Black Girl Nerds

Actress Santana Dempsey who has appeared in many film and TV shows including HBO’s The Newsroom, chatted with Jamie about being a Black woman working in Hollywood, growing up biracial, and dealing with issues of colorism. We also geeked out over various fandoms and asked Santana the most important question of all…are you a nerd or a geek? Take a listen! Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

Maya Penn is a 15 year old CEO that does it all from animation to designing environmentally-friendly clothing. She runs a non-profit that helps young girls in third world countries and she’s a self-declared geek! If you feel the need to be inspired today, take a moment and listen to this amazing podcast with entrepreneur Maya Penn. Co-hosted by Latanya Barrett and Connie Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

We geeked out over our favorite video games and consoles from the 80s and 90s! We reminisced and chatted about many games of our childhood as well as how we got into gaming. If you’re an NES, Sega, or Atari fan this is one show you do not want to miss! Guests featured are Makeda DeJene, Lauren Warren, and Shareef Jackson. Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

Science fiction author Cerece Rennie Murphy joins the Black Girl Nerds podcast to discuss her latest novel Order of the Seers. We geek out over Star Wars, X-Files, and fanfiction. Cerece provides some incredibly resourceful advice about how to get started in fiction writing as well as how to market yourself and sell your first novel! Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

We explore the issue of mental illness and how in our community the topic comes with various stigmas. We dive into issues like depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Our panel included: John Minus, Terrell Starr, Keri, R. Shanea Williams, and Mel. If you have a mental health diagnosis or you work in mental healthcare, this is one show you do not want to miss! Co-hosted by Terra Cooke Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

Ariell Johnson is the founder and creator of Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse and is working diligently to plan the build out and to crowd source funding to get the building up and running by May. Amalgam is a place of where geeks can feel included and to see comic book characters that look like them. She discusses how this space will be open for cosplayers, gamers, and java junkies. Co-host Latanya Barrett Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

This episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast featured the ladies of PNW Fattitude created by Rachelle Abellar. After meeting these women last year at Geek Girl Con during the Fatness and Fandom panel, I wanted to do a show about the lack of intersectionality of fat-positive images in the cosplay community. The panel also features Amber Dawn Bushnell and Uhura Jones. Co-host Latanya Barrett Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

Actor and martial artist Taimak from the cult classic film The Last Dragon (1985) joined us to chat about his 30th Anniversary Celebration and his latest projects. This was an incredibly informative show and Taimak provided some amazing feedback and advice about the film industry and how to stay disciplined as a content creator. Co-hosted by Grace Gipson and Connie Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

We had a TRULY OUTRAGEOUS time with Jem and the Holograms creator Christy Marx and both the speaking and singing voices of Jem, Samantha Newark and Britta Phillips! We discussed #JemTheMovie, the new comic book, and got exclusive info about new projects coming up! C’mon Jem fans! Let’s go! Special Guest Co-Hosts Candice Frederick and Kimberly Renee Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

Author Daniel José Older stopped by to chat with us about his latest novel Half-Resurrection Blues. He discussed the story about a man named Carlos who is an in-betweener that is dealing with the duality of life and death. We also chatted about diversity in fantasy fiction and its relevance in contemporary literature. If you are an author, publisher, or fan of fantasy fiction this is one podcast you do not want to miss! Co-hosted by Connie Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

The hit ABC series Black-ish is making waves on primetime TV! We invited three cast members from the show including Marcus Scribner, Marsai Martin, and Miles Brown who play Andre, Diane, and Jack! These are amazing kids who are super talented and the charisma they give on the show resonates just the same with us on the podcast! Co-hosted by Chaka Cumberbatch and Connie Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

Nerdcore music is a popular subgenre of music that infuses hip hop beats, pop sounds, and video game as well as anime themes into its ear worm tracks. We invited artists Sammus, Mega Ran, Sky Blew, and Shubzilla to come on to speak about their experiences in this industry and what it is to be a nerdy artist of color. Nerdcore fans united! Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

Our guest is filmmaker Keith Walker who is the creator of Chemosabe, a film about a man diagnosed with cancer. Walker’s film is a based on his own experiences with the disease and he also discusses how he used this film to not only share the message of living with cancer, but also as a means to accept the hand life has dealt him. Keith’s experiences can apply to anyone. This is one episode you should not miss! Co-hosted by Latanya Barrett Hosted by Jamie Broadnax

The #BGNPodcast invited TV director and comic book creator Eric Dean Seaton to discuss his new graphic novel The Legend of the Manamaji. He also discussed his career in TV as well as breaking into the publishing industry as an independent comic book creator. If you’re an indie artist or interested in the TV/Film industry, this is the episode for you! Co-hosted by Connie Hosted By Jamie Broadnax

We invited actress/filmmaker Reagan Gomez to chat with us about her latest project that will be launched into a sci-fi horror web series called “Surviving The Dead”. Reagan gives a candid interview about her personal experiences in Hollywood and the representation disparities for Black women in this industry. Co-host Latanya Barrett and special guest co-host Dele Hosted by Jamie Broadnax