In this episode the Grills are joined by special guest @jackiehern81 of <> fame;  she’s a Puppeteer, Podcaster, Archivist, and Booker for Cordkillers. Geek Grapevine – https://pagesix.com/2018/01/25/first-look-at-brie-larson-as-captain-marvel/?utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_medium=Native&utm_campaign=P6Twitter http://ew.com/movies/2018/01/29/tom-hanks-mister-rogers-you-are-my-friend/ – https://www.geekwire.com/2018/amazons-treasure-truck-rolling-whole-foods-stores-across-u-s-starting-today/ http://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-warcraft-battle-for-azeroth-coming-this-summer-allied-races-unlock-with-preorder/ Other Links: https://www.gofundme.com/xu-where-theres-a-will-theres-a-way http://frenchspin.com/2017/11/the-phileas-club-98-life-as-a-woman/

In this episode, the grills talk about digital collecting aka “Paying for Pixels” Geek Grapevine – http://www.somagames.com/redwall-and-some-ground-rules/ https://www.rollingstone.com/glixel/features/overwatch-what-its-like-being-the-beatles-of-game-voice-actors-w515682 http://www.oceans8movie.com/ Jen and Ember like WoW Pets…a lot. Gotta have ’em all? Here’s a handy site:  https://www.warcraftpets.com The Wow Pet Battle Parody song you hear a snippet of in this episode can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbTvP-RwlZ4

In this episode, the Grills talk about the toys we remember as kids. Nostalgia galore! Geek Grapevine – https://geektyrant.com/news/new-photo-from-marvels-ant-man-and-the-wasp-features-the-two-main-heroes-suited-up https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/obituaries/dolores-oriordan-dead.html http://www.starwars.com/news/john-powell-to-score-untitled-han-solo-movie The Toys That Made Us Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssgWySa6uvQ (theme song in this episode used with permission) The Cranberries Tiny Desk Concert: https://www.npr.org/event/music/147191308/the-cranberries-tiny-desk-concert?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nprmusic&utm_term=music&utm_content=20180115 Other relevant links: Nine’s skateboard: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/96UAAOSwsFpWRlmf/s-l300.jpg Underdog: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-4EAAOSwvgdW40Yg/s-l300.jpg Polly Pockets: https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/polly-pocket-nostalgia-1500388400.jpg American Girls … Continue reading "The Crossbars of Learning – Episode 74"

In this episode the Grills talk about New Years Resolutions, as well as catching up with some nerdy news and the activities in our geeky lifestyles. Geek Grapevine – https://tech.slashdot.org/story/18/01/04/1645251/opinion-chrome-is-turning-into-the-new-internet-explorer-6 http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/04/warner-bros-dc-films-walter-hamada/ https://www.hbo.com/game-of-thrones/season-8-returning-2019.html https://www.gkids.com/films/mary-and-the-witchs-flower/ http://www.post-punk.com/cinamon-hadley-the-inspiration-for-neil-gaimans-death-has-passed-away/ Other Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Year%27s_resolution https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/01/05/what-your-new-gym-doesnt-want-you-to-know/?utm_term=.46bf5726e25e

Ember, TheJen, and Linda are joined by Gina for this very special charity event. Personal accounts of experience with tissue and organ donation are related, highlighting the importance of education and communication in ways that YOU can help save lives. Please, donate by Jan. 2, 2018 for this event: http://bit.ly/2z1o5fg News https://geektyrant.com/news/john-williams-will-write-theme-for-solo-a-star-wars-story http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/269919/fans-are-most-excited-for-avengers-infinity-war-and-black-panther-in-2018 Gina’s Story … Continue reading "Donate Life America Charity Stream with Episode 72"

Special Guest MikeTV joins Ember, Jen and Linda for this episode. We talk about the creative process via streaming and songwriting, and all sorts of nerdy stuff.   News: http://www.nerdhq.com/will-smith-to-host-one-strange-rock-new-series-from-national-geographic-and-darren-aronofsky/ https://www.polygon.com/2017/12/16/16785262/adventure-time-pirates-of-the-enchiridion-launch-date The Grills are taking part in the Diamond Club Streamathon New Years Eve at 3:30-4:30 pm EST followed by 2 more hours of TheJen … Continue reading "With Great Power Comes Great Irresponsibility – Episode 71"

First, pardon some crazy audio. It’s exciting that we are now LIVE STREAMING mondays at 7pm while recording the show at twitch.tv/nineof12….but Ember deleted some stuff by mistake so this audio is ripped from the video.We’ll keep getting better! We promise! News: https://www.geek.com/tech/girl-scouts-promotes-women-in-stem-with-new-national-program-1725015/ https://www.engadget.com/2017/12/08/patreon-fee-change-will-hurt-small-contributions/ That Movie Ember was talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vfqkvwW2fs

In this Episode the Grills talk about body image and dysmorphia. We share personal and anecdotal perspectives about these issues, and problems surrounding them. We’re not doctors, we’re women who care. We hope you’ll listen, and know your input is welcome. News: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/12/after-37-years-voyager-has-fired-up-its-trajectory-thrusters/ Avengers Breakdown: http://www.ign.com/articles/2017/11/30/marvels-the-avengers-infinity-war-trailer-breakdown Friend of the Show’s TedXtalk available now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VvPOF7d6UI&feature=youtu.be

In this episode we welcome a new host to Geek Grills, Linda from the Glitter Dice Podcast! We chat about remakes, sequels, reboots and sometimes it’s just a different freaking medium (book to film). https://www.facebook.com/BrowniesBoon/ News: https://www.polygon.com/pokemon/2017/11/26/16701480/pokemon-go-global-catch-challenge-farfetchd-kangaskhan http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1485796/?ref_=cs_ov_tt https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/27/human-pilot-beats-ai-in-drone-race/

In this Episode, Ember has Linda and Kelly from the GlitterDice Podcast on for a visit and they geek out about comics, LARPing and all sorts of stuff. News: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/11/new-deadpool-2-trailer-is-pretty-weird-even-for-deadpool/ https://io9.gizmodo.com/in-this-doctor-who-christmas-special-clip-the-first-do-1820554948 https://www.engadget.com/2017/11/17/rampage-trailer-chicago-the-rock/ Links and Contacts: facebook.com/glitterdicepodcast http://glitterdicepodcast.tumblr.com [email protected] @glitterdicepc https://www.asmodee.us/en/games/dixit/ http://www.phonogramcomic.com/