Lez Geek Out!cast
161 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsLez Geek Out! is a geek culture podcast that celebrates popular culture with an eye for the woman-loving-woman audience. It focuses mainly on work with lesbian/bi/women-loving-women themes/characters, but sometimes strays into territory where the subtext is strong, and the female characters are stronger.
The covers all forms of media are explored, be they books, movies, TV shows, graphic novels, web-comics, or anything else that fits the bill.
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Episodes
Episode 146: Spear by Nicola Griffith
April 14, 2023 05:00 - 52 minutes - 36.3 MBAndi and Lise discuss and deeply appreciate multiple award-winning spec fic writer Nicola Griffith’s novel Spear (current Nebula finalist!)—a queer Arthurian story that will bring you right into the era from a perspective you didn’t know you absolutely needed. If, like them, you grew up on Arthurian/Camelot stories, Spear is like coming home to the people you wanted and needed to see in those tales. Nicola Griffith’s website HERE. Info about Spear HERE. List of this year’s Nebula f...
Episode 145: The Last of Us: One and Done/Fun
March 31, 2023 05:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBAndi and Lise jumped into the current zeitgeist and watched the first episode of the first season of The Last of Us on HBO Max, the TV series adapted from the video game of the same name (by Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment, released in 2013). The storyline involves a post-apocalyptic U.S. in which survivors live in totalitarian walled cities while a fungus-ravaged world (Cordyceps, in case you wondered which fungus) outside the walls infects humans, who prey on the non-infect...
Rerun Episode 124: A Conversation with Karin Kallmaker
March 17, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBLise is laid up this week and can’t get the latest episode edited and uploaded. While she recovers, please enjoy this conversation with Karin Kallmaker.
Episode 144: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Does it Hold up?
March 03, 2023 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.3 MBAndi and Lise watched the 1986 film Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (the whale movie!) to determine if it holds up after all these years. Here, the Star Trek crew has to save Earth from destruction by an alien probe. To do that, they need…whales. Trust us on this! It’s a great plot device! Unfortunately, whales have been extinct for centuries. So the crew devises a way to go back in time to late 20th-century Earth to find whales to save the Earth of the future. Does it hold up? Listen and fin...
Episode 143: Wednesday, Season 1
February 17, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBAndi and Lise rave about season 1 of the Netflix series Wednesday, which follows Wednesday Addams (a fabulous Jenna Ortega) of the iconic Addams family as she’s expelled from yet another high school and ends up at Nevermore Academy, a school for paranormal misfits where her parents first met. While there, Wednesday navigates tensions with the nearby townspeople, teen angst, her relationship with her mom, and a mystery in which something is killing people and it might have ties to the town’s...
Episode 142: A Pale Light in the Black, by K.B. Wagers
February 03, 2023 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MBAndi and Lise loved K.B. Wagers’ A Pale Light in the Black, the first installment of Wagers’ NeoG series. A fast-paced, diverse character-driven space opera meets sports story meets mystery with some of their fave elements: strong diverse characters with issues we can all relate to; space opera adventure; found family; sporting competition; creepy mystery. Find out more and get buy links at Wager’s website HERE. Shout-outs: Lise is getting ready to get her arm sleeve completed by a sp...
Episode 141: National Treasure: Edge of History: One and Done/Fun
January 20, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBIn this episode, Andi Marquette and Lise MacTague discuss the first episode of Disney Plus’ new series National Treasure: Edge of History, based on the movies but starring a different cast with interesting takes on the characters and some of the issues they’re dealing with. Like the movies, this is a quest-themed movie that Andi likens to watching a quest game. Puzzle-solving, conspiracy theories, clues—episode 1 ticks all these boxes. Andi and Lise will let you know whether this is a One a...
Episode 140: What’s up in 2023!
January 06, 2023 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBAndi and Lise chat about the changing of the year, taking stock, calendars, and a few of the things they’re looking forward to in terms of books, TV shows, and games, and also their dreams to win powerball and fund game studios. Lise: Tears of the Kingdom, the next Legend of Zelda game, available in May K.B. Wagers’ 2023 and 3rd installment in their NeoG sci fi series, The Ghosts of Trappist, but read the whole series! The space exploration/epic journey game Starfield, by Bethe...
