I’ve had so many fun fandom moments with Ashley Eckstein over the years at San Diego Comic Con. One notable moment is when she showed up at her friend Nina West’s panel wearing a hand made HypeFriend outfit. HypeFriend is Ashley’s way of promoting and championing the achievements of her friends, and on July 11th Ashley announced she and Michael James Scott would be doing a weekly podcast about friendship and connection.

There are four episodes available now on all the major podcast platforms. Ashley also announced that Michael would once again be co-hosting the 11th Annual Her Universe Fashion Show. You can learn more about the podcast at https://www.beahypefriend.com/.

Also join Ashley and Michael for a live taping of HypeFriend on July 25th at the San Diego Central library. This will be an after show for Thursday’s Her Universe Fashion show, where they will chat about behind the scenes details and interview the winners. You can listen to the first 3 episodes of the podcast right now, and follow them on Facebook,  TikTok and Instagram.