The FemiNerd Files: Recent Episodes
The FemiNerd Files
The FemiNerd Files is a podcast for feminists nerds with topics ranging from pop culture to board games to science and history to social justice to backyard chickens. You get the picture.
Mikah, Leigh, Monica, and Joy met up in Florida for QFX con East! We had a ton of fun meeting and talking with people, and in our next roundtable we'll be discussing our experiences and what we'd be looking forward to in future conventions. Listen for a preview of some of the things we'll be talking about!
Leigh and RJ have a short discussion about two graphic memoirs!
Tomboy by Liz Prince
Messy Roots by Laura Gao
Information about QFX Con East!
Leigh and RJ discuss three graphic novels that are sort of historical, mostly alt universe, but all fascinating and worth checking out!
Queen of the Sea by Dylan Meconis: https://www.dylanmeconis.com/comics/
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage by Sydney Padua: http://sydneypadua.com/comics/
Bloodlust and Bonnets by Emily McGovern: https://www.emilymcgovern.com/bloodlust-and-bonnets
RJ and Leigh look back fondly on their time producing and hosting File 741, sharing their favorite interviews and episodes! You can check out all of those episodes on your preferred pod catcher and at thefemierdfiles.net.
Leigh and RJ get into the spirit of the season with some fall favorites featuring everything from witches to vampires! Check them out...if you dare!
Abbott by Saladin Ahmed and Sami Kivelä
Dracula, Motherf**ker! by Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu
Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
And check out everything R. Alan Brooks is up to over at https://www.ralanwrites.com/!
Leigh and Beckah delve into webcomics! We didn't mention this in the podcast, but if you are able to financially support any of these artists we're sure they would appreciate it! Thank you! Check out the ones we read:
Stand Still. Stay Silent. by Minna Sundberg @hummingfluff
Blackout City by Jaye Fabel @kelpienet
The Substitutes by Myisha Hanes @palaceofposey
The Immortal Nadia Greene by Jamal Campbell @_pryce14
Band vs Band by Kathleen Jacques @kathmachine
Rock and Riot by Chelsey Furedi @Cheriiart
Special mentions to Novae and Lore Olympus!
Leigh and Beckah talk about our favorite comics from some amazing AAPI authors, with guests Monica and Jenny!
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312384487
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/almost-american-girl-robin-ha?variant=33007925657634
Whirlwind Wonderland by Rina Ayuyang: https://www.giantrobot.com/products/rina-ayuyang-whirlwind-wonderland
Stargazing by Jen Wang: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250183880
Find resources and learn how to #StopAsainHate in your community: https://stopaapihate.org/
Beckah and Leigh discuss a rich variety of comics created by Native and Indigenous people from North America! TW: Violence against Native and Indigenous people, violence against women, war, prison A Girl Called Echo: https://www.katherenavermette.com/a-girl-called-echo Surviving the City: https://highwaterpress.com/product/surviving-the-city/ The Outside Circle: https://houseofanansi.com/products/the-outside-circle Moonshot: https://alter-native-media.com/product/moonshot-indigenous-comics-collection/
Leigh and Beckah talk about some of our favorite tv shows that have been rebooted into comic form. Check out our takes on Buffy and Firefly, Xena: Warrior Princess, and the Legend of Korra! All of these comics can be found for free on Hoopla, or if you are able, purchased from a Black-owned bookstore.
Leigh and Beckah are tired of living on Earth, so we explore stories set in space! Explore the final frontier with these sci fi space adventures.
Southern Cross: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/southern-cross
ODY-C: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/ody-c
Vagrant Queen: https://vaultcomics.com/comic/vagrant-queen/
Cosmoknights: https://www.cosmoknights.space/comic
Beckah and Leigh discuss some comics by Black creators! TW: these comics deal with themes of and depict violence against Black people, police brutality, and violence against women.
Vindication: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/vindication-1-of-4
Incognegro: https://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/incognegro
March: http://www.topshelfcomix.com/march
Bitter Root: https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/bitter-root
Prince of Cats: https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/prince-of-cats-hc
Anguish Garden Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/anguishgarden/anguish-garden-the-graphic-novel?ref=discovery&term=anguish%20garden
Leigh and Beckah interview the creators of Kamikaze, a sci-fi dystopian comic about a young woman caught up in some dangerous politics. Listen as Carrie Tupper, Alan Tupper, and Havana Nguyen (with cameo by Bailey the cat!) discuss their creative process and their exciting Kickstarter campaign to get Kamikaze made into an animated series!
Find the comic here: http://kamikazeanimated.com/comic/
Back the Kickstarter campaign here (we did!): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/teamkamikaze/kamikaze-sci-fi-animated-short-and-comics-anthology?ref=card
In this bonus episode (that was supposed to come out for Halloween/Día de los Muertos...oops!) Leigh and Beckah talk about their favorite ghost comics.
Check them out here!
Sheets by Brenna Thummler: https://www.brennathummler.com/sheets
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier: https://goraina.com/ghosts
Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steez: https://onipress.com/products/archival-quality
Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol: https://www.verabee.com/new-page-1
Beckah and Leigh interview Jan C.J. Jones, mastermind behind the brilliant "A Journey With Strange Bedfellows" project.
Official website: http://www.a-strange-journey.com/index.html
Information about Project Gutenberg can be found here: https://www.gutenberg.org/
If you are interested in attending Airship Iron Opal's Bizarre Bazaar in Fort Collins, CO, check out info here: https://big979.iheart.com/content/2019-09-10-airship-iron-opals-bizarre-bazaar/
Beckah and Leigh talk about their favorite comics written for kids! Check out Mouse Guard, Drama, NewsPrints, Roller Girl, and The Tea Dragon Society!
