

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, 2017 • 1h 29min
BGN #108 | The Big Sick, Alien, and BGN Live at SXSW
Segment 1: Husband and wife team Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani discuss their latest film "The Big Sick" which premiered at SXSW.
Hosted by Jacqueline
Segment 2: A roundtable discussion on Alien Covenant and the Alien franchise. Featuring Ridley Scott, Katherine Waterson, and Danny McBride.
Hosted by Kyndal
Segment 3: We host a live recording during the SXSW Podcast Stage and invite actress Lyndie Greenwood (Sleepy Hollow) to chat with us about her experiences in Austin and geek out over about fan culture along with a brief Q&A from the audience.
Hosted by Jamie, Jacqueline, and Kyndal
Music by: Sammus
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.

Mar 18, 2017 • 1h 24min
BGN #107 | The Quad, Fits and Starts, and HBO's Insecure
Segment 1: TV showrunner Felicia D. Henderson chats with us about her new series on BET called "The Quad".
Hosts: Jamie, Caron, Tora and Joi
Segment 2: SXSW premiered the film "Fits and Starts" starring Wyatt Cenac, Greta Lee and directed by Laura Terruso.
Host: Jacqueline
Segment 3: Actors Jay Ellis and Lisa Joyce of HBO's Insecure chat about the breakout series of this past year.
Host: Caron
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus
Insecure Season 1 is available on Blu-ray and DVD March 21st Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mar 9, 2017 • 1h 17min
#BGNPodcast Extra - The Get Out Episode
The most controversial film of the year "Get Out" has everyone talking. We chat with director Jordan Peele about the film and his motivations behind creating this masterpiece. The second segment features a Get Out roundtable discussion.
Segment 1: Hosted by Jamie, Tora, Kaya and Mel
Segment 2: Hosted by Joi, Tora, Caron and Mel
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.

Mar 6, 2017 • 1h 14min
BGN #106 | Logan's Soul Glo and Oscar Chat
Segment 1: Actor Eriq La Salle gives us an in-depth interview about the scope of his work as an actor, director, producer, and author. He is currently appearing in the new Fox film Logan co-starring alongside actor Hugh Jackman.
Hosted by: Jamie, Caron and Kay B
Segment 2: TV host Alicia Malone has a one-on-one with Jacqueline about interviewing celebrities, red carpet events and the Oscars.
Hosted by: Jacqueline
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: SkyBlew, Sammus and Shubzilla
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.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.


