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Greetings true believers! We're back in your earholes! Jose brings us out of date jokes, Stephanie brings us her war story over summer break and Jaime has some strong movie feelings. All that and more on this brand new edition of Girl Geek and The Gay https://allmylinks.com/girlgeekandthegay #girlgeekandthegay #podcast #funny #review #marvel #news #geek #nerd #movie #movies#pokemon #trip #disney #videogames

Episode page with video, transcript, and more  CONTENT WARNING: Today's episode includes discussions about a death by suicide and mental health issues. Help is available. In the U.S., call 988. In the U.K., call 116 123. These calls are free from any phone. My guest for Episode #482 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gemma Jones. Gemma is an Improvement Coach, Trainer, and Visual Facilitator, based in the UK and working globally. Gemma started her career in Engineering and quickly found a passion for Improvement. She spent 20 years in Manufacturing across numerous industries, then in 2018 she left employment to build her own business. Gemma's mission is to help organisations and individuals be the BEST they can be, by helping people SEE, helping people THINK, and helping people CHANGE. In today's episode, Gemma brings up important topics related to Lean and mental health, and we discuss parallels between "mental health first aid" and physical first aid. How can we learn how to help others when they might be struggling? What signs should we look for? We also discuss her origin story in Lean and Continuous Improvement, the POWER of coaching and asking questions, how the Kata Girl Geeks global group started and grown over the past 3 years, and how her mission now is to encourage and enable the global community of CI Practitioners and Leaders to actively tune in to HELP people. Questions, Notes, and Highlights: What's your Lean / C.I. origin story?? Tell us about that Kata Girl Geeks Tracy Defoe – Episode 467 Coaching and asking questions? The benefits of having groups for women? You're very interested in the overlap in mental health and continuous improvement… you did a keynote talk recently on this… tell us about that. We don't know really that much about the totality of people's lives, stress, and other factors Got trained in “mental health first aid“ What signs might you look for? Who needs mental health first aid if somebody's not asking for it? Good ways of bringing up this up with people? “I noticed you're not seeming yourself…” Value Stream / Process Mapping and asking people to add emojis  How are you helping people on this topic and incorporated into C.I.? Why avoid the question why? Defensiveness Incorporating this into workplace safety discussions and focus? A broader view of safety? Parallels to physical first aid Website – resources page for C.I. — “how to help” Free training recommended by Gemma The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in its 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 

Lauren is a lifelong entrepreneur, strategic advisor and angel investor, and Co-founder & CEO of Sesame Solar. Sesame Solar manufactures the world's first 100% renewably powered Mobile Nanogrids, which can be set up in 15 minutes with minimal training by one person. Easily transported by a variety of means, the Nanogrids are used in essential services and emergency response around the world by the US Air Force, telcos, and emergency services. Made in Michigan by a multicultural team, Sesame Solar has won various awards, including Defense TechConnect Innovation Awards for 2019-21, Girl Geek's 30 Women Led Climate- Tech Moonshots, Insider's Climate Action 30, Jupiter Research's 2022 Carbon Reduction Innovation of the Year award, and the 2022 National Infrastructure Challenge. About VSC Ventures: For 20 years, our award-winning PR agency VSC has worked with innovative startups on positioning, messaging, and awareness and we are bringing that same expertise to help climate startups with storytelling and narrative building. Last year, general partners Vijay Chattha and Jay Kapoor raised a $21M fund to co-invest in the most promising startups alongside leading climate funds. Through the conversations on our show CLIMB by VSC, we're excited to share what we're doing at VSC and VSC Ventures on climate innovation with companies like Ample, Actual, Sesame Solar, Synop, Vibrant Planet, and Zume among many others.