Episode 139: HoliGAY Movies
December 23, 2022 06:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBFor this, the last show of 2022, Andi and Lise watched some LGBTQ Holiday (Christmas) movies based on a list published by Cosmopolitan Magazine (we know. We were all “WHAT?” too). They chat about the movies they saw, and throw out some other recommendations (also on the list). And also, Happy Holidays to all y’all! Cosmopolitan list of LGBTQ movies list HERE. Lise: A New York Christmas Wedding (2020) – Alt-timeline to show the lead what could have been. None of this should have work...
Episode 138: The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie Liu
December 09, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBAndi and Lise loved this collection of self-curated short stories (plus one novella) by majorly award-winning spec fic writer Marjorie Liu. These stories represent a collection from roughly 2009 until more recently, and span a range of spec fic genres, including paranormal, post-apocalyptic, fairy tale, superhero, and steampunk. Liu writes multi-layered character-driven stories that will suck you right in and leave you wanting more. Do yourself a favor and definitely pick up a copy of The T...
Episode 137: WTAF
November 25, 2022 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBAndi and Lise spent some time trying to process the recent mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ club in Colorado Springs, Colorado. They’re angry, devastated, and horrified. Sometimes, in order to find some support, you need to reach out and talk/vent and claim some space for yourself to do that. We hope that you’re able to do the same—to reach out to your networks and find some support. Because it’s okay to not be okay in the middle of all this horrible crap. We encourage you, too, to reac...
Episode 136: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: One and Done/Fun
November 11, 2022 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBThis week, Andi and Lise are doing a new kind of segment, in which they watch one episode (generally the first) of a series and determine if it’s One and Done (won’t watch anymore) or One and Fun, in which case they’re willing to go on and watch more episodes. They’re starting with the 2022 Marvel series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, available on Disney Plus. Tatiana Maslany is attorney Jennifer Walters, cousin of Bruce Banner. Because of an accident, she ends up with Hulk-ness like her cous...
Episode 135: The Nightmare before Christmas: Does it Hold up?
October 28, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week, Andi and Lise discuss the 1993 animated Tim Burton musical film, The Nightmare before Christmas (one of Lise’s faves). This film was nominated for an Oscar but lost out to Jurassic Park that year. Here, Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King and linchpin of Halloween, is searching for something more and ends up trying to replicate Christmas, which does not go over well. Themes of self-discovery, finding community, and realizing your mistakes are interwoven throughout. Creep factor can...
Episode 134: Paper Girls (TV Series)
October 14, 2022 05:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBAndi and Lise are finally back! YAY! And they wanted to rave about the series Paper Girls (2022), first season available on Amazon Prime. This is adapted from the comic series written by Brian Vaughn and illustrated by Cliff Chiang. The story is about four young teen girls who are paper delivery girls in the Midwest in 1988. One morning, after Halloween, they’re out delivering papers and end up inadvertently getting sucked into a time war between two factions. As a result, they’re flung into...
Rerun Episode 52: Interview with Kameron Hurley
September 30, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MBAs Lise and Andi dig out from the terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad couple of weeks they’ve had, please enjoy this rerun of one of their favorite episodes. They had a fantastic time geeking out with fabulous sci-fi author Kameron Hurley. Back next week, promise!
Episode 133: Dr. Who and the 13th Doctor
September 16, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBThis week, Andi can’t make it, so Lise talks to one of her friends about the British sci-fi television show Dr. Who. Nyssa (AKA Feverwood), a Dr. Who superfan, regales Lise with all the reasons why Dr. Who, in general, is a fantastic show, and why the thirteenth Doctor, in particular is so wonderful. Along the way, Nyssa recommends the podcasts Verity!, Radio Free Skaro, Two Minute Time Lord, Reality Bomb, and The Queer Archive for anyone who wants to do a real deep dive into the show. F...
