Podcasts about you're never weird

Love her or hate her, Felicia Day (http://feliciaday.com/) is, without question, Queen of the Geeks! This week on Geek Herring, we're talking about her hilarious and insightful, yet neurotic, autobiography, You're Never Weird on the Internet... Almost (https://amzn.to/2Y7x386). Listen in to find out whether or not hosts Monika and Amanda enjoyed it! Felicia Day was homeschooled by her mom and was encouraged to study the subjects that interested her. Raised with no real social interactions save her brother, Felicia forged her own way. She discovered the online RPG, Ultima, which began her lifelong obsession with games. First known for her recurring appearance in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Felicia has made a name for herself in the geek world. She's also known for appearing in Supernatural as Charlie. Felicia is taking geek culture by storm. She is the creator and writer of the first YouTube series, The Guild, and is currently creating beautiful geeky things with production company, Geek and Sundry. But life wasn't without hardship for Felicia. Battling social anxiety, video game addiction, asshole Hollywood execs, and getting doxxed speaking out about Gamergate. She writes about it ALL in her honest autobiography, which you can pick up: Amazon USA (https://amzn.to/2Y7x386) Amazon UK (https://amzn.to/2FnA6li) Amazon DE (https://amzn.to/2Y7x386) and at your local book shop =) Find Felicia Day Online (http://feliciaday.com/) / Twitter (https://twitter.com/feliciaday) / Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/FeliciaDay/) / Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/feliciaday) If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About Unicorn Store: Embrace Your Weird (https://geekherring.com/2019/04/19/episode-27-geeking-out-about-unicorn-store-embrace-your-weird/) 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 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! 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

Summary: Audiobook enthusiasts and MCPL staff members Vincent Mui, Maranda Schoppert, and Barbara Shansby share their love for audiobooks; talk about the advantages, disadvantages, and hazards of audiobooks; and recommend titles that will be music to your ears.   Recording Date: May 9, 2018 Host: Lauren Martino Guests: Vincent Mui is MCPL's graphic designer. Maranda Schoppert is a librarian at Germantown Library. Barbara Shansby is a Library Associate at Marilyn Praisner.  Featured MCPL Resource: Award-winning author and MacArthur Foundation Fellow Dinaw Mengestu will speak about the inspiration for his book The Beautiful Things that Heaven Bears and his experiences as an Ethiopian immigrant. Silver Spring Library, Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 7:30 PM. Registration required.  What Our Guests Are Reading: Vincent Mui: The Divergent trilogy: Divergent, Insurgent, and Allegiant, by Veronica Roth. Miranda Schoppert: Iron Gold, the fourth book in the Red Rising series by Pierce Brown. The first three books are Red Rising, Golden Son, and Morning Star.  Books Mentioned During this Episode: #1 Ladies Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. Narrated by Lisette Lecat. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin. Narrated by Steve Martin.  A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. Narrated by Michael Jackson.  Coraline by Neil Gaiman. Narrated by Neil Gaiman. Crazy Is My Superpower by A.J. Mendez. Narrated by A.J. Mendez. Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night by Mark Haddon. Narrated by Jeff Woodman. Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. Narrated by Ramon De Ocampo. Dresden Files (series) by Jim Butcher. Narrated by Jame Marsters (Spike in Buffy the Vampire Slayer). The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. Narrated by Gretchen Rubin.  Ghost by Jason Reynolds. Narrated by Guy Lockard. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. Narrated by Neil Gaiman. I Must Say by Martin Short. Narrated by Martin Short.  The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien. Narrated by Rob Inglis. Moby Dick by Herman Melville. Narrators vary.  My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult. Narrated by an ensemble cast.  Origin by Dan Brown. Narrated by Paul Michael. Percy Jackson and the Olympians (series) by Rick Riordan. Narrated by Jesse Bernstein. Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Narrators vary.  Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean. Narrated by Tim Curry.  Ready Player One by Ernest Cline. Narrated by Will Wheaton. Redshirts by John Scalzi. Narrated by Will Wheaton. Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick. Narrated by Anna Kendrick. Seven Days of Us by Francesca Hornak. Narrated by Jilly Bond. Thrawn by Timothy Zahn. Narrated by Marc Thompson. Uprooted by Naomi Novak. Narrated by Julia Emelin.  You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day. Narrated by Felicia Day.    Other Items of Interest Mentioned During this Episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Popular American supernatural television series which featured noted audiobook narrator James Marsters as Spike.  Brendan Fraser: Actor and narrator of the books Inkspell and Dragon Rider, both by Cornelia Funke.  The Great Courses by The Teaching Company: A popular series of academic lectures in audio or video format covering a vast array of topics, from Victorian Britain to  Cybersecurity.  Edward Herrmann: Actor and well regarded audiobook narrator. He portrayed Richard Gilmore in the original Gilmore Girls television series.  Law & Order: Popular American police procedural that anecdotally has featured many people who have also narrated audiobooks. Project Gutenberg: A vast collection of free ebooks and audiobooks. The audiobooks are mostly out-of-copyright titles read by volunteers.  Reading Rainbow: A PBS educational television series that ran from 1983 to 2006. Each episode focused on a topic from a book or children's literature and included reading recommendations. Tumblebooks: An online collection of animated, talking picture books. Includes story books, chapter books, nonfiction, videos, and more.  Read the transcript. 

Being a geek these days is pretty sweet but it didn't always used to be that way. We were shunned for liking certain things and perhaps a little socially awkward. No, you're weird! Thank goodness we have awesome geeks like Felicia Day to help make geek chic. This month we discuss her memoir and share some of our own geeky coming of age stories. We also announce our next book for May; 1984 by George Orwell.Host: Eugene StephensGuest: Jennifer Hetzel, Lanie MooreLike the show? Do us a favor and rate / review the show on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts from.You can always reach us at EpicallyGeeky.comYou can also find us on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram.You can find us on iTunes here: http://apple.co/2fiw4eHYou can find us on Stitcher here: http://bit.ly/2f1IuYPYou can find us on Google Play here: http://bit.ly/2ff1jJfYou can find us on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/2fffyO0Music by: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-musicNetwork bumper by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Abraham Lincoln is still considered to be one, if not the greatest president of the United States. So the idea of using him in historical fiction can be tricky especially if you plan on having him do things like behead vampires. But Seth Grahame-Smith managed to walk the line and deliver. This month we share our impressions of what our 16th president was supposedly up to and why he really had to defeat the South. We also announce our next book for April; You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost) by Felicia Day.Host: Eugene StephensGuest: Jennifer Hetzel, Kris Andrew, Lanie Moore, Kelly Bolden, Andrew ParkerLike the show? Do us a favor and rate / review the show on iTunes, Stitcher or wherever you get your podcasts from.You can always reach us at EpicallyGeeky.comYou can also find us on FaceBook, Twitter and Instagram.You can find us on iTunes here: http://apple.co/2fiw4eHYou can find us on Stitcher here: http://bit.ly/2f1IuYPYou can find us on Google Play here: http://bit.ly/2ff1jJfYou can find us on YouTube here: http://bit.ly/2fffyO0Music by: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-musicNetwork bumper by: Peter Emerson Jazz

