Box Not Included with Hamish & Jade

The podcast looking at geek culture and the media we love and loathe from a queer perspective - run by @the-oxford-english-fangeek and @hamishmash

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Ep. 50 - A Queer Eye on Springfield

HAPPY EPISODE 50! We made it! And for one day only... we ARE a Simpsons Podcast. That's right, after bringing every single topic imaginable back to this animated sitcom, we decided to get our love fo

HAPPY EPISODE 50! We made it! And for one day only... we ARE a Simpsons Podcast.

That's right, after bringing every single topic imaginable back to this animated sitcom, we decided to get our love for it out of our system. We talk favourite episodes, characters, jokes and, as ever, give it the critical eye we know you come here for.

This episode is almost 2 hours long but we don't even begin to cover half of the stuff we wanted to say. So maybe we'll have to return for our 138th Episode Spectacular!

We also discuss our joint trip to see Hamilton: An American Musical!

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com. Graham is also part of GlitterWolf, whose debut album Spectrum is out now!

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While I’ve been neglecting this Tumblr, Box Not Included has run for over a year now and we’ve had a month off and are about to come back next Monday!

So I thought I’d treat us to some new album artwork!

Please keep sending in questions on here, on our twitter (@boxnotincluded) or via email at [email protected]

I’ll be better at posting the episodes here in the future I promise!

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Gay culture is podcasting

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In today's episode, we say that its Episode 30 a lot when its actually Episode 29. We also catch up and geek out - mostly about recording our first live episode and all about Nine Worlds Geek Fest. Hamish also spills the beans about his time in Latvia!

Also featured: The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo, The Adventure Zone Finale (maybe we'll stop talking about it now? Maybe?), Sonic Mania's Fandom Roots, Netflix's Corridor-Fighting Defenders and the definitely-not-Red-Dwarf story of Wolf359. We also preview our upcoming "spin-off" podcast exploits!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to send something into us, just go to [email protected], we have a twitter and a facebook group both at BoxNotIncluded or simply send us an ask on Tumblr!

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It's our first live episode, direct from Nine Worlds Geek Fest! And seeing as we were surrounded all weekend by stunning cosplay, we made it our topic. And to make things even more special, Jade and Hamish (decked out as Taako and Magnus from The Adventure Zone) were joined by gay journalist and fellow podcaster Matt Baume!

We discuss the wide range of what cosplay offers, how our identities as queer people influences our cosplay and how being LGBT can also help us reclaim characters in the name of representation. We also touch on costume-based communities and how cosplay brings nerds together.

Matt's various projects can be found on his website www.mattbaume.com/

If you want to get in contact, you can do so via BoxNotIncluded on Twitter, [email protected], we have a Facebook group (search for Box Not Included) and of course right here on Tumblr. 

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This week, we indulge Jade a little, as we focus on one of their favourite topics: actual play podcasts (not that Jade's love for them hasn't rubbed off on Hamish).

What are they and why have they grown in popularity to the point where conventions across the world are filled with people cosplaying characters who don't have any canonical design. We also tease an upcoming attempt at this genre from the BNI team!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact, we’re BoxNotIncluded on Twitter, gmail.com and Facebook - or just send us an ask here!

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THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR COMING TO OUR LIVE SHOW! It won't be Monday's episode, but it's coming soon! It was so much fun and I just wanted to preview @the-oxford-english-fangeek and @hamishmash ‘s cosplay of Taako and Magnus from the Adventure Zone!

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It's our fourth NoBoxVoxPop - the episodes in which we answer your queer-ies! This week we discuss which is the best McElroy product, how Wonder Woman might pave the way for LGBT superheroes, our hopes for the 13th Doctor and what is our favourite bug!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact, you can do so individually at @hamishmash and @the-oxford-english-fangeek, via our Twitter and Facebook Group (search for boxnotincluded), via email at boxnotincluded AT gmail.com or - just reply to this post or send us an ask!

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This weekend, we're recording another No Box Vox Pop: the episodes where we answer listener questions and discuss topics that you suggest! If you have something you're dying to hear us talk about, post it below, or if it's too long or you want to be anonymous, send us an email at [email protected] or an ask right here on tumblr! We can't wait to hear from you!

