Pardon the stammering and unprofessional bits in this vid. I’m a bit emotional today, but I felt I needed to do this in a way that was as close to looking you in the eye as I could. It’s been a good run. It’s been kindly pointed out to me that we broke most podcast … Continue reading "Thanks For All The Fish"

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Amy/RedFraggle3, Linda/MadCapMisc, and September/NineOf12 talk about The Parable Of The Sower in this Book Club episode.

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This week, Ember, Linda and Amy chat about the goings on in our geeky lives and discuss the history of the show so far-and where it may head after our June break. Please check out the Kickstarter for friend of the show Scott Johnson’s game Dungeon Murder at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockrunners/dungeon-murder-a-new-game-by-scott-johnson ….or just use DungeonMurder.com Please, send … Continue reading "Hooray For Butt Fluff – Episode 262"

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This week the Grills welcome our new Co-Host in potentia Amy/RedFraggle3! We FINALLY have our talk about “Queen of the Pirates” Ann Bonny. Here’s a BUNCH of the resources we used for our information, and just for fund a link to the KidZone song…cuz that’s not weird. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny https://www.factinate.com/people/anne-bonny-pirate-queen/ https://www.worldhistory.org/Anne_Bonny/ https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Bonny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOiUgXyk0Fs https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/golden-age-piracy https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/grace-o-malley-irish-female-pirate https://www.postandcourier.com/news/a-22-year-old-youtuber-may-have-solved-anne-bonny-pirate-mystery-300-years-after/article_78fc0a2e-2914-11eb-a5f5-03b65f4d281a.html#newsletter-popup … Continue reading "The Many Possible Truths About Pirates-Episode 261"

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Linda and Rey have a very informative talk about Live Action Role Playing. This could be a great 101 if you’ve been thinking about trying it!   Please as always, feel free to contact us with any questions you may have on our topic. Geekgrills@gmail.com

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This is a topic near and dear to us, emotions ran high. Here’s some of the research behind what we conveyed in this episode: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF https://www.denofgeek.com/games/hogwarts-legacy-controversy-explained-why-are-people-boycotting-the-game/ The Fucking Essay:https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/ Gross: https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/10/14/jk-rowling-unbothered-losing-lgbtq-fans-money-helps-her-sleep#toggle-gdpr A piece of History mentioned in this episode: ​​https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-worlds-first-trans-clinic/ Here are some other Links of interest – take action today! Donate to Trans Lifeline … Continue reading "The HP Legacy Problem, With Guest Veronika Sucy- Episode 259"

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Book Club with the Grills! https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57190803 https://www.amazon.com/Long-Live-Pumpkin-Queen-Nightmare/dp/B0B729KQM3/ref=nav_signin?gclid=Cj0KCQiAutyfBhCMARIsAMgcRJRqVMj5RsimYEvEStzhh2O-AbBLgLjS5LKki5k4MbdAwRTzn4Kqg2QaAh-QEALw_wcB&hvadid=547193453450&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9009535&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10451352734642320145&hvtargid=kwd-1422731262180&hydadcr=7635_9903235&keywords=long+live+the+pumpkin+queen+book&qid=1677169080&sr=8-1 Audio book is about 6.5 hours. I only listened a tiny bit, but nicely voiced as Sally (it’s her POV by Cissy Jones. Also has a bunch of music inserted that fits the world. Is an official sequel to NMBC Synopsis by abitfrank https://youtu.be Owgqxs5OUcs

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The Grills talked about false advertising, especially in the context of social media influencers. https://www.buzzfeed.com/natashajokic1/mikayla–nogueira–tiktok–mascara https://www.ftc.gov/news–events/topics/truth–advertising https://www.ftc.gov/news–events/topics/truth–advertising/advertisement–endorsements https://www.theregreview.org/2022/07/23/saturday–seminar–making–regulations–on–influencer–advertising–click/   Thanks for listening, please consider supporting us on Patreon !

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