Podcasts about geek feminism

We watched Enola Holmes 2! And, in a rare surprise, we don't really agree on our opinion of the movie!Moni's biggest issue (and it's a good one!) is that the film portrays historical events in a not so accurate way. This brings up a discussion on the line between historical accuracy and creative storytelling - how much can you change history to suit a story?Here's what else we talked about: where is the line between historical accuracy and creative fiction the true story of the 1888 match girl strike humanising Sherlock Holmes Being your own person the importance of community and not doing it alone creating opportunities police corruption (#ACAB) diversity in role casting women preparing to save women moariarty reimagined EnolaFuckinHolmes!What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat your feelings!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring Reviews Enola Fxcking Holmes! Geek Girl Reviews Stranger Things 4: The Best and Most Traumatic TV Series Geeking Out About She-Hulk: The Power of Women Supporting Women Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is the most fun we've had watching a Marvel show. Maybe ever. It uses comedy to talk about a huge variety of topical issues super relevant to our society today. Self-acceptance, toxic masculinity, the patriarchy, women supporting women, women dating, looks and appearances, one-night stands, double standards, being fucking awesome at your job, and so much fucking more. We think it's important to be critical even of the shows that we love, so we are quite critical about She-Hulk. But that in no way detracts from how much we fucking LOVE this and everything it stands for. What did you think? Join us in Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord) to continue the chat! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews Ms Marvel: A Fun, Cultural Masterpiece with Jasmin Joe Star (https://geekherring.com/reviews-ms-marvel-jasmin-joe-star/) Geek Girl Reviews Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Arab Superheroes, and Egyptian Iconography (https://geekherring.com/reviews-moon-knight/) Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief (https://geekherring.com/review-wandavision/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

After we get in a shocking debate about the correct use of planners, we talk about all the Halloween and October things we love! Costumes and trick or treating! Different cultures' approach to Halloween! Hocus Pocus! The Nightmare Before Christmas Horror movies - slashers, paranormal, classics, and more! Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charmed! Horror Books! Horror Games! And more! Check out Vicky's list of femme & queer horror books on Twitter (https://twitter.com/VProofreader/status/1576261561404227586) PS Here's the Mazda commercial Amanda talks about (https://youtu.be/8S3Up0AgV5g) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: All Hail the Scream Queens with Michael from AllHallowScream (https://geekherring.com/interview-michael-allhallowscreams-podcast/) Geeking Out About Halloween: Costumes, Movies, and Cultural Appropriation (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-halloween-2019/) Geek Girl Reviews Shadow and Bone: Into the Grishaverse with Vicky Brewster (https://geekherring.com/reviews-shadow-bone-vicky-brewster/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

It's another episode of Ask Deep Questions! Join hosts Amanda and Moni as they get deep into their thoughts and opinions about their own lives and experiences. We just love these episodes. The ones we get to chill out and get vulnerable and ask each other Deep Questions. This week, we find out: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? What courageous conversation have you been avoiding? What is a piece of advice you have received, that you were glad to take? Have you had a spiritual experience? How did you get through the tough times in your life? What is one experience that changed your life? Love Ask Deep Questions as much as we do? Get your own deck at AskDeepQuestions.com (https://askdeepquestions.com) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: The Hosts Open Up With More Deep Questions! (https://geekherring.com/chill-deep-questions/) Geek Herring & Chill: Getting Supes Vulnerable with More Deep Questions (https://geekherring.com/chill-vulnerable-questions/) Geek Herring & Chill: Gettin' Cheesy With It (https://geekherring.com/chill-getting-cheesy-with-it/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from September 2022 covers the sad loss of Cherry Valentine, Twitch's latest outrage, Netflix's new in-house gaming studio, the final cities announced for Eurovision 2023, and the best Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman news possible! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Cherry Valentine, star of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, dies aged 28 (https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/sep/23/cherry-valentine-rupaul-drag-race-uk-dies-drag-performer-george-ward) Liz Truss congratulated Italy's new PM Giorgia Meloni and people quickly pointed out the obvious (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/27/liz-truss-giorgia-meloni-italy-prime-minister-backlash/) What's behind the protests in Iran? (https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/22/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-death/) Twitch addresses revenue split for streamers, declining to change 50/50 split (https://www.eurogamer.net/twitch-addresses-revenue-split-for-streamers-declining-to-change-5050-split) Report highlights examples of child abuse, grooming on Twitch (https://www.eurogamer.net/report-highlights-examples-of-child-abuse-grooming-on-twitch) Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids Livestreaming (https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-twitch-problem-with-child-predators/?leadSource=uverify%20wall) Netflix forming first in-house game studio (https://www.eurogamer.net/netflix-forming-first-in-house-game-studio) Eurovision 2023: Final two cities in host shortlist announced (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/27/eurovision-host-city-shortlist-liverpool-glasgow/) Holy Crap! Ryan Reynolds Confirms Hugh Jackman Will Play The Wolverine Again—Alongside Deadpool! (https://www.themarysue.com/holy-crap-ryan-reynolds-confirms-hugh-jackman-will-play-the-wolverine-again-alongside-deadpool/) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale (https://geekherring.com/interview-ed-nightingale/) Geeking Out About TwitchCon: What We Loved, What Could Have Been Better, and Queer Joy! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-twitchcon/) Geek Interview: Geek Interview: Geek Joysticks with Ed and Ben from Swapping Joysticks (https://geekherring.com/interview-swapping-joysticks-ed-ben/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Warning: Chaos level 1000. We laugh, cry, and groan, but we chat with two of our best friends about their podcast, Swapping Joysticks! Sit back and get ready to laugh, folks! In this episode, we all drink a bit too much, make fun of Ben and Moni, and have wayyyyy too much fun. But we do find out the history of Swapping Joysticks, why they have a queer focussed show, what it's like having a chaos gremlin for a co-host, and what the future of the podcast looks like. Really, this episode is FUN and will make you laugh and that is why you need to listen to it! Find Swapping Joysticks Online You can find us Online (https://swappingjoysticks.com/) / Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/BiggusBennus) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/SwappingJoysticks) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/SwapJoysticks)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale (https://geekherring.com/interview-ed-nightingale/) Geek Discussion: Is it still fun when it makes you RAGE cry!? (https://geekherring.com/discussion-still-fun-when-you-rage/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guests: BiggusBennus and Ed Nightingale.

We wanted to spend some time talking about the amazing games we've been playing lately! Moni has joined a CULT. The Cult of the Lamb, that is! She's been deep diving into this cute, addictive little game that's taken Twitch by storm. Not only is she playing live on Twitch with her community, she has a second save just for her to play offline. Amanda's just completed Lord Winklebottom Investigates, a cute AF point and click mystery adventure starring a gentlemanly giraffe. This game was developed by Charlotte Sutherland of Cave Monsters (https://cavemonsters.com/) and was worth the wait. Amanda's also been playing Call of the Sea. While she's not quite finished yet, it's an enjoyable first person mystery adventure around an island in the South Pacific. While it initially gave Amanada white colonizer vibes, it quickly became apparent that there was something else going on. What have you been playing lately? Let us know on social media or join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Our Video Game History & the Evolution of Geek Herring Gaming (https://geekherring.com/chill-video-game-history/) Geek Discussion: Is it still fun when it makes you RAGE cry!? (https://geekherring.com/discussion-still-fun-when-you-rage/) Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale (https://geekherring.com/interview-ed-nightingale/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

The Umbrella Academy is back for season 3, and after two seasons that Moni kept falling asleep during, this one held her attention like woah. Spoiler Warning This entire episode is spoilers. You've been warned! We couldn't get enough of it. The character dynamics, the character growth, the sibling love/hate relationshps, and the incredibly positive trans representation! But seriously, this season showcases Viktor's transition in the literal best way possible. It's a 10/10 from us! We also talk about our favourite characters, least favourite characters, what we love about all the characters, and why Klaus is the best little shit. Enjoy! We'd love to hear your thoughts as well, let us know on social media or join our Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews Stranger Things 4: The Best and Most Traumatic TV Series (https://geekherring.com/reviews-stranger-things/) Geek Girl Reviews Ms Marvel: A Fun, Cultural Masterpiece with Jasmin Joe Star (https://geekherring.com/reviews-ms-marvel-jasmin-joe-star/) Geek Girl Reviews Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Arab Superheroes, and Egyptian Iconography (https://geekherring.com/reviews-moon-knight/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Ms Marvel is just about the most fun Marvel has ever had creating their TV shows. #Fact. There is so much to love about this show: the characters, the relatableness, the sincerity, the hilarity, the diversity. We knew we HAD to get Jasmin Joe Star on to talk about her absolute bae of a superhero. Jasmin is THE Ms Marvel expert, and being both Muslim and Middle Eastern, we were even more excited to get her perspectives on what this show gets right. Which, great news, is a whole bunch! What a breath of fresh air Ms Marvel is! We have positive representations of Muslims. Just normal, everyday interactions of Middle Eastern families. A whole bunch of Partition history you probably didn't get taught in school. AND SO MUCH MORE LIKE ACTUAL SUPERHERO SHIT. Spoiler Warning There are ZERO spoiler free moments in this episode. If you haven't seen it (stop what you're doing immediately and go watch it), skip this episode and we'll see you next week! Let's get into Ms Marvel! What we love, what we hate, what could've been improved. Jasmin is a wealth of knowledge and an absolute delight to have on! About Jasmin Jasmin is a Marvel expert, specialising in Ms Marvel! She's a huge nerd, self-certified weeb, content creator, cosplayer, gamer, streamer, and photographer. She's a Muslim Iraqi American from LA who is a literal superhero in her dayjob trying to cure and treat cancer! Find Jasmin Online Find Jasmin on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/jasminjoestar) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/jasminjoestar) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jasminjoestar/) | TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@jasminjoestar) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/jasminjoestar) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, Feminist (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-captain-marvel/) Geek Girl Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984…. Because -Someone- Has To (https://geekherring.com/reviews-wonder-woman-1984/) Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief (https://geekherring.com/review-wandavision/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Jasmin Joe Star.

Emma 'Emzii' Rose competed in the inaugural eSports championships at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and brought home GOLD for Northern Ireland. She joins us to talk about women in eSports, trans rights, her experience at the championships, and diversity & inclusion in eSports. We're so excited to have gold medal winner, Emma 'Emzii' Rose, on to talk about her recent experience competing at the Commonwealth Games! She talks about what it was like competing, her experience as a trans woman in eSports, diversity & inclusion in eSports, clapping back at the trolls, the future of eSports in Northern Ireland, and projections for inclusivity in eSports!... and SO MUCH MORE. You don't want to miss this one! Emma has also been invited to a few upcoming tournaments but has to pay her own way - she's started a gofundme to help her make it there! (https://www.gofundme.com/f/inclusivity-and-diversity-in-esports) Quotes "Thumbs are thumbs." About Emma 'Emzii' Rose Emma 'Emzii' Rose is an eFootball eSports player who plays for Northern Ireland. At the innagural eSports competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. held in Birmingham, she went and brought home a gold medal for Northern Ireland!! Emma is a transgender woman who is passionate about trans rights and eSports. She's a champion for diversity and inclusion in eSports and promoting gender equality in eSports competitions. Find Emma 'Emzii' Rose Online Find Emma on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/emzii192) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/Emzii192) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/Emzii192/) | TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@emzii192) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Emzii192) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Emzii192) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: The Gayest Witch on Twitch with Psyche (https://geekherring.com/interview-psyche/) Geek Discussion: Attending Mass Events as Women and Marginalised Genders (https://geekherring.com/discussion-mass-events-women-marginalised-genders/) Geek Discussion: Coming Out, Pride, and Identity (https://geekherring.com/coming-out-pride-identity/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Emma 'Emzii' Rose.

Spoiler Warning If you haven't seen Stranger Things 4 yet and care about spoilers - do not listen to this episode! We don't even try to keep this spoiler free. There is your fair warning! Okay so we just get right into this and absolutely GUSH about how much we love Stranger Things 4. The characters, the drama, the everything. We will say that this season is GORY. It is TRAUMATIC. It doesn't have great Black representation. It's SAD. But it all comes together to make for some damn good TV watching. We reference these articles in this episode: As Someone With PTSD, Does Stranger Things 4's Triggering Content Justify Itself? (https://www.themarysue.com/does-stranger-things-4s-triggering-content-justify-itself/~) ‘Stranger Things' Season 4 Finale Did Wrong by Max and Billy (https://www.themarysue.com/stranger-things-season-4-finale-did-wrong-by-max-and-billy/~) Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson: The Time the Two Should Have Had on ‘Stranger Things' (https://www.themarysue.com/steve-harrington-eddie-munson-steddie-stranger-things/) Twitter Thread: Anti-Blackness in Stranger Things 4 (https://twitter.com/yourariesmedia/status/1544688877226573836) The strange racial politics of ‘Stranger Things' (https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2017/11/10/strange-racial-politics-stranger-things) What's Up With How 'Stranger Things' Treats Its Black Characters? (https://shadowandact.com/stranger-things-black-characters) The Antagonism of Blackness in Netflix's Stranger Things (https://www.rogerebert.com/black-writers-week/the-antagonism-of-blackness-in-netflixs-stranger-things) YouTube: Eddie Munson's Upside Down Guitar GOD Scene - Master of Puppets (https://youtu.be/E4ScPro8YcI) What did you think of Stranger Things 4? Let us know on social media or join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Being Black and Nerdy with Justin Williams (https://geekherring.com/interview-justin-williams-super-tangent/) Geeking Out About Self Care (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-self-care/) Geek Herring & Chill: The Hosts Open Up With More Deep Questions! (https://geekherring.com/chill-deep-questions/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

We went to TwitchCon! And this is what we thought about it! TwitchCon Amsterdam, July 16&17. We met up with so many streamers and community members we know from Twitch and it was the best time we've had in a long time. We talk about some of the amazing panels we went to, notably the High Rollers actual play DnD podcast recording, the drag showcase (https://youtu.be/xctYxQnKV_g), and the drag panel. We get all mushy about how much we love our Twitch friends. And we talk about some of the things we think could have been improved at Twitch, mainly the LGBTQIA+ panel (https://youtu.be/bK5DQBE4Aw8) and accessibility. We also both came home with COVID-19 - sad times! But we would absolutely do it again, maybe with a few modifications, because the mental health piece of TwitchCon and hanging out with our friends far outweighed being ill for a week. Did you go to TwitchCon? We'd love to hear about your experiences! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Attending Mass Events as Women and Marginalised Genders (https://geekherring.com/discussion-mass-events-women-marginalised-genders/) Geek Girl Reviews Heartstopper: Queer Joy & LGBTQIA+ Rep Done Right (https://geekherring.com/reviews-heartstopper/) Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale (https://geekherring.com/interview-ed-nightingale/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

We're pulling out our favourite deck of Ask Deep Questions (https://askdeepquestions.com) to get to know each other even better than we already do! In this episode, find out how to make Amanda feel the most seen and heard, how Moni deals with heartbreak, and so much more! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Gettin' Cheesy With It (https://geekherring.com/chill-getting-cheesy-with-it/) Geek Discussion: Real talk! Our Girl Geek Highs and Lows 2020 and Before (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-highs-lows/) Geek Herring & Chill: Getting Supes Vulnerable with More Deep Questions (https://geekherring.com/chill-vulnerable-questions/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

How do you stay safe at conventions? For women and people of marginalised genders, it's not as easy as just showing up. Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more! With Twitchcon just around the corner, we thought it would be a great idea to talk about safety at conventions. We talk about our own experiences with conventions and how we've maintained our safety, but most importantly, we polled our listeners and community for their best advice. From making sure your devices are charged and you have important phone numbers written down to prearranged meeting points to keeping nasty hands free while cosplaying, our community has not let us down! Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Representation: NYCC and Beyond (https://geekherring.com/representation-nycc-2018/) Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form (https://geekherring.com/roundtable-love-in-every-form/) Geek Girl Stereotypes: How the World Sees Us (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-stereotypes/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Heartstopper just might be the very best show on Netflix right now... or in Moni's opinion, maybe ever! It follows a group of high school students who are all dealing with their queer identities in their own way. It's beautiful, candid, heartbreaking, and wonderful. This is the type of positive LGBTQIA+ representation that all shows need to have - and we WISH this was around when we were kids!! Have you watched it yet? Let's keep the Heartstopper joy going in our Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Coming Out, Pride, and Identity (https://geekherring.com/coming-out-pride-identity/) Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form (https://geekherring.com/roundtable-love-in-every-form/) Geek Girl Reviews It's a Sin: The Heartbreaking Reality of the AIDS Crisis (https://geekherring.com/review-its-a-sin/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Marvel's Moon Knight (available on Disney+) is over and we're in LOVE. Let's talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder, the Egyptian pantheon, and the introduction of Marvel's first Arab (and female!) superhero! Spoilers Ahead! We introduce just who the heck this relatively unknown superhero is, compliment Oscar Isaac on his incredible performance, and chat about the basic storyline of Moon Knight. We also HAVE to note that we're introduced to the very first Arab superhero, Layla as the Scarlet Scarab, who honestly is such a breath of fresh air. It helps that the director and much of the crew are Egyptian! Finally, and maybe most importantly, we talk about how Marvel Studies and Oscar Isaac have actually done a pretty spectacular job of accuractly portraining a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). We both recommend checking out Moon Knight if you haven't seen it yet! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 41: Geeking Out About Marvel's Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Episode 120: Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief (https://geekherring.com/review-wandavision/) Episode 129: Geeking Out About The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Your Current Most Important Watch (https://geekherring.com/reviews-falcon-winter-soldier/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

It's no secret that we absolutely adore Ed Nightingale, so if there's one interview you listen to EVER, it's this one. We thought we loved Ed before, but this chat seals the deal. Ed's journalistic integrity is everything we need right now. An absolute breath of fresh air in what is such a toxic, male-dominated industry. Yes, we know Ed's a white man, but he's doing so much to uplift marginalised voices in the games industry. We need more Ed's! About Our Guest Ed Nightingale is a journalist currently working with Eurogamer to create news pieces focussed on his passions: diversity, inclusion, all things LGBTQIA+, representation, accessibility, and more! Find Ed Nightingale Online You can find Ed Nightingale Online (https://muckrack.com/ed-nightingale) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/ed_nights) / Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/ed_nights)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

In this episode we have a special guest, Rockette Fox! Storyteller, performer, artist, creator, speaker and wearer of varied hats, Rockette Fox is a woman who embraces the strange in the pursuit of the peculiar in her work. She believes in the power of stories and connection, and is passionate about creating inclusive spaces where diverse voices and perspectives can be represented, expressed, and shared. Rockette has spoken nationally on topics such as Geek Feminism, diversity & representation in media, Villainesses and has hosted/emceed, taught, and spoken at storytelling events. Her makeup and illustrations have captured the imagination of many who share in her love for the magic of expression through the medium and enjoy a similar quirky sense of humor.Charming, funny, uber-creative and a true delight,  we know you will love this interview with Rockette Fox!*Curious about how to liberate your inner witch and experience more pleasure, turn on and a deeper connection to life? Check out these selected links from the podcast!Rockette FoxRockette Fox WebsiteRockette Fox InstagramRockette Fox PatreonRockette Fox's Podcast - Fantastically StrangeSex Love & Relationship Coaching with CarlaSexual Empowerment Coaching with CarlaFree 30 minute Discovery Call with CarlaTarot Readings with Little LeahDo they love me? Will I get that promotion? What should I do next? Get answers by booking a Tarot reading with Little Leah! Get info & availability by emailing Leah at leahdcoghlan@gmail.com.Have a question or comment about this episode or anything else - let us know by connecting with us on Social!The Radical Sex Witches on InstagramConnect with Carla and Little Leah on InstagramConnect with Carla on FacebookEmail us! radicalsexwitches@gmail.comAND we would love a review on Apple Podcasts, head over and let us know what you think!

