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Lez Geek Out!castLez 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...2023-04-1452 minLez Geek Out!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 146: Spear by Nicola GriffithAndi 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...2023-04-1452 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 145: The Last of Us: One and Done/FunAndi 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!castLez 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...2023-03-0350 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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...2023-03-0350 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 thri...2023-02-1754 minLez Geek Out!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 143: Wednesday, Season 1Andi 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 thri...2023-02-1754 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 bee...2023-02-0351 minLez Geek Out!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 142: A Pale Light in the Black, by K.B. WagersAndi 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 bee...2023-02-0351 minLez Geek Out!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 141: National Treasure: Edge of History: One and Done/FunIn 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 Disn...2023-01-2040 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 Disn...2023-01-2040 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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!castLez 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!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 139: HoliGAY MoviesFor 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...2022-12-2355 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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...2022-12-2355 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 ab...2022-12-0954 minLez Geek Out!castLez Geek Out!castEpisode 138: The Tangleroot Palace: Stories by Marjorie LiuAndi 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...2022-12-0954 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 org...2022-11-2546 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 laugh...2022-11-1131 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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...2022-10-2856 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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!castLez 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’...2022-07-2256 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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!castLez 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, watch t...2022-04-2953 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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!castLez 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!castLez 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.  ...2021-12-1056 minShooting The ShitShooting The ShitThe Queer CodeWelcome to a new installment of STS. Today we take on and I do mean take ON code switching as it applies to the LGBTQIA community. Our friend and guest Lise Mactague helps us tremendously. Code switching started with bilingual individuals and it has evolved to a concept that affects our community and other minorities.We tell our OWN individual stories and Lise does a strip tease...well of sorts.Reading this article on the origin of code switching helped us right along.Plus, how can we not talk about Pride Month? Kelly...2021-06-231h 24The Lesbian Historic Motif PodcastThe Lesbian Historic Motif PodcastBook Appreciation with Lise MacTague - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 58Book Appreciation with Lise MacTague The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 58 In the Book Appreciation segments, our featured authors (or your host) will talk about one or more favorite books with queer female characters in a historic setting. In this episode Lise MacTague recommends some favorite queer historical novels: Alpennia Series by Heather Rose Jones Romancing the Inventor by Gail Carriger See also Carriger’s other works Branded Ann by Merry Shannon Raven, Fire, and Ice by Nita Round Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (no lesbian content) The Temeraire Series by Naomi No...2020-09-2510 minThe Lesbian Historic Motif PodcastThe Lesbian Historic Motif PodcastInterview with Lise MacTague - The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast Episode 57Interview with Lise MacTague The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast - Episode 57 A series of interviews with authors of historically-based fiction featuring queer women. In this episode we talk about: The world-building of Demon in the Machine The Industrial Revolution and bargains with the devil Why Lise did not become a medieval historian and what sparked her interest in historical settings Steampunk inspirations Researching demons and steam-powered carriages Books mentionedDemon in the Machine by Lise MacTague Gail Carriger’s Parasol Protectorate series A transcript of this podcast may be available here. (Transcripts added when available.) ...2020-09-2518 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 a...2020-04-1745 minThe Sapphic CastThe Sapphic CastEpisode 105 : Original Fiction : Huntress by Lise MacTague SFWWe have a special treat for you! A.M. managed to sneak Natalie Miller-Snell From her podcast "Seize The Day."  You can follow her here :  https://seizethe-day.com/ The story this week is a brand new one from Lise MacTague, Huntress, a spin on the Snow White classic.  Here in the feed you get the Safe for Work edit but if you want to listen to the unedited story, even the sexy bits, you can go to our Patreon page.  For just $1 per episode you get ad free episodes plus bonus cont...2019-09-2235 minLez Represent Podcast | A queer LGBT socialLez Represent Podcast | A queer LGBT socialConversations about Sci-fi Space Military LesbiansHello again!   I'm so EXCITED for our guest. Author, Podcaster, Cosplayer, and so much more Lise Mactague! We talked a LOT about her projects, her new book, and more importantly I feel, how does she even have time for all of this?! We also talked about her role as a stepmom, her love of Scifi, her coming out, and also "Can a cannibal be a vegan if it only eats other vegans?"  --------- Books are here: https://www.bellabooks.com/category/bella-author-lise-mactague/ The link to the one coming out in October: https://www.bellabooks.com/product/9781642470727/   Website: lisemactague.com. Twitter: @LisaMac...2019-08-0100 minLez Geek Out!castLez 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 th...2019-04-0548 min