🎉 Welcome to Geek Girl Soup, where Susan, Kelly, and Cort dive headfirst into the glitz, glamour, and gossip of the 2025 Golden Globes! Awards season is officially here, and we’re recapping it all: the wins, the losses, the speeches, and, of course, the red carpet fashion hits and misses.

Here’s what we’re talking about:

[00:00] Kicking off awards season and gearing up for the Soupies!

[00:10] Zendaya’s engagement, Presidential Medal of Freedom winners, and breaking news updates (Enron is back?!)

[00:30] A deep dive into red carpet fashion: from Zendaya’s rust gown perfection to Morris Chestnut’s bold orange suit—who nailed it and who failed it?

[00:50] The standout Golden Globes speeches, from Demi Moore’s emotional moment to Colin Farrell’s craft services shout-out.

[01:10] Why “Shogun” ruled the night with multiple wins and how Emilia Pérez surprised us all in the comedy category.

[01:20] What to watch before next week’s episode.

🎥 Behind the Scenes Drama:

• The controversial Baby Reindeer win over The Penguin—do you agree?
• Mispronunciations and fun facts gone wrong during the broadcast.
• Netflix vs. Hulu: which streaming service celebrated its wins the fastest?

💬 Have thoughts on the winners or favorite moments from the show? Hit us up at geekgirlsoup@gmail.com or find us on BlueSky, Instagram, Threads, and Facebook. Let’s geek out together!

Stay tuned for next week’s episode as we tackle the Hidden Gems: Apocalypse Edition—just in time for the real-world drama of inauguration season. 🌍

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Geek on!

Happy New Year from Geek Girl Soup! Join Susan, Kelly, and Cort as we kick off 2025 with a nostalgic dive into movies, resolutions, and the best (and worst) of what we’ve been watching.

Here’s what we geeked out about this week:

• 🌀 The Poseidon Adventure and its disaster-movie legacy
• 🍿 Revisiting classics like When Harry Met Sally, Trading Places, and The Apartment
• 💀 A bittersweet New Year’s Eve episode from Natasha Rothwell’s How to Die Alone
• 🎬 Nostalgia with Ghostbusters and Dead Calm
• 📚 Reading goals and library love – Cort’s aiming for 150 books this year!
• ✏️ Setting intentions, Duolingo streaks, and random worms (yes, worms!)

💡 Geeky highlights:

• Updates on Wicked’s box office domination
• The latest Golden Globes buzz and prep
• A touch of smut in your reading list (we said it!)

Timestamps:

• 0:00 Intro and New Year’s vibes
• 10:00 Movie nostalgia: Poseidon Adventure and When Harry Met Sally
• 25:00 Recommendations: How to Die Alone and Concrete Utopia
• 30:00 Resolutions, reading goals, and learning languages

Let’s celebrate another year of geekdom together. Tune in, laugh with us, and don’t forget to geek on!

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Original music by Garrett Thompson

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Geek on!

Pack your bags (and double-check your boarding pass) because Susan and Cort are wrapping up their New Zealand adventure in this episode of Geek Girl Soup! From last-minute museum visits to Uber drivers with surprising political questions, we share the highs, lows, and in-betweens of travel life.

We’re talking Kiwi hospitality, cultural experiences, and even the struggle of hauling heavy luggage uphill. Plus, TSA tales, airport lounge snacks, and the importance of AirPods placement in your carry-on. Trust us, you’ll feel like you’re in the middle seat with us!

Highlights:

• [00:02:00] Cort’s Uber ride and Kiwi hospitality 101.
• [00:09:00] Susan’s museum adventure, complete with a vampire exhibit and cultural performances.
• [00:24:00] The art of navigating New Zealand’s airport lines—and why Express Check-In is a lifesaver.
• [00:33:00] Long-haul flight survival tips, from snacks to sleep masks.
• [00:49:00] Coming home: DFW’s labyrinth and Susan’s COVID surprise.

Join us as we relive the trip’s most memorable moments, laugh through the lessons learned, and dream about our next big adventure (with fewer hills this time).

🎧 Listen now and share your favorite travel tales with us!