Charm Bomb: Recent Episodes
International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club
Charm Bomb is the podcast of the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club, where geekery and snail mail collide!
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the start of Charm Bomb and how much has changed since then as well as Geek Girl Pen Pals's 13th birthday.
Topics this week include Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries (book series), Pokopia (game), and Summer quizzes Joanna on famous eponymous cakes.
This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How has it been 100 episodes already??
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the importance of fandom, from building community to mental health to the benefits of laughter and joy.
Topics this week include Wonderman, Happiness (NZ), Winter Olympics, friendship comedies, and their top 5 favorite kinds of puzzles.
This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: Does fandom still matter right now?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about goals for the new year including getting more organized and reconnecting with a more analog life.
Topics this week include wood burning and paper snowflakes, homemade decorations, Marlow Murder Club, cozy mysteries, and they play "Hallmark Movie or Fred Astaire Film?".
This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your goals for the new year?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about getting through a tough holiday season and the challenges and pressures of this time of year.
Topics this week include Kesha, holiday food, The Residence (TV show), Skycards (mobile game), and their top 5 non-earthlings they'd invite to a holiday potluck.
This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get through a tough holiday season?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about changing how we celebrate big milestones and also celebrating the small but still important wins in life.
Topics this week include A Night in the Lonesome October (book), Little Witch in the Woods (game), Halloween, and play a game called "Vampire or Sleep Aid?".
This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I deal with feeling like I didn't get to celebrate a big milestone?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about their fall and Halloween traditions and how they have changed in adulthood, along with information about the upcoming Hallowiggles event.
Topics this week include Let Them Stare: A Novel by Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy, Um, Actually on Dropout, rainbow season and autumn lighting, and our top 5 favorite board games including Betrayal at House on the Hill, Red Dragon Inn, Ladies and Gentlemen, 7 Wonders and more.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your grown-up Halloween traditions?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the upcoming IGGPPCamp, asking for help from your community even when it’s hard, ways to support friends when resources are limited and coffee.
Topics this week include IGGPPCamp (really a lot of camp) and our top 5 favorite beaches we have visited.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I ask for support without feeling guilty?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about ways to make the most of a big event when you’ve only got a single day pass.
Topics this week include KPop Demon Hunters, San Diego Comic-Con, The Lion King Cinematic Universe and Summer quizzes Joanna on whether something is a succulent or a Pokemon.
Mentioned this week:
- KPop Demon Hunters trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCAwdp1uIQ
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I make the most of a one-day comic-con experience?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about creative ways to stay focused during long-form online activities like Dungeons & Dragons plus D&D spells we’d bring to the real world.
Topics this week include Doctor Who, Poker Face, Microsoft Teams and our top 5 favorite succulents.
Mentioned this week:
- Who Culture: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7X1Iu7uV8sagHz7w_GfoSg
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I focus during long-form online games?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about hitting life milestones and getting older and how the levels of adulting are all up to you.
Topics this week include going outside to touch grass, modular brick printing, baked goods and our top 5 favorite (and least favorite) party favors.
Mentioned this week:
- Prixel Press: https://prixel.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What if my “adulting” doesn’t feel like enough?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about building community and healthy coping skills, including making art and investing in connections with the people and places we value.
Topics this week include nature cams, the Great Pottery Throw Down, the cold dang weather and our top 5 famous hippos (real and fictional).
Mentioned this week:
- Okaukuejo Waterhole Cam at https://www.youtube.com/@NamibiaCam
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some healthy coping mechanisms?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about how the future is different than their childhood selves imagined it but still just so cool. Plus they discuss how to try a “no buy” challenge.
Topics this week include library programs, Animorphs (the books), responsible shopping and our top 5 pieces of contemporary tech that would have amazed us as kids.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I do a “no buy” challenge?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about making a good pen pal connection and how it’s worth it to just say the weird thing because you may not be everyone’s cup of tea but you’re someone’s cup of tea.
Topics this week include Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Wicked (the movie adaptation), and our top 5 buildings we’ve visited in honor of architecture-theme month.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share my top 5 Geek Loves to get a good pen pal match?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about what to do when the world feels like too much.
Topics this week include The Flight Attendant (tv show), Doctor Odyssey (tv show), Mary Oliver, friendship and community, and Joanna shares some of the top 5 obscure geek loves from recent pen pal rounds.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What do you do when everything feels like too much?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about traveling on a budget or getting the travel experience when you can’t and childhood journaling.
Topics this week include Agatha All Along, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Death in Paradise, Poirot, and their top 5 favorite fictional murder mystery shows.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I scratch the travel itch when I can’t travel?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about musical theater and musical theatre and how to, you guessed it, get into musical theater (no matter how you spell it).