Everyone loves to laugh, right? You totally do. So in this episode Adam is joined by Melissa to discuss their favorite comedic audiobooks. They begin with their all time favorites before moving on to the audiobooks their excited to listen to in the near future. They end the episode with a conversation about the audiobooks they wish existed. There are a lot of them... You can borrow and sample every book discussed (well, the real ones) at https://www.overdrive.com/explore.  Comedic Audiobooks sure to make you laugh   Why Not Me? By Mindy Kaling   Billy Crystal - Still Foolin' Em   Is Everyone Hanging out without me? By Mindy Kaling   Bossypants by Tina Fey   Food by Jim Gaffigan   Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris   Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. by Rob Delaney   Almost Interesting by David Spade   Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson   You'll Grow Out of it by Jessi Klein   Kanye West Owes Me $300 by Jensen Karp   Born Standing up by Steve Martin   That is All by John Hodgman   Nothing's Sacred by Lewis Black   You're Never Weird on the Internet…Almost by Felicia Day   I Must Say by Martin Short   Party of One by Dave Holmes   Shrill by Lindy West     The Parks and Rec recs…   Paddle Your Own Canoe and Gumption by Nick Offerman   Yes Please by Amy Poehler   Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari   Stories I only tell my friends by Rob Lowe     Audiobooks we want to listen to:   I'm just a person by Tig Notaro   The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer   Where am I Now? By Mara Wilson   Talking as Fast as I can by Lauren Graham   You Can't Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson   Scrappy Little Notebook by Anna Kendrick   Thanks for the Money by Joel McHale   Say Hello! Find OverDrive on Facebook at OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter at @OverDriveLibs. Email us directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com   Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter.

In this episode Sarah talks about Divergent by Veronica Roth, Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella, and You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day.  Divergent is the first in a trilogy of books about a dystopian future set in Chicago, and Sarah talks about both the book and the movie of the same name.  Finding Audrey is Kinsella’s first Young Adult novel and centers on a young woman dealing with Social Anxiety Disorder.  You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is a smart and funny memoir from actress Felicia Day, telling of her somewhat unusual childhood and her journey to Hollywood where she found her niche despite numerous hurdles in her path.Follow the GSMC Book Review Podcast at http://www.gsmcpodcast.com/book-review-podcast.html

Episode Overview In today's episode we are talking about two of our favorite non-fiction categories: feminist/women's studies titles and true crime! We also talk about all of the recent non-fiction books of all genres that we've read and the forthcoming books that have us super excited. In our intro, Adam shares some celebrity memoirs that he has recently read and enjoyed. Share your own favorite women's studies and true crime titles by finding OverDrive on Facebook at facebook.com/OverDriveforLibraries and Twitter @OverDriveLibs or you can email the podcast directly at feedback@overdrive.com    Featured OverDrive Staff Jill, Cindy, and Rachel K.   Intro (0:00-2:44) You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day 700 Sundays by Billy Crystal Born Standing Up by Steve Martin    Big Library Read (2:45-5:49) American Sniper by Chris Kyle The Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell American Wife by Taya Kyle   Recent Reads (5:50-18:59) Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter by Kate Clifford Larson The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu by Joshua Hammer Attempting Normal by Marc Maron A Mother's Reckoning by Sue Klebold I Will Find You by Joanna Connors All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister Modern Romance by Aziz Ansarai At the Existentialist Cafe by Sarah Bakewell   Feminist Studies/Women's Issues (19:00-23:09) Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay Heartburn by Nora Ephron Not That Kind of Girl by Lena Dunham   True Crime (23:10-32:29) In Cold Blood by Truman Capote Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule The Good Nurse by Charles Graeber Helter Skelter by Vincent Bugliosi The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson The Midnight Assassin by Skip Hollandsworth Pretty Little Killers by Daleen Berr My Story by Elizabeth Smart A Stolen Life by Jaycee Dugard Finding Me by Michelle Knight Hope by Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus Fatal Vision by Joe McGinnis The Innocent Killer by Michael Griesbach Worse than the Devil by Dean A. Strang The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson by Jeffrey Toobin   Forthcoming Titles and Other Books (32:30-End) Hunger by Roxane Gay Shrill: Notes From a Loud Woman by Lindy West Lust and Wonder by Augusten Burroughs Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs Porcelain by Moby Paper by Mark Kurlansky Salt by Mark Kurlansky Longitude by Dava Sobel Zero by Charles Seife Mauve by Simon Garfield A Mind of its Own by David M. Friedman Grunt by Mary Roach Maximum Security Book Club by Mikita Brottman American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst by Jeffrey Toobin Days of Rage by Bryan Burrough The Rise of the Rocket Girls by Nathalia Holt The Arm by Jeff Passan Becoming Grandma by Lesley Stahl   Music "Buddy" provided royalty free from www.bensound.com    Podcast Overview We're not just book nerds: we're professional book nerds and the staff librarians who work at OverDrive, the leading app for eBooks and audiobooks available through public libraries and schools. Hear about the best books we've read, get personalized recommendations, and learn about the hottest books coming out that we can't wait to dive into. For more great reads, find OverDrive on Facebook and Twitter. 

