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Animorphous Discussion Bonus: Quizimorphs 1

Bitch Team Alpha — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0700

Wow, we finally got to 15 episodes, and it only took *mumble* years! To celebrate, Robin came up with a quiz to see how much Katie Tregs and Jess remember about these first 15 books. The winner gets a secret and fabulous prize! It goes exactly as well as you'd expect. Take a listen!

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Animorphous Discussion 015: Big Scary Fish Week (TM)

Bitch Team Alpha — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin, Katie Tregs, and Producer Daddy Travis talk about copyright-neutral establishments, learn a little something about sharks, and...run through the whole android thing again? Fifth time's the charm, I guess. As a Leeran might say, don't even think about missing this one! #forhumanslikeus #getthatoatmeal

Animorphous Discussion 014: Do You Believe in Neigh-liens?

Bitch Team Alpha — Mon, 15 May 2023 08:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin tells Katie Tregs and special guest Travis about these wacky conspiracy theorists who believe in aliens. We also learn how modest Yeerks are, figure out a brilliant money-making scheme with absolutely no flaws, and tell a whole lot of poop jokes. Not to mention we finally get the makeover montage we've been waiting for this whole time! Join us, and maybe join The Sharing too if you have time.

Animorphous Discussion 013: Escape to New Hork (Bajir)

Bitch Team Alpha — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 12:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin and Katie Tregs emerge from stasis to talk about another Animorphs book, and they bring a new co-host along for the ride! Because our listeners have been extra patient, we're rewarding you with an extra-long episode! Also, Robin doesn't know how pacing works. We ask so many questions in this episode: Who would win in a fight of birds vs. guns? What is really the worst breakfast cereal? When do these books start getting horny? We don't really answer any of these questions, but they're fun to ask. We hope you'll agree!

Animorphous Discussion 012: Hitting Croc Bottom

Bitch Team Alpha — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 07:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, we learn about allergies, dimples, elegant giraffe feet, and a new game to replace rock, paper, scissors! We also discuss all-llama animal shows, a more interesting show name than Home Improvement, and Jess's brilliant kamikaze plan to fill the Yeerk pool with crocodiles and/or poison.

Find Jess's stuff at writejess.com
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Animorphous Discussion 011: The One We Wish We Could Forget

Bitch Team Alpha — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 07:00:00 -0700

Sorry this took so long, everyone. For a while I thought we'd gone back in time and stopped this episode from ever being recorded. But that can't be possible...can it? Get ready to enjoy learning exactly one new term while absolutely nothing else happens to these freaking kids.

Animorphous Discussion 010: To Be or Not To Be (Effective)

Bitch Team Alpha — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, we go back to our favorite 90's bands, learn about the visual acuity of a LOT of different animals, and find out where our mass goes when we shrink. Robin also tells Jeska and Katie about a really braggy android. Jeska gets pretty mad about it.

Is It Okay 005: What if...

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:00:00 -0700

In this episode Katie, Jess, and Robin answer a few vital questions like "what if there were no teachers?" and "do we really need that many dudes named Chris?"

"Is it Okay" is a Bitch Team Alpha podcast. For more content from these amazing bitches, check out bitchteamalpha.com.

Bitches & Liches 023: Inn Too Deep part 2

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:00:00 -0700

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: The group meets a Good person from an interesting Place, and they learn something of great import that Skort neglected to report. This episode very quickly devolves into a rhyming session, but we bring it back around when Skort meets with someone who actually saw the dragon. There are forts, some port, a brief mention of sports, and more(t)! Twitter: twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: bitchesandliches.com Patreon: patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Bitches & Liches 022: Inn Too Deep part 1

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 03:00:00 -0800

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: The group sets off to the Trident Bay to investigate rumors of a dragon robbing nobles as they travel along the bay. They make some new friends, see a super fancy alligator, and learn that there's more than one way to draw a sexy dragon. Twitter: twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: bitchesandliches.com Patreon: patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Bitches & Liches 021: Questions in the Caravan part 2

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 19 Feb 2019 04:00:00 -0800

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: Our group of sometimes-heroes see a familiar face and get a few fun items before deciding on what to do next and how much to tell their mysterious new ally. They have some questions for their friends and what they've learned, and in the end, they come to an important decision. Twitter: twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: bitchesandliches.com Patreon: patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Bitches & Liches 020: Questions in the Caravan part 1

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 02:20:00 -0800

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: The group makes it back to the Caravan, and they have a lot of questions (and attitude) for Serena about the mysterious and dangerous artifacts they retrieved. They also meet a cute girl, and Skort can't resist a little flirting! Serena offers a few new quests for them to take on, and the group has to decide what they want to do next. Twitter: twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: bitchesandliches.com Patreon: patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Animorphous Discussion 009: A Little Skunk in the Trunk

Bitch Team Alpha — Thu, 31 Jan 2019 17:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Jessica once again proves that she would be the ultimate villain, Robin gives us all kinds of animal facts, and Katie proposes a few new band names.

Animorphous Discussion 008: Zero to Seerow

Bitch Team Alpha — Thu, 10 Jan 2019 02:00:00 -0800

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Is It Okay 004: Where is the Best?

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 08 Jan 2019 02:00:00 -0800

Where is the best place to live? Do you prefer aisle or window? How many is too many helicopter crashes? In this episode of Is It Okay, Jessica, Robin, and Katie will answer these essential questions and more!
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Bitches & Liches 019: Nights, Chimera, Auction! part 7

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:00:00 -0800

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: Tworian's use of arcana caught the attention of the Night Market guards, and Finn, Rand, and Skort need to figure out how to escape the Market with the dangerous artifacts they've discovered. Skort makes a new friend and learns some concerning information, and the group reunites with their (least) favorite NPC! 🐺 Twitter: twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: bitchesandliches.com Patreon: patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Is It Okay 003: Which Witch?

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700

It's #WitchTeamAlpha month, and in this episode of "Is It Okay," Jessica, Robin, and Katie Tregs are finally answering all the questions you have about witches. How many familiars can a witch have? Are boys welcome in the coven? Who would win in a fight between an octopus and Jessica's cat? Find out all these answers and more!

Bitches & Liches 018: Nights, Chimera, Auction! part 6

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 23 Oct 2018 09:35:00 -0700

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy.

In this episode:

Our group learns about the rest of the artifacts up for auction, and they learn a little about multilevel marketing campaigns. Tworian and Skort make new friends while Rand tries to learn more about the chimera from a friendly guard. And then the auction starts, and things quickly go downhill.

Check out the first episode of this arc here: https://goo.gl/e9hvka

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Bitch Time Always 001: SaDRINKa the Teenage Witch

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 16 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Welcome to the first episode of “Bitch Time? Always”, a podcast about pop culture, feminism, and anything else we want to talk about (often while drunk). In episode 1, Katie, Jessica, and Robin drunkenly and joyfully discuss Sabrina the Teenage Witch, the 1996 TV movie. For a full list of drinking game rules, visit BitchTeamAlpha.com

Bitches & Liches 017: Nights, Chimera, Auction! Part 5

Bitch Team Alpha — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: The group has made it into the auction tent, and they start investigating the dangerous artifacts, conversing with guards and thieves, and trying very hard to blend in. They learn a little bit more about the Night Market and the dangerous arcane objects up for auction. There’s also a special shout-out to RPG Casts this episode! Check them out at twitter.com/rpg_casts

Bitches & Liches 016: Nights, Chimera, Auction! Part 4

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 04:00:09 -0700

Bitches & Liches is an actual play podcast featuring five friends playing Blue Rose, an RPG of romantic fantasy. In this episode: While wandering through the Night Market, our group comes up with a plan to infiltrate the auction tent, and they make some really bad decisions along the way. They learn a little about the consequences of their actions, and some people make rash decisions in the face of conflict. Twitter: @ BitchesNLiches https://twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: www.bitchesandliches.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Bitches & Liches 015: Nights, Chimera, Auction! Part 3

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 23:02:54 -0700

Our heroes have made it into the Night Market, and they see some familiar faces while exploring. They look around for dangerous artifacts, and they make some tough choices about who to approach and what items are the most useful. Our group also finds themselves under the watchful eye of an important member of The Silence, the shady organization running the Night Market. Twitter: @ BitchesNLiches https://twitter.com/BitchesNLiches Website: www.bitchesandliches.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Animorphous Discussion 007: Ellimist of Style

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:30:06 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin teaches Jessica and Katie all about the Ellimist! Will Rachel and the other Animorphs abandon the fight against the Yeerks? Will we ever learn what Ax did when he pretended to be Jake for 3 days? How can we join the International Elephant Police? All these questions and more will be asked in this episode!

