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Episode 27: Solo, Brooklyn 99, and The Good Place May 27, 2018

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In this episode, Swapna and Preeti talk about Brooklyn 99, The Good Place, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Ms. Marvel, and more.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Good Place: 15:14

Solo (no spoilers): 37:20

Solo (spoilers): 40:50

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Interview: Sendhil Ramamurthy from NBC's "Reverie" May 23, 2018

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Sendhil Ramamurthy joins hosts Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber to talk about his role on the new show Reverie, being one of the first South Asian actors we loved, and the thing he loves as much as Desi Geek Girls loves Star Wars. Catch the first episode of Reverie on NBC on May 30, 10 PM ET/9 PM CT.

Description of Reverie (from NBC): From Mickey Fisher, the creator of “Extant,” this grounded new thriller follows Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi), a former hostage negotiator and expert on human behavior who became a college professor after facing an unimaginable personal tragedy. But when her former boss, Charlie Ventana (Dennis Haysbert), brings her in to save ordinary people who have lost themselves in a highly advanced immersive virtual-reality program in which you can live out your wildest dreams, she finds that in saving others, she may actually have discovered a way to save herself.

Sendhil Ramamurthy headshot courtesy of Paul Drinkwater/NBC.

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Episode 26: Avengers: Infinity War and Star Wars: Resistance Apr 28, 2018

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In this episode, Swapna and Preeti talk about Avengers: Infinity War, Star Wars: Resistance, Hank Azaria's response to the Apu documentary, the Crazy Rich Asians trailer, unisex miniskirts on Star Trek, and more.

Timestamps:

Star Wars: Resistance (16min15sec)

Infinity War (with spoilers) (26min38sec)

Infinity War discussion finishes at 1hour34min20sec

Star Trek miniskirts: https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/star-trek-discovery-minidress-unisex/

South Asian talent (Vanity Fair): https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/03/pilot-season-south-asian-american-actors-india-pakistani-greatest-american-hero-hannah-simone

Hank Azaria on Apu: http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/hank-azaria-apu-step-aside-1202786117/

Star Wars: Resistance: https://io9.gizmodo.com/star-wars-resistance-is-the-next-lucasfilm-animated-ser-1825546331

Crazy Rich Asians trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ-YX-5bAs0

To many Indian Americans, Apu is offensive. To me, he’s my dad: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2018/04/25/to-many-indian-americans-apu-is-offensive-to-me-hes-my-dad/?utm_term=.1315b995205f

Imran Siddiquee, The Other People in Springfield: https://longreads.com/2017/12/29/the-other-people-in-springfield/

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Episode 25: The Two Towers (Extended Edition) Apr 07, 2018

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Swapna and Preeti talk about all 37 hours of the extended edition of The Two Towers (okay, just kidding, but it is a LONG movie with much Ent.)

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Episode 24: Star Wars Rebels and A Wrinkle in Time Mar 17, 2018

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Join Preeti & Swapna as they talk about Star Wars Rebels, a Wrinkle in Time, the new Infinity War Trailer, and all these amazing desi creatives getting and doing good work.

Spoilers for Star Wars Rebels start at 18min30sec.

Link for what Clone Wars episodes to watch: https://www.reddit.com/r/starwarsrebels/wiki/tcwrecommended

Swapna's Space Tinyletter, Give me Space: https://tinyletter.com/givemespace

Pre-order A THOUSAND BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062671158

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Episode 23: Black Panther Feb 17, 2018

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In this episode, we discuss SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket launch and what it means for space travel, Michelle Yeoh, A Thousand Beginnings and Endings, The Problem with Apu, Padmavaat, New Girl, One Day at a Time, and Frasier.

Swapna's interview with Michelle Yeoh: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/michelle-yeoh-discusses-her-accent-and-the-role-of-women-in-star-trek-discovery

Preorder link for A Thousand Beginnings and Endings: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-thousand-beginnings-and-endings-ellen-oh/1126562946?ean=9780062671158#/

The Falcon Heavy launch brought me to tears: https://www.engadget.com/2018/02/08/spacex-falcon-heavy-launch-in-person/

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Episode 22: Fellowship of the Ring (Extended Edition) Jan 22, 2018

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Comic book writer Greg Pak joins Swapna and Preeti to talk about the Peter Jackson movie Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (the Extended Edition, of course).

Spoilers for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: 56:55 to 57:30

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Episode 21 Jan 15, 2018

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In the first episode of 2018, Preeti and Swapna talk about Love Sick, The End of the F***ing World, Space, Star Trek Discovery, The Peanut Butter Solution, The Cruel Prince, Cycling, and Stranger Things.

Spoilers for the midseason Star Trek Discovery premiere: 20min04sec - 32m55s.

Swapna's Wilson Cruz interview: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/star-trek-discoverys-wilson-cruz-on-the-midseason-premiere-gay-representation-and-a-musical

The Peanut Solution: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t86ZzqR7M6A

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Episode 20 Dec 29, 2017

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To round out 2017, Swapna and Preeti talk about the Star Trek/Quentin Tarantino news, the new Doctor Who, and Saladin Ahmed's comics work. We also discuss the first three episodes of season 1 of The Expanse, and take listener questions, which includes discussing fanfic we've written and the fictional universe we'd want to live in.

Science in The Expanse: https://www.tor.com/2017/02/27/science-vs-the-expanse-is-it-possible-to-colonize-our-solar-system/

The Toys that Made Us: https://www.netflix.com/title/80161497

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Episode 19: The Last Jedi Dec 17, 2017

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Preeti and Swapna dissect The Last Jedi. There's laughter, there's tears, there's squeeing and frustrations! Jump on in into this in depth look at TLJ.

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