Geeking Out in Times of Crisis: Rise of the Geek

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03/20/20 • 39 min

COVID-19. It's what's on everyone's minds right now. Because this pandemic that's sweeping the world is impacting everyone. Whether you're staying indoors, business as usual, freaking out, or that asshole who thinks none of these regulations applies to them - you're bound to be experiencing some kind of change.

On this episode of Geek Herring, we're talking about the current (as of Monday March 16th, 2020) government response to Coronavirus is and how it's impacting lives around the world.

While there's some people out there who are not taking it seriously, there's a bigger majority of people who are. We like to call them the saviours of the planet and her people! Just decided that right now.

How are you helping or stepping up in this time of crisis? Or maybe you're taking a step back because it all feels overwhelming and too much? That's okay, too! Honestly, however you're handling quarantine of whatever kind you're in is the right way for you to handle it.

One thing we're doing is playing more games with the Dragon Powered Studio crew! Want to play some too? Come hang out on our Discord channel!

Some other things we're cooking up? A Geek Herring Twitch channel where we'll be doing Twitch Sings. You don't want to miss this, so give us a follow!

We also go through and list a whole load of geeky activities you can get up to while under quarantine.

Share with us in the comments of wherever you see this episode whatever you need to share right now. We got you, fam!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!

Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Geek out with Geek Herring Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!

Geekily yours,
Amanda & Monika

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On this episode of Geek Herring, we're talking about the current (as of Monday March 16th, 2020) government response to Coronavirus is and how it's impacting lives around the world.

One thing we're doing is playing more games with the Dragon Powered Studio crew! Want to play some too? Come hang out on our Discord channel!

Some other things we're cooking up? A Geek Herring Twitch channel where we'll be doing Twitch Sings. You don't want to miss this, so give us a follow!

We also go through and list a whole load of geeky activities you can get up to while under quarantine.

Share with us in the comments of wherever you see this episode whatever you need to share right now. We got you, fam!

If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!

Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Geek out with Geek Herring Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!

Geekily yours,
Amanda & Monika

Support Geek Herring

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Previous Episode

Geek Interview: Women in Warcraft Podcasting with Ali

Being a woman in podcasting can feel like a really isolating experience sometimes. But being part of the minority in a super open and welcoming community makes it so much easier. Ali from Dungeon Fables joins us to talk about being a woman in Warcraft, her time podcasting, being an awesome part of the Warcraft community!

Ali shares why she first started podcasting about Warcraft and what led her to take a very lore focussed approach. Dungeon Fables is a completely unique show because Ali looks at one dungeon per show, does days of research, and talks about the lore and background about it.

In fact, Ali says that between Dungeon Fables and the other two shows she co-hosts, All Things Azeroth and BlizzMates, she is working on Warcraft podcasting every single day. WHEW!

Ali's podcast may be relatively new to the scene, but she's been welcomed to the Warcraft community with open arms. Because if there's one thing that community does, it's be a friendly, happy, and open to new people bunch. FOR THE MOST PART.

Ali shares about some of the times she's been objectified while playing World of Warcraft and what the experiences have meant to her. Thankfully, they're few and far between, and being thirty-something years old now, these brushes with incels roll right off her shoulders. AMEN TO THAT!

And excitingly, Ali gives us some pretty accurate stats about the ratio of women to men in Warcraft podcasting - and the difference isn't as shocking as you might think! AMAZING!

Have you listened to Dungeon Fables? Are you a woman wanting to get your podcast on? Let us know in the comments and how we can help!

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If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!

Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!

Join us on Discord!

Geek out with Geek Herring Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!

Geekily yours,
Amanda & Monika

Special Guest: Ali.

Support Geek Herring

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Next Episode

Geek Discussion: The Hogwarts Problem with Lark & Jessie from The Gayly Prophet

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year (hey, no judgement - the world's a hard place right now!), you've definitely witnessed J.K. Rowling tumble from her throne. We're pretty sure she's living in a place of hatred and judgement right now. We're joined by Lark and Jessie from The Gayly Prophet to talk about The Hogwarts Problem and how we can still appreciate our magical home without giving its creator another penny of our hard-earned money.

As the hosts of the queer and intersectional Harry Potter podcast you've always wanted - trust us, you've always wanted this, it's badass - Lark and Jessie set the record straight on what it means to be queer and trans and still in love with Harry Potter.

Because when its creator comes out with Tweets that make you and your peers feel unwelcome at Hogwarts, you have a few choices:

Ignore it. She's JK Fucking Rowling and can do whatever she wants. She is your queen.
Sulk because you've been kicked out of your fancy magic school.

Or, and our personal fave:

Reclaim Hogwarts. Hogwarts is YOUR HOME.

Yeah, sure, J.K. created it, but we've all made it what it is. It's been in most of our hearts for over 20 years. We've been roaming these halls for most of our lives. Let's face it - they don't belong to her anymore.

So here's some practical advice on how we can still feel at home in our magical castle! HINT: You never have to give a penny to J.K. ever again. That's right, delete alllll your official apps and accounts, buy your books from used book stores (or even better, from The Second Shelf books in London who give the profit of all their HP book sales to Mermaids - a charity helping gender-diverse kids, young people, and their fams), and SUPPORT INDEPENDENT ARTISTS who, let's face it, make WAY COOLER HP merch than WB do.

We also talk about how to REALLY find out what your Hogwart's house is - because the Pottermore "test" is, well, shit.

Oh, and did you know that Ron is a mysoginst?

Find out ALL the hot Hogwarts goss in this ep.

How do you feel? We're here for you 💔💛💙💚

Talk to us in the comments of wherever you see this episode.

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