Topics this week include miniatures, We Are Lady Parts (tv show), Wicked, Disney musicals, Les Mis, and their top 5 personally meaningful musicals.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get into musical theater?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat about old YouTuber drama and their early internet days, as well as discussing the things that make us human like sharing the things we’re excited about with other people.
Topics this week include Smosh, nail polish, and their top 5 favorite smores variations.
Mentioned this episode:
- Smosh: https://www.youtube.com/@smosh
- EcoGlaze Nail Polish: https://www.chinaglaze.com/collections/ecoglaze.html
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share things I’m excited about?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat all things SPACE CAMP from what to pack (don’t forget your anti-gravity pen!) to what activities they’re most excited to do (get ready for interplanetary capture the flag!) but also about how to make friends and the magic of our annual camp event.
Topics this week include The Hardy Boys tv show, Chicken Shop Date on YouTube, and their top 5 favorite space things.
Mentioned this episode:
- Chicken Shop Date: https://youtube.com/@ameliadimoldenberg?si=O_wCSc-3YmYYZseC
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I make friends at camp?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat about how to pick outfits for a vacation including tips for traveling light, building outfits around a theme, and how you always need room to find something great along the way.
Topics this week include Fizz (the band), Goosebumps (the books), capsule wardrobes and their top 5 favorite single pizza toppings.
Mentioned this episode:
- Fizz, As Good As it Gets: https://youtu.be/OI_ipqLtsLE?si=qsGgg9kLjdDS9aPm
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I coordinate outfits for a vacation? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about some of their favorite museums they have visited and the logistics of living inside a work of art.
Topics this week include CounterClock (podcast), Taskmaster New Zealand, Mary Poppins (the musical), impressionist paintings, and their top 5 favorite art museums.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: If you could live inside an artwork, which one?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about nerdy art gift ideas and spend a very long time discussing the first half of Bridgerton Season 3.
Topics this week include Bridgerton, TikTok, sticker collections, and a game where Joanna guesses the top 5 most popular pieces of art, according to Google.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Nerdy art gift ideas?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about other nerdy things fans of D&D might be into, discuss some of their other favorite tabletop RPGs, and take a quiz to find out what kind of D&D character they “really” are.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons, Good Society, Kids on Bikes, Doctor Who, leather carving and tooling, and Live Action Role Play (LARP).
- itch.io : https://itch.io/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some nerdy recommendations if I like D&D?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about tabletop roleplay games, the joy of imagination play in adulthood, and how play is what makes us human.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons, Good Society, Tales of the Crystals, Cats & Soup, Fallout (TV show), and their top 5 weird D&D things.
- Tales of the Crystals: https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/TalesofTheCrystals.PDF
- Cats & Soup: https://www.instagram.com/catsnsoup.official/
- Good Society: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What was your first TTRPG experience?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about conversation dynamics and what to do when you fear you’re inadvertently making it “all about you” as well as earth day actions they take in their personal lives year round.
Topics this week include Top Chef, Wisconsin cuisine, women’s soccer (shout out to the San Diego Wave!) collective organizing and advocacy, and their top 5 earth day actions.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I keep from making conversations all about myself?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about sci-fi TV shows they’re into recently, vermiculture, slow fashion, and other ways to lessen their environmental impact.
Topics this week include Resident Alien, Severance, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, and their top 5 favorite pollinators.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How can I reduce my environmental impact?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about slumber parties of their youth including party games and themes, while enjoying tea and birthday cake.
Topics this week include Ghosts (season 3), Star Trek, childhood birthday parties, and their top 5 basic cake flavors.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Slumber party questions
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about shipping on a budget, magical realism, the upcoming IGGPPC birthday party, and ice cream float recipes.
Topics this week include Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action), Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, and their top 5 personal eras.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I pen pal when shipping costs are high?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about magical mysteries they’re into from audiobooks to tv shows, decorating a new office, and the game Connections.
Topics this week include the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries by Deanna Raybourn, Death and Other Details (tv show), and play a game where Joanna guesses Summer’s top 5 animated magical girl animal companions.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How should I decorate my new office space?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about running out of creative ideas and what they do to shake loose new inspiration, from keeping creativity lists to getting a change of scenery and more.
Topics this week include Delicious in Dungeon (anime), All Creatures Great and Small, Sailor Moon, Turning Red, and their top 5 things they would love about being a magical girl.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Do you ever run out of ideas??
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about finding time and energy for your fandoms when starting a new job (or any new phase of life), the challenge with adapting books and musicals into film, and penguin skeletons.
