Black Girl Nerds

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 

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

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 

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

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

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast we interview the team behind the new docuseries 'Light & Magic' on Disney+. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation, and virtual production division of Lucasfilm. Featured in the interviews are Lawrence Kasdan (Director), Phil Tippett (Visual Effects Supervisor at ILM), Janet Lewin (Senior Vice President and General Manager of ILM) and Dennis Muren (Consulting Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic). Host: Ryanne Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome  Emmanuel ‘E-Man’ Noisette to discuss his reaction of the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' trailer and the impact of #RecastTChalla.  The fandom is divided on the storyline of T-Challa and on this episode both host and guest have alternate perspectives on where they want to see Marvel go!  Host: Jamie and Ryanne Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome VR creator Ashley Briley. World Builder Ashley Briley made “Den of Horrors,” a successful Horizon Worlds horror experience that was building up traction and excitement in the Horizon Worlds community. Meta reached out to her to gauge her interest in the project without revealing its ties to the Nope film. As soon as Monkeypaw and Universal saw “Den of Horrors” they were blown away and asked to work with the creator of the world. Ashley agreed and formed a group of diverse creators (Samantha Nunoo, Matt Torres and Kevin Dixon) to help her kick off building.  Host: Jamie Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we interview comic book creator Tim Fielder. Tim Fielder is an Illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He has a lifelong love of Visual Afrofuturism, Pulp entertainment, and action films. Tim has worked over the years in the storyboarding, film visual development, gaming, comics, and animation industries for clients as varied as Marvel Comics (‘Dr Dre: Man With A Cold Cold Heart’), The Village Voice, Tri-Star Pictures (‘The Mothership Connection’), to Ubisoft Entertainment (‘Batman: Vengeance). Host: Ryanne Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we geek out with multi-hyphenate Diallo Riddle best known for his work on shows 'Sherman's Showcase' and 'South Side'.  He received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' and two NAACP Image Award nominations, one for his writing on 'Sherman’s Showcase' and the other for his directing on 'South Side'. Host: Jamie Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus