Episodios
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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?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about traveling on a budget or getting the travel experience when you can’t and childhood journaling.
Topics this week include Agatha All Along, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, Death in Paradise, Poirot, and their top 5 favorite fictional murder mystery shows.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I scratch the travel itch when I can’t travel?
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In this episode, Joanna and Summer chat about musical theater and musical theatre and how to, you guessed it, get into musical theater (no matter how you spell it).
Topics this week include miniatures, We Are Lady Parts (tv show), Wicked, Disney musicals, Les Mis, and their top 5 personally meaningful musicals.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get into musical theater?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat about old YouTuber drama and their early internet days, as well as discussing the things that make us human like sharing the things we’re excited about with other people.
Topics this week include Smosh, nail polish, and their top 5 favorite smores variations.
Mentioned this episode:
Smosh: https://www.youtube.com/@smosh
EcoGlaze Nail Polish: https://www.chinaglaze.com/collections/ecoglaze.html
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I share things I’m excited about?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat all things SPACE CAMP from what to pack (don’t forget your anti-gravity pen!) to what activities they’re most excited to do (get ready for interplanetary capture the flag!) but also about how to make friends and the magic of our annual camp event.
Topics this week include The Hardy Boys tv show, Chicken Shop Date on YouTube, and their top 5 favorite space things.
Mentioned this episode:
Chicken Shop Date: https://youtube.com/@ameliadimoldenberg?si=O_wCSc-3YmYYZseC
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I make friends at camp?
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In this episode, Joanna and Kara chat about how to pick outfits for a vacation including tips for traveling light, building outfits around a theme, and how you always need room to find something great along the way.
Topics this week include Fizz (the band), Goosebumps (the books), capsule wardrobes and their top 5 favorite single pizza toppings.
Mentioned this episode:
Fizz, As Good As it Gets: https://youtu.be/OI_ipqLtsLE?si=qsGgg9kLjdDS9aPm
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I coordinate outfits for a vacation?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about some of their favorite museums they have visited and the logistics of living inside a work of art.
Topics this week include CounterClock (podcast), Taskmaster New Zealand, Mary Poppins (the musical), impressionist paintings, and their top 5 favorite art museums.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: If you could live inside an artwork, which one?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about nerdy art gift ideas and spend a very long time discussing the first half of Bridgerton Season 3.
Topics this week include Bridgerton, TikTok, sticker collections, and a game where Joanna guesses the top 5 most popular pieces of art, according to Google.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: Nerdy art gift ideas?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about other nerdy things fans of D&D might be into, discuss some of their other favorite tabletop RPGs, and take a quiz to find out what kind of D&D character they “really” are.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons, Good Society, Kids on Bikes, Doctor Who, leather carving and tooling, and Live Action Role Play (LARP).
itch.io : https://itch.io/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What are some nerdy recommendations if I like D&D?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about tabletop roleplay games, the joy of imagination play in adulthood, and how play is what makes us human.
Topics this week include Dungeons & Dragons, Good Society, Tales of the Crystals, Cats & Soup, Fallout (TV show), and their top 5 weird D&D things.
Tales of the Crystals: https://www.hasbro.com/common/instruct/TalesofTheCrystals.PDF
Cats & Soup: https://www.instagram.com/catsnsoup.official/
Good Society: https://storybrewersroleplaying.com/good-society/
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: What was your first TTRPG experience?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about conversation dynamics and what to do when you fear you’re inadvertently making it “all about you” as well as earth day actions they take in their personal lives year round.
Topics this week include Top Chef, Wisconsin cuisine, women’s soccer (shout out to the San Diego Wave!) collective organizing and advocacy, and their top 5 earth day actions.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I keep from making conversations all about myself?
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In this episode, Summer and Joanna chat about sci-fi TV shows they’re into recently, vermiculture, slow fashion, and other ways to lessen their environmental impact.
Topics this week include Resident Alien, Severance, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin, and their top 5 favorite pollinators.
This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How can I reduce my environmental impact?
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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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