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Join bespectacled duo Hamish Steele and Jade Rose as they chat about geek culture & the media they love & loathe from a queer perspective.
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And so it's come to this. In our final episode (for the foreseeable future) your queer cohosts Hamish Steele and Jade Rose look about on our 70+ episodes and see how much we've grown. We've vox popped, we've catched up geeked outed, we've been problematic (ding!) and we've most certainly NOT been a Simpsons podcast.
Thank you! We know we've meant a lot to some of you but you've meant the WORLD to us. We may be ending but we see this project as a huge success. We're proud of what we've done and ready to do new things, bolstered by how wonderful our listeners have been.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In today's penultimate episode, Jade and Hamish answer your final queer-ies, ranging from "how to deal with long distance relationships" and "would you choose immortality if offered?"
We also spend WAY too long catching up about Spider-Verse, The Favourite, Russian Doll, Schitt's Creek and the Nintendo Switch's eShop Indie offerings.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In this NSFW episode, Jade and Hamish talk about queer sex scenes in movies, tv shows, video games and more as well as our own hang ups that've lead us to not talk about this subject for 69 episodes...
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
[At the end of this episode, there is some important news about the future of Box Not Included.]
We are finally back in the room together and we have a lot to catch up and geek out about! From She-Ra and Doctor Who, to The Lion King and Detective Pikachu trailers, pop culture hasn't taken any time off and neither have we.
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
The memories of Halloween may be slipping away but not before your queer-co-hosts answer your tricky and treaty questions including: best halloween costume, our real-life ghost experiences and which is our favourite horse?
We also catch up about Comic Con, Doctor Who, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and Castlevania!
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
From Dorothy Gale to Jean Grey, Moana to Mako Mori (and now Doctor Who!) the term "Strong Female Character" elicits many passioned responses. We try our best to dissect where this term game from, where we stand on it now and what we can do to keep writing better women.
And as always we Catch Up and Geek Out in this bumper ep!
TRANS PEOPLE IN THE UK NEED YOUR HELP. As discussed in the episode, the Gender Recognition Act is looking to be altered and more than ever, allies are needed to show their support. Please take the time to fill this out asap: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/our-work/campaigns/come-out-trans-equality
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In today's episode, your queer hosts catchup and geekout about Hilda, The Dragon Prince, Janelle Monae's tour and The Iron Giant (18 years late) before discussing Bert and Ernie's sexuality, Proud Woman of Colour Nagini and why twitter was taken over by horny Bowser artwork.
Reference is made to this article about Fantastic Beasts: https://madeofstarrstuff.wordpress.com/this-nagini-retcon-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-call-jk-rowling-on-her-bullshit/
And this song from Six: The Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACmYNtb9Qc4&feature=youtu.be
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In today's episode we discuss the current state of queerness in cartoons post the Adventure Time finale and the recent season of Voltron - and what type of queer characters do we get to see in children's media? Before that though, we catch up and geek out and we also answer listener questions!
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
We're back after a month away to catch and geek out as always before focussing on two LGBT-focussed conventions - Flame Con in New York and Nine Worlds Geek Fest in London. We ask what should queer conventions offer and take submissions on what people want from their dream con!
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
It's Nerd Christmas! San Diego Comic Con is still fresh in our minds so we catch up on all the trailers and revelations from the weekend including Doctor Who, Voltron, Godzilla and DC's plethora of trailers both great and... well... ''Fuck Batman''-y!
Also featured: the She-Ra discourse and our table top catch ups!
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
We are also sponsored by PolyAM Radio! It's a show all about relationships, love, and polyamory. It's about trans Queers and our experiences and analyzing our mistakes and telling you how not to make them. Available on iTunes and most other platforms.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Pride is over... HAPPY WRATH MONTH! Your hosts are back after a slight delay and they're hotter than ever! (Literally!)
Before catching up on all things queer, geeky and wonderful, we address the recent TERF takeover of London Pride and why Queers have every right to be angry.
