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Lez Geek Out!castEpisode 146: Spear by Nicola Griffith Andi 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 finalists HERE. Shout-outs: Lise started watching the Netflix series Lockwood and Co., a...
2023-04-1452 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 145: The Last of Us: One and Done/Fun Andi 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-infected. Joel (Pedro Pascal), a survivor who engages in black market smuggling in Boston, is tasked with taking...
2023-03-3151 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 144: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home: Does it Hold up? Andi 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 find out! Also note the...
2023-03-0350 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 143: Wednesday, Season 1 Andi 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 distant past. Excellent script, tight pacing, and wonderful secondary and tertiary characters. This is full of thrills, chills...
2023-02-1754 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 142: A Pale Light in the Black, by K.B. Wagers Andi 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 specific tattoo artist. It's been five years, and she's psyched about it. Andi has been pl...
2023-02-0351 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 141: National Treasure: Edge of History: One and Done/Fun In 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 and Done or One and Fun! Trailer for NT: Edge of History HERE. Available on Dis...
2023-01-2040 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 140: What's up in 2023! Andi 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 Bethesda, hopefully out in 2023 Andi: ...
2023-01-0654 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 139: HoliGAY Movies For 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 worked, but somehow it did. Nia Fairweather as the lead and Adriana DeMeo as th...
2022-12-2354 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 138: The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie Liu Andi 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 Tangleroot Palace: Stories. Find out more about Liu and her work at her website HERE. Find out more about Tangleroot Pa...
2022-12-0946 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 137: WTAFAndi 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 reach out to local organizations in you...
2022-11-2531 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 136: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law: One and Done/FunThis 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 cousin, but with some twists. The show plays for laughs but digs i...
2022-11-1156 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 135: The Nightmare before Christmas: Does it Hold up?This 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 be a little high, and there were a few problematic element, but overall, it's still a visually stunning film and ultimately...
2022-10-2857 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 131: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1: Does it Hold up?Andi 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 Buffy and bury your gays You can f...
2022-08-0559 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 130: The Realities of WritingAndi 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. Shout-outs: Lise has discovered the video game Assassin's Creed: O...
2022-07-2256 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 127: It's Pride Season!Andi 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 Netflix, but has mixed feelings about Netflix because the service has been stepping in it by...
2022-06-1044 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 125: Our Flag Means DeathOur 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 messages about identity and the choices we make. Unfortunately, HBO Max has not announced plans for a second season. Andi and Lise find that…troublesome. Regardless, wat...
2022-04-2953 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 123: Black WidowAndi 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 complicated nature of family dynamics. Great pacing and special effects, great interactions between characters. Bla...
2022-04-0148 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 122: All Systems Red, Book 1 of The Murderbot Diaries by Martha WellsAndi 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 planet on which other research teams are being wiped out. Superb world-building, excellent characterization, and wrestling with big themes about autonomy and...
2022-03-1856 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 115: The Princess Bride: Does it Hold Up?Andi 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. However, there are some things that definitely don't hold up, and that's part of the discussion. 30th...
2021-12-1056 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 85: Why We Love AntiheroesAndi and Lise love antiheroes and all of their messy, complicated humanity. In this episode, they discuss some of their fave antiheroes and the flaws that make them relatable: Malcolm Reynolds (Firefly); Han Solo (Star Wars); Helena (Orphan Black); Parker (Leverage); Handsome Jack (Borderlands) Max and Furiosa (Fury Road); Sarah Connor (Terminator and T2); Andy (The Old Guard); Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder). Andi and Lise discussed the movie The Old Guard in episode 82; the movie T2 in episode 84; Terminator in episode 73; and Fury Road in episode 50. Lise's shout-out: times are tough...
2020-09-0454 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 84: Terminator 2: Judgment DayAndi and Lise break down the 1991 movie Terminator 2: Judgment Day (directed and co-written by James Cameron), which they both consider is one of the best sequels ever made. Andi and Lise discuss themes, characters, pacing, plot, and nods that T2 includes to its 1984 predecessor, Terminator, and also how watching it now, in this historical context, gives them different perspectives than they had watching it both originally and over the years. Here, Sarah Connor's son John (he's 15 now) is a juvenile delinquent living with foster parents while Sarah is warehoused in a psychiatric institution after she tried to...
2020-08-2152 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 83: Ascension by Jacqueline KoyanagiAndi and Lise greatly admire Jacqueline Koyanagi's novel Ascension, an excellent space opera with elements of magic and mystic-ness layered in. Great diverse cast of characters; queer WOC main character who also deals with a chronic illness; fabulous world-building. This one stays with you in many different ways. "Alana Quick is the best damned sky surgeon in Heliodor City, but repairing starship engines barely pays the bills. When the desperate crew of a cargo vessel stops by her shipyard looking for her spiritually-advanced sister Nova, Alana stows away. Maybe her boldness will land her a long-term gig...
2020-08-0746 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 82: The Old GuardRUN, don't walk to Netflix as you're able and PLEASE watch the movie The Old Guard, starring Charlize Theron as Andromache of Scythia who is still alive. "Four undying warriors who've secretly protected humanity for centuries become targeted for their mysterious powers just as they discover a new immortal." – from Netflix description, available HERE. But there's a catch… Adapted from Greg Rucka's comic of the same name, the story is about Andromache's ("Andy's") leadership of this team and their attempts to stay undetected over the centuries, and what it means to be immortal when...
2020-07-2446 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 81: DisclosureThis week Andi and Lise discuss the brand new documentary on Netflix, Disclosure, about trans representation in media. Laverne Cox is the executive producer and the documentary includes commentary from several trans actors, scholars, and creatives who discuss the harmful and dangerous tropes that trans characters have been subjected to for decades, but also the double-edged sword of that representation, a question Lise and Andi grapple with: is bad rep better than no rep? And how do we negotiate bad rep with visibility? Andi and Lise loved this documentary, they learned a lot, and they'll be watching it again...