Inutile de faire du name-dropping lorsqu'on écrit un texte introductif à propos de 4AD : de ses débuts ancrés dans le post-punk, puis point de référence incontournable d'une certaine esthétique 80s, romantique et sombre, en passant par l'inévitable dreampop des années 90 jusqu'à son renouveau au début des années 2000, 4AD est « autant un label qu'un mood », pour citer Stephen M. Deusner, auteur d'un livre retraçant l'histoire de la crèmerie. De Beggars Banquet et Axis au judicieusement et aptement nommé Forward, chacun présentera une sélection des morceaux de cette maison qui ne cesse de se renouveler depuis plus de 40 ans. Bonne écoute. Tracklist : Le Mystère des voix bulgares - Pilentze Pee (Pilentze Sings) (Le Mystère des voix bulgares, 1986) This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo (It'll End in Tears, 1984) Cocteau Twins - Donimo (Treasure, 1984) Richenel - L'Esclave endormi (4AD Version) (L'Esclave endormi, 1986) Dead Can Dance - The Host of Seraphim (The Serpent's Egg, 1988) Michael Brook - Ultramarine (Cobalt Blue, 1992) Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde (The Mirror Conspiracy, 2000) Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl (Geek the Girl, 1994) Magnétophone - Temporary Lid / Georgia (I Guess Sometimes I Need to Be Reminded of How Much You Love Me, 2000) TV on the Radio - DLZ (Dear Science, 2008) Grimes - Skin (Visions, 2011) SpaceGhostPurrp - No Evidence (Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, 2012) Future Islands - Spirit (Singles, 2014) Holly Herndon - An Exit (Platform, 2015)

Inutile de faire du name-dropping lorsqu'on écrit un texte introductif à propos de 4AD : de ses débuts ancrés dans le post-punk, puis point de référence incontournable d'une certaine esthétique 80s, romantique et sombre, en passant par l'inévitable dreampop des années 90 jusqu'à son renouveau au début des années 2000, 4AD est « autant un label qu'un mood », pour citer Stephen M. Deusner, auteur d'un livre retraçant l'histoire de la crèmerie. De Beggars Banquet et Axis au judicieusement et aptement nommé Forward, chacun présentera une sélection des morceaux de cette maison qui ne cesse de se renouveler depuis plus de 40 ans. Bonne écoute. Tracklist : Le Mystère des voix bulgares - Pilentze Pee (Pilentze Sings) (Le Mystère des voix bulgares, 1986) This Mortal Coil - Kangaroo (It'll End in Tears, 1984) Cocteau Twins - Donimo (Treasure, 1984) Richenel - L'Esclave endormi (4AD Version) (L'Esclave endormi, 1986) Dead Can Dance - The Host of Seraphim (The Serpent's Egg, 1988) Michael Brook - Ultramarine (Cobalt Blue, 1992) Thievery Corporation - Lebanese Blonde (The Mirror Conspiracy, 2000) Lisa Germano - Geek the Girl (Geek the Girl, 1994) Magnétophone - Temporary Lid / Georgia (I Guess Sometimes I Need to Be Reminded of How Much You Love Me, 2000) TV on the Radio - DLZ (Dear Science, 2008) Grimes - Skin (Visions, 2011) SpaceGhostPurrp - No Evidence (Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp, 2012) Future Islands - Spirit (Singles, 2014) Holly Herndon - An Exit (Platform, 2015)

In deze aflevering is Clo Willaerts, digital marketing expert en business strategy consultant, docent, moeder van twee en Girl Geek te gast. We praten over hoe een goeie keynote een flinke dosis entertainment, zoals in een circus bevat, wat de succesformule is om er te geraken in het leven, Bridgerton (yes!) en diversiteit. We komen ook te weten waarom vrouwen echt met twee of meer naar het toilet gaan en wat de Bechdel score is. Bechdel what? Geniet van deze eerste aflevering van het tweede seizoen What we Women Want, editie Digital Ladies.

