Geek Between the Lines
The podcast of analysis, snark, and compelling themes in geeky series. Currently exploring Sunrise on the Reaping!
Britt + Chris
Show overview
Geek Between the Lines has been publishing since 2018, and across the 8 years since has built a catalogue of 356 episodes. That works out to roughly 310 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Arts show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 17 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Britt + Chris.
From the publisher
Plunge into analysis, snark, social justice, and compelling themes with two fandom nerds. 🏹 Current: Sunrise on the Reaping read-along podcast exploring the new Hunger Games book! 👀 Previous: - The Magicians Watch-Along - Hunger Games Read-Through series - Over 150 past episodes discussing compelling themes in Harry Potter, Hunger Games, The Last Airbender, Star Wars, or LOTR!
Latest Episodes
View all 356 episodesUncle Iroh
Maysilee Donner
Jim Moriarty
Julia Wicker
Britt and Chris love talking about Our Lady of the Trees, complete with her numerous high highs and her few low lows. They discuss Julia’s passion for puzzling things out, her continual defiance of the gods, and her desire to use magic to fix and heal. They also explore her connection to academia, interesting ships, what she’d be like as a 10th member of the Fellowship of the Ring, and more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Gandalf
Britt and Chris jump into a fascinating conversation about the quintessential wizard, Gandalf the Grey (and White). They explore both iconic and less remembered quotes, Ian McKellen's portrayal, and Gandalf's of-the-people wisdom compared to Saruman's ivory tower knowledge. They also talk about Gandalf being an ace icon and imagine him as a party-throwing history professor at Oxford. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Prince Zuko
Britt and Chris have a blast discussing the best bad-at-being-good boy! They talk about his topsy-turvey redemption arc, his epic confrontation with Fire Lord Ozai, and his iconic first attempt to join Team Avatar. They also explore some of Zuko's traits that they relate to, fun ships and AU ideas, and powerful lessons he has to teach. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Peeta Mellark
This week is all about the Boy with the Bread! Britt and Chris exclaim over so many aspects of Peeta's character and their favorite moments from the books – from pledging a month's winnings in District 11, to adjusting his romantic expectations, to warning District 13 of the Capitol's attack. They also discuss a couple areas Peeta Mellark could use some work, what activity he'd lead in the Sacrificial Boys Club, a couple fascinating lenses they'd want to see applied to his character, and so much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Michael from The Good Place
Britt and Chris discuss their favorite fire squid! Michael is not only incredibly funny (think knocking off that tiny plant when he's petulant 🪴👋), but he also has some of the most moving and inspiring lines in The Good Place. They explore the highs and lows of his journey, his meaningful relationships with Janet and Elanor, and his continual drive to make systems better. They also entertain some interesting plot twists and AUs just for fun! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
High King Margo
Britt and Chris have a blast talking about one of the best TV characters of all time, High King Margo. They discuss her being both the Destroyer and the Creator, her iconic episode in the desert, and her turning point as a leader with the Muntjac. They also explore what other worlds it would be fun to drop Margo into and which characters would be in her happy hour/work brainstorming group. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Frodo Baggins
Britt and Chris dive into everything they love about Frodo Baggins, including his immediate and sustained sacrificial responses to the threat of the One Ring. They also explore one of Frodo's powerful Return of the King quotes, his queerness, his book age of 50, a post-apocalyptic or university AU, and of course his relationships with Sam, Gollum, and Bilbo. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Avatar Aang
Britt and Chris have a blast discussing Avatar Aang from The Last Airbender, including why he's so great in The Blue Spirit and The Headband episodes and who should join him in a Sacrificial Boys Support Group. They also explore his creative bending style, what kind of AU vocation he'd have in our world, what important lessons he embodies, and so much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Katniss Everdeen
Britt and Chris talk all things Katniss Everdeen! They explore two amazing quotes that aren't often quoted, the highs and lows of reading her character in the books, new plot twist perspectives, and the ships and fanfic AUs they want someone to write. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Movie - Radaptation or Badaptation?
Britt and Chris have finally watched the BoSaS movie...just 2 years late. They explore Lucky Flickerman's ridiculous heights of hilarity, Lucy Gray's songs and accent, Sejanus' character adaptation, and of course the portrayal (more like poortrayal) of Coriolanus Snow. They also touch on a quote that absolutely broke Chris, the Capitol's architecture and costuming, and Dean Highbottom, Dr Gaul, and Clemensia's representations. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Mockingjay Part II Movie - Radaptation or Badaptation?
This episode is Britt and Chris' 2023 Patreon review of the Mockingjay Part II movie, including the good, the bad, and the Gale. From Finnick's death 😭 to Britt's *opinions* on Katniss' final scene of domesticity, there are lots of exclamations and laughs to share. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Mockingjay Part I Movie - Radaptation or Badaptation?
Britt and Chris share their 2023 episode that explored Mockingjay Part I after rereading the first half of the book. Spoiler Alert: they had some criticisms on how Finnick was treated. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Catching Fire Movie - Radaptation or Badaptation?
Britt and Chris' 2022 patron episode on the CF movie explores added scenes, Snow setting the stage in the study with Katniss being seen as a player, Beetee's glasses, too many men in the writer's room, Philip Seymour Hoffman's performance as Plutarch and Elizabeth Banks as Effie, and so much more! Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
The Hunger Games Movie - Radaption or Badaptation?
Welcome to THG Radaption or Badaptation Movie Episode from 2022! Grab your popcorn and roll the first movie, and then come listen to us laugh through our thoughts on what they did well and what they kinda ruined. 🍿📺 Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
Propaganda in Panem
Britt and Chris have a riveting conversation with long-time listener Dallas about propaganda and public relations in the Hunger Games books. They explore key moments of propaganda in SOTR, what has changed by Mockingjay, and how Katniss and Peeta subverted the Games' entire messaging. They also laugh about Katniss being a PR nightmare and think about Maysilee as the queen of constructing propaganda while Lenore Dove represents how to deconstruct it. Britt, Chris, and Dallas then close the episode with a live activity of creating their own posters using 5 principles for crafting propaganda. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
SOTR Q&A #2 - Headcanons and Easter Eggs
Chris and Britt respond to the final batch of SOTR listener questions! They discuss what SOTR and BoSaS Easter eggs they'd put in a remake of THG films and what their personal headcanons are on for Lucy Gray, Magno, Drusilla, and beyond. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com
SOTR Q&A #1 - Mentors and Family Lines
Chris and Britt respond to some great listener questions, discussing which Newcomers they'd want as mentors and what they think of the inter-generational aspects of the HG books. They also make up a few ridiculous Capitol names and laugh a whole lot over Snow and how awkward his family holidays must be. Please tell a geeky friend about us and leave a review on your podcast app! If you really enjoy our content, become one of our amazing patrons to get more of it for just $1 per month here: https://www.patreon.com/geekbetweenthelines Every dollar helps keep the podcast going! You can also buy us a ko-fi for one-time support here: https://ko-fi.com/geekbetweenthelines Please follow us on social media, too: Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/geekbetweenthelines Pinterest : https://www.pinterest.com/geekbetweenthelines Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/geekbetweenthelines Twitter : https://twitter.com/geekbetween Website: https://geekbetweenthelines.wixsite.com/podcast Logo artist: https://www.lacelit.com