Content Warning – Some brief discussions of violence against women used in storytelling tropes with some examples. Audience discretion is advised. 

Join your host Garhdo, and for the first time, their guest co-host Tallulah, as they discuss the topic of gatekeeping in geek culture, or try to – many tangents are taken as our co-hosts explore many depictions of women in the sci-fi and fantasy stories we all love. 

• 0:00 Intro 
• 0:49 Quickfire Geek Talking Points
• 8:28 What does Gatekeeping Look Like 
• 52:26 Co-Host Tallulah introduction
• 49:19 Objectification of Female Superheroes
• 1:05:44 Female Character Archetypes
• 1:50:36 Game of Thrones
• 2:17:08 Gatekeeping in Real Life
• 2:48:19 Outro
• 2:50:29 Sign-Off

Season 2, Episode 04

August 28th 2021

For this episode I was joined by my wife Tallulah, as we discussed a wide variety of topics with the goal of exploring the gatekeeping seen in geek culture, especially towards women in fandoms. We covered a range of topics both good and bad, from love triangles, sexist tropes, female characterisation, superhero costumes, and Game of Thrones.

It was so much fun to record this one, and we probably should do more podcasts together occasionally. If you want her to come back then let her know!