Desi Geek Girls

In this episode of Desi Geek Girls, we discuss Disney+, Sonic the Hedgehog, and the first episodes of The Mandalorian and His Dark Materials. Spoiler tags: 16min 50seconds - 33min50 sec: The Mandalorian spoilers 33min 50 seconds starts the His Dark Materials conversation 37min - 46min10sec: His Dark Materials spoilers Links: The new Sonic the Hedgehog trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs0b2tOyA9o Maclunkey: https://twitter.com/ericfell/status/1194180485129199619 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Desi Geek Girls, we discuss Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Discovery, the new Wheel of Time show, Kushiel's Dart, Six of Crows, Star Wars x Le Creuset, Marvel's The Avengers video game, Star Trek: Discovery, Star Trek: Picard, Star Wars: Resistance, and we break down the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer scene by scene. Links: Freddie Prinze, Jr.'s Star Wars rant: https://www.instagram.com/tv/B3aUrNoFE5S/ A cockpit fulla hotties: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/chosen-one-of-the-day-a-cockpit-fulla-hotties-in-the-rise-of-skywalker See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode we talk all about what's going on with our book deals: Anthologies! Peter & Ned's Ultimate Travel Journal! Stone Sword Table! Interviewing the cast of Spider-Man: Far From Home! Article on Asian YA rom-coms! We talk about the news out of SDCC, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, and Abhishek Singh's latest book Namaha. Spoiler alerts:  Spider-Man: Far From Home: 31:00 - 44:00 Veronica Mars, Season 4: 46:00 - 58:50   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we discuss Avengers: Endgame and talk a bit about the Battle of Winterfell on Game of Thrones. Additionally, we discuss Legends of Tomorrow and K-dramas Romance is a Bonus Book and Strong Girl Bong-soon. Spoiler alert: Avengers Endgame: 5:05 to 53:11 Game of Thrones (The Battle of Winterfell): 53:11 to 57:40 Links:  Captain America's Avengers: Endgame arc is what we needed Black Widow deserved better from Avengers: Endgame Avengers: Endgame—Is Thor’s New Look More Than Just a Joke? ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Had a Fat Joke Problem See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back (again)! This week we poke our way through the Disney+ News, talk through our many, many Captain Marvel and Spider-Verse feels, and of course, stan a female-gaze-heavy show called A Discovery of Witches. Plus some Schitt's Creek, We Bare Bears, and a teeny, tiny bit about The Magicians. Spoiler alert for Chuck Wendig's Aftermath trilogy: 46:32 to 48:23 What Palpatine Left Behind: https://io9.gizmodo.com/what-palpatine-left-behind-1834054363 The best/worst Lando joke: https://twitter.com/trojanchick99/status/1116797088560373761   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We're back!!! In this episode, we discuss the Marvel trailers -- Spider-Man: Far From Home, Avengers Endgame, and Captain Marvel -- Into the Spider-Verse, Star Wars: Resistance, the live action Cassian Andor series, Star Trek: Discovery and new Star Trek series, Patriot Act from Hasan Minhaj, Miracle Workers, the BBC show Merlin, Steven Universe, and New Girl. Merlin Spoilers: 51Min - 1H3Min30sec Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=DYYtuKyMtY8 Avengers: Endgame trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8 Captain Marvel trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHxvxdRnYc Miracle Workers trailer: https://twitter.com/miracletbs/status/1075503183949115392 Women of Marvel podcast: https://www.marvel.com/podcasts/12/women_of_marvel Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/desigeekgirls See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode of Desi Geek Girls, we discuss NYCC, the Captain Marvel and Dark Phoenix trailers, Looking for Leia, I Feel Bad starring Sarayu Blue, a non-spoilery discussion of the Star Wars: Resistance first two episodes airing 10/7, Stardust, the Spider-Man PS4 game, and Veronica Mars. Timestamps:  Star Wars: Resistance: 24min30sec - 38min35sec Stardust: 38min35sec - 57min42sec Spider-Man plot spoilers: 1hour1min - 1hour3min47sec NYCC: http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en/Sessions/66024/South-Asian-Voices-Culture-Craft-Comics https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/syfy-wire-fangrrls-presents-strong-female-characters-live-from-nycc Captain Marvel trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1BCujX3pw8 Fan-made Captain America trailer: https://twitter.com/voordeel_ts/status/1044968785025929216 Dark Phoenix trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWbMckU3AOQ Looking for Leia Mark Hamill video: https://vimeo.com/291772576 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Star Wars Resistance is just around the corner, Captain Picard is getting his own Star Trek show, and Asian representation is finally getting some notice on the big and small screen!  Links:  Star Wars Clone Wars episode recs: https://www.kotaku.com.au/2018/07/the-essential-clone-wars-episodes-every-star-wars-fan-should-watch/ EK Johnston and the Women of Star Wars: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/ek-johnston-and-the-women-of-star-wars  This is the Perfect Time for a Captain Picard Show: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/this-is-the-perfect-time-for-a-captain-picard-show   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this smorgasboard of an episode, we talk about the things that have been amusing us over the past month. Topics include: personal news, Idris Elba, Priyanka Chopra's memoir, SDCC, Star Trek: Discovery, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Ocean's 8, Megan Whalen Turner, The Hate U Give, Starless by Jacqueline Carey, The Witch Elm by Tana French, The Ruin by Dervla McTiernan, The Lost Queen by Signe Pike, Caught in Time by Julie McElwain, A Discovery of Witches, SpaceX, Jane the Virgin, Rogue & Gambit, Champions, the World Cup, the Tour de France, Jurassic World: Evolution, and Bose sleepbuds. Order A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-thousand-beginnings-and-endings-ellen-oh/1126562946?ean=9780062671158 Garba at Lincoln Center: https://twitter.com/runwithskizzers/status/1014301966724452352 and https://twitter.com/runwithskizzers/status/1014291030651408384 Swapna interviews Preeti at FANGRRLS: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/author-preeti-chhibber-on-representation-and-how-sh

In this episode, Swapna and Preeti talk about Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ms. Marvel, and more. Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place: 15:14 Solo (no spoilers): 37:20 Solo (spoilers): 40:50   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sendhil Ramamurthy joins hosts Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber to talk about his role on the new show Reverie, being one of the first South Asian actors we loved, and the thing he loves as much as Desi Geek Girls loves Star Wars. Catch the first episode of Reverie on NBC on May 30, 10 PM ET/9 PM CT. Description of Reverie (from NBC): From Mickey Fisher, the creator of “Extant,” this grounded new thriller follows Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi), a former hostage negotiator and expert on human behavior who became a college professor after facing an unimaginable personal tragedy. But when her former boss, Charlie Ventana (Dennis Haysbert), brings her in to save ordinary people who have lost themselves in a highly advanced immersive virtual-reality program in which you can live out your wildest dreams, she finds that in saving others, she may actually have discovered a way to save herself. Sendhil Ramamurthy headshot courtesy of Paul Drinkwater/NBC.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, Swapna and Preeti talk about Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: Resistance, Hank Azaria's response to the Apu documentary, the Crazy Rich Asians trailer, unisex miniskirts on Star Trek, and more. Timestamps:  Star Wars: Resistance (16min15sec) Infinity War (with spoilers) (26min38sec) Infinity War discussion finishes at 1hour34min20sec Star Trek miniskirts: https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/star-trek-discovery-minidress-unisex/ South Asian talent (Vanity Fair): https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/pilot-season-south-asian-american-actors-india-pakistani-greatest-american-hero-hannah-simone Hank Azaria on Apu: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hank-azaria-apu-step-aside-1202786117/ Star Wars: Resistance: https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-resistance-is-the-next-lucasfilm-animated-ser-1825546331 Crazy Rich Asians trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-YX-5bAs0 To many Indian Americans, Apu is offensive. To me, he’s my dad: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/04/2

Swapna and Preeti talk about all 37 hours of the extended edition of The Two Towers (okay, just kidding, but it is a LONG movie with much Ent.)  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Preeti & Swapna as they talk about Star Wars Rebels, a Wrinkle in Time, the new Infinity War Trailer, and all these amazing desi creatives getting and doing good work. Spoilers for Star Wars Rebels start at 18min30sec. Link for what Clone Wars episodes to watch: https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsrebels/wiki/tcwrecommended Swapna's Space Tinyletter, Give me Space: https://tinyletter.com/givemespace Pre-order A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062671158     See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, we discuss SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch and what it means for space travel, Michelle Yeoh, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, The Problem with Apu, Padmavaat, New Girl, One Day at a Time, and Frasier.  Swapna's interview with Michelle Yeoh: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/michelle-yeoh-discusses-her-accent-and-the-role-of-women-in-star-trek-discovery Preorder link for A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-thousand-beginnings-and-endings-ellen-oh/1126562946?ean=9780062671158#/ The Falcon Heavy launch brought me to tears: https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/08/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-in-person/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comic book writer Greg Pak joins Swapna and Preeti to talk about the Peter Jackson movie Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (the Extended Edition, of course). Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: 56:55 to 57:30 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In the first episode of 2018, Preeti and Swapna talk about Love Sick, The End of the F***ing World, Space, Star Trek Discovery, The Peanut Butter Solution, The Cruel Prince, Cycling, and Stranger Things. Spoilers for the midseason Star Trek Discovery premiere: 20min04sec - 32m55s. Swapna's Wilson Cruz interview: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/star-trek-discoverys-wilson-cruz-on-the-midseason-premiere-gay-representation-and-a-musical The Peanut Solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t86ZzqR7M6A See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

To round out 2017, Swapna and Preeti talk about the Star Trek/Quentin Tarantino news, the new Doctor Who, and Saladin Ahmed's comics work. We also discuss the first three episodes of season 1 of The Expanse, and take listener questions, which includes discussing fanfic we've written and the fictional universe we'd want to live in. Science in The Expanse: https://www.tor.com/2017/02/27/science-vs-the-expanse-is-it-possible-to-colonize-our-solar-system/ The Toys that Made Us: https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Preeti and Swapna dissect The Last Jedi. There's laughter, there's tears, there's squeeing and frustrations! Jump on in into this in depth look at TLJ. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Preeti and Swapna are joined by author Sabaa Tahir to talk about The Force Awakens! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.