2020-07-1053 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 80: Agents of the RealmAndi and Lise talk about artist and writer Mildred Louis's amazing, fabulous, and Magic Girl Power webcomic, Agents of the Realm, in which five young women at Silvermount College discover that they've each been chosen to protect their world as well as a sister dimension. Volume 1 (the volume currently available and being updated) begins at the start of the college year and follows them as they try to figure out what exactly is going on. Great characterization, excellent art, fab story about 5 diverse young women trying to figure out how to work together to save their world...
2020-06-2651 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 79: Decolonizing Our MediaAndi and Lise have been working on expanding and decolonizing their media consumption, seeking out more creators of color and more creators who are differently abled, neurodiverse, and from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds than they are. They each share some of that media in this episode. Lise: Binti novella series by Nnedi Okorafor Octavia Butler's Kindred graphic novel adaptation N.K. Jemisin, Inheritance trilogy; see also her short story anthology How Long 'til Black Future Month Movie D.E.B.S., written and directed by Angela Robinson (We talked about this movie...
2020-06-1243 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 78: MoonstruckAndi and Lise are way into the comic Moonstruck (Image Comics), created and written by Grace Ellis (of Lumberjanes) and illustrated/arted by Shea Beagle. Here, Andi and Lise talk about Volume 1, which collects issues 1-5: Werewolf barista Julie and her new girlfriend go on a date to a close-up magic show, but all heck breaks loose when the magician casts a horrible spell on their friend Chet. Now it's up to the team of mythical pals to stop the illicit illusionist before it's too late. –Image Comics description We loved all the rep (including qu...
2020-05-2939 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 77: Ask Us Anything!Andi and Lise do an "ask us anything" session, answering questions posed to them on social media. The questions deal with life, writing, and lots of stuff in between. Some made them think, some made them laugh, and others made them do both. Thanks all, for your questions. Lise would like to shout-out Star vs. the Forces of Evil, about a young princess in a different dimension sent to Earth to mellow her behavior. Hijinks ensue! Find it on Disney Plus. Andi would like to shout-out director Alice Wu's new film, The Half of It...
2020-05-1551 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 76: Gender Representation in MediaAndi and Lise are super-stoked that F/F book reviewer extraordinaire Tara Scott stopped by to hang out with them as they unpack sex, gender, identity, and representation. And there is always a lot to unpack there! Tara also highly recommends the forthcoming book (she's a fancy reviewer, so she gets ARCs!) The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, by Maggie Tokuda-Hall. Lise offers a shout-out to a cute video game she and her wife have been playing called Terraria. And Andi finally saw the movie Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation...
2020-05-011h 00Lez Geek Out!castEpisode 75: Writing Book SeriesThis week, Andi and Lise talk writing (since they're writers and all). Specifically, the pitfalls and fun stuff in writing series. Both have series they've written or are writing and they break down some of the things they think about or have thought about as they're writing different kinds of series in different genres. Like, you know, character continuity, plot arcs, world-building, other stuff…like that. Shout-outs! Lise recommends the animated series Gravity Falls, available on Disney Plus (and also Hulu) while Andi binged Picard, on CBS All Access. Find info about Lise's series at her we...
2020-04-1745 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 74: Coping with COVID-19Andi and Lise take a show to talk about how they're coping with social distancing, anxiety, depression, and what things are serving as healthy distractions for them. Hit us up on Twitter to let us know how YOU'RE doing and what tips you might have to help others. @LGOpodcast. Some resources you might find useful (US): National Center for Transgender Equality: COVID-19: What Trans People Need to Know Trans Lifeline LGBT National Help Center Them.us: How LGBTQ+ People can get Help and Resources during Coronavirus (includes hotlines and online mental health resources)
2020-04-0345 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 73: The Terminator (1984)This week, Andi and Lise watched a throwback film and dug into The Terminator, filmed in 1984. They discuss the portrayal of women, the kind of film it was, the context in which it was made, how a story can be told and moved through available tech at the time of filming, and trailblazing Gale Anne Hurd as producer and what that might have meant to the portrayal of female badasses in movies like this. (You may recognize Hurd's name; she's also the producer of The Walking Dead on AMC.) Going ol' skool! Original Terminator trailer
2020-03-2037 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 72: The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinAndi and Lise dig into multiple Hugo-winner N.K. Jemisin's amazing and multi-layered The Fifth Season (2015), the first in The Broken Earth trilogy. Andi and Lise talk about Jemisin's use of point-of-view for different characters, how their stories interweave with the world-building, and the world-building itself, which they found utterly engrossing and brilliantly presented. Synopsis, from the site Deadline: The Fifth Season is described as an epic drama set in a world where civilization-destroying earthquakes occur with deadly regularity. A small minority of inhabitants has the ability to quiet these earthquakes, but they also can cause th...
2020-03-0641 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 71: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca RoanhorseAndi and Lise chat about Rebecca Roanhorse's debut novel, Trail of Lightning, the first in her Sixth World series. "Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last best hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much more terrifying than anything she could imagine." –Simon and Schuster Roanhorse builds a post-apocalyptic world in what was the American Southwest, populated largely by Indigenous people. In this world of Dinétah, resources are in short supply, and myth and...