Is It Okay...? 002: This is the Point

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:50:16 -0700

What is the point of life, Minecraft, or box springs? Jessica, Robin, and Katie answer these questions and more in Episode 2 of "Is It Okay...?"

Bitches & Liches 014: Nights, Chimera, Auction! Part 2

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 10:31:15 -0700

Our group tries to find their way to the Night Market, and they come across a few distractions on their way. They also learn more about one another and their relationship grows...more intense! When our group finally makes it to the Night Market, we find out if they remember the specific phrase Nekocata and Ra’an struggled to teach them last time. Check out the first episode of this arc here: https://goo.gl/e9hvka You can find our other shows and cool content on http://www.bitchteamalpha.com/ If you like what we do, consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Animorphous Discussion 006: This is What it Sounds Like When Boats Cry

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 10:30:08 -0700

It's an extra long episode to reward you all for your extra long wait! In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin has a serious talk with Jessica and Amber about overtalk. We learn how Yeerk promotions work, what tweens really do when they're home alone, and why we're all such jerks. Well, we don't really learn WHY we're such jerks...but we're definitely jerks. What do you think of when you hear the word Crayak? Share your Sharing story! Tweet at us with the hashtag #forhumanslikeus

Is it Okay...? 001: It's Okay

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 08:00:38 -0700

Welcome to Episode 1 of "Is it Okay...?" Bitch Team Alpha's new podcast where we answer the questions that Google could probably also answer! What should we autofill next?

Animorphous Discussion 005: Vissing Contest

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:30:08 -0700

In this Episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin teaches Jessica and Katie a little bit about lobsters...and a lot about love. Mostly the lobster thing, though. Things go really far off the rails in this book. What do you think "Predator" referred to in the title of this book?

Bitches & Liches 013: Nights, Chimera, Auction! Part 1

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 20:17:26 -0700

Episode 13 starts our new arc, Nights, Chimera, Auction! Our group of “heroes” have found some new potential friends who immediately got rid of them by sending your favorite adventurers on a dangerous adventure to the Night Market! We had two awesome guests this episode, Kelrick and Kenny from ExQueerience Points, a Starfinder actual play podcast with an all-queer cast. Check out their show on http://exqueeriencepoints.com/ ! If you’re interested in helping make PodCon happen, you can check them out here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/podcon-2-community And you can listen to Feminerd ep 018: Jessica Goes to PodCon! here: https://soundcloud.com/btapodcasts/feminerd-podcon Please check out our other content on http://www.bitchteamalpha.com and consider supporting us at https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha !

Bitches & Liches 012: Enormous Frog Secret Part 6

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:00:39 -0700

“I’m all in for killin’ frogs.” -The perfect summary for today’s episode for Bitches and Liches! Listen to the exciting finale of the Enormous Frog Secret arc. All the secrets are out now! Our group of heroes (?? their status as "heroes" is somewhat questionable by the end of this episode) confronted the so-called "Lord of Mistwold" and the sorceress Vasalisa Frank in the last episode, just as they were summoning Darkfiends! Now our group has to fight them off and maybe stop and think about their actions before rushing in (haha jk they rush in with no regard for consequence, the adorable rascals).

Animorphous Discussion 004: Whale What Do We Have Here?

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 25 Jun 2018 07:00:14 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin explains how the Animorphs just plain continue to make bad decisions. Amber and Jessica provide several consistently better plans to take down the Yeerks. Also, we finally meet Ax! What do you think the senior superlatives would be for the Animorphs?

Bitches & Liches 011: Enormous Frog Secret Part 5

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:03:52 -0700

In episode 11 of Bitches & Liches, we get waaaay off track, go on a lot of tangents, and make Jessica wish she never started this damn show. Best quote from this episode? “Well, we may not win the fight, but we defeated Jessica." The group finally decides to confront Gyhra and Vasalisa, and things go exactly as well as you would expect. Check out our other content on bitchteamalpha.com! You can support us on Patreon at patreon.com/bitchteamalpha!

Animorphous Discussion 003: Too Hawk to Handle

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 31 May 2018 18:59:02 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin teaches Jessica and Amber a little bit about how hard it is to be stuck in the body of a hawk forever. They actually didn't seem to have any trouble grasping that concept - not like the trouble Tobias had with grasping that Dracon beam!

Bitches & Liches 010: Enormous Frog Secret Part 4

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 30 May 2018 16:23:43 -0700

In part 4 of Enormous Frog Secret, the group has a punderful encounter with Kiki, the evil swamp sorcerer, and they learn more about the enormous frog secret! Also, there are so many tree puns, it’s unbeleafable. There's a special and wonderful visual aid to go along with this episode, which you can find at bitchteamalpha.com !

Animorphous Discussion 002: Yeerkplace Drama

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 24 May 2018 07:00:12 -0700

In this episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin teaches Jessica and Katie Tregs that cats are great gymnasts, Controllers can't imitate love, and work can be tough no matter what organization you're in.

Animorphous Discussion 001: Anda-Lite Talk

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 13 May 2018 17:28:36 -0700

In this inaugural episode of Animorphous Discussion, Robin tries to teach Jessica and Katie Tregs about the wonderful world of Animorphs, starting with book 1: The Invasion. It goes exactly as well as you would think.

Bitches & Liches 009: Enormous Frog Secret Part 3

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 08 May 2018 16:50:54 -0700

In part 3 of Enormous Frog Secret, the Frog Secret is REVEALED (sort of)! Also, Katie continues living out all her dreams through her character, Sam learns the importance of context clues, and Tworian and Finn argue for a long time about frogs. The group finally meets the Lord of Mistwold and then takes a spooky boat ride!

GLCD 021: Monstress (with Sam from Geek Heart Games)

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 24 Apr 2018 21:59:57 -0700

Girls Like Comics, Dammit has returned! In this episode Jessica and Katie Tregs discussed Monstress Vol. 1 by Marjorie Liu and Sana Takeda with special guest Sam from Geek Heart Games. For the first time, we recorded GLCD live on Twitch, and you can see the archived live episode on our Youtube channel.

Bitches & Liches 008: Enormous Frog Secret Part 2

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:21:41 -0700

Previously on Bitches and Liches, Rand, Tworian, Finn the crocodile, and Skort have landed in an unusual swamp town called Mistwold. Now that each hero has gotten a special new weapon, they're going to make their way back to the inn for drinking, flirting, and frog-hunting!

Bitches & Liches 007: Enormous Frog Secret Part 1

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 04 Apr 2018 10:07:25 -0700

In this episode, our heroes make it to Mistwold in their attempt to outrun (outboat?) Ivan and his lackeys. Skort flirts with the local innkeeper, Rand finds his happy place, and everyone gets a new toy! While they acquaint themselves with the town, the team provides Jessica with voice coaching, Katie learns that she can live out her greatest wish through her character, Skort, and Finn gets to go fast in the water. Also, Jessica gets to air some grievances at the beginning of the episode. We hope you enjoy this episode of Bitches & Liches! And if you like what we do, don't forget to check out our other content on bitchteamalpha.com!

