In this mini-episode, Preeti interviews writer, professor, and activist Simran Jeet Singh. They discuss his brand new picture book, Fauja Singh Keeps Going, the story of the oldest marathon runner in the world, as well as representation, what he hopes the book can accomplish, and  more! Simran Jeet Singh  Fauja Singh Keeps Going Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Interview: Simran Jeet Singh and Fauja Singh Keeps Going

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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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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Star Trek: Picard (Episodes 5 - 6), Supernatural, Tears of the Kingdom, and more!

Swapna and Preeti work their way through episodes 3 and 4 of Star Trek: Picard season 3. They also squeal over those Oscar wins for Everything Everywhere All At Once, talk through the Axiom space suit reveal (?), and have feelings about the news of Star Trek: Discovery coming to an end. 
Potential spoilers if you know episode titles by episode number for Star Trek: Next Generation. The episodes to prep with for our Star Trek: Picard episodes 5 & 6 discussion are Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes 503 and 724. 
Episode links: 
Desi Geek Girls patreon: http://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls  Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/ Swapna’s Star Trek: Picard S3 primer: https://swapna.beehiiv.com/p/star-trek-picard-everything-need-know-season-3 Magic Has No Borders pre-order: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/magic-has-no-borders-samira-ahmedsona-charaipotrasabaa-tahirsayantani-dasguptatanaz-bhathenasangu-mandannaolivia-chadhanaila-azadtracey-baptistenaz-kutubnikita-gillswati-teerdhalashreya-ila-anasuyatahir-abrarpreeti-chhibber?variant=41014457008162 Swapna’s Picard recaps at Vulture: https://nymag.com/author/swapna-krishna/ 
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Interview: Simran Jeet Singh and Fauja Singh Keeps Going

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