DGIF 0018: Focus on "White Washed" Geeks with Janette Quevedo

DGIF 0020: Focus on PoC Women Designers with Paola Olivares

We chat with Paola Olivares @artofpaolaolivares freelance designer and veteran about the hustle of being a freelance artist and how her culture has shaped her art. See her amazing, adorable work and check out her con schedules on her Instagram!

DGIF 0019: Focus on Body Diversity in Fandom with Tamara Brooks

This episode is brought to you by Body Diversity with Tamara Brooks (@misfitstamara), pop culture writer extraordinaire! We go through how she got into writing about pop culture and why seeing body diversity in the media we consume is important

DGIF 0018: Focus on "White Washed" Geeks with Janette Quevedo

You can take her away from podcasting, but can’t take the podcasting outta her! Former podcaster Janette Quevedo @helajanette chats with us about how being geeky affected her life: helping her growing up with dyslexia, but at the same time making her feel “white-washed” within her own community. What does that say about geek culture and inclusion if POC consider being a geek “white-washed”? These are things to ponder as you focus your lens carefully on the geeks around YOU.

DGIF 0017: Focus on Women as Voices in Geek Culture with Kati Kawaguchi (Nerds on a Roll)

This week’s episode we focus on Kati Kawaguchi from Geek Say What’s very own Nerds on a Roll and talk about what it means to be a voice in geek culture as a woman (spoilers: it’s hard). We also chat about the balance of geek passions while also making time for her art. Catch her on Nerds on a Roll and her Instagram, _kidkati. Remember kids: focus your lens carefully on the geeks around YOU!

DGIF 0016: Focus on Drag Geeks with Lolita Paige (Louie Ruiz)

Drag Queen Lolita Paige sashays into our episode this week on Diverse Geeks in Focus and teaches these unworthy hosts about drag, drag culture, and helps us figure out our drag outfit for next year’s Drag Con!! Take a listen and consider focusing your lens carefully on the geeks around you!