Geek Herring

Geek Interview: Diverse Art & Illustration with Siti

May 8th, 2020  |  33 mins 40 secs

artist, body positive, bopos, comic artist, diversity, geek culture, geekdom, illustration, interview, representation

Art is totally subjective, but we're sure you agree - when there's a diverse range of bodies depicted in illustration, it's better for everyone! Creating and sharing body positive and diverse art is what our guest, Siti, does and we have to say... it's amazing.

Geeking Out About Sex Education: It's a Gen Z Miasma of Amazingness! And SEX.

April 17th, 2020  |  52 mins 36 secs

anal sex, critical geek culture, geek, geek culture, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek herring, men's rights, sex, sex education, women's rights

Sex Education is the best show on Netflix right now. It has everything: sex, education, all the laughs, and talking about so many important issues that face our society. From bullying to fetish to coming out and MORE. Let's get sexy with Sex Education!

Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking?

November 29th, 2019  |  43 mins 58 secs

critical geek culture, documentary, emergence, feminists, geek, geek culture, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek herring, jane fonda, lily tomlin, men's rights, review, women's rights

Geek Interview: Passion, Beauty, and Art with Seage

September 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 9 mins

artist, geek culture, geekdom, interview, seageart

Geek feminism is about issues that affect women across geek culture... and sometimes, those issues also affect the awesome geeky dudes in our community. Today, we're talking with Seage, an artist whose art styles mainly around drawing beautiful women in fantasy settings.

Geek Herring Reviews Period. End of Sentence.

July 19th, 2019  |  37 mins 51 secs

critical geek culture, documentary, geek, geek culture, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek herring, india, men's rights, menstruation, period, period end of sentence, review, rural india, women's rights

Period. End of Sentence. Is a documentary about living in rural India where stigma surrounding women's periods still exists. It's a recent Oscar winner, which is how it came onto our radar, and we knew we had to talk about it. In this episode, we share our reactions and whether or not we recommend it!

Geek Interviews: Gender Identity and Modern Medieval Life with Jamie

July 12th, 2019  |  58 mins 8 secs

afab, amab, body positivity, cosplay, geek culture, geek girl, geek herring, gender, genderfree, non-binary, sca, society for creative anachronism geek, trans woman, transgender

Have you ever wanted to live out your medieval life dreams in a safe and modern way? This is exactly what today's guest, Jamie Unrau, does with the Society for Creative Anahcronism. Today, we're talking about this cool, geeky hobby, their gender identity and journey, and the intersection of both.

Geeking Out About Anime and Manga with Jannie & Nat

June 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 6 mins

anime, comiccon, convention, cosplay, dragon ball z, final fantasy, geek, geek culture, geek girl, geek herring, gender and cosplay, japanese culture, manga, sailor moon

Calling all our anime and manga lovers.... this episode is for YOU! We're joined by our guest experts, Jannie and Nat, who are sharing their views and thoughts after spending much of their lives involved with this community.

Geek Girl in the News: January 2019

February 1st, 2019  |  54 mins 26 secs

geek culture, geek girl in the news, geek girls, geeks, january 2019

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest news in January 2019 covers Overwatch gender scandals, that Gillette commercial, studies about brainy tasks and gender, Indian female empowerment, sex toys, Mortal Kombat, and Ghostbusters!

Geek Girl Rant: Gendered Clothes & Geeky Merch

January 18th, 2019  |  36 mins 52 secs

critical geek culture, geek culture, geek discourse, geek girls, geek herring, geeks

Geek girls - how often have you tried to buy clothes of your favourite geeky things only to find that they don't exist for you -- or the little girls in your life? Gendered and preferential clothing has affected all of us female identifying geeks at one point or another. And while things are looking up for us (hello Her Universe) what about for the little geeks in our lives?

Geek Interviews: Cosplay, Conventions, Community, and Gender with Anna

December 28th, 2018  |  1 hr 9 mins

body positivity, cosplay, final fantasy, geek, geek culture, geek girl, geek herring, gender

Cosplay, or costume play, is more than just dressing up as your favourite character for Halloween. The dedication cosplay artists put into their costume goes above and beyond anything you could imagine to get every details of their character’s costume right. From sewing custom outfits to melting bits of foam together to create those extra large fantasy swords, there’s no better way to describe it than dedication, passion, and talent. Today’s guest, Anna, has been cosplaying for over a decade and has some pretty impressive titles under her belt!