This week, we talk about fall TV (Star Trek: Discovery), the Emmy Awards, Leia: Princess of Alderaan by Claudia Gray, the importance of cartoons that appeal to adults, such as BoJack Horseman, SYTYCD, and Ko-Hi-Noor by Anita Anand and William Dalrymple. Leia: Princess of Alderaan spoiler discussion: 24:52 to 43:37. We're thrilled to be a part of the Hard NOC Media family of podcasts: https://thenerdsofcolor.org/podcasts/  Check out Granger Leadership Academy from the Harry Potter Alliance: http://grangerleadershipacademy.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 13

Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber, two Indian lady nerds, talk geek pop culture, with some Bollywood thrown in for good measure. Find us on Patreon or follow us on Twitter @desigeekgirls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Preeti and Swapna dive into what exactly does make a successful adaptation through the lens of Disney+'s Percy Jackson and the Olympians tv series. 
Episode links: 
Star Trek Variety article Rick Riordan's letters to the studio  Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls  Swapna's space newsletter: https://www.adastraspace.com/ Swapna’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC2VD08etb0UT-yU5gOEYEg Enter the Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot giveaway: https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/387602-payal-mehta-s-romance-revenge-plot

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Percy Jackson and the Art of the Adaptation

Swapna and Preeti return to the mic to talk about the future of Desi Geek Girls. TL;DR: We're sticking around, but not in quite the same way.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're Back!

Preeti and Swapna are back with a few updates on quite a few things! They dig into their Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom* experiences, Swapna's new book STARGAZING, and fun comics things with Love Unlimited: Gambit & Rogue Part One out on Marvel Unlimited now! 
*No actual spoilers for the Tears of the Kingdom discussion despite their assumption that there would be. 

 Episode Links: 
Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls 
Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/
Preorder Spider-Man’s Bad Connection for a signed copy: https://www.braveandkindbooks.com/products/signed-pre-order-spidermans-bad-connection-by-preeti-chhibber-sept-4th 
Preorder STARGAZING: https://www.swapnakrishna.com/stargazing
Register for the Atlanta launch of Spider-Man’s Bad Connection on 9/5: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spidermans-bad-connection-with-preeti-chhibber-tickets-687345879027?aff=oddtdtcreator 
Swapna’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC2VD08etb0UT-yU5gOEYEg 
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Tears of the Kingdom, Stargazing, Gambit & Rogue, and more!

Preeti is joined by guest and Zelda aficionado Heeral Chhibber to detail all the information it might be good to know before getting into that Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom play on May 12. Heeral takes us through what we should pull from Skyward Sword, Ocarina of Time, Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Breath of the Wild and how all the games (sort of) tie together. She also digs deep into Ganondorf lore and what we might see from the King in the new game.
Episodic links:
Heeral's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chhibblet/ Heeral's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heeral_Chhibber  Heeral's website: http://www.heeral.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Preparing for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with Heeral Chhibber

Swapna and Preeti go through the thematic successes of Picard season 3, and dive into all things episodes 5 and 6 (including that legacy Next Generation character's appearance!. They also talk through the new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom gameplay footage (sans spoilers), and gleefully get into some of Swapna's thoughts about season one of Supernatural. Plus: new Bollywood recommendation, some book stuff, and a brief aside for Disney Dreamlight Valley. 
Episode links: 
Tears of the Kingdom gameplay teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6qna-ZCbxA  
Swapna's Youtube Star Trek playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdLbNHnsef2MVgS_EaNFTDgw7VDX-4Mri 
Suzume Trailer:  https://youtu.be/IfKNOUUtyCA 
Swapna’s Picard recaps at Vulture https://nymag.com/author/swapna-krishna/
Swapna’s YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC2VD08etb0UT-yU5gOEYEg 
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Episode 13

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