Disney+ has recently released the documentary Hysterical, released in 2021, and we knew we had to watch and review it. We think everyone should take a look at this documentary, that, from IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10773654/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3): "is an honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy's most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender." Let's get critical about comedy and remember: women are fucking hilarious!! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews Surviving R. Kelly: What a Piece of Sh-t (https://geekherring.com/reviews-surviving-r-kelly/) Geek Girl in the News: Sexual Abuse & Racism in the Entertainment Industry – Marilyn Manson, Joss Whedon, World of Warcraft, & the Golden Globes (https://geekherring.com/news-february-2021/) Geek Interview: Redefining Genres with New York Times Bestselling Author Madeleine Roux (https://geekherring.com/interview-madeleine-roux/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

We had a few different news stories we wanted to talk about, so we're bringing Geek Girl in the News back! Join us as we talk about the Oscars - no, not that event that everyone else is talking about, the achievements that ACTUALLY matter. We're also talking about the importance of crediting women for their work, especially when it comes to video games! Our favourite heroine, Sam Maggs, was recently left uncredited for her major role as Lead Writer in Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. And we can't NOT talk about Elliot Page's character, Viktor Hargreeves, going through his own transition journey that will be celebrated in season 3 of The Umbrella Academy! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Every Winner at the Oscars 2022 (https://www.themarysue.com/every-winner-at-the-oscars-2022/) History Made at the Oscars (https://www.instagram.com/p/CbqAwd0JlNj/) Quote from Troy Kotsur (https://www.instagram.com/p/CboS0aFKPHv/) Cardi B's Incredible Platinum Achievement (https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb_gBsCuqBp/) Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart lead writer claims work has been "erased" (https://www.eurogamer.net/ratchet-and-clank-rift-apart-lead-writer-claims-work-has-been) That Sam Maggs Thread (https://twitter.com/SamMaggs/status/1508864995425062913) Elliot Page Introduces Us to ‘Umbrella Academy's' Viktor Hargreeves (https://www.themarysue.com/umbrella-academy-viktor-hargreeves-elliot-page/) Amanda also mentions Murdle - the newest, hottest Wordle-like Whodunnit (https://gtkmysteries.com/murdle/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews: The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs (https://geekherring.com/review-sam-maggs-fangirls-guide/) Geeking Out About the Oscars (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-oscars/) Geek Interview: Gender Identity and Fluidity with Frazley and Sascz of Translucidity (https://geekherring.com/interview-identity-frazley-sascz-translucidity/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Let's talk about those games that are so hard they make you rage. They make you cry. They make you walk away in frustration. ARE THEY STILL FUN!? This conversation is brought to you by Amanda's obsession with Elden Ring, Moni's love/hate relationship with Celeste, and a wonderful suggestion from our fab community member, MrMillhill. We talk about: why we love to rage at games competition vs comparison vs spite the role of community when playing a hard game mentally vs physically challenging games and SO MUCH MORE We'd love to hear YOUR thoughts, too! Let us know on social media or join our Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord) to continue the conversation! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Our Video Game History & the Evolution of Geek Herring Gaming (https://geekherring.com/chill-video-game-history/) Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Geek Interview: Creating Feminist Characters with Game Developers Genese Davis and Seb Le Touze (https://geekherring.com/interview-genese-davis-seb-le-touze-ary-secret-seasons/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Dave and Aaron wonder "what's wrong with being friends?" in this episode that tries to tackle Nice Guy Syndrome with the help of a very insightful wiki from Geek Feminism. My Bad Poetry 2.6: "Just A Friend" End Poem from a Real Poet: "The Thin Edge" Dorothy Parker Podcast Email: mybadpoetry.thepodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @MyBadPoetryThe1 Website: https://www.podpage.com/my-bad-poetry/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mybadpoetry-thepodcast/message

Have you seen Turning Red? It's Disney Pixar's latest release that follow a group of 13 year old girls in Toronto. Set in 2002. Peak boy band hype. One of the girls just so happens to be able to turn into a red panda. NBD. Let's get into all the awesome things this movie talks about: being dorky 13 year old girls, being YOURSELF, periods, shame, taboo, Chinese culture, vampire obsession, boy bands, Canadiana, teenage horniness, and so much more. What do you think about Turning Red? Let us know! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Creating Feminist Characters with Game Developers Genese Davis and Seb Le Touze (https://geekherring.com/interview-genese-davis-seb-le-touze-ary-secret-seasons/) Geek Interview: Loving the Skin You're in with Frank the Pegasus (https://geekherring.com/interview-frank-the-pegasus/) Geek Herring Reviews Enola F*cking Holmes! (https://geekherring.com/reviews-enolaholmes/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Let's talk about boobs! We love boobs (okay Amanda loves boobs). We're covering the new inclusive Adidas ad, Victoria Secret's disabled models, and the fantastic outcome to the US Women's Soccer Team lawsuit! Have you seen the latest Adidas ad (https://twitter.com/adidas/status/1491411609180327942)? It's full of boobs - beautiful, bare boobies that celebrate the fact that the beautiful breast comes in all shapes and sizes. Adidas is absolutely owning their inclusive marketing campaign and we are so glad to see them creating bras that support bigger boobs! We mention big boobs, small boobs, and trans boobs - all very important to note!! We also note that while this campaign is AWESOME, it does not have any trans representation in it - and this is something bra companies should definitely be including. Trans boobs need love and support, too! We're also talking about Victoria's Secret's inclusion of disabled models and think this is great. More and more lingerie companies are becoming diverse and inclusive - yay! Finally, we talk about the US Women's Soccer Team's successful lawsuit - we know we were talking about boobs, but this team wears sports bras so it TOTALLY FITS. Read about it here! (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/u-s-women-s-soccer-team-equal-pay-settlement-sets-ncna1290309) Amanda references the Boob or Bust website (https://www.booborbust.com/) for bra fitting, too! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 19: Geek Discussion: All Those Video Game Boobs (https://geekherring.com/geek-discussion-video-game-boobs/) Episode 121: Geek Interview: Loving the Skin You're in with Frank the Pegasus (https://geekherring.com/interview-frank-the-pegasus/) Episode 131: Geeking Out About Self Care (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-self-care/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

It's Oscars season! How did the nominations shape up? We run through each of the categories, talk about our favourites (and indeed, some of the only films we've even seen that were nominated - oops! Who said we were qualified to talk about these!?), go on a total tangent about our (Amanda's) love of Robert Pattinson, gush about Encanto (obvs), and get distracted by Amanda's biggest Oscar snub: Eternals! We referenced these articles: 2022 Oscar Nominations (https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2022) 2022 Oscar Nomination Snubs and Surprises (https://www.themarysue.com/oscars-2022-nomination-snubs-surprises/) „BIGGEST LIPDUB EVER" - OPUS „Live Is Life“ - KAPFENBERG - The real world record! (https://youtu.be/A2thPGWVELE) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 117: Geek Girl Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984…. Because -Someone- Has To (https://geekherring.com/reviews-wonder-woman-1984/) Episode 61: Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-diversity-representation/) Episode 41: Geeking Out About Marvel's Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

We're talking to the incredible Psyche, Twitch streamer and YouTube content creator, about embracing who she is, being the gayest witch on Twitch, and why showing up as your authentic self matters! About Psyche Psyche (She/Her) is shy, bi, and likes games that make you cry! She's a chaotic, bisexual Twitch variety streamer from Northern Ireland! Psyche formerly worked in the games industry for 8 years (including as a Project Manager for Riot Games) but now streams and creates content full-time. This conversation with Psyche was recorded in June 2021 - so sorry for the delay in getting it out! - and it's a great one. We talk gay stuff, discrimination, support, resources, embracing your identity, and more! Find Our Guest Online You can find Psyche on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/Psyche) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/PsychePlays) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/PsychePlays) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/PsychePlays)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 124: Geek Interview: Love Is… Finding Yourself with Lizzie (https://geekherring.com/interview-love-is-getlizziewithit/) Episode 133: Geek Discussion: Coming Out, Pride, and Identity (https://geekherring.com/coming-out-pride-identity/) Episode 126: Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form (https://geekherring.com/roundtable-love-in-every-form/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Psyche.

OMG we're back!! What's been going on the last 6 months of our hiatus? Thanks for sticking with us while we take some real life time to process all the real life shit going on. We're catching up on all the amazing geeky shows and movies from the last 6 months! Loki! Wheel of Time! Lord of the Rings! Eternals! Book of Boba Fett! Hawkeye! The Boys! The Witcher! What If?! Encanto! Luca! Soul! Inside Out! THIS IS YOUR REMINDER, please listen to The Amazing Devil! Also let's talk diversity! And accountability! And why we love this awesome little show so much. "We need to stop holding individuals accountable for societal problems. But we do need to keep treating people like flawed individuals who have things to learn." - Gemma Alsoooo you can totally follow both of our personal Twitch accounts! MoniDoesStuff (https://twitch.tv/monidoesstuff) SoulBodyGeek (https://twitch.tv/soulbodygeek) Moni's playing lots of games on stream! Amanda's playing lots of Dungeons and Dragons! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 65: Geeking Out About The Witcher: Monster Hunters, Witches, and the Duality of Humankind (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-the-witcher/) Episode 105: Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Episode 114: Geek Interview: Changing the Tabletop Games Narrative with Kate Bullock (https://geekherring.com/interview-kate-bullock-ttrpgs/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Shadow and Bone is the latest YA high fantasy show taking Netflix by storm. We're joined by Grishaverse addict Vicky Brewster to talk about what we loved - and didn't so much love - from our first foray into this universe. About Vicky Brewster Vicky Brewster is a freelance editor, founder of Books Outside the Box (a spooky and speculative book subscription service), founder of The Writing Haunt horror writing retreat, and a PhD student. She's wearing lots of fantastical hats and it's awesome! Based on the books by Leigh Bardugo, Shadow and Bone season one is out now on Netflix. If you haven't seen Shadow and Bone or read the books and are wary of spoilers: HERE IS YOUR SPOILER WARNING. This episode is NOT spoiler free! We talk about what we love about the show (mainly our love of Jesper and Inej) and what we don't love so much - too much -yawn- lovey dovey stuff! Vicky is our pocket expert into all things Grisha and we're so grateful for her guiding us through this episode and answering all our burning questions. It's great to have an expert on the team! ;) Here's Thom (from Three Extra Lives) take on the whole show - it basically sums it up! I really enjoyed how this show started - the fold and the mystery behind, how it's been used for political gain however we never really get to learn much about it. There feels like a lot of forced romance, (like the witch and the fedyor being an big example) Like how the f are you in love after one episode, and the story overall is very predictable, however I really like the cast and still very much intrigued about the story. I'm at such a dilemma with this show because I don't think I could recommend it to anyone, however at the same time I'll be excited to check out season 2 to see if they get to flesh this world out some more! Thanks, Thom, for putting into words how we feel about this show. WE NEED MORE STORY! Bring on Season 2 for the continuation and all the other awesome stuff. Here's the Apple Podcasts link to the Shadow and Bones Netflix podcast Vicky mentions! (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/behind-the-scenes/id1470336961) Find Vicky Brewster Online Find Vicky Brewster Online (https://vickybrewstereditor.com/)! Sign up for Vicky's Talk: CRSF 2021 - Speculative Futures and Survival (https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crsf-2021-10th-anniversary-conference-speculative-futures-survival-tickets-156077198101) Books Outside the Box (https://www.thebooksoutsidethebox.com/) The Writing Haunt (https://www.thewritinghaunt.com/) Find Vicky on Twitter (https://twitter.com/VProofreader) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/booksoutsidethebox/) | Facebook (https://facebook.com/vickybrewstereditor) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/jordandene) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 120: Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief (https://geekherring.com/review-wandavision/) Episode 129: Geeking Out About The Falcon and The Winter Soldier: Your Current Most Important Watch (https://geekherring.com/reviews-falcon-winter-soldier/) Episode 122: Geek Discussion: Our Break-Up with the Wizarding World (https://geekherring.com/episode-122-geek-discussion-our-break-up-with-the-wizarding-world/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Vicky Brewster.

What's it like starting and running a successful geek brand? We're joined by the incredible Jordan Dene Ellis, of Jordandene NYC and The Sartorial Geek podcast and magazine, to talk about how she's created her own successful geeky brands. About Jordan Dene Ellis Jordan Dene Ellis is the founder of Jordandene NYC and co-founder of The Sartorial Geek podcast and magazine. She's a badass geek who's created one awesome life for herself - by her own rules. We chat about all things geek in this episode! Especially about creating a successful and thriving geeky career. Jordan Dene is pretty much a household name when it comes to geek fashion and it's easy to see why. Jordan also talks about what it's like running a magazine and her experience podcasting. Thanks for the awesome, fangirling episode, Jordan!! Find Our Guest Online Find Jordan Dene Ellis Online (https://jordandene.com/)! Find Jordan on Twitter (https://twitter.com/jordandene) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/jordandeneNYC/) | Facebook (https://facebook.com/jordandeneNYC) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/jordandene) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 15: Geek Girl Rant: Gendered Clothes & Geeky Merch (https://geekherring.com/geek-rant-clothes-merch/) Episode 1: Geek Representation: NYCC and Beyond (https://geekherring.com/representation-nycc-2018/) Episode 131: Geeking Out About Self Care (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-self-care/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Jordan Dene Ellis.

