BGN interviews TV director Sam Bailey of Marvel Studios' Ironheart . From co-creating the Emmy-nominated web series Brown Girls to directing and producing Dear White People , Sam’s work has consistently centered Black voices in ways that feel intentional, resonant, and bold. Ironheart continues that legacy — following Riri Williams, a young Black woman genius from Chicago who builds a suit more advanced than Iron Man’s and steps into her power. Ironheart is currently streaming on Disney+ Host: C...
Jul 07, 2025•22 min•Ep. 450
BGN interviews actor KiKi Layne of the Netflix film The Old Guard 2 . Andy leads immortal warriors against a powerful enemy threatening their group. They grapple with the resurfacing of a long-lost immortal, complicating their mission to safeguard humanity. Host: Jamie Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Jul 04, 2025•15 min•Ep. 449
BGN interviews Victoria Mahoney for the Netflix film 'The Old Guard 2'. Victoria Mahoney is one of the few Black women directing a Netflix action blockbuster taking on the reigns after Gina Prince-Bythewood directed the first film. She worked as second-unit director on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and made her debut feature Yelling to the Sky. The Old Guard 2 builds on its predecessor with a darker, more urgent storyline: the stakes are personal (Andy can now die), the mythology expands (imm...
Jul 01, 2025•24 min•Ep. 448
BGN interviews filmmaker Eva Victor to discuss the A24 film Sorry, Baby . Something bad happened to Agnes, but life goes on for everyone else. When a beloved friend on the brink of a major milestone visits, Agnes starts to realize just how stuck she's been, and begins to work through how to move forward. Host: Chalice Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Sorry, Baby premieres in theaters June 27th.
Jun 24, 2025•16 min•Ep. 447
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episode 609 and 610 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth r...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 446
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome pet loss grief counselor to the stars, Beth Bigler. Before becoming a certified grief counselor and pet loss specialist, Beth was a writer and producer for film, TV, and theater. Her work now includes private sessions, media appearances, and collaborations with veterinarians, pet brands, and public figures alike—many of whom rely on her for support during some of life’s most painful goodbyes. Beth’s deeply personal and powerful n...
Jun 02, 2025•33 min•Ep. 445
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episode 608 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In ...
May 13, 2025•50 min•Ep. 444
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episode 607 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In ...
May 08, 2025•48 min•Ep. 443
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome writer Leon Chills, of the Lionsgate film Shadow Force . In Shadow Force , Kyrah (Washington) and Isaac (Sy) were once the leaders of a multinational special forces group called Shadow Force. They broke the rules by falling in love, and in order to protect their son, they go underground. With a large bounty on their heads, and the vengeful Shadow Force hot on their trail, one family’s fight becomes all-out war. Host: Jamie Edited...
May 05, 2025•22 min•Ep. 442
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episode 606 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In ...
Apr 29, 2025•40 min•Ep. 441
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episode 605 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In ...
Apr 23, 2025•47 min•Ep. 440
In this week’s episode we’re back with our recaps of The Handmaid’s Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. This week we are recapping episodes 603 and 604 of the series. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth ...
Apr 16, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 439
In this week's episode we're back with our recaps of The Handmaid's Tale . In its final season, we will recap each and every episode. Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United States. Gilead is ruled by a fundamentalist regime that treats women as property of the state, and is faced with environmental disasters and a plummeting birth rate. In a desperate attempt to repopulate a devastated world, ...
Apr 08, 2025•1 hr 46 min•Ep. 438
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with Genneya Walton, who plays BB Urich in Daredevil: Born Again . Genneya starred as a series regular on Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones’ Netflix series #BlackAF and was a series regular on Netflix’s Project Mc ². She also had the lead role in the Storm Reid produced feature film Darby and the Dead for Disney/Hulu, and had major recurring guest star appearances on Netflix’s Never Have I Ever , Steven Spielberg’s Extant with Halle Be...
Mar 31, 2025•12 min•Ep. 437
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we speak with renowned psychologist and New York Times best-selling author Dr. Thema Bryant. Dr. Thema made history in 2023 as the first Black female President of the American Psychological Association. She has a new book, ' Matters of the Heart: Healing Your Relationship with Yourself and Those You Love’ , out now. Matters of the Heart combines the wisdom of science, spirituality, and real-life experience to help readers tend to their emot...
Mar 24, 2025•22 min•Ep. 436
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Aja Naomi King of the NBC series Grosse Pointe Garden Society . Grosse Pointe Garden Society centers a wealthy suburb where everything appears to be perfect on the surface, four members of the local garden club get entangled in a scandalous murder. Teacher and aspiring writer Alice, real estate agent Catherine, father of two Brett and socialite Birdie come together on the night of the garden club's annual gala to bury the b...
Mar 17, 2025•21 min•Ep. 435
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with Marissa Thomas. Marissa Thomas is a patient advocate and breast cancer thriver who was diagnosed in 2015 at the age of 35 with stage II breast cancer. She is the CoFounder and CEO of For the Breast of Us, an inclusive community for Women of Color impacted by breast cancer. As a woman of color diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer, Marissa co- founded 'For the Breast of Us' to provide women of color with a resource tailored t...
Mar 03, 2025•20 min•Ep. 434
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we chat with actor Carl Lumbly of 'Captain America: Brave New World'. Carl has also appeared in such notable TV and film projects as Cagney & Lacey , Justice League , Supergirl , Doctor Sleep , This Is Us, Alias and The Fall of the House of Usher . He was the first Black superhero on prime-time TV, as the titular character in the short-lived 90s Fox series M.A.N.T.I.S . Host: Jamie Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax...
