As we gear down for some muuuuuch needed time off, we thought a good old fashioned Christmas episode was in order! It's tradition, after all.This year, we talk about what we're both doing over the holidays. Amanda's pretty busy and Moni's pretty chill - just standard for them both, really! But then Amanda poses the questions to Moni:What are your 3 top happiest moments this year?andWhat are the top 3 things you're proudest of this year?So it turned into quite a long episode and we really enjoyed recording it.Let us know your top moments from 2022 on social media or in our Discord!What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat about your thoughts on this MASSIVE topic!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Merry Ho Ho Ho from Us to YOU! Geek Holidays: Monika’s Grinch is Melting! Geeking Out About Self Care Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Jennifer Lawrence made some pretty controversial comments about women in action movies. Mainly - that she paved the way since no one had ever cast a woman as the lead in an action movie before. While she's factually incorrect, let's unpack the truth behind her statement!We get super into this, but in essence: while many action stars came before Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games (Sigourney Weaver, Sarah Conner, Charlie's Angels, Angelina Jolie... the list goes on and on), her role started a revolution.The Hunger Games was a masterpiece that started a whole new genre of women in dystopian action films, mainly geared towards a YA audience.So, while we totally acknowledge that her comments were factually inaccurate, they are also kind of true. Also, we just think Jennifer Lawrence is the BEST, please let celebrities make blunders, we don't need to drag everyone. Especially since she clarified her statement in a further interview.What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat about your thoughts on this MASSIVE topic!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About Wakanda Forever: Just Incredible. Geek Girl Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984…. Because -Someone- Has To Geek Girl Reviews Mulan: The Good, The Bad, The Controversy Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 geek girl news from November 2022 covers the sad loss of Noodles the Pug, Brendan Fraser being everyone's King and taking a stand for #MeToo (and rightfully so), an update on the morality police in Iran and what that might mean, Kevin McHale's thoughts on joining a Glee reboot, D&D's change to more inclusive language, and Twitch's new Shield Mode safety measure!We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode!In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Today is a No Bones Day. Noodle the Pug Has Passed Away. Noodle and the No Bones Day Brendan Fraser Won’t Attend Golden Globes if Nominated, and for a Very Good Reason Uncertainty over Iran’s morality police after official's 'disbanded' remarks Kevin McHale Refuses to Join a ‘Glee’ Reboot as Artie: I ‘Shouldn’t Be Playing a Character in a Wheelchair’ Why It Matters That ‘D&D’ Is Replacing the Term ‘Race’ Twitch implements Shield Mode to improve hate raid protection Check Out Geek Herring!Join us on Discord!!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale Geek Discussion: Morals in Entertainment: When do you walk away? Geek Interview: Geek Interview: Geek Joysticks with Ed and Ben from Swapping Joysticks Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Wakanda Forever is finally out! And we are getting right into it this super spoilery episode - so please come back to this one if you haven't seen Wakanda Forever and are worried about spoilers!Mild Spoilers Below!We talk about the overarching theme of grief that permeates this film. Shuri, Namor, and Ramonda all embody different expressions of grief. We talk about revenge and anger and how these emotions are also ways that grief can manifest.But this movie isn't all sadness - though you definitely want to bring tissues because man, what a fucking cryfest, seriously!!There is also SO MUCH Black Girl Power in this. Honestly just these women out here absolutely wiping the floor with their excellence, intelligence, and casual badassery.We also love the change the MCU made to Namor/(originally The Submariner) - Did you know he's one of the very first Marvel characters, having been introduced in the comics in 1939?? While they've kept some original aspects - his cute af ankle wings - and took some creative liberties with them (they fucking FLAP, yo), they've changed his origin story to be from Mesoamerica and this change ROCKS. We love the stories told, the history and oppression in this storyline. It's a hard watch, at times, but these stories need to be told how they actually were.No White Saviours!For the rest of our thoughts, definitely tune in to this episode!What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat about your thoughts on this MASSIVE topic!