The Geeks OUT Podcast: GLAAD to be Queer

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by Geeks OUT President, Nic Gitau, as they discuss MJ Rodriguez’s historic Emmy nomination, GLAAD’s report on representation, and celebrate Meghan Markle’s new animated series Pearl for our Strong Female Character of the Week. 

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Disney made $60mil opening weekend of Black Widow in Premier Access
NIC: In historic nomination, Mj Rodriguez is recognized for the final season of Pose

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Escape Room 2, Space Jam 2, Barb & Star, Loki, Gossip Girl
NIC: Gunpowder Milkshake, witches (Motherland: Fort Salem, Fear Street trilogy) and dramatic baby geighs (genera+tion, betty)

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

Meghan Markle creating/producing animated series Pearl for Netflix

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New GLAAD report shows lack of trans rep in major movies for last 4 years

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New teaser for Y: The Last Man

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

• New trailer for Free Guy teases Deadpool’s entry into the MCU
• New trailer for Pixar’s Turning Red
• WandaVision director signs on to direct new Star Trek movie
• Not satisfied with the current streaming wars, Netflix is getting into gaming
• New trailer for the documentary Pray Away

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TV

• Paramount+ renews revival of iCarly for second season
• Paramount+ orders Grease prequel series following the Pink Ladies 
• New trailer for season 3 of Titans 
• Cartoon Network teams with Matthew Cherry for Battu animated series
• Disney+ officially renews Loki for season 2 but without director/EP Kate Herron
• New trailer for Disney+’s Behind the Attraction
• New teaser for Chucky series

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COMIC BOOKS

• DC announces big celebration for 80th anniversary of Wonder Woman
• The 2021 Mad Cave Studios talent search is happening now

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SHILF

• KEVIN: Edgar (Barb & Star)
• NIC: Ava (Gunpowder Milkshake)

The Geeks OUT Podcast: Terminator – The Future is Female

The Geeks OUT Podcast

Opinions, reviews, incisive discussions of queer geek ideas in pop culture, and the particularly cutting brand of shade that you can only get from a couple of queer geeks all in highly digestible weekly doses.

In this week’s episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin is joined by his best friend Keisha Zollar, as they discuss new teasers for season 3 of Westworld and season 2 of Pose, & celebrate Linda Hamilton and Mackenzie Davis in Terminator: Dark Fate as our Strong Female Characters of the Week.

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BIG OPENING

KEVIN: Verified ratings comes to Rotten Tomatoes
KEISHA: New teaser for season 3 of Westworld

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DOWN AND NERDY

KEVIN: Booksmart, Cooties, Twilight Zone, Spider-Man: Life Story
KEISHA: Ted Bundy Tapes, Dead to Me

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STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER

New trailer for Terminator: Dark Fate

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THIS WEEK IN QUEER

New trailers for season 2 of Pose

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CLIP OF THE WEEK

New trailer for Abominable

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THE WEEK IN GEEK

MOVIES

New trailer for Toy Story 4
• Sonic the Hedgehog officially delayed
• The live-action Akira movie from Taika Waititi coming 2021

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TV

• New trailer for Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City
• First teaser and poster for Star Trek: Picard
• New trailer for Swamp Thing
• New look at Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance premiering in August
• Mini trailers for season 5 episodes of Black Mirror
• New thirst trap teaser from season 3 of Stranger Things
• Alabama bans episode of Arthur celebrating Mr. Ratburn’s marriage
Game of Thrones series finale breaks records

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COMIC BOOKS

• Boom Studios releasing Buffy The Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Ones
• An all-female Sinister Syndicate coming to Amazing Spider-Man
Marvel changing a variant cover showing the wrong gay couple kissing

Mutant & Magical Boy—Episode 08: The Category Is Pride

It’s tea time, ladies! In what might be our gayest episode yet (don’t @ us), we’re gagging on FX’s new queer spectacular, Pose. Is it 10s, 10s across the board? Well, you’ll have to listen, hunty! Do the queens serve you life, death, and glitter on a platter? Bih, you already know. Happy Pride!

 

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XO,
The gayest blerds you’ll ever meet ,
Mutant & Magical Boy