Geeks OUT Podcast: CW Coming Out Party

In this week's super sized episode of the Geeks OUT Podcast, Kevin (@Gilligan_McJew) is joined by Calvin Cato (@catocalvin) discuss J.K. Rowling's latest TERF musings and the new Chuck Tingle book inspired by it, and celebrate CW stars Chyler Leigh & Lili Reinhart coming out as our Strong Female Characters of the Week. 

This Week's Topics Include:

BIG OPENING:  

• KEVIN: JK Rowling makes more TERF statements, HP stars and Nicole Maines speak out, WB less so, which inspired a new book from Chuck Tingle
• CALVIN: Actor who played Elongated Man on Flash fired for racist tweets

 

DOWN & NERDY: 

 

• KEVIN: Artemis Fowl, Stargirl, The Great, Snowpiercer, The Hollow, Ring Fit
• CALVIN: She-Ra, Our Worlds at War, Steel, Shantae & the Seven Sirens, Streets of Rage

 

 

STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER: Chyler Leigh from Supergirl and Riverdale’s Lili Reinhart come out

 

THIS WEEK IN QUEER: Nickelodeon celebrates Pride by highlighting LGBTQIA+ characters & actors

 

CLIP OF THE WEEK: New trailer for Lovecraft Country

 

THE WEEK IN GEEK: 

MOVIES

• Disney developing a Lionel Ritchie inspired movie musical
• New trailer for Bill & Ted Face the Music
• Wonder Woman 1984, Tenet, and Matrix 4 all have been pushed back
• The Oscars look to become more inclusive
• New trailer for You Should Have Left
• New trailer for Archive

 

TV

• Promised Neverland is being developed by Amazon
• Watchmen & Stranger Things win Peabody Awards
• New trailer for Crossing Swords
• New trailer for season 2 of Doom Patrol
• Batwoman will not use the “Bury Your Gays” trope
• Riverdale EP apologizes after being called out by Vanessa Morgan
• Premiere of Love, Victor moved out of respect for Juneteenth
• MTV Movie & TV Awards postponed 
• Revival of Looney Tunes decides no guns for Elmer Fudd

 

COMIC BOOKS

• New details of SDCC’s Comic-Con@Home
• Marvel’s Free Comic Book Day coming in July
• DC Comics officially breaks ties with Diamond

 

SHILF

• KEVIN: Benson
• CALVIN: Hordak