2020-02-2143 minLez Geek Out!castRerun Episode 56: QueerbaitingThis week it's Andi's turn to be unavailable for recording. Enjoy this rerun of our Queerbaiting episode instead. We'll be back next time! Promise!! https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/02/lgo_56_queerbaiting_rerun.mp3
2020-02-0750 minLez Geek Out!castRerun: Episode 60: Our Writing ProcessesLise's schedule is beyond hectic right now, so enjoy this rerun episode where Andi and Lise discuss how they write what they write. They'll be back to their usual hijinks for the next episode! https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2020/01/lgo_60_writing_process_rerun.mp3
2020-01-2449 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 70: A New Year of Geeking Out!Andi and Lise are getting ready for a new year of geeking out! They each chat about movies they're looking forward to, books/authors they want to read and other geekly things. To that end, here are some things they're looking forward to: Movies: Wonder Woman 1984 (trailer) Possibly the re-make of Dune, though both are a little more cautious of that. (trailer) No Time to Die (latest James Bond; trailer) Books: Lise is looking forward to more Seanan McGuire Andi will be reading more Rebecca Roanhorse and N.K. Jemisin
2020-01-1046 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 69: Women in Comics, Part 2Andi and Lise do a second part of their conversation regarding women in comics, and portrayals thereof. Topics that come up are women superhero teams and women supervillains, and they both agree that there should be MOAR of both! If you're interested: Newsarama: Top 10 Female Superhero Teams of All Time Marvel.com: 7 of the Best All-Women Teams in the Marvel Universe Ranker: The Greatest All-Female Superhero Teams and Ensembles Comicbasics.com: Top 10 Greatest Female Supervillains Newsarama: 10 Best Female Supervillains Also! Andi geeked out about the book Children of Blood and...
2019-12-2750 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 68: Women and Comics, Part 1Andi and Lise talk about portrayals of superhero women in comics and the revealing clothing and sexualization of their bodies (and yes, they've also noticed the trend of increased and unrealistic musculature of male superheroes). They chat, too, about how indie comics might be taking the lead on better representation of female superheroes and badass women. Find more food for thought: The Artifice on sexism, impracticality, and the hopeful future of costuming Comicsverse: How to change the problem with female superhero costumes Tumblr account the Hawkeye Initiative For a different take, see...
2019-12-1348 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 67: Interview with Christin Baker about Season of LoveAndi Marquette flies solo this week (safe travels, Lise!) and chats with Christin Baker, CEO/president of tello Films, about the tello holiGAY romcom movie, Season of Love, officially releasing for download off the tello website December 1 (though you can preorder!). The movie has several screenings in the U.S. and another in the UK (London). Andi find out how the project came about, a bit about who's involved, and what might be next for holiGAY rom-coms from tello. From the movie's website: "Season of Love is a lighthearted rom-com featuring a large ensemble cast...
2019-11-2930 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 66: DnD Character CreationAndi and Lise talk about character-building (literally) for Dungeons and Dragons. Or, more to the point, Andi had Lise talk about all the things in that regard because Andi is a total D&D novice and is working on building her very first character. They also discuss different approaches to developing D&D characters and how it differs from developing characters for writing projects. They also talk about how characters in D&D are affected by the world-building the Dungeon Master develops, but also how things can change during play. More resources: D&D website...
2019-11-1544 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 65: Halloween History and MemoriesAndi and Lise talk become total Halloweenies and talk about the origins of Halloween and Día de los Muertos (Andi luuuurvs both of these) and then share some memories about Halloweens past. For more info on the history of Halloween: History.com Halloween history timeline History Channel–Samhain Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): History.com National Geographic Day of the Dead Shout-out: Andi read Jodi Taylor's first book in her time traveling historians book and LOVED it: Just One Damned Thing After Anot...
2019-11-0140 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 64: Talking F/F Fic with Tara ScottThis week, Andi and Lise chat with F/F fic reviewer extraordinaire Tara Scott, whose reviews you can find at The Lesbian Review, Lambda Literary and Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. She also hosts the podcast Les Do Books at the Lesbian Talk Show. We talk a bit of history of F/F fiction, found out what she's reading and way into these days, and also what she sees as emerging trends in F/F fiction. Books that came up in our convo! Aurora Rey, Recipe for Love (audio and written); Anna Burke, Thorn; Courtney Milan...
2019-10-1858 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 63: Rat QueensThis week, Andi and Lise waxed philosophical fangirl about the first 2 collected volumes of the comic Rat Queens, put out by Image Comics. First launched in 2013, Andi is horrified that she didn't look into these sooner and thanks Lise profusely for telling her to get with it and read them already. ComiXology might have the best description of the Rat Queens: Who are the Rat Queens? A pack of booze-guzzling, death-dealing battle maidens-for-hire, and they're in the business of killing all gods' creatures for profit. It's also a darkly comedic fantasy series starring Hannah the Rockabilly Elven...
2019-10-0441 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 62: Book TalkAndi and Lise each read a book and then talked about it. The cool part is, they didn't tell each other which book they decided to read, so it was happy fun discovery time! Lise read Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth (2019), which is, basically, lesbian necromancers in a gothic space palace with swordplay and intrigue and why the hell wouldn't you want to read this awesome-ness? Gideon, the MC, is trying to escape a life of paranormal servitude but her childhood nemesis won't let her leave without yet another service. And that nemesis is the powerful daughter...
2019-09-2045 minLez Geek Out!castRerun: Episode 54: Captain MarvelLise was under the weather for recording this week, so enjoy this rerun instead! Did you miss what Andi and Lise think of the recent Marvel movie? Then check it out now!! https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2019/09/lgo_54_capt_marvel_rerun.mp3
2019-09-0642 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 61: Spider-Man into the Spider-VerseAndi and Lise FINALLY got to talk about Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse because Lise put off seeing it until recently and then, as Andi suspected, it blew her mind. Into the Spider-Verse is an animated origin story about Miles Morales, a teen who is, of course, bitten by a radioactive spider and is faced with taking on the mantle of Spider-Man in the wake of his universe's loss of the previous Spider-Man. He also has to deal with villain Kingpin's manipulation of the multiverse, which results in several incarnations of Spider-Man (that include two women) entering Miles...
