Geek Herring
Critical Geek Culture
We found 10 episodes of Geek Herring with the tag “video games”.
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Geek Girl in the News: Game of Thrones AXED, Sacha Baron Cohen is woke, & Trans Lead Characters
December 6th, 2019 | 43 mins 18 secs
game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, mental health, sacha baron cohen, star wars, teen genius, video games, women in tech
The latest and greatest geek girl news from November 2019 covers the cancelled prequel to Game of Thrones, the next Star Wars trilogy (yes, trilogy!), Sacha Baron Cohen being an incredible human being, the 14-year-old girl who solved the blind spot problem plaguing drivers, the first leading trans character in a video game, and the game developers focussing on mental health problems in their releases.
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Geek Herring & Chill: A Whole Load of Nonsense
November 15th, 2019 | 37 mins 56 secs
cassandra clare, gamer girl, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, indie developers, indie games, mortal instruments, video games, warcraft, world of warcraft
Because hanging out listening to us talk is the best half hour of your week, we've gone free form again! Geek Herring and Chill is just that, time to sit back, relax, and listen to us ramble on. This week, we really do just ramble on about what we've been up to in our lives!
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Geek Girl in the News: Blizzard vs the USA vs China, Natalie Portman's call to action, & women in space!
November 1st, 2019 | 47 mins 36 secs
aoc, batman, blizzard, blizzard entertainment, catwoman, congress, delta, game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, natalie portman, star wars, video games, women in aviation, women in space, women in tech, zoe kravitz
The latest and greatest geek girl news from October 2019 covers Blizzard's reality check from Congress, female directors for Disney+ Star Wars shows, the new Catwoman, Natalie Portman's call for women to fuck up and own their mistakes, Delta's women-led flight to NASA, and the first all-female spacewalk FINALLY happening!
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Geek Girl in the News: Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Amber Heard, Johnny Depp -- and Ms Monopoly!
October 4th, 2019 | 56 mins 58 secs
amber heard, discrimination, equal pay, game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, johnny depp, kristen stewart, marvel, ms monopoly, scarlett johansson, sexual assault, video games, women in tech
The latest and greatest geek girl news from September 2019 covers Kristen Stewart's sexuality, Scarlett Johansson's unfeminist takes, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp (again), Siri's stance on feminism, and the awesome new game, Ms Monopoly!
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Geek Interview: Life as a Hearthstone Pro & Not Feeding the Trolls with Pathra Cadness
September 27th, 2019 | 47 mins 54 secs
blizzard, blizzard entertainment, bwoh, content creator, esports, gamer girl, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, grandmasters, hearthstone, indie games, interview, mdi, pathra, podcast, podcaster, twitch, twitch partner, video games
Rising up the ladder, hitting Legend, topping the Badass Women of Hearthstone league, and competing weekly in the Hearthstone GrandMasters is a journey, but not one without an emotional rollercoaster. We're joined by Pathra Cadness who's sharing her experience as a professional eSports athlete, currently competing at the GrandMasters!
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Geek Girl in the News: Breastfeeding on Twitch, Banned Commercials, and Dr. Scully
September 6th, 2019 | 55 mins 52 secs
coding, game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, hearthstone, keanu reaves, nancy drew, online harassment, the matrix, twitch, twitch moderation, twitch streamers, video games, women in tech
The latest and greatest geek girl news from August 2019 covers breastfeeding on Twitch, the newest female Hearthstone pros, banned commercials promoting gender stereotypes, inspirational women in TV STEM careers, teaching girls to code, and some awesome pop culture news!
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Geek Interviews: Mental Health and Real Life Rep Grinding with Thyst
August 23rd, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
blizzard, blizzard entertainment, content creator, gamer girl, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, indie games, interview, mdi, podcast, podcaster, thyst, video games, warcraft, world of warcraft, wow
Running two successful Blizzard positive podcasts, building a super supportive community, and working in gaming, all while dealing with anxiety and depression can definitely be hard! But our guest today, the incredible Thyst of Lagging Balls, makes it all look easy and completely natural.
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Geek Herring & Chill: All The Games We've Played
August 16th, 2019 | 26 mins 7 secs
a short hike, gamer girl, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, indie developers, indie games, under what?, video games, warcraft, world of warcraft
Because hanging out listening to us talk is the best half hour of your week, we've gone free form again! Geek Herring and Chill is just that, time to sit back, relax, and listen to us ramble on. This week, it's all the geeky gaming we've gotten into over the past week... and trust us, it's a lot!
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Geek Girl in the News: James Bond Alternatives, How to Deal with Harassment Online, Stranger Things Female Power, and Exciting New Releases
August 2nd, 2019 | 1 hr 18 mins
game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, online harassment, riot games, twitch, twitch moderation, twitch streamers, video games, women in tech
The latest and greatest geek girl news from July 2019 covers a Woman of Colour as the new 007, Twitch streamers and gender discrimination, responsibility and moderation of abusive Twitch streams, permission to be nerds, all new Hitchhiker's Guide, Cyberpunk representation, the new Switch Lite, and more!
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Geek Girl in the News: Gender discrimination in game development, FFVII, & female representation in video games
July 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 3 mins
equal pay act, ffvii, final fantasy, game development, geek, geek girl, geek girl in the news, geek girls, gender discrimination, riot games, tifa, video games, women in tech
The latest and greatest geek girl news from June 2019 covers gender discrimination in game development, FFVII Tifa's chest restriction, E3's sad state of female representation, girls wanting to avoid the "geek" label, and the Amazon/Netflix OTP.