

Black Girl Nerds
Black Girl Nerds
Black Girl Nerds is the intersection of geek culture and Black feminism. If you love comic books, movies, tech, gaming then the BGN Podcast is right up your alley! Black Girl Nerds features interviews from the best of the best in entertainment, so if you're a fan of pop culture and love nerdy things check out what BGN has in store for you!
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Sep 15, 2022 • 53min
315: Welcome to The Handmaid's Tale Recap Show Podcast!
This season we are recapping episodes of The Handmaid's Tale! Hosted by Angelica and Ryanne breakdowns of what happened will be discussed! In the episode "Morning", after getting rid of Commander Waterford, June continues her fight to find her daughter, Hannah, as Gilead's influence expands in Canada.
Host: Angelica and Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Sep 12, 2022 • 1h 34min
4: #DragonsYall Recap Podcast Ep 4 - " King of the Narrow Sea"
Welcome to the #DragonsYall podcast from Black Girl Nerds. This season for HBO's 'House of the Dragon', we're breaking down weekly episodes of the show. Thanks for live-tweeting with us tonight and each week as we use the hashtag #DragonsYall on Twitter.
This episode breaks a discussion of marriage games between Rhaenyra and Daemon, bad romance between blood relatives, and the consequences of Otto's actions.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: GioeleFazzeri
Hosts: Jamie Broadnax, Angelica Monk and Ryanne Bennett

Sep 5, 2022 • 28min
314: Filmmakers Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast, we chat with filmmakers Adamma Ebo and Adanne Ebo about the first feature film 'Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul' now playing in theaters.
The film stars Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown as megachurch pastors who must reopen their church and rebuild their congregation to make the biggest comeback after a recent scandal.
Host: Stacey
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Sep 5, 2022 • 1h 25min
3: #DragonsYall Recap Podcast Ep 3 - " Second of His Name"
Welcome to the #DragonsYall podcast from Black Girl Nerds. This season for HBO's 'House of the Dragon', we're breaking down weekly episodes of the show. Thanks for live-tweeting with us tonight and each week as we use the hashtag #DragonsYall on Twitter.
This episode breaks down the war at home with the Crabfeeder, Rhaenyra's hunt with Ser Criston, and the assault on the Stepstones.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: GioeleFazzeri
Hosts: Jamie Broadnax, Angelica Monk and Ryanne Bennett

Aug 29, 2022 • 39min
313: Nia Jervier & L’lerrèt Jazelle of Showtime's 'The Chi'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actors Nia Jervier and L’lerrèt Jazelle of Showtime's 'The Chi'.
This season of 'The Chi' delves deeply into the many joys and complications of Black love: relationships, children, career, community and self.
Segment 1: A shining talent from a young age, Nia is best known for her role in the Netflix series 'Dear White People' where she portrayed the role of Kelsey Phillips for three seasons. Most recently, Nia was reunited with Lena Waithe for season five of 'The Chi'. Nia plays Tierra, Douda's (played by Curtiss Cook) poised, polished and driven god-niece who he recruits for a rebranding effort and to help with Trig’s (Luke James) political campaign. Additionally, Nia starred in an additional Lena Waithe production, on BET’s 'Twenties' as a recurring character.
Segment 2: L’lerrét Jazelle is a classically trained transgender actress born and raised in Baltimore, MD and currently living in Los Angeles, CA. She began her training in 2019 at the Identity School of Acting under the leadership of Anthony Mark Barrow for a little over a year, recalibrated during the onset of the pandemic, and then proceeded to continue her studies in 2021 for six months at the Sanford Meisner Center. She could can be seen on 'NCIS: Los Angeles' and Fox’s '911'
Host: Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Aug 29, 2022 • 1h 17min
2: #DragonsYall Recap Podcast Ep 2 - " The Rogue Prince"
Welcome to the #DragonsYall podcast from Black Girl Nerds. This season for HBO's 'House of the Dragon', we're breaking down weekly episodes of the show. Thanks for live-tweeting with us tonight and each week as we use the hashtag #DragonsYall on Twitter.
This episode breaks down the Daemon being super petty and going rogue as the episode title indicates, the Velaryons strategizing marrying their daughter off to Viserys, and a wild plot twist that compromises the friendship between Rhaenyra and Alicent.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: GioeleFazzeri
Hosts: Jamie Broadnax, Angelica Monk and Ryanne Bennett

Aug 22, 2022 • 25min
312: Actor Nathalie Emmanuel
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Nathalie Emmanuel. Best known for her role as Missandei in 'Game of Thrones', Nathalie will appear in the upcoming Screen Gems film 'The Invitation' in theaters August 26th. She has also appeared in the Quibi short "Die Hart" for which she was nominated for an Emmy and starred in the Netflix film 'Army of Thieves'.
Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Aug 22, 2022 • 1h 22min
1: #DragonsYall Recap Podcast Ep 1 - " The Heirs of the Dragon"
Welcome to the #DragonsYall podcast from Black Girl Nerds. This season for HBO's 'House of the Dragon', we're breaking down weekly episodes of the show. Thanks for live-tweeting with us tonight and each week as we use the hashtag #DragonsYall on Twitter.
This episode breaks down the Tourney, the small council discussions, Viserys' succession and we deliver our final thoughts on the pilot.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: GioeleFazzeri
Hosts: Jamie Broadnax, Angelica Monk and Ryanne Bennett

Aug 15, 2022 • 1h 26min
311: 'House of the Dragon' Chat with Imara Jones of Translash Media and Greta Johnsen of 'The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon'
On this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast we're getting ready for House of the Dragon. Or what we would like to refer to as #DragonsYall! As we prep for watching and live-tweeting we chat with experts and superfans of the A Song of Ice and Fire fandom! House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Sunday, August 21st.
Segment 1: We welcome Imara Jones of Translash Media and host of the Translash Podcast. She is an award-winning journalist, thought-leader, content creator and founder who pushes the envelope to help us think in new ways so that we can save ourselves and the world around us.
Host: Jamie
Segment 2: Greta Johnsen is the co-host of HBO Max's "The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon". She also hosts WBEZ Chicago's Nerdette podcast, an interview show that helps listeners unwind from the week while doubling down on delight.
Host: Jamie and Angelica
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Aug 8, 2022 • 17min
310: The Team Behind 'Brown Skin Brunchin'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we interview one of the co-founders behind the company 'Brown Skin Brunchin'. Brown Skin Brunchin (BSB) is a national social group for women of color that is designed for women to build authentic relationships around brunch. Founded in 2018 in Las Vegas & Richmond VA, and in less than 4 years they have expanded to 70 + cities including Toronto and Grenada. Over 1000 women across the globe join us for brunch each month. Featured in the interview is co-founder Melissa Mason.
Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax