TanaCon: What Went Wrong

In this episode, host Sarah Cherry and guest Emily Girouard break down the 2018 event TanaCon iceberg.

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Key Topics 

• Intro: [00:00:53-00:01:51]
• Who is Tana Mongeau?  [00:02:00-00:08:15]
• The Day of TanaCon  [00:09:15-00:16:53]
• Who’s at Fault?  [00:18:14-00:27:36]
• Outro: [00:27:46-00:28:19]

Audio & Music Credits 

• Theme music by Ryan Kato
• Additional sound design by AudioVideoLand Productions.
• This episode was edited, produced, and written by Sarah Cherry

Sources & Further Reading 

Draw Their Life. “Tana Mongeau : Draw My Life” YouTube, date published 5 March, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0T4ZUZ4VOU

Michael Weist. Wikipedia. 9 December, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Weist

Michael Weist. Michael Weist. 9 December, 2025. https://michaelweist.com/  

SunnyV2. “Tanacon: The Biggest Failure in YouTube History.” YouTube, date published 22 July, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAWHIRTMZ1c  

Tana Mongeau Wiki. Fandom Lifestyle Community. 9 December, 2025. https://tanamongeau.fandom.com/wiki/TanaCon

What is Thoughtberg!?

Thoughtberg! Is a deep dive podcast uncovering what’s beneath the obvious. In each episode, a new host breaks down a topic layer by layer of their specific iceberg. With a wide range of interests from blind boxes, One Direction, or Legos – our curiosity led us to find a variety of fun facts, leading us further into the unknown.