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On this Episode
Captain Marvel opened on International Women’s Day this past Friday to a record-breaking opening weekend at the box office. On this episode of the Temple of Geek Podcast, our host Monica is joined by Paloma Figueroa and Emily Schuck to discuss their reactions to Captain Marvel. We cover our overall feelings about the movie with both our likes and dislikes. We will also discuss our thoughts on Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, the supporting cast, Avengers: End Game predictions, and the #boycottcaptianmarvel movement.
Referenced on this episode:
Captain Marvel Has Massive Opening At The Box Office, Here’s How Much It Made
The Fear Behind Women in Power by Kimberly Key
About our guests:
Paloma Figueroa
Paloma is our newest writer at Temple of Geek. Paloma is a fan of many different fandoms but is definitely a Marvel junkie who even cosplayed as America Chavez and Peggy Carter as Captain America. She is a diversity and inclusion consultant who loves talking about what it’s like being a latina fangirl in the world today and what kind of impact representation in comics and media has on fans. She was previously a guest on the Temple Of Geek Podcast last year when she came on to talk to us about Diversity in fandom You can check out that episode here: https://templeofgeek.com/temple-of-geek-podcast-episode-127-special-guest-paloma-figueroa/
Emily Schuck
Emily is a Ph.D. student in Southern California. She serves as editor-in-chief of Foothill: a journal of poetry, teaches at the University of La Verne and writes both academically and creatively. In her spare time, you will find her falling down the rabbit holes that the annals of the Internet so consistently offer about her favorite fandoms. Find her on twitter @emilyschuck and Instagram @lovemelovemyumbrella. She is also a writer for Temple Of Geek as well as one of the hosts of Temple Of geek’s Cosplay Connection. You can check out some of her interviews from Los Angeles Comic Con on our YouTube Channel or read more from Emily here: https://templeofgeek.com/author/emily/
About Our Host:
Born and raised under the California sun. Monica can be found around the Southern California comic book and pop culture convention scene. She can usually be seen either behind the lens of her camera or in cosplay. Lover of all things geeks but especially Doctor Who, Harry Potter, Star Wars and Star Trek.
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