2019-08-2335 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 60: Our Writing ProcessesAndi and Lise get a little personal and talk shop about their respective writing processes. Both write spec fic, though Andi also writes romance and mysteries, and those genres take a different approach. They discuss how they approach different projects, what kind of preparation they do, multitasking different projects or not, outlines or not, and tools of the trade. They also talk about how writing influences how they watch, read, and analyze other creators' work. Writing platforms they talked a bit about: Word Scrivener Notebooks (as in actual paper!) both use for project...
2019-08-0949 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 59: She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, Season 2Andi and Lise fangirl over season 2 of She-Ra: Princesses of Power, which is sadly only 7 episodes but they love it anyway, especially the way the characters interact and how they deal with very human problems as they're caught up in bigger issues. In this season, there's a bit of an impasse between the princesses and the Horde, though Catra is trying to prove she can take over the world while the Princess Alliance tries to work together to keep the world safe. S2 is more about characters and relationships, past and present, and adds a lot of depth to...
2019-07-2639 min
Lez Geek Out!castEpisode 58: The Light Brigade by Kameron HurleyLGO morphs into the Kameron Hurley fan club as Lise and Andi dive into her latest book, The Light Brigade, a time travel military science fiction novel that explores themes of militarized capitalism, war, and connection through the eyes of grunt Dietz. Through tech that disassembles soldiers and sends them as beams of light into combat zones and reassembles them upon re-entry, Dietz realizes that she is experiencing the war between Earth and Mars differently than others: she's jumping around its timeline, which gives her a unique and horrifying view of battles and comrades lost and gained. This is...
2019-07-1240 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 57: Hot FuzzAndi and Lise talk about "queer coding" this week, and how it appeared in the 2007 movie Hot Fuzz, a British parody action comedy with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. HF is part of a related trilogy of movies called, loosely, the Three Flavours Cornetto trilogy, based on a joke from the first of the three, 2004's Shaun of the Dead. "Queer coding" means that a movie's creators and characters don't deny a queer subtext in a movie. In HF's case, there was supposed to be a cisgender heterosexual female love interest, but instead, script writers Simon Pegg...
2019-06-2837 min
Lez Geek Out!castRe-run: Episode 11: Wonder WomanLise is in the weeds with edits for her upcoming novel (shameless plug alert!!!) Hunter's Descent, the sequel to Five Moons Rising. As a result, we don't have a new episode this week. Instead, please enjoy this re-run of Episode 11: Wonder Woman! https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/LGO_11.mp3
2019-06-1428 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 56: Queerbaiting and Burying Your GaysThis week, Andi and Lise discuss (and rant about) queerbaiting, which is a marketing technique used in entertainment and fiction in which creators hint at a same-sex romance but don't actually give you one and have no intention of giving you one. This is done to attract (i.e. "bait") a queer audience while at the same time avoiding alienating cisgender heterosexual consumers. They also discuss the "Bury Your Gays" trope in which a same-sex relationship is depicted, but as soon as there's a kiss or consummation of some sort, one of the couple is killed off or is...
2019-05-3150 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 55: MonstressAndi and Lise are way into the first collected volume, "Awakening," of the multiple award-winning comic series Monstress (Image Comics) by writer Marjorie Liu and artist Sana Takeda, who combines elements of manga and Art-Deco in the portrayal of this grim world wracked by violence, racism, slavery, and war. The protagonist, Maika Halfwolf, is the descendant of a wolf-goddess, but there's something else inside her that's older and stronger and it may or may not be key to saving this world, in which most of the world's human population despises Arcanics – the human/deity hybrids like Maika. The sadistic wi...
2019-05-1739 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 54: Captain MarvelAndi and Lise saw the movie Captain Marvel starring Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Marvel and they LOVED it, but also, there are some things they noticed that they bring up in their chat. Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios' "Captain Marvel" is an adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races (the Kree and the Skrulls) reaches Earth, Danvers develops a small cadre of allies...
2019-05-0342 min
Lez Geek Out!castRe-run: Episode 3: ClexaConThis past weekend, Andi went to ClexaCon!!! Lise tried but was rebuffed by a blizzard in Minneapolis, and doesn't want to talk about it. Since we weren't able to record, we're offering up Andi's first recollections of ClexaCon. For our next episode, we'll be back to our usually schedule programming. https://lezgeekoutcast.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/LGO_03.mp3
2019-04-1919 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 53: A Walk Down Memory Lane, Part 2Andi and Lise take another stroll down memory lane, this time chatting about gaming and cosplay and Andi cleverly makes sure that Lise talks about both of those because SHE'S REALLY GOOD AT THEM! And Andi had all kinds of questions for her. The games that got Lise started: Zelda and Quest games like King's Quest. She was also into Elder Scrolls and open world role-playing games. She also plays Fallout, Borderlands, Mass Effect, and is currently designing some cosplay elements from Skyrim (Elder Scrolls). Also, heads up on the forthcoming Outer Worlds! Lise posts photos of some of the things...
2019-04-0548 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 52: Interview with Kameron HurleyAndi and Lise lost their sh*t when award-winning sci fi/fantasy writer Kameron Hurley agreed to chat with them about writing and her very latest release, which just dropped March 19, The Light Brigade. Hurley's website bio states she's a writer "specializing in war and resistance movements," but she's also known as one of the most important voices in the field engaging in intense world-building and explorations of gender, sexuality, and politics. You may know her for her essay collection Geek Feminist Revolution, which included the Hugo-winning essay "We Have Always Fought: Challenging the 'Women, Cattle, and...