Rerun Episode 23: Paper Girls
September 02, 2022 05:00 - 21 minutes - 14.8 MBLise and Andi had too much come up and weren’t able to record this week. They’ll be back next time, but for now, enjoy this rerun episode of Paper Girls, an awesome graphic novel series we loved, and a hint about the topic for the next episode.
Episode 132: Everything Everywhere All at Once
August 19, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBAndi and Lise really enjoyed this movie starring Michelle Yeoh that explores various themes around the idea of connection and finding meaning in our lives against the backdrop of the multiverse, absurdist comedy, action adventure, and moments of poignancy. Here, Yeoh plays Evelyn Wang, who lives above the laundromat she and her husband own. They’re being audited by the IRS; her husband is trying to serve her with divorce papers but she doesn’t realize it because so much is going on; her fath...
Episode 131: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Does it Hold up?
August 05, 2022 05:00 - 59 minutes - 41.1 MBAndi and Lise discuss Season 1 (1997) of the iconic TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Both are Buffy fans, so re-visiting this fave was fun but also revealing, as they look back on the show through different eyes and grapple with some of the harmful tropes and recent allegations about the show’s creator. Regardless, they’ll be re-watching more seasons going forward, so stay tuned for those! And keep on slaying! Info on Buffy: IMDB link Vox on how Buffy changed TV Gizmodo on Buf...
Episode 130: The Realities of Writing
July 22, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBAndi and Lise talk about the writing life, and a bit about what’s involved if you decide to “go professional” with your writing. How does that change your creativity? What does it mean for you if you decide to go professional and get published? What do writers have to think about should they decide to go the publishing route? Andi and Lise address some of the misunderstandings about a writing life and career, and yes, some of the realities that they’ve dealt with in their own writing arcs. ...
Episode 129: A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
July 08, 2022 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBAndi and Lise really, really enjoyed author Sarah Hollowell’s Locus-nominated YA fantasy, A Dark and Starless Forest (2021), which deals with a group of young women and girls, each with specific magical gifts, who are cloistered in a house near a mysterious forest, overseen by a man whose true motivations are suspect. Told from the POV of one of the young women, this is a wonderfully crafted novel that will definitely leave you thinking long after you’ve finished it the first time (and secon...
Episode 128: The Fifth Element: Does it Hold up?
June 24, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBAndi and Lise dive into the 1997 dystopic sci fi film The Fifth Element, with Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Chris Tucker to determine what still works (or not) 25 years after its release. They find that it holds up surprisingly well in a number of ways, but needed work in others. Still, after 25 years, it’s a visually appealing film that does interesting things with cinematography, soundtrack, and gender expression. Original trailer HERE 2017 Entertainment Weekly artic...
Episode 127: It’s Pride Season!
June 10, 2022 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBAndi and Lise talk about Pride: its origins, media representation, commercialization, and the anti-LGBTQIA stuff we are all still facing. Celebrate, commemorate, but stay safe and take care of yourselves and each other. Some reading! Pride and the history of police violence against LGBTQ communities The History of Pride: How Activists Fought to Create LGBTQ+ Pride What is Pride Month and the History of Pride? Shout-outs: Lise has been watching season 4 of Stranger Things on Ne...
Episode 126: Writing WLW Spec-Fic: A Conversation with Author Cathy Pegau
May 27, 2022 05:00 - 50 minutes - 34.5 MBAndi and Lise chatted with award-winning author Cathy Pegau about her writing and publishing trajectory and about writing F/F spec fic, including her latest work, The Demon Equilibrium, a historical paranormal saga in which two women have to save the world from a demonic horde. Cathy’s website HERE Find out more about The Demon Equilibrium HERE Shout-outs: Lise is working on figuring out how to build caterpillar cages to help protect caterpillars in her backyard ecosystem. Cathy is...
Re-run: Episode 1: D.E.B.S.
May 13, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBLise had to spend a week driving halfway across the country and back, so she and Andi decided to flash all the way back to the beginning of Lez Geek Out! Enjoy the inaugural episode featuring the movie D.E.B.S. and they’ll be back next time.