Beckah and Leigh interview Nathan Lueth and Nadja Baer about their webcomic Impure Blood and all their upcoming projects!
Check out Impure Blood here: http://impurebloodwebcomic.com/
You can find Nathan's work at https://www.nathanluethillustration.com/ and Nadja's first book on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Redemption-Eternal-Watch-Book-1-ebook/dp/B06ZXR66KN/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=redemption+nadja+baer&qid=1567820384&s=gateway&sr=8-1
In this episode, Leigh and Beckah talk about graphic novels Bloom and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, both published by First Second. Relationships are messy and complicated, but these beautiful and earnest stories explore what it's like to learn to know yourself and learn from your mistakes.
The Feminerd Files were at Denver Pop Culture Con 2019! Leigh, Estee, and Beckah talk about how awesome it has been to be involved in The Feminerd Files, how content is created, and invite YOU to become a contributor!
Contact us if you are interested in becoming a member of The Feminerd Files!
We're catching you at the tail end of Mental Health Awareness Month with a brand new episode of File 741. Leigh and I speak with Anna Sellheim, a comics artist whose work often deals with issues of depression, anxiety, and other realities of mental health.
You can check out all of her work here, as well as find links to her Twitter, Tumblr, and Instagram: http://www.annasellheim.com/
*Update: the audio of this episode has been fixed! Sorry for the issues in the previous upload!
The FemiNerds will be at Denver Pop Culture Con 2019!
Come join us on Sunday, June 2nd at the Colorado Convention Center for our panel called "Feminerd Files: Building Community Through Shared Fandom." It's at 3:30pm in Room 504.
We would love to see you there!
Jessica, Joy, and Monica babble about The OA after watching Part II. Forgive all the background creature noises.
Music:
Violet - Ital Tek
The OA Part II Opening - Rostam Batmanglij
Lightning Crashes - Live
Beckah and Leigh went to DiNK 2019 and discuss their experience and how much money they spent on great comics and art!
Shout outs to the following for showcasing great work:
Dylan Edwards: http://www.studiondr.com/
R Alan Brooks and The Burning Metronome: https://theburningmetronome.wordpress.com/
A Journey With Strange Bedfellows: http://www.a-strange-journey.com/
Lawrence Lindell: https://lawrencelindell.com/
Meggie Ramm: http://www.meggieramm.com/
Melanie Gillman: http://www.melaniegillman.com/
Hans Vogel is Dead: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/hans-vogel-is-dead/list?title_no=62633&page=1
Joan Chao: https://inkblotblunder.com/
We Have to Go Back: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/925898096/we-have-to-go-back
Holy Water and Naters: https://www.pictame.com/user/naters.art/2951975496
People who were on the panel about representation:
Keef Ross and DayBlack comics: http://www.dayblackfilm.com/
John G. and Tales to Demystify: http://shinercomics.net/store/tales-to-demystify-1
A new horrific episode! Estee and Beckah discuss Jordan Peele's sophomore film Us.
There are so so so many things to talk about, and we barely scratched the surface! Check out some interviews with the creator and cast to learn more!
And go see this film. It's amazing. (Beckah saw it twice and can still sleep at night, so you can do it too.)
Leigh and Beckah interview Dylan Edwards!
Dylan Edwards is an award winning queer and trans artist. His varied work can be found at: http://www.studiondr.com/
You can also follow his queer YA sci-fi comic (for ages 13 and up) at: http://www.valleyofthesilksky.com/
Check out "We're Still Here: An All-Trans Comic Anthology" from Stacked Deck Press: https://stackeddeckpress.com/product/were-still-here-an-all-trans-comics-anthology/
Leigh, Beckah, and special guest Ivy discuss their favorite ships in comics! From Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn to Peony and Neptunia from Space Battle Lunchtime, you'll discover new loves in these queer ships from our favorite comics!
In this brand new podcast brought to you by the Feminerd Files, Estee and Beckah discuss Velvet Buzzsaw and Russian Doll. Stay tuned for more exploration of the horror film genre from "Unlike Any Known Colors!"
Leigh & Beckah talk to R. Alan Brooks!!!
https://theburningmetronome.wordpress.com
https://mutinyinfocafe.com/index.php/mfiac-podcast
Leigh and Beckah get to interview the creators of Novae! The creators describe themselves as, "a two-headed monster with a passion for creating worlds rather than destroying them."
Leigh, Elizabeth, and Carla, talk about complex themes in the movie Disobedience.
Disobedience is now available to stream and on DVD and BluRay.
Theme by Monica Rabino
End music "Lovesong" by The Cure
A multigenerational talk on the book, 90's movie, and current Netflix release with Joy, Mindi, and Lauren!
Music
You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore
Leigh, Estee, Jené, and Joy discuss Annihilation!
Music featured by Ben Salisbury, composer for Annihilation, and "Helplessly Hoping" by Crosby, Stills, and Nash.
FemiNerd Theme by Monica Rabino, Xena, Leia, and Faith.
In this first FemiNerd Files episode, the Round Table discusses Disney's 2018 production A Wrinkle In Time. Spoiler warning.
Theme by Monica Rabino, Xena, Leia Organa, and Faith Lehane.
"Yakko's Universe" by Randy Rogel from Animaniacs.
Special thanks to House Watlington for letting us use your space!