August 12 - The Umbrella Academy, Stumptown, Wynonna Earp
Quick checklist for the the three shows I discuss today: Dysfunctional main characters? Based on independent comics? Queer lady representation? Check, check and you better believe check!
August 11 - Tig, One Mississippi, Happy To Be Here
I just talk about one of my favourite stand-ups for 15 minutes. She’s pretty great, so it’s pretty easy.
July 31 - How To Build A Girl, Lady Bird, Booksmart
Guys, I just think Beanie Feldstein is neato, so I talk abou three of the films she’s been in! Two of them are great! One them is fine.
July 23 - The 100, Battlestar Galactica, Game Night
Once again I tried to record an audio log about one thing and messed up the recording so then talk about a completely other thing. Luckily, I like a lot of things…
July 16 - Talking, Apologising, Listening
What We Talk About When We Talk About Talking. CW: I have a very real panic attack at the end of this audio log and have left it in, unedited. I’m feeling much better now, so please do not worry about me, but if you are someone who has strong reactions to panic, it starts at 41:47 and continues until the end.
July 13 - Experts, Empathy, Red Dead Redemption 2
Take two for today’s audio log as I discuss listening to people, understanding people and shooting people in both a post-apocalypse AND the Old West!
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July 1 - Maths, Vanessa Carlton, Janelle Monae
This one starts with me discussing my experiences with mathematics at school, then inexplicably becomes a ramble about pop music. Sure.
June 29 - Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
Basically I just talk about why I think social media is important in these ‘Unprecedented Times’. I also confuse a Sicilian and a Spaniard, but only briefly.
June 25 - Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen
I just spend the full half hour excitedly gushing about Netflix’s Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen, a documentary by Sam Feder looking at representations of trans people in film and television throughout history. That’s the whole episode.
June 22 - Sunburn, Marigolds, The Last of Us Part II
An apology for their being no new audio log on Friday goes on a rambling path involving swollen hands, rubber gloves, gardening and hyper-violent post apocalyptic video games!
June 18 - Alias, Watchmen, Y: The Last Man
I recommend some TV shows and comics that are linked by one of the biggest TV shows of all time… That I have not watched.
June 16 - James Bond, Killing Eve, The Americans
I talk a bit about spy movies and TV shows and my history with them, but it’s just an excuse to ramble on excitedly about the best TV show of the past ten years!
June 8 - Harry Potter, JK Rowling, Transphobia
Le sigh. Let’s talk about JK Rowling…
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June 5 - Rafiki, But I'm a Cheerleader, Carol
I recommend some lesbian films for you to watch and pretty much fail to adequately explain why I like them. They’re good, I promise!
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June 4 - Doughnuts, The Read, The Half of It
I talk about the food, flowers, podcasts and movies that have been bringing me joy this Birthday week. Spoiler, some of it is super gay!
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May 14 - Batman, X-Men, Spider-Man
Just superhero comics for the better part of half an hour. I talk about my own comic book origin stories and recommend some stuff. But just comics. I like comics.
May 12 - Linda Cardellini, Natalie Morales, Julien Baker
It’s the longest episode yet as I ramble on and on some more about queer representation and mention an avalanche of TV shows. I also make two glaring mistakes as I refer to this as a podcast AND fail to mention the fact that Linda Cardellini is Velma in the live action Scooby Doo films. Twice shame on me.
May 8 - Nostalgia, High School, Tegan and Sara
I start off talking about watching pop-punk videos on YouTube and somehow end up talking about the importance of queer representation in the media? Not sure how I got there… Also my computer makes two weird noises during recording and I react professionally and effectively.
April 30 - Robots, Video Essays, Outside
All about robots today. Then some YouTube recommendations. Then I start to talk about podcasts (of which this isn’t one) but instead get a bit sad about the world. But not, like, depressing. Focus on the robots.
April 29 - Video Games, D&D, Westworld
Today I talk about the fictional apocalypses I’ve been playing to distract me from the real one, briefly paraphrase someone much smarter than me talking about racism in D&D (James Mendez Hodes) and reveal how to get me to watch any TV show. There are no Westworld spoilers in this audio log.