Journalist Angie Fiedler Sutton covers fandom culture and geek media, interviewing people about why people do what they do and how they got where they are. Be prepared: Contents May Vary. (Formerly "G33K Out with Angie Fiedler Sutton.")
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Do you find wellbeing one dimensional and lacking meaning? Are you experiencing wellbeing overwhelm, struggling with self trust or feel like you've lost control? Step outside the square with us and learn how to master your own wellbeing. We are Josephine, a dietician and somatic release therapist, and Fiona, a corporate wellness facilitator, body image and eating psychology coach, and each week we'll be talking about wellbeing from a different perspective. Learn how to get out of your head a ...
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From Hesitation to Empowerment: Building Trust in Your Healthcare Experience
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I'm honoured to introduce you to Dr Tonya Cruikshank, a Holistic Doctor and Coach, and in this week's episode, we are diving deep into the importance of empowering conversations in healthcare. We discuss how bravery and vulnerability can transform your interactions with medical professionals. It’s all about feeling confident to communicate your sym…
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From Surface-Level Sex to Deep Intimacy Part 2: Reclaiming Your Body and Your Joy
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In the second of this two-part conversation, I'm diving deeper into the transformative conversation with Brandi Bissell, a sexual health coach, exploring how our relationship with sexuality shapes our overall wellbeing. Building on last week's discussion, we focus on the importance of pleasure—not only in the sexual context but in all aspects of li…
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From Surface-Level Sex to Deep Intimacy Part 1: Embracing True Embodiment and Self Pleasure
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In the first of this two-part conversation, I chat with Brandi Bissell, a sexual health coach, where we explore insights into the realms of pleasure, embodiment, and intimacy. Brandi shares her journey from general coaching to specialising in sexual health and relationship coaching. She discusses how somatic healing and emotional work transformed h…
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From Fear to Freedom: Finding Joy and Growth Through Movement
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In this episode of the Outside the Square Podcast, host Fiona sits down with Lara, a former aerial and yoga instructor, to explore the transformative power of movement. Lara shares her journey from a timid beginner to a confident teacher, highlighting how her experiences with aerial yoga helped her overcome fears and embrace discomfort as a catalys…
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From Personal Transitions to Podcast Evolution: What’s Next for Outside the Square
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In this special mini episode of Outside the Square, hosts Fiona and Josephine catch up with listeners about exciting changes ahead. After a brief hiatus, they share news about their evolving personal lives and the podcast's future. Josephine reveals her decision to step back from the podcast due to her upcoming baby, which has prompted a deep refle…
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We've had a break, but we're back for another exciting season! Starting on 2 September 2024 we're bringing you topics that you requested, from strengthening your voice in your health journey, finding joy in movement, learning about the nervous system, to putting yourself first in your decision making and discovering your sensuality. You'll be heari…
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Episode 63: Writing is a 'Mystery' for Author Jeri Westerson
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Los Angeles native Jeri Westerson writes a Tudor series, the King’s Fool Mysteries, and a Sherlockian pastiche called An Irregular Detective Mystery. She wrote fifteen Crispin Guest Medieval Noir Mysteries, a multi-nominated series. She also wrote several paranormal series and standalone historicals. She has served as president of the SoCal chapter…
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Episode 62: 2024 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards
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On April 25, 2024, the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California, was the home of the 40th Writers of the Future Awards and 35th Illustrators of the Future Awards. I wrote up the event for The Geekiary, but there were some interviews that didn't quite make the final cut. So, consider this a 'behind the scenes' extra for the Awards.…
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Episode: 61: Academic J. Caroline Troy Takes a Fan Pilgrimage
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J. Caroline Toy (she/her) is Learning Experience Manager in the Center for Learning & Teaching at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, and Adjunct Professor in the College's humanities Core. Her research and teaching focus on religion, popular media, and fan cultures, specializing in how fans use types of ritual and narrative practices that ar…
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In this weeks episode Fiona and Josephine share on how to curate feelings of safety within yourself as a way of buiding confidence. We talk about fear around food and around body and how to build the muscle of self-trust and self-confidence to moving away from dieting. We speak about the power of sharing your experience of food and your body in an …
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How do you feel about being intentionally selfish? This week we're talking about the importance and benefits of being selfish more in our lives. We chat about the underlying feelings of unworthiness that come up for many when we prioitise others' needs over our own. We emphasize the long-term benefits of self-care and sitting with discomfort to gai…
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Episode 60: Costumer and Propmaker Andrea Davis
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This episode's guest is Andrea Davis. Her background is in the film & television industry where she's worked on both television series & movies, from creating/designing costumes & specialty wardrobe, building sets & displays and making props. Additionally, she has crafted numerous costumes, accessories, props and set pieces for commission work. She…
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How to honour yourself through transition and change
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This week, we're talking about transition and change. We discuss how transition happens across our lives as we develop and grow, Ut that it can often bring challenges. Josephine talks about the identity death that occurs as we change and how we can hold space for the grief that we feel for this. We talk about how we can view transition and change w…
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How to create space within the 'busy-ness' of life
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Sometimes we see busy-ness as a badge of honour, that if we are seen to be busy in some ways that can be seen as success. Where did that come from? Why do we perceive busy-ness as success? In this episode, we sow the seed that stepping out of the busy-ness into pleasure and presence is part of living more. We explore how and when to bring that plea…
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What is authentic success? Dissolving societal norms to find your own path.
