Black Girl Nerds

By 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... more

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January 12, 2026 462: Filmmaker Nia DaCosta of '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome writer/director Nia DaCosta to discuss her latest film 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple.
Fresh off directing 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, a bold and unsettling expansion of the universe created by Danny Boyle and Alex Garland, she turns a familiar horror landscape on its head injecting it with psychological depth, cultural tension, and a haunting sense of humanity.
From redefining studio horror with Candyman, to helming one of the most ambitious franchise films in recent memory with The Marvels, her career has been marked by fearless storytelling and an uncompromising point of view.
Host: Chalice Williams
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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16min
January 05, 2026 461: Nicki Micheaux of 'Night Patrol'
Happy New Year! In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we interview actor and filmmaker Nicki Micheaux.

Nicki Micheaux is no stranger to commanding the screen, but in Night Patrol, she delivers one of her most grounded and emotionally charged performances yet. The actress sat down with BGN to discuss her role as Ayanda, a fierce, deeply protective mother navigating a community under siege and the personal stakes that come with survival in a system designed to overlook people like her.

Set against the backdrop of South Los Angeles housing projects, Night Patrol follows an LAPD officer forced to confront his past when he uncovers a horrifying secret: a covert police task force is endangering the very neighborhood he grew up in. As tensions rise between law enforcement and local street gangs, the film explores what happens when loyalty, morality, and justice collide. At the heart of that chaos is Ayanda, a woman whose strength is rooted not in spectacle, but in her unwavering love for her two sons and her community.

Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
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16min
November 24, 2025 460: Teyana Taylor on 'One Battle After Another'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast, we chat with multi-hyphenate Teyana Taylor about her critically-acclaimed work in the Paul Thomas Anderson film One Battle After Another.

In One Battle After Another, Teyana Taylor delivers a raw, commanding performance as Perfidia, a woman fighting to hold her life together while the world keeps throwing punches. Taylor channels her signature intensity into a character who is both fierce and deeply vulnerable someone navigating personal trauma, fractured relationships, and the quiet battles no one sees.

Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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19min
November 03, 2025 459: East-O of Truth Teller Productions
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome music artist East-O of Truth Teller Productions. The new EP, The Kush, from TTP was released on April 20, 2025 worldwide. The Kush was solely written and produced by East-O (Chris Herbie Holland).

Host: Jamie
Music by: TruthTeller Productions/East-O and Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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28min
October 13, 2025 458: Actor Taylor Polidore Williams
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Taylor Polidore Williams, best known for her role in the hit Netflix series Beauty In Black.

Born in Texas and the daughter of an engineer and educator, Taylor grew up surrounded by the arts in the Houston area. She is a proud alumna of HBCU Clark Atlanta University where she studied Mass Media Arts with a concentration in Film. She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. She stars in Netflix’s hit series She stars in Netflix’s hit series Beauty In Black, as the series lead. Her character Kimmie begins the series as a victim of human trafficking, and perseveres to become the leader of the Beauty in Black empire.

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

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22min
October 06, 2025 457: Filmmaker RT Thorne of '40 Acres'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome director RT Thorne making his feature film debut with his movie 40 Acres. Making its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, 40 Acres is now available on Demand and DVD.

After a series of plagues and wars leaves society in ruins, the Freemans are surviving — even thriving — on a farm in the middle of nowhere... so long as they repel the occasional raiding party. Former soldier Hailey (Danielle Deadwyler) and her partner Galen (Michael Greyeyes) fled the collapse along with their children, training them to fight (and, yes, kill). But now Hailey’s eldest Emanuel (Kataem O’Connor) is a young man, and when he meets a young woman (Milcania Diaz-Rojas) in the forest beyond the fence, his need for human contact could place the whole family in jeopardy.

Host: Jamie Broadnax
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus
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28min
September 15, 2025 456: From Standing Ovations to Side-Eyes: BGN Breaks Down TIFF 2025
BGN breaks down the films screened at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, which celebrated its 50th year. Jamie and Chalice cover the majority of the films they screened at the festival from the good to ones that gave us some major side-eye.

Hosts: Jamie Broadnax and Chalice Williams
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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1h 3min
September 01, 2025 455: Director Zamo Mkhwanazi of 'Laundry'
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome filmmaker Zamo Mkhwanazi. Making her feature debut, her movie Laundry will premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival under the Discovery selection.

Filmmaker Zamo Mkhwanazi’s quietly powerful debut Laundry crafts an intimate portrait of a Black family navigating the uneasy privileges and hidden costs of exemption within the violently unequal system of apartheid South Africa. The film is set in 1968, the same year that negative international opinion against apartheid fomented during the Summer Olympics but 26 years before the end of the institution.

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

For more information on when and where to screen Laundry go here.
The 2025 Toronto International Film Festival runs Sept 4-14th.
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23min
August 18, 2025 454: Author and DIY Creator Amina Mucciolo
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with Amina Mucciolo, the founder of Cloudland and Studio Mucci. She's also the author of the book "A Rainbow In Your Cloud".

Amina is a self-described “unicorn, creative visionary, digital influencer” and the woman behind the decor company, Studio Mucci.

Host: Jamie
Music by: Sammus
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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36min
August 11, 2025 453: Actor/Writer/Director Nnamdi Asomugha
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with actor, writer and director Nnamdi Asomugha about his new film The Knife.

Construction worker Chris (Nnamdi Asomugha) is prepared to do whatever he can to build a solid life for his family, yet his plans are thrown into disarray after a mysterious woman appears in their new home late one night. By the time police arrive, the intruder is lying on the kitchen floor unconscious, a knife in her hand, and it falls to steadfast Detective Carlsen (Melissa Leo) to uncover the truth about what happened. Under questioning, Chris, his wife Alex (Aja Naomi King) and their young daughters Ryley (Aiden Price) and Kendra (Amari Price) close ranks, hoping to safeguard one another’s secrets—but the choices they make lead to consequences graver than they could ever imagine.

The Knife opens in theaters August 15th.

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

Photo credit: Alex Reside
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12min

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