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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about everything they've been up to (and into) since the last episode of Charm Bomb.   Topics this week include Widow's Bay & Marlow Murder Club, Scrubs & Jellicle Ball, Magic Schoolbus & The Pitt, County Fair & The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, Swofford (YouTube) & Blue Prince (video game), and Pokemon & S'mores dump cake from IGGPPCamp.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: Are you coming back??   To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]   Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the start of Charm Bomb and how much has changed since then as well as Geek Girl Pen Pals's 13th birthday.    Topics this week include Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mysteries (book series), Pokopia (game), and Summer quizzes Joanna on famous eponymous cakes.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How has it been 100 episodes already?? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals    Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the importance of fandom, from building community to mental health to the benefits of laughter and joy.    Topics this week include Wonderman, Happiness (NZ), Winter Olympics, friendship comedies, and their top 5 favorite kinds of puzzles.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: Does fandom still matter right now? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals    Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about goals for the new year including getting more organized and reconnecting with a more analog life.   Topics this week include wood burning and paper snowflakes, homemade decorations, Marlow Murder Club, cozy mysteries, and they play "Hallmark Movie or Fred Astaire Film?".   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your goals for the new year? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]   Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about getting through a tough holiday season and the challenges and pressures of this time of year.   Topics this week include Kesha, holiday food, The Residence (TV show), Skycards (mobile game), and their top 5 non-earthlings they'd invite to a holiday potluck.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get through a tough holiday season? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]   Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about changing how we celebrate big milestones and also celebrating the small but still important wins in life.   Topics this week include A Night in the Lonesome October (book), Little Witch in the Woods (game), Halloween, and play a game called "Vampire or Sleep Aid?".   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I deal with feeling like I didn't get to celebrate a big milestone?   To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]   Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about their fall and Halloween traditions and how they have changed in adulthood, along with information about the upcoming Hallowiggles event.    Topics this week include Let Them Stare: A Novel by Jonathan Van Ness and Julie Murphy, Um, Actually on Dropout, rainbow season and autumn lighting, and our top 5 favorite board games including Betrayal at House on the Hill, Red Dragon Inn, Ladies and Gentlemen, 7 Wonders and more.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What are your grown-up Halloween traditions? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals    Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about the upcoming IGGPPCamp, asking for help from your community even when it's hard, ways to support friends when resources are limited and coffee.  Topics this week include IGGPPCamp (really a lot of camp) and our top 5 favorite beaches we have visited. This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I ask for support without feeling guilty? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about ways to make the most of a big event when you've only got a single day pass.   Topics this week include KPop Demon Hunters, San Diego Comic-Con, The Lion King Cinematic Universe and Summer quizzes Joanna on whether something is a succulent or a Pokemon.   Mentioned this week:  KPop Demon Hunters trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzCAwdp1uIQ    This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I make the most of a one-day comic-con experience? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about creative ways to stay focused during long-form online activities like Dungeons & Dragons plus D&D spells we'd bring to the real world.   Topics this week include Doctor Who, Poker Face, Microsoft Teams and our top 5 favorite succulents.   Mentioned this week:  Who Culture: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7X1Iu7uV8sagHz7w_GfoSg This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I focus during long-form online games? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected] Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about hitting life milestones and getting older and how the levels of adulting are all up to you.   Topics this week include going outside to touch grass, modular brick printing, baked goods and our top 5 favorite (and least favorite) party favors.   Mentioned this week:  Prixel Press: https://prixel.com/    This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What if my "adulting" doesn't feel like enough? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about building community and healthy coping skills, including making art and investing in connections with the people and places we value.   Topics this week include nature cams, the Great Pottery Throw Down, the cold dang weather and our top 5 famous hippos (real and fictional).   Mentioned this week:  Okaukuejo Waterhole Cam at https://www.youtube.com/@NamibiaCam    This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some healthy coping mechanisms? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about how the future is different than their childhood selves imagined it but still just so cool. Plus they discuss how to try a "no buy" challenge.   Topics this week include library programs, Animorphs (the books), responsible shopping and our top 5 pieces of contemporary tech that would have amazed us as kids.   This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I do a "no buy" challenge? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]    Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka   Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about making a good pen pal connection and how it's worth it to just say the weird thing because you may not be everyone's cup of tea but you're someone's cup of tea.   Topics this week include Star Wars Skeleton Crew, Wicked (the movie adaptation), and our top 5 buildings we've visited in honor of architecture-theme month. This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share my top 5 Geek Loves to get a good pen pal match? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]  Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!

In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about what to do when the world feels like too much.   Topics this week include The Flight Attendant (tv show), Doctor Odyssey (tv show), Mary Oliver, friendship and community, and Joanna shares some of the top 5 obscure geek loves from recent pen pal rounds. This week's Ask Charm Bomb question: What do you do when everything feels like too much? To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to [email protected]  Support Geek Girl Pen Pals on Patreon for bonus content: Patreon.com/geekgirlpenpals  Follow Summer @Sumsicle Follow Joanna @JoannaVolavka Learn more about Geek Girl Pen Pals at www.geekgirlpenpals.com, where geekery and snail mail collide!