2019-03-221h 00Lez Geek Out!castEpisode 51: A Trip down Memory Lane, Part 1Andi and Lise chat about the formative books, movies, and TV shows that kickstarted their geek sides and why these particular media were so important to their development as geeks and writers and why representation matters in media. Interested in what helped shape their geekdoms? Here are a few of the things that came up: Books: the works of Edgar Rice Burroughs; J.R.R. Tolkien's Hobbit and associated books; Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover series (disclaimer: Andi and Lise both stopped reading MZB after they became aware of the terrible); Terry Brooks' Shannara series; Anne McCaffrey's H...
2019-03-0842 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 50: Mad Max: Fury RoadAndi and Lise celebrate their 50th show with the 2015 movie Mad Max: Fury Road, an Oscar-winning post-apocalyptic tour de force with overt and covert feminist themes. Fury Road's pulse-pounding pacing, gorgeous and brutal cinematography, and tight writing intertwine into layers of characterization and narrative. Don't let the title fool you; Charlize Theron's Imperator Furiosa is the focus, here, and her journey both literal and thematic provide the underlying structure of the movie while Tom Hardy's Max is the viewer's window into Furiosa's life and motivations when he's thrown into her escape plan from a tyrannical ruler. The alliance Furiosa and Max forge wh...
2019-02-2241 min
Lez Geek Out!castEpisode 49: She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerThis week, Andi and Lise gush over the 2018 Netflix animated reboot of She-Ra Princess of Power, which is now She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (note the plural). Fab artist and writer Noelle Stevenson is the showrunner (and the writing team is all women); you've heard Andi and Lise rave about her with regard to her work on Lumberjanes and Nimona. The new She-Ra explores character development and the relationships between characters (something Stevenson does really well) as well as the ramifications of choices they made. She-Ra and the Princesses of Power is the story of an orphan named A...
2019-02-0840 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 48: The Long Way to a Small, Angry PlanetLise and Andi rave about (and discuss) the first book in the Wayfarer series by sci fi author Becky Chambers, The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (2015). Human Rosemary is running from her past, and lands a job on the Wayfarer, a wormhole-punching ship whose crew is made up of a variety of sentient beings (some humanoid, some not), and the ship's AI stitched together into a family of sorts and working toward common goals. The crew lands a major contract for a wormhole job, but the job comes with some risks. This is the crew's journey t...
2019-01-2542 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 47: NimonaAndi and Lise are complete fangirls of the graphic novel (and National Book Award finalist) Nimona, written and drawn by Noelle Stevenson, part of the creative team behind Lumberjanes and currently the showrunner of Netflix's She-Ra: Princesses of Power. Stevenson originally posted Nimona as a webcomic while working on her art degree. It was then published in book form by HarperTeen. Nimona is infused with elements of fantasy and science fiction and follows the story of a young woman who wants to be the sidekick/squire to Lord Ballister Blackheart, formerly a staunch enforcer of the law...
2019-01-1140 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 46: Christmas MoviepaloozaAndi and Lise are doing a top 10 Christmas movie roundup! And most likely, it's not going to be what you expect. Because…well, Andi and Lise! So grab your eggnog or beer or whatever and hang out for this nutty film talk about what we watch to get us into the mood this time of year. Lise: Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); Home Alone (1990); The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992); Scrooged (1988); The Ref (1994) Honorable mention: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (1966) Andi: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996); Die Hard (1998); Scrooged (1988); Gremlins (1984); Enemy of the State (1998) Honorable Mention: It's a Wonderful...
2018-12-2844 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 45: My Favorite MurderAndi and Lise are losing their minds over the My Favorite Murder podcast, which is hosted by comedians Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. MFM is a "weekly true crime comedy podcast" in which Karen and Georgia take turns on each episode to talk about a particular crime they researched. They also do mini-episodes that feature stories from listeners. The podcast has taken off and now there are live podcasts to audiences of thousands, and a fandom that operates not only as fans (murderinos), but as a community that launches projects, opens local chapters, and creates lasting connections. My Favor...
2018-12-1441 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 44: NaNoWriMoAndi and Lise discuss the annual giant writing event, NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month, in which participants hammer out a short novel of 50,000 words over the course of November. They tell you what it is, how it works, what some strategies might be to help you approach your NaNo writing project, offer their own experiences doing it, and remind you not to freak out. If you're a novice writer, NaNo is a great way to see what the professional writing life is like, because it requires you to write every day if you want to hit...
2018-11-1738 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 43: Halloween Movie ExtravaganzaThis week, Andi and Lise share some of their fave scary movies in honor of Halloween! Also, they drink beer and employ bad Halloween accents. Lise: Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) Hocus Pocus (1993) Alien 3 (1992) Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) BECAUSE OF COURSE OMG Andi: The Sixth Sense (1999) Sleepy Hollow (1999) Signs (2002) Alien (1979) Night of the Living Dead (1968) 50TH ANNIVERSARY, Y'ALL! Bonus! Lise also recommends Resident Evil (2002—holy crap, Milla Jovovich) and Andi re...
2018-11-0349 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 42: Gatekeeping in Geek CultureAndi and Lise discuss gatekeeping in fandom, and how it excludes many already-marginalized groups from participating in fan culture, including various elements of it like cosplay. They also discuss how fandoms and pop culture are reflections of the larger society in which they exist, and Lise brings up how that might keep women and other marginalized people from going into STEM fields. Sadly, gatekeeping isn't something that is imposed on marginalized groups by a non-marginalized group. LGBTQ gatekeeping occurs, too, and Andi and Lise discuss how that was exemplified by the announcement that gender-fluid lesbian...