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In this episode we discuss how society conditions ideas of success and the importance of defining it authentically for oneself based on feelings in your own body rather than external factors. Josephine shares how she redefined success from overworking to find balance, noting small -daily successes like stopping work before she was tired. We reveal …
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In this week's episode we are diving deep into how finding and acknowledging your unique gifts is an important part of building your self-worth. We discuss how focusing on internal validation is important to avoid feeling underappreciated when external validation is lacking. We discover how finding purpose and pleasure from gifts instead of seeking…
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Episode 59: VFX Artist Michaela Weissburg
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This episode's guest is Michaela Weissburg, an LA native. Mickie and I worked briefly together at a media organization in the YouTube space. After working in the field for 6 years, Michaela’s experience in VFX production management has given her depth as well as breadth of knowledge. From zombies, to vampires, to aliens, to dragons, there has been …
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Bringing compassion to the self-talk about your body
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In this episode, we discuss shifting negative self-talk to acceptance by focusing on gratitude for what the body allows rather than appearance. We share our experiences comparing ourselves to others and the difficult feelings that arise in those moments. We talk through some ways that you can shift your understanding of the ways bodies differ and f…
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Does it have to be all or nothing? How to moderate food, Netflix and shopping sprees.
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Are you an all-or-nothing person? If you have ever binged on food, Netflix or shopping this episode might be for you. Maybe you have experienced grief and been scared to open the floodgates of tears so tried not to cry. In this episode we discuss the difficulties of all-or-nothing thinking patterns, and how they manifest in striving towards unattai…
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Are you feeling stuck or like you need more purpose? This episode guides you to explore your purpose in 2024. We discuss how purpose feels overwhelming because it is something that evolves over a life time and is a theme that looks different in every area of your life. However, you are likely living it more than you realise and just need . Josephin…
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We're back for another exciting season! Starting on 1 February 2024 we'll bring you more step-by-step processes and reflective practices each week, to help you find, challenge and release your emotional blocks so you can find ease and flow with food and your body. From shifting away from an all or nothing mindset to creating space, defining your au…
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Episode 58: Author and Screenwriter J.M. Frey
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This episode's guest is author, screenwriter, and lapsed academic J.M. Frey. She has a BA in Dramatic Literature and an MA in Communications and Culture and has discussed all things geeky through the lens of academia. J.M. grew up in the comic book convention circuit, consuming copious amounts of scifi and Japanese TV, spending all her pocket money…
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Episode 57: Audio Producer Myke Dodge Weiskopf Talks Podcasts and Music
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This episode's guest is Myke Dodge Weiskopf. I met Myke through KCRW's Independent Producer program, as he's the senior producer in the Music Department. He's been publicly writing, thinking, and obsessing about music since age 13, when he published his first fanzine on a hand-me-down Apple IIe and a dot-matrix printer. He is the founding producer …
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Bonus Episode: One powerful conversation can change your life
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Surprise! We couldn't say goodbye without one last conversation, and this one is all about the value in powerful conversations. We chat about how inviting powerful conversations to help us see what might be in a blind spot can change your life. We talk about ways to invite others into powerful conversations, and how ongoing powerful conversations w…
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In this episode, our last for season one, we discuss vulnerability and courage. We talk about the importance of developing vulnerability and trust within yourself and how this will enable you to develop more vulnerability within all your relationships. We share stories about our own experiences with developing vulnerability and dropping the masks t…
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Removing the word "should" from your self talk will change your life
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In this episode we discuss the idea of removing the word "should" from your vocabulary and how it could potentially change your life. We discuss the negative impact of setting unrealistic expectations and using the word "should" in your personal development journey. We emphasise the importance of listening to one's internal power and finding what t…
