In this week’s super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Calvin Cato, as they discuss J.K. Rowling’s latest TERF musings and the new Chuck Tingle book inspired by it, and celebrate CW stars Chyler Leigh & Lili Reinhart coming out as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.
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BIG OPENING
KEVIN: JK Rowling makes more TERF statements, HP stars and Nicole Maines speak out, WB less so, which inspired a new book from Chuck Tingle
CALVIN: Actor who played Elongated Man on Flash fired for racist tweets
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DOWN AND NERDY
KEVIN: Artemis Fowl, Stargirl, The Great, Snowpiercer, The Hollow, Ring Fit
CALVIN: She-Ra, Our Worlds at War, Steel, Shantae & the Seven Sirens, Streets of Rage
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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER
Chyler Leigh from Supergirl and Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart come out
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THIS WEEK IN QUEER
Nickelodeon celebrates Pride by highlighting LGBTQIA+ characters & actors
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CLIP OF THE WEEK
New trailer for Lovecraft Country
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THE WEEK IN GEEK
MOVIES
• Disney developing a Lionel Ritchie inspired movie musical
• New trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music
• Wonder Woman 1984, Tenet, and Matrix 4 all have been pushed back
• The Oscars look to become more inclusive
• New trailer for You Should Have Left
• New trailer for Archive
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TV
• Promised Neverland is being developed by Amazon
• Watchmen & Stranger Things win Peabody Awards
• New trailer for Crossing Swords
• New trailer for season 2 of Doom Patrol
• Batwoman will not use the “Bury Your Gays” trope
• Riverdale EP apologizes after being called out by Vanessa Morgan
• Premiere of Love, Victor moved out of respect for Juneteenth
• MTV Movie & TV Awards postponed
• Revival of Looney Tunes decides no guns for Elmer Fudd
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COMIC BOOKS
• New details of SDCC’s Comic-Con@Home
• Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day coming in July
• DC Comics officially breaks ties with Diamond
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SHILF
• KEVIN: Wrong Hordak
• CALVIN: Hordak