Topics this week include Percy Jackson and the Olympians (tv show), embracing trashy reality tv, Watcher, and their top 5 pieces of media they’re looking forward to in 2024.
Mentioned this episode:
- Subpar Parks by Amber Share: https://ambersharedesign.com/collections/frontpage
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I find time for fandom when I just started a new job?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about getting back into routines after the holidays, including remembering how to even podcast.
Topics this week include We Bare Bears, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Lower Decks, and their top 5 very Best Bears.
Mentioned this episode:
- Geek Girl Strong: https://geekgirlstrong.com/
- Point Loma Tea: https://pointlomatea.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get back into routine after the holidays?
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In the final episode of 2023, Summer and Joanna chat about reigniting interest in an old fandom when the spark just isn’t there anymore.
Topics this week include glass straws, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Doctor Who (60th Anniversary specials), and their top 5 items to bring on a road trip.
Mentioned this episode:
- Simply Straws: https://simplystraws.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I reignite the spark of interest in an old fandom?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about asking for support from friends even when it seems overwhelming, especially in a busy time of year.
Topics this week include musical theater (even though this is still NOT the musical episode!) and specifically Company and American Psycho the Musical, Loki on Disney+, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and their top 5 American Thanksgiving side dishes.
Mentioned this episode:
- Emily Cheeseman’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight https://www.emilycheeseman.com/greenknight/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How to ask for support when everyone has their own stuff going on?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about what to do when you just don’t feel the holiday spirit as well as whether they were into scary things as kids.
Topics this week include Goosebumps, Miracle Workers, the Haunted Mansion movie, and their top 5 fictional sword fighters.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What if you’re just not into holiday spirit?
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This episode is a throwback, so enjoy this walk back in time with us as Summer and Joanna of the past discuss their favorite spooky or Halloween themed movies, films that are also stage plays, and other seasonal spooky things.
Topics this week include The Legend of Korra (yes, again!), the game Among Us, and dealing with social media while practicing self care.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stop doomscrolling? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about growing up in the 90s, get an update on Summer’s genealogy research, and discuss the upcoming IGGPPC Halloween event.
Topics this week include Derry Girls, solar eclipses, Fright Night, Little Shop of Horrors, The Haunting of Hill House, and their top 5 horror adaptations.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What is “Hallowiggles”?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about patio gardening, cleaning before (certain) family comes to visit, and the hidden truth inside family history that gets unearthed through genealogy.
Topics this week include heirloom tomatoes, A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan, family legends and lore, and their top 5 snacks.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stop panic-cleaning before family visits?
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This episode Summer and Joanna try a whole lot of Tang recipes during IGGPPCamp 2023. Was it good? Not really. Was it entertaining? You be the judge!
Topics this week include Tang cocktails, Tang friendship tea, and Tang baked goods.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How much Tang can we safely consume?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the way friendships change over time, especially as things in common, like school, work, or fandoms change.
Topics this week include Dungeons and Drag Queens, Mythology 101 (book), and their top 5 things to take time traveling.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I keep friends from a fandom when I'm not in the fandom anymore?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the tenth annual IGGPPCamp, which this year is Time Travel themed.
Topics this week include Barbie (the movie), The Woman in the House Across From the Girl at the Window, and their top 5 IGGPPCamp memories.
Learn more about IGGPPCamp:
- https://geekgirlpenpals.com/camp
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Camp??
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the etiquette of gaming in public (and what to do when you encounter gamers in the wild), as well as the classic genre of the “musical episode” without talking about any actual musicals.
Topics this week include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, playing the accordion, Pokemon Go, and their top 5 cute costumes for cats.
Mentioned this episode (aka our cats’ instagrams):
- Gawain’s World: https://www.instagram.com/gawainsworld/
- Make With the Tuna: https://www.instagram.com/makewiththetuna/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Etiquette for gaming in public?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about grief and its many strange facets, and what to do when you lose a friend (spoiler: nobody knows so you just do your best).
CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, dark humor related to death, cancer
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I cope with losing a friend who doesn’t live near me?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about ways to remember friends’ birthdays, how to stay on top of sending cards, and the benefits of scheduling things in advance.
Topics this week include Muppets Mayhem, Animal Crossing New Horizon, organizing spaces, and the tea they would serve to their top 5 favorite dinosaurs.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Advice for remembering to send birthday cards?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about finding fun things to do outdoors even if you aren’t “outdoorsy” by leaning into the stuff you love.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves, Jurassic Park LEGO play sets, Dinosaur Train, themed picnics and photoshoots, SUE the t-rex, and their top 5 dinosaurs (will they match on all 5??).
Mentioned this episode:
- Jurassic Park Triceratops Research LEGO set: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/triceratops-research-76959
- SUE the t-rex: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/sue-t-rex
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I have fun outdoors if I’m not outdoorsy?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about how they change perspectives when feeling stuck in a rut, using art as a way to refresh the mind, and live-action Disney movies they have (or haven’t) seen.
Topics this week include Eurovision, renaissance faires, and their top 5 Would You Rather Lord of the Rings edition questions.
QUESTIONS:
- Live in The Shire or live in Rivendell?
- Be an Ent or an Orc?
- Have the Dwarves over for dinner for a week or live with Radagast for a year?
- Hang with Merry or Pippin?
- Go to Valinor and live forever without your friends or stay in Middle Earth and die with your friends?
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What do I do if I feel stuck in a rut?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about forgiveness and boundaries after a friendship breakup, Summer tells a classic yarn about dream casting a musical with Lord of the Rings actors, and Joanna gets super excited because it’s Hobbit month. So, the usual.
Topics this week include Queen Charlotte: a Bridgerton story, Extraordinary Attorney Woo,, and their top 5 things they’d like about being a Hobbit.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I navigate a very late apology after a friend breakup?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about saying goodbye to favorite shows, series, or characters, finding shared community with fellow fans, and what makes a reboot or reunion show work (or not).
Topics this week include Star Trek: Picard (and The Next Generation), Bowser’s Fury (and Super Mario 3D World), and their top 5 memories of playing Neopets. So. Many. Neopets.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I face the end of my favorite show?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about childhood video gaming experiences and how to navigate when someone accidentally hurts your feelings, or you witness someone being hurtful.
Topics this week include Perry Mason (rebooted tv show), Lockwood & Co., GameBoy and Nintendo, and their top 5 classic console games.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I navigate when someone accidentally insults me?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about supporting artists while on a budget, letting go of things that no longer hold meaning, and managing a collecting hobby.
Topics this week include How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix, leatherworking and shoe-making, and their top 5 favorite decades in honor of a decade of IGGPPC.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I break the completionist collecting cycle?
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In this special bonus episode of Charm Bomb, Joanna hosts IGGPPC Founders Stewie and Farquharson to talk about the origin and founding of the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club.
Topics this week include international friendships, the magic of snail mail, and of course their top 5 geek loves.
Connect with Stewie:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darlingstewie/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/darlingstewie
Connect with Farquharson:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frogmellaink/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/frogmellaink
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about fictional heists, weird Pokemon evolution, and ways to manage international shipping costs.
Topics this week include The Magnus Archives (podcast), Kaleidoscope (tv show), and their top 5 fictional dragons.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do you deal with increased international shipping costs?
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This episode summer and Joanna chat about their new year’s goals, things they’re looking forward to in 2023, and what they’ve been up to since the last recording.
Topics this week include Willow, Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott, fossil hunting, and their top 5 fictional fliers.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your goals for the new year?
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This episode summer and Joanna chat about Douglas Adams and lighthearted sci-fi, homemade apple cider, and their shared love for the Mediterranean climate.
Topics this week include cats because of course, the Dragon Prince season 3, Dirk Gently, soup season, and their top 5 things they are thankful for.
This episode Summer and Joanna chat about hanging out together in California in which they explore the outdoors, enjoy local beer, and tell terrible jokes to Mickey Mouse.
Topics this week include terrible humor, Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge, deserts and oceans, and their top 5 sea creatures.
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This episode Joanna chats with Felix, founder of PenPal.me, about connecting folks in a digital world, the joys of being outdoors, and the art of cooking.
Topics this week include travel, fly fishing, the art of ramen, pen pal origin stories, and the fun of meeting an online or pen pal friend in person.
Links to learn more:
- PenPal.me website: https://www.penpal.me/
- PenPal on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/penpal.app/
- PenPal on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@penpal.app
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What’s your pen pal origin story?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about Halloween and spooky season, birthdays (and cake), and about getting older with fandoms (you’re never too old!).
Topics this week include Hocus Pocus 2, Great British Bake Off, Mighty Ducks, Libra season, and their top 5 Halloween costumes from the past.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Am I too old for fandom?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about Halloween and spooky season, birthdays (and cake), and about getting older with fandoms (you’re never too old!).
Topics this week include Hocus Pocus 2, Great British Bake Off, Mighty Ducks, Libra season, and their top 5 Halloween costumes from the past.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Am I too old for fandom?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the impact of “super hero level conflict” on everyday people and how to get back in touch or figure out if a pen pal has ghosted you.
