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theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHow Lucas Film partnered with Black anime studio in Japan for Star Wars series
I had the pleasure of interviewing the talented creators behind one of the most powerful episodes of the animated anthology series Star Wars Visions Volume 2 . The episode, titled “The Pit” ais from the mind of writer/producer/director Leandre Thomas of Lucasfilm with animation provided by Arthel Isom, founder of of D’ART Shtajio. With an incredible voice cast featuring Daveed Diggs, Anika Noni Rose, and Jordyn Curet, their contribution to the acclaimed anthology series depicts a young man’s rebellion against Imperial oppression.
Leandre and Arthell shared fascinating insights into their creative collaboration, weaving meaningful real-world themes i...
2024-02-0845 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHow Stephanie Williams conquered the comic book game
Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of THEBLERDGURL PODCAST. I’m thrilled about this week’s chat with the talented Stephanie Williams. If you’ve dived into the comic book world, you’ve likely encountered her work in “Nubia: Queen of the Amazons” “Wakanda #1,” “Marvel’s Voices The Family Snikt,” “Magic the Gathering: Planeswalkers,” and “Strange and Unsung All-Stars of the DC Universe.” Keep an eye out for her upcoming “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur: Wreck N’ Roll.” Also, she’s the host of Prime Video’s Superhero Club and manages the whole wife, mom, and sports enthusiast gig. Now, heads up, this episode is a bi...
2023-11-161h 21theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneSasheer Zamata on Witches, Wokeness and Women
According to the National Library of Medicine, video games are more than just play; they’ve been shown to help with various mental disorders, from ADHD to anxiety. That’s the heart of what we’re getting into on this week’s episode of “Theblerdgurl Podcast.” I had the chance to sit down with Derrick Hoard, aka “The Situational Therapist.” He’s a practicing therapist and a gamer, which means he really gets the potential games have for our mental health.
Derrick and I chatted about how gaming is often misunderstood. It’s not just about addiction or escape—sometimes...
2023-11-0826 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneThe Situational Therapist: Gaming Through a Mental Health Lens
According to the National Library of Medicine, video games are more than just play; they’ve been shown to help with various mental disorders, from ADHD to anxiety. That’s the heart of what we’re getting into on this week’s episode of “Theblerdgurl Podcast.” I had the chance to sit down with Derrick Hoard, aka “The Situational Therapist.” He’s a practicing therapist and a gamer, which means he really gets the potential games have for our mental health.
Derrick and I chatted about how gaming is often misunderstood. It’s not just about addiction or escape—sometimes...
2023-11-0439 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneFrom the Boondocks to Blacula Rodney Barnes shows us how it's done
In this episode of THEBLERDGURL® PODCAST Karama welcomes back the multi-talented Rodney Barnes, a seasoned writer with an impressive career spanning from ’90s shows like “The Boondocks” and “Everybody Hates Chris” to his current work, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” and “Wu Tang: An American Saga.”
During their chat, Rodney shares some exciting news about his upcoming comic project, “Florence and Normandie,” which is a cool collaboration with rapper Xzibit. and reveals Todd McFarlane agreed to a SPAWN appeaernce in “Killadelphia” .
And just in time for Halloween, Rodney has dropped the trailer for his new horror podcast...
2023-11-0149 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneThe Changeling Chronicles: Victor LaValle on Adapting his hit horror novel to the screen
Just in time for the spooky season, Victor LaValle joins us on theblerdgurl podcast. Renowned for his novels “The Ballad of Black Tom,” and “Lone Women,” Victor’s creativity through horror also shines in his comics such as “Sabretooth: The Adversary,” “Victor Lavalle’s The Destroyer,” and “Eve,” with the latter two being adapted for the screen.
We talk in depth about the adaptation of his award-winning novel, “The Changeling,” on Apple TV Plus. The series, enriched by standout performances from Lakeith Stanfield, Clark Backo, and Adina Porter, is a must watch. Lavalle also cites “Lovecraft Country” as one of his inspirations for t...
2023-10-2346 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneThe Angry Black Girl and Her Monster
In this episode I speak with writer Director Bomani J. Story about his new film “The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster”. A new horror film out in theaters June 9 and headed to streaming service Shudder. The indie horror film is a remix of on Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” and follows a teenaged genius named Vicaria. Who, after her brother’s murder, decides she’s going to find a cure – for death.
Now, I’m not going to lie, this is absolutely a horror movie about Black trauma. However, the bloodletting just for “trauma porn”, instead the entire film serves as a...
2023-06-1128 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneAI vs IP: Lawyer Wynton Yates weighs in
A.I. is everywhere, and although it can be used as a creative tool, what’s making the headlines is how generative AI tools like midjourney and ElevenLabs ca mimc everything from fake everything from a picture of the Pope to an entire Frank Ocean album. In In this episode, I’m joined by entertainment and social media lawyer Wynton Yates as we discuss intellectual property, the media and the legal and ethical issues surrounding AI-generated content. We cover topics such as contracts, ownership, copyright, and the potential dangers of generative AI being used for malicious purposes. We also disc...
2023-05-1952 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneBlack film history lessons with Len Webb and Vincent Williams
Did you know that the same year that Driving Miss Daisy won multiple Academy Awards, that Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing wasn’t even nominated? If you are a fan of Black cinema, then you are going to love this episode. Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Len Web and Vincent Williams, co-hosts of “The Micheaux Mission” podcast and creators of the new podcast documentary “Class of 1989”.
The Micheaux Mission livestream provides insightful and in-depth analysis of literally every black film ever made, and the co-hosts’ discussions range from debates on what constitutes a black film to...
