In this episode, NineOf12 and Linda/TruN00b have a very special guest! Brian Volk-Weiss (creator & director of Discontinued) This new show premieres on Dec 16th on the CW at 9:30pm EST, brought to you by the same people behind the Netflix hit docu-series The Toys That Made Us. Geek Grapevine – https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/3/18121198/ai-generated-video-game-graphics-nvidia-driving-demo-neurips https://japantoday.com/category/entertainment/netflix-announces-it%E2%80%99s-making-a-new-‘cowboy-bebop’-live-action-series-fans-recoil-in-horror https://pokemongohub.net/post/guide/pokemon-go-battle-leagues-explained-great-league-silver-league-and-master-league/?fbclid=IwAR1hitECkEUHfiQijU-FBiZsMvA69WOx_VwFE2eDeN8KaYNxhXxRFoYhnQ8 As … Continue reading "The Land Of Discontinued Toys – Episode 115"

Linda and Ember have a chat about our favorite anime and anime inspired works, along with the nerdy news and geeky gab you’re used to. Geek Grapevine – https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/11/26/670752865/chinese-scientist-says-hes-first-to-genetically-edit-babies https://www.geek.com/tech/first-plane-with-no-moving-parts-takes-flight-1762455/ https://www.androidauthority.com/pokemon-go-december-community-day-927666/ Our Anime Recommendations: Cells at Work https://www.crunchyroll.com/cells-at-work Cardcaptor Sakura https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardcaptor_Sakura Puella Magi Madoka Magica https://g.co/kgs/PDbkon Violet Evergarden https://www.netflix.com/title/80221698 Avatar The Last Airbender https://www.netflix.com/title/80237957 Full … Continue reading "Formative Anime – Episode 114"

In this episode Linda and NineOf12 chat with Bob and Barbara of the “Gal Walks Into A Comic Shop” podcast! Geek Grapevine – https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/stan-lee-creator-legendary-marvel-comic-book-superheroes-dies-95-n819371?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma Live Action Pikachu movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1roy4o4tqQM https://www.geek.com/culture/japanese-leaf-art-gives-all-the-fall-feels-on-twitter-1760482/ You can find Barbara and Bob’s show at: http://pampowgal.libsyn.com

In this Episode Linda and Nine talk about Tarot. Geek Grapevine – https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/pokemon-go-catholic-vatican-saints-android-app-pope-follow-jc-go-a8599056.html?amp https://www.geek.com/tech/autonomous-drone-fleets-could-aid-forest-searches-for-lost-hikers-1759258/ another  “reference”…but listen to the episode: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot

TheJen and Linda talk about Hallowe’en lore. Geek Grapevine – https://www.foodallergy.org/education-awareness/teal-pumpkin-project?fbclid=IwAR27EA8BlGBOBVd9j1CuREBQtGsaWQaroyKgyYOE51uXi3nd6aSuX42Ddv4 https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-south-americans-tasted-chocolate-1500-years-anyone-else?tgt=nr https://www.upi.com/Overturned-truck-spills-sunflower-seeds-onto-highway/7231532697844/ https://www.geek.com/tech/150000-hoverbike-now-available-for-preorders-1758552/

Linda and NineOf12 talk about the growth of cultural awareness about podcasting and streaming. Geek Grapevine – https://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/gaming/1034499/Pokemon-Go-GEN-4-Ghost-type-Halloween-2018-event-release-date-NEWS-Update https://www.geek.com/news/headless–chicken–monster–spotted–in–southern–ocean–1757108/ Other Links of Note : https://www.extra–life.org/participant/glitterdice https://youtu.be/oXRj7RSgoN4 http://www.patreon.com/grills

In this episode TruN00b and TheJen talk about making art for sale. Geek Grapevine – https://news.blizzard.com/en-us/blizzard/22549840/message-from-mike-morhaime-and-j-allen-brack https://www.netflix.com/title/80201868 https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2018/10/09/i495-salad-dressing-truck-crash

Geek_Grills_Episode_108_-_Final.mp3 Linda and Ember talk about cross-playing and other gender shifting of roles in movies and TV. Geek Grapevine – https://www.geek.com/news/nycc-2018-neil-gaiman-and-good-omens-cast-reveal-trailer-discuss-script-1755060/ https://www.google.com/search?q=aquaman+trailer&oq=aquaman+trailer&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.5544j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 https://www.geek.com/news/spacex-nails-first-west-coast-falcon-9-rocket-landing-1754815/ Other Links: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFf_ebUsE0QHD9AMVTD_npQ https://ew.com/gallery/gender-swapped-roles/

The Grills talk about how streaming has changed TV. Geek Grapevine – https://www.kelloggsfamilyrewards.com/en_US/promotions/overwatch–loot–box–promotion.html+ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcwmDAYt22k (Bumblebee Trailer 2) http://fortune.com/2018/08/24/californias–latest–disaster–300–gallon–acid–fire–burns–highway/

Linda/TruN00b, TheJen, and NineOf12 talk about “traditional” gender roles. At home, at work, in public… Geek Grapevine – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicehateme/homebrewers?ref=project_facebook http://newagendapublishing.com/tag/orun/ https://www.techradar.com/news/vote-now-for-your-favorite-games-of-the-year-at-the-golden-joystick-awards-2018 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/brinks-truck-spills-cash-on-highway-and-drivers-scoop-it-up.html Other references mentioned this episode: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/business-education/gender-stereotyping-of-work-roles-hurts-both-women-and-men/article36091414/ https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/10085-male-female-dominated-jobs.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fighting-fear/201301/changing-gender-roles-in-marriage http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.872.5825&rep=rep1&type=pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3270818/ http://humoncomics.com/archive