Latest Geekery Podcast Episodes
IGGPPC Founders Chat (Charm Bomb bonus episode)
Charm Bomb - March 10, 2023 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this special bonus episode of Charm Bomb, Joanna hosts IGGPPC Founders Stewie and Farquharson to talk about the origin and founding of the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club. Topics this week include international friendships, the magic of snail mail, and of course their top 5 ge...
Fictional Dragons (Charm Bomb 53)
Charm Bomb - February 24, 2023 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about fictional heists, weird Pokemon evolution, and ways to manage international shipping costs. Topics this week include The Magnus Archives (podcast), Kaleidoscope (tv show), and their top 5 fictional dragons. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb q...
Charm Bomb Season Three, Y’all (Charm Bomb 52)
Charm Bomb - February 10, 2023 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode summer and Joanna chat about their new year’s goals, things they’re looking forward to in 2023, and what they’ve been up to since the last recording. Topics this week include Willow, Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott, fossil hunting, and their top 5 fictional fliers. ...
I like being a Joanna (Charm Bomb 51)
Charm Bomb - November 25, 2022 17:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode summer and Joanna chat about Douglas Adams and lighthearted sci-fi, homemade apple cider, and their shared love for the Mediterranean climate. Topics this week include cats because of course, the Dragon Prince season 3, Dirk Gently, soup season, and their top 5 things they are tha...
California Dreaming (Charm Bomb 50)
Charm Bomb - November 11, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about hanging out together in California in which they explore the outdoors, enjoy local beer, and tell terrible jokes to Mickey Mouse. Topics this week include terrible humor, Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, deserts and oceans, and their top 5 sea creatures. ...
Pen Pals in a Digital World (Charm Bomb 49)
Charm Bomb - October 28, 2022 16:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna chats with Felix, founder of PenPal.me, about connecting folks in a digital world, the joys of being outdoors, and the art of cooking. Topics this week include travel, fly fishing, the art of ramen, pen pal origin stories, and the fun of meeting an online or pen pal fri...
Bog Witch Libras (Charm Bomb 48)
Charm Bomb - October 14, 2022 16:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about Halloween and spooky season, birthdays (and cake), and about getting older with fandoms (you’re never too old!). Topics this week include Hocus Pocus 2, Great British Bake Off, Mighty Ducks, Libra season, and their top 5 Halloween costumes from the...
Force Ghosting (Charm Bomb 47)
Charm Bomb - September 30, 2022 16:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about the impact of “super hero level conflict” on everyday people and how to get back in touch or figure out if a pen pal has ghosted you. Topics this week include Andor (tv show), autumn weather, sword camp, and their top 5 Star Wars characters. ...
Burnout Badgers (Charm Bomb 46)
Charm Bomb - September 16, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about different strategies for fighting burnout with personal experiences and suggestions for managing burnout in both the short term and long term. Topics this week include She-Hulk, The Cryptonaturalist, Goosebumps, Carnival Row, mental health, and the...
Collections and Cats (Charm Bomb 45)
Charm Bomb - August 26, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about places they’d like to visit, books and graphic novels they’re reading, and their favorite memories of one another. Topics this week include Dead End: Paranormal Park, Calico (game), Sandman, Mothman, collectables, and their top 5 favorite things ab...
Best of the Most (Charm Bomb 44)
Charm Bomb - August 12, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about staying safe online, using pen names when writing to pen pals, lots of lake camp activities and IGGPPCamp. Topics this week include Inside Job, e-biking, Hacks, canoeing, and their top 5 IRL summer camp activities. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb...
It’s Time to Play the Music (Charm Bomb 43)
Charm Bomb - July 22, 2022 16:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about upcoming IGGPPCamp fun (without any spoilers), cats and tea, and aspirational creativity. Topics this week include Timberborn (game), Only Murders in the Building, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paper Girls, and their top 5 Muppet Show Muppets. ...
The Answer is 42 (Charm Bomb 42)
Charm Bomb - July 08, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about their recurring dreams (not quite nightmares?), what they’re enjoying about the new Ms. Marvel show, and the etiquette of meeting a pen pal IRL for the first time, including the story of how they met for the first time! Topics this week include Min...
Squads and Games (Charm Bomb 41)
Charm Bomb - June 24, 2022 16:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about the healing power of snail mail, both in relationships to other people and with ourselves. Topics this week include Star Wars Rebels, The King of Tokyo (game), care packages when you don’t have internet access, music from middle school, and their t...
Hijinks and Shenanigans (Charm Bomb 40)
Charm Bomb - June 10, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about IGGPPCamp, how amazing and terrifying space is, and their nerdy confessions of popular books, movies, and TV shows they never finished. Topics this week include the BBC show Ghosts (yes, again), the James Webb Space Telescope, The Magicians, Twilig...
