The Middle Geeks
By Hard NOC Media
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Episodes: 72
Description
Mae and Swara are two writers and geeks of West Asian (IE Middle Eastern) descent who discuss and review all things Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA, ie "MENA") representation each month, along with other entertainment topics. Come join us as we highlight positive depictions of SWANA people in popular media, review the latest popular releases, and just have a fun time nerding out.
Follow us @TheMiddleGeeks, @MaeAbdu, @spiderswarz
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Episode 64: LIVE at Awesome Con (Washington D.C.)!
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode 63: 'Dune: Part Two' Review
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Episode 62: 'Assassin's Creed Mirage' Review and Updates on Gaza
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode 61: ‘The Persian Version’ Review on the Eve of Yalda
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Episode 60: "Squire" Through the lens of Palestine with Nadia Shammas
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode 59: "The Marvels" Review
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Episode 58: Free Palestine, with Hannah Moushabeck
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Episode 57: Maryam Keshavarz on Telling "The Persian Version"
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Oct 28, 2023 |
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Episode 56: 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' Review, Tragic News in Morocco, Libya, and Artsakh, and One Year of Iran Protests
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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Episode 55: Indiana Jones Dials Up the CGI and Orientalism
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Episode 54: The Palestinian Ingenuity of Nadia Shammas
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May 11, 2023 |
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Episode 53: 'Polite Society' Review with Roxana Hadadi
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May 02, 2023 |
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Episode 52: Senzel Ahmady on Playing Princess Jasmine in Disney's 'Aladdin'
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Episode 51: Indiana Jones and The Nexus of Orientalism
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Episode 50: 'Blue Caftan' Review, the Earthquake, and an Update on Palestine
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Episode 49: 'Farha' Review and the Resistance of Palestine
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Episode 48: Tala Ashe on Her Career and the Situation in Iran
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Dec 31, 2022 |
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Episode 47: 'The Swimmers' Review with Zaina Ujayli
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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Episode 46: Kathreen Khavari on Her Career and the Iran Protests
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 45: 'Black Adam' Review with Hanna Flint
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 44: "Strong Female Character" With Author Hanna Flint
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Episode 43: 'Ramy' Season 3 Review
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Episode 42: "Mo" Review
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Episode 41: ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episodes 5-6 and Season Review
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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Episode 40: ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episodes 3-4 Review
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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Episode 39: ‘Ms. Marvel’ Episodes 1-2 Review
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Interview: Chelsea Abdullah, Author of 'The Stardust Thief'
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May 26, 2022 |
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Episode 38: ‘Moon Knight’ Episodes 5-6
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May 10, 2022 |
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Episode 37: ‘Moon Knight’ Episodes 3-4
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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Episode 36: 'Moon Knight' Episodes 1-2
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Interview: Legends of Tomorrow Star Shayan Sobhian and Max Mooney on "Does Bigfoot Dream of Flowers?"
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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Episode 35: "Archive 81" Review
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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Episode 34: ‘A Hero’ Review and Reputation
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode 33: "Gaza Mon Amour" Review and Holiday Edition
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Dec 23, 2021 |
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Episode 32: The Promise of "Star Wars: Visions"
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Interview: Abubakr Ali of Netflix's "Grendel"
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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The Middle Geeks Episode 31: "Dune" Review
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode 30: 'AlRawabi School for Girls' Makes 'Mean Girls' Look Like Cotton Candy
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Sep 30, 2021 |
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Episode 29: "Lift Like a Girl" and an MCU Assessment
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 28: Palestine in Pop Culture and "Loki"
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Interview Shayan Sobhian of 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow'
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Interview: Amin El Gamal of "Breaking Fast"
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode 27: ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Review
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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Episode 26: "The Present" in Palestine
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May 17, 2021 |
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Interview: Tala Ashe of DC's Legends of Tomorrow
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May 14, 2021 |
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Interview: Reem Faruqi and Fahmida Azim of "Amira's Picture Day"
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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Episode 25: The Falcon, The Winter Soldier, and...Chad
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Episode 24: WandaVision Review
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode 23: ‘I Still Find Time to Smoke’ and a Plethora of MENA News
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Feb 27, 2021 |
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Episode 22: "Breaking Fast" Review
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Episode 21: "Wonder Woman 1984" Review and its MENA Issues
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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Episode 20: Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, and Mosul
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Episode 19: "Paranormal" Activity in Egypt
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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Episode 18: DC's Arabian Sights Festival and DC's MENA Heroes
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Oct 25, 2020 |
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Episode 17: MENA in the Stars and Middle Earth
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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Episode 16: "A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night" Review and DC FanDome
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Aug 28, 2020 |
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Episode 15: "The Old Guard" Review and "Cancel Culture"
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Jul 25, 2020 |
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Interview: Faly Rakotohavana of Disney+'s The Secret Society of Second Born Royals
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Episode 14: Addressing Anti-Black Racism in MENA Communities
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Jun 20, 2020 |
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Episode 13: Ramy Season 2 Review
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May 28, 2020 |
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Episode 12: The Perils and Implications of Excluding MENA People from "Dune"
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Episode 11: Quarantine Edition
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Mar 31, 2020 |
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Episode 10: Character Spotlight: Zari of Legends of Tomorrow
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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The Middle Geeks Episode 9: For Sama and the Human Cost of War
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Jan 31, 2020 |
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The Middle Geeks Episode 8: The State of MENA Representation in Hollywood and Star Wars
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Dec 26, 2019 |
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The Middle Geeks Episode 7: The Prince of Egypt
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Nov 30, 2019 |
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The Middle Geeks Episode 6
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Nov 04, 2019 |
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Episode 5: "Wajib" and When We Get to Tell Our Stories
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Sep 30, 2019 |
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Episode 4: 'Capernaum' and Facing Hard Truths
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Aug 29, 2019 |
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Episode 3: 'Ramy' and Navigating Identity
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Jul 31, 2019 |
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Episode 2: Jinn and Teenagers Kissing Oh My!
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Jun 25, 2019 |
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Welcome to The Middle Geeks!
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May 28, 2019 |