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In this episode, the Grills are joined by Monica a.k.a. @wickedkitten13

Monica guest hosts, moderates, and manages several communities within the gaming and nerd world. She’s recently been a contestant on America’s Next Top Podcaster.

• Geek Grapevine
  • https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/netflix/280394/the-selling-of-the-toys-that-made-us
  • https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-toys-that-made-us/272071/the-toys-that-made-us-season-3-everything-we-know

Other Relevant Links:

http://americasnexttoppodcaster.com/

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• Geek Grapevine –
• https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/28/health/woman–feels–no–pain–gene–mutation/index.html
• https://www.pcgamer.com/vampire–the–masquerade–bloodlines–2–trailer–release–date/
• https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2019/03/26/portion–of–pennsylvania–turnpike–closed–after–tractor–trailer–crash–spills–dish–soap–on–road/

• https://melmagazine.com/en–us/story/now–that–normies–have–invaded–nerd–culture–how–do–we–define–a–nerd
• https://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff–angrynerd–geekculture/

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The Grills had a great time this week hanging out with our guest, Bryce Castillo!

You can find him @brycas on Twitter, and a bunch of the great stuff he produces at http://neshcom.com/

Here’s a game we talked about: https://store.steampowered.com/app/844590/Hypnospace_Outlaw/

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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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