It’s Gonna Be MacraMay (Charm Bomb 39)
Charm Bomb - May 13, 2022 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Summer and Joanna chat about how to turn a casual acquaintance into a friendship, spend a lot of time talking about handicrafts, and discuss their shared love of DIY bubble water. Topics this week include The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Redactle, leatherworking, sta...
Plants and Productivity (Charm Bomb 38)
Charm Bomb - April 15, 2022 16:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna hosts special IGGPPC guest Steena to chat about how we think about productivity and strategies for getting necessary things done when there are more fun things to do, having favorite audiobook narrators, and their current Dungeons & Dragons characters. Topics this week ...
Pirates and Pen Pals (Charm Bomb 37)
Charm Bomb - March 25, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss the IGGPPC 9th birthday party, reconnecting with pen pals when it’s been a while, and Our Flag Means Death, all while their cats get up to some shenanigans. Topics this week include Bailey Sarian’s Murder Mystery & Makeup Mondays, Muppet Treasure Isla...
What’s In Your Wardrobe (Charm Bomb 36)
Charm Bomb - March 11, 2022 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to stay up to date on current events without sacrificing mental health. Topics this week include Ghosts on HBO, Space Force on Netflix, the upcoming IGGPPC 9th birthday, and top 5 wardrobe staples that make us feel “dressed to the nines”. ...
Don’t Go Rebooting My Heart (Charm Bomb 35
Charm Bomb - February 25, 2022 17:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to prioritise letter writing when schedules are full, audiobooks and book clubs, and the perils of reboots. Topics this week include Rescue Rangers, Tale Spin, Pepper Ann, Wild Thornberries, PBS shows, and top 5 nostalgic cartoons that would wor...
We Don’t Talk About… (Charm Bomb episode 34)
Charm Bomb - February 11, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to incorporate their geek loves into self care, the way movies can enable mental health discussions, and connecting with nature. Topics this week include Peacemaker, Encanto, 90s country, mental health, genealogy, and their top 5 binge-worthy com...
Breaking Up (With Friends) is Hard To Do (Charm Bomb episode 33)
Charm Bomb - January 28, 2022 17:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss how to tell when a friendship has run its course, navigating friendship “breakups”, and catharsis through art like writing or music. Topics this week include the TV show The Great, the book Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Villa...
Travel, Art, and New Year’s Goals (Charm Bomb episode 32)
Charm Bomb - January 14, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss New Year’s goal setting vs “resolutions”, getting organized, traveling and camping, and a bit about their personal art goals for this year. Topics this week include Cowboy Bebop, She-Hulk, digital planners, SMART goals and other goal setting techniqu...
Charm Bomb BONUS EPISODE: True Crime, Witches, and Musical Theater
Charm Bomb - December 24, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this previously unreleased episode Joanna and Summer discuss what they’re into right now, including (the same) true crime podcasts and horror-based musical theater. They also chat about their favorite fictional witches and, for some reason, modpodge. This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question...
Time Warp: the IGGPPC Origin Story (Charm Bomb episode 31)
Charm Bomb - December 10, 2021 17:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss how Geek Girl Pen Pals came to be back in 2013, and take a trip down memory lane from signing up for their first pen pals to joining staff to where the club has grown now. Topics this week include the Jungle Cruise movie, The Harder They Fall, Shang-...
Solo for the Holidays (Charm Bomb episode 30)
Charm Bomb - November 26, 2021 17:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss creating a cozy space at home through interior decorating, creating your own traditions, foods they like to share with others, and some of the ways they’ve gotten through spending holidays solo. Topics this week include renaissance faires, different ...
Space Tech and Nerdy Gifting (Charm Bomb episode 29)
Charm Bomb - November 12, 2021 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss creative ways to give when you’re on a budget, horror and horror-adjacent movies and shows, and how science fiction inspires science and engineering development. Topics this week include Midnight Mass, Doom Patrol, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Dune,...
Strange Places (Charm Bomb episode 28)
Charm Bomb - October 22, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss how much change can happen in two years while both grieving who you thought you’d be and celebrating who you’ve become anyway, rekindling love for old fandoms, and finding space for new fandoms to love. Topics this week include Babysitter’s Club, Doo...
Spooky Season Faves (Charm Bomb episode 27)
Charm Bomb - October 08, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss the joys of October birthdays, harvest festivals, corn mazes, apple picking, and putting together a good Halloween costume. Topics this week include Legends of Tomorrow, Y: The Last Man, birthday traditions, and top 5 spooky season activities. ...
The Books That Made Us (Charm Bomb episode 26)
Charm Bomb - September 24, 2021 16:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThis episode Joanna and Summer discuss the trouble when someone is negative about one of your favorite things, their earliest fandoms, Summer’s weekend at sword camp, and the importance of good hydration. Topics this week include Only Murders in the Building, Ted Lasso, Lord of the Rings,...
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