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Episode 56: Screenwriter Josephine Green Zhang
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Josephine Green Zhang is a storyteller who aspires to empower characters to rise above their circumstances and create their own happy endings – with a special focus on misfits and flawed, funny women. Josephine has been a tv writer on Season 2 of Hulu's "Dollface" and on Seasons 2 and 3 of "First Wives Club" on BET+. She has also developed an unpro…
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Using grounding practices with food to break the cycle of binge eating or emotional eating
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In this episode we discuss emotional eating and binge eating as well as the connection between specific cravings and emotions, such as crunchy foods being associated with anger and dairy with comfort. We discuss the nature of binge eating and emotional eating cycles, acknowledging that while they can be distressing, they can also serve as useful co…
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Energy and moving through a season of depletion
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In this episode we, Josephine and Fiona, discuss what to do when you are feeling depleted in energy. We discuss how to honour a season of heaviness to help you shift back into energy, when the time is right. Hint - the secret is to not rush this process. We discuss the masculine (doing) and the feminine (being) energies and how to balance them to i…
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Inner child work, fun and joy for wellbeing
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You have probably heard of inner child work, well in this episode we share our viewpoints on inner child work and how reconnecting and nurturing your inner child can break emotional patterns even generational patterns. We share how we have reconnected with our own inner child through joy, playfulness, and creativity and break cycles of failure and …
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Getting Out of Your Head and Into Your Body
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In this episode we discuss the importance of getting out of your head and into your body to find balance and contentment in life. Being in your body means you can be present to feel emotions, acknowledge them and move on. Today we share HOW to do this, with a simple embodiment practice which helps you feel safe in your body and process discomfort, …
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In this episode we share how to recognise wellbeing overwhelm and how to take the necessary first steps to shift it. We discuss the different emotional roots that we see people move through when they are going into wellbeing overwhelm, sharing our own experiences and warning signs. We discuss giving yourself permission to rest without guilt. Even i…
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Welcome! We're so excited to begin this journey with you. In this episode we, Fiona and Josephine, share our personal journeys of how we developed a deep understanding of wellbeing through our experiences with food, body image, and emotional eating. We discuss our journey into emotional work and the importance of helping clients develop skills to r…
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Welcome to Outside the Square. We are Josephine, a dietician and somatic release therapist from New Zealand, and Fiona, a corporate wellness facilitator, body image and eating psychology coach from Australia, and each week we'll be sitting down to talk about wellbeing from a different perspective. Our purpose is to help you let go of fear and resis…
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Episode 55: Author Chivaun Oldes and Her Anxiety Monster
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This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer's fundraiser "The Longest Day", although we had to do a redo because the audio was unsalvageable. Chivaun Oldes is a 30-something wife and mother of two. She is a craft enthusiast, dabbling artist and pet lover. A self-identified 'ball of anxiety,' she is a m…
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Episode 54: Animator and Artist Jennifer Shiman
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This is one of the interviews I did on June 21, 2022, when I participated in the Alzheimer's fundraiser "The Longest Day". Jennifer Shiman is best known for being behind the hilarious 30-Second Bunnies Theatre, a Flash animated series of shorts that ... well, re-enact movies (and some TV episodes) in 30 seconds, but with bunnies. When COVID hit, sh…
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Episode 53: Sean Cawelti, Artistic Director of Rogue Artists Ensemble
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On June 21, 2022, I participated in the Alzheimer's fundraiser "The Longest Day". This had me livestreaming interviews (with the goal of them winding up podcast episodes) from 6 am to 9 pm. I interviewed all sorts of fun people, and got a lot of good content out of it. One of the interviews was with Sean Cawelti, the artistic director of the Rogue …
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Episode 52: 2021 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards
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In October 2021, I attended the ceremony for both the 2020 and 2021 Writers and Illustrators of the Future Award. I did a write-up of the event, which you can read on my website. However, there were some great pieces I got via audio that didn't transfer well to the written word, so I wanted to do an extended edition. It also includes some snippets …
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I can't believe this podcast has lasted 50 episodes, nor that it's been going strong since (technically) 2013. The past 8 years and 50 episodes have been varied, and also sporadic. I discuss the history of the podcast, the current situation with COVID, and my thoughts on where I want it to go in the future. Visit my website for full show notes and …
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Jody Lynn Nye is a fantasy and science fiction writer that has been active since 1987. I met her thanks to the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Awards, where she's been a judge since 2016. She has over 40 books and 120 short stories published, and is still going strong. We talk about the contest, her writing inspirations, and more.…
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Episode 49: Another Well Kept Secret Exposed
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I first was introduced to the artwork of the artist known as Another Well Kept Secret thanks to Tumblr and Sherlock. Her artwork shows a stylized humanity with very animated features - and she has a romantic flair that shows that love is indeed at the heart of everything she does. Her real name is Kelley and she's from Tennessee. She's been on my l…
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Alex DeVore is a culture editor for the Santa Fe Reporter. Additionally, Alex is the guitarist for the punk band Fibber: he's played music for over 20 years, but Fibber is a relatively new creation. We talk about his writing, why he plays (and plays punk specifically), and gaming as a medium and art form. For complete show notes, go to my website.…
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Episode 47: Sav Rodgers Chases 'Chasing Amy'
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While living in Kansas City, I volunteered with the all-volunteer performing arts magazine KC Stage. We covered not only theatre, but any of the performing arts -- which included the surprisingly strong independent film scene (partially thanks to the, and faculty member Kevin Wilmott). Additionally, I also (unsurprisingly) participated in a lot of …
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Episode 46: Alisa Stern of 'Doctor Puppet'
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Back in February, I attended my second Gallifrey One convention here in Los Angeles. While there, I managed to snag 30 minutes of time with animator and artist Alisa Stern, the woman behind the YouTube web series Doctor Puppet. We talk about what got her into animation, why she chose to do a Doctor Who-based series, and what's next on her plate now…
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Episode 45: Geek Girls Part 3 - Grace (aka Cerberusia)
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This is the third episode in my ongoing series where I interview women in the geek community about what their experiences were like, and their history as a fangirl. Cerberusia is one of the women I had originally interviewed back in 2014, when I was visiting London. I had been working on an article on fan fiction for the company I was interning at,…
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Episode 44: Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards 2019
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I've attended the Writers & Illustrators of the Future Awards several times now. In fact, Episode 22 of this podcast was covering the 2017 ceremony. Attending this awards ceremony is always fun, and this year was no different. This was the 35th annual awards ceremony, and the them was Retro Robotics. The keynote was a 'Science Fiction 101' by journ…
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I first heard about what is known as WhedonCon back in 2016, when I wrote an article for SciFi4Me about it changing its name. It, like GallifreyOne, is a Los Angeles-based con that I first heard about once I moved here. Since that initial article, I'd kept my eye on it and started seeing posts from one of the people who run it in some of my other g…
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This is part of a new series of episodes that will be me playing around with audio. These episodes will be produced on no particular deadline - just when I have the time and energy. They also will be published on my feed at times that don't compete with the (somewhat) regular schedule of G33K Out. And, so you can skip them if you want, they will al…
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Episode 42: (Two-Thirds of) The Reduced Shakespeare Company
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I've been a fan of the Reduced Shakespeare Company (and their podcast) for a long time. In fact, I jokingly refer to Austin Tichenor, the one who does the weekly podcast, as the 'honorary godfather' of G33K Out, as that podcast was one of the many influences on G33K Out, and its predecessor Stage Savvy. If you're unfamiliar with their work, the RSC…
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Petrea Burchard is an actor, author, audiobook narrator, and voiceover artist. We met at a writer's group we both belong to, when Petrea did a presentation on audiobooks. As someone who listens to audiobooks when I have time in-between listening to podcasts, I was already intrigued. But when she said she was the original English voice of Ryoko from…
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