Geek Herring
Critical Geek Culture
We found 4 episodes of Geek Herring with the tag “geek girl reviews”.
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Geek Girl Reviews Hannah Gadsby's Nanette - Stand-Up Comedy that hits DEEP
May 22nd, 2020 | 37 mins 49 secs
diversity, geek girl reviews, geek herring, hannah gadsby, lgbtq+, nanette, netflix, queer
Whew. This week on Geek Girl Reviews, we checked out Hannah Gadsby's stand-up comedy Nanette on Netflix. Whaaaat an INCREDIBLE and freaking powerful stand-up. It's an emotional rollercoaster and honestly, towards the end the tears of laughter definitely turned to tears of compassion.
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Geek Herring Reviews You're Never Weird on the Internet... Almost by Felicia Day
June 28th, 2019 | 48 mins 25 secs
buffy, conventions, cosplay, critical geek culture, fangirls, felicia day, female representation, gamergate, geek girl reviews, geek queen, geeks, potterheads, queen of the geeks, supernatural, whovians, world of warcraft, you're never weird on the internet
Love her or hate her, Felicia Day is, without question, Queen of the Geeks! This week on Geek Herring, we're talking about her hilarious and insightful, yet neurotic, autobiography, You're Never Weird on the Internet... Almost. Listen in to find out whether or not hosts Monika and Amanda enjoyed it!
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Geeking Out About Robin Hobb: Fantasy That Represents - LGBTQ+, Gender Roles, Classism, + More
March 8th, 2019 | 1 hr 22 mins
book review, books, fantasy, fantasy books, fitz and the fool, geek girl reviews, geeks, gender bending, gender roles, high fantasy, lgbtq
Get your high fantasy on with Geek Herring as we talk all about our love and respect for Robin Hobb and her 16 book epic, The Realm of the Elderlings. The reasons we truly adore these books might surprise you: they’re full of gender bending characters, moral decisions, LGBTQ+ themes, and challenging stereotypes. Don’t worry if you haven’t read the books yet - the first 45 minutes of this saga of an episode are completely SPOILER FREE.
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Geek Girl Reviews: The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy by Sam Maggs
January 25th, 2019 | 51 mins 25 secs
conventions, cosplay, critical geek culture, fangirls, female representation, geek girl reviews, geeks, potterheads, sam maggs, the fangirl's guide to the galaxy, whovians
In the new format: Geek Girl Reviews we are talking about "The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy" written by Sam Maggs. As an introductory guide, the book helps geek girls and those who one to be one, to find their kind, identify other's like them, how to conquer conventions and much more. Tune in to hear what the hosts Amanda and Monika have to say about it.