Topics this week include Andor (tv show), autumn weather, sword camp, and their top 5 Star Wars characters.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Should I reach out to a pen pal who ghosted?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about different strategies for fighting burnout with personal experiences and suggestions for managing burnout in both the short term and long term.
Topics this week include She-Hulk, The Cryptonaturalist, Goosebumps, Carnival Row, mental health, and their top 5 fantasy fairies.
Mentioned this week:
- Cryptonaturalist: https://www.cryptonaturalist.com/
- The Burnout Book: https://www.burnoutbook.net/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do you fight burnout?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about places they’d like to visit, books and graphic novels they’re reading, and their favorite memories of one another.
Topics this week include Dead End: Paranormal Park, Calico (game), Sandman, Mothman, collectables, and their top 5 favorite things about cats.
Mentioned this week:
- Em and Sprout: https://www.etsy.com/shop/emandsprout
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your favorite memories of one another? (And other questions submitted during live recording!)
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about places they’d like to visit, books and graphic novels they’re reading, and their favorite memories of one another.
Topics this week include Dead End: Paranormal Park, Calico (game), Sandman, Mothman, collectables, and their top 5 favorite things about cats.
Mentioned this week:
- Em and Sprout: https://www.etsy.com/shop/emandsprout
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your favorite memories of one another? (And other questions submitted during live recording!)
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about staying safe online, using pen names when writing to pen pals, lots of lake camp activities and IGGPPCamp.
Topics this week include Inside Job, e-biking, Hacks, canoeing, and their top 5 IRL summer camp activities.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do you stay safe when exchanging pen pal information?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about upcoming IGGPPCamp fun (without any spoilers), cats and tea, and aspirational creativity.
Topics this week include Timberborn (game), Only Murders in the Building, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, Paper Girls, and their top 5 Muppet Show Muppets.
Mentioned this episode:
- IGGPPCamp: https://geekgirlpenpals.com/camp
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What can you tell me about this year’s CAMP?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about their recurring dreams (not quite nightmares?), what they’re enjoying about the new Ms. Marvel show, and the etiquette of meeting a pen pal IRL for the first time, including the story of how they met for the first time!
Topics this week include Minx, Gentleman Jack (show), the Haunted Mansion at Disney, Stuff You Missed in History Class, awkward pauses, and their top 5 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy moments.
Mentioned this episode:
- Hitchhikers Guide Game: https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/interactive/embed/container.html?url=//downloads.bbc.co.uk/interactive/h2g2/main.js&height=577px&width=944px&path=//downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio/games/h2g2/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What is the etiquette for meeting a pen pal IRL?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the healing power of snail mail, both in relationships to other people and with ourselves.
Topics this week include Star Wars Rebels, The King of Tokyo (game), care packages when you don’t have internet access, music from middle school, and their top 5 fictional squads.
Mentioned this episode:
- Dice and Dragons: https://www.instagram.com/diceanddragonsofficial/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How can writing letters heal my relationship with other people?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about IGGPPCamp, how amazing and terrifying space is, and their nerdy confessions of popular books, movies, and TV shows they never finished.
Topics this week include the BBC show Ghosts (yes, again), the James Webb Space Telescope, The Magicians, Twilight, Games of Thrones, and their top 5 least favorite required reading from school.
Mentioned this episode:
- IGGPPCamp: https://geekgirlpenpals.com/camp
- James Webb Space Telescope: https://blogs.nasa.gov/webb/2022/05/09/miris-sharper-view-hints-at-new-possibilities-for-science/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Is it okay to not finish a very popular book or show?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about how to turn a casual acquaintance into a friendship, spend a lot of time talking about handicrafts, and discuss their shared love of DIY bubble water.
Topics this week include The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman, Redactle, leatherworking, stained glass, embroidery, and their top 5 dream crafts to dabble in.
Mentioned this episode:
- Florals and Floss Embroidery: https://www.etsy.com/shop/floralsandfloss
- Redactcle: https://www.redactle.com/
- The Thursday Murder Club: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46000520-the-thursday-murder-club
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How to I turn a casual acquaintance into a friendship?
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This episode Joanna hosts special IGGPPC guest Steena to chat about how we think about productivity and strategies for getting necessary things done when there are more fun things to do, having favorite audiobook narrators, and their current Dungeons & Dragons characters.
Topics this week include Abbot Elementary, college basketball, Sanditon season 2, and their top 5 flowers or plants.