Bpop 031: The Swan Princess (Or The Ugly Drunkling)

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 00:48:13 -0700

While Jessica, Hadeel, and Angela were busy at ECCC, Katie Tregs, Robin, and Travis drank and watched The Swan Princess! Is this our drunkest podcast of all time? You decide! (But… probably). Drinking game rules and other information can be found at btapodcasts.com

Bitches & Liches 006: Check Your Levels!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 07:41:51 -0700

This episode marks the end of the Shadows of Tanglewood arc and gives you a chance to hear more about how Blue Rose works! The group levels up (and makes some great leveling up sounds). They all gain awesome new abilities and get to dive into their specializations! Spoiler: they specialize in exactly the things you would expect them to while also somehow specializing in completely unexpected things. Our adepts also have visions of their mentors who lead them in their journey to specializing their arcana, and their voices were planned well in advance so they sound super practiced and reasonable and not at all weird. Also, our favorite warrior goes BERSERK, and we learn that one of our group may come from a noble background. Check out past episodes and our other podcasts on bitchteamalpha.com !

Feminerd 019: ECCC 2018!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 13 Mar 2018 11:26:04 -0700

Jessica and Hadeel talk about all the awesome stuff they did and saw at Emerald City Comic Con and how much fun it is to be on panels! Tune into their fun recap episode to hear about the awesome people they visited in artist alley, the weird fandom stuff they learned, and more! Check out our other podcasts on http://www.bitchteamalpha.com/ If you like what we do, please tell your friends about us! Word of mouth helps us get more listeners! Also, please consider supporting us on Patreon so we can keep bringing you the awesome content you love! https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Bitches & Liches 005

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:10:07 -0800

In this episode, the group learns to read the room. The adventures finally meet Dartis, Talaith’s partner, and they have to figure out how to out-dance an exceptionally graceful faun. This episode featured a special guest: Nami! Jessica’s cat Nami decided to sit on Jessica’s dice and then continue to be completely in the way during the battle. If you want to see her cute face, check her out on Instagram @petteamalpha. You can find our other podcasts at bitchteamalpha.com

BPop 030: The Plast(ered) Unicorn

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 23:17:18 -0800

We recorded this podcast a while ago, but here it finally is for your listening pleasures! It's the Last Unicorn! Recommended Drinking Game Rules: Drink when: 1. They say (or you think) "what do men know?" 2. Beautiful but awful musical medley 3. When you think "wow this movie is stupid, but the animation is beautiful" 4. Surprise cameo! (You recognize someone's voice) 5. Someone thinks the unicorn is a horse 6. Someone thinks the woman is a unicorn 7. Pirate cat! 8. When Schmendrick sucks! Find more from us at btapodcasts.com

Bitches & Liches 004

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 07:34:10 -0800

Time for the sprite fight! In this episode, the team battles the mechanical sprites they found in the mad fae’s workshop. And we decide what our first Bitches & Liches t-shirts will look like. Join Finn, Rand, Skort, and Tworian as they flail and chomp their way through this battle that goes on for maybe a little longer than it needs to.

Bpop 029: The Drunk Crystal

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:22:40 -0800

In this very special episode of Drunk Bitchpop, Jessica, Robin, and Katie Tregs have been reunited to watch the Jim Henson classic: The Dark Crystal. Listen as they drunkenly explain the plot, and ruminate on life’s meaning. Visit btapodcast.com for all of our drinking game rules, and please consider supporting us on Patreon!

Bitches & Liches 003

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:16:15 -0800

Rand, Skort, Tworian, and Finn have found Talaith and the Ebban Manor. Now, they want to look at things with their dice eyes and figure out what the heck is going on with this big-ass, run-down manor. Check out our cute pets here: https://www.instagram.com/petteamalpha/ Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/bitchteamalpha

Femocratic Process 002: Research with Ashley Warren

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 25 Jan 2018 16:51:03 -0800

In Episode 2 of "Femocratic Process," Jessica and Katie Tregs got the chance to talk to Ashley Warren, professional researcher and author of The Citizen's Guide to Research: A Practical Guide to Understanding Research in the Era of Big Data. Ashley gives our bitches great insights into where to start when doing research, how to spot bad sources, and how to not feel overwhelmed by researching politics.

Bitches & Liches 002

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 18 Jan 2018 10:56:33 -0800

In the first episode, the heroes received a psychic call for help and ventured out into Tanglewood Forest to find the one who sent the call. They were quickly surrounded by dangerous wolves and had to fight back. Will our heroes defeat the wolves and find the one who needs help? Will the crocodile nurse be able to heal their injuries? Will anyone get a cute bandage with rocketships on it to cover their injuries? Find out in this second episode of Bitches & Liches!

Bitches & Liches 001

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 01:55:36 -0800

Welcome to the first episode of Bitches and Liches! Four strangers band together to fight against the forces of evil in Aldis. We’re starting out with the sample story in the back of the Blue Rose rulebook called “Shadows of Tanglewood.” Forgive the awkward silences and loud dice rolls--we’re still new to Blue Rose and to actual play podcasts, but we get a little better with each recording! There are already a bunch of rules we got wrong in this first arc that we’ll do better on the next time, and we’re excited to hear what others think of our game! If you have questions or suggestions for us, find us on Facebook or Twitter @btapodcasts!

Bitches & Liches Theme

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 13:35:18 -0800

Bitches and Liches, our actual play Blue Rose podcast, starts soon! Before the first episode, listen to our wonderful theme song, made by our very own Katie Tregs!

Feminerd 018: Jessica Goes to PodCon!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 14:58:01 -0800

Jessica talks to Katie about the amazing time she had at PodCon! They talk about some of the panels and live shows Jessica attended and make a plan to attend every PodCon until the end of time! Visit btapodcasts.com for links to other podcasts and articles mentioned.

Feminerd 017: Habibi

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 09:37:44 -0800

Join Jessica and Katie Tregs as they interview Hadeel about her upcoming book, Habibi! Hadeel also talks about her love of knitting and dyeing yarn, how much she knows she’s going to love The Shape of Water, and how much work makeup is. Check out Habibi on Kickstarter before the campaign is over to get a cute enamel pin with the book! goo.gl/fnnZLN

Bpop 028: Hocus Pocus

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 31 Oct 2017 00:32:27 -0700

It finally happened. A virgin lit the black flame candle. We drank and watched the Disney classic Hocus Pocus! Listen while Katie Tregs, Ally, and Kelly go amok... amok amok amok! #ThackBinx #yabos Check out bitchteamalpha.com for the drinking game rules and surprise bonus content.

Bpop 027: The Craft (Welcome to the drinking hour)

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 13:28:49 -0700

We watched the 1996 cinema classic, The Craft! We paired this wonderful movie with its obvious sister film Scream (1996). As always, we drank to both of these movies, and here are our drinking game rules. The Craft drinking game rules: Drink when... 1. A bully gets what’s coming 2. Manon is called 3. Fairuza Balk is too much 4. Snake guy!!! Scream drinking game rules: Drink when... 1. Someone talks about a horror movie cliche 2. People try to gaslight Sidney 3. Something campy happens 4. The movie goes out of its way to make someone look guilty 5. The principle is creepy 6. Excellent screams 7. Courtney Cox gets punched! Forever house rules: Drink when... 1. A penis is threatened 2. Outstanding 90s fashion 3. Sister feels 4. Surprise cameos!

