Geek Between the Lines

Britt and Chris dive into meme culture, Effie's patriotic speech, Caesar's palate cleansers, and Lou Lou's hissing accusations. They also think about the POVs of Effie joining the District 12 team and Marrilee watching the interviews from home. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more...

Britt and Chris discuss the tributes' interview prep, the power of stage presence, and Drusilla knowing a riot when she sees one. They also think about the connection between empathy and relatability, and explore the POVs of Wiress mentoring Wyatt and Maysilee disliking mockingjays. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become...

Britt and Chris think about lovesick Haymitch, District 9's sunflower tokens, if Ampert knows he's going to die, and how #SuperSillySnow puts pettines above logic (as per usual). They also make several connections to the other Hunger Games books and explore the POVs of Maysilee winning over District 9 and Wyatt protecting Lou Lou. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podc...

Britt and Chris of course must discuss "Lou Lou" and all of the horrible elements surrounding her forced insertion into the 50th Games. They also explore some choice Haymitch lines, Plutarch being Plutarch, arsenic complexion wafers, and the POVs of Mags and Maysilee. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one o...

Britt and Chris think about Haymitch and Maysilee's character arcs in Part I and include some conversations from their Patreon meet-up. They also discuss the narrative threads of lies, Capitol weakness, and community action, tying them to the original trilogy and Songbirds and Snakes. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, becom...

Britt and Chris jump into some great conversations about mansions, sabotage as resistance, Snow's caricature of the Covey, and the huge Heavensbee library complete with a hidden bar. They also explore the POVs of sad-for-himself Snow and  we-don't-know-if-he's-a-rebel-yet Plutarch. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become o...

Britt and Chris discuss the Newcomers alliances, potato batteries, District 6 kids, and the goodest boy Ampert. They also explore Wyatt being coded as on the autistic spectrum, in addition to the POVs of token master Maysilee and poor, poor Beetee. Link to the video britt mentioned: https://bit.ly/newton-of-gaza Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you rea...

Britt and Chris jump into discussions on Panem surveillance, the tributes considering what they want in their Hunger Games, and that pot of grief soup. They also explore Haymitch's desire for the Capitol to see tributes as people, along with the POVs of Wise Wiress and Magnificent Mags. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, bec...

Britt and Chris bow to Haymitch's snarky audacity, laugh over Wiress' Hunger Games fails, celebrate Collins' evocative writing, and launch a new segment to rave about Mags. They also discuss Olympic Villages and ideas of disobedience, along with the POVs of Wyatt Callow, Maysilee Donner, and President Snow. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really e...

Britt and Chris dive into conversations about insecticide showers, the backstage chaos of kids musicals, Lenore Dove's willingness to sacrifice, and the fiasco of the 50th Opening Ceremony. They also explore Haymitch's last conversation with Louella McCoy and the POVs of Proserpina, Vitus, and Magno Stift. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really en...

Britt and Chris discuss the icon that is Maysilee Donner and THE SLAP . They also laugh about birthday singing and what the Capitol would do with AI, and end with an exploration of clothing imports, US military bases, and the POVs of Drusilla Sickle and Wyatt Callow. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazi...

Britt and Chris explore the good, the bad, and the amazing moments on the train. They also discuss the Potosí silver mine, some Romani history, and the POVs of Louella McCoy and Maysilee Donner. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patr...

For Chapter 2, Britt and Chris discuss important differences between the 50th and 74th reapings, Haymitch's brief goodbyes, the very dreadful Drusilla Sickle, and the prioirty of cinematic production vs district control. They also explore the POVs of both Plutarch Heavensbee and a random district kid. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy o...

Covering Chapter 1, Britt and Chris discuss defiant District 12 families, the inevitability of the Hunger Games, the Goose and the Common song, and of course Courtesy of the Capitol butt shorts. They also explore the POVs of Lenore Dove and Haymitch's mother, and the unexpected end to the first chapter of Sunrise on the Reaping . Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podca...

Britt and Chris introduce their new read-through podcast for Sunrise on the Reaping , including a bit about themselves and what they hope to find in the new Hunger Games book. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetween...

In a final Magicians episode, Britt and Chris have fun with a little Q & A and then sort the series' main characters into Hogwarts Houses! Grab your Fillory button sticker and Eliot card at: https://www.lacelit.com/shop Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per...

Britt and Chris think back over the entire amazing series, exploring where characters land at the end and their powerful journeys along the way. They also discuss some of the great through lines and how the show achieved its mission. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for j...

For Fillory and Further, Britt and Chris delight over many magic moments of the final episode, including Hyman getting blistered, Margo eating a sandwich, Fogg needing a cat, and the gang enjoying an early Christmas. They also explore the new state of the universe post-apocalypse-thwarting. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

Britt and Chris laugh over all the shenanigans that go into combining big musical numbers with a heist...and Marina. They also discuss the themes of unity and not giving up, as well as the POVs of Alice, Penny, and his mom Neela. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just...

For Be the Hyman , Britt and Chris delight in the return of Marina (good version), Hyman (corporeal version), and Ember (emanation version). They also discuss Fen's journey, stories where heroes act like villains, and the POVs of isolated Hyman and tired Eliot. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing pat...

For Purgatory , Britt and Chris laugh over so many Magic Moments that include Benedict's friendship fanart, Fogg teaching a magical intercourse course, and Margo having a flashdrive in her jello hole. They also discuss themes of not saying everything is okay and of who should hold power, and explore the POVs of Penny and Julia. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast...

Britt and Chris are back with lots of laughs as Hyman returns, Eliot attracts everyone, and Margo pulls a gun from a cookie jar. They also discuss Penny and Plum in 1920's Brakebills and ideas of sacrifice and brokenness. The POVs they explore in this episode are of Margo and Plum Chatwin. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content,...

It's already been this kind of year: 🔥🤕🩺❤️‍🔥 Boooo 2025. But we will return soon to hopefully make it a wee bit better. Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekb...

Continuing with the second half of their S5e8 discussion, Britt and Chris explore the theme of following instincts, of personal desires VS responsibilities, and of letting grief be a part of you. They also jump into the POVs of the body-swappers: Eliot, Margo, and Charleton! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of o...

For Garden Variety Homicide , Britt and Chris have too much to talk about, so they split their conversations into two parts. In Part I, they discuss the amazing Freaky Friday body-swap, the growth in Margo and Eliot's friendship, Julia's Red Monkey Month pregnancy, and Fungus AI™️seeking the World Seed. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy...