

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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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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Sep 25, 2018 • 1h 30min
BGN #150 I Film Composer Federico Jusid And Our TIFF Recap
Segment 1: Federico Jusid is the film composer behind the Dan Fogelman film 'Life Itself' which is currently theaters nationwide.
Segment 2: Jamie and Jonita give their recap about the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

Aug 27, 2018 • 51min
BGN #149 I 'The Nun' Interview
BGN 149 is devoted entirely to the new Warner Bros film 'The Nun' which opens in theaters nationwide Sept 7th. Featured interviews from Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir and filmmaker Corin Hardy.
This episode was recorded in a roundtable interview with international press.
You will never look at a Nun the same way again after you experience New Line Cinema's latest horror spin-off from The Conjuring series — The Nun. Directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and produced by James Wan and Peter Safran, this film connects the dots to both Conjuring films seamlessly as it answers questions to the mysterious nun we saw in Conjuring 2.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

Aug 20, 2018 • 56min
BGN #148 I TIFF 2018 and Fashion in 'Sorry To Bother You'
Segment 1: Co-head and Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival Cameron Bailey chats about the impending event as well as what it takes to become a good film critic.
Interviewer: Jonita Davis
Segment 2: Costume designer Deirdra Govan gives a detailed discussion about what it takes to design costumes in film and the meaning behind Detroit's earrings in the film 'Sorry To Bother You'.
Interviewer: Tejah Wilson
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

Aug 13, 2018 • 58min
BGN #147 I Crazy Rich Asians & Cut Throat City
Segment 1: Warner Bros latest film 'Crazy Rich Asians' due out in theaters August 15th is one of the most talked about films of the summer. Cast members Ken Jeong, Gemma Chan and Awkwafina chat with us about the film.
Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax
Segment 2: The cast of the new RZA film 'Cut Throat City' set in post-Katrina New Orleans made its debut at SDCC. Cast members Demetrius Shipp Jr., Denzel Whitaker, Keenan Johnson, and Tyron Woodley give us insight into this compelling project.
Interviewer: Catalina Combs
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla

Jul 23, 2018 • 1h 2min
BGN #146 I Whitney, Iron Fist and Cloak & Dagger
Segment 1: Cheryl interviews filmmaker and manager of the late Whitney Houston, Pat Houston to discuss her latest film based on the life of her sister-in-law called "Whitney".
Segment 2: Cat sits in on a roundtable interview with the cast and crew of "Marvel's Iron Fist" featuring Finn Jones, Simone Missick, Alice Eve, Jeph Loeb and new showrunner Raven Metzner.
Segment 3: Actors Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt chat about their roles coming up next season on "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger."
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Jun 29, 2018 • 51min
BGN #145 I Behind The Jurassic World Junket
Managing Editor Jonita Davis chats about her experience during the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom junket in Hawaii. Featured are also snippets from her interviews with Jeff Goldblum, JA Bayona, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew