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

Continuing on from last week’s theme, I’ve invited four key members from the Girl Geek Dinners Norway network onto the show to chat about the impact they’ve made within their field! Joining me today is Norway Co-Founder Nina Alida Nordbø, Trondheim Founder and Leader Kristina Brend, Oslo Leader Ingvil Gaasland, and Oslo Board Member Vivi Hatlem. Through their combined experience within the digital industry, they have brought together a successful cohort of women across Norway, as well as Internationally, to celebrate the diverse and collaborative aspects that are so present within the tech landscape. Now ten years on, Girl Geek Dinners has been home to many female creators across the globe and has launched countless friendships, professional partnerships, and business opportunities as a result of genuine and understanding leadership. To learn more about their story and the work that Girl Geek Dinners does, tune in to Episode 26 of Moving Beyond Your Tribe!Some Questions I Ask:What have you all learned through hosting the events at Girl Geek Dinners & What has been the greatest gift you’ve received through organizing them? (12:22)Why do you think women haven’t been as represented as their male counterparts in the tech industry (18:55)How has Girl Geek Dinners changed or impacted each of you personally? (30:12)Which event have you each been the proudest of? (33:12)Where do you want Girl Geek Dinners to go next? (45:53)What is a life hack that you can share with my listeners today? (50:09)In This Episode You Will Learn:How the Girl Geek Dinners Norway founders and leaders came together (1:38) Some background on the companies’ key figureheads — Nina Alida Nordbø, Vivi Hatlem, Kristina Brend, and Ingvil Gaasland (4:01)How Girl Geek Dinners has contributed to the inclusive and positive evolution towards women in tech (23:02)Tech trends that each of the Girl Geek Dinners board members have noticed since launching their network (40:08)Let’s Connect!LinkedInTwitterInstagramConnect With Nina Alida Nordbø:LinkedInConnect With Vivi Hatlem:LinkedInConnect With Ingvil Gaasland:LinkedInConnect With Kristina Brend:LinkedInResources:Website - Girl Geek Dinners See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Episode 1: Conversation with Angie Chang, Founder, Connector and Innovator of Girl Geek X Welcome to the inaugural episode of the At Her Best Podcast, with Minji Wong, founder of At Her Best. Our podcast features conversations with modern courageous women who pursue their passion amongst adversity and hustles with heart. At Her Best partners with Fortune 500 companies and individuals to help achieve goals to help YOU be at YOUR best. In our first episode, Angie gets candid about the realities of entrepreneurship and hustling with heart. Fresh off hosting her annual Girl Geek X Elevate conference which draws thousands of women in tech, Angie shares perspective around branding, content marketing hacks and insight into her career evolution jungle gym. Angie started Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners in 2008 to network women across the Silicon Valley. Prior to that, Angie co-founded Women 2.0 in 2006, a media company promoting female entrepreneurship, where she was editor-in-chief. Angie led partnerships with employers at Hackbright Academy (a women's engineering school), building valuable hiring partnerships with Slack, Redfin, Indiegogo and more. She created the mentorship program which enlisted 700+ industry engineers as volunteers for over four years, and connected countless women to new jobs in tech. Angie was named in Fast Company's “Most Influential Women in Technology”. She holds B.A. degrees in English & Social Welfare from UC Berkeley. atherbest.co girlgeek.io For more episodes, visit: atherbest.co/podcast Executive Producer: Pauline Ang

The Girl Geek X Podcast is back for season 2! Get ready for more interviews, GGX dinner highlights, and discussions. But first, we’re answering your questions! For the premiere episode of season 2, the team is answering listener questions, from how to balance work and mental health, to MBAs, how to host a Girl Geek dinner yourself, and more. Hosted by Angie Chang and Sukrutha Bhadouria and Gretchen DeKnikker. Produced by Rachel Jones. Event recording by Eric Brown. Music by Diana Chow. Support the show (https://girlgeek.io/attend/)Support the show (https://girlgeek.io/attend/)

Sam talked with Sarah  about the recent announcements from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, namely foldable phones from Samsung, Huawei and numerous phones launching/claiming to support 5G already! We also talked about the recent trend in companies helping us take back ownership and control of our data such as Sir Tim Berners-Lee's Solid and Sarah's company Digi.me Will Web 4.0 be all about unlocking/reclaiming our data from silos like Facebook & Twitter. Will we get paid for our time and attention in bitcoin tokens like the Brave browser by Brendan Eich? 