HAPPY PRIDE! We are so excited to celebrate Pride this month, not only because it's fucking PRIDE, it's also Moni's first pride as an out and proud asexual person! Welcome to the queer club, Moni! In this episode, we're talking alllll about Moni's coming out story and how she's perceived herself for all of her life. It's really fascinating to hear this from someone who realised their identity at 36 years of age. Congratulations, Moni, on figuring your shit out! We also talk about appearances and genitals, because what kind of episode would it be if we didn't? It's inappropriate and incredible, exactly how we like it. This year has been one of self-discovery for many. We've actually had quite a few people mention that Geek Herring has gotten way gayer over the years we've been doing this -- and also that Geek Herring makes you gay*. *Well, sure. We'll take it! What a weird badge of honour. Celebrating pride for both of us has been really different experiences. Amanda's been celebrating over 17 Prides in some way or another and Moni's never been to a Pride parade in her life. We're both valid for however we celebrate and recognise Pride! Because Pride matters. Pride is an important event in the LGBTQIA2+ community. We've lost so much - from the AIDs crisis, homophobia, transphobia, biphobia, murders, and all that horrible stuff of humanity. It's no wonder there are so many people, like Moni, who haven't come out until later in life. We didn't have the role models or the safety to come out like Gen Z does, now. Finally, we want you to know that no matter how old you are, no matter how out you are, and no matter who you are: you matter. You are valid. Your identity is valid. This world just needs a bit more gosh darn love! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you've enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 126: Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form (https://geekherring.com/roundtable-love-in-every-form/) Episode 124: Geek Interview: Love Is… Finding Yourself with Lizzie (https://geekherring.com/interview-love-is-getlizziewithit/) Episode 125: Geek Girl Reviews It's a Sin: The Heartbreaking Reality of the AIDS Crisis (https://geekherring.com/review-its-a-sin/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from May 2021 covers Gen Z being badass, celebrity struggles with mental health, snowflake gamers and the male gaze, an update on the Rosario Dawson anti-trans lawsuit, and some good news from Twitch! We start by celebrating the incredibly talented Madisen Cordell who won an Amazon scholorship to pursue computer science.... after starting to learn it only last summer! This story is so wholesome and inspiring; Madisen, you'll go so far!! Congratulations! Then we're talking about the newest grrl riot punk band: The Linda Lindas. These tweens took a racist, sexist comment from a boy in their class and wrote the literal baddest assiest song about it. Ever. RACIST SEXIST BOY!!! We stan you, Linda Lindas!! Keep it coming! Next, we're talking about Naomi Osaka's statement and eventual withdrawal from the French Open due to her mental health. She decided it was in the interest of her mental health not to participate in post-tournament interviews, but the archaic tennis federation rules deemed it appropriate to issue a $15k fine. Seriously? Mental health before all else! We're proud of you, Naomi! And hope you kick collaborative ass in changing the rules! And it's not just women who are opening up about their mental health problems. Even male celebrity faves like Ryan Reynolds who seemingly have it ALL can and do struggle with mental health issues. It's so, so, so important for straight, cis, white men to open up about their mental health issues in order to combat the stigma of mental health. Thank you, Ryan! Then we have a bit of a laugh about the absolute snowflake of a gamer who decided that Aloy, in the sequel to Horizon Zero Dawn, looks too masculine. Um, fuck away off and get in the sea! With an update to a past geek girl in the news episode, courts have dismissed the anti-trans assault lawsuit against Rosario Dawson. This is really a lose-lose situation. Either accusor Dedrek Finley is lying and caused some irreparable damage to Dawson's career and the validity of anti-trans assault, or Dawson is lying and used her fame and finances to make the situation go away. Well fuck. But in some excellent news, Twitch has finally - finally - given us 350 new identity tags on the gaming platform! The long-anticipated trans tag is here! And along with it are tags about sexuality, gender, race, nationality, disability, and more. THANK YOU TWITCH. And maybe in some even more unprecedented updates... Twitch apologised for getting this wrong, stating that they really should have done this sooner. What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Madisen Cordell wins Amazon scholarship to pursue computer science (https://www.geekwire.com/2021/junior-geek-month-madisen-cordell-wins-amazon-scholarship-pursue-computer-science/) Everyone Is in Love With the Linda Lindas (https://www.themarysue.com/everyone-loves-the-linda-lindas/) BREAKING: Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open. (https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1399425686209716225) The Importance of Ryan Reynolds Opening Up About Anxiety During Mental Health Awareness Month and Beyond (https://www.themarysue.com/the-importance-of-ryan-reynolds-showing-his-anxiety-mental-health-month/) Snowflake gamer dragged after whining about Aloy’s ‘masculine’ appearance in Horizon Forbidden West (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/06/01/horizon-forbidden-west-aloy-masculine-sony-state-of-play/) Court Has Dismissed Anti-Trans Assault Lawsuit Against Rosario Dawson (https://www.themarysue.com/court-has-dismissed-anti-trans-assault-lawsuit-against-rosario-dawson/) Twitch streamers celebrate as brand-new transgender tag goes live: ‘I’m happy it’s finally here’ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/27/twitch-tags-launch-350-identity-tags-streaming-trans/) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 106: Geek Girl in the News: We’re in love with Elliot Page and Chris Evans… just a little bit! (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-news-november-2020/) Episode 116: Geek Interview: Gender Identity and Fluidity with Frazley and Sascz of Translucidity (https://geekherring.com/interview-identity-frazley-sascz-translucidity/) Episode 131: Geeking Out About Self Care (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-self-care/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Self care. It's a hot topic right now, and not without good reason. It's an essential practice for our health - but as geeks, what's best for us? Let's face it. All those Insta posts about self care being baths, yoga, and meditation are bullshit. Like okay, Karen, if that's you, you do you. But that's not all self care is. Self care is any activity that lets your body and, maybe more importantly, your mind relax. This week, we're talking about the self care practices that we, as geeks, business owners, podcast hosts, and Twitch streamers do regularly. From creating a schedule and routine to reading cosy books to streaming on Twitch. The most important message is that your self care can look like whatever you want it to. Don't let anyone else dictate what your self care should look like. Do what makes YOU happy. What are your favourite ways to practice self care? Let us know in the comments here or come join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 113: Bodies and Radical Self-Love with Gemma (https://geekherring.com/bodies-radical-self-love/) Episode 108: Geek Discussion: Real talk! Our Girl Geek Highs and Lows 2020 and Before (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-highs-lows/) Episode 121: Geek Interview: Loving the Skin You’re in with Frank the Pegasus (https://geekherring.com/interview-frank-the-pegasus/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Surviving R. Kelly is a documentary about the literal decades of abuse from the rapper - and the total lack of prosecution. This is our review of the 6-part documentary of horrors. Content Warning: This entire episode deals with sensitive topics. Sexual assault, abuse, pedophilia, child pornography, pornography, and more. Please protect yourselves, listeners. If these topics are too heavy for you right now, please check out another episode of Geek Herring After watching Surviving R. Kelly, we can say with 100% certainty that Robert Kelly is indisputably a piece of shit. We witness in this documentary Robert's interest in young girls start way too early in his life. It's all come out about his relationship and marriage to Alliyah - when she was only 15 fucking years old and he was 24!? But that's nowhere near where these decades of abuse ends. It's absolutely heartbreaking to watch these girls and young women be seduced by this master manipulator for years. Even when women came forward about his abuses, Robert "somehow" seems to avoid any jail time. Spoilers: he just makes too much money for the record company. So naturally, he can do whatever he wants - including assaulting young girls. We also talk about how everyone in his life is claiming total ignorance and innocence to his crimes - and we call absolute fucking bullshit. Listen to this episode to find out more! Watch Surviving R. Kelly on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/81069393) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 22: Geek Discussion: Rape, Steam, & Responsibility (https://geekherring.com/geek-discussion-steam-rape-responsibility/) Episode 119: Geek Girl in the News: Sexual Abuse & Racism in the Entertainment Industry – Marilyn Manson, Joss Whedon, World of Warcraft, & the Golden Globes (https://geekherring.com/news-february-2021/) Episode 91: Geek Discussion: WAP, Sexual Empowerment, and Feminism (https://geekherring.com/discussion-wap-sexual-empowerment-feminism/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier is one of the most iconic and important watches of our modern times. Let's talk about why! ** THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS OF THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER SEASON 1 ** Please enjoy Amanda's super awesome and very incoherent explanation and summary of The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. We don't want to put toooo too much in these shownotes, because spoilers, but to sum up: Defund the police. Support mental health, PTSD, and military vets. Black Lives Matter. Mediation should always be the first course of action. Bucky Barnes and Sam Wilson are the best and we'd watch them paint a room together, What did YOU think of this epic show? Let us know in the comments or come on over and join our Discord! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 120: Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief (https://geekherring.com/review-wandavision/) Episode 41: Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Episode 128: Geek Girl in the News: eSports Gyms, NFTs, and Marvel Excitement (https://geekherring.com/news-april-2021/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from April 2021 covers the EFL's first female referee, Japan's first ever eSports gym, NFTs and the Disaster Girl meme, Sony's partnership with Discord, Disney+ announcement of Ironheart, Marvel's Phase 5 trailer drop (omg!), Ryan Reynolds demanding a bisexual Deadpool, and the revealed identity of Ratchet & Clank's femme fatale! We're so excited to have a pretty upbeat month of news this month! First, we're diving into sports, thanks to Thom (of course) who sent us this article about Rebecca Welch, the first female referee for the English Football League. What a fab move for the EFL, a fab promotion for Welch, and a step forward for women in football. We love to see it! Thom also sent us our next article about Japan's first eSports gym opening up in Tokyo. Picture a regular gym: you go, train on all the machines, even have the opportunity for personal training. That's EXACTLY what an eSports gym is - except you're not working out your legs, you're working out your ESPORTS muscles. And we're HERE for this, how dang cool!? What do you know about NFTs? Amanda knows nothing, even after Moni and Twitch chat tried to explain it. But she doesn't have to understand what they're about to know that the Disaster Meme just made Zoe Roth $500k. She's paying off her college loans and donating the rest to charity. AMAZING! We're also super excited about Sony's partnership with Discord. This is such a win-win! Discord needs some more financial backing, especially after the year it's had, and Sony needs some voice cross-chat integration for the Playstation. Excited to see what happens here! Geek Herring listener, FlameFlash, submitted the next story about the Disney+ announcement of Ironheart! This show sounds absolutely incredible and follows the story of 15 year old genius Black student RiRi Williams on her quest to rebuild IronMan armour for her. RiRi will be played by Dominique Thorne, and it's being written by Chinaka Hodge, another Black woman. We quite literally cannot contain our excitement about this show and all the Black female talent getting pumped into it! We're also SO FUCKING EXCITED about the Marvel Phase 5 release trailer! Literally cannot WAIT for all these films to come out - and so many are this year! YES YES YES to ALL these damn movies! And, staying with Marvel, we are HERE for Ryan Reynolds absolutely begging Marvel to let him play Deadpool as bisexual - he is canon pansexual in the comics, so of course it makes sense! Come on, Marvel! It's about time! And finally, we talk about the new Ratchet & Clank femme fatale character reveal! Thanks to our friend, Ed Nightingale, reporting for Pink News for this article! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Rebecca Welch becomes first female referee to be appointed to EFL game ahead of Harrogate Town vs Port Vale (https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12260243/rebecca-welch-to-become-first-female-referee-of-an-efl-game-when-she-takes-charge-of-harrogate-town-vs-port-vale) Japan is opening its first ever esports gym in Tokyo, where people can book 3-hour slots at PCs and pay for coaching from professional gamers (https://www.insider.com/japan-opens-esports-gym-gaming-tokyo-2021-4) The World Knows Her as ‘Disaster Girl.’ She Just Made $500,000 Off the Meme. (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/29/arts/disaster-girl-meme-nft.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur) Sony announces new partnership with gaming platform Discord, raising hopes for improved cross-play (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/05/04/discord-sony-playstation-minority-stake/) ‘Ironheart’: Marvel-Disney Plus Series Sets Chinaka Hodge as Head Writer (EXCLUSIVE) (https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/ironheart-disney-plus-series-showrunner-chinaka-hodge-1234961656/) Marvel Phase 5 Release Trailer (https://twitter.com/MarvelStudios/status/1389203091552038913) Ryan Reynolds is reportedly begging Marvel to make Deadpool openly bisexual (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/29/ryan-reynolds-deadpool-bisexual-pansexual-marvel-kevin-feige/) Hidden identity of Ratchet & Clank’s mysterious new femme fatale finally revealed (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/26/ratchet-clank-rivet-lombax-playstation-5-insomniac-state-of-play/) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 123: Geek Girl in the News: Montero & Lil Nas X, Sarah Everard, and Trans Rights (https://geekherring.com/news-march-2021/) Episode 111: Geek Girl in the News: We are SO Over Body Shaming, Star-Lord #ConfirmedBisexual, & Aliens Exist!? 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We're getting chilled out and intimate with round TWO of asking deep questions. We always love these episodes because we get to know each other even better than we already do. We had a LOT of laughs, some himming and humming (LOOKING AT YOU, AMANDA!), and a few moments getting totes emosh, all while sharing our answers LIVE with our Twitch audience! Want to hear about the best gift Amanda ever got? What about her most embarrassing moment at school? Curious about what Moni's future TED Talk will be? Or when she's felt most alone? Want to know how Amanda made Moni spit her water out!? Then tune in! Make sure you don't miss this one! Ask Deep Questions (https://askdeepquestions.com) is a card game that consists of 48 thoughtful questions that go below the surface to create meaningful connections with ANYONE. Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Love comes in so many different forms! We're joined by some wonderful Twitch streamers, mods, and Tweeters to talk about love outside the heteronormative experience. This episode is beautiful and emotional and we love it! About Our Guests Ariana is a polyamorous cis woman we know on Twitter (https://twitter.com/missarianaventi) Frazley is an asexual, aromantic transgender woman who streams on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/frazleys) Gemma is a polysexual, polyamorourus cis woman and is our wonderful moderator (https://twitter.com/cdnbookgrrl) Jay is a genderfluid, polymorourus streamer on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/pancakeparty8) Rik is an agender, aromantic gay streamer on Twitch (https://twitch.tv/wortermelon) About Love in Every Form This is our very first roundtable discussion we recorded live on Twitch. We asked some of our lovely friends and fellow streamers to come on and talk about their experiences with love. We learned so much about so many different types of love: polyamory, familial, friendship, no sexual or romantic connections, gay love, straight love, and everything in between. Of course, there were tears. Of course, there was openness and beauty to this conversation. We all learned so much about each other - and maybe even some beauty things about ourselves we didn't previously know. All we know is: this episode is beautiful. Thank you so much, everyone, for sharing pieces of yourselves and speaking so openly about your experiences with love! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 124: Geek Interview: Love Is… Finding Yourself with Lizzie (https://geekherring.com/interview-love-is-getlizziewithit/) Episode 83: Geek Herring & Chill: Happy Pride 2020! (https://geekherring.com/chill-happy-pride-2020/) Episode 125: Geek Girl Reviews It’s a Sin: The Heartbreaking Reality of the AIDS Crisis (https://geekherring.com/review-its-a-sin/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

The E4 drama It's a Sin is a wonderful and heartbreaking series following a group of gay men living through the height of the AIDS crisis in London. It's a hard watch, for sure, but it's one we think everyone should watch. It's NECESSARY to be aware about what happened to an entire group of people - almost mostly in secret. We went into this knowing it would be sad, but it broke us. WOW. What a show. ** Spoiler Warning ** This whole episode is FULL of spoilers. We talk about our own experiences as young girls living through this period of time ourselves. Of course, we were so far removed from the realities of what was going on. The death, the grief, the loss, and the sheer fact that no one that could do anything about it fucking cared. The series stars 5 gay men in London and Jill - the star of the show. Jill is precious and thrown into a life-changing situation that causes her to care for her friends while learning everything she can about AIDS. The portrayal of STIGMA is so powerful and shocking in It's a Sin. Like this is reality. People didn't know why gay men were dying. They didn't know HOW they were dying. And no one knew how the disease was spread. We didn't know. This show does such a wonderful job of showing and embracing the love and vibrancy of life. Through trauma, through secrecy, through illness. Of course, it's not perfect and it doesn't cover every aspect of this period in time. But It's a Sin does one hell of a job of portraying what reality was like in the 80s and 90s. Hearbreak. Hope. Death. Friendship. Love. Sex. Wow. The level of shame and embarassment portrayed, as well. Feeling like you have to hide who you are from the people you love is just horrible. The show really gives great insight into the reality of gay life. It's sad. Also, we STAN Colin's Mom. She's LEGIT. This whole show is sad. This whole show is incredible. This whole show is ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL WATCHING. Bring tissues. Resources ** Watch It's a Sin Here (https://www.channel4.com/programmes/its-a-sin) ** Learn more about the National AIDS Trust (https://www.nat.org.uk/) LGBT+ History Month: It's not a sin, but it's still a crime (https://www.kingston.ac.uk/news/article/2454/22-feb-2021-lgbt-history-month-its-not-a-sin-but-its-still-a-crime/) It’s A Sin is beautiful, but it neglects the women who also died of Aids (https://inews.co.uk/opinion/its-a-sin-is-beautiful-but-it-neglects-the-women-who-also-died-of-aids-848579) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

It doesn't matter how old you are or what your situation is, you're never too old to find yourself. We're delighted to be joined by Twitch streamer, Lizzie, to talk about coming out in her 30s. Amanda also shares her perspective of coming out in the mid 00's. About Our Guest Lizzie is an incredible Twitch streamer, cross-stitcher, and member of our community. We love her so much! It was only a couple of weeks before this episode was recorded that Lizzie came out as "not straight." We thought it would be perfect to celebrate our month of love in February by chatting all things coming out with Lizzie - and with Amanda. This conversation is a lot of fun. We talk about our experiences with coming out, realising we weren't straight, and touch on some of the hate Amanda's received. Thanks Lizzie, so much for being part of this conversation! Quotes Find Our Guest Online Find Lizzie On Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/getlizziewithit)! Find Lizzie on Twitter (https://twitter.com/getlizziewithit) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/getlizziewithit/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 116: Geek Interview: Gender Identity and Fluidity with Frazley and Sascz of Translucidity (https://geekherring.com/interview-identity-frazley-sascz-translucidity/) Episode 83: Geek Herring & Chill: Happy Pride 2020! (https://geekherring.com/chill-happy-pride-2020/) Episode 61: Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-diversity-representation/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Lizzie.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from March 2021 covers the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard, Police Brutality, the Vatican's archaic stance on same-sex marriage, Lil Nas X and his new music video, Montero, the NCAA's ridiculous weight rooms, Peer2Peer.Live - thanks Trans Lifeline!!, SonicFox repping Trans Rights at eSports tournament, Sesame Streets newest Black muppets talking about anti-racism, and Star Wars teases us with Obi-Wan Kenobi news! ** Before we go further, we have a content warnings with timestamps. ** *Sexual Abuse, Assault, Violence, Murder and Police Brutality 6:31 - 17:00 * Like every other person on this planet should be, we are both absolutely outraged and appalled at what happened in the UK at the beginning of March. We started the week off with International Women's Day, but quickly the week soured. Sarah Everard was kidnapped and murdered. By: A POLICE OFFICER. Yep. Wish we could say we're shocked but.... This has obviously spared a renewed sharing of the #MeToo movement, sharing our own stories of sexual abuse and assault, and even more incredulity of the actual audacity of men. But that's not all! A vigil being held in Sarah's honour was condemned by Home Secretary Priti Patel

In one of our most emotional episodes to date, we talk about why we can no longer support the Harry Potter franchise because of JK Rowling's hateful transphobic agenda. This is our explanation and our break-up. This episode is emotional, heartfelt, and raw. We cry, we rant, we talk about why it's more important to support and love our trans friends and trans rights than to continue pouring love into a franchise that doesn't love everyone. It's no longer a safe haven. It's no longer a place you can be yourself. If you're breaking up with the Wizarding World, too, we understand what you're going through. If you're trans and you're feeling justifiably attacked by Rowling's vitriol, you are valid, you are loved, and you are always welcome with us. This episode is conveniently coming out during Trans Visibility Week. We stand with you yesterday, now, and always. Trans rights are human rights. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 70: Geek Discussion: The Hogwarts Problem with Lark & Jessie from The Gayly Prophet (https://geekherring.com/discussion-the-gayly-prophet-hogwarts-problem/) Episode 116: Geek Interview: Gender Identity and Fluidity with Frazley and Sascz of Translucidity (https://geekherring.com/interview-identity-frazley-sascz-translucidity/) Episode 105: Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Loving the skin you're in doesn't always come easy. Sometimes it comes with daily affirmations, doing things for yourself, and accepting that somedays, body neutrality is the place you'll be in that day. FrankthePegasus joins us for this intimate, inspiring, and hilarious episode about body positivity. About Frank the Pegasus Frank the Pegasus is a full-time content creator on Twitch and YouTube. She focuses on on sex positivity, body acceptance, and mental health advocacy! She's been streaming for almost 5 years, is super queer, and is a big lover of simulation and collection games. Fank and Monika geek out for a really long time about birds and plants. It's incredible. You're welcome. Geeking about about loving ourselves is so cool, honestly. We talked about the importance of doing things for YOU, that light YOU up and make YOU feel good - like seriously, friends, when's the last time you prioritised YOURSELF!? Tell us the truth! How absolutely sick are you of those bullshit fatphobic stereotypes we get from the media? Because we're furious about them. It's exhausting watching fat bodies be protrayed as evil, lazy, unkempt and unclean, and a whole host of other stereotypes. We can do better than this. Frank's best advice? Take care of yourself because you love yourself!!! It seems like such a simple concept, but we all know it's easier said than done. What do you do for yourself just to show you that you love you? That's a lot of yous but we really wanna know! A huuuuge topic of discussion here is removing the value you give to society from the way you look. You are more than your looks, you're more than your body, you're more than face. You don't owe society or anyone for that matter anything. And your value is NOT ABOUT how you look. We promise you that! Have you ever practiced Positive Body Affirmations? Frank says they're one of her daily rituals to remind herself how much she loves the skin she's in. If a positive body affirmation seems too far for you, what about a neutral statement - Frank recommends "I have arms" and we love that! We'd also like to remind you to surround yourself with bodies of all shapes and sizes. This is especially important right now, when we're all living our existence online. Curate your social media feeds, especially the visual based ones like Intsa, to have more body types on there. We read a study once that asked you to scroll through your Insta feed and to count how many posts you passed before you found a body that didn't look like you. If it's more than 10, your feed is simply not diverse enough! Have you ever done an experiment like this? It's a LIFE. CHANGER. Please do it! Frank also wants you to do the things that make your internet experience better. That's not only curating your feed, but it's also choosing not to go on any triggering sites, removing toxic people and words from your timelines and follow lists, and making a point to create a positive environment for yourself. But what about those days on stream when you just don't feel like showing your face? Let's normalise not being on camera. Women are under so much pressure to look a certain way in order to succeed on Twitch, but honestly - why? Like, we don't owe you pretty. We also don't owe you our face all the time. If we're not feeling it, we're just gonna have that camera turned off. We also talk about the importance of body neutrality, which is sooooooooooo gooooooood and something we need to talk about more - it doesn't always have to body positive!! Plus the dangers of SnapChat (for example) filters that completely change the way you look. And most importantly? PLEASE be GENTLE with yourself. You are so, so loved and so valued. What helps you on your bad days? Why on your good days do you feel good? Quotes "If you're listening to this and the only reason you play games is to enjoy a game, that's a good enough reason to play a game." "If your feed is lacking fat bodies, it's hard for you to normalise fat bodies. Get more fat bodies on your feed." "All I want to do is accept the body that I'm in and accept it as the meat sack that is carrying me through my life." "Even if you don't love yourself, you are loved. Sometimes putting confidence in somebody else's love of you is the thing that helps you get through that day. You love them and you trust them, so they can't be wrong." Find Our Guest Online Find FrankhePegasus On Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/frankthepegasus)! Find FrankthePegasus on Twitter (https://twitter.com/frankthepegasus) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/frankthepegasus) | Discord (https://discord.gg/frankthepegasus) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/frankthepegasus/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 113: Bodies and Radical Self-Love with Gemma (https://geekherring.com/bodies-radical-self-love/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Episode 110: Geek Discussion: Fit is a Feminist Issue with Geek Girl Strong, Robyn Warren (https://geekherring.com/discussion-robyn-warren/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Frank the Pegasus.

What is grief if not love preserving? ** THIS EPISODE IS FULL OF SPOILERS OF WANDAVISION SEASON 1 ** WandaVision is a heartbreaking story following Wanda's experience with grief. We see throughout the season glimpses into her life and just how much trauma this one woman has endured. It's a lot. It's sad. And, we dunno about you, but we feel more connected to Wanda and Vision than ever, ever before. We talk about those first three episodes - you know, those 1950s/60s/70s style ones, based on Dick Van Dyke, Bewitched, I Dream of Jeanie, and the Brady Bunch. What did we think of them? Well, what did YOU think of them? These three episodes are definitely the most controversial of the entire series - you either LOVE them or HATE them. Moni? They were a big nope. Amanda? Episodes 1 and 2 were super, but 3 was triggering and traumatic AF. No thanks. We also gush about our love of the penultimate episode, ep 8, that looks back at alll the shit our beloved Wanda has gone through in her life. We wanna keep these notes relatively spoiler free, unlike this episode, so... we stopping here. Tell us what YOU think about WandaVision! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 41: Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Episode 112: Geek Discussion: Imposter Syndrome in the Age of Experts (https://geekherring.com/discussion-imposter-syndrome/) Episode 117: Geek Girl Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984…. Because -Someone- Has To (https://geekherring.com/reviews-wonder-woman-1984/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from February 2021 covers the abuse allegations gainst Marilyn Manson and Joss Whedon, racism in the World of Warcraft raiding community, a complete lack of diversity - STILL - in Hollywood's Golden Globes, Gina Carano being held accountable for her actions and dropped from Disney, Lucasfilm, and her Publicist, The Last of Us actors REVEALED, and Henry Cavill's SHOCK new role! ** Before we go further, we have two content warnings with timestamps. ** Sexual Abuse, Assault, and Domestic Violence 4:30 - 28:08 Violent Racism in Gaming 28:30 - 35:51 Our first story is about the multitude of women coming forward with accusations of abuse and assault at the hand of Brian Warner, AKA Marilyn Manson. Evan Rachel Wood finally disclosed the name of her abuser, Brian Warner, on her Instagram account, describing what equates to domination, psychological and sexual abuse, and domestic violence. Amber Heard confirms Wood's claims by remembering an interview Manson did back in 2008 where he details calling Wood 158 times one day and describes fantasising about physically assaulting her. Since Wood's revelation, 15 other women have come forward (so far) with allegations against the metal musician. Did Manson get away with his open statements of abuse because he is a shock artist? Maybe we didn't take it seriously because was it real or was it all an act? Whatever the reason it went on for so long was, it's out in the open now and we hope it won't be brushed back under the rug. Like our next story focused on the abuse allegations at the hands of creator Joss Whedon. Charisma Carpenter who played Cordelia on Whedon's hit shows, Buffy and Angel, released a statement detailing the abuse she faced from the director. She's been publically supported by most of the cast to varying degrees. And further news has come out that younger actress Michelle Tractenburg, who played Dawn Summers, was not allowed to be alone in the room with Whedon. Yikes forever. Hopefully these Whedon abuse allegations are too public to be pushed back under the rug now. Next, we're talking about the rampant and violent racism that's perpetuated in World of Warcraft, especially some of the top NI raiding guilds. Screenshots of chat logs with violent racist language appeared on Reddit showing the truth of what's going on behind the scenes. But it's not just behind the scenes, it's been disclosed that in raiding applications, questions are posed that essentially state in order to be on the team, you need to be okay with violent racist language (and preferably participate in that, too). It's time we stop breeding these racist gaming cultures within Warcraft - and other MMOs. We need to take a hard stance against this, call out this violence, and hold perpetrators accountable for their actions. Then, to absolutely no one's surprise, the Golden Globes committee is facing backlash again about a lack of diversity on their board. Not to mention a lack of diversity in their nomiations! This is getting EXHAUSTING, white Hollywood. The rest of us want to celebrate BIPOC in film and TV, can you get a mitt and get in the game? Thanks. But in a bid of good news, Disney and LucasFilm have held Gina Carano, known for her role as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian, accountable for her absolutely toxic bullshit garbage she spouted on Twitter. We're not going to repeat it here, but THANK YOU to these companies for setting a precedent that this behaviour will not be tolerated. We're ending the episode with some GREAT news! Our current faves Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Bella Ramsey (Game of Thrones) are teaming up as Joel and Ellie from The Last of Us! HBO are creating a live-action TV show based on the best-selling game of all time. No news of a release yet but we are fucking HERE for it. Last, but definitely not least, Amanda's biggest hearthrob, Henry Cavill, teased us with an Instagram photo of him in a makeup chair holding a new script. Yes, it was blurry, but since when does that stop the internet?! The internet sleuths were out in full fucking force and have (hopefully!) successfully deduced that Mr Cavill seems to be making an appearance in a forthcoming Mass Effect live action. Helloooo yes please!! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Marilyn Manson: All The Allegations Of Abuse, Assault We Know So Far (https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/marilyn-manson-all-abuse-allegations_n_601ac24ec5b6c2d891a51e8c?ri18n=true) Amber Heard speaks out on Marilyn Manson sexual assault allegations (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/amber-heard-marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-evan-rachel-woods/) Charisma Carpenter's Twitter Statement About Joss Whedon Abuse (https://twitter.com/AllCharisma/status/1359537746843365381) Buffy staffers ‘feared and idolised’ Joss Whedon, who ran the show like a ‘high school’ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/28/joss-whedon-buffy-angel-feared-idolised-high-school-variety/) Buffy star Nicholas Brendon won’t comment on Joss Whedon allegations as he undergoes surgery for paralysed penis (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/16/joss-whedon-nicholas-brendon-buffy-charisma-carpenter/) Buffy star Nicholas Brendon breaks silence on abuse claims, saying he loves Joss Whedon but ‘there were transgressions’ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/18/nicholas-brendon-joss-whedon-charisma-carpenter-abuse-allegations/) Sarah Michelle Gellar speaks out as Buffy co-stars accuse Joss Whedon of ‘toxic’ abuse (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/10/sarah-michelle-gellar-joss-whedon-accusations-toxic-abuse/) Buffy star James Marsters ‘heartbroken’ by Joss Whedon ‘toxic’ abuse allegations (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/13/james-marsters-joss-whedon-buffy-vampire-slayer-toxic-abuse-allegations-heartbroken/) Buffy showrunner Marti Noxon speaks out on Joss Whedon abuse allegations: ‘I would like to validate their story’ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/15/joss-whedon-marti-noxon-buffy-allegations/) World of Warcraft's community is grappling with allegations of widespread racism in its top-end raiding guilds (https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcrafts-community-is-grappling-with-allegations-of-widespread-racism-in-its-top-end-raiding-guilds/) Time’s Up, Celebrities Call Out Golden Globes for Having Zero Black Members (https://www.themarysue.com/times-up-golden-globes-2/) Gina Carano Has Been Fired From "The Mandalorian" Following Offensive Social Media Posts (https://www.buzzfeed.com/larryfitzmaurice/gina-carano-fired-the-mandalorian) Game of Thrones’ breakout star Bella Ramsey to star as lesbian icon Ellie in HBO’s The Last of Us (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/11/the-last-of-us-hbo-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-casting-ellie-joel-series/) Henry Cavill teases ‘secret project’. And super sleuths say it has something to do with Mass Effect (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/25/henry-cavill-mass-effect-project-tv-show-instagram-rumours/) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 99: Geek Interview: Being Black and Nerdy with Justin Williams (https://geekherring.com/interview-justin-williams-super-tangent/) Episode 86: Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Episode 65: Geeking Out About The Witcher: Monster Hunters, Witches, and the Duality of Humankind (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-the-witcher/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

The Queen's Gambit took Netflix by storm when it released in late 2020. Finally, something to distract us from the shitshow that was the worst year ever! It was smart, sassy, addictive, and made chess cool again. Like, did you know that chess sales rose significantly because of how popular The Queen's Gambit was? Both of us absolutely loved this show. We thought the characters were perfect - and perfectly cast - and that the plot was intriguing and definitely captivating. We actually thought it was based on a true story, that's how fab it was! If you haven't seen it yet, a little Cole's Notes summary: We follow Beth Harmon after she's been orphaned at 9 years old. She ends up at a very strict orphanage where she makes friends, gets hooked on focus drugs, and learns chess from Mr. Shaibel, the orphanage's caretaker. Beth is good good at chess. So good, she starts competing nearly right away! And we follow her career from orphanage, to adoption, to local competitions, to nationals, to world championships. We love and hate the friends she makes along the way. We love and hate her adoptive mother. Honestly there's just so much about this show. It's incredible. It's honest. It's thrilling. It's about friendship. It's about family. It's about addiction. It's about loneliness. It's about love. It's about competition. It's about chasing happiness. We get deep into it in this episode. And end by saying: if you haven't seen The Queen's Gambit yet - what the hell are you waiting for!? Stop what you're doing and go check it out right meow. Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 64: Geek Interview: Smart is the New Sexy with Kate Wiswell (https://geekherring.com/interview-kate-wiswell-full-frontal-nerdity/) Episode 88: Geek Discussion: Learning and Growing in these Challenging Times (https://geekherring.com/discussion-learning-growing/) Episode 72: Geek Interview: Literally Surrounded by Dudes with ZiggySera (https://geekherring.com/geek-interview-ziggysera/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Like most geeks around the world, we were uber hyped for Wonder Woman 1984 to FINALLY come out. But now that it's out and we've wasted our time watching it... we wish it had stayed unreleased forever. How can one film make you feel so disappointed!? Here's your spoiler warning: Basically spoilers throughout this entire episode which is really just one big long rant. Because how can you talk about one of, if not the WORST, superhero movies ever made without hitting into spoiler territory for the whole thing? Ya can't. In this ode to a shit movie, we really do our best to make the rant humourous (totally unintentional) and think this might be the most entertaining 50 minutes of your entire week. You are WELCOME. The best part of the movie is, very literally, the beginning with young Diana. 11 minutes of greatness. And then... it just goes downhill. All the fucking way downhill until it's rolling around in the mud and getting stuck and can't get it's footing back. So what's wrong with it? In short: Female characters being reduced to appearance, hero worshipping, changing themselves to be someone they're not. GROSS. We are TIRED of this narrative!! Especially in what's supposed to be a superhero movie full of female empowerment. Diana being reduced to a love-sick puppy. The entire theme with Steve is dis-gust-ing and not at ALL the Wonder Woman we've come to know and love, especially after her first movie! We for real-real are not down with this storyline! The Dream Stone just doesn't make sense and how the heck does Max Lord know all about it when two highly intelligent women and scientists and researchers had never heard of it. Let's just leave that there, okay? This makes NO SENSE. Steve posessing some RANDOM AF dude, who doesn't even get a name, and does allll the sex with Diana. Um, hello?? Bodily consent??! Absolutely not okay with this scenario. Okay now they're in Egypt following the cheesiest scene in the history of cheesy scenes. Also, 1940's fighter pilot Steve now knows how to fly 1980's aircraft with NO PROBLEM AT ALL. Okay thennnnn. Gal Gadot's questionable AF heroic save of Egyptian children being "coincidentally" parallel to some Israeli bombinb of the Gaza Strip. GROSS. NOT OKAY. Barbara - Cheetah - the ACTUAL villain is basically just a sidekick to Max Lord. She's not living up to her full potential and it's disappointing AF. Okay so you can see where we're going with this, right!? Here's Some Resources * Wonder Woman 1984 and the Exploration of Steve Trevor and Diana Prince (https://www.themarysue.com/wondertrev-wonder-woman-1984-3/) * Wonder Woman 1984′s Cheetah Is All Wasted Potential and Bad Implications (https://www.themarysue.com/wonder-woman-1984-cheetah/) * Things We Saw Today: ‘Wonder Woman 3’ is Confirmed (https://www.themarysue.com/things-we-saw-today-wonder-woman-3-is-confirmed/) * Wonder Woman 1984 Expects Me to Believe That THE Wonder Woman Has Spent Six Decades in Mourning and That Doesn’t Sit Well With Me (https://www.themarysue.com/wonder-woman-1984-diana-longing-for-steve/) * I Thought We’d Moved Past Every Movie Led by a Woman Being a Referendum on the Very Concept (https://www.themarysue.com/wonder-women-1984-woman-led-blockbusters/) * Patty Jenkins’ Disappointing Response to Criticism of Body-Swapping Storyline in Wonder Woman 1984 (https://www.themarysue.com/patty-jenkins-responds-wonder-woman-1984-body-swap-criticism/) * Wonder Woman 1984’s Major Misstep With Steve Trevor (https://www.themarysue.com/ww84-major-misstep-with-chris-pine-steve-trevor/) * Screen Rant: Wonder Woman 1984 Pitch Meeting (https://youtu.be/4_Tm0SxIp6w) Quotes "The least superhero move and least empowering move I've ever seen in a movie about empowering women in their own choices." - Moni "As if the timeline is the fucking problem in this movie, let's be honest." - Moni "Women are craving nice representation. Women are craving superheroes for them. And then we get THIS freaking bullshit." - Moni "Make better choices than Wonder Woman 1984!" - Amanda Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 104: Geeking Out About DC: New Trailers, Wonder Woman, & More! 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This episode is so personal and emotional with both Sascz and Frazley sharing their experiences in transitioning away from their assigned genders at birth. It hasn't been an easy journey with both our guests talking of the emotional and hurtful experiences they've both had. About Translucidity Frazley and Sascz started the podcast Translucidity to talk about all their experiences as transgender people. The podcast is for everyone to learn more about trans issues affecting them and the larger population. Please note, that at the time of recording this episode, Frazley identified as non-binary. But, as gender and sexuality are totally fluid, Frazley recently came out as a trans woman with she/her pronouns. We love you, Frazley! About Gender Identity and Fluidity Sascz and Frazley bring up: when they knew they were trans navigating coming out how gender and sexuality is fluid how they feel now that they've transitioned away from their assigned gender at birth This conversation is so important and empowering. Thank you to both Sascz and Frazley for being so open with us and our audience. We finish this with: Trans rights are human rights. Trans men are men. Trans women are women. Got it? Okay, good. Find Our Guest Online Find Frazley On Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/frazleys)! Find Frazley on Twitter (https://twitter.com/frazleytastic) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLfOAuae2m7QV29ODvJX7Q) | Discord (https://discord.com/invite/fJwvvXk) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/frazleysparkspan) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/awesomegnome/) You can find Sascz Online (http://genderneutral.xyz/) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/transluciditypodcast) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/lagolad) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/lothie) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guests: Frazley and Sascz Herrmann.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from January 2020 covers the United States Presidential election (hellooooo policy reform and KAMALA HARRIS!), the wild ride that GameStop and Reddit shares have been, Activision Blizzard's diversity hiring policy, and Resident Evil's latest BABE of a vamp! We spend entirely too much time in this week's episode talking about Joe Biden and Kamala Harris's Inauguration Day and everything they've done so far. BUT HONESTLY. After four years of utter horse shit from the previous administration, it's such a breath of fresh fucking air to actually BE ABLE To shout and celebrate. No, they're not perfect. No politician is. We also acknowledge that there are a lot of issues regarding Native land agreements that are not being upheld and that very much should be. But right now, we are breathing a big sigh of relief that the Cheeto in Chief has flown down to Florida where he'll hopefully be held accountable for his actions of the last 4 years. Biden and Harris? We are holding you accountable to all your promises. You've done a lot of good so far in the 13 days you've been in office - let's keep that momentum going and DO EVEN BETTER. Okay, but that's not the only American news making headlines this month! A Reddit user started a subreddit encouraging people to buy stock in GameStop. Amanda's utterly rubbish explanation doesn't do it justice - but honestly this is AMAZING and we all need to know about it. The stock market is not just for old boys and their billions - us normal folk can play the system and make some money and eat the rich in the process. We also talk about Activision Blizzard's bizarre statement when it comes to interviewing diverse candidates. One of their lawyers claimed that applying the Rooney Rule (interviewing ONE diverse candidate for each role) is impossible. Insert major eye roll here. After some serious and well deserved backlash, President and COO Daniel Alegre released a statement that not only was that lawyer incorrectly quoted, they do, in fact, AGGESSIVELY hire diversly. Calm down, there, Dan. Finally, we talk about all the fans losing their absolute shit over Resident Evil Village's latest lady of the night. Lady Dimitrescu is the tallest vampire babe the franchise has probably ever seen, clocking in at nearly 10 (yes 10) feet tall. Yeowzer! We see her just at the end of the RE Demo that's available on PS5 and that Monika is absolutely going to play live on stream soon! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Lady Gaga’s Inauguration Performance IS the Gay Agenda (https://www.themarysue.com/lady-gaga-inauguration-gay-agenda/) Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman delivers a poem at Joe Biden's inauguration (https://youtu.be/Jp9pyMqnBzk) Here's the full list of Biden's executive actions so far (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/here-s-full-list-biden-s-executive-actions-so-far-n1255564) Watch 13TH on Netflix (https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741) Stephen Colbert Gives GameStop Saga The Hollywood Trailer It Needs (https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/stephen-colbert-gamestop_n_6013f358c5b6bde2f5be7f1a?ri18n=true) Activision Blizzard says interviewing diverse candidates for every opening "unworkable" (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-01-27-activision-blizzard-says-interviewing-diverse-candidates-for-every-opening-unworkable) Resident Evil Village launches May 7th! Everything you need to know from the Resident Evil Showcase (https://www.capcom-unity.com/2021/01/21/resident-evil-village-launches-may-7th-everything-you-need-to-know-from-the-resident-evil-showcase/) TWITTER STATEMENT: Your love for Lady Dimitrescu is loud and clear. (https://twitter.com/RE_Games/status/1356391885816823808) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 53: Geek Discussion: Hong Kong Protests, Blizzard Entertainment, & Cancel Culture (https://geekherring.com/discussion-blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong/) Episode 58: Geek Discussion: VKLiooon, & the Future of Women in eSports (https://geekherring.com/discussion-women-esports-vkliooon-hearthstone/) Episode 102: Geek Girl in the News: US Election Anxiety; AOC + Among Us = Love; & Barbie, the Role Model (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-news-october-2020/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Tabletop RPGs are historically the territory of cis, white men, full of the types of issues that cause concern to many groups of people. That's why it's time to change the narrative surrounding these games, making them a more welcoming, acceptable, and inclusive environment. We're joined by community and convention organisaer, Kate Bullock, who talks about how she's creating safer spaces within the TTRPG community. About Kate Bullock Kate Bullock is a community and convention organizer with a passion for creating safer and more inclusive spaces within the TTRPG community. She’s one of the main organizers of Breakout Gaming Convention, community manager for Magpie Games, co-owner of Unicorn Motorcycle Games, and the outgoing president of the Indie Game Developer Network. You can find her blog, Bluestocking’s Organic Gaming (http://www.bluestockings.ca/), filled with in depth analyses of the gaming community and what we can do to make it better. Kate is a consultant for safety and inclusion in the RPG world, as well as a content editor for RPGs to ensure they meet industry standards around inclusion and safety. You can find her games Crossroads Carnival, Savior, Remember Me, and more on drivethru, or see her work in Atlas Animalia, Flames of Freedom, and After the War. About Changing the Tabletop Narrative Kate Bullock joins us to talk about her work in changing the common racist and misogynistic narratives that are so often found in tabletop roleplaying games. This is a challenging, male-dominated industry to work in, yet alone make substantial changes in, but Kate's certainly making the changes she's set out to do. Kate explains why this change is so gradual: for an industry with so much general interest, the net profit margins are slim, making significantly less than the video game industry. But Kate doesn't let this deter her mission and works full-time in the industry, dedicated to change. Unfortunately, since she's now creating the games, she doesn't get to play as often as she'd like to. Kate's also a committed community manager. She strives to ensure the communities she manages are inclusive and safe for everyone, especially marginalised ​groups of people. She's recommended some great books, too, if you're interested in inclusive community management: I Hope We Choose Love by Kai Cheng Thom (https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/I/I-Hope-We-Choose-Love) Are We Done Fighting? by Matthew Legge (https://arewedonefighting.com/) Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg (https://www.amazon.ca/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X) Conflict is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman (https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Conflict-Is-Not-Abuse) And Just a Few TTRPG Resources Kate Mentioned: Camdon.com (https://www.camdon.com/) Mork Borg (https://morkborg.com/) Find Kate Bullock Online You can find Kate Bullock Online (http://www.bluestockings.ca/) and Twitter (https://twitter.com/bluestockingetc) Fine Unicorn Motorcycle Games Online (https://www.unicornmotorcyclegames.com/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 95: Geek Interview: Redefining Genres with New York Times Bestselling Author Madeleine Roux (https://geekherring.com/interview-madeleine-roux/) Episode 105: Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Episode 107: Geek Interview: Creating Feminist Characters with Game Developers Genese Davis and Seb Le Touze (https://geekherring.com/interview-genese-davis-seb-le-touze-ary-secret-seasons/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Kate Bullock.

