Black Girl Nerds

Segment 1: W Kamau Bell makes his second appearance on the #BGNPodcast and chats with Joelle about his latest book and his work on CNN's United Shades of America.Hosted by JoelleSegment 2: Angie Thomas is a NY Times Best Selling Author of the book The Hate U Give and has some girl talk with Kyndal about her work in publishing, and more importantly who's her favorite Chris? Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt or Pine?Hosted by: KyndalMusic by: Sammus Ad Music by: Purple PlanetSegment 1 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Segment 2 edited by: Jamie BroadnaxEpisode graphic design art by: Kayla Sutton Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Happy Mother's Day! We're devoting our podcast episode to our Moms! Featuring Jamie, Kyndal, Joi, Tora, Kay B and Joelle in this lovely interview episode with our moms and a special devotion to some of us without a mom to celebrate with. This episode is sure to make you laugh and make you cry! Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1: Actress, Cosplayer, Streamer and all-around Geek Rooster Teeth's Mica Burton joins us to discuss her work at the internet streaming network and chats a little bit about her famous dad the legendary LeVar Burton. Hosted by: Jamie and Kayla Segment 2: Warner Bros Everything, Everything is one of the few major studio films with Black women in front and behind the scenes. Director Stella Meghie and actors Anika Noni Rose and Amandla Stenberg chats with us! Hosted by: Kayla Segment 3: Over at ClexaCon, BGN put on a panel about comic book diversity and how it has had an effect positively and negatively on people of color. Hosted by: Jamie, Kayla, Joelle and Valerie Segment 1 & 2 edited by: John Bauer Segment 3 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

From Austin to NYC we covered the cast and crew behind the new Starz production of Neil Gaiman's American Gods which premieres April 30th. This podcast episode features Orlando Jones, Yetide Badaki, Ricky Whittle, Neil Gaiman, Bryan Fuller, Michael Green, Pablo Schreiber, Jonathan Tucker and Kristin Chenoweth. Featuring hosts Kyndal and Valerie Edited by John Bauer and Jamie Broadnax Music by Purple Planet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks debuts on HBO April 22nd. We chat with the cast including Oprah Winfrey herself! The film is based on the book of the same name by author Rebecca Skloot. Interview features: George C. Wolfe, Rose Byrne, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Courtney B. Vance, Rocky Carroll and Reg. E. Cathey Featuring co-host: Kay B Segment 2: Actress Karen Pittman chats with us about her role as Inspector Priscilla Ridley on Marvel's Luke Cage and Black girl magic. Hosted by: Jamie and Caron Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Hosts Jacqueline, Kai and Mel lead a live podcast with special guest Diana Williams of Lucasfilm Story Group. She's a Content Strategist who helps with narrative cohesion and connectivity within the Star Wars universe! Take a listen to this fun discussion about fandom and more within Lucasfilm and Star Wars! Music by: John Williams Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1: Jacob Anderson who you know best as Grey Worm on HBO's Game of Thrones and his musical genius as Raleigh Ritchie joins us in a panel discussion about comic book movies, #ThronesYall, and his love for music. Hosted by: Jamie, Jacqueline, Kayla and Kyndal Segment 2: Craig and Faith Rippon are the creators behind a new film called Black Ink: People of Color in Comics. Hosted by: Jessica Segment 3: Actor Ernie Hudson makes his second appearance on our show to chat about his 3 new shows, APB, Grace & Frankie and Graves. Hosted by: Caron Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus Ad Music by: Purple Planet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1: Jamie interviews New York Times best-selling author D. Watkins about his book The Cookup and what inspired him to leave the lifestyle of a drug kingpin to becoming one of the most popular authors in the publishing industry. Hosted by: Jamie Segment 2: Caron does a 1:1 with sex educator Dr. Andrea Pennington. Author of several books including the The Orgasm Prescription for Women. Hosted by: Caron Segment 3: Kayla and Jamie join a panel of women at the LGBTQ con for women called ClexaCon. On the panel, they discuss using the power of fandom for good and how social media platforms leverage community building. Moderated by Feliza Casano of Girls In Capes. Featuring: Kayla and Jamie Segment 3 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Segments 1 & 2 and overall mixing by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus Ad music by: Purple Planet Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Segment 1: At SXSW the cast and crew of the new webseries "I Love Bekka & Lucy chats with Kyndal about a story of two best friends. Featuring: Rachael Holder, Tanisha Long, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Alexis Denisoff and Chris Smith. Hosted by: Kyndal Segment 2: Former NBA star and actor Rick Fox discusses his latest role on season 2 of OWN's "Greenleaf" drama series. Hosted by: Caron Segment 3: Comic book writer Jeremy Whitley chats about his book The Unstoppable Wasp, an inspiring story for women everywhere. Hosted by: Joi Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A sleepy North Carolina town is changed when a Black officer shoots an unarmed white teen. However, when an investigation emerges under the unsolved shooting of a Black teen comes into the fold the whole town is faced with racial challenges. Sanaa Lathan plays Investigator Ashe Akino and joins us in this interview along with co-series creator and executive producer Gina Prince-Bythewood. Shots Fired airs Wednesday nights on Fox Hosted by: Jamie, Caron, and Grace Edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by: Sammus Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.