

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!
Episodes
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Feb 26, 2017 • 1h 27min
BGN #105 | Iron Fist, Kong: Skull Island and TV One's Media
Segment 1: Actor Lewis Tan joins us to discuss his role in the Marvel Netflix series Iron Fist and his process in auditioning for the title role as Danny Rand. We also share a conversation about AAPI representation in media.
Hosts: Jamie, Joi, Caron and Kay B
Segment 2: Actor Jason Mitchell, best known as Eazy-E in Straight Outta Compton chats with us about is latest role as Glenn Mill in the new action film Kong: Skull Island.
Host: Caron
Segment 3: TV One's new series Media explores the cut-throat culture of the entertainment industry, and actors Penny Johnson Jerald, Chrystee Pharris and Jillian Reeves discuss their roles on the show.
Host: Caron
Music by: Sammus, SkyBlew and Shubzilla
Ad Music: Purple Planet
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Feb 19, 2017 • 1h 22min
BGN #104 | Vice Principals and Feeding Hannibal
Segment 1: Actress Kimberly Hebert Gregory stars on the HBO comedy Vice Principals, she chats about her role as well as representation of Black women in media.
Hosted by Caron
Segment 2: Author and Food Stylist Janice Poon is the creator behind the book, Feeding Hannibal: A Connoisseur's Cookbook. The book is a collection of easy-to-follow recipes inspired by the show.
Hosted by Kyndal
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew
Ad music by: Purple Planet

Feb 14, 2017 • 41min
#BGNPodcast Extra - Blerd Valentine's
Caron leads a discussion along with Tora, Kayla, and Kay B about Valentine's Day and relationships. Black guy nerds everywhere listen up! There are some single ladies on this podcast!
Edited by: John Bauer
Music by: Sammus

Feb 12, 2017 • 1h 22min
BGN #103 | Bookworms, Womanism, and Sundance with Curtiss Cook
Segment 1: Book Riot Comics contributor Preeti Chhibber chats with us about her work in publishing and how women of color in comics and books provide a lot more value than you think.
Host: Jamie
Co-hosts: Caron and Tora
Segment 2: Womanist Villissa Thompson is a disability advocate and consultant fighting for the rights of Black women with all disabilities. She shares her story on why she created Ramp Your Voice.
Host: Jamie
Co-hosts: Caron and Kayla
Segment 3: Curtiss Cook shares his experience working on his latest film Roxanne Roxanne other at Sundance and his interest in playing Black Lightning!
Host: Jacqueline
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus
Ad music: Purple Planet

Feb 5, 2017 • 1h 48min
BGN #102 | Kym Whitley, The Few & Intersectional Feminism
Segment 1: In a roundtable discussion featuring hosts Jamie, Caron, Jacqueline, Tora and Mel we discuss feminism and its lack of intersectionality towards women of color, queer women and women with disabilities.
Segment 2: The Few is a new sci-fi webseries that made its debt on Feb 2nd. Actor Sam Benjamin stops by to tell us about the UK based show that features superheroes. Hosted by Caron.
Segment 3: Actress/Comedian Kym Whitley has us in stitches as she chats with Tora about her latest film Fist Fight which releases in theaters nationwide on Feb 17th.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

Jan 28, 2017 • 1h 44min
BGN #101 | Benjamin Bratt and The Black History Month Roundtable
Segment 1: Actor Benjamin Bratt stars on Fox series Star as Jahil Rivera, a talent manager down on his luck. He chats with Caron about his role in the new series.
Segment 2: We have a roundtable discussion about the Emmett Till Story, The New Edition biopic, and the Oscars! Featuring Jamie, Caron, Kayla, Joi and Tora
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew
Ad Music by: The Purple Planet

Jan 22, 2017 • 2h 2min
BGN #100 | The BGN Best Of Show Featuring Hidden Figures and Fences
In our 100th episode, we celebrate by having a show featuring clips of our favorite moments from the podcast. In a roundtable chat with hosts Jamie, Kayla, Caron and Mel we go reminisce on some of the best moments of the BGN podcast!
The second segment discusses the feature film Hidden Figures as the co-hosts transition to chat about one of the best holiday films of the year!
The 3rd segment wraps up on the movie Fences based on the August Wilson play which has earned actress Viola Davis a Golden Globe award.
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Ad Music: Purple Planet

Jan 15, 2017 • 1h 6min
BGN #99 | Rosewood, Compersion, and A Rising Star
Segment 1: Caron interviews actor Morris Chestnut. The hotness that is has starred in such films as Boyz In The Hood, The Best Man and is currently starring in the TV series Rosewood.
Segment 2: Tora sits down with filmmaker Jackie Stone. The film Compersion is a story about polyamorous relationships and has been well-received among critics.
Segment 3: Jessica chats with actress and rising star Saniyya Sidney. The starlet has appeared in TV shows American Horror Story: Roanoke and Roots as well as films like Fences and Hidden Figures.
Segment 1 edited by John Bauer
Segment 2 & 3 edited by Jamie Broadnax
Music by Sammus and SkyBlew
Executive Produced by Jamie Broadnax

Jan 7, 2017 • 1h 14min
BGN #98 | Doctor Who, Blackish and Writing Novels
Segment 1: Hosted by Tora she sits down on a one-on-one with TV actor Marcus Scribner of the hit ABC show Blackish! He geeks out with her over Star Wars, Spider-Man, and getting homework done!
Segment 2: Actress Pearl Mackie chats in a roundtable interview with Mel about her new role as Doctor Who's latest companion. She also recognized our media outlet Black Girl Nerds at the NYCC press conference.
Segment 3: Author Cerece Rennie Murphy chats on a one-on-one with Tora about her work as a novelist and how she has shaped her craft over the years. The Order of the Series trilogy is just a taste of her powerful work as a sci-fi fantasy author.
All three segments edited by John Bauer
Ad music from Purple Page
Music by: Sammus, SkyBlew, and Shubzilla
Executive Produced by Jamie Broadnax

Dec 26, 2016 • 37min
#BGNPodcast Extra- When The Bough Breaks
This special edition of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast features cast members Regina Hall and Theo Rossi of the film "When The Bough Breaks". The DVD Blu-Ray was just released Dec 27th and Caron sits down in one-on-one interviews with both actors and chat about their work on the film and their art as creators in the entertainment industry.
Hosted by Caron
Edited by Jamie Broadnax
Music by Sammus and Purple Planet