Fake Geek Girls is a podcast looking at nerdy pop culture from both a fan and critical perspective, encouraging the things we love to do better.
By that, we mean we value pop culture for what it is—entertainment for the masses—and for what it tells us—what our culture values—and the interconnected relationship of how culture shapes media and media shapes culture. We’re critical in the sense that we think critically (though sometimes we can be just regular ol’ critical, too), and we almost always choose topics we’re interested in. When we’re negative, it’s not out of spite or hatred or dismissal. Pop culture has value.
Our goal with this podcast is not to tell everybody what it’s okay to like—we’re not the grand arbiters of taste, and we like plenty of things considered problematic, weird, or just plain bad. But understanding them contextually, as representations of cultural desires and anxieties, is our goal, not tearing popular things down just because they’re popular.
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Fake Geek Girls is a podcast looking at nerdy pop culture from both a fan and critical perspective, encouraging the things we love to do better.
By that, we mean we value pop culture for what it is—entertainment for the masses—and for what it tells us—what our culture values—and the interconnected relationship of how culture shapes media and media shapes culture. We’re critical in the sense that we think critically (though sometimes we can be just regular ol’ critical, too), and we almost always choose topics we’re interested in. When we’re negative, it’s not out of spite or hatred or dismissal. Pop culture has value.
Our goal with this podcast is not to tell everybody what it’s okay to like—we’re not the grand arbiters of taste, and we like plenty of things considered problematic, weird, or just plain bad. But understanding them contextually, as representations of cultural desires and anxieties, is our goal, not tearing popular things down just because they’re popular.
What have we been up to? A lot! Join us as we discuss whether Nicholas Hoult's face has any trace of the uncanny, why it pays to be perpetually behind, and the eternal wisdom of the Real Housewives. Also: a bit about this year's PAX West, including our experience with the game Ten Candles.
Our 2024 Oscar nominee double-feature (we're only talking about two because we are chasing our bliss) continues with Anora, Sean Baker's ode to class and sex work and the American dream. Where do we stand on that ending? Do we feel it's respectful? Let's find out.
What does it cost to be beautiful? Let's find out in our discussion of The Substance, Coralie Fargeat's 2024 body horror film about beauty, Hollywood, and aging. We're discussing mixed messages, Demi Moore's performance, and why, despite everything, this film failed to stick the landing for us.
Welcome to another WWBUT! This time around, we're discussing things the internet should stop talking about, memories of the indie sleaze era, and more.
Join us as we take a look at 2023's Renfield, a big-budget fanfic (no, no, hear us out) continuation of the 1931 Dracula adaptation! This time, we're discussing the purpose of remixing older media, masculinity, pop psychology, and copaganda, as well as how hot Nicholas Hoult looks as the saddest, wettest little man on Earth.
She's beauty and she's grace, but is she... FEMINIST? (Please imagine Missy's most sarcastic voice saying that.) That's right, we're talking about 2000's Miss Congeniality, the pinnacle of 2000's girl power. What does this film have to say about femininity? About neoliberalism? About... feminism? Let's find out.
Join us as we discuss satire, gender, sexuality, representation, and more as we take a look at But I'm a Cheerleader! Does this early 2000s cult classic comedy hold up? What's it really making fun of? Does its representation ring true? Let's find out!
We're dissecting Kill Bill, discussing Quentin Tarantino's approach to filmmaking, "movie movies," and, naturally, how the "woman with a sword" genre fits into feminism.
We're having a great time with the zeitgeisty movies of the moment, with Wicked and Nosferatu on our recently watched list! What else have we been up to?
Take a journey with us into the Unknown as we discuss Over the Garden Wall! This time, we're discussing liminality, whether identity is fixed, and the flimsy nature of reality.
We're taking a closer look at Alasdair Gray and Yorgos Lanthimos's Poor Things! Join us as we discuss socialism, the novel's ties to Scottish history, and how something can be a great film but a poor adaptation.
Merri learns about wrestling, Missy accidentally talks about something she didn't like, and we both praise The People's Joker. Here's what we've been up to!
This time, we're talking about Maniac, a Netflix miniseries about mental illness, reality, and experiencing the world. We're talking about mad studies, feeling versus understanding, and more!
Fake Geek Girls is a podcast looking at nerdy pop culture from both a fan and critical perspective, encouraging the things we love to do better.
By that, we mean we value pop culture for what it is—entertainment for the masses—and for what it tells us—what our culture values—and the interconnected relationship of how culture shapes media and media shapes culture. We’re critical in the sense that we think critically (though sometimes we can be just regular ol’ critical, too), and we almost always choose topics we’re interested in. When we’re negative, it’s not out of spite or hatred or dismissal. Pop culture has value.
Our goal with this podcast is not to tell everybody what it’s okay to like—we’re not the grand arbiters of taste, and we like plenty of things considered problematic, weird, or just plain bad. But understanding them contextually, as representations of cultural desires and anxieties, is our goal, not tearing popular things down just because they’re popular.
