Episode 74: Coping with COVID-19

Andi and Lise take a show to talk about how they’re coping with social distancing, anxiety, depression, and what things are serving as healthy distractions for them. Hit us up on Twitter to let us know how YOU’RE doing and what tips you might have to help others. @LGOpodcast.

Some resources you might find useful (US):
National Center for Transgender Equality: COVID-19: What Trans People Need to Know
Trans Lifeline
LGBT National Help Center
Them.us: How LGBTQ+ People can get Help and Resources during Coronavirus (includes hotlines and online mental health resources)
National LGBTQ Cancer Center: Coronavirus 2019: What LGBTQ+ People Need to Know
National Domestic Violence Hotline (okay if you’re LGBTQ+, too, to call)

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Episode 73: The Terminator (1984)

This week, Andi and Lise watched a throwback film and dug into The Terminator, filmed in 1984. They discuss the portrayal of women, the kind of film it was, the context in which it was made, how a story can be told and moved through available tech at the time of filming, and trailblazing Gale Anne Hurd as producer and what that might have meant to the portrayal of female badasses in movies like this. (You may recognize Hurd’s name; she’s also the producer of The Walking Dead on AMC.)

Going ol’ skool!
Original Terminator trailer

More info:
Terminator at IMDB
The Verge: Gale Anne Hurd on sexism in the industry and mentorship
The Hollywood Reporter: reminiscing about The Terminator at 30, with director James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd, among others
Film Goblin: behind the scenes of Terminator

Shout-outs! Lise just finished Rebecca Roanhorse’s post-apocalyptic Storm of Locusts, the second in her 6th World Series, and gives it two thumbs up (Andi and Lise talked about Roanhorse’s first book in the series, Trail of Lightning, in episode 71!) Andi decided to start watching Amazon Prime’s Hunters, which deals with literal Nazi-hunters in the 1970s. She got interested in what the US government was actually doing, letting Nazis into the country after WWII, and is now reading The Nazis Next Door, by Eric Lichtblau.

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Episode 72: The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin

Andi and Lise dig into multiple Hugo-winner N.K. Jemisin’s amazing and multi-layered The Fifth Season (2015), the first in The Broken Earth trilogy. Andi and Lise talk about Jemisin’s use of point-of-view for different characters, how their stories interweave with the world-building, and the world-building itself, which they found utterly engrossing and brilliantly presented.

Synopsis, from the site Deadline:
The Fifth Season is described as an epic drama set in a world where civilization-destroying earthquakes occur with deadly regularity. A small minority of inhabitants has the ability to quiet these earthquakes, but they also can cause them. The series follows three women, each of whom possesses these special, Earth-controlling abilities: Damaya, a young girl training to serve the Empire; Syenite, an ambitious young woman ordered to breed with her bitter and frighteningly powerful mentor; and Essun, a mother searching for the husband who murdered her young son and kidnapped her daughter mere hours after a Season tore a fiery rift across the land.

Info about N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy
NPR: “’Fifth Season‘ Embraces The Scale And Complexity Of Fantasy”
Deadline: “N.K. Jemisin’s ‘The Fifth Season’ Book to be Developed as TV Series at TNT”
Info about N.K. Jemisin’s The Broken Earth trilogy
GQ: “N.K. Jemisin Is Trying to Keep the World from Ending”

This week Andi geeked out about the CW’s Nancy Drew, and the Eddie Flynn series of novels by Steve Cavanaugh. She had to do two because Lise has been too busy editing her new manuscript to geek out properly.

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Episode 71: Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Andi and Lise chat about Rebecca Roanhorse’s debut novel, Trail of Lightning, the first in her Sixth World series.

“Maggie Hoskie is a Dinétah monster hunter, a supernaturally gifted killer. When a small town needs help finding a missing girl, Maggie is their last best hope. But what Maggie uncovers about the monster is much more terrifying than anything she could imagine.” –Simon and Schuster

Roanhorse builds a post-apocalyptic world in what was the American Southwest, populated largely by Indigenous people. In this world of Dinétah, resources are in short supply, and myth and mythical beings roam freely among the humans.