WE ALSO TALK: Steven Universe, Black Sails, My Hero Academia, Hannah Gadsby, Cameron Esposito, Flight of the Conchords, GLOW and more! We also answer some of your questions and Hamish gives a bunch of queer comic recommendations!
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
We are also sponsored by Dungeons and Queers is an all-trans, all-queer, actual play DnD 5th edition podcast that can be found on iTunes or Google Play or most other podcasting apps.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
SENSE8 FINALE SPOILERS are between 27min and 37min.
This year's Pride has been dogged by discourse and while the valid, its put a storm cloud over a lot of people's month. So to counter the negativity, we've decided to dedicate and episode to why we are PROUD TO BE QUEER and we read out listener submissions too!
WE ALSO TALK: Queer Eye Season 2, the "Queerest E3 ever" and the Sense8 finale.
Today's show is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, fandom and fantasy luxury hand-blended loose-leaf teas and coffees! Find out more at beastlybeverages.com and use the sponsor code "problematic" to get 10% off your order!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Unpopular Opinion: Twitter's Unpopular Opinion meme is wearing very thin. But before it's completely dead, we thought we'd share our own feelings on what an unpopular opinion REALLY is, as well as sharing some of our own.
We also react to listener's Unpopular Opinions and talk about some queer and geeky news and catchups: feat. Let's Go Pikachu, Solo: A Star Wars Story and Black Sails!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
We are back with a slightly different schedule and a new format which allows us to delve into a brand new NEWS section! We talk everything queer and geeky from Lando Calrissian's sexuality to whether Bohemian Rhapsody will tell the Freddie Mercury story we want to see.
We also talk ComicsGate, She-Ra, Sense 8, Lost in Space, Ni no Kuni 2 and why 2008 was a VERY good year for cinema.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
SPOILER WARNING: We discuss Avengers: Infinity War in spoilery detail between and 21.00 - 40.00
We are back after a short break and have SO much to catch up about. We talk Love Simon, Voltron, Wrestlemania, Infinity War and Dirty Computer and more!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
NOTE: Please forgive some of the sound issues in this episode.
Today is Part 3 of our mini-series that puts a spotlight on sexualities and identities that don't often get the attention they deserve. And today, we are joined by Sophie from PolyAM Radio to discuss Polyamory!
We talk about what it is, some of the specific terms related to it, it's intersection with different queer identities and our personal experiences in regards to non-monogomy. Then in the second half, we talk about its representation in media both canon and fanon and how we want to see it portrayed in the future.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Today is Part 2 of our mini-series that puts a spotlight on sexualities and identities that don't often get the attention they deserve. And today, we are joined by Dissecting Dragon's Madeleine Vaughan to talk discovering your bisexuality, bisexual representation and writing a bi characters!
Madeleine had to dash so we'll definitely be returning to this topic in the future. But you can listen to her talk all things speculative on her podcast Dissecting Dragons.
You can also buy her fantasy literature! Books 1 and 2 of the Harmatia Cycle, The Sons of Thestian and Blood of the Delphi are out now on Amazon and all good book stores!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Jade and Hamish are back together to launch a mini-series of sorts where we'll be putting a spotlight on identities within the queer umbrella that don't get as much focus. But we begin but getting personal: do we feel queer enough?
The discussion is messy and impassioned but we end in a good place. And before that, we do what we always do and catch up and geek out feat. A Series of Unfortunate Events, Voltron and more!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Trans Day of Visibility was just a few days ago, so to honour it, Hamish has been booted out to make way for a fully trans episode! Jade Rose is joined by scriptwriter, director and podcaster Nemo Martin!
They catch-up and geek-out about Riverdale, Queer Eye, Santa Clarita Diet before heading into the main discussion. Jade and Nemo discuss the day itself, finding their own identity, transphobia and more!
To find out more about Nemo, follow them on twitter here: https://twitter.com/zeus_japonicus
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
WARNING: The second half of this episode features major spoilers for Pacific Rim: Uprising.
A long time ago, two nerds dressed as the same kaiju groupie and went to a screening of one of their favourite movies. They met, they laughed and they became friends. Now, many years and Podcast episodes later, those two nerds have gone to see the long-awaited sequel together.
In today's episode we discuss our love of Pacific Rim and give a HUGELY SPOILER FILLED "review" of its sequel, Pacific Rim: Uprising. We talk kaiju, jaegers, fandom, shipping, fridging, Guillermo Del Toro and more!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Jade Rose was off sick, so we've roped in a Box Not Included All-Star to join Hamish Steele in a sickening chat about Drag and RuPaul's Drag Race. It's Sewers of Paris' Matt Baume!
After a brief geekout about Deep Space Nine and The Golden Girls, we talk the history of drag, how we define it and our personal experiences before delving into the recent (and outgoing) controversies.
NOTE: As two cis, white, gay men, Hamish and Matt do not aim to settle the issues once and for all. We can only offer our limited opinions and this episode is meant as more of a geek out then a heated debate. We will be returning to this topic in the future with more diverse guests.
You can find out more about Matt Baume at his website: http://www.mattbaume.com/
And you can back the kickstarter for Queens of Adventure, a Dungeons and Drag Queens podcast, here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mattbaume/queens-of-adventure
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
HAPPY EPISODE 50! We made it! And for one day only... we ARE a Simpsons Podcast.
That's right, after bringing every single topic imaginable back to this animated sitcom, we decided to get our love for it out of our system. We talk favourite episodes, characters, jokes and, as ever, give it the critical eye we know you come here for.
This episode is almost 2 hours long but we don't even begin to cover half of the stuff we wanted to say. So maybe we'll have to return for our 138th Episode Spectacular!
We also discuss our joint trip to see Hamilton: An American Musical!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Today's episode of Box Not Included is a Very Special Episode. Jade and Hamish discuss times when tv shows have tried to tackle serious, controversial and topical subjects both well and ... not so well.
While "Very Special Episodes" are synonymous with 80s American family sitcoms, we look at ways all genres of television has tackled subjects such as gun control, death, homophobia, addiction, abortion, the AIDS crisis and more!
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Shipping has become such a huge part of fandom that it's close to BECOMING what fandom is. And yet causally mention "your ship" in the outside world and you'll often get blank stares.
In today's episode, shipping expert Jade and shipping skeptic Hamish try and explain their feelings on the subject to each other. We talk its history and develop, the dark side of it and our own personal ships.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
CONTENT WARNING: at one point we make mention of people being killed by gunfire & a school shooting (around the 38 minute mark). We recorded before the recent shooting in Florida & in that context, our words may sound inappropriately casual. Our apologies.
While Valentine's Day is behind us, we take it as an opportunity to look at our favourite romances in media! And because queer romances are few and far between, we also talk about our favourite cishet pairings.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
After a month off, the Box Not Included babes are BACK with a bumper episode of catching up and geeking out!
We talk: The Good Place, #whatBlackPanthermeanstome, Queer Eye, the new arcs of Critical Role and The Adventure Zone, the new seasons of Dirk Gently, One Day At a Time, Black Mirror and so much more! It feels good to be back.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
We made it! 2017 is finally over and it todays episode, your hosts Hamish and Jade look back on the media they loved and loathed as well as forward to what movies and tv shows they're looking forward to most in 2018!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Part Two of our Christmas Special takes the form of a NoBoxVoxPop! Jade Rose and Hamish Steele answer your questions, including: favourite non-traditional Christmas food, which is the best Quality Street and being closeted with your family at Christmas.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
It's time for PART ONE of our Festive Specials! In today's Christmas-themed episode Jade and Hamish go through their favourite Christmas movies and tv specials. There's a lot of Simpsons and Tim Curry impressions. We also try to get to the bottom of Die Hard: Christmas movie or not? Or perhaps... it just doesn't matter.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been with us for almost 10 years, sprawling almost 20 movies (with plans for many more), countless tv episodes and shorts. This ground-breaking shared cinematic universe can take us to the most dizzying cosmic space opera, to the most intimate crime drama, to characters bigger than planets to those the size of an ant. So, as we are destined to ask on Box Not Included, where are all the queers?
In today's episode Jade and Hamish explore the MCU, a franchise which we both have a huge amount of enthusiasm for, but wonder if and when we'll see ourselves on the super-screen. We discuss why the MCU has succeed while other cinematic universes haven't, what our favourite corners of this world are and what our hopes for the future may be (they're gay).
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
WARNING: This episode is an in-dept discussion on the current wave of accusations being made at Hollywood stars. We do not discuss the acts which have been committed in any detail, we instead talk about how we as consumers of media react and move forward, but the tone of this episode may be uncomfortable for some listeners. We also name a number of these celebrities so please - listener discretion is advised.
If 2016 was the year of celebrity deaths, 2017 has been the year of celebrities' careers dying (and in far too many cases, not). In this episode, Jade and Hamish discuss how we as fans of media are supposed to handle these revelations. Are we "death of the author", "line in the sand" or "total boycott"-ers? Well... things might be too complicated for that!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer. Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. And we would like to give a shoutout to GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out this week!
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
We're back together again and we have a LOT to catch up and geek out about!
We take a trip to Hawkings to discuss Stranger Things 2, gush about Thor: Ragnarok (and moan about Justice League), catch up about how personal role playing games and those that we've been watching. And give our thoughts on Jodie Whittaker's outfit as The Thirteenth Doctor. And so much more - this is a bumper episode of geeking out!
We also mention our ideas for a new podcast we may be starting in the new year...
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
A few episodes ago, Jade geeked out with their sibling and now its Hamish's turn to keep things in the family as he hosts a very special episode with his husband Justin!
They reminisce about how they met on a Doctor Who forum, talk about their experiences (both successful and unsuccessful) of sharing the media they love with each other and then talk about how they've discovered new passions together!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Apologies! Once again, Jade and Hamish's busy schedules have meant that they've not been able to record a new episode together.
This week, Hamish takes a few minutes of your time to shout-out some Box Not Included fans in particular and discuss the recent London MCM Comic Con.
Thanks to Graham Waller for the theme music. GrahamWaller.com
It's Part 2 of our Halloween special and today we're answering your blood curdling questions!
We reminisce about our childhood Halloween experiences, what creatures of the night we relate to (and which we'd date!) and discuss our favourite Halloween movies!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Happy Halloween! And in today's spine-chilling episode, your ghostly hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele take a step into the horror genre... and try to uncover the truth about what happened to all the queer people?
We take a look at the gay origins of horror cinema, the times in which a homoerotic subtext has been added and the nasty trope of the "crazy crossdresser". We then look into the future and wonder - can horror be progressive?
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
A great musical makes you want to watch it again straight away. But in this encore of our musical episode, we move things from the theatrical to the cinematic!
We discuss Disney, Rocky Horror, Moulin Rogue, Les Mis... but as will all our topics, we begin to ask where the queers are at?
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Your hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele are finally back together to geek out and catch up in today's CatchUpGeekOut!
We get our kaiju groupie on as we discuss the trailer for Pacific Rim: Uprising, discuss Thought Bubble and Tillie Walden's Spinning, the start of an Adventure Zone arc and the end of a Critical Role one and finish off the Whole Plate with Lindsey Ellis.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code included in the episode at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Some are born geeks, some become geeky and some have geekiness thrust upon them. Or maybe it's kind of just offered up as an option to take or not take. That's what Jade is talking about this episode with special guest, their sister Amber, the two of them discussing what it was like growing up geeky and what that means to the two of them. From Terry Pratchett to Tank Girl with a whole lot of stuff in between and the joy of shared passions across the sibling and generational divides.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code included in the episode at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Looks like it's come to this: another BNI minisode. Apologies! We've both been very busy. But fear not: Hamish is here this time to update you on our recommendations and other news.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
CW: This episode took an unexpected turn and we make references to rape, pedophilia, the Holocaust and the AID's crisis.
Today we decided to tackle a motto we've been spouting since episode one - "stereotypes are not inherently bad". We explain what we mean by this and if in fact we agree with it. We discuss our feelings about which stereotypes we conform to, which ones we've actively tried to avoid and how seeing stereotypical characters in media can make us feel both annoyed but also not alone.