BPop 026: A Drunk Dinosaur Story

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 20:42:54 -0700

Jessica and her favorite Robin talk about "We're Back: A Dinosaur Story," everyone's favorite 90s movie about dinosaurs! For the drinking game rules and more podcasts like this, check out http://www.bitchteamalpha.com/bitchpop-026-drunk-dinosaur-story/

Bpop 025: Drunk Alien vs. Predator

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:40:19 -0800

In this very special episode of drunk Bitchpop, Jessica and Katie Tregs watched the 2004 sci-fi classic, Alien vs. Predator. Here are our AvP drinking game rules. Be sure to drink every time: 1. Someone makes an excellent point but everyone else ignores it 2. Something in the movie makes you want to say "that's not how that works" 3. An alien or predator dies 4. A predator kills a human 5. There is a ritual 6. Sanaa Lathan is too gorgeous to be real 7. Any lady is badass 8. Someone gets chestburstered Optional rules: 1. Alien goo 2. Weyland Corporation

Femocratic Process 001: Bitches Get Political

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 29 Jan 2017 22:57:44 -0800

The bitches are back! And this time...it's political. Katie and Jessica get political and talk about their experiences at the Womxn's March! This is the first episode in a new podcast: Femocratic Process.

BPop 024: The Addams Family

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 23:09:19 -0700

In this episode of drunk B****pop, Jessica, Katie Tregs, and Lauren watch The Addams Family. Check out btapodcasts.com for the drinking game rules.

Magic Battleaxe - Episode 5

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:35:22 -0800

Magic Battleaxe - Episode 5 by Katie Tregs & Jessica

BPop 023: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 19:14:17 -0800

In this episode of BitchPop, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the BitchPop Book Club December pick: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky (which is also Jessica’s favorite book)! Listen to Jessica creepily talk about how much she loves this book and how she cried all over the author when they met, and listen to Katie discuss the book very reasonably!

Feminerd 016: #DearMe

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 06 Jan 2016 13:32:03 -0800

In this very special New Years episode of "Feminerd," Jessica and Katie Tregs deliver advice to their younger selves, and review the year 2015.

GLCD 020: All-New Women of Marvel

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 03 Jan 2016 20:40:08 -0800

In this episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit!" Katie Tregs and Jessica give a spoiler-free review of several of the new female-lead titles from Marvel, including: Silk, Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat, Scarlet Witch, Angela: Queen of Hel, Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.

GLCD 019: Pretty Deadly

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 15:44:21 -0800

In this episode of “Girls Like Comics, Dammit!” Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss Pretty Deadly by Kelly Sue DeConnick, Emma Rios, and Jordie Bellaire. This podcast also contains Katie Tregs’ version of the “Tale of Deathface Ginny.”

Feminerd 015: Wizard World

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 00:04:24 -0800

Jessica and Katie Tregs talk about their weekend at Wizard World Reno!

Feminerd 014: Morgan Lariah of 5th Passenger

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 21:44:15 -0800

In this very special episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs and Jessica sit down with Morgan Lariah, the lead actress, co-writer, and producer of the film 5th passenger. The ladies discuss their favorite women in science fiction, some of their favorite science fiction works, as well as Morgan's experiences in film-making. Morgan also gives the Feminerd ladies a few insights into what makes 5th Passenger such a unique and fantastic project.

GLCD 018: Oddly Normal and Madame Frankenstein

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 01 Nov 2015 22:49:37 -0800

In this episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit!" Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss Oddly Normal by Otis Frampton (no spoilers), and Madame Frankenstein by Jamie S. Rich and Megan Levens (mega spoilers).

Magic Battleaxe - Episode 3, Geist Edition

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 11:10:27 -0700

Magic Battleaxe - Episode 3, Geist Edition by Katie Tregs & Jessica

Bpop 022: Witchpop

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 27 Oct 2015 11:07:14 -0700

In this very magic episode of Bitchpop, Jessica, Katie Tregs, and Robin discuss everyone's favorite Halloween movie genre: witch movies! Which movies? Exactly. We also discuss our Practical Magic drinking game: 1. When you have "sisterhood feels" 2. 90's girl music swells 3. There is a mega hottie on screen 4. When they use the phrase "Owens woman" 5. When someone is too fabulous (Stockard Channing) And our forever house rules: Outstanding 90's fashion Sick burn A penis is threatened (I don't believe this happens, but feel free to drink for threats of chicken pox)

Feminerd 013: Geek Girl Con 2015!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 17 Oct 2015 19:24:08 -0700

Jessica, Katie Tregs, and Lauren talk about their favorite artists, panels, and cosplays from Geek Girl Con 2015!

Magic Battleaxe - Episode 2

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 07:24:28 -0700

We’re back for our second episode, and we figured we would talk about something incredibly useful in the modern age: remote tabletop gaming! How are you supposed to play a game of (our apparently favorite) Edge of the Empire if one friend is in California, one is in Texas, and the other three are in Oregon? Well, here are a few tools we discuss with our guest, 3D Artist for Cryptic Studios, Thomas Marrone.

Feminerd 012: Intersectionality

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 21 Sep 2015 19:34:40 -0700

In this episode of "Feminerd," Jessica and Katie Tregs answer questions from Twitter and Facebook about intersectionality and feminism. They also discuss which geek media has great representation and which media could use a little help.

Heroine Episode 032 - Dragon Age Inquisition: Trespasser and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 16 Sep 2015 05:45:33 -0700

Katey talks with Ben and Ryan about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Dragon Age Inquisition: Trespasser DLC, Mario Maker, the Ubisoft theme park, and more!

Heroine Episode 031 - PAX Prime 2015!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 01 Sep 2015 20:24:43 -0700

Bitch Team Alpha was at PAX Prime! We recorded this podcast with screwdrivers on Monday morning of PAX and talked about all of the awesome games we played and the amazing things we did. Come hear about the best of PAX!

BPop 021: Drunktilda

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 30 Aug 2015 16:18:07 -0700

To feed our FOMO while most of the BTA ladies were at PAX, Katie Tregs, Jessica, Robin, and special guest Sam Tregs got drunk and watched Matilda!

Magic Battleaxe - Pilot!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 26 Aug 2015 07:05:20 -0700

You never thought you'd see the day, did you? What are we talking about? I have no idea. I do know that Tina Pesterfield and I are beyond thrilled to introduce you to "Magic Battleaxe," a podcast dedicated to pen and paper role playing games. This month, we're neck deep in Star Wars: Edge of the Empire, a Final Flight RPG with a rather unusual dice system. Don't worry, we'll hold your hand. Join us for hijinks, tales of woe, and tips and tricks for taking your GMing to the next level. Or, y'know, just help you fortify the game that your players keep trying to break. In future episodes, we'll be joined by guests from the industry, fellow pen and paper players, and seasoned RPG players. We'll also issue challenges to you, reader. So tune in and take part in "Magic Battleaxe."

GLCD 017: Jem and the Holograms, Spider-Gwen, and Black Canary

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 23 Aug 2015 12:07:49 -0700

An amazing trend is taking over comics: girl bands. In this episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit," Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss Jem and the Holograms by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell, Spider-Gwen by Jason LaTour and Robbi Rodriguez, and Black Canary by Brendan Fletcher and Annie Wu. Check out BitchTeamAlpha.com for more content as well as links to all our social media.

Fan Friction 2: Sherlocked

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 17:11:37 -0700

This week on Fan Friction, Katey chats with guests Katie Tregs and Jane about awesome Sherlock fan fiction. We discuss two Sherlock/John fics, as well as one Sherlock/Moriarty fic. We also chat a bit about how weird the Omegaverse is to us (though it's totally cool if it's your thing!) and how hot Benedict Cumberbatch is.

Heroine Episode 030 - The Pre-PAX Slump

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 06:45:31 -0700

There's not a lot of news this week, but we tried. We tried. Sorry for the ridiculous sirens at the beginning! It was funny, so we left it in. We talk about Life is Strange Episode 4 (it's pretty spoiler free if you're caught up through Episode 3), Hatoful Boyfriend, the North American Heroes of the Storm Open, Hearthstone, Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain, and more!

GLCD 016: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:19:53 -0700

This award winning title (Nuts About That Booty Award, 2015) is all about stopping crime, computer science, fighting dinosaurs, eating food measured in pounds, best animal friends, Cat Thor fan fiction, and being a completely normal human with no super-strength. #Basslass #SquirrelRepellent #HippotheHippo Don't forget to let us know your best Basslass acronym. BT Alpha simply seeks lighthearted acronym submissions, squirrelfriends!

