshots to a Gantt chart, why Australian cosplayers are the scrappiest in the world, the Zhuque Mercy and Kubo builds she is proudest of, the Alhaitham that never got finished, what judging taught her about her own craft, foam work versus sewing versus makeup, what a costume really costs, the dream armour build, a Bombo Quarry shoot she will not forget, her cat Toffee's contribution to every costume, comfort games, and practical advice for anyone starting cosplay for the first time: just do it.Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:41 Today's cosplay: Sciel from Expedition 33 01:15 How it started: SMASH! 2008 02:23 Japan, and keeping cosplay a hobby 04:09 From design to build: research, materials, Gantt charts 06:34 Influences and top three cosplayers 09:37 The Australian cosplay scene 12:44 Favourite builds and the hardest ones 17:12 The mirror moment, and why Mercy matters 19:59 Good cosplay, great cosplay, and judging 24:22 Foam, sewing, makeup, budgets and dream builds 28:56 Best and worst memories, advice for beginners 33:19 Toffee, three loves and three gripes 38:22 Comfort games 39:12 Assassin's Creed and what's next 41:19 OutroFollow Cinohrui: instagram.com/cinohrui Follow CREWcasts: instagram.com/crewcasts and tiktok.com/@crewcasts Get in touch: crewcasts@skdiv.comCREWcasts is a streaming, creator and artist podcast from Sydney, produced by Skdiv.Studios, a Syd & Hyd based software and studio company.

Season 2 of CREWcasts is coming.We built a studio in Sydney for the people building things in the Australian gaming and creator scene.Streamers, cosplayers, editors, the ones doing it at 2am with no crew and no budget.Hosted by Divyansh Shekhar. No script, no five minute promo, just the conversation.Follow the show so the first one lands in your feed.Instagram & TikTok: @crewcastsWant to come on the show, or hire the studio?crewcasts@skdiv.com