In the second half of the episode, we look into some of the origins of stereotypes which is when our conversation takes a more serious tone. Apologies for venting!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages.com. Listen to the episode to learn more about our special offer.Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In September's NoBoxVoxPop, we take your queer-ies on the theme of "school" and give our educated guesses.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code included in the episode at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Today's episode is something different: it's our own sort-of-NoBoxVoxPop where we ask each other questions! This is a chance for you to get to know us a little bit more. Regular programming will continue next week!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Geeks are defined by the things they love but almost as important, is what we don't like. And for better or for worst, in today's world, it's much easier for our criticisms to be heard by creators.
Does this mean that the way in which we critique should change? And should we critique media from queer and indie creators differently? We also discuss how as creators we try to listen to our own audiences.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
NOTE: This episode was recorded before Kai Cole's article was published, detailing the toxic infidelity and gaslighting committed by her ex-husband Joss Whedon.
In today's episode, we say that its Episode 30 a lot when its actually Episode 29. We also catch up and geek out - mostly about recording our first live episode and all about Nine Worlds Geek Fest. Hamish also spills the beans about his time in Latvia!
Also featured: The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, The Adventure Zone Finale (maybe we'll stop talking about it now? Maybe?), Sonic Mania's Fandom Roots, Netflix's Corridor-Fighting Defenders and the definitely-not-Red-Dwarf story of Wolf359. We also preview our upcoming "spin-off" podcast exploits!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
It's our first live episode, direct from Nine Worlds Geek Fest! And seeing as we were surrounded all weekend by stunning cosplay, we made it our topic. And to make things even more special, Jade and Hamish (decked out as Taako and Magnus from The Adventure Zone) were joined by gay journalist and fellow podcaster Matt Baume!
We discuss the wide range of what cosplay offers, how our identities as queer people influences our cosplay and how being LGBT can also help us reclaim characters in the name of representation. We also touch on costume-based communities and how cosplay brings nerds together.
Matt's various projects can be found on his website http://www.mattbaume.com/
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
This week, we indulge Jade a little, as we focus on one of their favourite topics: actual play podcasts (not that Jade's love for them hasn't rubbed off on Hamish).
What are they and why have they grown in popularity to the point where conventions across the world are filled with people cosplaying characters who don't have any canonical design. We also tease an upcoming attempt at this genre from the BNI team!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
It's our fourth NoBoxVoxPop - the episodes in which we answer your queer-ies! This week we discuss which is the best McElroy product, how Wonder Woman might pave the way for LGBT superheroes, our hopes for the 13th Doctor and what is our favourite bug!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
Science fiction can be used to speculate about distant worlds, comment on our society of today and try and guess about humanity's future - but we're only just starting to boldly go where little media has gone before - LGBT representation.
We look into Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who and see how we fit into "the big three" and then take a look at smaller properties, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Steven Universe and more!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
We're Back! After an unexpected 2-week break, we've returned to (you've guessed it) catch up and geek out!
Topics include: Dream Daddy, The Adventure Zone, My Brother's Husband, The Penumbra Podcast, Doctor Who, Sense8's Renewal and more!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!
In Part 2 of our Pride Month special, your hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele take a trip to the movies, looking at the history, present and future of queer cinema and highlight some of our favourites!
From documentaries like Paris is Burning and dramas based on true events like Pride, to comedies like But I'm A Cheerleader and science fiction like San Junipero (we're counting it!), there's more variety in what a queer-focussed film can then many expect.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at http://grahamwaller.com/.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
Happy Pride everyone! This is Part 1 of a Pride-Special! And we thought we'd celebrate by doing a NoBoxVoxPop - one our Q&A special episodes! And boy howdy did we receive a plethora of queer-ies when we asked for questions to be on a Pride-theme.
COVERED: Philadelphia's New Pride Flag, Asexuality In Pride and On Tv, Allys, Wonder Woman's Pleasure Chat and more! This episode actually is one of our longest, because the submissions were just so good!
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
On this show, we talk a lot about LGBTQ+ representation in geeky media - but how are geeks themselves represented? In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about our favourite nerd characters and some examples of representation we don’t appreciate so much.
We commend some shows for representing the highs and lows of geekdom and deride others (or more accurately, one sitcom in particular) for having a rather narrow view of nerds.
Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com
Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
Even before it’s recent cancellation, a discussion about Sense8 would be filled with tears. Netflix’s diverse, unapologetically queer science fiction drama from the Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski gave us 2 seasons of heartbreak and life affirmation. In today’s episode, Rose and Steele pay their respects.
We begin by trying (perhaps unsuccessfully) to explain just what Sense8 is about and exactly why it has resonated with it’s queer and nerdy audience. We then run through our favourite moments from Season 1 and 2 before mourning its loss and thinking of ways to make sure shows like Sense8 keep getting commissioned.
Today’s episode is sponsored by GlitterWolf, a 2-piece synth wave band from dystopian Kent. Their debut single, Nite Beast is available in iTunes now. Follow them on Facebook @Glitterwolfsynth
And special thanks as always for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
Due to unforeseen circumstances and a very busy few weeks, we haven't been able to meet up to record a full episode. However, this interlude with Jade gives you lovely listeners an update on whats going on in our lives, a mini-catchup-geekout and a chance for us to promote to you some of the exciting projects we've got going one.
Please consider booking tickets to Nine Worlds and our first ever Live Episode here: https://nineworlds.co.uk/
Special thanks as always for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller at www.grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included.
Rose and Steele are joined for a third and final time by our guest co-host Melissa Trender - and today is our fourth Catch Up Geek Out!
We chat first about Bill Nye Saves the World and how our British childhoods were tragically Nye-lite. As queer people, do we feel validated or insulted by having a cishet white guy explain gender and sexuality to us?
We then meander through our personal Netflix watching, video game playing and podcast listening before realising having a guest in a catch up geek out means we can barely fit everything in!
You can find Melissa Trender at www.melissatrender.com. And special thanks as always for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller at www.grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
This week, Hamish and Jade are once again joined by guest co-host Melissa Trender discuss the spooky, kooky and all-together ooky world of monsters! We begin with a little monster mash as we discuss our favourite monsters before trying to define what the word means and how they used in media as obstacles, metaphors and more recently, relatable characters.
Monsters are frequently used to represent our fears which unfortunately means they often play the part of the Other. Frequently they’ve pushed sexist or ablest fears. Queer and nerdy people like us have found ourselves rooting for the monster and in recent years creatures like vampires and werewolves have often been the heroes of the narrative in order to represent this.
You can find Melissa Trender at www.melissatrender.com. And special thanks as always for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller at www.grahamwaller.com.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
This week, Hamish and Jade are joined by Melissa Trender, an expert in indie tabletop roleplaying! There’s a lot more you can do at a table with some dice and some friends then Dungeons and Dragons, and we take a look at some.
Indie Games come in a wide variety - from games with more dice then you could ever need to games played in the dark or without a GM. But as well as there being different technical aspects to indie games, there also tends to be a different mindset. The psychology of inhabiting characters and working through aspects of your real life can be its own form of therapy.
You can find Melissa Trender at http://www.melissatrender.com/. And special thanks as always for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller at www.grahamwaller.com/.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, eMailBoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
“Oh, he’s very into his musical theatre” they say about the confirmed bachelor. But how much are the LGBTQ+ community really represented in the art form we’re so closely associated with? In today’s episode, your hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele take you on an all-singing, all-dancing tour through our experiences with musical theatre.
We wax lyrical about our first times both seeing and performing in shows, take a brief tour of history of musicals and speculate where the art form is heading.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller. Check out his work at grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact or send in a question to our next NoBoxVoxPop, we are BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
It’s No Box Vox Pop time! In our second Q&A, your hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele take on another set of queer-ies from listeners!
But before that, we discuss the recent attempts by award ceremonies to finally acknowledge non-binary actors such as Asia Kate Dale.
We then cast ourselves as the sidekicks of our favourites heroes and become heroes ourselves by working out which Power Ranger we’d be. We also take on more serious topics such as our feelings of self expression and how our identities have affected our friendships. And we finally get to the bottom of why we find the word “problematic” so darn problematic.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact or send in a question to our next NoBoxVoxPop, we are BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
We're back at it again with our third Catch Up Geek Out!
Hamish gives an update on his Beauty and the Beast thoughts before collapsing in found-family feelings with the all-new Power Rangers. Jade pays tribute to Rex Manning Day and promotes the The Strange Case of Starship Iris and Movies with Mikey.
A general theme of the episode is diversity in ensemble casts and how this increases our investment and love of characters and how easy it is to do. Our hosts also briefly plug some exciting non-Box-Not-Included projects that they're involved with.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller - grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose
The three words every nerd loves to hear: who’s your Doctor? And no, we’re not looking for a medical recommendation - we’re talking about the long-running science fiction adventure series Doctor Who!
Consider this a first dip into the multi-media franchise, as your hosts Hamish Steele and Jade Rose step into the Tardis and discuss their first experiences with the show, different eras, the companions and our favourite Doctors. We aptly cover the show’s past, present and future and consider how we’d contribute to the show given the opportunity.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose
What's your Guilty Pleasure? As geeks, we often find ourselves categorising, no matter how consciously, what we love into things we're proud to be fans of and things we'll read the room before acknowledging.
In this episode, your hosts bravely admit their darkest guilty pleasures while discussing the concept of them in general. Yes - we should never feel bad about enjoying something ... but we often still do. And that can be for a number of reasons, some less obvious then others.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose
LGBTQ+ people have fought for decades for positive representation in movies and tv shows. And we started winning! A slew of very friendly gay characters started to emerge, but so did a suspicious trend. In today's episodes, your hosts tackle the Gay Best Friend trope.
GBF's are often walking stereotypes - but are stereotypes really a bad thing? And when the price of representation is a character only there to support the main character without any real depth themselves, is it worth it?
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose
Warning: The following podcast contains spoilers for the following - When Marnie Was There, Sherlock, the first episode of Riverdale and the most recent season of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.
Taking a dive into more topical waters, in this episode Hamish and Jade attempt to tackle the often mentioned and highly infamous subject of Queer Baiting.
With the discussion ranging from the Hayes Code to Sweeps Week Lesbian Kisses, two fandom juggernauts looming over our shoulders and our pockets now significantly lighter in loose change thanks to overuse of a certain word, we offer our take on this insidious media phenomena.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller (grahamwaller.com) and if you want to watch the videos mentioned in this episode you can find them on their youtube channels - Chez Lindsay and Rown Ellis.
If you want to get in contact with us, we are BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter and @gmail.com and we also have our individual twitters at @hamishsteele and @jadeoxfordrose.
WARNING: The following podcast contains discussion about Harry Potter & the Cursed Child that while free from plot spoilers does contain small details about the show.
The geeking out never truly stops here at Box Not Included so we’ve put together another episode where we share with each other what’s been square in our geeky sights since we last nerded out on air.
Hamish goes into detail about his long standing relationship with Nintendo, an anthro indie game and his impending trip to Skull Island to visit a certain ape. Jade talks about literal theatre magic, a TV show made by those good good podcast boys and a welcome return to graphic novels. We also share some of our thoughts regarding the upcoming Beauty & Beast movie and a certain villainous sidekick who's been getting a lot of press.
WARNING: This episode contains a discussion of celebrity death.
This episode was recorded in 2016, a year made infamous for its seemingly high death toll of famous and influential people. But why are celebrities so important to nerds and does being queer and neurodivergent add to this?
In this episode, Jade and Hamish analyse celebrity status in fandom: how we treat famous people in person and online, how they can help us like ourselves more and how we'd act were we to reach super stardom.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose
This week, your hosts Jade Rose and Hamish Steele take a step back from leading the discussion and answer listener submitted questions! It's our first NoBoxVoxPop!
Questions range from silly to serious, big to small. Today, we try and answer questions such as: why the Marvel movies are so popular and the DC movies so derided, how to respond to homophobia in geeky spaces and what fantasy class our favourite sci-fi heroes would be!
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact or send in a question to our next NoBoxVosPop, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
Hail and well met, weary traveller, and welcome to the (first edition) of our Table Top Roleplaying discussion! Having made brief references to Dungeons and Dragons in our previous episodes, we thought it was best to clear the table and say where we stand on perhaps geekdom's most stereotypical hobby.
We discuss how we lost our roleplaying virginities, the different kinds of gaming systems we've used and our current games before delving into how we can queer-up the gaming scene. However - this is just our introduction to this topic: we shall be returning to it in the future!
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
WARNING: The following podcast contains spoilers for the Harry Potter franchise including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
Hogwarts. The Golden Snitch. Muggles. Horcruxes. The Wizard World of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series has shaped geekdom well beyond the pages of her books. We've all tried sorting ourselves (and our favourite characters) into the houses but for some of us, finding our place in this magical world can be a little tricky.
In this episode we take our first delve into the huge (and growing) Harry Potter franchise and begin to wonder where we fit in. As ever, we do our fair share of geeking out and appreciation but move on to discuss - Queer People and Where to Find Them?
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
WARNING: The following podcast contains mild spoilers for Critical Role and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and references to the current political climate.
WE'RE GEEKS. WE GEEK OUT. So we've made an episode all about it! We've done away with grand themes and instead decided to catch up with each other about what's satisfying our nerdery this week.
Hamish explains his Living Pokédex and why it is NOT a waste of time and his love of the terrible, terrible Always Sunny gang. Jade goes into detail about their love of for Taldorei's own Vox Machina as well as educational, historical, medical podcasts. PLUS! Some Doctor Who news saves us from the pit of despair that is 2017-so-far.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller www.grahamwaller.com
If you want to get in contact, we're BoxNotIncluded on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and @gmail.com and we have our individual Twitters at @HamishSteele and @JadeOxfordRose.
WARNING: The following podcast contains major spoilers for Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events and minor spoilers for the book series.
Although you may wish to continue listening to the dreary discussions of Hamish Steele and Jade Rose, I implore you to seek entertainment elsewhere. Perhaps there's a new episode of The Adventure Zone or that half-listened to How Did This Get Made you've been putting off.
For whatever choice you make, it is guaranteed to be a wise alternative to Episode 3 of Box Not Included - where our hosts discuss A Series of Unfortunate Events - the books, the movie and the new Netflix series.
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller http://www.grahamwaller.com/.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, eMail BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
Heroes never die! And now - they aren't all straight! Hamish Steele and Jade Rose are joined by our first guest, Beastly Beverage's Gabriel, to geek out about Blizzard's online shooter Overwatch! The canon, fanon and ... cannons!
For those who haven't played it, we dissect what the game is all about, some of the characters and how the fandom has grown and in some ways influenced the game itself. We then, of course, talk about Tracer - the game's mascot and first confirmed LGBT representation! Who will be next?
You can find Beastly Beverages here http://www.beastlybeverages.com/ and also on Tumblr as http://beastlybeverages.tumblr.com/ and on Patreon as https://www.patreon.com/beastlybeverages/
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller http://www.grahamwaller.com/.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, eMail BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.
WARNING: The following podcast contains the mention and discussion of homophobic slurs.
Hamish Steele and Jade Rose open up the series with a chat about labels - our own, other peoples, their importance and use and what to call this great big, colourful, wonderful mess that is our community. As well as labels to describe our sexualities and gender, they also dissect the terms "Geek", "Nerd", "Dork" and the increasingly controversial "Gamer".
Special thanks for our audio and theme music to Graham Waller http://www.grahamwaller.com/.
If you want to get in contact, you can do so via twitter @BoxNotInclude, email BoxNotIncluded@gmail.com or on tumblr @BoxNotIncluded.