Feb 24, 2025•22 min•Ep. 433
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we have a 2-part episode about all things Sundance 2025. Segment 1: We chat with directors: Anas Saeed, Rawia Alhag, Ibrahim Snoopy and Timeea M. Ahmed about their documentary film Khartoum that screened at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Forced to leave Sudan for East Africa following the outbreak of war, five citizens of Khartoum — a civil servant, a tea lady, a resistance committee volunteer, and two young bottle collectors — reenact th...
Feb 10, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 432
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome Oscar-nominated actor Margaret Avery. 'A Man on the Inside' which premiered on November 21st features Margaret Avery, a Hollywood mainstay with decades of screen and stage experience. She brings an unforgettable warmth to the show. Known for her Oscar-nominated performance in The Color Purple , Avery now charms as Florence, a spirited, poetry-loving resident in a retirement community that’s anything but typical. Avery’s portrayal...
Jan 06, 2025•58 min•Ep. 431
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we have a 2-part episode welcoming comic book creators Denys Cowan and Michael Stradford and cast members from Dune: Prophecy. The featured cast are: Jessica Barden, Aoife Hinds, Edward Davis and Mark Addy. Segment 1: Graphic Samurai: The Art of Denys Cowan is the first comprehensive celebration of the work of this groundbreaking comic book artist. Cowan has left an indelible mark on characters like Batman, The Question, Black Panther, and ...
Dec 09, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 430
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome in this 2-part segment filmmaker Raoul Peck of Ernest Cole: Lost and Found and actor Emma Canning of Dune: Prophecy . Segment 1: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck’s Ernest Cole: Lost and Found is a new documentary chronicling the life and work of Ernest Cole, one of the first Black freelance photographers in South Africa, whose early pictures, shocking at the time of their first publication, revealed to the world Black life un...
Dec 02, 2024•30 min•Ep. 429
BGN interviews actor Rhenzy Feliz of the HBO series The Penguin . Rhenzy Feliz is best known for playing Alex Wilder in the Marvel Cinematic Universe television series Runaways , voicing Camilo Madrigal in Disney's 2021 animated feature film Encanto and playing Victor Aguilar in the HBO series The Penguin . Host: Jamie Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
Nov 25, 2024•20 min•Ep. 428
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome co-creator and showrunner of the Netflix series 'Arcane' Christian Linke. Christian Linke is the Head of Animation Studio at Riot Games, where he fuels animation development with the company’s Emmy-winning Netflix series Arcane and beyond. Linke co-created Arcane , which marked Riot’s first animated series, with Alex Yee and currently serves as its showrunner. He was also part of the League of Legends team that originally created...
Oct 28, 2024•13 min•Ep. 427
In this 2-part episode, we chat with Niecy Nash Betts and Nick Cannon about TV specific episodes in two series they are starring in: FX's Grotesquerie and Fox's Accused. Segment 1: Niecy Nash-Betts is an actress, comedian, and television host. Nash received two Primetime Emmy Awards nominations for starring as Denise "Didi" Ortley in the comedy-drama series Getting On (2013–2015). She has also portrayed Denise Hemphill in the horror-comedy series Scream Queens (2015–2016). From 2017 to 2022, she...
Oct 21, 2024•27 min•Ep. 426
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome director Brandon Espy and actor Elvis Nolasco of the new Hulu film Mr. Crocket . In 1993, a mysterious children's show host, Mr. Crocket, magically emerges from television sets to kidnap young children, brutally slaying their parents in the process. After Mr. Crocket snatches her son, one determined mother embarks on a perilous quest to track down the demonic entertainer and rescue her boy. Host: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus E...
Oct 14, 2024•19 min•Ep. 425
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome filmmaker Sean Baker. Sean Baker is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and editor. He has directed six feature films over the past two decades, including 2015’s Tangerine and 2017’s The Florida Project which premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes Film Festival and was distributed by A24 in the US and Altitude in the UK. His latest film Anora premieres Oct 18th. A young sex work...
Oct 07, 2024•14 min•Ep. 424
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome actor Artrece Johnson. Johnson's latest role in Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock on September 5) sees her co-starring alongside the likes of industry heavyweights Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, and Samuel L. Jackson. Her journey is marked by faith, resilience, and an unshakeable self-belief. Her incredible personal and professional journey reflects resilience, determination, and an unyie...
Sep 30, 2024•22 min•Ep. 423
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome movie directors Karen Chapman and Samir Oliveros, both had films to premiere out of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Chapman's 'Village Keeper' and Oliveros' 'The Luckiest Man In America'. Segment 1: Born to a Guyanese family that nurtured her instinctive creative problem solving skills, award-winning artist Karen Chapman has always been acquainted with versatility. Her steep background in documentary storytelling de...
Sep 23, 2024•34 min•Ep. 422
In this week's episode of the Black Girl Nerds podcast, we welcome back the team behind Truthteller Productions. We have Miriam A. Hyman aka Robyn Hood and East-O aka Chris Herbie Holland joining us. In our second segment, we breakdown a recap of the films we screened at TIFF 2024! Segment 1: Miriam A. Hyman aka Robyn Hood (Philly native) is a classically trained actress and a Hip Hop Recording Artist. Hood is the CEO of independent music/production label Truth Teller Productions. She’s executiv...
Sep 16, 2024•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 421
