Geek Herring

Geek Discussion: Naked on the [Twitch] Set!

September 11th, 2020  |  44 mins 7 secs

boobs, geek girls, geek herring, nudity, twitch, twitch boobs, twitch streamers

To clothe or not to clothe, that is the question. There's been such a conversation lately about whether some female streamers are only gaining popularity because of the amount of clothes they're wearing or not. In this episode, we attempt to answer the question and give our personal views!

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.

Geek Herring & Chill: Gettin' Cheesy With It

May 15th, 2020  |  41 mins 17 secs

#askdeepquestions, geek herring, geek herring & chill, live on twitch

In this episode of Geek Herring & Chill, Monika and Amanda are getting all down with their vulnerable selves using a card game one of Amanda's clients gifted her! This is the first episode recorded LIVE on TWITCH! And it's DEEEEEP, friends.

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 Discussion: The Hogwarts Problem with Lark & Jessie from The Gayly Prophet

March 27th, 2020  |  1 hr 7 mins

feminism, geek girl, geek herring, geeks, harry potter, intersectional feminism, interview, queer, the gayly prophet, trans

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year (hey, no judgement - the world's a hard place right now!), you've definitely witnessed J.K. Rowling tumble from her throne. We're pretty sure she's living in a place of hatred and judgement right now. We're joined by Lark and Jessie from The Gayly Prophet to talk about The Hogwarts Problem and how we can still appreciate our magical home without giving its creator another penny of our hard-earned money.

Geek Discussion: Mental Health, Inner Voices, & Video Games

February 28th, 2020  |  36 mins 28 secs

gamer, gamer girl, geek herring, inner monologue, mental health, video games

This week, we're talking about our personal mental health journeys and how video games have helped us. From using them as a very welcome distraction in our lives to actually processing our thoughts and problems while playing, video games are so much more than colourful videos.

Geek Holidays: Monika's Grinch is Melting!

December 20th, 2019  |  41 mins 31 secs

frosty, geek christmas, geek herring, geek holidays, geeks, holidays, love actually, rudolph, the holiday

In this episode, we reminisce about our favourite holiday movies - HELLO RUDOLPH AND FROSTY!, help transform Monika into less of a Grinch (she's actually bought a Christmas tree this year!), and get excited about all the geeky things we hope we'll find under our trees.

Geeking Out About Diversity & Representation in Pop Culture: Aladdin, MIB, Shazam!, & More!

December 13th, 2019  |  45 mins 23 secs

aladdin, disney, diversity, feminist, geek girl, geek herring, geeks, kick ass women, men in black, representation, shazam, tessa thompson

There's a subtle (sometimes) and encouraging movement happening in Hollywood and we are so here for it. From classics getting remade with strong and kick-ass women in the lead to biopics of famous gay men to disability and gender representation... hooo yeah! These changes are making the gentle waves that will lead to some damn diversity for a change!

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: Warcraft, Roleplay, and Podcasting with Sil

November 8th, 2019  |  1 hr 38 secs

feminist, geek girl, geek herring, geeks, interview, mmorpg, podcaster, roleplay, strong female characters, warcraft, world of warcraft

It's been a year since we've spoken with Sil, host of Warcraft podcast Whispers of War, and we're so excited to catch up and see what she's been up to this year! This episode is all about podcasting and playing on a Warcraft roleplaying server!