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Ms Marvel is just about the most fun Marvel has ever had creating their TV shows. #Fact. There is so much to love about this show: the characters, the relatableness, the sincerity, the hilarity, the diversity.

We knew we HAD to get Jasmin Joe Star on to talk about her absolute bae of a superhero. Jasmin is THE Ms Marvel expert, and being both Muslim and Middle Eastern, we were even more excited to get her perspectives on what this show gets right. Which, great news, is a whole bunch!

What a breath of fresh air Ms Marvel is! We have positive representations of Muslims. Just normal, everyday interactions of Middle Eastern families. A whole bunch of Partition history you probably didn't get taught in school. AND SO MUCH MORE LIKE ACTUAL SUPERHERO SHIT.

Spoiler Warning

There are ZERO spoiler free moments in this episode. If you haven't seen it (stop what you're doing immediately and go watch it), skip this episode and we'll see you next week!

Let's get into Ms Marvel! What we love, what we hate, what could've been improved. Jasmin is a wealth of knowledge and an absolute delight to have on!

About Jasmin

Jasmin is a Marvel expert, specialising in Ms Marvel! She's a huge nerd, self-certified weeb, content creator, cosplayer, gamer, streamer, and photographer. She's a Muslim Iraqi American from LA who is a literal superhero in her dayjob trying to cure and treat cancer!

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Emma 'Emzii' Rose competed in the inaugural eSports championships at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and brought home GOLD for Northern Ireland. She joins us to talk about women in eSports, trans rights, her experience at the championships, and diversity & inclusion in eSports.

We're so excited to have gold medal winner, Emma 'Emzii' Rose, on to talk about her recent experience competing at the Commonwealth Games! She talks about what it was like competing, her experience as a trans woman in eSports, diversity & inclusion in eSports, clapping back at the trolls, the future of eSports in Northern Ireland, and projections for inclusivity in eSports!... and SO MUCH MORE. You don't want to miss this one!

Emma has also been invited to a few upcoming tournaments but has to pay her own way - she's started a gofundme to help her make it there!

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"Thumbs are thumbs."

About Emma 'Emzii' Rose

Emma 'Emzii' Rose is an eFootball eSports player who plays for Northern Ireland. At the innagural eSports competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. held in Birmingham, she went and brought home a gold medal for Northern Ireland!! Emma is a transgender woman who is passionate about trans rights and eSports. She's a champion for diversity and inclusion in eSports and promoting gender equality in eSports competitions.

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Spoiler Warning

If you haven't seen Stranger Things 4 yet and care about spoilers - do not listen to this episode! We don't even try to keep this spoiler free. There is your fair warning!

Okay so we just get right into this and absolutely GUSH about how much we love Stranger Things 4.

The characters, the drama, the everything.

We will say that this season is GORY. It is TRAUMATIC. It doesn't have great Black representation. It's SAD. But it all comes together to make for some damn good TV watching.

We reference these articles in this episode:

• As Someone With PTSD, Does Stranger Things 4’s Triggering Content Justify Itself?
• ‘Stranger Things’ Season 4 Finale Did Wrong by Max and Billy
• Steve Harrington and Eddie Munson: The Time the Two Should Have Had on ‘Stranger Things’
• Twitter Thread: Anti-Blackness in Stranger Things 4
• The strange racial politics of ‘Stranger Things’
• What's Up With How 'Stranger Things' Treats Its Black Characters?
• The Antagonism of Blackness in Netflix's Stranger Things
• YouTube: Eddie Munson's Upside Down Guitar GOD Scene - Master of Puppets

What did you think of Stranger Things 4? Let us know on social media or join us on Discord

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We went to TwitchCon! And this is what we thought about it!

TwitchCon Amsterdam, July 16&17. We met up with so many streamers and community members we know from Twitch and it was the best time we've had in a long time.

We talk about some of the amazing panels we went to, notably the High Rollers actual play DnD podcast recording, the drag showcase, and the drag panel. We get all mushy about how much we love our Twitch friends. And we talk about some of the things we think could have been improved at Twitch, mainly the LGBTQIA+ panel and accessibility.

We also both came home with COVID-19 - sad times! But we would absolutely do it again, maybe with a few modifications, because the mental health piece of TwitchCon and hanging out with our friends far outweighed being ill for a week.

Did you go to TwitchCon? We'd love to hear about your experiences!

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We're pulling out our favourite deck of Ask Deep Questions to get to know each other even better than we already do!

In this episode, find out how to make Amanda feel the most seen and heard, how Moni deals with heartbreak, and so much more!

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How do you stay safe at conventions? For women and people of marginalised genders, it's not as easy as just showing up. Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more!

With Twitchcon just around the corner, we thought it would be a great idea to talk about safety at conventions.

We talk about our own experiences with conventions and how we've maintained our safety, but most importantly, we polled our listeners and community for their best advice.

From making sure your devices are charged and you have important phone numbers written down to prearranged meeting points to keeping nasty hands free while cosplaying, our community has not let us down!

Listen to this episode for Twitchcon hype, our community's best convention safety tips, and more!

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Heartstopper just might be the very best show on Netflix right now... or in Moni's opinion, maybe ever!

It follows a group of high school students who are all dealing with their queer identities in their own way.

It's beautiful, candid, heartbreaking, and wonderful. This is the type of positive LGBTQIA+ representation that all shows need to have - and we WISH this was around when we were kids!!

Have you watched it yet? Let's keep the Heartstopper joy going in our Discord!

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Marvel's Moon Knight (available on Disney+) is over and we're in LOVE. Let's talk about Dissociative Identity Disorder, the Egyptian pantheon, and the introduction of Marvel's first Arab (and female!) superhero!

Spoilers Ahead!

We introduce just who the heck this relatively unknown superhero is, compliment Oscar Isaac on his incredible performance, and chat about the basic storyline of Moon Knight.

We also HAVE to note that we're introduced to the very first Arab superhero, Layla as the Scarlet Scarab, who honestly is such a breath of fresh air. It helps that the director and much of the crew are Egyptian!

Finally, and maybe most importantly, we talk about how Marvel Studies and Oscar Isaac have actually done a pretty spectacular job of accuractly portraining a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). 

We both recommend checking out Moon Knight if you haven't seen it yet!

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It's no secret that we absolutely adore Ed Nightingale, so if there's one interview you listen to EVER, it's this one. We thought we loved Ed before, but this chat seals the deal.

Ed's journalistic integrity is everything we need right now. An absolute breath of fresh air in what is such a toxic, male-dominated industry. Yes, we know Ed's a white man, but he's doing so much to uplift marginalised voices in the games industry.

We need more Ed's!

About Our Guest

Ed Nightingale is a journalist currently working with Eurogamer to create news pieces focussed on his passions: diversity, inclusion, all things LGBTQIA+, representation, accessibility, and more!

Find Ed Nightingale Online

You can find Ed Nightingale Online / Twitter / Twitch!

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Disney+ has recently released the documentary Hysterical, released in 2021, and we knew we had to watch and review it.

We think everyone should take a look at this documentary, that, from IMDb:

"is an honest and hilarious backstage pass into the lives of some of stand-up comedy's most boundary-breaking women, exploring the hard-fought journey to become the voices of their generation and their gender."

Let's get critical about comedy and remember: women are fucking hilarious!!

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