2018-10-1942 minLez Geek Out!castEpisode 41: Interview with Fangirl ShirtsThis week, Andi chats with the owners of Fangirl Shirts, Rebecca Barrick and Sally Heaven, who "make awesome shirts by, for and about women." They launched the company four years ago as a way to celebrate fangirls and fan culture through T-shirts and other swag, doing cool things like spelling out the word "fangirl" in the font of a particular show title and immortalizing lines from shows or the fandoms on shirts and swag. Fangirl Shirts is also committed to community works, and a portion of profits go to non-profits that support girls and/or women. They...
2018-10-0538 minLez Geek Out!castWynonna Earp: Season 2(Note: Because of the way this episode was recorded, the audio isn't as clean as usual. Everything is audible, but some of the hiccups that get edited out couldn't be this time.) Andi managed to get Lise into the paranormal Canadian awesome that is Wynonna Earp and now here they are doing a talk about Season 2, which gave more of everything that is so good about the show, but also delved even more into the relationships between characters and introduced a few more—one becomes part of our Earp posse, the other proves a nice foil for Do...
2018-09-2132 minLez Geek Out!castStand Still Stay SilentAndi and Lise are really into the webcomic, Stand Still Stay Silent, written and drawn by Finnish-Swedish artist Minna Sundberg. Actually, they might be complete and utter fangirls of it and it was Lise, this time, who turned Andi onto this amazing post-apocalyptic story that has elements of Nordic mythology in it. SSSS is so good that it won a Reuben in 2015 for best online comic (the Reubens are given out by the National Cartoonists Society, and it is the highest honor that the society bestows). From the website: "It's been 90 years after the end...
2018-09-0737 minLez Geek Out!castThor: RagnarokAndi and Lise watched (okay, re-watched because they dig this movie) Thor: Ragnarok (2017), part of the Marvel Universe movie, which means it's a giant bucket of special effects, awesome cinematography, and epic battle scenes. But what this Thor movie brought – and something Andi and Lise totally enjoyed – was a slightly comedic turn amidst the dark subject matter, and we get to see a lighter side of Thor even as he struggles to get back to Asgard before the prophecy of Ragnarök comes to pass in which Asgard is destroyed. Particular favorites in this film include Cate Blanc...
2018-08-2431 minLez Geek Out!castNanetteAndi and Lise had their minds completely blown by "Nanette," the comedy show/performance piece by Tasmanian comedienne Hannah Gadsby, currently available on Netflix. In this brilliant and searing examination of comedy and who it serves, "Art, [Gadsby] makes clear—from painting to comedy—does not liberate everyone equally. It can replicate the same privileges and exclusions as the culture in which it was made," Moira Donegan says in her piece on "Nanette" in the New Yorker. "Nanette" is a blistering tour de force in which Gadsby lays part of her soul bare and then leaves the audi...
2018-08-1032 minLez Geek Out!castDread NationAndi and Lise RAVE about the book Dread Nation by author Justina Ireland, which is billed as YA but really, EVERYBODY should read it. It's an amazingly evocative tale of American race relations set against the backdrop of the Civil War but with a twist—zombies. Or, in the parlance of the times, "shamblers." From the book description: Jane McKeene was born two days before the dead began to walk the battlefields of Gettysburg and Chancellorsville—derailing the War Between the States and changing America forever. In this new nation, safety for all depends on the...
2018-07-2737 minLez Geek Out!castInterview with Amanda McLoughlin of the Join the Party podcastAndi and Lise totally fangirled over Amanda McLoughlin, but they still did manage to chat with her about one of her cool-ass projects, "Join the Party," a collaborative storytelling and roleplaying podcast in which four friends create a story together, chapter by chapter. Everyone from seasoned players to total beginners can enjoy this Dungeons & Dragons gameplay, with adventure, intrigue, drama, magic, and the chance to follow diverse characters. According to the Bello (podcasting) Collective, Join the Party has "gargoyles, robots, queerness, political intrigue, and a whole lot of sound design." JTP also has introductory episodes to teach...
2018-07-1334 min
Lez Geek Out!castOcean's 8This week Lise and Andi lose their collective minds over the movie Ocean's 8 because: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Rhianna, Awkwafina, Helena Bonham Carter, Sarah Paulson, Mindy Kaling, and Anne Hathaway. Also, they both LUUUUV a good heist, and Ocean's 8 delivers AND passes the Bechdel Test with flying colors. The writing is tight (SO important in a heist plot!), the woman power is stellar, the humor is spot-on, and holy crap the chemistry between the cast and especially Sandra Bullock and Cate Blanchett…Andi is shipping them hard. Ocean's 8 is part of the Ocean's franchise, and Bullock's character is...
2018-06-2930 min
Lez Geek Out!castRaven the Pirate PrincessThis week, Andi and Lise rave about the comic Raven the Pirate Princess, a spinoff of the Princeless series, both written by Jeremy Whitley and, in the case of Raven, arted up by Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt. This is Volume 1, a compilation of initial issues (chapters) 1-4, in which Raven Tsingtao, the daughter of a pirate king, is double-crossed by her brothers. Her father's legacy was supposed to be handed down to her, but her brothers poisoned him against her and now she's looking for a pirate crew to reclaim her legacy and get revenge on...
2018-06-1530 min
Lez Geek Out!castDungeon Crawling with Nita RoundLise has gone off the rails without Andi this week, and brings in author Nita Round to geek out about one of her favorite subjects of late: D&D!!! For those not in the know, D&D stands for Dungeons & Dragons and is a fantasy-based role-playing game. Nita and Lise talk about their experiences playing the game, the sorts of hi-jinks that happen when you get cranky wizards together with clueless clerics, and games devolve into one long attempt to barbecue their way across a fantasy landscape. Nita Round (and her fabulous books) can be...
