Tue, 29 March 2016
Sonia Liao is the wonderful artist behind Helena Rose which Debbie and I reviewed a few months ago. Read that here and please get the comic, it's beautiful both in art and story. Sonia and I talked about geekery at first. A bit of X-Men, Man of Steel, and Batman v Superman pre-release. We then talked about gaming, online communities, friendships, and what it was like for her grow up as someone of Asian-descent in America. Being part of a specific community is something we had in common even though we come from very different backgrounds. There are limitations, benefits, and a learning curve. Where to Find Sonia Liao: Facebook, Twitter, DeviantArt, Instagram, Her Site Check Out More Emet Comics related Content here! Check Out More International Women's Month Content here! -- Let us know what you think of the episode here. -- On Common Room we don’t have ads. We use affiliate links and sell merchandise from the art we commission on Redbubble. If you’d like to support us and our artists financially, click it up. :) Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World’s Con Radio podcast network. Listen to some of our friends! -- If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Blogging as Therapy with Jamila Rowser of Geek Girl Brunch and Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games
Direct download: Sonia_Liao-_X-Men_Geek_Loves_and_Friends.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 10:20pm EDT |
Wed, 23 March 2016
We met Lynne Yoshii through Emet Comics. She is the artist behind Inside the Loop (our review is coming soon!). I had so much fun talking to her about nerd things we actually spoke for a bit after the ep as well. Hawaii Lynne Yoshii was born in Hawaii! I am very jealous of course for Lost reasons. Her family is Japanese and while she was in Hawaii they made sure she learned the language by enrolling her into a special Japanese-only supplementary school. In fact, she was one of if not the only American residents there. (Related: Have opinions about Lost? Click here.) Japanese Culture To help her connect with the Japanese culture and language, her parents happily indulged any request to buy comics. So Lynne has been very familiar with many types of manga and anime since she was a child and discovered western art as she grew up. New York We also discussed what it's like to live in New York. Where to Find Lynne Yoshii: Emet Comics, DeviantArt, Facebook, Her Site Let us know what you think of the episode here. -- On Common Room we don’t have ads. We use affiliate links and sell merchandise from the art we commission on Redbubble. If you’d like to support us and our artists financially, click it up. :) Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World’s Con Radio podcast network. Listen to some of our friends! -- If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Blogging as Therapy with Jamila Rowser of Geek Girl Brunch and Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games |
Thu, 10 March 2016
Our 3rd International Women's Month episode is with the founder of female and diversity focused, Emet Comics. Maytal Gilboa joins us for about half an hour to chat about the idea behind the company, her upcoming plans, and some general chat. Maytal Gilboa transitioned from a successful career in film development. Currently, she is coaching a team of women to create stories true to them, without any established agenda. Check out our coverage of Emet Comics here on CR and their website to stay Inside the Loop. (See what I did there?) Share your thoughts on this episode here.
-- For more about the Lost Rewatch mentioned on the episode, click here! For more about how to join International Women's Month, click here! -- On Common Room we don’t have ads. We use affiliate links and sell merchandise from the art we commission on Redbubble. If you’d like to support us and our artists financially, click it up. :) Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World’s Con Radio podcast network. Listen to some of our friends! -- If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Blogging as Therapy with Jamila Rowser of Geek Girl Brunch and Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games |
Fri, 4 March 2016
Sometime in 2015, I realized that some of the leaders of the large lady nerd communities I was part of were self-proclaimed military brats. I invited them on the episode and the conversation went in a direction I couldn't have predicted! Megan Gotch aka The Nerdy Girlie and Jamila Rowser co-founder of Geek Girl Brunch joined me to talk about what military brat-hood was like. Whether they were exposed to other cultures and how. How being an MB helped them create their websites and communities, and help them help themselves. See more from Megan Gotch: The Nerdy Girlie (Megan's blog about life, SDCC, and fandom), Female Geek Bloggers (a supportive community for female bloggers Megan started), Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. See more from Jamila Rowser: Geek Girl Brunch (where women can hang out IRL), Girl Gone Geek (Jamila's nerdy site), Straight Outta Gotham (Jamila's tumblr blog displaying geekery found in hip hop lyrics), Lovers Brock (a more personal tumblr blog), Twitter, and Instagram. Listen in and leave us a comment! For more about the Lost Rewatch mentioned on the episode, click here! For more about how to join International Women's Month, click here! -- On Common Room we don’t have ads. We use affiliate links and sell merchandise from the art we commission on Redbubble. If you’d like to support us and our artists financially, click it up. :) Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World’s Con Radio podcast network. Listen to some of our friends! -- If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Jean Barker: Stories, Idealism, + South Africa Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games
Direct download: Military_Brats_and_Creating_as_Therapy.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 11:52am EDT |
Tue, 1 March 2016
Jean Barker is a writer, director, and generally a storyteller. Zana, her first comic, is about a South Africa where Nelson Mandela has been killed and apartheid lives on. Jean and I talked about Zana, her upbringing in South Africa, her writings, her film work, and humanity in general.
We also asked Jean Barker our five Common Room questions about pop culture, food, fitness, fashion, and my signature question. Listen in and leave us a comment! For more about the Lost Rewatch mentioned on the episode, click here! For more about how to join International Women's Month, click here! -- On Common Room we don’t have ads. We use affiliate links and sell merchandise from the art we commission on Redbubble. If you’d like to support us and our artists financially, click it up. :) Subscribe via iTunes or your favorite podcast directory! Follow Common Room with Bloglovin We are now part of Wizard World’s Con Radio podcast network. Listen to some of our friends! -- If you enjoyed this episode, check out our most recent main episodes: Folklore + Myth Meet in 1920s NYC Or more F3 (Food, Fitness, Fashion): F3: Episode 29: How to Survive the Hunger Games
Direct download: Jean_Barker_International_Womens_Month.mp3
Category:Pop Culture -- posted at: 4:25pm EDT |
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