Mentioned this episode:
- The Tree That Owns Itself: https://www.visitathensga.com/things-to-do/attractions/the-tree-that-owns-itself/
- Steena on Twitter: @steenaleen
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How can I be productive when so many fun things are calling to me?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss the IGGPPC 9th birthday party, reconnecting with pen pals when it’s been a while, and Our Flag Means Death, all while their cats get up to some shenanigans.
Topics this week include Bailey Sarian’s Murder Mystery & Makeup Mondays, Muppet Treasure Island, Wellington Paranormal, and their top 5 pirate-related media.
Mentioned this episode:
- Stede Bonnet the Gentleman Pirate: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-gentleman-pirate-159418520/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What should I do if I haven't heard from my pen pal in a long time?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to stay up to date on current events without sacrificing mental health.
Topics this week include Ghosts on HBO, Space Force on Netflix, the upcoming IGGPPC 9th birthday, and top 5 wardrobe staples that make us feel “dressed to the nines”.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stay informed on current events while preserving mental health?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to prioritise letter writing when schedules are full, audiobooks and book clubs, and the perils of reboots.
Topics this week include Rescue Rangers, Tale Spin, Pepper Ann, Wild Thornberries, PBS shows, and top 5 nostalgic cartoons that would worry us (or maybe be cool?) if rebooted.
Mentioned this episode:
- Remember August game: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shing/remember-august
- Rescue Rangers trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK1CuXG7GMQ
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I find ways to prioritise writing letters to pen pals?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to incorporate their geek loves into self care, the way movies can enable mental health discussions, and connecting with nature.
Topics this week include Peacemaker, Encanto, 90s country, mental health, genealogy, and their top 5 binge-worthy comfort tv shows.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I incorporate geeky loves/interests into self care?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss how to tell when a friendship has run its course, navigating friendship “breakups”, and catharsis through art like writing or music.
Topics this week include the TV show The Great, the book Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village, getting outdoors to boost your mood, and their top 5 ways to cheer up when feeling down.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I navigate a friendship breakup?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss New Year’s goal setting vs “resolutions”, getting organized, traveling and camping, and a bit about their personal art goals for this year.
Topics this week include Cowboy Bebop, She-Hulk, digital planners, SMART goals and other goal setting techniques, and the top 5 things they’re looking forward to in 2022.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Do you set New Year’s resolutions, and if so how to you choose what to pick?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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In this previously unreleased episode Joanna and Summer discuss what they’re into right now, including (the same) true crime podcasts and horror-based musical theater. They also chat about their favorite fictional witches and, for some reason, modpodge.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I store my pen pal letters?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Charm Bomb is edited by IGGPPC staffer Rosa.
Our music is Cloudsuring by OmniBoi, check them out on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/omniboi !
This episode Joanna and Summer discuss how Geek Girl Pen Pals came to be back in 2013, and take a trip down memory lane from signing up for their first pen pals to joining staff to where the club has grown now.
Topics this week include the Jungle Cruise movie, The Harder They Fall, Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, sword fighting and sports psychology, Curly Whirlies, and top 5 original geek loves from 2013.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What is the IGGPPC origin story and how did the Charm Bomb podcast begin?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss creating a cozy space at home through interior decorating, creating your own traditions, foods they like to share with others, and some of the ways they’ve gotten through spending holidays solo.
Topics this week include renaissance faires, different ways to connect with people, and top 5 potluck food offerings.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some tips for spending holidays alone?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss creative ways to give when you’re on a budget, horror and horror-adjacent movies and shows, and how science fiction inspires science and engineering development.
Topics this week include Midnight Mass, Doom Patrol, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Dune, and top 5 fictional space exploration technologies.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I gift on a budget this holiday season?
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss how much change can happen in two years while both grieving who you thought you’d be and celebrating who you’ve become anyway, rekindling love for old fandoms, and finding space for new fandoms to love.
Topics this week include Babysitter’s Club, Doogie Kameāloha, M.D., X-Files, musical adaptations, and top 5 strange but real places in the US.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I rekindle love for an old fandom I miss?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss the joys of October birthdays, harvest festivals, corn mazes, apple picking, and putting together a good Halloween costume.
Topics this week include Legends of Tomorrow, Y: The Last Man, birthday traditions, and top 5 spooky season activities.
Mentioned this episode:
- White City Devil candles: https://whitecitydevil.com
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What should I be for Halloween?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss the trouble when someone is negative about one of your favorite things, their earliest fandoms, Summer’s weekend at sword camp, and the importance of good hydration.
Topics this week include Only Murders in the Building, Ted Lasso, Lord of the Rings, finding common ground to help someone connect with your fandoms, and top 5 foundational books from their youth.
