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June 04, 2016 BGN #76 |Geek Misogyny, No Totally, and Con Coverage
Segment 1: A panel discussion about misogyny within geek culture which includes issues of sexism in cosplay, fake geek girls, and gatekeeping. Panel features Jamie, Caron, Kayla, Tora, Kay B and Cynthia
Segment 2: Podcaster and social media activist Shaun Lau discusses his podcast No Totally and how important it is to leverage his platform to discuss issues of racial bias in media.
Hosted by: Mel
Segment 3: Interviews at Momocon in Atlanta which features guests: Afua Richardson, Zach Callison, Renee Cooper, and Allyssa Lewis.
Hosted by: Kayla
Segment 4: Jamie speaks to cosplayers at Tidewater Comic Con and asks about their experiences at this annual event.
Hosted by: Jamie
Segment 1, Segment 2, and Afua Richardson interview edited by: John Bauer
Zach Callison and Renee Cooper interviews edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net
Tidewater Cosplay interviews edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

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2 hr 17 min
June 02, 2016 #BGNPodcast Extra – X-Men Apocalypse
We discuss the latest comic book popcorn flick X-Men Apocalypse and we're not holding back! Panel features Jamie, Caron, Kay B, and Kayla
Edited by Jamie Broadnax
Music by SkyBlew
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55 min
May 29, 2016 BGN #75 |Will Packer, Peaky Blinders and All Things Wrestling
Segment 1: Executive Producer Will Packer known for films like Straight Outta Compton and Ride Along is producing the new reimagined Roots miniseries. He discusses the series and why Alex Haley's story is just important today as it was over 30 years ago.
Co-hosted by: Joelle, Caron, and Kristin
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Segment 2: Sam Benjamin talks about his career as an actor, writer, and producer. As well as his role on the BBC Netflix show Peaky Blinders.
Hosted by Caron
Edited by: John Bauer
Segment 3: We chat about everything related to the performance sport of wrestling from our fave WWF/WCW/WWE wrestlers of all time and we reminisce what got us into it. This was a topic sent over by fan demand!
Co-hosts: Kristin and Anique
Edited by: John Bauer
Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla

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1 hr 30 min
May 26, 2016 #BGNPodcast Extra – Maya Glick
Maya Glick is the star and creator of the film Rain. Rain is a fan film about Storm from the Marvel mutant superhero team X-Men. In the interview, Maya discusses why this project was important to her and what audiences stand to gain from seeing this fan film about our favorite heroine Ororo Munroe.
Co hosts: Caron, Kayla, and Joelle
Interview segment edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net
Music by: Sammus
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28 min
May 24, 2016 #BGNPodcast Extra – Hashtags, Blerds, & Online Community Building
A solo commentary featuring Jamie discusses the fallout behind the use of Twitter hashtags, policing blackness, and online community building.
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

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1 hr 6 min
May 22, 2016 Ernie Hudson Q&A Tidewater Comic Con
Ernie Hudson speaks candidly about his role as an actor in Hollywood, and various roles (the good, bad, and ugly) that have been offered to him throughout his career.

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20 min
May 22, 2016 BGN #74 | Misty Knight, Storm, Black Google and Mentorship
Segment 1: Actress Simone Missick playing the role of Misty Knight in Marvel's Luke Cage gives us insight about the new series and what its like to play a superhero!
Co-hosted by: Caron and Latanya
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Segment 2: Actress Alexandra Shipp is playing Storm in X-Men Apocalypse. The self-declared Black Girl Nerd chats about the film and what she would like to see next for Ororo Munroe.
Hosted by: Jamie Broadnax
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Segment 3: Valeisha Butterfield Jones is the head of Black Community Engagement at Google. She discusses her role and importance of people of color connecting through social media.
Hosted by: Kay B
Edited by: John Bauer
Segment 4: Shawn Blanchard is a mentorship specialist assisting at-risk youth. He discusses his platform and how he has used his own personal tragedy and leveraged it to help others.
Hosted by: Caron
Edited by: John Bauer
Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla

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1 hr 27 min
May 15, 2016 BGN #73 | Darryl M. Bell, The Lemonade Syllabus, and Power Rangers
Segment 1: Darryl M Bell best known as Ron Johnson from the hit series "A Different World" chats about Hollywood, the landscape of television, and working in the YouTube space.
Co-hosted by Caron, Kayla, and Kay B
Segment 2: Candice Benbow is the creator of The Lemonade Syllabus and blends theology with womanist critical studies into a refreshing course for all Black women to help quench their thirst for knowledge.
Hosted by Caron
Segment 3: Nakia Burrise is the Yellow Power Ranger known from "Power Rangers Zeo", "Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie", and "Power Rangers Turbo" the TV series. She discusses her latest project "Class Dismissed".
Hosted by Alexsis
Segment 1 and 3 edited by: MR Daniel mrdaniel.net
Segment 2 edited by: John Bauer
Music by: Sammus, Shubzilla, and SkyBlew

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1 hr 52 min
May 09, 2016 #BGNPodcast Extra – Captain America: Civil War
We give our hot take on the weekend release of Captain America: Civil War. Panel featuring: Jamie, Kayla, Joelle, Caron, Grace and Joi
Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Music by: Sammus

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50 min
May 08, 2016 BGN #72 | Joy Bryant, Underground, and Malik4Play
Segment 1: Actress Joy Bryant on her first podcast chats about her Bronx roots, working in Hollywood and being a self-declared Black Girl Nerd.
Co-hosted by Kay B, Cynthia, and Joi
Segment 2: Co-executive producer an series writer for the WGN series Underground, Misha Green joins us and discusses how the show has impacted audiences and the framework of its Twitter audience.
Hosted by Jamie
Segment 3: Malik Forte is a gaming editor for Nerdist.com and is curates gaming content in the form of several YouTube videos.
Co-hosted by: Kay B, Kayla, and Gabby
Segment 1 and 3 edited by: John Bauer
Music by: Sammus

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1 hr 30 min

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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…