Geek Grills

The Grills spoil Captain Marvel!!!
Geek Grapevine –
https://www.wired.com/story/captain-marvel-box-office/
https://www.cbr.com/hello-kitty-new-line-film/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/11/opinion/letters/alex-trebek-jeopardy.html
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Beer-Truck-Spill-Crash-Los-Angeles-Freeway-Modelo-506818701.html
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending-now/tractortrailer-carrying-fireball-cinnamon-whisky-rolls-over-in-massachusetts/928481135?fbclid=IwAR0pRB9ZJFI38ZWDaZlw58yNnyc_mo4XFs1zzx31mqt6ZkyXOQ8udo_PmCw
Other links referenced in this show:
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/captain-marvel-soundtrack-songs-90s-nirvana-hole-elastica-r-e-m-a8815461.html
https://www.cbr.com/rotten-tomatoes-captain-marvel-fresh/
https://screenrant.com/nick-fury-eye-comics-mcu-change-captain-marvel/
http://bechdeltest.com
https://news.avclub.com/goose-the-cat-from-captain-marvel-is-the-star-of-a-ne-1833205576

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TheJen and TruN00b talk about prison.

• Geek Grapevine –

  • https://www.geek.com/news/nasa-names-w-v-facility-after-hidden-figure-katherine-johnson-1776151/
  • https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/24/18238369/his-dark-materials-golden-compass-bbc-tv-series-philip-pullman-teaser-watch
  • https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/oakland/2019/02/16/truck-crash-salt-spill-troy-michigan/2891586002/
• Other Links relevant to the topic:
• https://www.newsweek.com/eighteen-facts-you-need-know-about-us-prisons-308860https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/12/06/10-staggering-statistics-about-us-prison-system
• https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2017/12/06/10-staggering-statistics-about-us-prison-system

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NineOf12 and Linda/TruN00b catch up on what’s new and what’s news and chat with Tom Merritt.

Tom is the host of several podcasts like Daily Tech News Showk Current Geek, Sword and Laser and Cordkillers, AND he’s the Author of the book Pilot X.

• Geek Grapevine –

  • https://gizmodo.com/how-tv-pirates-accidentally-pushed-a-25-year-old-indie-1832532538
  • https://www.geek.com/news/astonishing-new-tarantula-with-bizarre-horn-on-its-back-discovered-in-angola-1774246/
  • https://www.wctv.tv/content/news/Load-of-spilled-nails-causes-road-closure-in-Tallahassee-505984871.html
  • https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/02/high-tech-toilet-seat-monitors-your-heart-as-you-sit-on-the-can/

Fluffy! 

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In this crossover show, NineOf12 and TheJen are joined by Rev. Barney of the Heresy and Hearsay podcast to cover and comment on the State Of the Union live broadcast.

https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1079009001?fbclid=IwAR09N9M9XqC_MsrMyxnDzcosJKvaFC8AXlj3CW-DMrFmYKd9Ts4jUs2j42Y

https://www.politico.com/interactives/2019/trump-state-of-the-union-2019-live-fact-check-transcript-2/5/19/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Step_Act

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In this do-over we actually discuss the ethics of keeping pets. We have updates on our lives, and new news, and TheJen returns!! (so of course we definitely have a road spill in the news).

• Geek Grapevine –
  • https://www.denofgeek.com/us/games/marvel/278894/spider-man-ps4-fantastic-four-suits
  • https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article224883920.html
  • https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/01/28/apple-game-subscription-service-reportedly-in-early-stages-of-development
  • https://geektyrant.com/news/kevin-feige-comments-on-black-panther-being-nominated-for-best-picture
• Discussion Topic –
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/animals/using/pets.shtml
  • https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2016/05/14/ethical-keep-pets/nB3VciaZzJKWUqOlmJVZ2J/story.html
  • https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/aug/01/should-we-stop-keeping-pets-why-more-and-more-ethicists-say-yes

The Poem by Terry Pratchett read by Neil Gaiman that Ember mentioned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p06x3syv

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Sorry for this truncated episode due to tech problems. We will cover the Ethics of Keeping Pets next week.

• Geek Grapevine –

  • https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/22/18192727/black-panther-oscars-nomination-dark-knight-heath-ledger
  • nightattack.tv/album @nineof12
  • https://www.geek.com/news/europe-wants-to-start-mining-the-surface-of-the-moon-by-2025-1770876/

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• Geek Grapevine –
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes/2019/01/13/aquaman–tops–the–dark–knight–with–1–billion–box–office/#78021f7a673b
• https://www.geek.com/games/the–actual–pinkertons–are–suing–the–makers–of–red–dead–redemption–2–1769915/

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In this episode TruN00b and NineOf12 talk about a bunch of stuff announced at the CES, and all the things we are anticipating in 2019.

• • Geek Grapevine –

    • https://www.gamespot.com/articles/captain-marvel-new-special-look-trailer-released-a/1100-6464237/ (saw this during game halftime)
    • https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/07/soma-bra-size-bluetooth-somainnofit/

• https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pa5ngn/ces-revoked-an-award-for-lora-dicarlo-vibrator-female-pleasure-device-for-being-immoral

• https://www.adweek.com/digital/11-government-speakers-back-out-of-ces-because-of-the-shutdown/

• https://www.geek.com/games/these-are-the-games-you-should-check-out-in-january-2019-1768651/

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The Grills talk about Jolabokaflod, and their own book recommendations.

• Geek Grapevine –
  • https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article223795600.html
  • https://www.geek.com/television/stranger-things-season-3-will-premiere-on-july-4-1767886/

• https://www.readitforward.com/essay/article/jolabokaflod-meet-favorite-new-holiday-tradition/
• http://tommerrittbooks.com/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Belgariad
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redwall
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Swan_(Lackey_novel)

Audio of A Christmas Carol https://youtu.be/n3fN_-rupwo

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