Liking Problematic Things
Our Rioters are talking the movies, shows, books, and comics they love in spite of them being a whole lotta problematic. Because guess what? You can love something while recognizing its issues and demanding improvement.
Our Rioters are talking the movies, shows, books, and comics they love in spite of them being a whole lotta problematic. Because guess what? You can love something while recognizing its issues and demanding improvement.
Special guest Joslyn Smith of The Binge Eating Disorder Association (BEDA), joins Sherin, Soma, Kat, Angie, and Renee to discuss the body positivity movement in the fashion and beauty industries.
The Rioters talk to Shadow & Act founder and filmmaker Tambay Obenson for a ‘Whachudoin’?’ segment, Sam gives her YA winter roundup, and Sherin and Philip dig into ‘Heathers’.
On our Geek Girl Riot 2017 special, we needed to talk about the amazing and the downright awful femme-driven news stories and we’re not holding back.
You Me At Six explore a fresh sound on their latest album, Night People.
Geek Girl Riot’s Sherin Nicole and Day Al-Mohamed spoke to Tananarive all about Ghost Summer, dealing with Hollywood, as well as the new novel she’s working on, with some edu-tainment along the way.
Renowned rock band, AFI, have been making waves since 1998, and now, Davey Havok and Jade Puget have embarked on an adventure of their own, crafting a straight-edge hardcore group, appropriately titled XTRMST.
The Los Angeles-based five-piece have put out a seven song EP that defies all expectations for a band that only formed a year ago.
With classic-sounding guitar, easygoing vocals and lyrics, and undeniably catchy melodies, Abandon Kansas’s A Midwest Summer easily attracts any straightforward rock palate while embodying the feel of the vibrant and hot summers inherent to the Midwest United States.
Many times switching labels involves a jump to what many call a ‘major’ and the re-release of an album to a much larger audience, this is not the case with The Wonder Years.