301 episodes

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.

Fake Geek Girls - A Critical Look at Pop Culture Fake Geek Girls

    • Arts
    • 4.4 • 38 Ratings

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.

    WWBUT 95 – Where Are the Gay Dinosaurs, Oppenheimer?

    WWBUT 95 – Where Are the Gay Dinosaurs, Oppenheimer?

    Important news: we've seen Barbie, and we're here to talk about it. We're also taking a look at Maia Kobabe's Gender Queer, Transformers, and more.

    • 53 min
    Episode 192 – Interview With the Vampire

    Episode 192 – Interview With the Vampire

    We thought we might have been over vampire media, but we were wrong. Join us as we discuss Anne Rice's Interview With the Vampire and its adaptations, as well as morality, the origins and meanings of vampire fiction, and what 'bad' representation means.

    • 1 hr 54 min
    WWBUT 95 – We’re Still Talking About Midsommar

    WWBUT 95 – We’re Still Talking About Midsommar

    We've journeyed Across the Spider-Verse, back into Hälsingland, and into the murky world of reboots in this week's WWBUT.

    • 53 min
    Episode 191 – Spice World

    Episode 191 – Spice World

    Join us as we discuss authenticity, the tricky balance of real-world social issues with capitalism, and, naturally, which spice we'd be if we were a spice. 

    • 2 hr
    WWBUT 94 – Ariana Grande is Singing About bell hooks

    WWBUT 94 – Ariana Grande is Singing About bell hooks

    We've got some thoughts on men, cults, songfic, and action scenes on this week's WWBUT!

    • 52 min
    Episode 190 – Magic Mike XXL

    Episode 190 – Magic Mike XXL

    Put 'Pony' on the stereo and get your dollar bills out, because it's time to talk about Magic Mike XXL

    • 1 hr 27 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
38 Ratings

38 Ratings

SoggyBayLeaf ,

I love them and think they should talk about ducks

Hello long time listening short time fan. Wish this had extra wiener talk every week. Maybe a lil sausage segment per ep. ok I love you, thoughts and prayers

Jill and Stuff ,

Get to the topic!

6 minutes in on the Ladybird podcast and they are talking about a Jack Black movie. Tapped out no way

Brittttbritttt1990 ,

Love this podcast!

Don’t listen to the negative reviews (which are obviously males who have had their masculinity threatened by listening to women discuss nerdy topics) because this podcast is amazing! Especially if you’re exhausted from hearing your favorite topics manspalined on other podcasts. They really dive deep into the material and it’s clear they’re passionate about everything they talk about. So glad I found this podcast :)

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