Swapna and Preeti prep for the next season of Star Trek: Picard with a deep dive into some very special Q episodes of The Next Generation, and Star Trek: First Contact! Plus, they go through some of that exciting DC Fandome news and what you all can expect from Desi Geek Girls for the rest of 2021! Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes: Season 1, Episode 1, "The Encounter at Farpoint" Season 6, Episode 15, "Tapestry" Season 7, Episodes 25 and 26, "All Good Things"   Star Trek: Picard Trailer links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk9F90wklRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHMti7u9TBE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUhBOmtFYr8&t=1s   Swapna's WIRED column: Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/ Tar Valon or Bust: A Wheel of Time Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/tarvalonorbust/episodes

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Star Trek: Picard, Q, and the Borg

This week, Preeti and Swapna are joined by Arthurian expert Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn to discuss David Lowery's The Green Knight! They also dive deep into the conspiracy theories of the new trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Episode Links:  Dr. Kavita Mudan Finn: https://kvmfinn.wordpress.com/ Editor at The Public Medievalist: https://www.publicmedievalist.com/ Stone Sword Table order: https://www.swapnakrishna.com/sword-stone-table Battle of the Bands preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338/9781536214338 Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/ Avenger’s Assembly: X-Change Students 101: https://bookshop.org/books/x-change-students-101-marvel-avengers-assembly-3/9781338767612  Finally, a Seat at the Table (Elle Magazine): https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a37385781/the-green-knight-representation-dev-patel/ 

The Green Knight, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and More!

This week, Swapna and Preeti breakdown episodes 3 - 6 of Loki (Disney+). Spoiler warning throughout!   Stone Sword Table: https://www.swapnakrishna.com/sword-stone-table Truth & Justice #7 (Zatanna comic) preorder: https://www.midtowncomics.com/product/2022015 Battle of the Bands preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338/9781536214338 Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/ Avenger's Assembly #3: X-Change Students 101: https://bookshop.org/books/x-change-students-101-marvel-avengers-assembly-3/9781338767612

Loki, episodes 3 - 6

This week, Swapna and Preeti dive deep into the season 2 trailer for Picard, The Bad Batch episodes 1-7, and the first two episodes of Loki. Plus they wax philosophical on the differences between how Marvel, Star Trek, and Star Wars handle their shared universe storytelling! The Bad Batch discussion: 9min50sec Loki: 24min50sec Picard Season 2: https://www.startrek.com/news/season-2-of-star-trek-picard-drops-first-trailer Stone Sword Table preorder: https://www.swapnakrishna.com/sword-stone-table Truth & Justice #7 (Zatanna comic) preorder: https://www.midtowncomics.com/product/2022015 Battle of the Bands preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/battle-of-the-bands-9781536214338/9781536214338 Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/

Picard Season 2 trailer, The Bad Batch (1-7), Loki (1-2), and more!

This month, Preeti interviews author Nisha Sharma (MY SO-CALLED BOLLYWOOD LIFE, The Singh Family trilogy). They dive into what it's like being an Indian-American writer, how the community can drive a South Asian creative, more about Nisha's forthcoming novel RADHA AND JAI'S RECIPE FOR ROMANCE (July 2021), and what kinds of romance novels Nisha would recommend right now. Relevant Links: Nisha Sharma: http://www.nisha-sharma.com/ Pre-order Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance from any of these links and get swag! https://booksofwonder.com/products/9780553523294 https://lovessweetarrow.indielite.org/book/9780553523294 https://www.newtownbookshop.com/book/9780553523294   Stone Sword Table preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/sword-stone-table-old-legends-new-voices/9780593081891  

Interview with Romance and YA Author Nisha Sharma

This week Preeti and Swapna dive very deep into the series finale (and "The Series Finale") of WandaVision. Relevant links: Patreon: www.patreon.com/DesiGeekGirls Stone Sword Table cover reveal: https://www.tor.com/2021/02/23/cover-reveals-sword-stone-table-anthology-arthurian-mythology/#more-633368 The Sinister Substitute preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/the-sinister-substitute-marvel-avengers-assembly-book-2-volume-2/9781338587197  Battle of the Bands preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671364/battle-of-the-bands-by-lauren-gibaldi-and-eric-smith/ WIRED / Mental health & video games: https://www.wired.com/story/casual-games-mental-health How the WandaVision Finale Failed Monica Rambeau by Stephanie Williams  

WandaVision: Episode 9, The Series Finale

This week, Swapna and Preeti breakdown that Spider-Man title, The Justice League runtime news, and of course, episodes 6-8 of WandaVision! Relevant Links: Patreon: www.patreon.com/DesiGeekGirls Stone Sword Table cover reveal: https://www.tor.com/2021/02/23/cover-reveals-sword-stone-table-anthology-arthurian-mythology/#more-633368 The Sinister Substitute preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/the-sinister-substitute-marvel-avengers-assembly-book-2-volume-2/9781338587197  Battle of the Bands preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671364/battle-of-the-bands-by-lauren-gibaldi-and-eric-smith/ WIRED / Mental health & video games: https://www.wired.com/story/casual-games-mental-health Wandavision Recaps on io9: https://io9.gizmodo.com/wandavision-became-a-nightmarish-web-of-cathartic-rerun-1846362203 Vanity Fair / Justice League: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/02/the-true-story-of-justice-league-snyder-cut

WandaVision episodes 6 - 8, Spider-Man, and more!

