Avery Mandeville, aka Little Hag, has a lot to say! This badass feminist uses her powerful songwriting to share her story while – giving others the outlet to release their own experience via her music. Avery and I caught up to talk about some of the tracks she has released so far, a Little Hag, and what’s coming soon. Avery was a breath of fresh air, and I hope you enjoy our conversation. You can check out her music now and the music video we discuss, “Encore,” here.
The latest Geek Girl Riot heads to deep space for The Expanse S5 before getting into that huge Disney Investors Day flex…
Egyptologist Kara Cooney takes our Rioters back to Ancient Egypt with stories about Cleopatra and the other Women Kings of Egypt. She also draws some incredible parallels from their society to today’s world.
There’s so much new TV coming up in the next two weeks and Geek Girl Riot is here to get you hyped.
Women’s History Month is upon us and that means one thing on Geek Girl Riot: A femme fueled celebration. This week the team is discussing the women who make the pop culture world go ’round.
We’re celebrating two new releases from very different genres: Us and Shazam! We also dig into the current state of movies on the latest Geek Girl Riot.
Virtue captures intense rushes of emotion from the singer-songwriter’s life to take us all on a new journey.
[imgfull][/imgfull] Does political hate speech directly cause real-life domestic terrorism? An overview of recent election stories, as our Midterms 2018 coverage continues. And, the far right wants you to take those hands off…of yourself. Sources (raw link dump): https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-twitter-media-fake-news-enemy-people-pittsburgh-shooting-synagogue-anti-semitism https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/squirrel-hill-shooting-trump-anti-semitism-america.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/10/29/pittsburgh-shooting-some-jewish-leaders-dont-want-trump-visit/ https://www.vox.com/2018/10/29/18037580/pittsburgh-shooter-anti-semitism-racist-jewish-caravan https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/29/donald-trumps-rhetoric-has-stoked-antisemitism-and-hatred-experts-warn https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/28/18034922/trump-synagogue-pence-paul-ryan-pipe-bomb https://www.theroot.com/texas-voting-machines-are-reportedly-switching-votes-fo-1830046114 https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/politics/fl-ne-early-voting-trends-20181029-story.html https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/29/midterm-elections-2018-gop-blame-game-finger-pointing-ahead-midterm-elections/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/young-americans-are-more-likely-to-vote-this-year-than-past-two-midterms-new-poll-finds/2018/10/28 https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/29/supreme-court-turns-away-pennsylvania-electoral-map-dispute.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/women-who-stray/201810/is-one-sexual-behavior-triggering-certain-groups
We chat to our pal Maurene Goo about her new novel The Way You Make Me Feel, Sam gives us her latest YA roundup, then we explore the terrifying town of Castle Rock…
[imgfull][/imgfull] The trade war has begun, what does that do to your savings account and free trade? CNN creates a beautiful montage of President Trump verbally attacking journalists. Does this behavior incite and encourage violence against journalists? NBA’s LeBron James goes west for more fame and fortune. Sources (raw link dump): https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stop-the-trade-war-businesses-are-shouting-to-trump-2018-07-02 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-01/trump-s-trade-war-arrives-in-the-data-as-china-awaits-tariffs https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-29/shots-fired-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-trade-war https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/evkyyw/trump-hopes-fart-will-get-congresss-attention https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-07-01/trade-war-is-giving-bmw-ford-and-tesla-a-whiplash-in-china https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/01/trump-will-soon-find-that-winning-a-trade-war-is-not-that-easy https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/01/trump-will-soon-find-that-winning-a-trade-war-is-not-that-easy https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-07-02/401-k-s-could-be-a-casualty-of-trump-s-trade-war https://www.vox.com/world/2018/7/2/17526884/trump-wto-trade http://thehill.com/homenews/media/394955-cnn-plays-montage-of-trump-attacking-media-after-he-praised-reporters https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/28/us/capital-gazette-annapolis-shooting.html https://www.forbes.com/sites/markjoyella/2018/06/30/for-trump-a-choice-stop-attacks-on-the-press-or-stick-with-what-works/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/trumps-press-attacks-didnt-cause-the-annapolis-tragedy-but-there-is-a-connection/2018/06/29/ https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/with-lebron-james-signed-long-term-lakers-have-a-delicate-kawhi-leonard-decision-to-make/
