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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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38:29

#BGNPodcast Extra - RSVPster and Dorée Seay

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/03/10

Segment 1: Jacqueline Coley interviews Jennifer Sinski, co-founder of RSVPster. The app is used to help track information on events and parties happening at SXSW this year at the annual festival. Segment 2: Alexsis Page interviews Dorée Seay, an actress and producer who is currently starring in Split Lip. She chats about her career and her love of all things nerdy. Music By: Sammus

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93:53

BGN #63 | Women In Tech, Remixing Colorblind, and...

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/03/07

Segment 1: Amanda Spann and Sheena Allen are mobile app developers behind the new mixology app Alchomy. The app has generated over 2 million downloads and they discuss how the tech world is evolving and it's an everyman's game at this point. Co-hosted by Terra, Joelle, and Kayla Segment 2: Dr. Sheena C. Howard is the filmmaker behind the new documentary Remixing Colorblind which discusses the implicit racial biases in our educational system. Hosted by Caron Segment 3: Dina Tate is the founder of

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54:08

#BGNPodcast Extra - Oscars Wrap Up Roundtable

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/03/01

Jamie leads a roundtable discussion with co-hosts Cynthia, Caron, Joi, and Kayla to talk about the Oscars. The discussion surrounded Chris Rock's performance as host, the backlash on social media from non-Black people of color, and a quick discussion of the monstrosity behind the film Gods of Egypt. Music By: Shubzilla and YBC Tha NeRd Twitter @ybcthanerd Instagram @YbcThaNerd

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105:59

BGN #62 | Luvvie, Leslie Harris, Amanda Seales, and A...

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/28

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

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27:31

#BGNPodcast Extra - Arjun Gupta

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/24

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

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78:17

BGN #61 | Van Jones, Vixen, and SEND ME

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/21

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,

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38:44

#BGNPodcast Extra - Dr. andré carrington PhD

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/18

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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128:14

BGN #60 | Rachel True, April Reign, Colossus, and...

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/14

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

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33:16

#BGNPodcast Extra - Militia Vox

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/10

#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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40:53

BGN #59 | Agents of the Realm and Twitching While Black

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/09

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,

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108:55

BGN #58 | Filmmaking, Forward Comix, LootCrate, and...

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/02/02

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

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76:22

BGN #57 | Chescaleigh, #29DaysOfBlackCosplay, and...

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/27

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

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11:52

BBC Radio Interview With Jamie Of BGN

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/23

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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66:38

BGN #56 | Bitch Planet, Hawkgirl, and DJ Hobo

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/20

Segment 1: Comic writer Kelly Sue DeConnick joins us to chat about her career and her role as a white woman writing characters and stories about Black women. Co-hosted by Joelle Monique Siteground has hosting plans as low as $3.95! Sign up today for faster and more secure internet with our affiliate link: bit.ly/1SHGgNI Segment 2: Ciara Renee is the new breakout star of the CW series hit Legends Of Tomorrow based on DC comics. She chats with us about her role as Hawkgirl and self-identity as

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60:39

BGN #55 | Trollando and Nerds Of Prey

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/13

Segment 1: TV/Film star Orlando Jones chats with us about his digital studio Legion of Creatives and carving your own path as an indie creator Co-hosted by Cynthia and Connie Siteground has hosting plans as low as $3.95! Sign up today for faster and more secure internet with our affiliate link: http://bit.ly/1SHGgNI Segment 2: Nerds of Prey is a new podcast featuring four Black women chatting about diverse perspectives in comics, gaming, and geek culture. NoP is hosted by Lauren Warren, Mel Perez,

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86:47

BGN #54 | Black Snobbery, Folktales, and Tuskegee Heirs

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/07

Segment 1: Danielle Belton, the creator of The Black Snob discusses her popular blog, her work in TV, her comic and her role as Associate Editor at The Root. Segment 2: Jamie narrates a story from the 1985 book The People Could Fly based on Black narratives of the 19th century. She reads "The Peculiar Such Thing" by Virginia Hamilton. Segment 3: Joelle Monique interviews comic artist Marcus Williams about his latest project Tuskegee Heirs as well as his work as an indie creator in the publishing

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22:47

BGN Celebrity Mashup

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/02

A special edition of BGN featuring a 2015 mashup of celebrity guests who have stopped by to chat with us. Guests include: Voice animation artist and actress Cree Summer, Daily Show producer and author Baratunde Thurston, actor of The Last Dragon Taimak, actors Marsai Martin, Miles Brown and Marcus Scribner of the ABC series blackish, Jem and the Holograms creator Christy Marx along with Samantha Newark (voice of Jem) and Britta Phillips (singing voice of Jem), filmmaker Ryan Coogler. actress and

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75:21

BGN #53 | Gaming Diversity and Homegrown Comics

Black Girl Nerds ·

2016/01/01

Segment 1: We speak with gaming content creators Keisha Howard and Travis Williams about their personal experiences in the industry and where the state of gaming is today for people of color. Hosted by Lauren Warren, Jamie Broadnax and Mel Perez Segment 2: Joelle Monique interviews comic book creator Fred Noland discusses his latest project Black Sleep and life as a Black suburbanite in comics and how his experiences shaped his work as an artist. Music By: Sammus and Shubzilla

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55:57

BGN #52 | A Spoilerrific Star Wars

Black Girl Nerds ·

2015/12/21

You asked for a Star Wars podcast and now you have it! We're discussing easter eggs, conspiracies, fan reactions, and our take on Episode 7 The Force Awakens! Hosted by Jamie Broadnax featuring guests Mel Perez and Joelle Monique Music By: John Williams

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91:57

BGN #51 | FanBros 101 and Magical Girls

Black Girl Nerds ·

2015/12/19

Segment 1: FanBros crew members Tatiana King-Jones and Chico Leo tells the origin story of how this multimedia team got together and gives us a crash course in Podcasting 101. Segment 2: Joelle Monique interviews comic book creators Kevin Panetta (Zodiac Starforce) and Brooke Allen (Lumberjanes) about magical girls, Buffy, and the best and worst of working in comics.

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