BPop 020: Ant-Man

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 22 Jul 2015 16:39:19 -0700

In this episode of B****Pop, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs discuss Marvel's new movie Ant-Man. We talk about the reason Hope couldn't wear the Ant-Man suit (there isn't one), discuss Trinity Syndrome, and decide what we'd do if we had power over ants.

Fan Friction 1: Dragon Ages 18 & Up

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 21 Jul 2015 06:42:59 -0700

For our very first episode of Fan Friction - the podcast all about smutty fan fiction - we discuss Dragon Age smut! Katey (of the Heroine podcast) is joined by Sam Maggs, Meg, and Ness to chat about the most awesome Dragon Age smut they could find. If you're under 18, abandon ship!

Heroine Episode 027 - Horror Games!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 06:35:42 -0700

Katey, Aenne, Katie L, Asia, and Price (from Stumpt Gamers) chat about horror games for horror month on BTA. This was originally going to come out before our E3 episode, but was pushed back.

Ladies of Industry 020: Lindsay Peck

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 28 Jun 2015 11:24:53 -0700

Hello lovelies! Today's Ladies of Industry guest is Lindsay Peck. Shes a QA Game Specialist for Motiga, and is one of the few people I've met who has fallen in love with QA Testing and isn't just using it as a stepping stone. Listen in as she lays down some wisdom and tells us how QA isn't just an entry level position, and how it can be an intense and very satisfying career option.

BTA #100!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:23:23 -0700

It's Bitch Team Alpha's 100th Podcast! It's been a big year for BTA, and we happened to hit our 100th podcast only shortly after our 1 year anniversary. Listen to the folks behind BTA talk about the past, present, and future of Bitch Team Alpha.

GLCD 015: Locke & Key

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 22:37:04 -0700

In celebration of horror month, the "Girls Like Comics" panel read volume 1 of Locke and Key: Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.

BPop 019: Summer Movies 2015

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 22 Jun 2015 00:02:42 -0700

In this episode of B****pop, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the summer movies that they've seen so far as well as movies they're looking forward to and movies that they're not so excited about.

Heroine Episode 028 - E3 2015!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 19 Jun 2015 07:23:14 -0700

It's E3 time! Katey chats with Asia and Katie about the games announced at E3 as well as a bit of what Asia and Katie saw on the show floor. Spoiler: our favorite titles were Mass Effect: Andromeda, Kingdom Hearts 3, Final Fantasy VII, Fallout 4, and Unravel.

Feminerd 011: Women of Horror

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:07:09 -0700

June is horror month here at BTA! In this podcast we discuss our favorite female-led horror movie, common horror tropes, and we answer the question "how horror-able is this genre for women?" We discuss a few movies in depth so SPOILER ALERT for: Teeth, Alien vs. Predator, Hard Candy, Gone Girl, and It Follows.

BPop 018: Jurassic Feminism

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 07 Jun 2015 13:59:09 -0700

June is horror month at BTA! In honor of that, we watched the movie that scared Robin so much when she was a child, she didn't finish it until she was an adult! Also, it’s Jessica’s favorite movie of all time! Also also, Jurassic World is out next week!

Heroine Episode 026 - Heroes of the Storm

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 09:23:34 -0700

Katey chats with Price of Stumpt Gamers as well as Ryan and Asia about Heroes of the Storm! Learn your maps, yo.

Ladies of Industry 019: AnnieVanderMeer Mitsoda

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 31 May 2015 12:40:12 -0700

Hey friends! This week's Ladies of Industry guest is Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda, a writer/designer at DoubleBear Productions, who recently released Dead State!

GLCD 014: Bitch Planet

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 27 May 2015 11:04:27 -0700

In celebration of Bitch Team Alpha's 1 year anniversary, Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine DeLandro. This is one of the most important and inspirational comics of the year, and everyone should check it out!

Heroine Episode 025 - Silly Games!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 20 May 2015 07:08:30 -0700

Today, Katey talks with Ryan Ike, Akash Thakkar, and Jacob Pernell about some of the most ridiculous games they've ever played - and why they love them. In this podcast: Katamari Damacy, God Hand, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Bioforge, and more!

Ladies of Industry 018: Christine Love

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 17 May 2015 00:38:20 -0700

Hey everyone! This week's Ladies of Industry guest is Christine Love. She's the driving force behind Love Conquers All Games, an indie game development company that creates Visual Novels. Listen in as we chat about cuteness, sexiness, and storytelling!

Bpop 017: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 10 May 2015 11:19:16 -0700

*Spoiler Alert* In this episode of Bpop, Robin, Jessica, Katie Tregs, and special guest Jason discuss Avengers: Age of Ultron. We discuss our favorite parts, our not-so favorite parts, and our opinions about the feminist side of the MCU. B-team... Assemble!!!

Heroine Episode 024 - We're Back!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 06 May 2015 06:25:32 -0700

Katey Lee is finally back from hiatus, and is joined by Katie Leone. They chat about the latest video game news, including This War of Mine, Invisible, Inc., Borderlands, Dragon Age, Mass Effect 4, D&D, and more!

Ladies of Industry 017: Evie Powell

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 03 May 2015 12:13:12 -0700

Hey friends! today's guest for Ladies of Industry is Evie Powell, PhD. She's a game creator and Founder/CEO/Creative Director of her own game studio, Verge of Brilliance. We chat about her experiences in the videogame design world, including what she's learned about designing pervasive and social networking games!

GLCD 013: Teen Dog

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 28 Apr 2015 23:52:14 -0700

He's a teen, and he's a dog! Everyone loves him. He's Teen Dog! For this month's episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit!" Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss the most radical comic of the year: Teen Dog! The panel explains why Teen Dog is the greatest, what's important about Teen Dog, and how you can start "Teen-Dogging" all your friends! The conversation quickly devolves into all of our favorite Teen Dog moments and dream Teen Dog cross-overs. What do you do to try to be more Teen Dog? #6TeenDogsAndaMovie

BPop 016: Sula

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 23:21:53 -0700

In this episode, Jessica, Robin, and Katie Tregs talk about Sula by Toni Morrison. Go read some Toni Morrison! Her new book, God Help the Child, came out last week, and you know it’s going to be amazing.

Special Episode 006: Once Upon Another Time

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:03:39 -0700

In honor of Table Top Day, Katie Tregs, Robin, Justin, Robert, and John Erik played a game of "Once Upon a Time" with a very special twist; we wrote some of our own cards and added them to the game. Journey with us to a planet of apes and a city made entirely of asbestos. There will be tentacle aliens, slaughter-bots, polyamorous trees, and whole lot of adventure!

Ladies of Industry 016: Software Development Outreach Programs for Women

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 05 Apr 2015 09:34:34 -0700

Today's podcast is about organizations that are dedicated to getting more people who identify as women into the software development industry. Our panel is: Janice Levenhagen (Chick Tech), Jennifer Konikowski (PyLadies), Michele Titolo (Women Who Code), and Phoenix Perry (Code LIberation).

Special Episode 005: Bro Team Beta

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 22:13:10 -0700

It's April 1st! So, in a special Bizarro world podcast, Bro Team Beta takes over! Video editor Ben is joined by Ryan and Sam to talk about how they support the ladies of BTA and how men can support women in Geek Media. We wanted to talk about bro topics like Doritos and Mountain Dew, but there's always next year...

Heroine Episode 023 - Race & Video Games

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 28 Mar 2015 10:31:03 -0700

Katey Lee is joined by Asia Al-Massari, Jessica (also of BTA) and her friend JJ to discuss race in video games.

