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  • 431: Oscar-nominated actor Margaret Avery

    431: Oscar-nominated actor Margaret Avery
    Jan 6 2025
    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 highlights her enduring talent, blending humor and depth. This role not only reaffirms her versatility but positions her as a powerful presence in comedy.

    Host: Jamie
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
    Music by: Sammus
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    58 Min.
  • 430: Comic Book Creators Denys Cowan and Michael Stradford and the cast of ‘Dune: Prophecy’

    430: Comic Book Creators Denys Cowan and Michael Stradford and the cast of ‘Dune: Prophecy’
    Dec 9 2024
    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 Deathlok, and co-founded Milestone Media, introducing Hardware, Icon, Rocket and the comic and character that inspired the hit television show he would produce; Static Shock. These beloved characters would eventually find their way back into the DC Universe. Author and Gizmoe co-founder Michael Stradford joins us on the podcast.

    Host: Jamie

    Segment 2: Interviews featuring: Aoife Hinds (“Sister Emeline”), Jessica Barden (“Young Valya Harkonnen”), Edward Davis (“Harrow Harkonnen”) and Mark Addy (“Evgeny Harkonnen”) are conducted in this segment for the HBO series Dune: Prophecy. 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, following two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

    Host: Stacey Yvonne

    Music by: Sammus
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    1 Std. und 7 Min.
  • 429: Filmmaker Raoul Peck and Actor Emma Canning

    429: Filmmaker Raoul Peck and Actor Emma Canning
    Dec 2 2024
    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 under apartheid.

    Host: Jamie

    Segment 2: Emma Canning plays the young Tula Harkonnen in the HBO series Dune: Prophecy. Following a tragedy, young Valya Harkonnen flees her home planet to join the Sisterhood, but struggles with the decision to take her vows. Her younger sister Tula is carving out a new life for herself, but worries about being accepted for her family name.

    Host: Jamie

    Music by: Sammus
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    30 Min.
  • 428: Actor Rhenzy Feliz of HBO's 'The Penguin'

    428: Actor Rhenzy Feliz of HBO's 'The Penguin'
    Nov 25 2024
    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
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    20 Min.
  • 427: Co-Creator and Showrunner of 'Arcane' Christian Linke

    427: Co-Creator and Showrunner of 'Arcane' Christian Linke
    Oct 28 2024
    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 Vi and Jinx, the beloved League champions who are the protagonists of Arcane. The show’s second season will debut in November 2024.

    Host: Jamie
    Music by: Sammus
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    13 Min.
  • 426: Nicey Nash-Betts and Nick Cannon

    426: Nicey Nash-Betts and Nick Cannon
    Oct 21 2024
    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 played Desna Simms in the crime comedy-drama Claws (2017–2022). She currently stars as Detective Lois Tryon in the horror drama series Grotesquerie.

    Host: Jamie

    Segment 2: Nick Cannon is a comedian, television host, actor, and rapper. In television, he began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'n Out, America's Got Talent, Lip Sync Battle Shorties, and The Masked Singer. He acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Roll Bounce. He is currently starring in season 2 of the Fox series Accused.

    Host: Jamie
    Music by: Sammus
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    27 Min.
  • 425: Director Brandon Espy and Actor Elvis Nolasco of 'Mr. Crocket'

    425: Director Brandon Espy and Actor Elvis Nolasco of 'Mr. Crocket'
    Oct 14 2024
    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
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    19 Min.
  • 424: Filmmaker Sean Baker

    424: Filmmaker Sean Baker
    Oct 7 2024
    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 worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

    Host: Jamie
    Music by: Sammus
    Edited by: Jamie Broadnax
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    14 Min.