The Body is Not an Apology by Sonya Renee-Taylor is one of the best books we've ever read about body positivity. We're sharing our first discussion, coinciding with chapter one of the book, that was recorded live on Twitch - and not originally intended to be a podcast episode, so please note the sound quality is not 100% up to our usual standard. Opening up about our own experiences with our bodies was like going to group therapy with your best friends. Being joined by our community friend and moderator, Gemma, who brought her experience with disability and fatness added another very important element to this discussion. Learning that we don't need to apolgise for existing in our bodies is revolutionary and, as Sonya Renee Taylor states, radical. This conversation is so important to have, that's why we're sharing it on our wider podcast. Just some of the topics we bring up: Fatness Body shame Disability Neurodiversity Loving our bodies where they are Self-love Filling our own cup Guilt SO MUCH MORE We'd love to know your thoughts! Have you joined book club yet? Are you reading along with us? Quotes "We just need to be and be becoming." - Gemma Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 110: Geek Discussion: Fit is a Feminist Issue with Geek Girl Strong, Robyn Warren (https://geekherring.com/discussion-robyn-warren/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Episode 94: Geek Discussion: Naked on the Twitch Set! (https://geekherring.com/episode-94-naked-on-twitch/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Imposter syndrome sucks. But, honestly, most of us have or have had it at one point or another. Not sure what imposter syndrome is? #1 lucky you! #2: Imposter syndrome is essentially the feeling that you don't know enough/aren't good enough/aren't -insert whatever here- enough to be doing what you're doing. And it's so, so real. What we discovered through recording this episode is that it's usually the people who don't need to feel like imposters who suffer from this. The overly confident and outspoken folks are usuuuually the ones who could use a bit of a pause before charging full steam ahead. We talk about some actionable tips for how to overcome imposter syndrome. What it looks like for us, how and where it shows up in our lives, and so, so much more. If you do find that you're someone who succumbs to imposter syndrome, we just want you to know that you're not alone. And it does get better. We'd love if you shared your experiences on Twitter, Instagram, or in our Discord server!! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 88: Geek Discussion: Learning and Growing in these Challenging Times (https://geekherring.com/discussion-learning-growing/) Episode 103: Geek Interview: Tech Talk for Women with Ellie McBride (https://geekherring.com/interview-ellie-mcbride-tech-talk/) Episode 108: Geek Discussion: Real talk! Our Girl Geek Highs and Lows 2020 and Before (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-highs-lows/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from December 2020 covers the sad passing of the OG Boba Fett, Jeremy Bulloch, the very fact that ALIENS (yep, real life aliens) might exist and the Galactic Federation is an actual, honest to goodness thing, Star-Lord being #ConfirmedCanonBisexual, the many painful fuck-ups with Cyberpunk 2077, Hearthstone's latest Transgender Champion, Bloodyface, and, kicking off January 2021, we want the internet to stop body shaming our men - even fit men like Kumail Nanjiani, kthx. Sadly, December saw the passing of another Star Wars star. Jeremy Bulloch passed away early in the month after a long battle with Parkinson's. He's remembered for his iconic role as Boba Fett in Star Wars Episode V & VI and so, so many other shows and films over his 45 year-long career. Rest In Peace, you legend. We also had some rather unsettling news this month coming from a retired senior Israeli security officer. That... aliens??? exist!???? Aliens, collectively known as the Galactic Federation, have been in contact for years, apparently, with Isreal and the USA but have asked these governments to keep their existence secret. Because humanity is NOT ready to hear about it. Why did this security officer spill the tea now? Apparently as a society we're way more open to this shit than ever before, so he though, well, why not!? What do you think? Do aliens exist? Is the Galactic Federation a thing that we've been in contact with?? Is this the real reason the Space Force was created? Speaking of Space Force, our real life Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Comics have confirmed that beloved character, Peter Quill, AKA Star-Lord, is bisexual and in a polyamorous relationship! The reveal comes in Guardians of the Galaxy #9 where Quill is in a hot-tub with two people whom he declares are his home. It's also confirmed that they're together for over 100 years! Cue the awes, please! Of course, Chris #TheWorstChris Pratt might not be too happy with this news. So, I guess... watch this space to see if we're going to see Bi!StarLord portrayed on the big screen!? Unless you've been hiding under a rock (which, honestly, would not blame you in the damn slightest!), you've heard about the literal shitshow that was Cyberpunk 2077. Trans and accessibility issues aside, this game was the most highly anticipated game of the year (possibly the decade, who can say!?) and upon release was just.... so fucking riddled with issues we can't even laugh at it. In a completely unprecedented move, game carriers such as PlayStation Network and the Microsoft Store actually pulled the game from their sales and offered refunds to any buyer who wants one. WOAH. This will definitely shake up the industry. And it's, um, definitely going to shake up CD Projekt Red - and not in the good way. In other transgender news, we welcome the news that Hearthstone's competitor, Bloodyface, has come out as a transgender woman. We welcome Luna (pronouns she/her) to the ranks and stand with you in support! We are SO here for the first transgender World Champion of Hearthstone! Finally, as it's the month of Radical Self-Love here at Geek Herring, we have to talk about the intense body shaming that's going on. Eternals Kumail Nanjiani is the latest victim of bodyshaming for, get this, being TOO FIT. Dude went through the Marvel superhero training program that all our fave hero actors go through and got buff AF for his role in the upcoming film. But guess what? After spending an entire year on the program, working out with the best that Marvel offers, and then spending a year in quarantine... he's still fit. So.... it's not enough that society body shames fat people, now it's shaming Kumail for being too fit. Okay, we're done. -Insert Major Eye Roll Here- What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Star Wars' Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch dies aged 75 (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55358301) So the Galactic Federation Could Be a Thing That Exists? (https://www.themarysue.com/galactic-federation/) Marvel Comics Peter Quill Is Bisexual, but What Are the Chances We’ll See It in the MCU? (https://www.themarysue.com/star-lord-bisexual-marvel/) Marvel just confirmed Guardians of the Galaxy’s Star-Lord is bisexual (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/14/marvel-comics-guardians-of-the-galaxy-star-lord-peter-quill-bisexual-polaymorous/) Cyberpunk 2077 Was Supposed to Be the Biggest Video Game of the Year. What Happened? (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/19/style/cyberpunk-2077-video-game-disaster.html) Twitter Thread Round-Up About Cyberpunk 2077 (https://twitter.com/biggusbennus1/status/1334782617791696898) Twitter Announcement: Hearthstone's Bloodyface is Transgender (https://twitter.com/bloodyfaceHS/status/1335709607361179650) We’re Not Going To Kick off 2021 by Body Shaming Kumail Nanjiani (https://www.themarysue.com/were-not-going-to-kick-off-2021-by-body-shaming-kumail-nanjiani/) Bodyshaming is not okay! by Nerd Speech (https://dodecahedron-sunflower-esht.squarespace.com/blog/bodyshaming-is-not-okay) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 105: Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Episode 102: Geek Girl in the News: US Election Anxiety; AOC + Among Us = Love; & Barbie, the Role Model (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-news-october-2020/) Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Loving the skin you're in is SO important! We strong believe this, which is why we've made it our topic for January 2021. We're joined by Robyn Warren, founder of Geek Girl Strong, to talk about the intersection of fitness, geek culture, and intersectional feminism. This is such an important conversation and one that we ALL need to hear!! About Robyn Warren Robyn Warren is a geek, feminist, Physical/Health Educator (B.S./M.S. Ed), NY State certified teacher, Accredited Xpert Pole Instructor, and American Council on Exercise certified Health Coach living in New York City. After teaching Health and Physical education in the New York City Department of Education public school system for 5 years, she realized that she wanted to live her entire life (not just in the classroom) as an example of better health. In this example, Robyn knew that it was time to offer an approach different from what was already available to the masses. She began by founding clubs and councils at the school where she worked. There was the school dance team, the School Wellness Council, and Grrrl Alliance. By expanding my reach outside of the school building with efforts to support Grrrl Alliance in its mission Robyn realized that anything in her thought bubble could manifest itself. Following her time as a school teacher, Robyn became a clinical Family Planning Health Educator and continued to build Geek Girl Strong. GGS is her brainchild, bringing all that she has worked on and towards together: overall wellness, community empowerment, and her geeky interests. Robyn believes that no one should have to choose between being the athlete and the nerd. About Fit is a Feminist Issue Happy New Year, geek friends! We're starting off 2021 with a bang, talking to Robyn Warren, founder of Geek Girl Strong, about why fitness is a feminst issue and how you can be both geeky and athletic! This is a SUPER important topic, especially for us geek girls, as there is so much info out there telling that we can't be both geeky and into fitness. That as geeky women, we have a stereotype to uphold and unfortunately, looking after our health isn't it. We're here, at the start of LOVING THE BODY YOU'RE IN MONTH, to say that you can be BOTH. You can LOVE video games, pop culture, Marvel, DC, any other fandoms and geeky shit out there and STILL want to move your body in ways that feel good. What we loved about this conversation with Robyn is how she doesn't tell you that you have to work out for an hour every day and completely transform your body in order to be fit. NO! Robyn is all about making fitness and health work for YOU, meeting you where YOUR lifestyle is. This approach to fitness is SO NEEDED, SO NECESSARY, and SO LACKING in our community (and outside - like, the larger fitness community is pretty stressful at times!). THANK YOU, Robyn, for this amazing conversation. It is SO appreciated! Please do yourself a favour and connect with Robyn on any and all platforms - promise you won't regret it! Plus, if you follow her on Instagram, you can see how siiiiiick her pole-dancing is! Find Our Guest Online You can find Robyn Warren Online (http://geekgirlstrong.com/) / Twitter (https://geekgirlstrong) & Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekgirlstrong)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Discussion: WAP, Sexual Empowerment, and Feminism (https://geekherring.com/discussion-wap-sexual-empowerment-feminism/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Robyn Warren.

It's the most wonderful time of the year! ...So they say. We're celebrating our LAST episode of the dumpster fire that is 2020 in style by talking about our favourite Christmas movies, one you should absolutely avoid, our own Christmas traditions of years gone past, and how this year, life looks a LOT different. We also talk about how much we (okay, mostly Amanda) loves Jack Black. Because it's a whole fucking lot. And, we have a very, very special guest: Mrs Claus! She graced us with her presence to share the Christmas love. It got dirty real fast, because it wouldn't be Geek Herring without some !filth! It's time to talk about the Christmas movies that made us: Love Actually - did it hold up? It's 17 years old this year, wtf!? The Santa Clause - just the epitome of Santa PERFECTION. The Holiday - one of the GREATEST Christmas movies ever made. Fight me. The Muppets Christmas Carol - legit. The Last Unicorn, Rudolph, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and Frosty - yes, yes please. Christmas Chronicles 2 - SKIP THIS SHIT. The Knight Before Christmas - Well..... What are YOUR favourite Christmas movies? We know that Christmas and New Year's looks a LOT different this year than any other year we've had in our lives. We're making the most of it with the situations we're in. There'll be more hanging out on Twitch, more TV with our partners, and just making the most of time OFF WORK. If you want a safe place to hang out over the holidays, come on and join us in Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 11: Geek Christmas: Controversy, Hallmark, and the Perfect Geeky Girl Gifts (https://geekherring.com/geek-christmas-hallmark/) Episode 62: Geek Holidays: Monika’s Grinch is Melting! (https://geekherring.com/geek-holidays-2020/) Episode 108: Geek Discussion: Real talk! Our Girl Geek Highs and Lows 2020 and Before (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-highs-lows/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

2020 was a weird AF year, friends. Simultaneously the longest year of our lives but also it went past in the blink of an eye. This isn't really a recap episode though, but we ARE talking about the highs and lows we've experienced as geek girls. Amongst the highest of the highs, Amanda talks about her Harry Potter experience at the midnight release of HP 6 in Edinburgh. So many bittersweet memories of that night... that's unfortunately now a bit tainted by everything that's happened within the HP fandom this year. Sigh. We also have a bit of a general JK rant, talk about how we just can't anymore with her or our beloved franchise, and really get into the lows of being a Harry Potter fan in 2020. But, we also know we can't keep giving her the power to take things away from us. So now is the moment to embrace OTHER creators. As much as it would have pained us at one point or another to say it... Harry Potter is not the be-all and end-all of fantasy books out there. There are so many more incredible stories out there that deserve our attention. Of COURSE, we have to throw in some love to our fave fandom, The Realm of the Elderings by Robin Hobb. So much diversity and feminism in this story. Amanda says that EVERYONE on this entire planet needs to spend a portion of their lives investing in this story. For the good of it ALL. Okay? Okay. We also give a general ode to representation and why we need it. It's SO important to have representation and diversity in media as it helps to normalise so many different aspects of life. Aspects that ARE normal but so many people just don't get them for some reason?? And we talk about passing on the torch to the next generation. We're doing a lot of good work for women in geek culture, but it really is about what we talked with Prof. Taliep. So excited for the future!! Finally we touch on why it's okay to disagree and need to find a footing on where to have difficult conversations. Related to this, we get into why it's so fucking HARD sometimes to be a professional feminist. What have some of YOUR geeky highs and lows been? Let us know! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: The Hogwarts Problem with Lark & Jessie from The Gayly Prophet (https://geekherring.com/discussion-the-gayly-prophet-hogwarts-problem/) Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents – LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-robin-hobb-fantasy-representation/) Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Ary and the Secret of Seasons is a video game about a young girl on a quest to save her land from the Evil Mage. And we're joined by her Lead Writer, Genese Davis, and Game Director, Seb Le Touze, to talk about how they created such a compelling game and character who is, without a doubt, a feminist role model. About Genese Davis and Seb Le Touze Genese Davis is the lead writer of Ary and the Secret of Seasons. She's an American novelist, online host, and video game creator, best known as the author of The Holder's Dominion and writer for MMORPG.com. Genese is also a speaker and writer about video game culture and its development within society and has made contributions to the Gamer Lit genre. Seb Le Touze is the Game Director for Ary and the Secret of Seasons. About Creating Feminist Characters in Ary How excited are we for this incredible interview about Ary and the Secret of Seasons with lead writer, Genese Davis, and game director, Seb? Full disclosure, we received a copy of Ary so that we could do a full review and also be totally prepared for this interview. The team put so much thought into every aspect of creating Ary and the Secret of Seasons. And honestly, they NAILED it. Genese talks about all the ways she brought Ary to life, the quips she gave the other characters in the game, and how they dealt with social and health issues, such as worthiness and Alzheimer's Disease. When asked if they set out to create a feminist role model in Ary, both agree that while it wasn't fully intentional, there was definite thought into creating a strong female character to empower everyone: girls, boys, and adults alike. We love Ary and feel she's a fantastic role model - both of us wishing we had more games with characters like Ary to look up to when we were growing up! Genese talks about a scene in the game where Ary is trying to speak amongst a group of men and getting totally talked over. Girl, haven't we all been there?? Her face says IT. ALL. The reason Genese wrote this scene in this way was from so many personal experiences and she's just tired of that shit (our words, not hers. She's WAY more polite!) Genese is pushing the convention with her work. It doesn't matter what you LOOK like, you have the ability to step into any role you want to. We have a great conversation about the realities of being a women in the game's industry. While it's getting better, there is still a long way to go. Genese explains, as well, her experience ranking in MMORPGs and how it was a very unfriendly environment for a woman. From Seb's point of view, as someone who hires for games, he is desperately urging more women to apply. We cry out for more female representation from the development side, but in order to get that, we need the women to apply. So there's your mission, Herringtons. If you want that job, APPLY. We're all gonna strive to #BeMoreAry. You in? You can read our full review of Ary and the Secret of Seasons! (https://geekherring.com/ary-seasons-review/) Quotes "We can make her have blonde hair and a cute dress and she can still be the scientist. I'm always trying to change that and trying to put my own two cents that you can look like anything and also step into any role." "Had I not made that one decision and stuck to my guns, my career as a writer would be very different, if not exist at all." "Instead of always relying on asking someone for advice, actually go and do the work. Actually go and take a class on what you want to do. Dip your feet into the pond and really feel what it feels like to do the job day in and day out." Find Our Guest Online You can find Gense Davis Online (http://www.genesedavis.com/) / Twitter (https://ArySeasons) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/ArySeasons) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ArySeasons) / LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sltze/) / YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/Exiin)! You can find Seb Le Touze Online (https://ary-game.com/) / Twitter (https://genesedavis) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GeneseDavisOfficial) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/genesedavis) / LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/genesedavis/)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guests: Genese Davis and Seb Le Touze.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from November 2020 covers Black Panther updates, David Prowse (RIP), Rosario Dawson, Charmed Trans cast, Elliot Page, and why we're all just that little bit in love with Chris Evans. Honestly, on the geek girl news front, November wasn't too bad! In fact, dare we say, it was actually kinda good!? What a relief consider what a decade this year has been.... amirite!? As we all know, with Chadwick Boseman's passing, the Black Panther series was in a bit of limbo. Marvel Studios have alluded that Black Panther 2 is set to record next summer with Shuri taking a bigger role in the franchise. Here's hoping she does take over the role of Black Panther like in the comics! Sadly, the original actor who played (the body of) Darth Vader, David Prowse, has passed away. Thank you, sir, for the formidable presence. You will not be forgotten! In other Star Wars news, Rosario Dawson opens up about the alleged transphobic abuse her and her family set on a childhood friend. She defends herself, saying that the claims are baseless and 18 of the 20 have been voluntarily rescinded. Will we ever know the truth of what happened in this situation? In much happier transgender news, the Charmed reboot (apparently in its third season!?) cast trans actor JJ Hawkins! Will we be seeing our first male witch? I don't know about you, but I feel the need to binge the ENTIRE Charmed saga. And, everyone's beloved Elliot Page has come out as transgender, using pronouns he/they. You may know Elliot from incredible films such as Juno and Inception and the superhero saga, The Umbrella Category. In fact, just last month we talked about Elliot in their upcoming series about college eSports! In an open, heartfelt, beautiful, raw, real, and emotional message on Instagram, Elliot came out, again, and we know will be a loud voice for the transgender community, just as they have been for the lesbian one. We love you Elliot! Finally, just for a bit of fun, we fangirl about all the things that Chris Evans, of the Captain America variety, has done this year to make us all swoon-happy. Starting a political show? Check. Getting topless? Check. "Accidental" dick pics? uh, yup! Now playing the piano in a cosy sweater and giving sultry looks to the camera... damn, this man's got us good. What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Black Panther to Begin Filming July 2021, Shuri May Have More Prominent Role (https://www.ign.com/articles/black-panther-to-begin-filming-july-2021-shuri-to-have-more-prominent-role) RIP David Prowse, the Man Behind Darth Vader (https://www.themarysue.com/rip-david-prowse-the-man-behind-darth-vader/) Mandalorian Actress Rosario Dawson Addresses Alleged Transphobic Assault (https://www.themarysue.com/mandalorian-rosario-dawson-alleged-transphobic-assault/?utm_source=mostpopular) Charmed reboot casts trans actor JJ Hawkins in groundbreaking new role: ‘It’s the inclusion for me’ (https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/18/charmed-reboot-trans-actor-jj-hawkins-cast-kevin-fan-reaction-representation/) Oscar-Nominated ‘Umbrella Academy’ Star Elliot Page Announces He Is Transgender (https://www.instagram.com/p/CIQ1QFBhNFg/) Chris Evans Is Playing Piano in Quarantine and Has No Regard for Our Hearts (https://www.themarysue.com/chris-evans-pls/) Check Out Geek Herring! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 105: Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters (https://geekherring.com/discussion-geek-community-matters/) Episode 102: Geek Girl in the News: US Election Anxiety; AOC + Among Us = Love; & Barbie, the Role Model (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-news-october-2020/) Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

The geek community that surrounds us is one of the best communities we've both EVER known, and we've had our fair share of incredible geeky loves over the years! This episode is dedicated to YOU. Just in time for American Thanksgiving, we are grateful for you, Geek Herringtons, and love you all so, so much. In this episode, recorded back in July 2020, we talk about the importance of community, especially the geeky communities and the LGBTQIA+ communities we hold so dear to our hearts. We gush about our love of Biggus Bennus and his welcoming, wonderful people. We share so much love about how the Harry Potter community changed both of our lives independtly of each other. And we cherish and celebrate the community we're building here with Geek Herring. Community and gratitude go hand in hand for us. Thank you to everyone that listens to Geek Herring, supports us on Twitch, follows us on social media, or has joined the Discord. You are the real MVPs!! Come hang out in Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord) with us! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 86: Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Episode 69: Geeking Out in Times of Crisis: Rise of the Geek (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-geeks-crisis/) Episode 6: Geek Girl Community: Support, Sisterhood, and Friendship (https://geekherring.com/community-sisterhood-friendship/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

In this episode, we geek right out about all the new films coming out from DC! As you know, Amanda is MEH about DC, but even she's excited about some of these films. Right? We're as surprised as you are! Robert Pattinson as Batman still a top tier movie we're hyped about. Same with Wonder Woman! Just because it was supposed to come out in June doesn't mean we can't still absolutely freak out about how fab it looks! Amanda's even committing to watching ALL the DC films. So come on, give her some encouragement! Which are you most excited for? Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 41: Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Episode 99: Geek Interview: Being Black and Nerdy with Justin Williams (https://geekherring.com/interview-justin-williams-super-tangent/) Episode 67: Geek Girl in the News: Saying no to dick pics, Raising The Game, & The Witcher 2! (https://geekherring.com/geek-girl-news-february-2020/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

New tech got you nervous? We've brought in our pal Ellie McBride to talk about how she helps women bridge the gap between their fear and succeeding in all the amazing tech advancements they can embrace! About Ellie McBride Ellie McBride is an American expat living in Northern Ireland since 2017. After moving across the world to be with her Northern Irish husband, she struggled to find the flexibility to spend much time back at her other home in Oregon to see her friends and family. In this quest for flexibility, she realized building an online business from the ground up is the way to have everything she ever wanted in life. Ellie started out as a freelancer back in 2017. As a Virtual Assistant, she worked online with business owners in areas like social media planning, creating slick systems and automations, and perfecting their email marketing systems. However, Ellie soon realized many of her clients struggled with the same: Creating efficient processes to help open up their time for the tasks that truly needed their attention. Now she uses the skills and tools she learned from her days as a VA in her work as a Squarespace website designer. Ellie helps create a solid backbone for your business with systems that connect to your website and grant you the freedom to let go of repetitive tasks and focus on the work you’re truly excited about. Ellie's goal? To give you a beautiful home on the web for your message and your work all while helping make your work more efficient. Ellie serves women who own small businesses and are building them from the ground up by creating beautiful, functional websites with built in time-saving systems. About Tech Talk for Women Us geek girls know a thing or two about tech (some more than others), but we also see so many women interested in tech, gaming, and geek culture who feel daunted at the thought of learning something new. Women for so long have been discouraged from getting techy. It's not so much from the millenial and younger generation, but the women Ellie works with feel unsure about making even the simplest changes on their website. Ellie's on a mission to make tech accessible and more straightforward. She believes women are absolutely capable of embracing tech and getting shit done! We fully support on her quest and you should to! Find Ellie McBride Online Pick Up Ellie's Free Trello Board! (https://www.calibratedconcepts.com/free-resources) You can find Ellie McBride Online (https://www.calibratedconcepts.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/calibratedconcepts) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/calibratedconcepts)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Ellie McBride.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from October 2020 covers the US Election (that we hopefully have results of by now!), AOC streaming Among Us, the Nobel Chemistry Prize, 2020's Gender Breakdown in Games, 1UP, Batwoman, Uncharted, Marvel, and Barbie being a damn role model! October was a wild month. With the US Presidential election being a looming presence in our mind's all month, it's so easy for us all to think there wasn't much good to the spooky month. But looking back on our geeky news, you know what? October was fucking badass for women in geekdom! We start off at the intersection of politics and video games, celebrating US Representative, AOC, meeting her constituents where they hang out most: getting sus on Twitch. We love this story so much and hope to see more of AOC rocking the emergency meeting! Our pal Henrik dropped the next article in our laps: the Nobel Chemistry Prize was awarded to two female scientists this year! Making them the first all-female team ever to win the award. Congratulations!! Feminist Frequency reported the gender breakdown from this year's E3 and, not gonna lie, it's a pretty cool improvement for female protagonists. Any games in particular you're looking forward to? Entertainment wise, we've got some awesome news, too! Ellen Page is starring in a new TV show from Buzzfeed Studios about varsity eSports for women. She plays a coach who had her own Gamergate saga who's guiding Paris Berelc's all-female eSports team to victory against all the boys (probably). We are stannind the new Batwoman! We love Tom Holland! We bitchslap anyone who's out here bodyshaming our men (MENFOLK, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE)! We ADORE Iman Vellani who's cast as Ms Marvel! And finally, Barbie WHAAAAT? Have you been spending time on Barbie's YouTube channel or website lately? She is straight up inspirational. We should all just be more Barbie, mmkay? What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: AOC's 'Among Us' Twitch stream peaked at over 435,000 viewers (https://www.engadget.com/aoc-among-us-twitch-stream-234654176.html) Nobel chemistry prize awarded to 2 scientists for developing CRISPR gene editing tool (https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/nobel-prize-chemistry-2020-1.5753279) Summer video game reveals showed record number of female protagonists (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-10-16-summer-video-game-reveals-showed-record-number-of-female-protagonists) Gender Breakdown of Games in 2020 (https://feministfrequency.com/2020/10/15/gender-breakdown-of-games-in-2020/) Ellen Page, Paris Berelc Starring in Video Game Comedy '1UP' (Exclusive) (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/ellen-page-paris-berelc-starring-in-video-game-comedy-1up-exclusive) Becoming her own Batwoman (https://twitter.com/CWBatwoman/status/1320802521489653760) Tom Holland meets the original Nathan Drake in first look at Uncharted movie (https://ew.com/movies/tom-holland-uncharted-movie-set-photos/) Ms. Marvel Casts Iman Vellani As MCU's Kamala Khan (https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ms-marvel-iman-vellani-actress-cast-role-mcu/) now why is barbie spitting facts (https://twitter.com/fentytannies/status/1313896498346831877) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Okay, but can we talk about Enola Holmes!? Of course we can, it's Geek Herring! And this week, we are geeking the FUCK out of Enola Fucking Holmes. This film is EVERYTHING. (Okay, everything but super historically accurate but sure that's okay!) First things first - Enola Holmes has an all-star cast going for it. Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, and Sam Claflin - yes, please! Talent exudes here. Then we have Enola Holmes. Unconventional, badass, confident, intriguing, loving, mischievous, and all around incredible. She is a feminist ICON. Seriously, Enola Holmes is absolute goals and we definitely wish we had film role models like this when we were growing up. Is this movie perfect? Well, no. There's a whole bunch of historical inaccuracies, a silly (yet cute) love story that is pretty unnecessary, and a few other disgruntling things. Our friend Mel wrote about what she didn't like over on her blog! (https://dodecahedron-sunflower-esht.squarespace.com/blog/enola-holmes-a-feminist-teenager-in-trouble) But on the overall whole, Enola Holmes is fucking amazing and we think everyone should watch it! It follows Enola on her quest to find her mother who just disappeared. Turns out - she's fighting for a women's revolution! And it's badass. What do YOU think about Enola Holmes? Let us know in the comments! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking? (https://geekherring.com/reviews-feminists-what-were-they-thinking/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Amanda lost these notes after writing them, so this rewrite is definitely not going to be as good - but holy shitballs, y'all! We're 100 episodes deep! If you'd have told us 100 episodes ago that we'd still be here, creating geek feminist content week upon week, 100 episodes later, we would not have believed you. Yet, here we are! 100 episodes deep, a growing Twitch channel, new book club, incredible Discord community, monthly challenges, and MORE. Woah. You know what this really means? That this shit is WORTH IT. Every single minute we spend making Geek Herring and sharing it with our community is important, it matters, and it's hella FUN. We wouldn't be here without you! Your support is incredible and we feel so loved - and also love YOU SO MUCH. Join us for this 100 episode banterous celebratory shitshow! We say vibe WAY TOO MUCH, have all the laughts, reflect on what we've learned after 100 episodes, read out comments from our amazing community, share voice clips from Frazley and Thom, and have an all around joyful love fest. Thank you so much for all your support for the last 100 episodes! Here's to 100 more! BY THE WAY. We rebranded and relaunched our Patreon! Check it out for all new tiers, rewards, and support options! Your financial support means the absolute world to us and lets us create even more incredible geek feminist content for you! (https://patreon.com/geekherring) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 90: Geek Interview: Creating Geeky Art and Creative Expression with Molly O’Riley (https://geekherring.com/interview-molly-oriley/) Episode 86: Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Episode 12: Geek Interview: Cosplay, Conventions, Community, and Gender with Anna (https://geekherring.com/cosplay-conventions-community/) Episode 8: Geek Interviews: Video Game Music Composer Karina Pardus (https://geekherring.com/video-game-music/) Episode 99: Geek Interview: Being Black and Nerdy with Justin Williams (https://geekherring.com/interview-justin-williams-super-tangent/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Justin Williams from Super Tangent podcast joins us to get into the nitty gritty of being Black, being nerdy, living in Alaska, and raising a biracial daughter in a racist society. We talk all things politics, pop culture, and the all-important intersection of the two. About Justin Williams Justin Williams is the host of Super Tangent podcast, a podcast about politics and nerd culture, freelance audio engineer, and dad to the cutest daughter in the world (and she's named Diana - after our awesome Diana Prince!? Probably!) He's from the Alaskan north which had a huge influence on his obsession with nerd culture... sure, what else can you do when it's dark half the year?! About Being Black & Nerdy We start off by getting the important news out of the way: pens suck, nerds are awesome. And on this [super] tangent, we get into the nitty gritty of being Black, being nerdy, living in Alaska, and raising a biracial daughter in a racist society. Justin nails it on the head when he says we're getting angry at the wrong things. Black people are getting murdered every single day, but we're out here getting pissed that Robert Downey Jr wore blackface in one of his movies (which Justin thinks is hilar, btw!). So what do we do instead? It's not about cancel culture and jumping on that train to say so long to people like RDJ - y'all just missing the point. There's so many bigger issues out there! It's about banding together and enacting positive change, not following the herd and stumbling into confusion. Why not, instead of using these moments to cancel someone, we take them as a chance for education? Unless you're beating your head against a brick wall like the disaster that is JKR, it's always worthwhile taking these moments to help someone else learn from their mistakes. Justin shares why NOW is the time we HAVE to increase representation in pop culture. Yeah, there's an argument that can be made that comics, especially, have always been on the forefront of pushing progressive actions, but we have to do more. Like, representation shouldn't be this wildly revolutionary thing, right? If we're not representing every type of person this planet of ours has, we're pretending these people don't exist! For goodness sake, the world is wildly diverse, there's so many different races, genders, cultures, abilities, etc etc etc - we want to see them! We actively WANT to see the incredible, diverse people in our media. What matters even more than seeing diversity in pop culture is that you create accurate representation. Justin talks about that representation balance and what happens when you get it wrong: you create toxic media. On a lighter note, Justin also shares what it's like watching the 2016 Ghostbuster's remake with his daughter. This is heartwarming, beautiful, and offers such a refreshing perspective on a film that routinely gets shit on. Thanks, Justin! Did you LOVE this convo with Justin? We did! Justin is the legit best. Let us know your fave Justin moment in the comments and make sure to give him a follow on social and to check out his podcast! Quotes "It's easy to get on the cancel culture train and feel like you're fighting for something, when in reality you're just missing the entire point." "You don't just want to not offend someone, you're representing an entire people." "Accurate representation is just as important as representation conceptually because you can do it wrong and that is toxic." "Life isn't all about Black Lives Matter. It's not all about police brutality. Sometimes it's about kicking back and fighting for what's right in your own way." Find Our Guest Online Find Justin Williams Online (https://www.supertangentpod.com/) Find Justin Williams on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/supertangent) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/supertangentpodcast/) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6ioU5jg7myYQXlSyGHddiw)! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 61: Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-diversity-representation/) Episode 80: Geek Girl in the News: #BlackLivesMatter (https://geekherring.com/black-lives-matter/) Episode 54: Geeking Out About Halloween: Costumes, Movies, and Cultural Appropriation (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-halloween-2019/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) | Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) | Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Justin Williams.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from September 2020 covers the sad passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Trump's awful nomination to the Supreme Court, the NFL making HERstory, Mike Morhaime's new company: Dreamhaven, WandaVision, American Girl's latest doll, and saying so long to the Nintendo 3DS. While Monika's off celebrating 10 years with her Weirdo, Thom from Three Extra Lives joins us to talk about this month's news that matters. We start this month's episode by recognising and celebrating the incomparable Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who sadly passed away mid September. This is a tragic loss of a woman who has done more for women's rights than anyone else, ever. Her death is a blow to a nation in crisis, but we honour her the only way we know how. May her memory be a revolution. Even in death, the Notorious RBG is making waves! She is not only the first woman, but the first Jewish person, to be lain in State. This is an honoured given to at least 30 men since the practice began in the 1800s. Justice Ginsburg - thank you for your service. Thank you for your power. May you rest in power. We will fight in your memory. And the fight's just getting started. President Donald Trump has already nominated the SCOTUS replacement. Amy Coney Barrett is pretty well set up to take RBG's place, a move that, if successful, will have a devastating impact on America, women, and human rights across the country. Coney Barrett is anti-women, anti-lgbt rights, anti-abortion, pro-gun, pro-life (whatever that means to these Conservatives), and - oh. She's basically a member of a cult that has a position called HANDMAIDEN. Not only is this nomination straight up evil (according to Amanda's mum - "that woman's got evil in her eyes" - so we know it's true), it's unprecented... based on a precedent the Republican party set about 7 months before the end of Obama's presidential run. Hello pot? Kettle calling. Oh, and let's not forget your Geek Herring Call to Action: VOTE. Vote like your damn life depends on it!!! But let's move on to some happier stories! The NFL made HERstory in September by having three female officials on the field at the same time. Both the Washington Football Team and the Cleveland Browns had female coaches and there was a female ref on the field. This is a fantastic and long overdue - a big excitement for the future of American Football! This month also sees former Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime's announcement of his new game development company, Dreamhaven. Um, excuse me while we fangirl all over the place, here. The announcement brings with it some BIG questions about the future of game development and we are HERE for it! We also talk about the teaser trailer released for Marvel's upcoming WandaVision. DAAAAAAAMN this looks good. No set release date that we can see, but holy hell it feels good to talk about some MCU news again! Getting into nostalgic toys era now. Can you EVEN with the new American Girl doll!? Courtney is an 80's gamer girl through and fucking THROUGH. She comes with a Pac-Man arcade machine that actually works, all the neon you would ever want, and a Care Bears nightie. Her story describes her as the best gamer in the arcade (natch) and she decides to change how women are portrayed in game by learning to code. Oh - and profits from Courtney's sale go to Girls Who Code. You in? Obvs. Finally, we're saying so long, farewell to the Nintendo 3DS. It's been a long and favourable run, but we don our caps and see you off. Thanks for the fun and games! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg honored in historic ceremony at US Capitol (https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/?id=73218873) Trump Expected To Nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the Supreme Court (https://www.themarysue.com/trump-expected-to-nominate-amy-coney-barrett-for-the-supreme-court/) NFL makes history with female officials and coaches at Washington-Cleveland game (https://www.skysports.com/nfl/news/12118/12084323/nfl-makes-history-with-female-officials-and-coaches-at-washington-cleveland-game) Mike Morhaime teams up with industry veterans to launch Dreamhaven™ (https://www.dreamhaven.com/news/announcement) Paul Bettany on the future of the MCU: "It gets more and more bonkers" (https://news.avclub.com/paul-bettany-on-the-future-of-the-mcu-it-gets-more-an-1845141077) AMERICAN GIRL’S LATEST DOLL IS A VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER (https://geekspin.co/america-girl-video-game-developer/) So Long, Farewell: Nintendo Ends 3DS Production After Nearly 10 Years (https://geekculture.co/so-long-farewell-nintendo-ends-3ds-production-after-nearly-10-years/) You can find more information about Thom and Three Extra Lives Online (https://threeextralives.com) | Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/threeextralives]) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/threeextralives) | Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/threeextralives) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Geeking Out About Marvel’s Phase 4 (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-marvel-phase-4/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Thom Knight.