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About She-Hulk: The Power of Women Supporting Women Geek Girl Reviews Ms Marvel: A Fun, Cultural Masterpiece with Jasmin Joe Star Geek Girl Reviews Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Arab Superheroes, and Egyptian Iconography Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're making changes over in Geek Herring land! We're so proud to announce the creation and launch of Geek Herring Productions: our very own community-driven network of awesome shows and events.Geek Herring Productions is a community-driven Twitch stream and Discord channel with talk shows, podcasts, TTRPGs, education, film nights, book clubs, workshops, games, and more. All from our amazing, inclusive community, for our epic community.We already have two amazing shows confirmed on Geek Herring Productions.WHAQ is a live-streamed talk show where hosts, Gemma & Liz, discuss queerness, its beauty and its challenges. WHAQ is all about good, educational discussions with some sass and sarcasm thrown in for good measure. Expect lots of curiosity from Liz (baby gay) and lots of real life experience from Gemma (gayer than they come, and has always known it), with a few segments such as ‘WHAQing Off’ where we chat about what’s grinding our rainbow gears, ‘WHAQ facts’ where we challenge each other to a big gay game of True or False and ‘Back in the Gay’ where we talk about prominent dates in queer history. Follow Gemma and Liz on Twitter and Liz on Twitch.The Crowded Tavern is an actual play Dungeons and Dragons podcast starting in January, live on Twitch, where Co-Dungeon Masters Martin Hoffmann Larsen and Amanda Sloan (yes, of Geek Herring fame, haha) are set to take you off on a fantastic world of magical and adventure. They're casting NOW for four roles - so keep your eyes peeled. Find out more about The Crowded Tavern on their website and Twitter.If you're already following Geek Herring on Twitch or are in our Discord, you don't need to do anything different - we've rebranded! But you are more than welcome to show Geek Herring Productions some love on Twitter and the brand-new YouTube channel! We are actively accepting applications for your own cool show/event/whatever ideas - join us in Discord to find out how to apply!So excited about this change, thanks for being awesome!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Why Geek Community Matters Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form Bodies and Radical Self-Love with Gemma Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How do you handle your morals regarding the entertainment you consume? This world is a wild place, full of dodgy people doing questionable things. So how do you navigate that?Some moral decisions are easier to make than others. H*rry P*tter and the TERF Queen? Yeah, walk away. Old Navy and their fatphobia or makeup brands and animal testing - these things maybe don't matter as much to you. Sexual harassment at game studios? Questionable. Fast fashion? Definitely a moral quandary that we can't fit into this episode!This is a big episode. There's a lot to discuss when it comes to this topic and we've really only scratched the surface. Some of our big points: you don't have to do it all choose your morals whenever it feels right put your money into causes or companies you support/who are doing good instead of corporations doing things against your morals there is no such thing as a moral billionaire don't let yourself get burnt out! take care of your emotional wellbeing in this wild climate What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat about your thoughts on this MASSIVE topic!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Our Break-Up with the Wizarding World Geek Discussion: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Cast Them Geek Girl Reviews Surviving R. Kelly: What a Piece of Sh*t Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & Monika ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We watched Enola Holmes 2! And, in a rare surprise, we don't really agree on our opinion of the movie!Moni's biggest issue (and it's a good one!) is that the film portrays historical events in a not so accurate way. This brings up a discussion on the line between historical accuracy and creative storytelling - how much can you change history to suit a story?Here's what else we talked about: where is the line between historical accuracy and creative fiction the true story of the 1888 match girl strike humanising Sherlock Holmes Being your own person the importance of community and not doing it alone creating opportunities police corruption (#ACAB) diversity in role casting women preparing to save women moariarty reimagined EnolaFuckinHolmes!What did you think? Join us in Discord to chat your feelings!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring Reviews Enola Fxcking Holmes! Geek Girl Reviews Stranger Things 4: The Best and Most Traumatic TV Series Geeking Out About She-Hulk: The Power of Women Supporting Women Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law is the most fun we've had watching a Marvel show. Maybe ever.It uses comedy to talk about a huge variety of topical issues super relevant to our society today. Self-acceptance, toxic masculinity, the patriarchy, women supporting women, women dating, looks and appearances, one-night stands, double standards, being fucking awesome at your job, and so much fucking more.We think it's important to be critical even of the shows that we love, so we are quite critical about She-Hulk. But that in no way detracts from how much we fucking LOVE this and everything it stands for.What did you think? Join us in Discord to continue the chat!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews Ms Marvel: A Fun, Cultural Masterpiece with Jasmin Joe Star Geek Girl Reviews Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Arab Superheroes, and Egyptian Iconography Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