This week, Matt and Quintin have read Felicia Day's book, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost), and are confronted with the fact that the internet is a cold, unfeeling place. Like space, but with more kittens and terrible jpegs we all wish we could scrub from our brains. Felicia's pioneering Internet series The Guild leads them to talking about Broad City, Garfunkel and Oates and Melissa Hunter. You'll be glad you made the trip from North Brother Island for this one!

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Felicia Day (Geek and Sundry, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Chris bond over their love of all things HGTV, playing Skyrim, and what got Felicia into tabletop games. Felicia also talks about being a woman in the gaming world, what’s new at Geek and Sundry, and her book You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)!

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) (Touchstone Books) From online entertainment mogul, actress, and "queen of the geeks" Felicia Day comes a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood. The Internet isn't all cat videos. There's also Felicia Day--violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world...or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet geeks and Goodreads book clubs.  After growing up in the south where she was "homeschooled for hippie reasons," Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. But Felicia's misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company, and become an Internet star. Felicia's short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Now, Felicia's strange world is filled with thoughts on creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism--just like her memoir. Hilarious and inspirational, You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is proof that everyone should embrace what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now--even for a digital misfit.Praise for You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost):“It's hard to keep up with Felicia Day.  She's an actress, a gamer, a screenwriter, a songwriter, a producer, a director, a webmaster, a costumer, and queen of the geek girls.   It's hard to imagine where such a prodigy could have come from.  Wonder no longer.  Felicia tells all . . . well, most . . . well, some . . . in her new book.  Reading this is like sitting down and having dinner with her, and hearing the story of her life between the clam chowder and the cheesecake.  I can't imagine a more charming or amusing dinner companion. Felicia is a lot of fun, and so is her book.”—GEORGE R. R. MARTIN “Reading Felicia Day’s memoir is like going on a road trip with an old friend you never knew you had. This is the perfect book to prove you aren't the only misfit in the world, and to remind you that that's a very good thing.” —JENNY LAWSON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Let’s Pretend This Never Happened“At last, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) finally reveals the secret origin story of everyone's favorite Geek Superheroine! Felicia Day's new memoir is honest, hopeful, and hysterical. It’s the story of a girl who grew up lost and lonely--then became a self-made Internet rockstar.  Reading it will make you feel like you can take on the whole Empire yourself.” —ERNEST CLINE, author of Ready Player One “Smart, brave, emotionally raw, and hysterically funny. This is one of the best books ever written about what it's like to be a human being on the internet.” —LEV GROSSMAN, author of The Magicians“Everything Felicia creates seems to succeed. This book should be no different. It’s a great read–far from ‘horrible’ and worth every ‘Penny.’ See what I did there? It’s a play on…never mind.” —NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, author of Choose Your Own Autobiography and Felicia’s co-star in Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog“What’s wonderful about Felicia Day isn’t how much she’s accomplished; it’s what a delightful, real person she’s remained along the way. She is a nerd heroine of the highest order: fiercely honest, refreshingly vulnerable, and unapologetically unique. Felicia kicks major ass.”—AISHA TYLER“I came for the delightful snark, I stayed for the disarming frankness and the hard-won insights about the Internet. Felicia Day uses the Internet to distribute entertainment, but she understands that it's really there to be the nervous system of the twenty-first century.” —CORY DOCTOROW, Founder of BoingBoing.net“You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is exactly like Felicia herself: intriguing, funny, vulnerable, and uniquely cool. If you’ve ever been awkward, ever doubted yourself, ever second-guessed who you are, this book is for you. Reading it is like having the quirkiest, most hilarious, most brilliant person you’ve ever met grab you by the shirtfront and say, ‘HEY. IT’S OKAY TO BE YOU.’” —DEANNA RAYBORN, RITA award-winning and New York Times bestselling author  “Smart, funny, endearing, nerdy and maybe also a little bit brave — in other words, very much like its author.”—JOHN SCALZI, Hugo Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Redshirts "You're Never Weird on the Internet is fun, hilarious, and impossible to put down. Reading it is like getting a mega-shot of courage -- to be exactly who you are and no one else, to pursue your dreams fearlessly, to embrace your weirdness and wield it like a superpower. If you want to live a life true to yourself and not what others expect of you, you won't find better inspiration than Felicia Day. If you're not one of Felicia's millions of fans yet—you will be."—JANE McGONIGAL, author ofSuperbetter and Reality is Broken“Math nerd defies physics!  Felicia Day, who is woven from moonbeams, has written a book that seems lighter than air, but that ends up punching you firmly in the emotions.  Felicia lays out a hilarious tale of how her unique upbringing, eclectic skill set, and killer work ethic led to The Guild, one of the pioneering works of online creativity.  In the process, she pulls you inside her delicate skull, so that the final moving chapters aren’t as much read as they are experienced.  An excellent book.”  —JANE EPENSON, writer for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once Upon a Time, and Husbands“Day writes charmingly. . . . [She] is delightfully good company and has an interesting story to tell.”—KIRKUS REVIEWS“A super (and superquirky) memoir.”—BOOKLIST“Felicia Day gives us an achingly funny, honest, open look at being 'situationally famous' (I love that phrase), plus the vital art of finding your creative joy, and weathering the storms that follow. It's a wonderful book. Buy it before I grab all the copies.” —RACHEL CAINE, New York Times bestselling author of The Morganville Vampires seriesFelicia Day is a professional actress who has appeared in numerous television shows, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, and Eureka.  However, Felicia is best known for her work in the web video world, behind and in front of the camera. She costarred in Joss Whedon’s Emmy Award-winning internet musical, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, and also created and starred in the hit web series The Guild.Felicia is the founder of the online digital channel Geek & Sundry, which was acquired by Legendary Entertainment in 2014. She continues to act as CCO and develop web content and television projects as a producer, writer, and performer. She is also extremely active on social media, has more than 2.4 million Twitter followers, and is the eighth most followed person on Goodreads, where she is also the founder of Vaginal Fantasy, a romance and fantasy book club with almost 14,000 members.