Episode 125: Our Flag Means Death
April 29, 2022 05:00 - 53 minutes - 36.7 MBOur Flag Means Death: alt-history fanfic rom-com for pirates! Andi and Lise really, really enjoyed the immensely popular first season of the HBO Max series Our Flag Means Death, which is a delightful take on the story of “Gentleman Pirate” Stede Bonnet and the legendary Blackbeard. Includes a slow-burn M/M romance, a nonbinary character (and romance!), wonderful dialogue, excellent storytelling, diverse characters. Includes great seafaring scenes, laughs, and interesting underlying messag...
Episode 124: A Conversation with Karin Kallmaker
April 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBAndi and Lise are super-stoked to have the Queen of Lesbian Romance, Karin Kallmaker, on the show to talk about the evolution and history of F/F fiction, how it’s crossing over into “mainstream” publishing and what that means for representation, for publishing, and the F/F publishing industry that’s been here all along. Karin is a multiple award-winning author who published her first novel in 1989 and has been going strong ever since. She has also worked as an editor in the lesfic publishing...
Episode 123: Black Widow
April 01, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBAndi and Lise discuss the 2021 Marvel blockbuster film Black Widow, starring Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff and Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, Natasha’s sister. One of the overarching themes that Andi and Lise really enjoyed is the exploration of family – what it is, what makes it, and how it can create an infrastructure in your life whether you want it to or not. We love superhero movies fronted by women (passes the Bechdel test!) and we love them more when they explore the complic...
Episode 122: All Systems Red, Book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells
March 18, 2022 05:00 - 56 minutes - 38.5 MBAndi and Lise are finally talking about the first novella, All Systems Red, in The Murderbot Diaries series by multi-award winning author Martha Wells. Told from the point-of-view of Murderbot, an autonomous security droid who has liberated themself from the control of the overarching corporate company that manufactured them, Murderbot now goes on their assignments trying to fly under the radar and keep from being discovered as autonomous. Their latest assignment is a research team on a plan...
Episode 121: Mr. and Mrs. Smith: Does it Hold up?
March 04, 2022 06:00 - 51 minutes - 35.5 MBAndi and Lise unpack the 2005 spy/assassin romance movie Mr. and Mrs. Smith, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and determine that it holds up in some ways but not in others, particularly with regard to gender roles. But on sheer character chemistry, Jolie and Pitt are an excellent action duo. Original movie trailer HERE. IMDB info HERE. Shout-outs: Lise has been playing a lot of Mario Kart, and finds it’s an excellent mindless escape from…well, everything. Andi has been watching...
Episode 120: Romance and Lesfic
February 18, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBRomance, Representation, and Publishing Andi and Lise discuss what’s known as the lesbian fiction publishing industry (as distinguished from “mainstream” publishers that publish LGBTQ+ fiction) and the role of books that feature romance as a main plot in the industry. They unpack the scarcity of genre fiction in lesbian fiction that isn’t romance-driven (but may include romance as a subplot) and discuss the pros and cons of being defined by a particular genre. They’re excited to see more ...
Episode 119: Only Murders in the Building
February 04, 2022 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBAndi and Lise talk about Season 1 of the Hulu series Only Murders in the Building, about three different people living in one Manhattan apartment building who get drawn together as a result of a murder in the building. The three begin looking into the murder and launch a podcast. OMITB is a comedy-drama that pokes fun at true crime podcasts and podcasters, but also explores human connection. Lise and Andi HIGHLY recommend! Season 1 trailer Find out more at Hulu Shout-outs: Lise’s bi...
Episode 118: Looking forward to 2022
January 21, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 43.7 MBAndi and Lise were joined by book reviewer and fellow podcaster Tara Scott (she/they) to chat about things they’re all looking forward to in 2022 despite the continuing pooshow that is the world. Find Tara at The Lesbian Review, Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, and Queerly Recommended. Also on Twitter, @taramdscott On the TV: Lise: animated series Legend of Vox Machina, Amazon Prime, based on “Critical Role,” a group of voice actors who have been playing D&D together for years. Tara:...
Episode 117: The Matrix: Does it Hold up?
