Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture

Welcome to the world's saddest What We've Been Up To. We haven't had time for much, but we hope you enjoy it nonetheless.

And I say--it's time for an episode on Sense8! We're talking about queer joy. We're talking about utopia. We're talking about why it's important to not assume the human experience is universal, even when we're talking about radical empathy.

We've seen Birds of Prey. Have YOU seen Birds of Prey? Let us tell you about why you should, as well as some other things.

We love a scoundrel. We love a morally complicated character. We love Doctor Aphra. But why? And how does her presence in the Star Wars universe of binary good and evil work? Let's find out!

What have we been up to? Good places and cruel princes. And that's pretty much it, actually.

We take a look at the newest entry in the Star Wars universe--Disney+'s The Mandalorian. What does it mean to be a western? What thematic purpose does all the armor serve? How much do we love Baby Yoda? The answer may actually surprise you.

It's been a busy couple of weeks! How have we been entertaining ourselves? Let's find out.

The first rule of Fight Club is... talk about it incessantly because it's been over 20 years and we're still bickering about it. So where do we stand on the great "is it misunderstood?" debate? How do we feel about its treatment of masculinity and questions of class? Also, the ever-important question: Brad Pitt or Edward Norton? Warning: Contains swearing and discussions of lots of objectionable c...

Cats, cars, and tossing a coin to your witcher. What else have we been up to this week? Let's find out. Warning: No cursing or explicit language, but we do talk about Cats, the film, using the word "horny."

When there is no more room in hell...we podcast about it. We're discussing the various zombie films of George Romero, beginning with 1968's Night of the Living Dead all the way up to 2009's Survival of the Dead. Just what ARE zombies? Should they be running? And what does all of this have to do with class?

We watched some great stuff, listened to some great podcasts, and saw The Rise of Skywalker. It did happen. This is a spoiler-free discussion, though it is certainly not opinion-free!

Do you like jazz? Too bad, there's not any jazz in this movie. We're checking out the BUZZ (get it) around Bee Movie, the 2007 disaster of a film about a bee and a human woman who just want to be in love and sue the human race. You know. Normal stuff. Hope you're ready to hear about dadaism and some disparaging remarks about boomers, because that's what we've got for you. 

We're very excited about His Dark Materials. Adam Driver is not as large as he used to be. The Sound of Music is still good. Here's what we've been up to!

Ah, the power of friendship. And the power of cool weapons. And change. Also the power of embarrassing your enemies into submission. It's Steven Universe! Warning: There is some adult-oriented discussion during the section on fusion. Nothing explicit, but sex is mentioned multiple times.

We took some time off, and now we have a lot to talk about. Join us as we dive into the secret history of Baby Yoda, Missy's new favorite thing, and Merri's court of hopes and dreams.

Did you know that My Chemical Romance reunited? Did you know this? Did you know that there are people just going about their lives as if this isn't a huge and shocking thing? Anyway, since our lives have now been uprooted and November has been a month of deep and unrelenting business, we sat down to talk about our favorite little moments in MCR songs. Not the big ones, not our favorite lyrics—the...

This past month has been a blur. Enjoy us trying to understand what we've been up to, what time is, and why Red Dead Redemption's controls are so bizarre!

Ah, remember those hazy halcyon days of The O.C. seasons one and two, when things were good? Just kidding, this show has always been buckwild, and, though there are some serious missteps, we don't hate the direction of seasons three and four. Want to find out why?

What have we been up to? Not much, because there are so many episodes of The O.C. to watch!

You know what we like about rich kids? A lot, actually, because we’re talking about The O.C.! We’re taking a closer look at its representations of class, that (in)famous Alex/Marissa relationship, and the just absolutely overwhelming whiteness of Newport in our first episode on the hit teen melodrama. Warning : Our episode contains mention of sexual assault, alcoholism, drug abuse, and...

Missy's been up to a lot. Merri, not so much. We hope you enjoy listening to Missy talk for roughly 10,000 years.

Forget what you’ve heard—Legends of Tomorrow is extremely good . Ready to hear about camp? How about talking to fans without condescending to them? How about a hypnotizing nipple? Some Links You Might Find Interesting: Notes on ‘Camp’ by Susan Sontag The Wonderful Weirdness of Legends of Tomorrow by Riley J. Dennis The World in the Evening by  Christopher Isherwood   Our Website...

What better place to explore the history and evolution of fan communities than live at a fan convention? We stopped by RenCon, located in Renton, Washington, to talk about fanfiction, Livejournal, and how Twitter is a cesspit.

Our schedule grows increasingly wonky as we recover from PAX and Missy gets a new job, but we're bringing you everything we've been up to over the past couple weeks anyway!

Ah, PAX West, a weekend of sheer exhilaration and many, many games. What did we play during the convention? Who did we talk to? Let's find out!