Hosts: Stuart Yoshida, Doug Brown Guests: Molly Lewis, Danielle Ate The Sandwich On the show are two fantastic Ukulele playing Internet stars: Molly Lewis and Danielle Ate The Sandwich! Hosts Stuart Yoshida and Doug Brown nearly go off the rails as they geek out and talk about flame-throwing ukuleles, what Doug Brown’s hat smells like, Time Travel, why you’re never weird on the Internet, and a whole lot more. Become a Patron of the Podcast! Visit www.patreon.com/ooktown Felicia Day’s book, “You're Never Weird on the Internet”: http://feliciadaybook.com/ DIY Ukulele Flamethrower: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzfyoSgFGNc Molly Lewis: mollylewis.bandcamp.com www.patreon.com/molly Molly Lewis with Felicia Day at w00tstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd6XMHynvM4 Danielle Ate The Sandwich: www.danielleatethesandwich.com www.facebook.com/danielleatethesandwich www.youtube.com/daniellesmagic www.twitter.com/atethesandwich www.patreon.com/danielleatethesandwich www.danielleatethesandwich.bandcamp.com Doug Brown: www.den-uke.com/ Flame-throwing Bagpiper playing AC/DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-Op1Mng4oY Lil Rev's wife is in need of our help: Carol’s Cancer Recovery Fund http://www.gofundme.com/7fb33uw83w Recorded August 25, 2015.

You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)