2018-06-0138 min
Lez Geek Out!castL.A. Web SeriesThis week, Andi interviewed two of the creative forces behind L.A. Web Series, a currently 2-season web series available on YouTube that follows a chance meeting between two women one evening in L.A. and what kind of connection they forge in the night they spend wandering around the city before Landon has to fly back to the UK in the morning. Emma Maddock plays Landon in the series. She is an actress originally from Manchester, England, who was also a producer on the series. Alexandra Swarens plays Avery. She is a writer and...
2018-05-1849 min
Lez Geek Out!castKilljoysAndi and Lise totally geeked out over the SyFy series Killjoys, which is about to enter its fourth season. It's an absolutely delicious space opera that explores all levels of political intrigue and its effects on personal relationships. Killjoys, in the show, are galactic bounty hunters that operate in a four-planet system called the Quad, which is beholden to "The Company," which in turn is tied to a group of families called "The Nine," who have worked hand-in-glove with the Company to leverage political and cultural influence. It's a hierarchical society based on class ties, but also...
2018-05-0433 min
Lez Geek Out!castAlmost Live at ClexaCon, Part 1ClexaCon with guest Anna from The Lesbian Review Andi and Lise are both on the ground at ClexaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada and so is Anna from The Lesbian Review, who also attended last year. Andi and Lise chat with Anna about ClexaCon then and now, fandoms, and how important queer representation is and the role ClexaCon plays in that. ClexaCon met in Vegas April 5-9, 2018.
2018-04-0825 min
Lez Geek Out!castAlmost Live at ClexaCon, Part 2ClexaCon with guest Ashley, ClexaCon attendee Andi and Lise are both on the ground at ClexaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada and they chat with con-goer Ashley about her experiences at the event and what it means to her and to queer representation. ClexaCon met in Vegas April 5-9, 2018.
2018-04-0825 min
Lez Geek Out!castLost GirlAndi and Lise love themselves some Lost Girl, the paranormal urban fantasy series that launched in 2010 and ended with Season 5 in 2015. The series follows main character Bo, a succubus, in her quest to find her true origins, but she's buttressed by several strong secondary characters, both human and fae. The show's premise is predicated on there being two worlds – fae and human – and the former attempt to stay hidden from the latter while dealing with conflict between light fae and dark. The show is full of strong women characters and includes strong positive LGBTQ rep. Bo is considered bisexual and...
2018-03-2330 min
Lez Geek Out!castInterview with ClexaCon OrganizersAndi and Lise are super-stoked this week because they managed to score an interview with three ClexaCon directors/organizers (Ashley had to step out to conduct official ClexaCon business during the interview, but we appreciate her dedication to the cause). Joining us is Holly W., Danielle J., and Ashley A., all of whom not only direct and organize this event, but coordinate with other team members to do whatever needs to be done. ClexaCon officially launched in March, 2017 as a response to the myriad deaths of queer women characters in media, particularly the death of...
2018-03-0731 min
Lez Geek Out!castQuestionable ContentAndi and Lise are way into the award-winning Questionable Content webcomic (Lise got Andi started on it), by Jeph Jacques, which launched August 1, 2003 and has been since then. It's a slice-of-life comic populated by a diverse group of people and includes strong women and strong queer rep and all kinds of other rep. People of different ages and body types, backgrounds, and all kinds of things in between. The comic is at times hilarious, moving, poignant, wacky, and overall an amazing amount of fun. QC website Jeph Jacques' Patreon
2018-02-2832 min
Lez Geek Out!castStar Wars The Last JediAndi and Lise rave over Star Wars: The Last Jedi, which opened in theaters in December. TLJ is the continuation of the Star Wars story from the movie The Force Awakens, which was released in Dec. 2015. TLJ is chock full of strong women characters, has a diverse cast (though we're still waiting on the overtly queer rep…), and these characters were integral to the story. Here, Rey continues her exploration of her abilities with The Force; General Leia and, later, Vice Admiral Holdo (Laura Dern) are trying to outrun The First Order; and Rose Tico the Resistance mechanic proves a...
2018-02-0732 min
Lez Geek Out!castPhasma (Star Wars)Lise and Andi geek out over Delilah Dawson's novel Phasma set in the Star Wars universe. Just released in September through Penguin/Random House, Phasma provides a story of the enigmatic and imposing Captain Phasma, a leader in The First Order (another Star Wars evil empire). From the recent movies, she's the one dressed in a shiny chrome Stormtrooper outfit who trains First Order recruits. Dawson's book provides glimpses of Phasma through two separate parties, which manages to further enhance Phasma's mystique because it obscures her motivations since we're not getting the story directly from here, but...
2018-01-2430 min
Lez Geek Out!castPaper GirlsThis week Andi and Lise get into the retro-cool mystery sci-fi comic series Paper Girls, in which four twelve-year-old girls have paper routes in 1988 and band together to deal with weird and crazy things happening in their town. So you've got monsters, strange beings, time travel…and what seems to be a conspiracy underneath it all. Appropriate for kids, strong female characters, and unpredictable plotlines. Have fun! If you're interested in finding out more about Paper Girls (AND YOU TOTALLY ARE), see Image Comics.
2018-01-1021 min
Lez Geek Out!castGalaxy QuestAndi and Lise totally lose it over one of their joint fave movies, Galaxy Quest (1999), which is a delightful spoof of Star Trek and the Star Trek fandoms. It's a hilarious romp through sci-fi fandom, a clever nod to various plots and fun show tropes, and just a whole lot of fun in general. The film stars Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, and Alan Rickman among others. Seriously. It's well worth your time.
