Amy/RedFraggle3, Linda/MadCapMisc, and September/NineOf12 talk about The Parable Of The Sower in this Book Club episode.
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Author: September McCrady
Hooray For Butt Fluff – Episode 262
This week, Ember, Linda and Amy chat about the goings on in our geeky lives and discuss the history of the show so far-and where it may head after our June break.
Please check out the Kickstarter for friend of the show Scott Johnson’s game Dungeon Murder at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rockrunners/dungeon-murder-a-new-game-by-scott-johnson
….or just use DungeonMurder.com
Please, send us feedback with show ideas, what your favorites have been and why, and let us know if you’d like the show to continue.
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The Many Possible Truths About Pirates-Episode 261
This week the Grills welcome our new Co-Host in potentia Amy/RedFraggle3!
We FINALLY have our talk about “Queen of the Pirates” Ann Bonny.
Here’s a BUNCH of the resources we used for our information, and just for fund a link to the KidZone song…cuz that’s not weird.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bonny
- https://www.factinate.com/people/anne-bonny-pirate-queen/
- https://www.worldhistory.org/Anne_Bonny/
- https://www.britannica.com/biography/Anne-Bonny
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOiUgXyk0Fs
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/golden-age-piracy
- https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/grace-o-malley-irish-female-pirate
- https://www.postandcourier.com/news/a-22-year-old-youtuber-may-have-solved-anne-bonny-pirate-mystery-300-years-after/article_78fc0a2e-2914-11eb-a5f5-03b65f4d281a.html#newsletter-popup
- The Song One : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRGncu0hIyY
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LARPers Gonna LARP- Episode 260
Linda and Rey have a very informative talk about Live Action Role Playing. This could be a great 101 if you’ve been thinking about trying it!
Please as always, feel free to contact us with any questions you may have on our topic. Geekgrills@gmail.com
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The HP Legacy Problem, With Guest Veronika Sucy- Episode 259
This is a topic near and dear to us, emotions ran high.
Here’s some of the research behind what we conveyed in this episode:
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TERF
- https://www.denofgeek.com/games/hogwarts-legacy-controversy-explained-why-are-people-boycotting-the-game/
- The Fucking Essay:https://www.jkrowling.com/opinions/j-k-rowling-writes-about-her-reasons-for-speaking-out-on-sex-and-gender-issues/
- Gross: https://www.out.com/celebs/2022/10/14/jk-rowling-unbothered-losing-lgbtq-fans-money-helps-her-sleep#toggle-gdpr
- A piece of History mentioned in this episode: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-forgotten-history-of-the-worlds-first-trans-clinic/
Here are some other Links of interest – take action today!
https://www.splcenter.org/issues/lgbtq-rights
https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights
https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member
Fundraiser one of Nine’s friends has going rn:
https://www.facebook.com/donate/1576520666178882/10230637680261956/
Where to watch Pose: https://decider.com/show/pose/
Our Guest’s YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@chaospix-e8384
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Long Live The Pumpkin Queen-Episode 258
Book Club with the Grills!
- https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/57190803
- https://www.amazon.com/Long-Live-Pumpkin-Queen-Nightmare/dp/B0B729KQM3/ref=nav_signin?gclid=Cj0KCQiAutyfBhCMARIsAMgcRJRqVMj5RsimYEvEStzhh2O-AbBLgLjS5LKki5k4MbdAwRTzn4Kqg2QaAh-QEALw_wcB&hvadid=547193453450&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9009535&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=10451352734642320145&hvtargid=kwd-1422731262180&hydadcr=7635_9903235&keywords=long+live+the+pumpkin+queen+book&qid=1677169080&sr=8-1
- Audio book is about 6.5 hours. I only listened a tiny bit, but nicely voiced as Sally (it’s her POV by Cissy Jones. Also has a bunch of music inserted that fits the world.
- Is an official sequel to NMBC
- Synopsis by abitfrank
- https://youtu.be Owgqxs5OUcs
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Shop Your Shopping Shoppers
The Grills talked about false advertising, especially in the context of social media influencers.
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Hotroot, Or A Hot Root? Episode 256
The Grills talk about our favorite soups! We have recipes for you, and would love some of yours.
- Linda: Shrimp and Hotroot Soup- Redwall Cookbook
- Three-Cheese Broccoli Soup- Slow Cooker Quick Fixes Cookbook-
- Rey: Vegetable Soup
- Hungry Girl Whole Enchilada Soup:
- Ember: Butternut Coconut Soup. Recipe:
- Hot and Sour Soup
Oh, and here’s the cool potion bottle Linda was talking about:
https://www.target.com/p/ukonic-minecraft-potion-bottle-color-changing-led-desk-lamp-7-inch-night-light/-/A-81505763#lnk=sametab
And the movie Rey mentioned: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8115900/
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Linda And The Giant OJ- Episode 255
The grills talked about their geeky week as usual, and then dug into the topic of handwriting analysis.
The difference between graphology and graphanalysis is …..
NO SPOILERS! Listen to find out.
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphology
- https://www.thepencompany.com/blog/handwriting/what-are-the-12-characteristics-of-handwriting/
While on a tangent, the Grills talked about the related pseudoscience of “personality tests”. NineOf12 recommends this documentary : https://www.hbomax.com/feature/urn:hbo:feature:GYC1puQhu1cLCwgEAAAA0
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