GLCD 012: Princeless with Jeremy Whitley, Rosy Higgins, and Ted Brandt

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 26 Mar 2015 23:55:56 -0700

In this incredibly special episode of Girls Like Comics, Dammit, Katie Tregs and Jessica are joined by the creative team behind Princeless: The Pirate Princess! Writer Jeremy Whitley and artists Rosy Higgins and Ted Brandt give us insights into the creation of Princeless as well as so many exciting hints at the future of the series. If you haven't read Princeless #shutupreadthis

Special Episode 004: Once Upon a Time

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 19 Mar 2015 20:56:31 -0700

In this special episode of BTA Podcasts, Jessica, Robin and Katie Tregs play the story-telling card game "Once Upon a Time." Journey with them to the majestic land of Poopenstein: home of princesses, monsters, human-sized frogs, and... cooks!

Ladies of Industry 015: Astronomy w/ Jennifer Burt and Katie Hamren

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 12:17:12 -0700

This week's episode explores what its like to be an Astronomer with guests Katie Hamren and Jennifer Burt, Grad students in Astronomy & Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz!

Feminerd 010: Tina

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 22:11:11 -0700

Zombies, horses, and butts! In this episode of Feminerd, Jessica, Katie Tregs, Robin, and Lauren discuss their hero, Tina Belcher. They also discuss a few of their other favorite cartoon ladies. So, grab your friend-fiction because it's time for the charm bomb to explode. I apologize for some of the sound issues in this podcast. I'm not sure what caused the occasional echoes, but we will work hard to keep it from happening in future podcasts.

Ladies of Industry 014: Sari Gilbert

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:22:09 -0700

This week's guest is Sari Gilbert, professor of Interactive Game Design at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Listen in as we learn about 'gamification', as well as information about a game she's currently kickstarting: Fujian Trader.

Heroine Episode 022 - w/ Allegra Clark, Ashly Burch, Elspeth Eastman, and Fryda Wolff

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 14:52:20 -0700

This week, Katey is joined by Allegra Clark, Ashly Burch, Elspeth Eastman, and Fryda Wolff to talk about voice acting. The ladies talk about their backgrounds and how they got started, the process of recording, challenges, auditions, and advice.

BPop 015: Harry Potter

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 16:00:00 -0800

It's leviOsa! In this episode of B****Pop, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs talk about the Harry Potter books and movies, discussing the portrayal of various female characters (good and evil), inherent sexism and racism in the movie and publishing industry, and the #heforshe campaign.

Ladies of Industry 013: Nina Freeman

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:53:26 -0800

This week's Ladies of Industry guest is Nina Freeman! Shes an amazing game creator, and one of the people behind the adorable game 'How Do You Do It'. We chat about her games, the game industry, game jams, and other various videogame related awesomery.

Heroine Episode 021: Reset Transmission Cross-Cast!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 25 Feb 2015 05:42:50 -0800

This week, Nate and Melissa of Reset Transmission join Katey on Heroine, along with her regular guests Aenne (also of Reset Transmission) and Katie Leone to talk about recent gaming news.

GLCD 011: Sunstone (with Danni Danger)

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 22 Feb 2015 01:04:12 -0800

BDSM and kink are quickly gaining public attention, and the Girls Like Comics crew is all the way on the bandwagon! In this episode of GLCD, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and super incredible guest panelist Danni Danger discuss Sunstone by Stjepan Sejic.

BPop 014: Cumming in Your Ears!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 20 Feb 2015 18:01:26 -0800

That's right, it's another drunk B****Pop! In this episode, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs watched Strange Magic and Josie and the Pussycats, two movies with Alan Cumming in them. One was great, and one was ALSO GREAT. Drinking game rules for Josie and the Pussycats (Courtesy of Lights, Camera, Alcohol!): Any sexual innuendo Any time singing starts Any time someone says "Du Jour' (Two drinks for "Du Jour means ___") "___ is the new ___!" Finish your drink when White-Ass Wally and Lisping Lisa fall in love. We also each had our own Pussycat and had to drink when they did a specific thing, much like we did in our Spice World podcast. Listen and enjoy! We love what we do and hope you do, too!

Feminerd 009: Valentines and Caterpillars

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:56:45 -0800

In this episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin talk about feminism in relationships, online dating, frenemies, and period stuff. We know you're excited!

Heroine Episode 020 - Sam Maggs

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 11:32:17 -0800

This week on Heroine, Katey takes a break from talking about video games to talk with Sam Maggs about her career. Listen to Sam tell you about her background, how she got started, her crazy-insane 2014, her new book (The Fangirl's Guide to the Galaxy), and her advice for your own career path.

Ladies of Industry 012: Tarah Wheeler Van Vlack

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:23:51 -0800

Listen in as Tarah and I chat about her kickstarter for an amazing new book called Women in Tech: The Book, as well as her history in the tech industry and advice she has for women seeking to do the same. Also, some nerdy Star Trek and smutty book talk.

BPop 013: Wild Seed

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 05 Feb 2015 16:00:00 -0800

It's another B****Pop Book Club post! For this episode, Robin, Katie Tregs, and special guest Ben McNully read Octavia Butler's novel Wild Seed. We explore the themes, including gender, race, and identity, talk about how we can be deceived into believing in the happiness of an unhappy ending, and discuss the comparative sensuality of dolphins. Not necessarily in that order.

Ladies of Industry 011: Michelle Juett Silva

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 11:53:43 -0800

This week my guest is Michelle Juett Silva; artist at Ska Studios. Listen in as we chat about gamedev, being in a two-person gameteam with your significant other, cats, and various other videogame-related topics.

Heroine: PAX South Edition

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 15:09:49 -0800

Bitch Team Alpha went to PAX South! Katey Lee had a panel, and the ladies played games. Listen to our recap now!

GLCD 010: Wonder Woman

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 16:36:19 -0800

It is finally time to talk about the most iconic lady in comic history: Wonder Woman! Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss the first arc in Gail Simone's epic Wonder Woman run "The Circle."

BPop 012: Buffy the Movie the Podcast

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 24 Jan 2015 15:04:25 -0800

We hope you're ready for another drunken B****Pop because here it is! In this episode Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs drank a whole lot of wine, and sat down to watch what is arguably the best film of all time: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992). Drinking game rules: 1. Someone says "Slayer" or "Watcher" 2. Snazzy cheerleading moves 3. A vampire is killed (extra drinks for Paul Reubens' death) 4. Outstanding 90's fashion! 5. Penis threats (#NoPenisIsSafe) 6. Spot Ben Affleck

Ladies of Industry 010: Melanie Stegman

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 13:09:47 -0800

Listen in as I chat with Melanie Stegman Ph.D., Game Designer for Immune Defense. Be sure to check it out on Kickstarter! In this episode, we chat about her game as well as the teaching of science through videogames.

Heroine 018: Gaming While Adult

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 14 Jan 2015 04:34:55 -0800

Katey Lee talks with Katie Leone and new guest Lauren about being an adult and finding time (or money) to play games.

Feminerd 008: Women in Science Fiction

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:30:01 -0800

Science fiction has always been an important place for strong female characters. In this episode of Feminerd, Jessica, Katie Tregs and Robin discuss their favorite ladies in science fiction as well as the reasons why sci-fi is such a friendly place for feminism.

GLCD 009: Comic Picks of 2014

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:03:12 -0800

2014 has come to a close, but what a year for comics! In this episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit!" Katie Tregs and Jessica discuss their favorite comics from the 2014.

Ladies of Industry 009: Adriel Wallick

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 01 Jan 2015 16:00:00 -0800

Listen in as I chat with Adriel Wallick, a wandering game developer and organizer of Train Jam!

Heroine 017 - 2014 in Review (plus Dragon Age)

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 31 Dec 2014 07:06:42 -0800

In this episode of Heroine, we discuss all the good and the bad of 2014 in gaming. After about an hour, we move the discussion towards Dragon Age Inquisition, and it is pretty spoiler-heavy, so if you want to avoid spoilers, pay attention to our warnings at about 52:00!

