Episode 222: Dressing a Boba Fett with Emily Strand

I'm so happy to invite Emily Strand back to Geek 4. You may recall that Emily  cohosts the academic Harry Potter podcast,  Potterversity. And when she was first on the show, we talked all about her love of Harry Potter.

But Emily is also a big Star Wars nerd, although she came to it, as she herself says, a little late in the game. She's the co-editor with Amy H. Sturgis of Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away, an academic anthology due out in 2023 from Vernon Press. There's also a companion volume coming out on Star Trek from the same publisher. As a Star Wars fan, Emily expresses her love in a very particular way: she uses her skills as a sewist to create film-authentic costumes for herself and others, some of which you can see below.

You can follow Emily on her website (emilystrand.com) or her blog (LiturgyandLife.com). She's on Twitter @ekcstrand

For more information about the Star Wars costumers, check out https://www.501st.com and https://rebellegion.com.

Follow me on Twitter  @mwboyce  and Instagram @mwboyce and follow my website michaelwboyce.com

You can follow the Geek4 podcast on Twitter @geek4pod and on Instagram @geek4pod

If you liked the show, hit Subscribe and please consider leaving a 5 star review. The more reviews we have, the more we show up in searches. Somehow. I think magic.

Or, tell a friend. Word of mouth is still an effective advertising tool.  

 I respectfully acknowledge that I live and work on th traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

Episode 221: Carrie Dust Fan with Carrie Leblanc

In this episode of Geek4, I'm joined by my dear friend Carrie Leblanc. Carrie and I have known each other since high school. In fact, she was my prom date. Look at us. So young.

Carrie is a huge Disney fan. She collects things, cohosts a Disney podcast, goes to parks every 6 weeks, and has a HUGE network of friends she's made through that world. And she's made it part of her job. In her spare time, she's a travel agent who specializes in Disney vacations. I wanted to find out all about the magical world of Disney. We talk about how she got into Disney and the appeal, her favourite park (which is my LEAST favourite park) and her bucket list Disney things to do.