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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about slumber parties of their youth including party games and themes, while enjoying tea and birthday cake.
Topics this week include Ghosts (season 3), Star Trek, childhood birthday parties, and their top 5 basic cake flavors.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Slumber party questions
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about shipping on a budget, magical realism, the upcoming IGGPPC birthday party, and ice cream float recipes.
Topics this week include Avatar: The Last Airbender (Live Action), Shark Heart by Emily Habeck, and their top 5 personal eras.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I pen pal when shipping costs are high?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about magical mysteries they’re into from audiobooks to tv shows, decorating a new office, and the game Connections.
Topics this week include the Veronica Speedwell Mysteries by Deanna Raybourn, Death and Other Details (tv show), and play a game where Joanna guesses Summer’s top 5 animated magical girl animal companions.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How should I decorate my new office space?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about running out of creative ideas and what they do to shake loose new inspiration, from keeping creativity lists to getting a change of scenery and more.
Topics this week include Delicious in Dungeon (anime), All Creatures Great and Small, Sailor Moon, Turning Red, and their top 5 things they would love about being a magical girl.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Do you ever run out of ideas??
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about finding time and energy for your fandoms when starting a new job (or any new phase of life), the challenge with adapting books and musicals into film, and penguin skeletons.
Topics this week include Percy Jackson and the Olympians (tv show), embracing trashy reality tv, Watcher, and their top 5 pieces of media they’re looking forward to in 2024.
Mentioned this episode:
Subpar Parks by Amber Share: https://ambersharedesign.com/collections/frontpage
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I find time for fandom when I just started a new job?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about getting back into routines after the holidays, including remembering how to even podcast.
Topics this week include We Bare Bears, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds & Lower Decks, and their top 5 very Best Bears.
Mentioned this episode:
Geek Girl Strong: https://geekgirlstrong.com/
Point Loma Tea: https://pointlomatea.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get back into routine after the holidays?
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In the final episode of 2023, Summer and Joanna chat about reigniting interest in an old fandom when the spark just isn’t there anymore.
Topics this week include glass straws, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Doctor Who (60th Anniversary specials), and their top 5 items to bring on a road trip.
Mentioned this episode:
Simply Straws: https://simplystraws.com/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I reignite the spark of interest in an old fandom?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about asking for support from friends even when it seems overwhelming, especially in a busy time of year.
Topics this week include musical theater (even though this is still NOT the musical episode!) and specifically Company and American Psycho the Musical, Loki on Disney+, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and their top 5 American Thanksgiving side dishes.
Mentioned this episode:
Emily Cheeseman’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight https://www.emilycheeseman.com/greenknight/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How to ask for support when everyone has their own stuff going on?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about what to do when you just don’t feel the holiday spirit as well as whether they were into scary things as kids.
Topics this week include Goosebumps, Miracle Workers, the Haunted Mansion movie, and their top 5 fictional sword fighters.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What if you’re just not into holiday spirit?
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This episode is a throwback, so enjoy this walk back in time with us as Summer and Joanna of the past discuss their favorite spooky or Halloween themed movies, films that are also stage plays, and other seasonal spooky things.
Topics this week include The Legend of Korra (yes, again!), the game Among Us, and dealing with social media while practicing self care.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stop doomscrolling?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about growing up in the 90s, get an update on Summer’s genealogy research, and discuss the upcoming IGGPPC Halloween event.
Topics this week include Derry Girls, solar eclipses, Fright Night, Little Shop of Horrors, The Haunting of Hill House, and their top 5 horror adaptations.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What is “Hallowiggles”?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about patio gardening, cleaning before (certain) family comes to visit, and the hidden truth inside family history that gets unearthed through genealogy.
Topics this week include heirloom tomatoes, A Death in Door County by Annelise Ryan, family legends and lore, and their top 5 snacks.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I stop panic-cleaning before family visits?
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This episode Summer and Joanna try a whole lot of Tang recipes during IGGPPCamp 2023. Was it good? Not really. Was it entertaining? You be the judge!
Topics this week include Tang cocktails, Tang friendship tea, and Tang baked goods.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How much Tang can we safely consume?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the way friendships change over time, especially as things in common, like school, work, or fandoms change.
Topics this week include Dungeons and Drag Queens, Mythology 101 (book), and their top 5 things to take time traveling.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I keep friends from a fandom when I'm not in the fandom anymore?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the tenth annual IGGPPCamp, which this year is Time Travel themed.
Topics this week include Barbie (the movie), The Woman in the House Across From the Girl at the Window, and their top 5 IGGPPCamp memories.
Learn more about IGGPPCamp:
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This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Camp??
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about the etiquette of gaming in public (and what to do when you encounter gamers in the wild), as well as the classic genre of the “musical episode” without talking about any actual musicals.
Topics this week include Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, playing the accordion, Pokemon Go, and their top 5 cute costumes for cats.
Mentioned this episode (aka our cats’ instagrams):
Gawain’s World: https://www.instagram.com/gawainsworld/
Make With the Tuna: https://www.instagram.com/makewiththetuna/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Etiquette for gaming in public?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about grief and its many strange facets, and what to do when you lose a friend (spoiler: nobody knows so you just do your best).
CONTENT WARNING: death, grief, dark humor related to death, cancer
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I cope with losing a friend who doesn’t live near me?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about ways to remember friends’ birthdays, how to stay on top of sending cards, and the benefits of scheduling things in advance.
Topics this week include Muppets Mayhem, Animal Crossing New Horizon, organizing spaces, and the tea they would serve to their top 5 favorite dinosaurs.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Advice for remembering to send birthday cards?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about finding fun things to do outdoors even if you aren’t “outdoorsy” by leaning into the stuff you love.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons Honor Among Thieves, Jurassic Park LEGO play sets, Dinosaur Train, themed picnics and photoshoots, SUE the t-rex, and their top 5 dinosaurs (will they match on all 5??).
Mentioned this episode:
Jurassic Park Triceratops Research LEGO set: https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/triceratops-research-76959
SUE the t-rex: https://www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/sue-t-rex
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I have fun outdoors if I’m not outdoorsy?
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This episode Summer and Joanna chat about how they change perspectives when feeling stuck in a rut, using art as a way to refresh the mind, and live-action Disney movies they have (or haven’t) seen.
Topics this week include Eurovision, renaissance faires, and their top 5 Would You Rather Lord of the Rings edition questions.
QUESTIONS:
Live in The Shire or live in Rivendell?
Be an Ent or an Orc?
Have the Dwarves over for dinner for a week or live with Radagast for a year?
Hang with Merry or Pippin?
Go to Valinor and live forever without your friends or stay in Middle Earth and die with your friends?
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What do I do if I feel stuck in a rut?
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