

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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Feb 8, 2018 • 1h 21min
#BGNPodcast Extra - The Women Behind Black Panther: Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter
Behind every great nation there are women building it. In this episode we interview Hannah Beachler and Ruth E. Carter---as they take us down their creative paths to how they created the world of Wakanda in Black Panther.
Hannah Beachler is the production designer for the film
Ruth E. Carter is the costumer designer for the film
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

Feb 4, 2018 • 1h 7min
BGN #135 Sundance Edition: Tessa Thompson, Tiffany Vazquez, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal
Segment 1: 'Sorry To Bother You' made its debut at Sundance and actress Tessa Thompson who plays Detroit, tells us about why she chose the role and discusses her work as feminist in the entertainment industry.
Hosted by: Jamie and Valerie
Segment 2: In a roundtable discussion about Sundance, we chat with GIPHY editor Tiffany Vazquez, who's also done work over at Turner Classic Movies. She shares her work at GIPHY and tells of her faves and not so fave films at Sundance.
Hosted by: Jamie, Kay-B and Joi
Segment 3: Actors and Musicians Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal chat it up about their work on their film debut at Sundance called 'Blindspotting'.
Hosted by: Jacqueline
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Feb 1, 2018 • 1h 8min
#BGNPodcast Extra - Set Visit Interview with Nate Moore, Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis
On the set of Black Panther, journalists ask questions of the cast and crew. Featured are Nate Moore, Andy Serkis and Martin Freeman.

Jan 24, 2018 • 1h 13min
BGN #134 I Black Panther Set Visit Discussion
Jamie and Jacqueline discuss their experience being on the set of Marvel's "Black Panther"

Jan 6, 2018 • 1h 2min
BGN #133 I The Black Lightning Episode featuring Dabier Snell
Segment 1: Actor Dabier Snell chats with Kay-B about his role on the new CW series "Black Lightning".
Segment 2: Jamie and Kay-B chat about the highlights of the first two episodes of the series. This is obviously a spoiler-free segment.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

Dec 30, 2017 • 1h 13min
#BGNPodcast Extra - A Spoilerrifc Last Jedi
Kayla leads a discussion along with Mel, Joelle and Kyndal about 'Star Wars: The Last Jedi'

Dec 10, 2017 • 1h 11min
#BGNPodcast Extra - Star Wars: The Last Jedi
This episode features EXCLUSIVE interviews with actors John Boyega and Kelly Marie Tran. The final segment is a recorded press conference of the cast hosted by Entertainment Weekly writer Anthony Breznican.
Interviews by Joelle Monique
Podcast segments edited by T Sterling Watson and mixing by Jamie Broadnax
Music by John Williams

Nov 4, 2017 • 57min
BGN #132 I The Mudbound Episode
"Mudbound" the new film premiering on Netflix November 17th follows the McAllan family, newly transplanted from the quiet civility of Memphis and unprepared for the harsh demands of farming. Despite the grandiose dreams of Henry (Clarke), his wife Laura (Mulligan) struggles to keep the faith in her husband's losing venture. Meanwhile, Hap and Florence Jackson (Morgan, Blige) — fellow sharecroppers who have worked the land for generations — struggle bravely to build a small dream of their own despite the rigidly enforced social barriers they face.
The war upends both families' plans as their returning loved ones, Jamie McAllan (Hedlund) and Ronsel Jackson (Mitchell), forge a fast but uneasy friendship that challenges the brutal realities of the Jim Crow South in which they live.
Interviews with: Jason Mitchell, Rob Morgan and Dee Rees
Hosted by Kyndal and Joi
Edited by Jamie Broadnax
Music by Sammus and SkyBlew

Oct 22, 2017 • 2h 10min
BGN #131 I Roundtables and Panels
Segment 1: Black Lightning roundtable featuring Nafessa Williams and Christine Adams featuring journalist Kay-B
Segment 2: Professor Marston & The Wonder Women panel at NYCC recorded by MR Daniel
Segment 3: Jack Ryan roundtable featuring Carlton Cuse, Abbie Cornish and Graham Roland featuring journalist Jamie Broadnax
Segment 4: Black Superheroes: Luke Cage to Black Lives Matter panel featuring Isabella Price, Valerie Complex, Tatiana King-Jones and Courtney Thomas.
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Oct 15, 2017 • 1h 21min
BGN #130 I Pacific Rim Uprising, Professor Martson at NYCC and BGN Fan Chat at SLCC
Segment 1: Actor John Boyega discusses his role as Jake Pentecost in the sequel to "Pacific Rim" in the Universal Pictures movie "Pacific Rim: Uprising".
Interview by: Mel
Segment 2: At NYCC the cast and crew of the Annapurna Pictures film "Professor Martson and the Wonder Women" chat in a roundtable interview. Featuring filmmaker Angela Robinson and actors Luke Evans and Rebecca Hall.
Interview by: Joi
Segment 3: The team over at BGN head out to Salt Lake City Comic Con for a fan discussion on all things geek.
Featuring: Kay-B, Kai and Mel
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus


