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Charm Bomb2024-06-09T23:08:53+00:00

Welcome to Charm Bomb, the podcast of the Geek Girl Pen Pals!

Join your IGGPPC Directors Sumsy and Joanna every other week as we chat about what we’re into, answer a question from the community, and dive into our “top 5” faves on the topic of the week! 

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To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

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Everything in Balance (Charm Bomb 77)

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?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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April 26th, 2024|

Happy Earth Month! (Charm Bomb 76)

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 do I reduce my environmental impact?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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April 12th, 2024|

Birthday Tea and Cake! (Charm Bomb 75)

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!
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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March 22nd, 2024|

Shipping on a Shoestring (Charm Bomb 74)

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?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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March 8th, 2024|

Connections + Mysteries (Charm Bomb 73)

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?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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February 23rd, 2024|

Magical Girl Squad (Charm Bomb 72)

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??
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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February 9th, 2024|

We Wouldn’t Steal Lightning, Only Thunder (Charm Bomb 71)

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.

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This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I find time for fandom when I just started a new job?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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January 26th, 2024|

Routine vs Squirrel Chaos (Charm Bomb 70)

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.

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This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I get back into routine after the holidays?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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January 12th, 2024|

Naughty and NICE (Charm Bomb 69)

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.

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This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How do I reignite the spark of interest in an old fandom?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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December 8th, 2023|

Supporting Roles (Charm Bomb 68)

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.

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This week’s Ask Charm Bomb question: How to ask for support when everyone has their own stuff going on?
To submit a question to Ask Charm Bomb, email your question to charmbomb@geekgirlpenpals.com

Credits and Thanks:

  • Thanks to OmniBoi for letting us use the track Cloudsurfing. Check them out on SoundCloud!

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November 24th, 2023|

International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club

Founded in March 2013, the International Geek Girl Pen Pals Club (aka IGGPPC) was designed to bring together the geek community through shared interests in all things geeky, a love of stationery, and an interest in making friends.

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