After we get in a shocking debate about the correct use of planners, we talk about all the Halloween and October things we love!Costumes and trick or treating! Different cultures' approach to Halloween! Hocus Pocus! The Nightmare Before Christmas Horror movies - slashers, paranormal, classics, and more! Buffy the Vampire Slayer Charmed! Horror Books! Horror Games!And more!Check out Vicky's list of femme & queer horror books on TwitterPS Here's the Mazda commercial Amanda talks aboutCheck Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: All Hail the Scream Queens with Michael from AllHallowScream Geeking Out About Halloween: Costumes, Movies, and Cultural Appropriation Geek Girl Reviews Shadow and Bone: Into the Grishaverse with Vicky Brewster Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

It's another episode of Ask Deep Questions! Join hosts Amanda and Moni as they get deep into their thoughts and opinions about their own lives and experiences. We just love these episodes. The ones we get to chill out and get vulnerable and ask each other Deep Questions.This week, we find out: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? What courageous conversation have you been avoiding? What is a piece of advice you have received, that you were glad to take? Have you had a spiritual experience? How did you get through the tough times in your life? What is one experience that changed your life? Love Ask Deep Questions as much as we do? Get your own deck at AskDeepQuestions.comCheck Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: The Hosts Open Up With More Deep Questions! Geek Herring & Chill: Getting Supes Vulnerable with More Deep Questions Geek Herring & Chill: Gettin’ Cheesy With It Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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 geek girl news from September 2022 covers the sad loss of Cherry Valentine, Twitch's latest outrage, Netflix's new in-house gaming studio, the final cities announced for Eurovision 2023, and the best Ryan Reynolds/Hugh Jackman news possible!What do YOU think about these news stories? We'd love your take! Let us know in the comments of wherever you see this episode!In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: Cherry Valentine, star of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, dies aged 28 Liz Truss congratulated Italy’s new PM Giorgia Meloni and people quickly pointed out the obvious What’s behind the protests in Iran? Twitch addresses revenue split for streamers, declining to change 50/50 split Report highlights examples of child abuse, grooming on Twitch Child Predators Use Twitch to Systematically Track Kids Livestreaming Netflix forming first in-house game studio Eurovision 2023: Final two cities in host shortlist announced Holy Crap! Ryan Reynolds Confirms Hugh Jackman Will Play The Wolverine Again—Alongside Deadpool! Check Out Geek Herring!Join us on Discord!!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale Geeking Out About TwitchCon: What We Loved, What Could Have Been Better, and Queer Joy! Geek Interview: Geek Interview: Geek Joysticks with Ed and Ben from Swapping Joysticks Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Warning: Chaos level 1000. We laugh, cry, and groan, but we chat with two of our best friends about their podcast, Swapping Joysticks! Sit back and get ready to laugh, folks!In this episode, we all drink a bit too much, make fun of Ben and Moni, and have wayyyyy too much fun. But we do find out the history of Swapping Joysticks, why they have a queer focussed show, what it's like having a chaos gremlin for a co-host, and what the future of the podcast looks like.Really, this episode is FUN and will make you laugh and that is why you need to listen to it! Find Swapping Joysticks OnlineYou can find us Online / Twitch / YouTube / Twitter!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Twitch and #MeToo with BiggusBennus! Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale Geek Discussion: Is it still fun when it makes you RAGE cry!? Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSpecial Guests: BiggusBennus and Ed Nightingale.Support Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We wanted to spend some time talking about the amazing games we've been playing lately!Moni has joined a CULT. The Cult of the Lamb, that is! She's been deep diving into this cute, addictive little game that's taken Twitch by storm. Not only is she playing live on Twitch with her community, she has a second save just for her to play offline. Amanda's just completed Lord Winklebottom Investigates, a cute AF point and click mystery adventure starring a gentlemanly giraffe. This game was developed by Charlotte Sutherland of Cave Monsters and was worth the wait.Amanda's also been playing Call of the Sea. While she's not quite finished yet, it's an enjoyable first person mystery adventure around an island in the South Pacific. While it initially gave Amanada white colonizer vibes, it quickly became apparent that there was something else going on.What have you been playing lately? Let us know on social media or join us on Discord!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Our Video Game History & the Evolution of Geek Herring Gaming Geek Discussion: Is it still fun when it makes you RAGE cry!? Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

The Umbrella Academy is back for season 3, and after two seasons that Moni kept falling asleep during, this one held her attention like woah.Spoiler WarningThis entire episode is spoilers. You've been warned!We couldn't get enough of it. The character dynamics, the character growth, the sibling love/hate relationshps, and the incredibly positive trans representation! But seriously, this season showcases Viktor's transition in the literal best way possible. It's a 10/10 from us!We also talk about our favourite characters, least favourite characters, what we love about all the characters, and why Klaus is the best little shit. Enjoy! We'd love to hear your thoughts as well, let us know on social media or join our Discord!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Girl Reviews Stranger Things 4: The Best and Most Traumatic TV Series Geek Girl Reviews Ms Marvel: A Fun, Cultural Masterpiece with Jasmin Joe Star Geek Girl Reviews Moon Knight: Dissociative Identity Disorder, Arab Superheroes, and Egyptian Iconography Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Ms Marvel is just about the most fun Marvel has ever had creating their TV shows. #Fact. There is so much to love about this show: the characters, the relatableness, the sincerity, the hilarity, the diversity.We knew we HAD to get Jasmin Joe Star on to talk about her absolute bae of a superhero. Jasmin is THE Ms Marvel expert, and being both Muslim and Middle Eastern, we were even more excited to get her perspectives on what this show gets right. Which, great news, is a whole bunch!What a breath of fresh air Ms Marvel is! We have positive representations of Muslims. Just normal, everyday interactions of Middle Eastern families. A whole bunch of Partition history you probably didn't get taught in school. AND SO MUCH MORE LIKE ACTUAL SUPERHERO SHIT.Spoiler WarningThere are ZERO spoiler free moments in this episode. If you haven't seen it (stop what you're doing immediately and go watch it), skip this episode and we'll see you next week!Let's get into Ms Marvel! What we love, what we hate, what could've been improved. Jasmin is a wealth of knowledge and an absolute delight to have on!About JasminJasmin is a Marvel expert, specialising in Ms Marvel! She's a huge nerd, self-certified weeb, content creator, cosplayer, gamer, streamer, and photographer. She's a Muslim Iraqi American from LA who is a literal superhero in her dayjob trying to cure and treat cancer!Find Jasmin OnlineFind Jasmin on Twitch | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTubeCheck Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geeking Out About Captain Marvel: Higher, Further, Faster, Feminist Geek Girl Reviews: Wonder Woman 1984…. Because -Someone- Has To Geek Girl Reviews WandaVision: A Story About Grief Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSpecial Guest: Jasmin Joe Star.Support Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Emma 'Emzii' Rose competed in the inaugural eSports championships at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and brought home GOLD for Northern Ireland. She joins us to talk about women in eSports, trans rights, her experience at the championships, and diversity & inclusion in eSports.We're so excited to have gold medal winner, Emma 'Emzii' Rose, on to talk about her recent experience competing at the Commonwealth Games! She talks about what it was like competing, her experience as a trans woman in eSports, diversity & inclusion in eSports, clapping back at the trolls, the future of eSports in Northern Ireland, and projections for inclusivity in eSports!... and SO MUCH MORE. You don't want to miss this one!Emma has also been invited to a few upcoming tournaments but has to pay her own way - she's started a gofundme to help her make it there!Quotes"Thumbs are thumbs."About Emma 'Emzii' RoseEmma 'Emzii' Rose is an eFootball eSports player who plays for Northern Ireland. At the innagural eSports competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. held in Birmingham, she went and brought home a gold medal for Northern Ireland!! Emma is a transgender woman