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The Geek Embassy Podcast, Music, Podcast

TGE Ep 7 – July 2016 LIVE Podcast

Greetings, Geeks! We had a great hangout for July! New ambassadors Julie and Dante joined me and Rhonda to talk about how our experience and enjoyment of music has changed throughout our lives. We start with our first memories of seeking out music on our own, venture into junior high favorites, and first crushes. From… Continue reading TGE Ep 7 – July 2016 LIVE Podcast

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Write, Story

Update – Mothering: The Game

Greetings, Everyone, It's time for a campaign update! So much has happened with my Inkshares book campaign for Mothering: The Game and the Nerdist contest. We are rapidly reaching the end of the contest run on July 15th at Noon Pacific Time. If you've been waiting to place your pre-order, now is the time! The contest… Continue reading Update – Mothering: The Game

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The Geek Embassy Podcast, Movies, Podcast

TGE Ep 6 – Summer Movie Podcast – June 2016

Greetings,  Geeks! Rhonda and I saw two very different movies for June. Rhonda saw Central Intelligence and I saw Free State of Jones. We compare notes about the movies and how we go about choosing movies to see. Central Intelligence is a comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. It is a comedy of errors… Continue reading TGE Ep 6 – Summer Movie Podcast – June 2016

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Play, Video Games, Parenting

Game on Mom: My Daughter’s First Games

It is not hard to get young kids interested in "screen time." Kids find screens just as captivating as the adults who carry them around in their pockets. I admit to using my screen as a distraction for lots of diaper changes when my daughter was barely old enough to hold it. It certainly cut down… Continue reading Game on Mom: My Daughter’s First Games

june
The Geek Embassy Podcast, Movies, Podcast, TV

TGE Ep 5 – June 2016 LIVE Hangout

For our June LIVE Hangout, we talked about villains: the ones you love to hate and hate to love. What makes them relate-able or hate-able? Rhonda, Mark, Isabela, and I had a great time chatting about our favorite villains from movies, TV, books, and video games. We also had a wildcard category which Rhonda won… Continue reading TGE Ep 5 – June 2016 LIVE Hangout

mothering
Write, Story

Mothering: The Game

Many of you may have seen on my Twitter account how I launched an Inkshares campaign last week. Inkshares is a crowdfunding platform like Kickstarter or Indiegogo, but just for books and book publication. You have a concept and some writing done on a book, you can put that concept up and share some of your writing… Continue reading Mothering: The Game

movie
The Geek Embassy Podcast, Movies, Podcast

TGE Ep 4 – Summer Movie Podcast – May 2016

Movie - Captain America: Civil War This month, Rhonda and I discuss the latest Avengers movie, Captain America: Civil War. Although billed as a Captain America movie, it is an Avengers-themed extravaganza of action and internal conflict as our heroes navigate how they operate as a superhero crime-fighting team now exposed to public criticism. Listen to… Continue reading TGE Ep 4 – Summer Movie Podcast – May 2016

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TV

Walter White Tells the Truth

I wasn't sure how I would feel watching Breaking Bad. Before I began binge watching the series a few weeks ago, I only knew the very basics of the story. High school chemistry teacher with cancer, desperate for money to support his family so he starts making meth. It had been on my Netflix to… Continue reading Walter White Tells the Truth

sandra glahn guest post
Story, Play

Ambassadors Wanted – Apply Now!

Ambassadors Call To Arms! Are you a highly motivated, engaged geek? Are you looking for a creative outlet for your writing? Have you always wanted to create video or audio content for the web? The Geek Embassy is recruiting Ambassadors. We are looking for writers and content producers for the website who are dedicated to… Continue reading Ambassadors Wanted – Apply Now!