Geek Herring

Geek Girl in the News looks at the awesome or not so awesome news that will make you go either: "YAY" or "OMG I can't believe that." The latest and greatest geek girl news from July 2019 covers a Woman of Colour as the new 007, Twitch streamers and gender discrimination, responsibility and moderation of abusive Twitch streams, permission to be nerds, all new Hitchhiker's Guide, Cyberpunk representation, the new Switch Lite, and more!Monika is joined by special guest host Thom from Three Extra Lives who's filling in for our poor sicky-poo host, Amanda. Thanks Thom for stepping up to the game last minute for us! You rock our socks!What’s your take on these news articles? In this episode of Geek Girl in the News, we covered these news stories: The new 007 is a black woman – don't make her a Bond girl Reddit Thread: I changed my name on Overwatch and haven’t been a victim of toxicity since. Anyone else? Study: Two-Thirds of Online Gamers Experience ‘Severe’ Harassment Twitch has to figure out what to do with its