2017-12-2721 min
Lez Geek Out!castGaming with Meghan O'BrienWhile Andi's away, Lise will play, and what better way to do so than by sitting down for a chat with Meghan O'Brien. Not only is Meghan a fantastic author of lesfic, but she is also an avid gamer. Lise and Meghan discuss some of the obstacles of gaming as women, which games they've gotten into in the past, and the upcoming games they're itching to get their hands on. Find Meghan O'Brien's website here You can find Meghan O'Brien's books here
2017-11-2825 min
Lez Geek Out!castStranger Things, Season 1Andi and Lise totally geek out over the Netflix original series Stranger Things. The acting, the pacing, the tension, the writing – it's all brilliant. It's a hybrid horror/thriller/sci fi set in the early 1980s in the American Midwest. Synopsis: A love letter to the '80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl. –Rott...
2017-11-1421 min
Lez Geek Out!castThe Stars Are Legion by Kameron HurleyAndi and Lise totally lose their minds over Hurley's latest, The Stars are Legion, in which warring worlds are populated only by women in decaying organic world-ships all known as The Legion. The main character, Zan, wakes up to find most of her memories gone, but soon finds out that she is being perpetually sent out to board another world-ship and each time, she comes closer. Andi and Lise were blown away by Hurley's world-building – organic world-ships literally birthed by the women who inhabit them, and each with different levels/ecosystems all interrelated (omg the metaphors here!). Th...
2017-10-3121 min
Lez Geek Out!castFandomsAndi and Lise talk about how fandoms have been both an escape and a support network during these troubling times, and they also note that fandoms allow for the expansion of imagination, finding new stories, and making new friends.
2017-10-1721 min
Lez Geek Out!castSpirits PodcastAndi and Lise RAVE about Spirits Podcast, which is: "…boozy biweekly podcast about mythology, legends, and lore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy re-tellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every two weeks, on Spirits." Andi and Lise really dig the banter between hosts Amanda and Julia, who speak enthusiastically and knowledgeably about mythological creatures, paranormal creatures and themes, and folklore all over the place. They skillfully lay out the legends, address ma...
2017-10-0319 min
Lez Geek Out!castDragon Con 2017Andi did Dragon Con 2017 in Atlanta and it BLEW HER LITTLE FANGIRL MIND. ALL THE THINGS! ALL THE FANGIRLING! ALL THE COSPLAY! ALL THE PANELS! ALL THE AMAZING! Plus, she wanted Lise to talk more about her own cosplaying and armor design. So, YAY! For more info on Dragon Con, which is always over Labor Day weekend (early September) in Atlanta: Dragon Con Main link Comic and pop artist alley Panel tracks Cosplay Dragon Con, 2017 photos Dragon Con roundup, ATL public radio Newbie to Dragon Con? Click here.
2017-09-1922 min
Lez Geek Out!castMass EffectIn this episode Lise is joined by Andy Meadeson, aspiring author and total Mass Effect fan girl. An engineer by day, Andy likes to write or go adventuring when she's not gaming. About Mass Effect : As Commander Shepard, rise to become the galaxy's most elite soldier and lead an all-out war to stop an ancient and ruthless enemy: the Reapers. With over 75 hours of content and more than 300 awards, one of gaming's most acclaimed franchises is available for the first time in a premium foiled box set. Heart-pounding action meets gripping interactive storytelling w...
2017-08-2919 min
Lez Geek Out!castWynonna EarpAndi and Lise rave like crazy women over the TV show Wynonna Earp, which is the absolute awesome and Andi is pleased that she managed to totally peer pressure Lise to turn her into an Earper. Synopsis, as quoted from SyFy: "Wynonna Earp follows Wyatt Earp's great granddaughter as she battles demons and other creatures. With her unique abilities, and a posse of dysfunctional allies, she's the only thing that can bring the paranormal to justice.' What that synopsis doesn't tell you is that this show is full of women's and feminist badassery...
2017-08-2233 min
Lez Geek Out!castQueer RepAndi and Lise talk about queer rep in media following the now-infamous incident at San Diego Comic-Con 2017, which occurred over the July 20-23 weekend and involved members of the cast of Supergirl. The upshot was an impromptu song in which a cast member sang an overview of Season 2 that included a belittling of Supercorp, a f/f fanon* ship** between Lena Luthor and Kara Danvers (Supergirl's "secret" identity—omg glasses are not the best disguise…). That cast member then went on to say that he "debunked Supercorp" and was told by another cast member that what he did was "pret...
2017-08-0829 min
Lez Geek Out!castMs MarvelLise and Andi rave about the Marvel comic Ms Marvel, whose latest incarnation features Pakistani-American Muslim teen Kamala Khan in Jersey City who is a total fangirl of Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers). Andi loves that Ms Marvel was a fangirl before she was a superhero. Then one day Kamala wakes up with super powers and she has to learn how to negotiate this new aspect to her life, dealing with the powers and what she feels is her responsibility to help people now that she has them along with her grades, her classes, and her family life. ...
2017-07-2528 min
Lez Geek Out!castInterview with Gail CarrigerAndi had a long chat with steampunk author Gail Carriger, writer of multiple award-winning steampunkish genre fiction that melds not only steampunk, but paranormal, urban fantasy, comedy and dashes of romance. If you're not familiar with her work, start with Book 1 of her first series (the Parasol Protectorate), titled Soulless. The protagonist is Alexia Tarabotti, a woman of some means in alt-Victorian England who is also a preternatural – she negates supernatural powers because she has no soul. Hence, "Soulless." She is thus capable of temporarily rendering vampires and werewolves non-supernatural. Carriger is also an aficionado of all th...
2017-06-2855 min