who is passionate about trans rights and eSports. She's a champion for diversity and inclusion in eSports and promoting gender equality in eSports competitions.Find Emma 'Emzii' Rose OnlineFind Emma on Twitch | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Facebook | YouTubeCheck Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: The Gayest Witch on Twitch with Psyche Geek Discussion: Attending Mass Events as Women and Marginalised Genders Geek Discussion: Coming Out, Pride, and Identity Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSpecial Guest: Emma 'Emzii' Rose.Support Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Spoiler WarningIf you haven't seen Stranger Things 4 yet and care about spoilers - do not listen to this episode! We don't even try to keep this spoiler free. There is your fair warning!Okay so we just get right into this and absolutely GUSH about how much we love Stranger Things 4.The characters, the drama, the everything.We will say that this season is GORY. It is TRAUMATIC. It doesn't have great Black representation. It's SAD. But it all comes together to make for some damn good TV watching.We reference these articles in this episode: As Someone With PTSD, Does Stranger Things 4’s Triggering Content Justify Itself? ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Finale Did Wrong by Max and Billy Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson: The Time the Two Should Have Had on ‘Stranger Things’ Twitter Thread: Anti-Blackness in Stranger Things 4 The strange racial politics of ‘Stranger Things’ What's Up With How 'Stranger Things' Treats Its Black Characters? The Antagonism of Blackness in Netflix's Stranger Things YouTube: Eddie Munson's Upside Down Guitar GOD Scene - Master of Puppets What did you think of Stranger Things 4? Let us know on social media or join us on DiscordCheck Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Interview: Being Black and Nerdy with Justin Williams Geeking Out About Self Care Geek Herring & Chill: The Hosts Open Up With More Deep Questions! Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We went to TwitchCon! And this is what we thought about it!TwitchCon Amsterdam, July 16&17. We met up with so many streamers and community members we know from Twitch and it was the best time we've had in a long time.We talk about some of the amazing panels we went to, notably the High Rollers actual play DnD podcast recording, the drag showcase, and the drag panel. We get all mushy about how much we love our Twitch friends. And we talk about some of the things we think could have been improved at Twitch, mainly the LGBTQIA+ panel and accessibility.We also both came home with COVID-19 - sad times! But we would absolutely do it again, maybe with a few modifications, because the mental health piece of TwitchCon and hanging out with our friends far outweighed being ill for a week.Did you go to TwitchCon? We'd love to hear about your experiences!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Discussion: Attending Mass Events as Women and Marginalised Genders Geek Girl Reviews Heartstopper: Queer Joy & LGBTQIA+ Rep Done Right Geek Interview: Inclusive Games Journalism with Ed Nightingale Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

We're pulling out our favourite deck of Ask Deep Questions to get to know each other even better than we already do!In this episode, find out how to make Amanda feel the most seen and heard, how Moni deals with heartbreak, and so much more!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Herring & Chill: Gettin’ Cheesy With It Geek Discussion: Real talk! Our Girl Geek Highs and Lows 2020 and Before Geek Herring & Chill: Getting Supes Vulnerable with More Deep Questions Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

How do you stay safe at conventions? For women and people of marginalised genders, it's not as easy as just showing up. Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more!With Twitchcon just around the corner, we thought it would be a great idea to talk about safety at conventions.We talk about our own experiences with conventions and how we've maintained our safety, but most importantly, we polled our listeners and community for their best advice.From making sure your devices are charged and you have important phone numbers written down to prearranged meeting points to keeping nasty hands free while cosplaying, our community has not let us down!Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more!Check Out Geek Herring!Follow Geek Herring on Twitch!! | Join the Geek Herring Book ClubLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Support Geek Herring on Patreon!If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others! Geek Representation: NYCC and Beyond Geek Roundtable: Love in Every Form Geek Girl Stereotypes: How the World Sees Us Find Out MoreLove Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Join us on Discord!!You can find us Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!Geekily yours, Amanda & MonikaSupport Geek Herring ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★