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Science fiction can be used to speculate about distant worlds, comment on our society of today and try and guess about humanity's future - but we're only just starting to boldly go where little media has gone before - LGBT representation.

We look into Star Wars, Star Trek and Doctor Who and see how we fit into "the big three" and then take a look at smaller properties, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Mass Effect, Steven Universe and more!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact, we have our individual Tumblr accounts at @hamishmash and @the-oxford-english-fangeek, we are boxnotincluded at gmail, tumblr and facebook - or simply send us an ask on here!

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You mentioning Big Finish in the most recent podcast had me screaming! Have you actually listened to any of their Doctor Who or Torchwood ranges or just aware of the company's existence.

Hey! Not only have I heard a bunch of Big Finish, I’ve actually written for them a couple of times. Bernice Summerfield: Big Dig and Iris Wildtyme: The Slots of Giza. They’re awesome! I just don’t listen to them as much as I should.

-Hamish

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We're Back! After an unexpected 2-week break, we've returned to (you've guessed it) catch up and geek out!

Topics include: Dream Daddy, The Adventure Zone, My Brother's Husband, The Penumbra Podcast, Doctor Who, Sense8's Renewal and more!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at [email protected] or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. We also have a Facebook Group - just search for Box Not Included!

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Ep. 23 - Rocky Horror to Moonlight: Formative Queer Films

In Part 2 of our Pride Month special, your hosts @the-oxford-english-fangeek​ and @hamishmash​ take a trip to the movies, looking at the history, present and future of queer cinema and highlight some of our favourites!

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From documentaries like Paris is Burning and dramas based on true events like Pride, to comedies like But I'm A Cheerleader and science fiction like San Junipero (we're counting it!), there's more variety in what a queer-focussed film can then many expect.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact, you can do so via Twitter @BoxNotIncluded, Email at [email protected] or on Tumblr @BoxNotIncluded. 

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Happy Pride everyone! This is Part 1 of a Pride-Special! And we thought we'd celebrate by doing a NoBoxVoxPop - one our Q&A special episodes! And boy howdy did we receive a plethora of queer-ies when we asked for questions to be on a Pride-theme.

COVERED: Philadelphia's New Pride Flag, Asexuality In Pride and On Tv, Allys, Wonder Woman's Pleasure Chat and more! This episode actually is one of our longest, because the submissions were just so good!

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact with us, either reply to this post, send us an ask, send us an email at [email protected] join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/739867692829656/

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Thanks so much for all your feedback for last episode!

This month is PRIDE MONTH and so we are going to do another#NoBoxVoxPop where we want to really focus on LGTBQIA+/Queer issues, experiences and discussions!

Send us in ANYTHING and we'll read it out and respond, for example - Questions, Topics, Queries, Frustrations, Suggestions, Recommendations... anything!

We love talking to you and would love to hear anything! So get in touch by reply to this post, sending us an email at [email protected], via our twitter @boxnotincluded or on our Facebook Group 

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On this show, we talk a lot about LGBTQ+ representation in geeky media - but how are geeks themselves represented? In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about our favourite nerd characters and some examples of representation we don’t appreciate so much.

We commend some shows for representing the highs and lows of geekdom and deride others (or more accurately, one sitcom in particular) for having a rather narrow view of nerds.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code “BeverageBeast” at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact with us, simply reply to this post or send us an ask! We also have an email, [email protected] 

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On this show, we talk a lot about LGBTQ+ representation in geeky media - but how are geeks themselves represented? In today’s episode, we’re gonna talk about our favourite nerd characters and some examples of representation we don’t appreciate so much.

We commend some shows for representing the highs and lows of geekdom and deride others (or more accurately, one sitcom in particular) for having a rather narrow view of nerds.

Today’s episode is sponsored by Beastly Beverages, Fandom and Fantasy Luxury Hand-Blended Loose Leaf Tea - and Tea Related Geeky Paraphernalia. Get free shipping when you spend £20 or more by using the offer code "BeverageBeast" at BeastlyBeverages.com

Our audio and theme music provided by Graham Waller at grahamwaller.com.

If you want to get in contact with us, simply reply to this post or send us an ask! We also have an email, [email protected]