Mentioned this episode:
- It’s okay to not like things https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I respond to someone who tries to yuck my yum about a fandom I love?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss IGGPPCamp 2021, their favorite legends growing up, and what legends about them might be someday.
Topics this week include Miss Fisher’s Modern Mysteries, Schmigadoon, Arthurian legends, the Eleusinian Mysteries, and top 5 National Parks or other places to go camping.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: If you could go back in time to any Legend and witness it in person, which one would you choose and why?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This previously unreleased episode recorded in August of 2019 Joanna and Summer discuss what they’re into right now, including true crime podcasts and Dungeons and Dragons. They also chat about the fictional places they would visit if they could, and the importance of timing. Everything is about timing.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get over the blues after a great event?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
Our music is Cloudsuring by OmniBoi, check them out on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/omniboi !
This episode Joanna and Summer discuss their times as camp counselors and reminisce about their favorite camp memories, as well as ways to connect with someone to begin a new friendship.
Topics this week include Full Bloom (tv show), Mysterious Benedict Society, friend “dating”, capture the flag, and top 5 memories from camp.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I tell someone I want to be their friend without being awkward?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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In this special BONUS episode of Charm Bomb, Joanna and Summer discuss IGGPPCamp, including the history of how Camp came to be, how to participate in Camp including the types of activities happening, and a little bit about what’s happening this year with IGGPPCamp: Camp of LEGENDS.
IGGPCamp takes place August 12 - 15, 2021, and you can learn more at www.geekgirlpenpals.com/camp or by following @IGGPPCamp on Twitter!
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to support a long distance friend who’s going through a hard time, have a shared moment of nostalgia over the Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland movie, and tell a peak-Summer mime story.
Topics this week include Alone (tv show), Grady Hendrix’s horror novels, and our top 5 childhood cartoons.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I support a long distance friend going through a hard time?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss finding your personal aesthetic and the magic of live theater experiences.
Topics this week include sword fighting, building miniatures, cottagecore, dark and light academia, and our top 5 musicals.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I find my aesthetic?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Joanna and Summer discuss Halloween (or Summerween), apps for recording birds, mental health, and the value of sports.
Topics this week include Schitt’s Creek, Fear Street, Jelle’s Marble Races, and our top 5 Olympic sports.
Mentioned this episode:
- Metalsmith Society: https://metalsmithsociety.com/
- Merlin Bird App: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/
- Beekman 1802 Schitt’s Creek Collection: https://beekman1802.com/collections/rose-apothecary
- Jelle’s Marble Runs: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJdpnjuSWVOLgGT9fIzL0g
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share my geek side with new friends?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Joanna and Summer discuss growing houseplants and tiny indoor greenhouses, setting healthy boundaries, and learning how to socialize again.
Topics this week include The Mighty Ducks, Blaseball, sports movies from our childhoods, and our top 5 favorite fictional sports teams.
Mentioned this week:
We Ride Upon Sticks by Quan Barry - https://www.amazon.com/We-Ride-Upon-Sticks-Novel/dp/1524748099
A League of Their Own - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_League_of_Their_Own
Blaseball - https://www.blaseball.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I deal with being out of practice at socializing?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Joanna and Summer discuss ways to reconnect with old pen pals, having to track down packages that have gone to the wrong address (as you do), and the similarities between Wishbone and Doctor Who’s K-9.
Topics this week include The Bad Batch (and Star Wars animation more generally), Pokemon Snap, and our top 5 favorite fictional robots.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some ways to reconnect or find a pen pal after losing touch?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Joanna and Summer discuss the shows they’re binging right now and the challenges of finding new things to watch when there’s so much out there. (Spoilers: we love lists!)
Topics this week include The Irregulars, The Clone Wars animated series, Teenage Bounty Hunters, and our top 5 favorite superheroes.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: With so many things to watch it can be overwhelming, how do you pick something new?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode is all about the Geek Girl Pen Pals 8th birthday! Joanna and Summer reminisce about their favorite IGGPPC memories, their own 8th birthdays, and talk about their favorite cakes.
Topics this week include Lovecraft Country, sleepover snacks, gardening, and 90s nostalgia.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What's the one gift you wish someone would give you for your birthday but no one ever does?
If you were turning 8 now, what would be on your birthday wish list?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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This episode Summer and Joanna host special guest, IGGPPC co-founder, Emily “Farquharson” to chat about baked treats, long distance hangouts, and IGGPPC’s 8th birthday.
Topics this week include Animal Crossing, October Faction, West World, Ted Lasso, Cake Smash (the game), and the band Man Man.
Mentioned this week:
Emily’s website: http://frogmella.ink/
Follow Emily on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frogmellaink/
Man Man: https://manmanbandband.bandcamp.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some ways to hang out with friends long distance?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss their various art hobbies, their top 5 fictional ships (spaceships and ocean-going ships), and what counts when it comes to being geeky enough.
Topics this week include Star Trek Lower Decks, throwing pottery, exhibit design, and geek loves.
Mentioned this week:
SUE the T-rex: https://twitter.com/SUEtheTrex
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Am I geeky enough?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna host their fellow IGGPPC Director Jen and talk about fashion trends we’d bring back, the shows we’re binging, and our favorite fictional couples.
Topics this week include Bridgerton (yes, again), Animal Crossing, WandaVision, our love of 90s fashion and also capes.
Mentioned this episode:
Stitchcrvft: https://www.stitchcrvft.com/
Tuesday of California: https://www.shoptuesday.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: If you could be the people to start a new fashion trend, what would it be and why?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss our favorite Doctor Who companions and making friends in adulthood.
Topics this week include Bridgerton, d&d, meaningful relationships with others and ourselves, and tea.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Are friendships based on shared interests the key to meaningful happiness?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss hot cocoa bombs (#accidentalcheese), the shows they’re currently watching, and their top 5 fictional pets.
Topics this week include The Mandalorian & The Expanse (all discussions are spoiler-free!), bardcore, making art, and embracing the changing seasons.
The Menagerie MacLeod magical creatures: https://themenageriemacleod.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some good ways to pass the time indoors?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss cosy comforts, connecting with friends, and sourdough starter.
Topics this week include Lovecraft Country, customized playlists, burning candles & incense, and top 5 comfy cozy things.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some geeky things to get you through hard times?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss their favorite spooky or Halloween themed movies, films that are also stage plays, and other seasonal spooky things.
Topics this week include The Legend of Korra (yes, again!), the game Among Us, and dealing with social media while practicing self care.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stop doomscrolling?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss homemade fancy drinks, crafting and art techniques, and favorite Pokemon.
Topics this week include The Legend of Korra (and character growth), aesthetically pleasing piles of pumpkins and pine cones, and growing past a fandom.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get through breaking up with a fandom?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss favorite camp snacks, new cryptids, and baking tips that will surely get us kicked out of Great British Bake Off.
Topics this week include s’mores, online RPG, and campfire cooking.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some tips for getting into baking?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna chat with IGGPPCamp Nurse Buffalo aka IGGPPC staffer Kara about camp and Joanna gets excited about cryptids, per usual.
Topics this week include top 5 mythical creatures, the origins of IGGPPCamp, and Animal Crossing.
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss their favorite teas, current shows and hobbies they’re into, and chat about IGGPPCamp, happening in late July 2020.
Topics this week include top 5 pump-up songs, how to get involved with IGGPPCamp, and beetle pinning.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What is IGGPPCamp?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss staying at home with unstructured time, and how they’re finding ways to get through day to day life when things are uncertain.
Topics this week include top 5 favorite fictional detectives, making art and spending virtual time with friends.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I deal with so much unstructured time?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss what shows they’re watching, online tabletop gaming, and their top 5 fictional places they’d like to visit.
Topics this week include digital friendships, moving our lives online, and how fiction sometimes becomes reality.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I keep up pen palling when I can’t get to the post office?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
Follow Geek Girl Pen Pals on Twitter: @GeekGirlPenPals
Follow Summer @TheFinchery
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna discuss their top 5 favorite time travel stories, what they’re into right now, and go on for a while about fried pasties. Mmm, fried pastries.
Topics this week include tabletop RPGs, closet cosplay, and time traveling Bruce Willis. (#TTBW)
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I make a good connection with my Pen Pal?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
Follow Geek Girl Pen Pals on Twitter: @GeekGirlPenPals
Follow Summer @TheFinchery
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the upcoming convention season and get excited for gourds.
Topics this week include TV shows they are currently watching, top 5 things to do at cons, and Ask Charm Bomb. And gourds. (Why??)
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Am I a bad pen pal?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
Follow Geek Girl Pen Pals on Twitter: @GeekGirlPenPals
Follow Summer @TheFinchery
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Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!
This episode Summer and Joanna introduce themselves to everyone, and reintroduce Charm Bomb, the podcast of the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club.
Topics this week include our current top 5 Geek Loves and the things we’re currently geeking out over (including a theme of charming British men). We also introduce our new feature, Ask Charm Bomb.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What do I write to my pen pal?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com
Follow Geek Girl Pen Pals on Twitter: @GeekGirlPenPals
Follow Summer @TheFinchery
Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka
Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!