Feminerd: 2014 Review

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:15:26 -0800

What happened this year in feminism? Well, a lot of things happened, but in this episode, Katie Tregs and Jessica talk about some of the major things they loved and hated from 2014.

Bpop 011: Coraline

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 21:34:51 -0800

In this episode of b****pop, our book club discusses Coraline by Neil Gaiman. We also discuss the Coraline the movie.

Heroine Episode 016 - Playstation Experience and The Game Awards

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 19:57:58 -0800

In this episode of Heroine, Katey Lee, Aenne, and Katie Leone talk about The Game Awards. Katie Leone tells us about her time at the Playstation Experience. Katey's saga of Dragon Age continues.

Ladies of Industry 008: SiennaMorris

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 16:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I chat with Portland artist Sienna Morris, who incorporates science into her artwork. Listen is as we discuss science, art, and self-education!

Heroine Episode 015

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 04 Dec 2014 04:53:14 -0800

In this episode of Heroine, Katey Lee, Katie Leone, and Aenne talk about the upcoming Game of Thrones game, more Dragon Age, and a bit of gaming news.

GLCD 008: Lumberjanes

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 23:46:43 -0800

Beware the Kitten Holy! It's a Lumberjanes episode! Katie Tregs and Jessica are obsessed with the crazy girls from the Roanoke cabin. Lumberjanes (from BoomBox) follows April, Mal, Molly, Jo, and Ripley, five friends who go on crazy adventures at summer camp.We want you to read Lumberjanes, so we kept this podcast as spoiler-free as possible. Friendship to the max!!!

Heroine 014: Fantasy RPGs Aplenty!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:01:52 -0800

Today on Heroine, Katey Lee talks with Katie Leone and Aenne about Dragon Age Inquisition (Katie and Aenne are huge fans), WoW: Warlords of Draenor (Katey is a huge fan), along with a brief conversation about the Starcraft rape comment controversy and the new Alienware Alpha.

Ladies of Industry 007: Laila Shabir

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 20 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I chat with CoFounder and CEO of LearnDistrict and Girls Make Games: Laila Shabir.

Feminerd 006: Writing Women with Stuart R. McCafferty

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800

In this episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin sit down with Stuart R. McCafferty, author of Resplendent Princess: Memories of Alsavon Book 1. The panel of writers discusses their writing influences, fantastic females in media today, and the importance of diversifying books and media.

BPop 010: Doctor Who

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800

In this episode of BPop, Jessica, Katie Tregs, and our guest, Kat, talk about season 8 of Doctor Who. We talk about the things we didn't like (it's a long list) and the things we're looking forward to seeing next season.

Heroine 013: For the Love of Mass Effect

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 12 Nov 2014 08:04:17 -0800

It's time to talk Mass Effect, and with good reason. We've spent time in previous episodes of Heroine talking about how amazing the series is, and now we're going to go in-depth. This is a two-hour long episode, so be prepared. If you haven't played the series, now is a great time to go pick it up and play - GO NOW! It shouldn't need to be said, but there will be many spoilers in this episode, so if you don't want to hear spoilers for a game you haven't played, you better abandon ship now.

Ladies of Industry 006: Kelly Graham

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800

In this episode, I chat with videogame artist Kelly Graham about videogames and her experiences in the industry.

Heroine 012: More Twitch Craziness, Playstation Experience, and Questions

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:00:00 -0800

This week on Heroine we answered your burning questions that you sent us on Twitter, as well as the most recent Twitch controversy and the upcoming Playstation Experience conference.

GLCD 007: Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode of "Girls Like Comics, Dammit" the panel discusses the huge Marvel movie announcement as well as the graphic novel masterpiece Sandman: Preludes and Nocturnes.

Heroine 011: METALGEARSTRAVAGANZA

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Katey Lee talks with her husband Ryan as well as sound designers and composers Ryan Ike, Akash Thakkar, and Jacob Pernell about the Metal Gear series. They try to outline the story of the Metal Gear Universe (and fail, because that story is bananas), talk about boss fights and breaking the fourth wall, Hideo’s crazy views of women, and our theories on Quiet. They also make a LOT of fun of Hideo, because HE is bananas. It’s all out of love though, so have a listen!

Special Episode 003: The Haunted Piano

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this special edition episode of BTA Podcasts, host Amanda End chats with Composers/Sound Designers Akash Thakkar, Jacob Pernell, and Ryan Ike about what its like to work on the audio for videogames.

Ladies of Industry 005: HabitRPG

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I chat with Siena Leslie and Vicky Hsu about their project HabitRPG; a productivity app to gamify your life!

Heroine 010: Geek Girl Con

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

It’s been THREE WHOLE WEEKS without Heroine! What has Katey Lee been up to? I WILL FREAKIN’ TELL YOU. The answer is my birthday, Geek Girl Con, Extra Life gaming marathon, and Borderlands: Pre-Sequel. In episode 10 of Heroine, Katey Lee talks with Katie Leone about all of the above.

BPop 009: Halloweentown

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 17 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In celebration of the greatest American holiday, the Bpop crew watched the Disney original movie: Halloweentown! Hear their thoughts on the movie, as well as their favorite movies to watch for the spooky season.

GLCD 006: Sex Criminals

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 10 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Brimpers unite! In this episode, Jessica, John Erik, and Katie Tregs talk about this year's best new series: Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky. Do you prefer brimping or blooping? Let us know!

Ladies of Industry 004: Brianna Wu

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 05 Oct 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Brianna Wu (development lead of Giant Spacekat) and I chat about her development studio, her experiences in the industry, and why diversity in games is so important!

BPop 008: Movies!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 26 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

What movie do you always watch when you’re bored? What about your favorite childhood movie? To go along with the recent “favorite books” podcast, Robin, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the movies that have really stuck with them over the years.

BPop 007: Books!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode of BitchPop, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs talk about the top ten books that have stayed with them over the years. You’ve probably seen the status floating around on Facebook where you’re asked to list your top ten books, and that’s where we got this idea. We all have more than ten books because we could all talk about books forever.

Heroine 009: Tokyo Game Show

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Heroine’s first weekly episode is tonight! Katey Lee is joined by Ryan (@ryandain) and Asia (@twittysuch). They talk about their favorite news from Tokyo Game Show as well as terrorists and their apparent love for Grand Theft Auto.

Feminerd 005: Doctor Who

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode of Feminerd, Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin discuss feminism in Doctor Who. Is DW a feminist show? Is it held to a higher standard by feminists because it’s so progressive? Will we ever see a female Doctor? Do we have more questions? We do! Listen here to hear what we think!

Heroine 008 - Female Characters in Video Games

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Katey Lee talks with Aenne, Katie Leone, and Lauren about female characters in video games.

GLCD 005: Deathmatch

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Join Katie Tregs, Jessica and John Erik as they discuss Deathmatch by Paul Jenkins and Carlos Magno. The idea of the superhero death arena is hardly new, but rarely do these series deliver on their deadly promises. Deathmatch, however, delivers and delivers… hard. In this episode, the Girls Like Comics crew discusses every gory detail. Don’t miss out!

Ladies of Industry 003: Jennifer Schneidereit

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, co-founder of Nyamyam games Jennifer Schneidereit tells us about her experiences in the industry, and about Nyamyam's game Tengami!

Heroine: PAX Edition

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Katey Lee talks with Katie Leone and Aenne about all of the awesome things they played at PAX and things they learned in interviews.

BPop 006: Spice Up Your Lives!

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

If you want to listen to a bunch of drunk people rambling, then this podcast is for you! Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs of Bitch Team Alpha along with guests Amber and Sam got drunk, watched Spice World, and then recorded a podcast that was partially about the Spice Girls and partially about a bunch of other stuff because we were seriously drunk. Check out our website for the rules to the drinking game!

Feminerd 004: Marvel vs DC

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Wonder Woman is amazon-mazing, but can she shine through Power Girl’s boob window? Captain Marvel is everyone’s favorite Avenger, but Spider-Woman’s butt is big enough to satiate Galactus. In this episode of Feminerd, Jessica and Katie Tregs try their hardest to determine which of the big two does more to represent ladies. This episode also introduces America’s new favorite game show: Who would you cosplay?

