Black Girl Nerds

Segment 1: Keith and Kenny Lucas chats with us about comedy, weed, and Beyonce's Lemonade. Best known for their animated series The Lucas Bros Moving Co, they share their blerdy experiences as identical twin comedians. Segment 2: Jamie traveled to NYC and attended the screening of episode 1 of Roots, scheduled to premiere on May 30th. Actors, Malachi Kirby (Kunta Kinte), Regé-Jean Page (Chicken George) and Erica Tazel (Matilda) along with producers Will Packer and Mark Wolper; and costume designer Ruth Carter discuss their experiences with the film and why this remake is so important to contemporary audiences. Segment hosted by Sunny Hostin. Segment 1 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by: Sammus Support the Black Girl Nerds podcast and become a Patron! patreon.com/blackgirlnerds

Comic book writer & filmmaker Greg Pak chats with us about his new Kickstarter project which is an e-book of crowdfunding tips. Greg has successfully raised three Kickstarters and now wants to share his secrets with you! Co-hosted by Mel and JN Monk Edited by John Bauer Music by Sammus

Segment 1: W Kamau Bell chats with us about his new show United Shades of America and his stand-up show Semi-Prominent Negro. Co-hosts Caron, Cynthia, and Kayla Segment 2: Comedian Tiffany Haddish of The Carmichael Show chats with Caron about her career and working in comedy. Segment 3: We have a panel of anime experts to discuss debunking anime myths led by Valerie Complex and featuring Terra, Akua, and Jonathan. Segment 1 edited by: John Bauer Segment 2 and 3 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by: Sammus, Shubzilla, and Prince Support the Black Girl Nerds podcast and become a Patron! patreon.com/blackgirlnerds

The cast of A Different World reunite onstage at the campus of Norfolk State University to give advice about preparing for college, post college life, and the HBCU experience.

Beauty editor and writer Tia Williams best known for her blog Shake Your Beauty, discusses her work in the fashion and beauty industry and her latest book The Perfect Find. Hosted by Joi Edited by John Bauer Music By Sammus

Segment 1: Prolific writer Ta-Nehisi Coates stops by to talk about his latest work on Marvel's Black Panther and creating his new take on Wakanda and T'Challa's story. Co-hosts: Tahila, Joelle. Grace, and Mel Segment 2: Former NFL player turned filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry debuts his film 9Rides at SXSW about an Uber driver dealing with a life-altering decision. Co-host Joelle Segment 3: The Netflix original film Pee-Wee's Big Holiday premiered at SXSW and Paul Reubens along with co-star Joe Manganiello discuss their roles in the film. Co-host Jacqueline Segment 2 edited by MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Segment 3 edited by John Bauer Support the Black Girl Nerds podcast and become a Patreon! patreon.com/blackgirlnerds

Alternative Soul/Rock singer RES chats with Kristin about music and her latest project Reset currently being funded under Indiegogo. She also talks about her love of music and what inspires her as an artist. Edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Music by Sammus Featured song by Res You can donate here: http://bit.ly/the1resgogo

BGN Contributor Korynthia Fischer is our weekly recapper of the TV series "BlindSpot". She attended a red carpet at the Paley Center and interviewed some of the cast from the show.

We chat about the ending of season 3 of Sleepy Hollow which includes and incredibly sad and disappointing end to Abbie Mills. Monique, Kayla, Cynthia, Mel, Kay and Jamie discuss the writing problems and the major disconnect between the series' showrunners and their fans of Sleepy Hollow. Music by Sammus Sleepy Hollow theme by Brian Tyler

Segment 1: Actress Adina Porter stops by to discuss her career and her recent work on the new hit WGN show Underground as the role of Pearly Mae. Co-host Kayla and Caron Segment 2: We met with Andre Royo at SXSW as he discussed his latest film The Hunter Gatherer that premiered there! Host: Jacqueline Segment 3: Simon Taufique is a film composer, producer and inventor and talks about how he leverages his skills in the entertainment industry. Host: Caron Music By: Sammus Purchase your copy of Infusion today! http://bit.ly/1RYXbaV Segment 1 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net Segment 2 & 3 edited by: John Bauer Check out the Kickstarter for Time Wars: Supreme Command! http://kck.st/1N2hrM4

Cynthia Francillon of BGN attended a press conference for the new WNYC produced podcast 2 Dope Queens. This show hosted by Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson breaks into the white male entrenched world of stand-up comedy and highlights women and people of color in stand up. The two women answer questions from the press on how this podcast started and why it's important.

Segment 1: Filmmaker Malcolm D Lee chats with us about his latest film Barbershop: The Next Cut as well as how he started his career as movie director. Co-hosted by: Kayla, Caron, and Joelle Segment 2: Kriss from Insanity Check and several other podcasts chats in a one-on-one with Joi about how he got started in podcast and being a member of the geek press. Segment 3: Jamie, Kayla, Joelle, Caron, and Gabrielle chat about BatmanvSuperman and season 2 of Daredevil. We go ALL in on our opinions about both comic book properties. Insanity Report segment edited by: John Bauer Music By: Sky Blew and Sammus

In this #BGNPodcast extra we sit down with the Gibbs sisters. Shawnee and Shawnelle Gibbs talks about their latest project recently fully funded by Kickstarter called "The Invention of E.J. Whitaker." Hosted by Caron Music by Sammus

Segment 1: Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele chats with us at SXSW about their latest film Keanu which premiered at the festival. Co-host Jacqueline Segment 2: Jessica Chobot of Nerdist News talks about her appearance SXSW and working as a geek girl in media. Co-host Jacqueline Segment 3: Joel Protrykus discusses his latest film The Alchemist Cookbook at premiered at SXSW and working as an indie filmmaker outside of Hollywood. Co-host Joelle Segment 4: Morgan Debaun is the CEO and co-founder of Blavity, a website for Black millennials that garners over 1 million visits per month! Co-host Caron and Kay B Blavity segment edited by John Bauer Music by Sammus

BatmanvSuperman Press Conference in Los Angeles, CA on the Warner Bros lot