This episode I'm joined by the Misty Knight of Twitter, wisdom bomb dropper and my cosplay mentor, Sistah Geek!

We talk about cosplay, what being a fan means and we talk about the frustrations of dealing with different forms of gate keeping. Be it in fandom or in a specific Industry. We also talk a little about A Wrinkle In Time and how powerful of a movie it was from our point of views.

Checkout Sistah Geek on Twitter @S_Hero4Hire to see more of awesome cosplay and fire tweets!

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This week I was joined by Carolyn H. (correspondent for Black Girl Nerds and writer for The Root) and we had a great conversation about this Black Film Renaissance that we're finding ourselves in and also how far we've come in the film industry over the years. We also dive into 90's movies like Bring It On and the reasons why we loved movies like and how the message

You can follow Carolyn on Twitter and Tumblr at @CarrieCnh12 and be sure to check out some of her work via the links below

About Carolyn

Lover of Film, TV & Books | Writer & Correspondent @BlackGirlNerds | Film & TV critic | Creator & Host of live-tweet hashtags #Nerds4Toons and co-host #SaturdayNightSciFi

Carolyn's Work

• Black Girl Nerds
• The Root

Carolyn's Recommendations

• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
• Reel Inequalities by Nancy Wang Yuen
• Expanse TV Series

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On this episode of Speak On It I'm joined by the Black Panther of Twitter aka Andrien Gbinigie! Andrien has had done some of the best cosplay I've seen and his work has even been featured on Nerdist and IGN! You can check out some of it here >>> https://nerdist.com/black-panther-costume-marvel/

On top of doing great cosplay Andrien is also an absolute delight to talk with and very insightful. He and I talked more about Black Panther, video games, more superheroes and other types stories we want to see told on the big screen. Also how it's okay to critique the things we love.

Andrien's Reccomendations

• Black Panther by Christopher Priest: The Complete Collection Volume 1
• Avengers Assemble Animated Series

About Andrien:

Also a huge Black Panther fan and cosplayer

Occupation: Product Marketing Manager at Ubisoft

Twitter: @EscoBlades 

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WAKANDA FOREVER!!

On this bonus episode I'm joined by two friends and fellow nerds, Ricky Anderson and Scott Niswander, to review Black Panther and talk about the world of Wakanda. We also get into how important this movie for representation, what it means culturally and what the movie means to us.

This episode contains spoilers, you've been warned.

Be sure to check out both Ricky and Scott's Work at the places below:

Scott - NerdSync

Twitter:@ScottNiswander  & @NerdSync

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NerdSyncProductions

Ricky - Stewdippin

Twitter: @stewdippin

Podcast: @FlashbackFlicks 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/stewdippin

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Welcome to Speak On It!

A podcast that gives people the opportunity and space to “speak on it” and we dive into conversations on various topics. Ranging from current events, nerd culture, entertainment and social issues because this is the kind of show where we want to have deep discussions on different issues we care about. While also talking about the hobbies, interests and other fun things we love.

So from anime to activism, we'll speak on it!

Episodes are published bi-weekly. Subscribe and follow @SOI_Pod on Twitter to stay up to date! Host: Neysha/ @la_ney_sha on Twitter

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On this episode, I'm joined by my first international guest and friend Trishh! We talk about blackface, the importance of representation, and cosplaying while accepting/loving one's self. 

We also talk a little bit about our pitches for an R-rated Aquaman movie. Just think of the possibilities y'all 😉

If you want to know more about Trishh and what she does check out the info below:

Trishh - Prop maker, Mother of Dogos. Writer & editor of http://dinoparadojico.tumblr.com 

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