This week, Preeti and Swapna take on the latest episodes of WandaVision and get deep into that MCU lore. They also talk about the latest Mass Effect news from BioWare! Relevant links: Patreon: www.patreon.com/DesiGeekGirls Stone Sword Table preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/sword-stone-table-old-legends-new-voices/9780593081891  The Sinister Substitute preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/the-sinister-substitute-marvel-avengers-assembly-book-2-volume-2/9781338587197

WandaVision episodes 3 - 5 and Mass Effect

This week, Swapna and Preeti dig deep into the first two episode of WandaVision (Disney+). They also talk through some of that Netflix 2021 news (a new movie every week!), Apple TV+ series, and what we can expect forthcoming from Lucasfilm Games. WandaVision spoiler warning: 15min30sec Relevant Links: Netflix news: https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-2021-film-preview Patreon: www.patreon.com/DesiGeekGirls Swapna's WIRED column: https://www.wired.com/story/easy-mode-bugsnax/ Tar Valon Or Bust, a Wheel of Time Podcast: https://shows.acast.com/tarvalonorbust/episodes Stone Sword Table preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/sword-stone-table-old-legends-new-voices/9780593081891  The Sinister Substitute preorder: https://bookshop.org/books/the-sinister-substitute-marvel-avengers-assembly-book-2-volume-2/9781338587197  

WandaVision Episodes 1 & 2, 2021 Netflix releases, Lucasfilm Games

This week Swapna and Preeti dive right into the season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, what it meant to see That character on the small screen, and where the show might go from here. Spoilers for the final episode of The Mandalorian throughout. Trans Rights are Human Rights, this is the way - donate to the Trans Law Center today

The Mandalorian: Chapter 16, the finale and the future

This week Swapna and Preeti deep dive into all the Star Wars and Marvel announcements from the Disney investor meeting (spoiler alert: It's a Whole Lot). Plus, they breakdown Chapters 14 and 15 of The Mandalorian. Spoiler warning for The Mandalorian: 44min - TK  Links: Trans Rights are Human Rights, this is the way - donate to the Trans Law Center today Michal Shick's excellent Chapter 15 analysis from a Jewish perspective Swapna's newsletter: skrishna.substack.com Preorder Avengers Assembly: THE SINISTER SUBSTITUTE

All that Disney news, plus The Mandalorian: Chapters 14 & 15

Swapna and Preeti dive into the fifth episode of the second season of The Mandalorian, called"The Jedi." We also discuss recent events at SYFY FANGRRLS, Bugsnax, DragonAge: Inquisition, and the Supernatural finale conspiracy theory. Swapna's newsletter: skrishna.substack.com Preeti's newsletter: preeti.substack.com Trans Rights are Human Rights, this is the way - donate to the Trans Law Center today Patreon: desigeekgirls.patreon.com

The Mandalorian, Chapter 13: The Jedi

This week, Swapna and Preeti dig into Chapters 10 - 12 — or episodes 2 - 4 of season 2 — of The Mandalorian (which are mistakenly referred to as Chapters 12 - 14 in the episode, apologies!). They also talk through the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special, the Supernatural series finale, Dev Patel's The Personal History of David Copperfield, that Wonder Woman news, and more! Spoilers for the Supernatural series finale: 13min - 18min Spoilers for the Lego Star Wars Holiday Special: 22min-26min Spoilers for The Mandalorian Eps 2-4 end at 57min Relevant links: Romancing the Runoff Trans Rights are Human Rights, this is the way - donate to the Trans Law Center today Vanity Fair Gina Carano story Tar Valon or Bust! A Wheel of Time Podcast 

The Mandalorian, Lego Star Wars Holiday Special. Supernatural, and more

In the first of two episodes for November, Swapna and Preeti break down the season 2 premiere of The Mandalorian, get into the trailer for the new Shondaland show, Bridgerton, talk about what they're excited to see from the PS5 in a few weeks, and more! Spoilers for The Mandalorian season 2 premiere start at 14min 20sec. Relevant links: Find Swapna's Star Trek: Discovery recaps here Bridgerton Trailer Register for virtual story time of A JEDI YOU WILL BE Register for the Portland Literary Festival middle-grade panel Swapna's Take It Easy Mode column        

The Mandalorian season 2, PS5, the Bridgerton trailer, and more

In this mini-episode, Preeti interviews writer, professor, and activist Simran Jeet Singh. They discuss his brand new picture book, Fauja Singh Keeps Going, the story of the oldest marathon runner in the world, as well as representation, what he hopes the book can accomplish, and  more! Simran Jeet Singh Fauja Singh Keeps Going

Interview: Simran Jeet Singh and Fauja Singh Keeps Going

Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber, two Indian lady nerds, talk geek pop culture, with some Bollywood thrown in for good measure.