January 07, 2022 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBAndi and Lise enthusiastically re-watched the sci fi dystopic action movie The Matrix (1999) to determine how well it holds up 21 years after its release. The movie became a sensation (still is) and they’ll tell you why it still holds up in most ways and things they noticed with their 2022 perceptions (as opposed to their 1999 perceptions) that they thought were problematic. Matrix trailer Lilly Wachowski on BBC, 2020 Vox piece on how The Matrix universalized a trans experience S...
Episode 116: Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire
December 24, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MBBook 1 in the Ghost Roads trilogy Andi and Lise rave about this tale of paranormal urban legend with backstory and personality, in which author Seanan McGuire world-builds a context for the folklore around the hitch-hiking prom ghost/girl in the diner ghost. Here, the ghost tells her own story in a non-linear narrative: how she died, the type of ghost she is, and “living” on the ghost roads, the world of the dead, haunted by a variety of spirits. One of which is the man who killed her. T...
Episode 115: The Princess Bride: Does it Hold Up?
December 10, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBAndi and Lise revisit the 1987 cult classic The Princess Bride, a comedy/romance/ fantasy/adventure that incorporates the story-within-a-story narrative style, in which a contemporary boy (meaning 1987) is sick at home and his grandfather stops by to read him a story, which is a fairy tale that incorporates classic quest elements. Clever story, great characters, funny, and the shifting from the contemporary scene to the movie and back in parts of the film lend this film a lot of its appeal. ...
Episode 114: Writing outside Your Lane
November 26, 2021 06:00 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MBThis week Andi and Lise discuss the old writing adage of “writing what you know” and how that is or is not problematic. They delve into “writing outside your lane” and writing characters who aren’t like you, and being responsible about doing that and why it’s important, and why you need to think about the lens through which you view the larger society. There are no easy answers, but the conversations are important. Writers on “writing what you know” Mo Black on writing diverse characte...
Episode 113: Check, Please!
November 12, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBAndi and Lise agree that this graphic novel will make your heart fill with love and warm fuzzy-ness. Check, Please! is book 1 in Ngozi Ukazu’s absolutely fabulous comic about a young southern gay man who is a figure skater who goes to college on a hockey scholarship in the Northeast. Book 1 covers his freshman and sophomore years. We absolutely LOVE this graphic novel (like gajillions of other people do) and we love all the warm fuzzies it gave us. This is how we wish the world could be. ...
Re-run Episode 43: Halloween Movie Extravaganza
October 29, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MBNo new episode this time, as Lise is heading to the (hopefully not yet) frozen north for some long overdue face time with her family. Enjoy this offering of Andi and Lise’s favorite Halloween movies to tide you over to the next episode!
Episode 112: Beetlejuice: Does it Hold up?
October 15, 2021 05:00 - 49 minutes - 33.9 MBAndi and Lise discuss the 1988 Tim Burton film Beetlejuice, which has become somewhat of a cult [Halloween-ish] classic. They both agree that watching it again in current contexts made them re-think a few things and appreciate a few others, and both think this could be a candidate for a re-boot – as long as Tim Burton does it. Beetlejuice original trailer Beetlejuice IMDB page Oingo Boingo’s “Dead Man’s Party” Shout-outs: Andi shouts out Lise for getting her writing projects don...
Episode 111: Gunpowder Milkshake
October 01, 2021 05:00 - 56 minutes - 39.1 MBAndi and Lise discuss the 2021 Netflix movie Gunpowder Milkshake, a “neon noir” and cinematographically gorgeous stylized film with a great kickass female cast (including Karen Gilland, Lena Headey, Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino) in a female assassin plotline. However, it’s not without a few glitches and they’ll talk about those. Regardless, entertaining! Also, lots of stylized violence; we don’t recommend it for kids. Gunpowder Milkshake trailer Shout-outs: Lise has been...
Episode 110: Mulan: Does it Hold up?
September 17, 2021 05:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBAndi and Lise discuss the 1998 Disney animated film Mulan to determine whether it holds up after 23 years. They discuss its representation, gender, what it might have meant to different audiences, how it may have resonated with certain people, and the story it told. Note: the story of Mulan is derived from a centuries-old Chinese poem/ballad created during the Wei Dynasty. 1998 trailer Shout-outs! Lise recommends the The Vault, which she watched on Netflix. It’s a heist movie (both ...
