Black Girl Nerds Podcast

Happy Black Woman is a supportive community that helps women create their ideal lives through personal development and entrepreneurship. They have positive, affirming conversations about self-care, relationships, entrepreneurship, lifestyle, travel and what it means to be free. You’ll also find inspirational quotes, informative articles and thought-provoking questions to support you in your journey.

The wait is almost over. Season 3 of Scandal premieres on Thursday Oct 3rd. Get out your bag of popcorn and your glass of red wine for this podcast. If you are a Gladiator, this is one podcast you will NOT want to miss! We have guests Mekeisha Madden-Toby, a critical writer, reporter, and blogger for MSN TV and social media comic and our resident Scandal expert Tangela Ekhoff who's social engagement with the Scandal cast is higher than your average fan.

Rebecca O'Neal is a Chicago based writer/editor and stand up comedian whose work can be read on/in Vanity Fair Magazine, Gawker.tv, Spli.tsider.com, The Rumpus, and more. She is also a regular guest on Vocalo.org's morning amp and has appeared as a guest comedy commentator or WBEZ/NPR's Morning Shift with Tony Sarabia. This self-declared BGN will discuss what its like working in the comedy circuit and advice to other young women who are interested in starting a career in comedy.

Gilbert Chrispin & Elizabeth Auguste from I Love Mi-Me will discuss skin care. Karyn Washington from For Brown Girls will discuss makeup tips and Brittney Marshall from My BrownBox will discuss being a successful beauty and lifestyle service for women.

Black Girls Golf was founded in 2011 by Tiffany Mack Fitzgerald. Tiffany created Black Girls Golf after spending 10 years in Corporate America and noticing how many opportunities were available to her colleagues who played golf. As she became a more experienced golfer, she noticed how few Black women were involved in the sport. Black Girls Golf exists to change the exclusive culture of golf by introducing women and minorities to golf and making them lifelong players.

The DeceptiComics are five malevolent comedians, brutal, merciless, and hilarious. Their purpose,to conquer and destroy audiences with brutal wit and deadly punchlines. They are driven by a single undeviating goal: total domination of the entertainment universe. This show is 20% Smart, 20 Geeky, 20% Insane, 20% Dirty and 20% Country-fried. John Minus, Mike Brown, Cerrome Russell from Decepticomics will talk to us about this stand-up comedy group and we plan to get into some funny shenanigans on this podcast!

Actor Theodus Crane is known by nerds everywhere as "Big Tiny" from The Walking Dead. He will chat with us about his experiences on the show and also about his thoughts of black comic book characters represented in TV/Film. Don't miss this one if your're a Walking Deadhead!

Are you a mommy or daddy blerd? Would you like to know what its like growing up blerdy? This podcast will feature a panel of hosts who are parents raising their children to to become the future blerds of America! Should one choose to raise their child to be nerdy? This podcast feature hosts: Shelly Ellis, Twila Dang, Brittany Logan, and Yewande Ige from Baby Blerd (@babyblerd). If you're a parent, this is one podcast you will not want to miss!

Carolyn Malachi is a performing artist. Born in 1984 in Washington, DC, Malachi is the great-granddaughter of jazz pianist John Malachi who played for Sarah Vaughn, Pearl Bailey, Billy Eckstine. Carolyn Malachi mixes jazz with other genres. Her music is heavily influenced by jazz and Motswako, a style of South African music popularized by Hip Hop Pantsula. Malachi's releases include Revenge of the Smart Chicks (2008), Revenge of the Smart Chicks II: Ambitious Gods (2009), and the Lions, Fires & Squares EP (2010). Carolyn Malachi founded the Smart Chicks Network in 2009. The organization is composed of women in the arts and meets monthly to share industry and general professional resources. In 2009, Malachi became a resident artist at BloomBars, a community arts space in Washington, DC. The Maryland State Arts Council and Mid-Atlantic Arts Council awarded Malachi with a 2010 Individual Artist Award and Mid-Atlantic Arts Fellowship. TheRoot.com named Carolyn Malachi a Top 25 Gen Y Artist / Entrepreneur in

Jasmine Doster is a motivational speaker and life coach. She will talk about her personal experiences and life lessons in the areas of spiritual well being and empowerment. She has an upcoming book called "You Think You Know".

The most popular and highly downloded podcast on BGN has now spawned a sequel. If you have ever been curious about coding or you are interested in new media industries where you want to flourish as a budding coder, then this is the podcast for you! We will feature our panels from part 1 which includes: Daphne from Black Female Coders Nnaemeka from Black Girls Code Robert Young

Black Girl In Suburbia is a feature documentary that looks into the experiences of black girls growing up in predominately white communities. This is a different look into suburbia from the perspective of women of color. This film explores through professional and personal interviews the conflict and issues black girls have relating to both white and black communities.

Our first Blerd Book Club selection is over and now we're ready to discuss the story of Orleans by Sherri L. Smith! Blerd Book Club members be sure to have your notes and questions ready for Sherri! Book Synopsis: Fen de la Guerre is living with the O-Positive blood tribe in the Delta when they are ambushed. Left with her tribe leader’s newborn, Fen is determined to get the baby to a better life over the wall before her blood becomes tainted. Fen meets Daniel, a scientist from the Outer States who has snuck into the Delta illegally. Brought together by chance, kept together by danger, Fen and Daniel navigate the wasteland of Orleans. In the end, they are each other’s last hope for survival.

This 90 minute podcast is devoted to 2 shows that we all love! Orphan Black will be our first segment where we talk about what's happening to the clones and who took Kira?? Segment two we will discuss Game of Thrones and the infamous Red Wedding scene! If you're hardcore into either one of these shows...mark this one on your "to listen" list!

Shequeta Smith is the director of the YouTube hit about an interracial body swap between two women who spend a day in each other's shoes. A lighthearted comedy that speaks to the serious issue of race and stereotypes are depicted in this quirky film called The Takeover

Do you wanna do bad things? This podcast is soley devoted the hotness that is True Blood. The new season premeire airs shortly after this podcast, so if you plan on having a True Blood party...TUNE IN! Are you Team Bill or Team Eric? What are your thoughts of Alan Ball leaving the show? Are the Sookie Stackhouse novels worse or better? We will talk about everything related to True Blood so if you're a Trubie, this is one podcast you don't want to miss!

Have you heard of Blerdology? Formerly known as Black Girls Hack, Blerdology is a social enterprise focused on the enhancement and celebration of the Black tech community. The CEO and Founder Kat Calvin along with PR Manager Amanda Spann will talk with BGN to discuss the accomplishments of this organization and how it affects our community.

The most controversial podcast to date was so intense that BGN has decided to air a "Part 2" episode for all of our listeners. This 2 hour podcast will revisit the issue of interracial dating and why is it still a pressing issue in 2013? Niki McElroy from thecreaminmycoffee.com will discuss her thoughts and her new controversial book A Black Girl's Guide to Dating White Men. Whether you agree or disagree this will be a podcast you will not want to miss!

We're bringing NERDY back! We will discuss our favorite nerdified content on BBC America that is fully devoted to all things Dr. Who, Orphan Black, and The Nerdist! If you're a geek that loves any or all of these shows, you don't want to miss this one!

XO Jane contributor Chaka Cumberbatch raised eyebrows with her profound article about her experiences as a black cosplayer. She will discuss her experiences as a cosplayer and the stigma attached in the black community. Chelsea M the creator of Cosplaying While Black will be on the podcast, and Jamila Rowser from the Girl Gone Geek blog will also talk to us about women of color who adore the act of cosplay! This is one podcast you do not want to miss!