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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:

BGN #62 | Luvvie, Leslie Harris, Amanda Seales, and A Tribe Called Geek Feb 28, 2016

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Segment 1: Luvvie Ajayi, best known from her blog Awesomely Luvvie talks about her work as a digital strategist and working as a social media influencer. Twitter: @luvvie Co-hosted by Mel and Lauren Segment 2: Leslie Harris is a writer and filmmaker and known for her film Just Another Girl on the IRT. She discusses what women can do to get funded in the film industry and her experiences with gatekeeping in Hollywood. Twitter: @les24fps Co-hosted by Kayla, Joelle, and Caron Segment 3: Amanda Seales is a comedian, VJ, speaker, and entertainer. She chats about her new webseries Get Your Life and her career as a content creator. Twitter: @amandaseales Co-hosted by Latanya and Joelle Segment 4: Johnnie Jae is the co-creator of a website for indigenous nerds called A Tribe Called Geek. She discusses why representation is so important and her experience building an online community for marginalized voices. Twitter: @tribecalledgeek Co-hosted by JN Monk Amanda Seales segment edited by MR Daniel http://mrdaniel.net A Tribe Called Geek segment edited by John Bauer Music By SkyBlew (@heyskyblew) and Sammus (@sammusmusic)

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#BGNPodcast Extra - Arjun Gupta Feb 24, 2016

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Arjun Gupta is an actor, producer, podcaster, and service member who has appeared in TV shows such as "Nurse Jackie" and "How To Get Away With Murder". His latest work is the SyFy series "The Magicians". He plays the role of Penny a drifter with supernatural abilities that attends a university for spellcasters. Arjun chats with is about his podcast American Desis, his work with the homeless, and the normalization of people of color and marginalized groups in media. Enjoy this #BGNPodcast extra! Co-hosted by Caron and Afiya Music by Sammus and Shubzilla

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BGN #61 | Van Jones, Vixen, and SEND ME Feb 21, 2016

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Segment 1: Van Jones discusses politics and the current Presidential election. He also chats about his non-profit orgs such as #YesWeCode and bringing the digital community to inner city youth. Co-hosted by Joelle Monique Segment 2: Megalyn Echikunwoke the star of the CW Seed series Vixen chats about her role and her upcoming guest star role as Mari McCabe in live action form in Arrow. Co-hosted by Grace Gipson and Joelle Monique Segment 3: Steve Harper is the creator of the new webseries SEND ME, about time travel for Black people back into slavery. Liz Femi a star of the series joins us to talk about the show and its message for viewers. Co-hosted by Joelle Monique and Kayla Sutton Van Jones segment edited by MR Daniel @mrdaniel_then SEND ME segment edited by John Bauer Music By: Sammus, SkyBlew, and Shubzilla

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#BGNPodcast Extra - Dr. andré carrington PhD Feb 18, 2016

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In a #BGNPodcast extra, host Caron does a one-on-one interview with Dr. andré carrington PhD. He is the author of Speculative Blackness: The Future of Race and Science Fiction. The discussion is centered around the depiction of people of color within the genre and how the intersections of race, gender, class, and sexuality are represented. Music By: Sammus

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BGN #60 | Rachel True, April Reign, Colossus, and Hafrocentric Feb 14, 2016

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Segment 1: Actress Rachel True chats with Jamie and Ashlee from Graveyard Shift Sisters about her career, health, spirituality and hobbies of tarot card reading. Segment 2: Creator of the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, April Reign is interviewed by Jamie, Mel, and Grace and discusses systemic racism within the Academy and the future of the Oscars. Segment 3: Caron interviews actor Stefan Kapicic star of the new film about Marvel superhero Deadpool. Stefan plays the role of Colossus and also gets personal with Caron. Segment 4: Jewels Smith is creator of the comic Hafrocentric that unapologetically discusses race, class, and gender in a prolific way. Joelle and Jamie interviews Jewels and features a soundbite from the Hafrocentric mixtape which is found at soundcloud.com/hafrocentric Rachel True interview edited by John Bauer Jewels Smith interview edited by MR Daniel http://mrdaniel.net Music By: Sammus, Shubzilla, and SkyBlew

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#BGNPodcast Extra - Militia Vox Feb 10, 2016

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#BGNPodcast Extra! Kristin St. John interviews heavy metal rock artist Militia Vox! Frontwoman of Judas Priestess- the world's only all girl tribute to the metal gods Judas Priest, lead singer/songwriter of progressive hard rock band Swear On Your Life, leading lady of Dee Snider's heavy metal horror orchestra "Van Helsing's Curse" and known as the "Rock Goddess" of the Brooklyn based AFROPUNK movement.

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BGN #59 | Agents of the Realm and Twitching While Black Feb 09, 2016

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Segment 1: Mildred Louis is creator of Agents of the Realm and webcomic currently available and is now in transition to go to print by a Kickstarter. #ExploreBlackComics with Peep Game Comix and use product code BGN for 25% off! peepgamecomix.com Go to blackgirlnerds.com/siteground for hosting plans as low as $3.95 a month! Segment 2: Hosted by Jacqueline Coley at PAXSouth, she chats with Terrence Kershaw aka TKBreezy a Twitch streamer and commentator for Super Smash Bros Music By: Sammus, Shubzilla, and SkyBlew Mildred Louis interview edited by MR Daniel @mrdaniel_then

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BGN #58 | Filmmaking, Forward Comix, LootCrate, and X-Files Feb 02, 2016

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Segment 1: Filmmaker and actor Victoria Mahoney discusses women of color in filmmaking, the Oscars, and diversity in media. ( segment was scheduled to be Co-hosted by Lauren Warren and due to tech issues Lauren did not appear in the segment) Segment 2: Jerome Walford founder of Forward Comix and creator of Nowhere Man discusses his latest project Gwan, that allows indie creatives to have a voice. Co-hosted by: Joelle Monique Segment 3: Bob Holden the VP of Category Management for Loot Crate. He discusses the company and how their business model. Hosted by Jacqueline Coley Music By Sammus Victoria Mahoney interview and X-Files segments edited by Sound Editor John Bauer Jerome Walford interview edited by MR Daniel http://mrdaniel.net Support the #BGNPodcast and sign up for your free 30 day trial at audible.com/bgnpodcast for your free audio book!

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BGN #57 | Chescaleigh, #29DaysOfBlackCosplay, and Scary Stories Jan 27, 2016

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Segment 1: Comedian, Vlogger, Host, and Writer Franchesca Ramsey talks about social media notoriety, her work on MTV Decoded and how to grow an audience. Co-hosted by Mel Perez Segment 2: Jamie narrates a stories from the Alvin Schwartz book "More Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark" Segment 3: #29DaysOfBlackCosplay is the hashtag of February for Blerd Twitter. Cosplayers Chaka Cumberbatch, Butterfly Samurai, Venus Noire, and Maki Rolle join us to chat about their experiences as Black women in cosplay. Co-hosted by Terra Cooke Music By SkyBlew, Sammus and Virus Tails Franchesca Ramsey interview edited by MR Daniel http://mrdaniel.net

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BBC Radio Interview With Jamie Of BGN Jan 23, 2016

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This is a special edition recording from BBC Radio on the Oscars boycott controversy and the lack of diversity among nominees.

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