Episode 109: Cosplay: Fan-fic in 3D
September 03, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MBCosplay: Fanfic in 3-D Andi and Lise are doing something a little different in this show! Here, Andi interviews Lise about her involvement in cosplay – specifically propmaking and even more specifically, cool weaponry and armaments. Here we talk about how she got into it, some of the materials she uses, and what cosplay is all about for her and others who are involved. Cosplay rocks! Lise also notes that you can find all kinds of resources for cosplay on YouTube, like Punished Props Acade...
Episode 108: Tremors: Does it Hold up?
August 20, 2021 05:00 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MBAndi and Lise introduce a new feature for LGO; “Does It Hold Up?” in which they look at older media and determine if it could, basically, still hold up today. Here, in the inaugural episode of the feature, they are pleasantly surprised that the 1990 creature feature flick Tremors does hold up, and also had some interesting and cool aspects for the time in which it was made. In this flick, residents of a small, isolated Nevada town are confronted by mysterious underground creatures that are p...
Episode 107: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
August 06, 2021 05:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBAndi and Lise simply LOVE the graphic novel Snapdragon by Kat Leyh (published 2020). The main character is Snapdragon (she goes by Snap), a young girl who ends up befriending the town’s alleged witch. It’s a delightful, layered story about outsiders, found family, and finding magic within yourself. POC rep, queer rep (including great butch lesbian rep FINALLY), feminist rep and storylines that blend seamlessly. Lise and Andi read it several times because the story really resonated with them....
Episode 106: Viva Las Vegas! Army of the Dead!
July 23, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MBAndi and Lise chat about the movie Army of the Dead (2020), a zombie heist gore-fest directed by Zach Snyder (Dawn of the Dead, 2004). That’s right, heist. A zombie outbreak has occurred in Las Vegas after a military convoy crashes and patient zero escapes into the city and the government has to build a wall all around it. A rich casino owner wants a team to sneak into the city to crack a vault in his casino and snag two hundred million dollars. However, all may not be as it seems, either wi...
Episode 105: The Hazards of Love by Stan Stanley
July 09, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 37.9 MBAndi and Lise rave the hell out of this amazing first volume of Stan Stanley’s The Hazards of Love, which follows a nonbinary teen, Amparo Uribe, who ends up agreeing to a bargain with a shitty cat that allows the latter to take over the teen’s life and body and sends the now exiled teen’s spirit to Bright World, where they are a seriously marginalized human trying to survive in systems of debt and ever-changing rules that subject them to constant threats. But formerly Amparo (they lost thei...
Episode 104: Pride and Representation
June 25, 2021 05:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBPride and Representation This week, in recognition of Pride month, Andi and Lise talk about LGBTQ representation in media, including tokenism and how it intersects with queerbaiting and even bury your gays. When is tokenism “good”? When is it “bad”? Join them as they try to unravel some of this. Shout outs: Lise is stoked about an 8-episode mini-campaign for the D&D show Critical Role, which just wrapped up its second campaign. It’s another Exandria adventure! It features part of the r...
Episode 103: The CW’s Nancy Drew
June 11, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBAndi finally managed to convince Lise to give Season 1 of the CW’s Nancy Drew a watch and Lise did and she enjoyed it! So they talk about that season here. This is a re-imagining of Nancy Drew, which brings some diversity to the cast, some queer rep, and some excellent paranormal elements layered in with the mystery that consumes Nancy and her crew during this season. This version of Nancy is complicated and flawed, like her fellow characters, and it makes her, we think more relatable. Both ...
Episode 102: Birds of Prey: All About Harley F*ckin’ Quinn!
May 28, 2021 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBAndi and Lise discuss and express much love for the 2020 DC movie with the longest subtitle in either the DC or Marvel universe: Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn. The movie, narrated in parts by Harley Quinn (Margot Robbie), is a story about how she finds herself after the end of a relationship with the Joker (arguably a poster child for toxic masculinity) while also dealing with the fallout from the relationship. She manages to forge an alliance of sorts w...