Verge: “Trail of Lightning is a breathtaking Native American urban fantasy adventure”
Locus: “Rebecca Roanhorse: From Legend to Fantasy”
Lightspeed: Interview with Rebecca Roanhorse
Indian Country Today: “Trail of Lightning is an appropriation of Diné cultural beliefs”

Shout-outs!
Lise: Sex Education, the series on Netflix (Gillian Anderson, y’all!)
Andi: TGIF/Femslash convention in Long Beach

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Episode 70: A New Year of Geeking Out!

Andi and Lise are getting ready for a new year of geeking out! They each chat about movies they’re looking forward to, books/authors they want to read and other geekly things. To that end, here are some things they’re looking forward to:

Movies:
Wonder Woman 1984 (trailer)
Possibly the re-make of Dune, though both are a little more cautious of that. (trailer)
No Time to Die (latest James Bond; trailer)

Books:
Lise is looking forward to more Seanan McGuire
Andi will be reading more Rebecca Roanhorse and N.K. Jemisin
Both Andi and Lise are really looking forward to reading more diverse spec fic. Here’s a good anthology to get started finding some authors: New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color

TeeVee:
Andi is finally watching the animated series Star Wars: Rebels and she’s loving it; she’s also watching the latest season of Dr. Who (Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor); and will be continuing on with her usual series.

Gaming:
Lise is stoked to check out Cyberpunk 2077 (info).

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Episode 69: Women in Comics, Part 2

Andi and Lise do a second part of their conversation regarding women in comics, and portrayals thereof. Topics that come up are women superhero teams and women supervillains, and they both agree that there should be MOAR of both!

If you’re interested:
Newsarama: Top 10 Female Superhero Teams of All Time
Marvel.com: 7 of the Best All-Women Teams in the Marvel Universe
Ranker: The Greatest All-Female Superhero Teams and Ensembles
Comicbasics.com: Top 10 Greatest Female Supervillains
Newsarama: 10 Best Female Supervillains

Also! Andi geeked out about the book Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi. It’s the first in the Legacy of Orisha series. Lise shared how excited she is to be starting season three of the Amazon Prime show: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

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Episode 68: Women and Comics, Part 1

Andi and Lise talk about portrayals of superhero women in comics and the revealing clothing and sexualization of their bodies (and yes, they’ve also noticed the trend of increased and unrealistic musculature of male superheroes). They chat, too, about how indie comics might be taking the lead on better representation of female superheroes and badass women.

Find more food for thought:

The Artifice on sexism, impracticality, and the hopeful future of costuming
Comicsverse: How to change the problem with female superhero costumes
Tumblr account the Hawkeye Initiative
For a different take, see this blog at Medium on reframing the debate on female superhero costumes

Lise geeked out about the latest season of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. Season 4 has some amazing things happening!!

Andi shared her excitement over Blade Runner 2019 from Titan Comics.

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Episode 67: Interview with Christin Baker about Season of Love

Andi Marquette flies solo this week (safe travels, Lise!) and chats with Christin Baker, CEO/president of tello Films, about the tello holiGAY romcom movie, Season of Love, officially releasing for download off the tello website December 1 (though you can preorder!). The movie has several screenings in the U.S. and another in the UK (London). Andi find out how the project came about, a bit about who’s involved, and what might be next for holiGAY rom-coms from tello.

From the movie’s website:

“Season of Love is a lighthearted rom-com featuring a large ensemble cast of diverse women and their connected love lives during the hectic holiday period just before Christmas through the New Year who discover love truly is the best gift of all. Follow IRIS, MARDOU, LOU, KENNA, JANEY, and SUE as they navigate the busy holiday season of love.”

Find out more:
Season of Love movie
tello Films
SoL trailer and behind the scenes vids
Backstory, from the indigogo campaign

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