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This week's episode features Chris' love of love (and Brittany's love of complications) as we discuss Love in the Hunger Games and the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. We look at connections between love and trust, some of the most striking acts of love in the series, and the parallels between Katniss and Peeta's romance and reality TV. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your...

Is there actually war in the Harry Potter books? We discuss it all -- the Book 6 Hogwarts "homefront", who the soldiers would be, Dumbledore's dubious decisions, and much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just $1 per month here: ht...

We have a blast with this discussion of Tolkien's context for Sam and Frodo's romance (that is thoroughly textual). The discussion centers around Molly Ostertag's amazing Polygon article called "Queer Readings of The Lord of the Rings Are Not Accidents" and although we highly recommend reading it, you don't have to have read the article to listen to the episode. We hope you are a...

This week, we look at the theme of responsibility in ATLA and LOK! We have a great time talking about Tenzin and last airbender duties, the responsibilities of various Avatars, acts of social VS personal responsibility, and many more, as Chris called them, "insightful nuggets." If you want to read the amazing article we'll be discussing in next week's episode, go here: "Queer Re...

This week, we look at all kinds of courageous acts in The Hunger Games and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. We pay close attention to Finnick Odair, things in Panem that encourage or hinder bravery, and much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it...

This week, we tackle the theme of justice in the Harry Potter books! There is a lot to discuss--from Hermione's strengths and shortcomings, to Azkaban and basically all of Book 5, and much more. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just $1 per month...

At the end of Pride Month, we wanted to have a special episode that looks at some of the ways queerness is explicit, tokenized, or queered in the geeky series we discuss each week. We talk about everything from the 1950's Comics Code Authority, to amazing fandom communities, to queering Remus Lupin, and more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you r...

This is our final Star Wars episode, (at least for now) and we wanted to send the property off on a nice note of love! We discuss the relationships of Leia + Han and Lando + L-3, and Luke's quick attachment tendancies, too. We also explore the opportunity for diverse loves and relationships that could exist in the Star Wars universe, and much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a r...

This week we discuss the theme of Class in Avatar: The Last Airbender and the Legend of Korra. We analyze how Ba Sing Se's built environment makes claims on who is valued, different characters' experiences moving between classes, and where we see spiritual, military, and other hierarchies creating and intersecting with class in the Avatars' world. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a re...

On this week's episode, we look at the Hunger Games and Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes through the theme of Play. We discuss how humor can be used as a coping mechanism, how nicknames reveal insight into characters' relationships, and the difference between the agency and sincerity of Lucy Gray's performance and the expectation and commodification of tributes' performances in Katniss' time. Also,...

This week, we look at that classic theme of love in the Harry Potter books. We discuss Tom Riddle and Lily Potter's actions, Hermione obliviating her parents, the Madam Puddifoot's disaster, and so much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just...

This episode is a fun look at the things The Good Place did extremely well, the aspects we think should have been tweaked, and the imaginings that come with Afterlife territory. If you enjoy this episode, please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just $1...

This week, we delve into the topic of race within the Star Wars universe. We discuss everything from Bodhi and Fin, to racist depictions in the Prequels, to human supremacy within the structure of the Empire. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just...

This week, we really enjoy exploring ideas of defiance in ATLA and LOK! We pay special attention to Zaheer (we even find his would-be anthem), social norms, what Aang defies with his powerful act of pacifism, and more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of i...

This week, we dive into ideas of gender presented in The Hunger Games and TBOSAS! We look at everything from Team Peeta to the care that Collins took when writing both Katniss and Lucy Gray as very different girls with amazing levels of complexity. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing...

This week we have a great time looking at the Harry Potter books through the themes of trust and doubt. We discuss everything from Percy Weasley, to Luna Lovegood, to the significant timing of Rita Skeeter's "Disturbed and Dangerous" article. If you like this episode, please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, conside...

This week, we have a blast talking all about leadership in Star Wars! From Queen Amidala's solidarity with her people to Vader's lead-by-fear-of-force-choke method, we have a great time diving into different forms of leadership and governance in the Star Wars universe. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becomin...

Listen to us as guests discussing Season 3 of Avatar: The Last Airbender on the TV Trey Podcast! The conversation covers Fire Nation indoctrination, Katara's revenge, Zuko returning to Iroh, the final Agni Kai, and more. Find other episodes of the TV Trey Podcast here . Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : ht...

This week is heartwarming and fun as we explore the theme of friendship in ATLA and LOK! From old and new Team Avatars to our would-be favorite friend combos, we have a blast discussing meaningful relationships within the world of Avatar. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons an...

This week, we find many different types of greed in the world of Panem (and not only in the places that you would expect, like the Capitol). We look at symbolism, the Careers, ways District 13 avoids greed, how Gale and Peeta interact with Katniss and with each other, and so much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content,...

This episode on the theme of personhood is our final LOTR and The Hobbit episode (...at least for now)! In addition to discussing Wargs, the Great Eagles, a not-so-friendly spider, and the type of art that should never be given to Treebeard, we end with our take aways from the time we've spent with Middle Earth over the past couple years. Thank you so much for staying with us for all of our LOTR d...

This week, we have a blast sorting characters from LOTR and The Hobbit that weren't previously included in our Fellowship and Rulers Sorting Chats. Find out where we put Bilbo, Gollum, Eowyn, Arwen, Treebeard, Grima, Thorin, and even Smaug. And for a not-so-spoilery spoiler, we have to discover one of their boggarts before we can settle on the right house and for another, we leave Hogwarts all tog...

This week, we have a fascinating discussion about the theme of violence in HP. From Draco Malfoy's journey to expelliarmus and the Unforgiveable Curses, there is just so much to talk about! See the amazing spells fanart and Malfoy clips that Brittany mentioned in the episode: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast/post/harry-potter-episode Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a r...

This week, our Star Wars episode is our thoughts on Seasons 1 and 2 of The Mandalorian! If you haven't seen it yet, there are all the spoilers, so come back to this one once you've given the show a watch. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! And, if you really enjoy our content, consider becoming one of our amazing patrons and get even more of it for just $1...

This week, we have a fascinating coversation about the theme of shame in ATLA and LOK. From Zuko's scar and Iroh's journey to super Ravenclawy research into 113 shame terms in Chinese culture, there are so many intriguing aspects that we explore in this episode! Source for main study that Brittany references: https://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ddl/articlesCopy/LiWangFischerOrganiztnShame. CogEmotn2004.p...