Hosts Monika and Amanda talk all about themselves, what they geek out over, and what they love about being geek chicks! You’ll also discover what Geek Herring means and what this show is all about! In this “get to know you” episode of Geek Herring, you’ll find out: Who Monika and Amanda are and where they’re from How long they’ve been geeks for What their first geeky memory is What their biggest geeky influences were How they incorporate geekdom into their daily lives Where they met What Geek Herring means and what it stands for Why they started this podcast and What they hope to achieve from this podcast! 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, Monika & Amanda

Get all links mentioned in the episode here:  https://www.neuralle.com/blog/posts/079-how-a-girl-geek-found-her-north-star-sarah-moranSkip through the episode:01:35 - Introduction05:08 - Grease the film, birth control08:09 - Minimalism in clothing13:56 - Country upbringing with the internet23:10 - Lessons learnt from her parents26:23 - Education path, leaving home33:03 - Brisbane and getting into radio36:11 - STEM and the education system42:59 - Girl Geek Academy, #SheHacks50:06 - Event planning and marketing56:45 - Awareness, education, action, and success01:02:56 - Lessons learnt from teaching01:09:56 - What she would do differently01:12:37 - Girl Geek leverage & establishment01:15:44 - Cindy Gallop of MakeLoveNotPorn01:17:37 - Morning and evening routines01:19:52 - A book she’d gift someone

On this episode, Gina and Tricia chat about women in tech. We had a chat with Sarah Moran, cofounder and CEO of Girl Geek Academy, an organisation which works to encourage girls and women into tech. The organisation runs various initiatives, from workshops to hackathons, and works with teachers, schools, corporates and startups to increase the number of women with professional technical and entrepreneurial skills. We talked about the organisation’s work and in particular its partnership with National Australia Bank, where Sarah spent a year as a Girl Geek in Residence.

Ikwekwezi FM & SABC Foundation pulled through a partnership with Africa Teen Geek to uplift and motivate young girls to follow careers in IT.

Grace Lanni of All About That Brand is joined by Donna Galassi of Blue Zenith in Denver, Colorado.  Pulled into branding via the Web Development world, she now supports subject matter experts designing their web presence as well as their back-end operational systems to support a compelling online, revenue-generating platform.  Listen to her talk about discovering her differentiation and zone of genius from attending a local trade show.  Don’t miss Donna’s free gifts to our audience in the podcast.

Will the eclipse ruin your food? Does it make animals act weird? Can you see eclipses at the North and South poles? Jackie Beucher of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City joins us for a chat about the upcoming solar eclipse on August 21. This will be her 12th eclipse. She answers these questions plus many others while teaching us about how to safely enjoy the show being called the Great American Eclipse, the first contiguous eclipse the U.S. has seen since 1979. Plus, for our listeners in the Kansas City region under the center line, Jackie has information for the local shin-dig being held north of us and what we can expect. So sit back and enjoy her stories and passion as we countdown to our two minutes and some seconds of total daytime darkness. Find out more at GreatAmericanEclipse.com and askc.org.

They're called "gateway drugs" — those first little things that get us thinking, "It's not so bad..." which lead to bigger things. And before we know it, we're hooked. Can't get enough. And we want to share it with our kids. No, not the special brownies... we're talking about science fiction, fantasy — and yes, even horror — and how in our enthusiasm, we go about sharing our madness for Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, Firefly, Superman, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, Space: 1999, comic books, video games, and Ray Harryhausen. Do you have a favorite way of introducing the next generation to The Next Generation? Share it with us in an e-mail. scifi4chicks@scifi4me.com The panel: Mindy Inlow, Jennifer Wise, Sonya Rodriguez, Ann Laabs, James Hunt

In Episode #4, we are joined by Jennifer Dutton, a graphic designer on the path to becoming a software developer. Jennifer made her way to Girl Geek Dinner through her to desire to better understand software development and expand her capabilities as a designer. What ensued was her decision to go back to school, and landed at  the Nashville Software School, attending the part-time evening coding bootcamp. In today’s interview, we get to hear more about Jennifer’s story and wisdom she has gained in being able to build truly authentic relationships with folks in the software development and beyond.

In Episode 3, we are thrilled to have two of the amazing women of Centresource, Ann Howard, Managing Partner, and Tomiko Peirano, Senior Strategic Consultant/ Business Development.  Ann and Tomi share with us their personal paths to the world of software development, their commitment to creating a team culture where communication is seamless and productive, how to thrive in an organizational structure where everyone has an equal stake in the company’s success, and their thoughts on the evolution of the Nashville technology community. Ann and Tomi also share the importance of being active and present in the community and finding ways to give back.

The Oscar-nominated movie HIDDEN FIGURES highlighted previously unknown contributions of African-American women to America's space program and spurred discussion of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careers for women today. SciFi4Chicks digs into both on our March podcast. Our discussion ranges from the multiple challenges faced and overcome by the pioneering African-American women of NASA to the work done today to inspire young women to pursue STEM careers. Mindy and Ann also reflect on their own histories with STEM subjects. Listen in and tell us your stories and experiences in the worlds of STEM!

Welcome to Nashville Girl Geek Dinner’s mini-series podcast! In our second episode, Nashville Girl Geek Dinner sat down with Kate Dore, music industry professional turned social media/ internet marketer and financial wellness blogger and consultant. What makes Kate’s story particularly special and unique is learning how Nashville Girl Geek Dinner was an instrumental part of her finding the confidence and courage to leave a world she knew to one that allowed her freedom to explore her passion. Kate shares with us her passion for technology and entrepreneurship, as well as valuable tips and tricks she has learned in navigating the endless opportunities to network in our tech community. She provides encouragement on understanding why community and networking are important and how others, who aren’t as outgoing can also create meaningful relationships. Join us in listening to this inspiring story of another lady geek!

In our first episode, we sat down with software developer, Beck Cronin-Dixon, of Eventbrite. We discuss Beck’s journey into software development, her arrival into the United States, her passion for giving back to her community through active mentorship, and words of wisdom for other developers embarking on this career. While carving out a career in software development can be daunting scary, Beck found through intentional networking and seeking out mentors who recognized her desire to grow and be successful as a software developer, the possibilities she was embarking on were endless. She recognized early on her networking that the importance of building relationships and actually talking with people were critical. No one can stay in the corner and expect the results they want.

This month, the ladies of SciFi4Chicks discuss the recent fates of two iconic women: Wonder Woman and Carrie Fisher. Nearly two months after being "hired" by the United Nations to help raise awareness of Goal 5, which seeks to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls, she is fired for "objectifying women" in her scantily clothing, basically being a pin-up girl. But let's ignore why she is a good role model for women. And speaking of role models for women, as the world mourns the loss of Carrie Fisher, what is the fate of the Star Wars films? Lucasfilms has made an official statement on the use of CGI, so how will they handle her death? We have theories and of course, many opinions. The panel: Jen Wise, Mindy Inlow, Sonya Rodriguez, Ann Laabs

Forget Game of Thrones, this year it was more like Game of Queens. The sixth season not only brought back recurring characters, but it brought out the strongest female characters we have seen yet, and what better way to celebrate the women of Game of Thrones, than to have the Chicks dish out on their favorite females? This episode, we delve into the world created by George R. R. Martin and relive our favorite moments, as well as the more unsavory ones. The Chicks talk about what gives a strong character her strength, what depths she’ll have to go, some fan theories, and much much more. So pour yourself a glass of wine, breath in the last of the Summer air, for Winter has arrived. The panel: Allison Isberg, Jen Wise, Kiri Evins

This season of iZombie is now over. Unfortunately, the zombie-like virus that has hit Dorin and Heather is not over. But even a week later, the Chicks have some definite thoughts on how this season has wrapped up. We get two episodes at once, almost like a mini-binge watch. That will have to do until season three. (YEAH!) Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episodes "Dead Beat" and "Salvation Army." How will Major get out of jail? Will Dale make her case? Can Liv save Drake, or is this another failed zombie hook-up? Is Blaine a good bad guy, or a bad good guy, or something else? Will Ravi earn a new badge in his Call of Duty squad? How will Clive take the news that things haven't been what he thought? What will Vaughn do now that he's up for membership in the Three Comma Club? Why does Vivian want Super Max and all that goes with it? Do nice guys really finish last? And how exactly does a heart break?

Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "Reflections of the Way Liv Used to Be." Will Liv find out what really happened to Drake? Is helping Rita really VDC'stop second priority? Is Clive really serious about joining the FBI? Is Blaine faking, or does he really have no memory? Are Don E and Silent Chief really thinking that they can take over Blaine's businesses as well as take on Boss? Would Ravi really honor Major's wishes to not lose his memory just to stay alive? Is Major really going to go all full on zombie mode? And would Peyton really make Liv put away all the kitchenware even if she ate a new brain? So many questions, so little time! What did you think of this week's episode? Join the discussion in the comments or on Twitter! Let us know your favorite part: Liv and Clive, Blaine and Ravi, Blaine and Don E & Silent Chief, Rita and Daddy V, Peyton and Liv, or Ravi and Major. Finally, rate the episode on our iZombieHotness Scale.

Episode 216 "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie" - iZombie strips down to give us a story that moves more pieces into place. The question is... does it move the story along? Peyton is back where she belongs in our circle of friends. (Looking back, it makes us wonder if Gunther was on Team Z! Just look at that hair!) She seems to be fully embracing the whole 'my roommate is a zombie' thing, even to the point that she's using Liv's visions to help bring down Stacy Boss. But things don't quite work the way she plans when Liv gets in touch with her stripper side! While the ladies try to bring down a killer and a mob boss, Blaine is having an identity crisis without even realizing it. Speaking of an identity crisis, Ravi finds out that his bromance isn't what he thought as he learns Major has been keeping a major secret. Talk about trust issues! Meanwhile, Drake is still on ice and Rita hits the freezer for a brainburger. Being a zombie is the least of her worries! (She should have had a bite of Liv's BLT... brain, lettuce and tomato sandwich. Still waiting for that iZombie cookbook!)Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "Pour Some Sugar, Zombie." (Yes, you may sing along and thrash your mullet!) What will happen to poor Z-Rita? Will Liv figure out what's really happened to Drake? Does Clive even need Liv to solve Crimes anymore? Can Peyton bring down boss, or is she getting in too deep? Will Scott E and Silent Z start there own business? Can Blaine survive realizing that he is a former double zombie and three times human? Does Ravi really think Major is the Chaos Killer, or is he just holding a grudge about Minor?

iZombie tries to be poetry in motion, but do they succeed? After a month long break (please stop!), Team Z is back at work solving crime in Seattle. Well, Clive and a snot-nosed kid are busy solving crime. Ravi is stressed trying to find out why the zombie cure isn't working, Liv is obsessing over a boy, and Blaine gets moody.Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "He Blinded Me ... With Science." Will Liv stay with Drake? Will she care that Blaine and Major may be closer to true death than they hoped? Are Clive and Dale about to find out what's really going under right under their noses? Or will one or both of them fall prey to zombies ... or worse, VDC!? Is Blaine re-human again? Will he be himself or a do-gooder? Is Rita doomed? Or is it VDC that should be scared?

Episode 213 "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind" - The sun shines down on Seattle in the latest iZombie episode, even though it's raining air conditioners. This leads to the perkiest Liv we've seen all season as she and Clive investigate the murder of the owner of the happiest coffee shop in the West! While Ravi tries to see a future with a blissfully Star Wars ignorant barista, our trio of once and future zombie men battle their own demons.Dorin and Heather return to the microphone discuss the episode "Eternal Sunshine of the Caffeinated Mind." Will Drake be found out? Will Major come clean about what he's done? What will happen when re-dead Blaine resurfaces? Is Liv going to make the connection between Rita and VDC? Can Ravi help Darcy see the light saber, or has their not-yet relationship already gone the way of New Hope?

