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The one with all the death Sep 10, 2019

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This week, Cher, Preeti, and Courtney celebrate T-rex weddingwear, lament Patty Jenkins's Netflix wage gap, and discuss that wicked, evil conjurer of evil spirits himself, Harry Potter. Then, our three co-(g)hosts take a trip to the beyond and talk about the afterlife in genre--the good, the bad, and the bonkers.

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The one that's just all Star Wars Sep 03, 2019

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This week, Cher, Preeti, and Courtney gush over gay representation in The Eternals, celebrate even more theme park news, and spend a lot of time talking about butts, then give themselves to the Dark Side, the Force, and a lengthy discussion about whether or not C-3PO is a total jerk while discussing all things Rise of Skywalker.

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The one full of Femme Fatales Aug 27, 2019

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This week, Cher and Courtney delight over the announcements at D23, celebrate the goodness of dogs, and cringe at the horrors of ear spiders (shudder), then discuss the trope of the femme fatale and if it's actually the empowered character choice writers seem to think it is.

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The one where we get down with the fic-ness Aug 20, 2019

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This week, Cher, Preeti, and Courtney discuss the Wheel of Time casting news, squeal in terror and delight over the mysterious TV-headed delivery man, and bring their own deeply on-brand Avengers-based fan fic into the world. We also introduce our newest segment, Get Rec'd with Carly Lane and Kayleigh Donaldson, featuring the latest in SFF romance.

And if you want to check out any of the books we chatted about, here's the full list!

Year One by Nora Roberts (Chronicles of the One series);

Slave to Sensation by Nalini Singh (Psy-Changeling series);

The Beyond series by Kit Rocha;

Firelight by Kristen Callihan (Darkest London series);

The Winter King by CL Wilson

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The one with Harry Potter, sassy magic boy Aug 13, 2019

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This week, Cher, Preeti, and Courtney talk Quentin Tarantino and Bruce Lee, delight over the potential of a Nintendo theme park (GIVE US A ZELDA RIDE, PLEASE), share their most unpopular opinions, and Preeti pitches Cher on a little-known book series about a boy who lived.

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The one where we ruin the '80s Jul 30, 2019

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This week, Cher and Courtney talk about the plague of grasshoppers attacking Las Vegas, celebrate The Boys, and play a game of Reboot, Remake, Ruin with some real classics (and also the Halle Berry Catwoman).

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The one after the long con Jul 23, 2019

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This week, Cher, Preeti and Courtney are breaking down the biggest and best news (and some of the not-so-great news) from this year's SDCC, including the delightful announcement that Brandon Routh will once again be donning the Supe cape, marketing nostalgia with the resurgence of certain genre franchises (*cough* Terminator *cough*) and more.

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The one with the wrath of con Jul 16, 2019

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This week, Preeti and Courtney talk Picard, aka The Patrick Stewart Show with Dogs and Wine, and prepare their bodies and minds for San Diego Comic-Con with a game of Frak, Marry, Con.

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The one with the Peter Tingle Jul 09, 2019

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Cher, Preeti and Courtney are back to talk all things Spider-Man: Far From Home, from shipping May and Happy to shipping themselves with Mysterio to those game-changing post-credits scenes.

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