Close Encounters of the Blerd Kind

And we're back! Sorry it took so long to get this episode up- Parker was still recovering from their transformation into a stop motion puppet in order to star as Kat Elliott in Jordan Peele's Wendell and Wild (just kidding; Weaver dropped their external hard drive on the ground like a dingus and lost the file). Thank you to Jhariah for the use of his song ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH Support us at: Kenna: Tiktok: @mousabolition Twitter: @mouseabolition Instagram: @kennathemouseslayer Rynn: https://awesomesocks.club/rynnstar Tiktok: @rynnstar Youtube: Wordy and Nerdy Instagram: @therealrynnstar Weaver: Tiktok: @the_woodmother Youtube: The Woodmother Patreon:/TheWoodmother Instagram: @the _woodmother Parker: Tiktok: @humbletortoise Youtube: HumbleTortoise Patreon: /HumbleTortoise Instagram: @Humble.Tortoise

Hey folks! Just a quick note to say, we will not have a new episode this week, but tune in next Friday!

This episode, Bl3rds Rynn and Weaver chat with Jhariah about all things music. While Parker's away the bl3rds will…infodump about O Brother Where Art Thou, apparently. Other topics include: West African trickster god Eshu Elegbara, Dante's Inferno, Switchfoot, Amanda Palmer's cover of “Surface Pressure” from Encanto, and Jhariah's upcoming album.  An EXTRA big thank you to Jhariah for the use of his song ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH Jhariah on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5iMYu8Sj8dZEDsWJxSFwPP?si=Sa64yej2Q-eyofYXO9dkUQ Weaver's “Roguish Carnival Roustabout” playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6nJtwDc3eJeS4EikGmYExy?si=1fb816f46db74be8 Support us at: Rynn: Tiktok: @rynnstar Youtube: Wordy and Nerdy  Instagram: @therealrynnstar  https://awesomesocks.club/products/awesome-socks-club-2023?sca_ref=2724559.2mztIcbwV9 Weaver: Tiktok: @the_woodmother  Youtube: The Woodmother  Patreon:/TheWoodmother Instagram: @the _woodmother Parker: Tiktok: @humbletortoise Youtube: HumbleTortoise Patreon: /HumbleTortoise Instagram: @humble.tortoise (edited)

In part two of our Black Horror episode, special guest Kenna goes into more detail on the relationship between marginalized people and monsters, bell hooks' theory of the oppositional gaze, and what Korean media gets right about the nature of zombies. Thank you to Jhariah for the use of his song ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH Support us at: Kenna: Tiktok: @mousabolition Twitter: @mouseabolition Instagram: @kennathemouseslayer Rynn: https://awesomesocks.club/rynnstar Tiktok: @rynnstar Youtube: Wordy and Nerdy Instagram: @therealrynnstar Weaver: Tiktok: @the_woodmother Youtube: The Woodmother Patreon:/TheWoodmother Instagram: @the _woodmother Parker: Tiktok: @humbletortoise Youtube: HumbleTortoise Patreon: /HumbleTortoise Instagram: @Humble.Tortoise

We invite our very first guest star unto the show because of their expertise in black horror film analysis, but we're all neurodivergent and we're so excited about the topic that we can't shut up long enough to let Kenna talk. Hear us blab about Jordan Peele, discuss our favorite zombies, plug Weaver's angsty Discworld fanfiction, dunk on W.E.B. DuBois, and try very hard to talk about black horror. Tune in next week for part 2 of this episode! Thank you to Jhariah for the use of his song ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH Support us at: Kenna: Tiktok: @mousabolition Twitter: @mouseabolition Instagram: @kennathemouseslayer Rynn: Tiktok: @rynnstar Youtube: Wordy and Nerdy Instagram: @therealrynnstar Weaver: Tiktok: @the_woodmother Youtube: The Woodmother Patreon:/TheWoodmother Instagram: @the _woodmother Parker: Tiktok: @humbletortoise Youtube: HumbleTortoise Patreon: /HumbleTortoise Instagram: @humble.tortoise

It's the inaugural episode of Close Encounters of The Blerd Kind! Join Rynn, Weaver, and Parker as introductions are made, hyperfocuses happen, and our Blerds try very, very hard to talk about House of The Dragon. Thank you to Jhariah for the use of his song ENTER: A BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FAKING YOUR DEATH Support us at: Rynn: Tiktok: @rynnstar Youtube: Wordy and Nerdy Instagram: @therealrynnstar Weaver: Tiktok: @the_woodmother Youtube: The Woodmother Patreon:/TheWoodmother Instagram: @the _woodmother Parker: Tiktok: @humbletortoise Youtube: HumbleTortoise Patreon: /HumbleTortoise Instagram: @humble.tortoise