Lies! All lies I tell you! What do you expect when you eat the brain of a notorious liar? It seems, though, that Liv's transformation into her victims is not going unnoticed! (Yea Clive!) And while her visions don't necessarily lead to a resolution to the crime, they do open a new can of worms, at least as far as her personal life is concerned.Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "The Whopper." How will Liv's vision of Drake affect their budding relationship? Will Blaine and Major form an anti-bromance? Can Blaine triumph over Frau Baddie? Do they have "One More Day" to find a cure? And does bacon really make everything taste better? (because that brain burger looked good!)As a BONUS, stick around at the end for a special "The Drinking Dead," a segment with Heather and Dorin talking about the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead because, well, they just HAD to say SOMETHING!

It seems iZombie is prepping us for the season finale early by having worlds collide. For the first time, Liv has to go without a crime brain. What's a crime-fighting zombie to do? First, you make sushi with the brain you have on hand! Unfortunately for Liv, her meal turns her into a social media maven who snaps selfies with a blood boat, records herself unpacking a box, and posts brainy food porn! That may be the least of her problems now that the crime intersects with Major and VDC, her new beau is caught between his mom and a crime boss, and her best friend is pulling a Karen Allen on Ravi!Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "Physician, Heal Thy Selfie." Can Liv solve this case without a crime brain? Will her one vision be a cold shower on her new romance? Will Major find a way out from the rock/hard place he's put himself in? Who's more menacing... VDC or Boss? Or will Blaine take over the creepy crown? Most importantly, are marshmallows a cure for a whiskey hangover?

Episode 211 “50 Shades of Grey Matter”We’re FINALLY back with a new episode of iZombie, which gets the Chicks a little hot and bothered… but that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Liv creates her latest culinary treat before she realizes that it’s the brain of an erotic romance novelist. Rut-roh! Not good when you start having Ally McBeal fantasies about random men and wondering about handcuffing a muscle zombie. But it seems you don’t just have to be on sexy brains to be frisky... just ask Peyton, Blaine, Dale and Clive!Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode “50 Shades of Grey Matter.” Will Liv regret being with Drake? Can Dale and Clive find another way to get Blaine? Does Blaine care for Peyton, or is he just using her? WIll Major get over Minor? Will Ravi figure out what’s going on with Major? And when will the iZombie cookbook come out?! (Our idea, CW! Remember that!)

The CW gives us a mid-season teaser (we can't bring ourselves to call it a premiere) of iZombie, just enough to whet our appetites and raise our expectations. But do they deliver? After a crazy holiday, we get this one episode to hold us through the cold month of January, but they certainly didn't skimp on the details! Not only do we get (almost) all our heroes, but both villains are back to begin plotting their nefarious plans. Throw in a school full of zombies, a lab full of Romaros, and a craft service table full of food (yum!), and you have a recipe for the next pork rind addicting hit!Dorin and Heather return to the microphone to discuss the episode "Method Head." Are Liv and Major really broken up or just on a break? Will Ravi be able to find a true cure? Will Blaine get cozy with the FBI as well as the ADA? Can Clive get fresh muffins for the precinct? Does VDC trust his daughter or his bromance more? Will Minor be a major problem? Will Wyatt be the next Blue Ranger?Tune in for the latest installment of SciFi4Chicks and hear Heather and Dorin's opinions about the plot thickening, stories intertwining, relationships breaking apart and coming together.So many questions, so little time! What did you think of episode nine? Join the discussion in the comments or on Twitter! Let us know your favorite part: Liv and Clive, Ravi and Liv, Clive and Dale, Blaine and Dale, or a zombie high school drama!

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