

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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Mar 25, 2019 • 1h 14min
BGN #160 I Jason Mitchell and American Gods
Segment 1: Actor Jason Mitchell stops by to make his second appearance on the BGNPodcast to chat about his latest film 'The Mustang'. Released by Focus Features on March 15th.
Hosted by: Cheryl Collins
Segment 2: Jonita Davis and Ricardo Hazell start their new show "Snowflake and the Cynic Ruin the Movies Podcast" and makes its premiere on this segment. The two rundown the first two episodes of the Starz series 'American Gods'.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

Mar 4, 2019 • 32min
BGN #159 I Lashana Lynch and Chinonye Chukwu
This week we interview actress Lashana Lynch playing the role of Maria Rambeau in 'Captain Marvel'.
Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu chats with us about her Sundance Jury Prize-winning film 'Clemency'.
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Interviewers: Jamie and Cat Combs

Feb 25, 2019 • 27min
BGN #158 I Marcus Scribner and Jason Blum
Segment 1: Actor Marcus Scribner joins us on the podcast to discuss his NAACP Award nomination as well as his work on the hit ABC show black-ish and the Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
Segment 2: Producer and founder of Blumhouse Productions, Jason Blum chats about his latest project Happy Death Day 2 U the sequel to Happy Death Day.
Hosts: Jamie and Jeandra
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Jan 16, 2019 • 30min
BGN #157 I Sundance Warmup With Crystal Kayiza
Crystal Kayiza was raised in Oklahoma and is now a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker. Her work focuses on pursuing more nuanced storytelling about the African diaspora. She is the recipient of a 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellowship and a 2017 Jacob Burns Film Center Woman Filmmaker Fellowship. She received a Heartland Emmy Award in 2012 for her film All That Remains, which profiles Boley, Oklahoma, one of the nation's last all-Black towns.
Hosted and Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus
More info on the Ignite Program: https://www.sundance.org/initiatives/ignite
In partnership with Adobe, the yearlong Sundance Ignite Fellowship is open to 18-to-24-year-old emerging documentary and narrative filmmakers.
It kicks off with a free trip to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where fellows are paired with a Sundance alum mentor and attend special Ignite events.
For the rest of the year, fellows work with their mentors, attend select Sundance Institute programs, enjoy eligibility for internships, and receive additional creative and professional development opportunities as they develop their craft.
They also receive a complimentary Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (including Premiere Pro, their editing software and After Effects, their visual effects tool) – so, the filmmakers of tomorrow are using the tools of tomorrow (Adobe)!

Jan 7, 2019 • 32min
BGN #156 I Actress Sheryl Lee Ralph and Film Editor Joi McMillon
Segment 1: With an illustrious career in film, TV, and theater, acting veteran Sheryl Lee Ralph joins us to chat about her new CBS series 'Fam' which makes it debut this week.
Segment 2: Film editor Joi McMillon who worked on one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2018 'If Beale Street Could Talk' chats with us about working on the movie which earned Regina King a Best Supporting win during the Golden Globes telecast.
Hosts: Jamie and Jonita
Editor: Jamie Broadnax
Music: Sammus

Jan 3, 2019 • 32min
BGN #155 I Filmmaker Malcolm D. Lee and Actress Saniyya Sidney
Segment 1: Malcolm D. Lee discusses the DVD release of 'Night School', his craft as a director and his upcoming projects with Universal Pictures
Segment 2: Actress Saniyya Sidney is the star of the new series 'The Passage' making its debut on Fox this month. She discusses the role of Amy Bellafonte and book adaptation of the series.
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Dec 21, 2018 • 58min
BGN #154 I It's All About 'Scrooged'
A holiday podcast episode based on the 1988 film 'Scrooged' starring Bill Murray and an all-star cast. Jamie Broadnax, Jonita Davis, and Sezín Koehler. The Black Girl Nerds team geeks out over this Christmas classic and shares their connection with film and fan cast ideas for the future.
Music by: Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Instrumental) - The Professional
Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Al Green and Annie Lennox
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Nov 12, 2018 • 1h 4min
BGN #153 I Overlord, Black Panther Chat and Sanaa Lathan
Segment 1: Jovan Adepo star of the new Paramount Pictures film 'Overlord' chats with us about his role in the film.
Hosted by: Jonita
Segment 2: Journalist Jesse J. Holland geeks out with us over Black Panther and comic books as he works to be a historian for comic book superheroes.
Hosted by: Jamie
Segment 3: Actress Sanaa Lathan discusses her latest film on Netflix called 'Nappily Ever After' and is candid about her own personal hair journey.
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Nov 5, 2018 • 59min
BGN #152 I Homecoming and Lisa Simpson
Segment 1: Amazon Prime has a new original series based on the podcast of the same name called 'Homecoming'. The series stars Julia Roberts and Stephan James. 'Mr. Robot' TV showrunner Sam Esmail directed and produced the series. Sam Esmail chats with Jamie on a 1:1 about the new series and gives some news bits about the final season of Mr. Robot.
Segment 2: Canadian actor Stephan James chats with Jamie about his role as Walter Cruz in the series 'Homecoming' as well as his impending role in the Barry Jenkins film 'If Beale Street Could Talk'.
Segment 3: Actress and multi-hyphenate Yeardley Smith chats with Jamie about her work as the iconic TV character Lisa Simpson. Smith is also the co-host of the true crime podcast 'Small Town Dicks' and co-founder of Paperclip Ltd production company.
Hosted and edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

Oct 15, 2018 • 28min
BGN #151 I Hell Fest and Girls Build
Segment 1: Actress Reign Edwards the star of 'Hell Fest' chats about her role in this horror just in time for the Halloween season!
Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax
Segment 2: TV powerhouse Shonda Rhimes talks about the importance of getting out the vote before the upcoming mid-term elections.
Recorded by: Jeandra LeBeauf
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus
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