After an amazing five years, the time has come for Strong Female Leads to hang up our capes for the forseeable future.A combination of professional and personal changes means that availability to record and edit podcasts has become more or l

SFL S6E16 - New York, New York

Oct 17th, 2022 1h 10m

New York, New York! In this episode, Kate and Colleen are reviewing all of the news from New York Comic-Con, which at this point should probably be called New York TV-Con. Marvel! Star Trek! Velma's officially a lesbian now!Plus, it's our bo

SFL S6E15 - Made up Monarchies

Sep 24th, 2022 1h 3m

NewsDebs: Noteworthy Book review: https://gizmodo.com/disney-princess-beyond-the-tiara-author-interview-1849543164Kate: Archie Comics https://gizmodo.com/archie-betty-cooper-alien-hunter-chilling-adventures-1849539948Debs: https://www.th

SFL S6E14 - Back to School

Sep 4th, 2022 1h 5m

NewsColleen...this is basically an excuse for us to talk about She-Hulk https://www.themarysue.com/megan-thee-stallion-in-she-hulk/Kate https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-monica-rambeau-photon-miniseries-1849465414Colleen...https://www.de

S6 E13 - In the middle of a chain reaction

Aug 8th, 2022 1h 8m

IntroStrong Female NeedsColleen: Strange New WorldsKate:NewsColleen: https://gizmodo.com/nichelle-nichols-star-trek-uhura-actor-obituary-1849353418Kate: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/aug/03/irredeemable-batgirl-movie-unexpec

SFL S6E12 - Return of the living convention

Jul 16th, 2022 1h 17m

Hey there Leaders,New idea. Actual show notes...Strong Female NeedsDebs: English women's football teamColleen: Sea of TranquilitySpoiler AlertNewsDebs: https://www.themarysue.com/harley-quinn-the-animated-series-season-3/Col

SFL S6E11 - Summer GoodReads

Jun 20th, 2022 58m 56s

Hey there LeadersDo you read books? Do you like summer? Do you like lazing in the sun and reading a book either with your eyes, your ears, you fingers? #inclusiveThen this show id for you as we have a very special guest to pick out some ace S

SFL S06E10 - Summer Previews 2022 - FIXED

May 28th, 2022 53m 46s

Hey There Leaders,As Western civilisation slowly crumbles around us with war, famine, pestilence and death galloping across the wheat fields of Europe, the seas rise and the skies fall and prices threaten to tarnish our gilded cages, RELAX! We

SFL S06E08 - Good at being bad

May 15th, 2022 1h 13m

Hey there leaders,This time we look into those ladies in the pop culture world who are very good who they are good but when they're bad they're so much better... VILLAINS! Every hero needs one and the ladies as, of course, under represented. B

SFL S06E08 - What in the Who

Apr 15th, 2022 1h 18m

Hey There Leaders,It's Easter! That holiday that really wants to be the new xmas! But hey! Chocolate right? This time we chat Dr Who, state of the game, the specials, what we can expect coming up and how excited are we are for the return of th

SFL S06E07 - You Tolkien to Me

Mar 19th, 2022 1h 20m

Hey There LeadersThe power of the ring is coming to Amazon. We look at the teaser trailer and give some background to the history of Tolkien's wider mythology.

SFL S06E06 - Do you like Meta Movies?

Mar 4th, 2022 1h 5m

Hey there Leaders,Thanks for your patience as we deal with some technical issues.Here we go finally with a new episode where we look closely at Jennifer's Body and ask ourselves what makes a horror movie 'meta'. Tropes abound. Enjoy.

SFL S6E05 - Video Games The Next Generation

Feb 5th, 2022 1h 17m

Hey There LeadersThis week we are going into the fascinating subject of video game hardware... No really please don't switch off it'll be useful at least :DIn our special feature we have a little preview of some comic book properties upcoming

SFL S6E04 - Fantastic Phase Four

Jan 20th, 2022 1h 35m

Hey there Leaders,Happy new Year!! We're bigger, bolder and brasher than ever with guests and all your nerdtastic needs.Hope you had a smashing yuletide in the meta verse. This time we are talking all things MCU Phase 4 and spoiling the M

SFL S06E03 - Idiotic Optimism

Nov 28th, 2021 1h 10m

Hey There Leaders,If you like your dystopian cyberpunk apocalyptic futures you're in luck. You're living in one.However if you like utopian happy endings then this is the episode for you.Happy Disney Plus Day

SFL S6E02 - Back from the dead

Nov 8th, 2021 1h 25m

Hey there Leaders,Love a show? Had it cancelled before the end? Thought about a letter writing campaign or an internet crusade?This week we look at past efforts and how successful can they be. What shows would you like to come back? And on t

SFL S6E01 - Autumn Preview

Oct 9th, 2021 57m 54s

Hey there LeadersThis time CCG and ole Kate McCabe take a gentle wander through the autumn schedules, kicking over piles of leaves to unearth the gems coming soon.

SFL S5E24 - You Made That AGAIN?

Sep 19th, 2021 1h 28m

Hey There Leaders,This time out we bring season FIVE (I know right?!?) to a close with a look at reboots, remakes, sequels, prequels, pre-sequels, preboots and all the other bollocks these rights holders have of just making the same story over

SFL S5E23 - DC on the Rise Again?

Aug 30th, 2021 1h 5m

Hey There Leaders,This time out we look at yet another resurgence of DC at what is left of the box office. Is it a second coming? Third? Fourth? Were they ever there at all?

SFL S5E22 Unsung Heroines

Aug 8th, 2021 1h 2m

Hey There Leaders,When we thought about who are the unsung women of pop culture, we realised the answer was, well, ALL OF THEM! But we managed to narrow down a few for our main sectionEnjoy

How did we forget MS Pac-Man

Jul 23rd, 2021 1h 26m

Hey there Leaders,Get those quarters on the cabinets as we climb up to Kong, chase those pesky ghosts, fix it with Felix and !@£$£# with Q*bert, yes SFL is going down to the nostalgia mall to visit arcade and see why yet another 80s icon is fi

SFL S5E20 - Rule of Three with GHC

Jun 27th, 2021 1h 10m

Hey there LeadersThis time we talk trilogies and as the author of the dark wood trilogy who better than their author and awesomeness personified Gabby Hutchison Crouch.Oh,and buy the books, kay? Kay. :D

SFL S5E19 - I Want to Break Free

Jun 10th, 2021 1h 20m

Hey There LeadersIt's almost lockdown over time. Are you looking forward to going out in to the big scary disease ridden abyss that is left of our world?Yea?Well we chat about it anyway.

SFL S5E18 - Still Boldly Going

May 21st, 2021 1h 32m

Hey there leadersSet phasers for stunned because as well as slew of season renewals and trailers we're even getting a whole new Star Trek show. Unable to contain CCG as she rushed to her cosplay closet we retuned our communicators and got down

SFL S5E17 Xena Warrior Podcast

May 1st, 2021 1h 3m

Hey there Leaders,Get your ululations ready and your chakrams spinning, don you leather and doff your caps as we tackle the wonder that is Xena Warrior Princess.How have we not given her a, ahem, deep dive, in 5 years? Well we have now.With