Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

Tune into Legion of Leia’s own Nerd Up or Shut Up podcast. Join in on the conversation as you step into our next episode and chat and debate all things nerdy!

Legion of Leia Podcast Ep. 63: We chat with author Amanda Schuckman about ‘In From the Cold’ and More!

Hello Legion!On this week’s Legion of Leia Podcast episode 63, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington, Sabina Ibarra and I welcome author and geek Amanda Schuckman! Amanda is the co-author of the first book in a new series, “In From the Cold.” If you tend to ship characters like Bucky and Cap, you definitely want to check this out! There is Cold War romance, intrigue and a bakery. Resistance is futile.

This week we go deep into our fear of clowns (mine is terrible) after hearing about the IT trailer (I can’t even post the Legion of Leia link here because I’d have to look at the picture.). We also talk all about the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming and how much we want to see it. (With a caveat. You’ll probably agree.) We also chat about the Valerian trailer and maybe a little American Gods. You guys should definitely give this one a listen. Amanda is a riot! And a pretty awesome lady!

What do you guys think of the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer? Are you a shipper or into historical fiction? (Seriously, this book, you guys!) Do you share my terrible fear of clowns? I mean, I can’t even look at the freaking clown emoji. Perhaps this is something I should look at.

Check out the podcast below. You can follow Amanda on Twitter @EruditeChick! You can check out “In From the Cold” on Amazon here and from the publisher here! We want to hear from you. Make sure to leave your comments below and give us a rating on iTunes. You can also tweet us @LegionofLeia.

Make sure to subscribe to the Legion of Leia podcast on iTunes and may the Force be with you!

Hey Legion! On this week’s Legion of Leia Podcast episode 62, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington, Sabina Ibarra and I welcome Rileah Vanderbilt and Jes Reaves, creators of Celestial Body Swimwear! These suits are designed around space and NASA, and they’re amazing! Not only that, but the ladies are donating 5% of their profits to Mind Makers, a company that supports and promotes women in STEM. Oh, and also, if you order before their May 2017 launch, you get 10% off! (Quick note: We were laughing before we began the podcast, so you won’t hear the usual, “Hey guys and…” Glitches happen! )

This week, we also talk about the new Wonder Woman trailer and what might be coming from DC. We also chat about the Doctor Who trailer and Anastasia has feelings about Matt Smith.

You can follow Rileah on Twitter @Rileah, and you can follow Jes @JesReaves. Follow Mind Makers @MindMakersProj and Celestial Body Swimwear @CelestialSwim!

Check out the short Wonder Woman film Rileah did below and scroll down for the podcast.

May the Force be with you!

Nerd Up or Shut Up Episode 28: Buffy is 20!

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

Listen in as the Nerd Up or Shut Up girl gang chats about how Buffy the Vampire Slayer touched their lives.

Legion of Leia podcast Ep. 61: Dr. Janina Scarlet, author of Superhero Therapy

On this week’s Legion of Leia Podcast episode 61, my co-hosts Anastasia Washington, Sabina Ibarra and I welcome Dr. Janina Scarlet, author of the upcoming book Superhero Therapy! Janina has written about the psychology of pop culture on Legion of Leia, Psychology Today and a number of other sites. She also just happens to be my co-author for a number of chapters in the #PsychGeek series of book, including Star Wars Psychology, Game of Thrones Psychology, Captain America vs. Iron Man Psychology, Doctor Who Psychology and the upcoming Star Trek Psychology and Wonder Woman Psychology. She’s also written for The Walking Dead Psychology. She runs the website Superhero Therapy and is a practicing psychologist.

This week, we talk all about Superhero Therapy; what it is and how it can help. I’m so excited for you guys to hear this one! Here is the official info on Janina’s book, which you can order on Amazon.com.

A hero’s journey always begins with a struggle—what’s yours? For the first time ever, psychologist Janina Scarlet and Marvel and DC Comics illustrator Wellinton Alves join forces to create Superhero Therapy—a dynamic, illustrated introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you vanquish your inner monsters, explore your unique superpowers, and become a Superhero questing for what matters to you.

Check out Janina’s website here and follow her on Twitter @ShadowQuill. May the Force be with you!

 

 

Nerd Up or Shut Up Episode 27: We Get Awkward!

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

We are live at Long Beach Comic Expo as we take over the Awkward Conversations Podcast Live! If you were are Long Beach Comic Expo, you’re on this!

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

 

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

This week we chat about the Oscar hype. What lives up to it and what well fails on arrival.

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

Love is in the air as we discuss our ultimate ships! Will this reveal too much about us? Yes. Yes it will.

Welcome to Nerd Up or Shut Up, the podcast where the only wrong opinion is yours! Lifelong friends Emalee Burditt, Anastasia Washington, Maggie Olbrich and Richard Sheehan come together each week to debate all things geek. Tune in for laughs, nonsense, and to find out who is right, and who needs to shut the what up!

Join the Nerd up gang sans the Sheehan as we discuss who we would follow Professor Xavier or Magneto. It gets heated and complicated.