Heroine 007: Pre-Pax Slump, Kojima, and Twitch Controversy

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Katey Lee is joined by Aenne and Katie Leone. We talk about PT and Kojima for a bit, and move on to the Twitch storm. Aenne also has an exciting announcement!

GLCD 004: Women of Marvel

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Join the Girls Like Comics panel for a discussion of female lead Marvel titles. Katie Tregs and Jessica review Black Widow, Captain Marvel, Elektra, Ms. Marvel, and She-Hulk. Which of these titles are worth your time? Find out here.

BPop 005: Guardians of the Galaxy

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs talk all about Guardians of the Galaxy. Among other things, we discuss what we loved and maybe-not-hated-but-definitely-didn’t-love, whether the movie passes the Bechdel test, and some of the differences between DC and Marvel as far as movies are concerned. Also we all sang “O-o-h Child” near the end, but had to cut it for copyright purposes. There’s something even better there for you, though.

Heroine 006: Diversity

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Katey Lee is joined by Aenne, Jessica, and Katie Tregs of BTA. We focus on diversity in video games this week. How can we test for diversity in video games? Why is it important to have diversity? What are our favorite diverse games? You'll have to listen to find out!

BPop 004: Soulless

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Treacle tarts, dirigibles etc... This is the first official episode of the B-pop book club! Robin, Jessica, Katie Tregs and special guest, Tiffany discuss Soulless by Gail Carriger. Tune in to hear a great discussion about this steam punk romance novel that totally subverts expectations. (This episode contains spoilers)

Ladies of Industry 002: BeckyPennock

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, I chat with videogame artist Becky Pennock, who is currently working on TWO game teams; an Art Director on one, and an Animator on the other. We discuss diversity in games, designing with disability in mind, and advice on the industry and self education.

Feminerd 003: Ask a Feminist

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 27 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Katie Tregs, Jessica, and Robin answer the questions:What’s the difference between the DC Bombshells (and other sexualized art) and over-sexualized comic book characters (and their costumes)? Why is one more offensive than the other? Why do women complain about unrealistic depictions of women in video games when men have a very similar issue? Isn’t it getting better? There are more representations of women in video games, comic books, and movies, so why are you still complaining?

Heroine 005

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Katey Lee hosts and is joined by Katie Leone of BTA as well as Aenne of Press2Reset. We apologize for the Heroine hiatus (Katey just got married!) and talk gaming news. We talk about the crazy PAX South ticket surprise, the nerdy things in Katey's wedding, PAX Prime excitement (as of today, Prime is 36 days away!), Aenne's new PS4. Gearbox's new game Battleborn, how terrible we are at scary games, and a little bit about how No Man's Sky generates their content.

GLCD 003: X-Men Battle of the Atom

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

It is finally X-men time at BTA! The Girls Like Comics panel, Katie Tregs, Jessica, John Erik and Nate, discuss news in comics, what they’re reading currently and the epic X-men crossover event: X-men: Battle of the Atom. The panel gives insight on what’s been going on in the comics leading up to this event. Then, they walk through the entire volume, meaning spoilers abound, but this is also a great listen even for people who aren’t so familiar with the comics.

Special Episode 002: Nerds in Love

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this special edition episode of BTA Podcasts, host Katie Tregs and her panel, Katey Lee, Ryan and Sam discuss the ins and outs of nerd love. The panel gives their recommendations for coop video games and they discuss couple cosplay. They conclude that being with a nerd is great… as long as you avoid spoilers and Settlers of Catan.

BPop 003: Aliens

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode of BPop Robin, Jessica, and Katie Tregs discuss the Alien movies and how awesome Ellen Ripley is. We also get off topic quite a bit and at least briefly discuss a LOT of other movies and TV shows. It’s a really good episode.

Feminerd 002 : Origins of the B-Word

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this episode, Robin, Jessica and Katie Tregs discuss the origins of the dreaded b-word. Finally, we answer the burning question “isn’t it offensive to call a woman a B****?!?!” Find out what the Feminerds of BTA have to say.

GLCD 002: Sagastravaganza

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

It’s a very Saga episode of Girls Like Comics! Katie Tregs, Katey Lee, Jessica and special guest Jason discuss Fiona Staples and Brian K. Vaughan’s series, Saga. From TV-headed robots to spider lady boobs, the panel digs it all.

Ladies of Industry 001: KivaOraSnow

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Mon, 16 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Listen in as Tabletop RPG designer Caoimhe Ora Snow tells us about her work, and how she got into the design gig! We also discuss her experience as a female gamer and designer, as well as details about her new recently funded game, The Queens Cavaliers.

Heroine 004

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

We release our fourth episode of Heroine (and our second one today) and this time, we are covering indie games. We talk about what ones we're playing now and our favorites, as well as why indie games are really awesome. We also talk a bit about Black Beauty, but you'll have to listen to the end of the podcast to find out why. Katey Lee is joined by guests Katie Leone and Amanda of BTA podcasts as well as Aenne of Press2Reset and Asia of the YouTube vlogs under her own name (Asia al-Massari)'.

Heroine 003

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Today is the E3 edition of Heroine, where Katey Lee is joined by Katie Leone to talk about the big conferences from Monday. We cover Microsoft, EA, Ubisoft, and Sony's conferences, but unfortunately since Nintendo decided to have a separate event again, we will have to cover their news in a future podcast. Katey and Katie also talk about their favorites of E3, and how awesome the trailers are this year. Seriously, they're awesome though. Also, I keep calling Sunset Overdrive "Sunset Overload", so whoops. Sorry about that. It was a long day.

BPop 002

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In the second episode of BPop, Jessica and guests Katie Tregs and Leanne talk about You Should Have Known by Jean Hanff Korelitz and Ghost Planet by Sharon Lynn Fisher. We discuss spoilers in both books, so watch out for that! I counted the phrase “should have known” twenty-six times in this podcast. That’s not as much as I would have thought, but it’s still a lot.

SpecialEpisode 001 : Boardgames

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 01 Jun 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Our very special guest host, Sam and his panel Katie Tregs, Katey Lee, and Ryan talk about their favorite boardgames, how they first found boardgames, and why they’re so hot right now. (Boardgames are so hot right now, guys).

Feminerd 001

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 29 May 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Listen to us talk about the Bechdel test, the Mako Mori test, and the Harvey/Renee Index. We do get off topic for a while to talk about “Pacific Rim” and the “Alien” movies, but otherwise there’s a lot of good talk about what we think of these different tests that measure diversity.

Heroine 002

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sun, 25 May 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Today, Katey Lee is joined by Katie Leone and Ryan. This week, we’re playing Hearthstone , Final Fantasy X-2, and South Park. We spend some time talking about the loss of couch gaming, how online multiplayer could be more fun, and social media’s place in gaming.

GLCD 001: Rat Queens

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Wed, 21 May 2014 17:00:00 -0700

In this first episode of Girls Like Comics, Katie Tregs and her panel discusses Rat Queens.

BPop 001

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Sat, 17 May 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Listen to Robin, Katie Tregs, and Amanda talk about what we love and hate about Game of Thrones, how we feel about sexposition, and who our favorite female characters are. TRIGGER WARNING: We talk about some controversial rape scenes in this episode. SPOILER ALERT: In this episode, we discuss things that have happened through Episode 5 of Season 4, and draw from all five books currently out. If you don't mind that, listen away!

Zero to Hero 001

Katie Tregs & Jessica — Thu, 15 May 2014 17:00:00 -0700

Here’s the first episode of Zero to Hero! Get to know Katie Leone, Katey Lee, and Amanda from BTA, and Mae from Anatomy of Cosplay! We talk about dream cosplays, what we’re currently working on, and why we cosplay.