Disney's live action Mulan is out! And oh wow has it caused a controversy. We took one for the team, gave it a complete watch, and come armed and ready to discuss it all: the good, the bad, and the terrible. Unless you've been living under a rock (or off Twitter, kind of the same thing), you'll know that when Mulan was first announced - just about this time last year - there was a lot of controversy! It was announced just about the same time as the Hong Kong protests we covered in episode 53: Geek Discussion: Hong Kong Protests, Blizzard Entertainment, & Cancel Culture (https://geekherring.com/discussion-blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong/). Lead actress, American-raised Yifei Liu, shared a post on Weibo (a Chinese social media site) that she supports the Hong Kong police (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/16/disneys-mulan-star-sparks-call-for-boycott-with-hong-kong-stance). To sum up, what she shared said, "I also support Hong Kong police. You can beat me up now. What a shame for Hong Kong.” Okay, we have two ways of looking at this statement. Either she's pro-China and doesn't support Hong Kong's protests for independence or as a fairly prominent Chinese actress, she's being very careful about what she's saying so as not to incite hatred against herself and her career. In more recent controversy, because YES, there's more! Disney filmed many parts of Mulan in Xinjiang, currently making history for the horrible human rights atrocities against over 200 million Uyghur Muslims. Concentration camps, forced sterilisation, and murder topping the charts, here. Should Disney have chosen these locations to film in? What solutions are out there when it comes to Disney as a company, our consumer dollah dollahs, supporting or boycotting China, and enjoying the damn things that we love. Speaking of - did we love Mulan or nah? We both think there was a lot of good in the film... but a lot of MEH, too. Visually breathtaking, a serious lack of sing-a-long, but definitely something here. What did you think about Mulan? Or maybe you decided to boycott it? Whatever you've done is the right choice FOR YOU and we support you! Let us know all of your Mulan thoughts. We want the good, the bad, and the very, very bad. Let us know in the comments on the episode page! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Hong Kong Protests, Blizzard Entertainment, & Cancel Culture (https://geekherring.com/discussion-blizzard-hearthstone-hong-kong/) Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More! (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-diversity-representation/) Geek Interview: Literally Surrounded by Dudes with ZiggySera (https://geekherring.com/geek-interview-ziggysera/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Serial killers and murder clowns? Nah. The real fear is sexual assault and living with trauma. We're joined by New York Times bestselling novelist, Madeleine Roux, who's redefining the horror genre one fear at a time. About Madeleine Roux Madeleine Roux is the New York Times Bestselling author of the ASYLUM series. She received her BA in Creative Writing and Acting from Beloit College in 2008. In the spring of 2009, Madeleine completed an Honors Term at Beloit College, proposing, writing, and presenting a full-length historical fiction novel. Shortly after, she began the experimental fiction blog Allison Hewitt Is Trapped. Allison Hewitt Is Trapped quickly spread throughout the blogosphere, bringing a unique serial fiction experience to readers. Madeleine's most recent release is Shadows Rising, a World of Warcraft novel preceding the latest expansion, Shadowlands. We're so excited to have Madeleine with us on this episode! It is literally full of the most incredible knowledge bombs (kinda hate that phrase but we're going with it) possible. Madeleine shares what it's like being a horror writer in such a male-dominated craft. In fact, Madeleine is making damn waves in her industry and topping bestseller's lists. She's literally redefining the horror genre. What is fear? Actually, though. Ask yourself what are you truly afraid of? Madeleine doesn't write safe horror. Her books aren't abstract. Madeleine's horror can actually happen: sexual assault, consent, privilege, abusive relationships, and gaslighting. You know, real world things that women go through every single day. This is way scarier than the mainstream horror of a serial killer at a summer camp. We also talk about how art and writing is subjective. It all comes down to how you perceive the works. Will Madeleine ever tell you what she wants you to experience? Probably not, unless it's plot specific! Something Madeleine believes is so necessary is putting real world scenarios in fiction writing. That's why she writes about such hard truths. It's how she makes her writing so honest, real, and raw. Madeleine's not here for your bullshit theory that politics don't belong in art: There is ALWAYS politics in art and anyone who tries to tell you different is lying. Any creator will put their own values and views into their work. We also talk about our former love of Harry Potter and what it's like experiencing the downfall of a favourite author in real time. It's even harder to discover JK Rowling is a total shithead in real time as a culture than knowing that, for example, Lovecraft is a dick. It feels like an extra betrayal, extra hurt, extra sore. Madeleine also gets a full rant in about how this author started the train of deciding plot points and other things about your books after interpretation. It's shitty and it's lazy and we are NOT having it up in here! Some of the other truths coming out this episode are about fanfiction (we all love a good fanfic - and some of us write them!), the BEST advice for new writers (read all different authors and genres, READ ROMANCE, and writing book recommendations), and how you can be mobile as a female writer in such a damn misogynistic industry. Writing Resources Mentioned * Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel (Before You Waste Three Years Writing 327 Pages That Go Nowhere) by Lisa Cron (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Story-Genius-Lisa-Cron/dp/1607748894) * Wonderbook (Revised and Expanded): The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction by Jeff Vandermeer (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wonderbook-Revised-Expanded-Illustrated-Imaginative/dp/1419729667) * The Kick-Ass Writer: 1001 Ways To Write Great Fiction, Get Published, And Earn Your Audience by Chuck Wendig (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kick-Ass-Writer-Fiction-Published-Audience/dp/1599637715) * Damn Fine Story: Mastering the Tools of a Powerful Narrative Paperback by Chuck Wendig (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Damn-Fine-Story-Mastering-Narrative/dp/1440348383) Find Our Guest Online Find Madeleine Roux Online (https://www.madeleine-roux.com/) Fine Madeleine Roux on Twitter (https://twitter.com/Authoroux) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/c/) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/madeleinerouxauthor/) | Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4051426.Madeleine_Roux) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 92: Geek Discussion: All Hail the Scream Queens with Michael from AllHallowScream (https://geekherring.com/interview-michael-allhallowscreams-podcast/) Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Episode 87: Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Madeleine Roux.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from August 2020 covers the heartbreaking passing of Chadwick Boseman, an absolutely quintessential list of the top 25 games women play (shame on you, E3!), Warcraft's Shadowland's release date, Kelly Marie Tran donning her Disney Princess crown, and us absolutely losing our SHIT about the Enola Holmes trailer. We open this episode with a tribute to the late Chadwick Boseman. The devasting news of his death came just last week, revealing that he lost his four year long battle with bowel cancer. Chadwick brought so much to the world, especially the Black community, and will live on in our memories and on our big screens. Chadwick is one of the most inspirational men we've ever seen (and no, we're not talking about cancer - get your inspiration porn elsewhere, kthanks). His tenacity, character, and genuine love and desire to support others has been a guiding light and should remain a model for others to strive to. Rest in Power, King. Next, we absolutely berate an article entitled: 25 Online Games That Women Enjoy. Insert major eye roll here. Thanks to E3 for retweeting this devastingly SHIT article that perpetuates negative stereotypes of female gamers. Yes, the tweet has since been deleted. Yes, E3 has issued an apology. And yes, the article is been gone and now redirects to a different listicle. BUT STILL. Like, y'all. What? Let's get better, E3, kthanks. Oh - and if you're going to write an article like this... let's actually talk to some female gamers, okay!? But some good video game news came out for all us Warcraft Nerds! We have an official release date for the next expansion, Shadowlands. It drops October 26th/27th worldwide. Amanda gives us the perfect update and all the information YOU need to know about this expansion. You remember our favourite underrepresented Star Wars heroine, Kelly Marie Tran, and how she was totally undervalued and not given NEARLY enjoy screentime in The Last Jedi. WELL. Disney might be making up for lost time by casting Kelly in an upcoming Disney cartoon: Raya and the Last Dragon. This film looks cute as shit and we can't wait to see her bring this badass babe come to life! Finally. You heard us mention this the other day, but the first trailer for Enola Holmes has dropped and we LOST. OUR. SHIT. We watched the trailer live together on Twitch (you can totally come hang out with us and see us react live over on Twitch, too! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring)), cut out our reactions from the episode you hear here, and talk about it. Let's just say - Millie Bobby Brown as the non-conformist protagonist we NEED + Henry Cavill as the swole Sherlock Holmes brother who encourages her = the biggest thing we've been excited for all of 2020. It releases September 23 (cannot BELIEVE how close that is!). We're recording a review episode on October 6 LIVE on Twitch, complete with clips of our fave scenes! So come hang out! What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Read ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler’s moving tribute to Chadwick Boseman (https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2020-08-30/chadwick-boseman-ryan-coogler-statement-black-panther) E3 Called Out for Retweeting an Article That Stereotypes Female Gamers (https://www.themarysue.com/e3-gets-called-out-retweeting-stereotypes-female-gamers/) The Games We Play! 25 Online Games That Women Enjoy (https://web.archive.org/web/20200818173829/https://parade.com/1065301/nicolepajer/online-games-for-women/) World of Warcraft: Shadowlands Release Date Is October 26th/27th (https://www.wowhead.com/news=317672/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands-release-date-is-october-26th-27th) Kelly Marie Tran Is Officially a Disney Princess! Will Voice the Lead in Upcoming Animated Film Raya and the Last Dragon (https://www.themarysue.com/kelly-marie-tran-officially-a-disney-princess/) Millie Bobby Brown Is Sherlock’s Brilliant Younger Sister in First Enola Holmes Trailer (https://www.themarysue.com/millie-bobby-brown-enola-holmes-trailer/) The Evolution of Sherlock Holmes Ranked by How Hot He Is (https://www.themarysue.com/sherlock-holmes-is-a-babe/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! 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The leading ladies of horror have developed quite the reputation of being strong, independed, badass, and, usually, ALIVE by the end of the journey they're on! We're joined by horror expert and host of AllHallowScream Podcast, Michael Skarzynske, to preach it out to the Scream Queens we know and love! About Our Guest Michael Skarzynske is the host of brand new podcast, AllHallowScream, and the co-host of Two Nerds, Maybe More. You may know him from other podcasts such as Nerd This (RIP but thanks for the inspiration to start Geek Herring) and The Blue Recluse. Mike is an absolute horror fanatic! So we knew we HAD to have him on Geek Herring to chat about how horror is actually a pretty damn feminist genre! Not only do we talk about our favourite Scream Queens, we talk about the trope that the leading women in horror movies tend to be the most badass. We want to know - what do you love about horror movies? Hate? Maybe you're too scared to even pop The Ring in your VCR in case she comes crawling out of your TV at you. Honestly, SAME. This was such an enjoyable chat and one that you really need to hear in order to fall in love with all things horror and all things Mike! Find Michael Skarzynske Online Find Michael Skarzynske Online (https://twitter.com/AcidTearz111) and Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/acidtearz111) Find AllHallowScream on Twitter (https://twitter.com/all_hallow) Find Two Nerds, Maybe More on Twitter (https://twitter.com/2nerdsmaybemore) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out in Times of Crisis: Rise of the Geek (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-geeks-crisis/) Geek Interview: Literally Surrounded by Dudes with ZiggySera (https://geekherring.com/geek-interview-ziggysera/) Geeking Out About The Witcher: Monster Hunters, Witches, and the Duality of Humankind (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-the-witcher/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Michael Skarzynske.

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've heard, or at least heard OF, the new Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion song, WAP. Woah, geeks. What a dang bop this one is! But of course, with every song about women's sexual empowerment, middle aged white men like to shake their finger of disapproval. -BO-RING- This time, Ben Shapiro weighs in on why wet ass pussys are, well, a medical problem. ...Scuse me, say what? We feel pretty damn sorry for your wife, Ben. So let's unpack this, k? Rap music is no stranger to sexually explicit subjects and lyrics. Ludacris even has a song dedicated to all the places he wants to bang his lady friends! -insert Amanda rapping here- Is there an uproar over songs like this? Nah. Why? They dudes. This episode is dedicated to sex. To WAP. To women owning and celebrating our sexuality and freaking enjoyment of sex. To the powerful women in mainstream music talking about doing the deed, whether alone or with someone fun. To Cardi B, to Megan Thee Stallion, to Pink, to Rhiannah, to Missy Elliot, to Nicki Minaj, to all those women who've come before and will come in the future (pun absolutely intended) to shout out that women enjoying sex is not shameful! We salute you. WAP. Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Plus Size Nerding it up with Nancy Basile! (https://geekherring.com/interview-plussizenerd-nancy-basile/) Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Find Out More Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Combining a love of art and geekiness, Molly O'Riley creates a live of beauty, passion, and expression. This episode is the ultimate wake-up call you need to be you, own your weirdness, and honestly just create something every damn day. Molly is the founder of The Darling Revolution. She creates stunning abstracts for bold humans, and considers herself an emotional doula, making space for the process and teaching people how to trust themselves through creative practices. She believes in the power of creativity and that we’re all #ResilientAF. Molly shares with us how she came to create art inspired by her favourite comic book heroes. Being surrounded by the colours and vibrancy of comics all her life, it was such a natural step for her. Her geek-driven art is so cool, so colourful, and, bonus, you can ask for custom art based on YOUR fave character! We talk about art and beauty and individualism in creativity. Molly explains why you should start creating every damn day, even if it's something small, as this helps your individual expression. Expression is beauty! We love this episode with the enigma that is Molly and hope you do, too! What's the best thing you learned from this ep? Find Out More Listen to The Darling Revolution Podcast (https://anchor.fm/darlingrevolution) Find Your Determination with this YouTube Playlist (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZAMXdmEpP7dpPHx_6TT0qg) *Find Molly O'Riley Online (https://www.thedarlingrevolution.com/)! * Find Molly O'Riley on Twitter (https://twitter.com/HeyMollyDarling) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/thedarlingrevolution) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thedarlingrevolution/). Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Geeking Out in Times of Crisis: Rise of the Geek (https://geekherring.com/geeking-out-geeks-crisis/) Geek Interview: Passion, Beauty, and Art with Seage (https://geekherring.com/interview-passion-beauty-art-seage/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Molly O'Riley.

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from July 2020 covers the girls who outnumber the boys at a national STEM competition, The Witcher's prequel, rising video gamer stats, that awful trailer for Gamer Girl we all puked at, Assassin's Creed minimising female protagonists (LAME), the first female Fortnite pro taking 1st place, and Warcraft dropping the £13 fee for gender change. Welcome to Geek Girl in the News! You might notice a different voice this week - we have the honourable Mx Frazley joining Monika to cover these news stories that matter to YOU. Girls are leading over boys in a national STEM competition for the second time ever... and the first in TWENTY YEARS. Oh wow! Love to see this fab increase - girls showing what power there is in seeing other women in male-dominated fields. So here for this STEM equality! And, of course, what kind of geek girl in the news episode would it be if we didn't talk about The Witcher? They've just announced a prequel following the first Witcher ever - yes pleaseeee!!! The numbers are in, too! It's official - 75% of alllll households in the USA have someone living there who plays video games. Yes, this is the new norm and the future! Love love love. Frazley, being an American, can confirm this on good authority, too. Okay, so, by now you've probably seen the Gamer Girl trailer. You know, that one that made all of us first be hopeful that something awesome was coming out but then BAM - GAME FOR INCELS. Obviously we're disgusted by this game and it's good to get chatting about it with Frazley. And speaking of shit games - rumour has it that the Assassin's Creed devs had all kinds of pressure to NOT create female protagonists because they don't sell. Um, excuse me? We can name loads of games with female leads that sold millions. Catch yerself on, lads! We're finishing this episode with some celebrations! First: Huge congratulations to Moqii Zoldyck who is the first female Fortnite pro winning a tournament! How phenomenal is this!? We love to see all these girls and women taking national and international gaming titles, proving that women belong in games! And last, but not least, World of Warcraft is scrapping the £13 fee to change your in-game character's gender with the next expansion, Shadowlands. This move is awesome for everyone - but particularly spectacular for trans/non-binary/genderfluid/agender players who might want to change their character's gender more often. Heck yes, Blizzard! Love the inclusive moves you're making as a company! In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Girls Outnumber Boys in National STEM Competition For Second Time in Competition’s History (https://msmagazine.com/2020/07/27/girls-outnumber-boys-in-national-stem-competition-for-the-first-time-in-20-years/) The Witcher PREQUEL Announced!! (https://twitter.com/NXOnNetflix/status/1287734489607618562) Three-quarters of all US households include someone who plays video games (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-15-three-quarters-of-all-us-households-include-someone-who-plays-video-games) Congratulations to The Gamer Girl Trailer for Being the Worst Thing on the Internet This Week (https://www.themarysue.com/gamer-girl-trailer-why-tho/) New report claims Assassin's Creed developers were pressured into minimising female protagonists (https://www.pcgamer.com/new-report-claims-assassins-creed-developers-were-pressured-into-minimising-female-protagonists/) Fortnite: Moqii Zoldyck becomes world’s first female Fortnite pro to take 1st place at an official event! (https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/news-fortnite-moqii-zoldyck-becomes-world-s-first-female-fortnite-pro-take-1st-place-official-event) Slasher's Tweets about Moqii Zoldyck (https://twitter.com/slasher/status/1289957736763936768) World of Warcraft will drop the £13 fee for changing gender in Shadowlands (https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-07-09-world-of-warcraft-will-drop-the-fee-for-changing-gender-in-shadowlands) Find Our Guest Online Find Frazley On Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/frazleys)! Find Frazley on Twitter (https://twitter.com/frazleytastic) | YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgLfOAuae2m7QV29ODvJX7Q) | Discord (https://discord.com/invite/fJwvvXk) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/frazleysparkspan) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/awesomegnome/) Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Happy Pride 2020! (https://geekherring.com/chill-happy-pride-2020/) Geek Interview: Women in Indie Game Development with Producer Kitty Crawford (https://geekherring.com/interview-kitty-crawford-indie-games/) Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Special Guest: Frazley.

We all know the world is kind of an intense place right now. This episoded started with the intention of our geeky highs and lows... but very swiftly descended into a conversation about life, the Universe, and everything. We had a lot on our chests! Okay, so we start out chattinga bout our geek highs and lows. Amandan's high was definitely when she was in Edinburgh for the midnight release of Harry Potter and Half Blood Prince. Despite everything going on with the series' author, that evil can't take our happy memories away from us! We chatted about how we think representation should be done in video games and other forms of pop culture. It's all about making our differences part of the story and totally normalising it rather than any kind of bullshit and pointing it out and making it an othering statement. That's one reason we loved The Last of Us Part 2! (Don't worry, no spoilers!) People were so upset about some of the diversity in this game, but like, why??? What's with this mob? Is the mob the majority or just the loudest assholes on the block. Something that keeps coming up for Monika is the concept of duality - where something (or even someone) is both good and bad. It's about finding that balance and trying to go from there. Fresh into our book of the month, White Fragility, we talk about what the “White frame” is and what other -isms navigate in a certain frame (sexism, ableism etc.). Something that a lot of people don't get (hellooooo incels, etc) is that just because we haven’t experienced it doesn’t mean that it's not valid. Repeat that again for the people in the back: JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED SOMETHING YOURSELF DOESN'T MAKE SOMEONE ELSE'S EXPERIENCE LESS VALID. It’s about the person: the valid point is a person’s emotion. We need to accept people for their own experiences. And further from this - and something that we all need to get better at doing, is accepting and understanding that people have a past that we (and they) may or may not like. There might be decisions and mistakes from someone's past that makes everyone a bit uncomfortable. People need to be allowed to make mistakes and make mistakes, reflect on their life and grow, learn and change from there. Yes, we need to hold people accountable to be better versions of themselves, but not at the expense of holding back their growth. There is beauty in failure and beauty in being wrong. You’re not a bad person because you did something bad. You are not a bad person because you made one poor decision. You are allowed to grow and learn as a person. Your entire experiences up until this point have led you to where you are now. If there's stuff from your past you wish didn't happen - try to think of it that without it, you wouldn't know that part about life. We also understand that not everyone can reflect about their life. We also totally know what it's like to care so damn much all the time. About everything. Ever. All the time. It never, ever stops. It’s hard to care so much all the time and it hurts too. Our conclusion: Caring is hard. But we won't ever stop. On the note of caring so much - this is why you need to fill your own cup first!! If you tear the house down and you’re not able to rebuild the house then what’s the point. When you look after yourself first and make sure you're okay, you'll be better equipped to serve others. What did you think of this episode where we legit talked about everything on our brains!? Let us know! Check Out Geek Herring! Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: An Insight into Second Wave Feminism with Professor Taliep (https://geekherring.com/interview-professor-taliep-second-wave-feminism/) Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! (https://geekherring.com/discussion-biggus-bennus-twitch-metoo/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from June 2020 covers Rowling's publishing company employees not wanting to work with her, Mixer's racist culture and sudden demise, Twitch's history of not taking abuse reports seriously, the calls for a Twitch Blackout, Tina Fey call for 30 Rock's removal of blackface episodes, an FDA approved prescription video game, and TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans living their best lives for all our futures. June was some month! We recorded this episode a week early, so this isn't even a full account of June. But even at what it is, so much happened in June it's pretty overwhelming. Honestly, it's like two years worth of huge news and upheaval and movement and fighting was smooshed into a puny 30 days. Phew. First of all, we want to make it clear our stance. Trans women are women. Trans men are men. Love is love. Fuck hate. We've been absolutely disgusted by what's coming out of our former favourite author's mouth lately and under no circumstances can we in good conscious support her anymore. And we're not alone. Staff at her publishing agency, Hachette, have requested not to work with her on her latest children's book. Streaming platforms Mixer and Twitch have made the news in June - and not for super great reasons at all. Former employee of Mixer, Milly, has come forward with her story of racism at the Microsoft company. Wow - how is this okay? Let's just make it clear, okay? It's absolutely still possible to be racist if you hire one (yes one) Black employee. It's still possible to be racist if you have a Black friend/coworker/relative/etcetcetc. But you know how Mixer actually dealt with this? Instead of owning up and addressing whatever issues on the inside, they've decided to pull the plug. Few partners knew the platform was closing before it did, many finding out on Twitter like the public. WOW. Let's not stop there. June was the month that many women and some men came forward with their stories of sexual abuse and harassment from (predominantly) male streamers, affiliates, and partners. And despite similar experiences being reported to Twitch over the years - nothing was done. Not anymore. The Twitch #MeToo era is here and it's not quiet. Blackouts were held, people resigned, some were banned, some permanently. Change is happening and let's believe that a more positive and inclusive Twitch is on the way. On a better note, Tina Fey, one of Amanda's heroes and producer of 30 Rock, has requested the removal of 4 (yes FOUR) episodes of the show that feature blackface. First of all - what? Second of all - FOUR EPISODES WITH BLACKFACE WHAT. Third of all - at least they're gone! We're finishing this episode with two good news stories: The FDA approved a perscription video game to help treat kids with ADHD! This is a remarkable development in healthcare and we can't wait to see how this impacts the future of the industry! Last but not least... we STAN TikTok teens and K-Pop Stans. Honestly, these teens are THE FUTURE we all want and need. From overwhelming racist and hate-filled hashtags on Twitter to literally claiming most of the tickets to Trump rallies... we can't even explain our love and appreciation for this generation. Thank you for doing the good work! What’s your take on these news articles? OH HEY BY THE WAY. We're recording our episodes LIVE on Twitch now! You can come join the fun LIVE every Tuesday at 7pm UK time/8pm Austria/2pm NYC/11am LA! We're almost at affiliate level - YAY! - so every follow counts. We appreciate you!!! Follow us on Twitch right here :D (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Hachette moves to back Rowling after staff raise concerns (https://www.thebookseller.com/news/hachette-moves-to-back-Rowling-after-staff-concerns-1206777) Mixer responds to former employee who accused management of racism (https://dotesports.com/streaming/news/mixer-responds-to-former-employee-who-accused-management-of-racism) Milly's Black Experience at Mixer (https://twitter.com/MilanKLee/status/1274830702538821632) Twitch CEO accused of laughing off reports of abusive Twitch partners (https://www.vg247.com/2020/06/22/twitch-ceo-abuse-partners/) Calls for a Twitch Blackout (https://twitter.com/SirKatelyn/status/1275081212730589196) Tina Fey requests removal of 30 Rock episodes featuring blackface (https://twitter.com/i/events/1275303543738494978) The FDA just approved the first prescription video game — it’s for kids with ADHD (https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/15/21292267/fda-adhd-video-game-prescription-endeavor-rx-akl-t01-project-evo) TikTok Teens and K-Pop Stans Say They Sank Trump Rally (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/21/style/tiktok-trump-rally-tulsa.html) Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! (https://twitch.tv/geekherring) | Join the Geek Herring Book Club (https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeekHerringBookClub) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Support Geek Herring on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Life as a Professional Feminist with Virginia Mendez from The Feminist Shop (https://geekherring.com/interview-virginia-mendez-the-feminist-shop/) Geek Interview: Diverse Art & Illustration with Siti (https://geekherring.com/geek-interview-siti-pol/) Geek Discussion: The Hogwarts Problem with Lark & Jessie from The Gayly Prophet (https://geekherring.com/discussion-the-gayly-prophet-hogwarts-problem/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/dsicord)!! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEEK HERRING! Can you even believe that we've been at this for a whole year? It's pretty crazy to think that we're here. And not only are we here, we're going from strength to strength, learning and growing every single day. So many awesome things have come out of this podcast in the last year and there's so much to come. What's coming!? So first of all - THANK YOU - to every single person who has ever downloaded an episode of Geek Herring. To everyone who follows and chats with us on social media and Discord. And to everyone who's ever supported us in any other capacity. You all make this the best thing for us to do, ever, and we love you so much! Literally wouldn't be here without you

