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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!

Latest Episodes:

311: 'House of the Dragon' Chat with Imara Jones of Translash Media and Greta Johnsen of 'The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon' Aug 15, 2022

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On this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast we're getting ready for House of the Dragon. Or what we would like to refer to as #DragonsYall! As we prep for watching and live-tweeting we chat with experts and superfans of the A Song of Ice and Fire fandom! House of the Dragon premieres on HBO Sunday, August 21st.
Segment 1: We welcome Imara Jones of Translash Media and host of the Translash Podcast. She is an award-winning journalist, thought-leader, content creator and founder who pushes the envelope to help us think in new ways so that we can save ourselves and the world around us.
Host: Jamie
Segment 2: Greta Johnsen is the co-host of HBO Max's "The Official Game of Thrones Podcast: House of the Dragon". She also hosts WBEZ Chicago's Nerdette podcast, an interview show that helps listeners unwind from the week while doubling down on delight.
Host: Jamie and Angelica
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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310: The Team Behind 'Brown Skin Brunchin' Aug 08, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we interview one of the co-founders behind the company 'Brown Skin Brunchin'. Brown Skin Brunchin (BSB) is a national social group for women of color that is designed for women to build authentic relationships around brunch. Founded in 2018 in Las Vegas & Richmond VA, and in less than 4 years they have expanded to 70 + cities including Toronto and Grenada. Over 1000 women across the globe join us for brunch each month. Featured in the interview is co-founder Melissa Mason.
Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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309: The Team Behind the Disney+ Docuseries 'Light & Magic Aug 01, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast we interview the team behind the new docuseries 'Light & Magic' on Disney+. Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan takes viewers on an adventure behind the curtains of Industrial Light & Magic, the special visual effects, animation, and virtual production division of Lucasfilm.
Featured in the interviews are Lawrence Kasdan (Director), Phil Tippett (Visual Effects Supervisor at ILM), Janet Lewin (Senior Vice President and General Manager of ILM) and Dennis Muren (Consulting Creative Director of Industrial Light & Magic).
Host: Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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308: #RecastTChalla Discussion and Trailer Reaction with Emmanuel ‘E-Man’ Noisette Jul 26, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome

Emmanuel ‘E-Man’ Noisette to discuss his reaction of the 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever' trailer and the impact of #RecastTChalla. The fandom is divided on the storyline of T-Challa and on this episode both host and guest have alternate perspectives on where they want to see Marvel go!

Host: Jamie and Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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307: Web 3.0 Virtual Reality Creator Ashley Briley Jul 18, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome VR creator Ashley Briley.

World Builder Ashley Briley made “Den of Horrors,” a successful Horizon Worlds horror experience that was building up traction and excitement in the Horizon Worlds community. Meta reached out to her to gauge her interest in the project without revealing its ties to the Nope film. As soon as Monkeypaw and Universal saw “Den of Horrors” they were blown away and asked to work with the creator of the world. Ashley agreed and formed a group of diverse creators (Samantha Nunoo, Matt Torres and Kevin Dixon) to help her kick off building.
Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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306: Comics Chat with Creator Tim Fielder Jul 11, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we interview comic book creator Tim Fielder.
Tim Fielder is an Illustrator, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and raised in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He has a lifelong love of Visual Afrofuturism, Pulp entertainment, and action films. Tim has worked over the years in the storyboarding, film visual development, gaming, comics, and animation industries for clients as varied as Marvel Comics (‘Dr Dre: Man With A Cold Cold Heart’), The Village Voice, Tri-Star Pictures (‘The Mothership Connection’), to Ubisoft Entertainment (‘Batman: Vengeance).
Host: Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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305: Gettin Nerdy with Writer/Director Diallo Riddle Jul 05, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we geek out with multi-hyphenate Diallo Riddle best known for his work on shows 'Sherman's Showcase' and 'South Side'.
He received an Emmy Award nomination for his work on the 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' and two NAACP Image Award nominations, one for his writing on 'Sherman’s Showcase' and the other for his directing on 'South Side'.
Host: Jamie
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

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304: America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston Jun 27, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast we chat with Emmy nominated host Baratunde Thurston.
Baratunde is a visionary known for his thought-provoking conversations where he integrates his one-of-a-kind humor and insight to shine light on the world’s complex nature within themes of race, politics, technology and more. His compassionate voice offers a grounded honesty in which he displays during America Outdoorswhere Baratunde will spend quality time with an array of characters whose outdoor lives are shaped by where they live. The series includes various episodes that cover various topics from modern homesteaders living alongside grizzlies
in Idaho, to Black surfers catching waves on Long Island. Baratunde will reveal a deeper understanding of our passionate yet complicated relationship with the outdoors.
Host: Jeanine
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

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303: Chatting with Actor/Comedian Jay Pharoah of 'Private Property' Jun 20, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with actor Jay Pharoah, star of the Lionsgate film 'Private Property' currently released.
This tense and gripping neo-noir thriller walks the fine line between reality and deception. Stuck in a marriage to a rich Hollywood producer (Jay Pharoah, “SNL”), struggling actress Kathryn (Ashley Benson, “Pretty Little Liars”) finds herself attracted to Ben, her new gardener. Then, she meets Ed, the eccentric millionaire who’s just moved in next door, and a BBQ turns into a drunken party. Kathryn awakens to discover that Ben and Ed have been hiding secrets, and that her home — and life — may now be in grave danger.
Host: Stacey
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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302: Diving into History with PBS Host Danielle Bainbridge Jun 13, 2022

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In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with PBS host Danielle Bainbridge.
Danielle was the researcher, writer, and host of the PBS Digital Studios web series 'The Origin of Everything' which focused on highlighting unusual and under-told histories. Outside of her academic work, she is also a writer of creative nonfiction, fiction, and drama. Her first play "Curio" premiered at UPenn and was featured in the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2018. She is beginning work on her first independent documentary in 2022. She is also currently writing two books: 'Refinements of Cruelty', a book about 19th-century sideshow and freak show performers who were born into slavery and 'How to Make a New Nation', a general audience history book about performances of nationalism in newly independent nations in the wake of post-colonial movements worldwide in the 20th century.
Host: Ryanne
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

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