A Cup of Cozy – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode I chat with Jenn Bartlett, also known as the board game librarian. Learn about the board gaming hobby, it’s history, and where it’s headed. Get introduced to different game titles for beginners and experienced gamers. And learn more about the magic of your local library.

Jenn’s Socials and contact information

⁠www.theboardgamelibrarian.com⁠

⁠theboardgamelibrarian@gmail.com⁠

⁠instagram.com/theboardgamelibrarian⁠

⁠facebook.com/theboardgamelibrarian⁠

Resources mentioned:

⁠Hoopla⁠

⁠BoardGameGeek⁠

⁠The Portal⁠ (Kelly’s Friendly Local Game Store)

Silk City Board Game Group on Facebook

Board Game Youtube Channels:

⁠Foster the Meeple⁠

⁠The Board Game Garden⁠

⁠ThinkerThemer⁠

⁠The Dice Tower

In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with Caff from The Indie Brew. Caff is a content creator focused on indie video games. We chatted about content creation, indie games, and so much more. Grab your cup of cozy and enjoy!

Caff’s Socials:

https://www.twitch.tv/caffchaoz

https://www.tiktok.com/@caffchaoz

https://twitter.com/CaffChaoz

Indie Brew Socials:

https://theindiebrew.com.au/

https://www.youtube.com/@caffchaoz

https://www.tiktok.com/@theindiebrew

https://twitter.com/indiebrewau

Welcome to A Cup of Cozy, a podcast hosted by cozy content creator and cozy enthusiast, Kelly Simpson.

Join Kelly each episode as she dives deeper into the cozy community. Listen to Kelly chat about books, video games, hygge, and other cozy topics. Also, join her as she chats with your favorite cozy content creators and other people in the cozy community.

In this special episode of A Cup of Cozy my husband and I sit down in our home library and chat about his newest hobby, pinball. Learn about how we got into the pinball hobby, the story behind us buying our first pinball machine, and Travis’s adventure into building his own homebrew machine.

While pinball itself may not be cozy, having a hobby that you are passionate about and diving into it is. Travis shares some great advice about how to tackle big projects and why spending time on passion projects is important for your mental health.

To chat about this episode and others with Kelly, Travis, and others from our cozy community, join the Discord. Link to join can be found here: https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspice_studios.

Links to check out

Pintastic

Pinside

Pinball Map

Pinball Hall of Fame LV

In this episode I sit down with Ryan, better known as Legaless on social media. We chat about content creation, creating a brand, cozy games, and so much more!

Episode extras

Bucket Hat Bingo

Play along while listening!

Ryan’s Socials:

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/legaless_gaming/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legaless_/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Legaless_gaming

Kelly’s Socials:

https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspicekelly

In this episode, Kelly chats with The Swoony Readers, an online book club hosted by 4 besties, Kaylani, Dana, Karina, and Niki. To join the book club be sure to follow @theswoonyreaders on Instagram.

Guests

Kaylani - Kaylani_simplyme

Dana - danaellareads

Karina - Shedreamsinwords

Niki - nikisbookishcoven

Host

Kelly Simpson | Pumpkin Spice Studios

Hi, cozy listeners. In this episode I chat with Emily of Meeses Gaming. We chat about gaming as an adult and as a woman, social media, our gaming journeys, and so much more.

Mentioned in this episode:

Female gamers calling out toxic men

Emilie Rose: https://www.tiktok.com/@emiliarxsee

xocheergirlox: https://www.tiktok.com/@xocheergurlox?lang=en

Other creators:

ttinventory

Emily’s Socials

https://bio.site/yLim96

@meesesgaming

Kelly’s Socials:

https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspicekelly

In this episode I chat with Gavin Hetherington, creator for Gavin Reads It All. Some of the topics we chat about: coffee, booktube, reading, books, nostalgia, travel, and more!

Gavin’s Socials

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@GavinReadsItAll

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavgav7/

Kelly’s Socials

https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspicekelly

In this episode I chat with Alyssa Dykstra, also known as ttinventory. Some of the topics we chat about: owning a business, women in gaming, relationships, what it means to be a cozy gamer, and more!

Show Notes

Alyssa’s Socials

• Instagram: @ttinventory
• Twitter: @ttinventory
• Twitch: twitch.tv/ttinventory
• Online shop: ttinventory.com
• Tiktok: @ttinventory

Kelly’s Socials

• https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspicekelly

Other Creators mentioned in this episode

• Kaylani | As seen in episode 2!
• cozywithmicki | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/cozywithmicki)
• Torchigrove | As seen in episode 1!
• Meeses Gaming | https://bio.site/yLim96
• Kennedy | https://flow.page/cozygames-ig

In this episode I chatted with Kaylani from Kaylani_Simplyme. Join us as we chat about books, youtube, and self-care.

Kaylani’s Socials:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8VYTITwYGGGL7k1wqoqCDQ

https://www.instagram.com/kaylani_simplyme/

https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/108713263-kaylani-gallardo

https://www.tiktok.com/@kaylanisimplyme

Kelly’s Socials:

https://beacons.ai/pumpkinspicekelly

Podcast Socials:

https://linktr.ee/acupofcozypod

Links to things mentioned in this episode:

Hocus Pocus Drag Show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hocuspocusliveofficial/

Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/