Representation matters. In careers, media, and now, more than ever, video games! 2019 has been bringing us a whole amazing host of different character types: LGBTQ+, race, ability, size, and more! In this episode of Geek Herring, we're celebrating the diversity and representation that's growing in video games, starting with new character revelations from earlier this year and ending with some of the reveals at 2019's E3. It's about damn time we had more variety and choice of characters to play in video games. People who look like us, act like us, are like us. And with increased diversity will eventually come increased acceptance of people who aren't "like you." One step forward for humanity, friends! Resources Mentioned Why Overwatch's Gay Characters Are So Important (https://www.cbr.com/overwatch-gay-characters-important/) Bleeding Edge (https://twitter.com/Loudwindow/status/1137871573111623680) Bleeding Edge Trailer (https://youtu.be/n5FUSKM5itE) EA casting double amputee to play Octane (https://twitter.com/FloppyAdult/status/1137407599895228416) Ikumi Nakamura on stage at E3 (https://twitter.com/RaygunBrown/status/1137887394512773120) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Women in Game Development with Three Extra Lives (https://geekherring.com/2019/05/17/episode-31-geek-discussion-women-in-game-development-with-three-extra-lives/) Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents – LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/08/episode-21-geeking-out-about-robin-hobb-fantasy-that-represents/) Geek Discussion: All Those Video Game Boobs (https://geekherring.com/2019/02/22/episode-19-geek-discussion-all-those-video-game-boobs/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Join us on Discord (https://geekherring.com/discord)! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

In this week's episode of Geek Herring, we welcome a very special guest: Dr. Solveig "Sol" Haring. Sol is a scientist who focuses her videographic research on the interdisciplinary aspects of New Media, Ageing, and Gender. She teaches students at the University of Graz and Klagenfurt about Gender, Feminism, and more. Sol states that everyone "performs" their gender every day and she further explains the scientific concept of "doing gender" which foundations lead back to Erving Goffman (1976). During her 25 years in science, she came across a lot of different definitions of gender and feminism. Sol explains how different approaches in Germany, the United States, or the United Kingdom have influenced her personal views on the topic and how she developed them over the years. We cover why it's important to watch our language and how it builds our reality. Sol gives tips on how we can further implement feminism into our everyday lives. Her approach to teaching and educating is always humour, which she states is something that needs to find it's way back into feminism in order impact more people. When Sol isn't working as a self-employed researcher out of her old farmhouse in Carinthia or teaching students the necessity of feminism, she is playing in her queer-feminist country-rock-band Haring and the Trouts (http://thetrouts.at/) or she plays the bass and sings the blues whenever she has the chance. Find Sol's work on her website (http://solways.mur.at/) or on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/user/supernachmittag). Listen to Haring and the Trouts on Soundcloud (https://soundcloud.com/haring-trouts/). If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews: The Mask You Live In (Exploring Toxic Masculinity) (https://geekherring.com/2019/04/12/episode-26-geek-girl-reviews-the-mask-you-live-in-exploring-toxic-masculinity/) Geeking Out About Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, Feminist (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/22/episode-23-geeking-out-about-captain-marvel-higher-further-faster-feminist/) Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents – LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/08/episode-21-geeking-out-about-robin-hobb-fantasy-that-represents/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika Image Credits: Zackary Drucker (https://www.zackarydrucker.com/welcome/) | The Gender Spectrum Collection (https://broadlygenderphotos.vice.com/) Special Guest: Dr. Sol Haring.

Unicorn Store is Brie Larson's directorial debut! It's a bright, colourful, and totally extra coming of age film tackling some pretty tough issues. Learning to love yourself and those around you for who they are, even if you come with extra glitter and rainbows, and embracing your weird ass self, even when it feels like the whole world's against you. We both loved this film (some a bit more than others) and think that it brings up elements of life that everyone needs to think about. While the extraness might appeal to most of Gen Z and lots of Gen X (otherwise known as the Millennials), the lessons it teaches are so widely applicable. If you've ever felt like you don't belong, or you feel like your parents just don't get you, or maybe the whole world doesn't get you - this is a film for you. It's heartwarming, endearing, and full of colour, mystery, and magic! Hosts Monika and Amanda don't see completely eye-to-eye about this film, and some pretty in-depth debate happens after a spoiler warning. Did Amanda manage to change Monika's mind?? You'll have to listen to find out! Check out Unicorn Store on IMDB (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2338454/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1) and watch it on Netflix for yourself! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, Feminist (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/22/episode-23-geeking-out-about-captain-marvel-higher-further-faster-feminist/) Geek Girl Reviews: The Fangirl’s Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs (https://geekherring.com/2019/01/25/episode-16-geek-girl-reviews-the-fangirls-guide-to-the-galaxy-by-sam-maggs/) Geek Girl Community: Support, Sisterhood, and Friendship (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/20/episode-6-geek-girl-community-support-sisterhood-and-friendship/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

In this episode of Geek Girl Reviews, we watched the 2015 documentary, The Mask You Live In. This touching and eye-opening documentary gives incredible insight into the societal and cultural expectations placed on boys and young men in America. When you see this and hear from these boys living this pressure, it's easier to understand where toxic masculinity comes from. While we're a geek feminist podcast, it's so important to understand why toxic masculinity exists. Though not the norm for most men, toxic masculinity is so hate filled and violent that it breeds and seeps its way through society and culture as a whole. But why does it happen? We get critical about The Mask You Live In (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3983674/?ref_=nv_sr_1?ref_=nv_sr_1), which is available on Netflix, but really - the overarching theme of this episode is that there IS an epidemic and there IS a problem. Depression manifests itself in boys in a much different way than girls - boys act out, scream, and get violent. Did you know that teenage boys have the highest suicide rates out of any other demographic in the US? And that it's 5x higher than girls of the same age? Why? How have we failed our boys in such a way that they believe there to be no better option that to take their own lives? We also look at how pop culture, from video games to movies, represents masculinity and why this has an impact on growing boys. How can we support our young boys through adolescence? What can we do to make sure we're more aware of their struggles and challenges? If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 22: Geek Discussion: Rape, Steam, & Responsibility (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/15/episode-22-geek-discussion-rape-steam-responsibility/) Episode 7: Geek Discussion: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Cast Them (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/23/episode-7-geek-discussion-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-cast-them/) Episode 3: Geek Girl Stereotypes: How the World Sees Us (https://geekherring.com/2018/10/26/episode-3-geek-girl-stereotypes-how-the-world-sees-us/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Our critical geek culture podcast is officially 6 months old! Thank you so much for joining us for the last 25 episodes. We're celebrating what it means to be a geek feminist and what avenues hosting Geek Herring has opened up for us. We've also invited our listeners to tell us how Geek Herring has helped them become better geek feminists and other ways it's impacted their lives! This episode is a relaxed celebration where we take some time to chill out together, sharing our excitement about what we've achieved since starting out 6 months ago, and definitely geeking out over our beloved podcast! In this episode, you'll find out: What Amanda and Monika's favourite episodes so far are Whether there are any shows we didn't like How hosting Geek Herring has changed our lives What we're most looking forward to in the next 24 episodes PLUS Special Guest Appearances From: Thom Knight of Three Extra Lives (https://threeextralives.fireside.fm/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/threeextralives) Frazley the Gnome of FrazlCast (https://frazley.com/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/frazleytastic) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Rape, Steam, & Responsibility (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/15/episode-22-geek-discussion-rape-steam-responsibility/) Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents – LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/08/episode-21-geeking-out-about-robin-hobb-fantasy-that-represents/) Geek Interview: Cosplay, Conventions, Community, & Gender with Anna (https://geekherring.com/2018/12/28/episode-12-geek-interview-cosplay-conventions-community-and-gender-with-anna/) Geek Discussion: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Cast Them (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/23/episode-7-geek-discussion-fantastic-beasts-and-where-to-cast-them/) Geek Characters: Badass Witches of Harry Potter (https://geekherring.com/2018/10/18/episode-2-geek-characters-badass-witches-of-harry-potter/) Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! Geek out with Geek Herring Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news in March 2019 covers the Women’s History Month, NBA 2k draft picks, history’s first all female spacewalk (however since recording, has been cancelled due to incorrect space suit size!), Brie Larson’s directorial debut, and Final Fantasy XIV race confirmations! What’s your take on these news articles? What are your favourite books by women you think we should read? In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Women’s History Month (https://www.womenshistory.org/events/womens-history-month) 10 Must-Read Books to Honor Women’s History Month (https://consent.yahoo.com/collectConsent?sessionId=3_cc-session_5d07d1c6-5c49-4d50-8b0e-bb5e7d4021df&lang=en-gb&inline=false) Warriors Draft First Woman into NBA 2k League (http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/26146486/warriors-draft-first-woman-nba-2k-league?platform=amp) 2 Astronauts are Scheduled for the First All-Female Spacewalk in History (https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/06/us/nasa-first-all-female-spacewalk-trnd/index.html) NASA Updates Spacewalk Assignments, Announces Final Preview Briefing (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-updates-spacewalk-assignments-announces-final-preview-briefing) Check Out the Whimsical Trailer for Brie Larson’s Directorial Debut Unicorn Store (https://www.themarysue.com/trailer-brie-larson-unicorn-store/) Final Fantasy 14 Announces New Dancer Job, Hrothgar Race, and More (https://www.polygon.com/2019/3/23/18278121/final-fantasy-14-dancer-job-hrothgar-race-viera-shadowbringers) Square Enix Considering Fan Feedback Over Final Fantasy XIV Online’s Controversial New Races (https://www.gamespot.com/articles/square-enix-considering-fan-feedback-over-final-fa/1100-6465810/) Buy the books we talked about on this episode To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. 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Geeking Out About Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, Feminist (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/22/episode-23-geeking-out-about-captain-marvel-higher-further-faster-feminist/) Geek Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents: - LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More (https://geekherring.com/2019/03/08/episode-21-geeking-out-about-robin-hobb-fantasy-that-represents/) Geek Characters: Final Fantasy Reveals Playable Viera Race (https://geekherring.com/2019/02/08/episode-18-geek-characters-final-fantasy-reveals-playable-viera-race/) If you’ve been loving Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes and leave us a review! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika This page contains some affiliate links. 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It’s all about the boobs, friends! Whether you love it or loathe it, from Lara Croft to Chun Li, Calamity to Bayonetta, Dead Island to Fortnite, and all those in between, video game characters with outrageously large, bouncy boobs are almost a staple component. Why is that?! This all started when Jaina’s Hearthstone portrait artwork was modified to cover up her substantial cleavage -- a totally unnecessary change that wasn’t addressed, explained, or mentioned by developers at all. What do we think of the change?? Well, Monika may be biased because she doesn’t notice boobs, but Amanda thinks the change was -- well, you’ll just have to check out the episode to find out! Our conversation spiraled out to video game boobs in general, one of Amanda’s favourite topics, to why boob representation actually, really, truly does matter in games. We talked about games designed with boob bounce as the core purpose to Lara Croft’s diminishing cup size and just about everything in between. In this episode: What Amanda and Monika did with their week off from podcasting Hearthstone covered up Jaina’s cleavage in her character portrait Why video games have so many scantily clad women with big boobs What breast physics is and why it’s present in so many video games Fortnite apologises for having character animation with boob jiggle Why boob representation in video games matters If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Episode 18: Geek Characters: Final Fantasy Reveals Playable Viera Race (https://geekherring.com/2019/02/08/episode-18-geek-characters-final-fantasy-reveals-playable-viera-race/) Episode 4: Geek Characters: Glorious Ladies of Warcraft (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/02/episode-4-geek-characters-glorious-ladies-of-warcraft/) Episode 3: Geek Girl Stereotypes: How the World Sees Us (https://geekherring.com/2018/10/26/episode-3-geek-girl-stereotypes-how-the-world-sees-us/) If you’ve been enjoying Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes and leave us a review! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

Final Fantasy XIV is an MMO that has taken the manga world by storm. While the franchise has been around almost as long as video games have, the online realm has growing fanbase -- and for good reason! Their latest addition of the Viera race has us raising our eyebrows, however. It’s no secret that us Geek Herring hosts have been living in Eorzea nearly everyday since before Christmas 2018. The story is captivating, artwork beautiful, and more than anything, the community that has built up once we started playing is unbelievable. Playing an MMO with a group of like-minded, kind hearted, and fun friends makes all the difference. It’s truly refreshing! We have had a bit of shock and disagreement, however, over the recent inclusion of the Viera: a playable anthropomorphic bunny race. Released as a female only race and, in the promo video, shown wearing naught more than a negligee, we can’t help but question the sexualisation of the game. Today, we’re talking about the history of the Viera, briefly looking back through Final Fantasy’s history. We look at some of the reasons why the Viera weren’t an original playable race in the game. We also get into the gender roles associated with the Viera, the Au Ra, and the Roegadyn races and ask that important question: WHY?! Then we get critical about their appearance, the sexualisation and fetishism over anthropomorphic races within fantasy games… plus, you’ll hear Amanda say one of the filthiest things that has ever crossed her lips. What do you think about the Viera? Will you play this super sexy bunny race? Do you think fetishism in video games exists? In this episode: What the Viera are and where they come from Why there are no male Viera What is actually up with the Au Ra How we feel about gender roles and playable races in Final Fantasy XIV What we really think about so-called slutmogs Why we think anthropomorphic races are fetishsised, especially in Final Fantasy XIV How we can combat these stereotypes and stigmas If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Cosplay, Conventions, Community, & Gender with Anna (https://geekherring.com/2018/12/28/episode-12-geek-interview-cosplay-conventions-community-and-gender-with-anna/) Geek Girl Rant: Gendered Clothes & Geeky Merch (https://geekherring.com/2019/01/18/episode-15-geek-girl-rant-gendered-clothes-geeky-merch/) Geek Characters: Glorious Ladies of Warcraft (https://geekherring.com/2018/11/02/episode-4-geek-characters-glorious-ladies-of-warcraft/) If you’ve been enjoying Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/geek-herring/id1438271357?mt=2) and leave us a review! You can find us Online (https://www.geekherring.com) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring) / Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring) / Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika

For the first episode of Geek Girl Reviews, Amanda & Monika talk about the book they wished they read when they were younger: Sam Maggs' (http://sammaggs.com) book "The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy: A Handbook for Girl Geeks" might become your holy grail of girl geekdom if you ever wanted to find out more about Fangirls and eventually want to become one. Sam Maggs - who you can find on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sammaggs/), Twitter (https://twitter.com/sammaggs) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/SamMaggsSays) - is a Canadian expat writer living in Los Angeles who shows the reader in a fun, quirky and loveable way what it is to be a fangirl (CAN WE BE FRIENDS?), how to find geek friends and bring existing friends to the geeky dark-side, and all the things you need to know when you visit a Convention for the very first time (and all the other times after that). Not only does she give insights why Geek Girls rock, the book helps who feel a little bit like misfits amongst others, and helps them own their true selves. While there might not be a lot of new things for the hardcore-geeky hosts, they would recommend the book to everyone who isn't that knee deep into nerdism, or everyone who wants to find out more about the female identifying geeks in the world (AND WE ARE MANYYYY). You can get the book on: Amazon USA (https://www.amazon.com/Fangirls-Guide-Galaxy-Lexicon-Modern/dp/159474789X/) Amazon UK (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fangirls-Guide-Galaxy-Lexicon-Modern/dp/159474789X/) Amazon DE (https://www.amazon.de/Fangirls-Guide-Galaxy-Lexicon-Modern/dp/159474789X/) and at your local book shop =) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! And don’t forget to leave an iTunes review and check us out on social media: @geekherring on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/geekherring), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geekherring), and Twitter (https://www.twitter.com/geekherring)! You can also find us on our website (https://www.geekherring.com) and over on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/geekherring)! Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika