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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.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Leigh, Joy, and Monica talk to Snapshots actress Emily Goss!
Edited by Beckah
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
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.
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
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
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
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
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
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
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
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
Monday Oct 21, 2019
Monday Oct 21, 2019
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/
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Beckah and Leigh talk about their favorite comics written for kids! Check out Mouse Guard, Drama, NewsPrints, Roller Girl, and The Tea Dragon Society!
Friday Sep 06, 2019
Friday Sep 06, 2019
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
Monday Jul 29, 2019
Monday Jul 29, 2019
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.