2023-04-2144 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneThe Healing Journey of Jacque Aye
Welcome back to THEBLERDGURL podcast! In this episode, I’m joined by Jacque Aye, author, entrepreneur, and podcaster. We’ll be discussing her debut novel, “How to Be a Better Adult,” and her journey towards writing it. Aye shares her inspiration for the book, drawing from her experiences in corporate America. She also talks about her personal growth and how it led her to explore her passion for writing fiction. We touch on the concept of “soft life” and how capitalism has distorted the idea of self-care. We also discuss the cultural expectations placed on Black women to be caretakers a...
2023-03-3043 min
Marvel's Pull ListRevisiting our chat with Karama Horne, Black Panther: Wakanda ForeverThis week, Ryan and Jasmine bring you all the latest in new books hitting shelves this week (02:03) including our picks this weekAVENGERS FOREVER #13, WASP #1, PUNISHER #9.Plus, we hand out the "My Therapist Was Proud of Me"award. (11:24) — our weekly award named after a phrase pulled directly from an issue in this week’s pull list! Think you know which issue this name came from? Let us know by sending us an email at PullList@marvel.com or by tweeting at us using #MarvelsPullList! Just make sure to mark it “Okay to read”!And finally, for this week’s...
2023-01-1756 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHow JAWS and Tiktok influenced Akela Cooper's writing on M3GAN
Happy New Year everyone! theblerdgurl podcast is back! For my first episode of the year I had the pleasure of welcoming back to the podcast screen writer and producer Akela Cooper.
Akela Cooper is the writer for James Wan’s return to horror, Malignant, Now she’s here to talk about another collaboration with Wan, M3GAN. A horror movie out now, about a killer babysitting bot. The movie stars Allison Williams,, Violet McGraw, Ronny Chieng, Arlo Green, Brian Jordan Alvarez and 3 actresses who composite the murderous doll M3GAN: Kimberly Crossman, Jenna Davis and Amie Donald. The...
2023-01-1330 min
The Captioned Life Show#74 Black Panther Wakanda Forever Review With Karama ”TheBlerdGurl” HorneABOUT THE EPISODEJournalist and content creator Karama Horne, also known as “TheBlerdGurl,” joins Sean in reviewing the latest Marvel Studios film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. They discuss the emotional impact of the movie in regards to pain, loss, and grief; if Namor was a villain or antihero, Angela Bassett’s performance as Queen Ramonda, and what the future holds for Wakanda and the Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.They also discuss Karama’s latest book Protectors Of Wakanda: A History And Training Of The Dora Milaje, how Monica Rambeau and representation made Karama a...
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Avatar: Braving the Elements“The Drill” with Karama Horne: Can Team Avatar Stop It in Time?Friend of the show Karama Horne returns to dig into “The Drill!” As a giant drill threatens to breach the walls of Ba Sing Se, Team Avatar has to figure out if it’ll be possible to stop it in time. As Azula, Ty Lee, and Mai push Team Avatar to their limits, our hosts dive into the episode’s stunning animation, smart battle strategy, and subtle character dynamics. And don’t miss Karama’s hot takes on what kind of fashion icon Mai would be in the real world! To learn more about listen...
2022-11-1546 min
Father. Son. Galaxy. A Star Wars PodcastKarama Horne's New Marvel Book Boldly Reimagines Wakandan Folklore & CultureAuthor Karama Horne chatted with us as part of our "In Conversation" series on her latest book, "Black Panther: Protectors of Wakanda: A History and Training Manual of the Dora Milaje from the Marvel Universe." We'll be airing our conversation with her from earlier this week, with an opportunity for tonight's viewers to ask us questions.BIO: Karama Horne (@theblerdgurl”) is a culture journalist, podcaster, host and critic parked at the intersection of geekdom and diversity. She has bylines at Marvel.com, Rotten Tomatoes, NERDIST, Mashable, and The Wrap. She is the founder of the...
2022-11-0942 min
Father. Son. Galaxy. A Star Wars PodcastKarama Horne (theblerdgurl) Explains the Folklore and Culture of WakandaAuthor Karama Horne chatted with us as part of our "In Conversation" series on her latest book, "Black Panther: Protectors of Wakanda: A History and Training Manual of the Dora Milaje from the Marvel Universe." We'll be airing our conversation with her from earlier this week, with an opportunity for tonight's viewers to ask us questions.BIO: Karama Horne (@theblerdgurl”) is a culture journalist, podcaster, host and critic parked at the intersection of geekdom and diversity. She has bylines at Marvel.com, Rotten Tomatoes, NERDIST, Mashable, and The Wrap. She is the founder of theblerdgurl website and th...
2022-11-0942 min
Marvel's Pull ListWakanda Forever w/ Karama HorneThis week, Ryan and Jasmine bring you all the latest in new books hitting shelves this week (2:11) including our picks this week SABRETOOTH & THE EXILES #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA: SENTINEL OF LIBERTY #6, FANTASTIC FOUR #1.Plus, we hand out the “Believe in Blood” award. (12:02) — our weekly award named after a phrase pulled directly from an issue in this week’s pull list! Think you know which issue this name came from? Let us know by sending us an email at PullList@marvel.com or by tweeting at us using #MarvelsPullList! Just make sure to mark it “Okay to read”!And finally, f...
2022-11-0857 min
The Trap Nerds PodcastThe Trap Nerds 100th! With Karama Horne!Join us as we celebrate our 100th episode. We say good bye ti mini clip. Then to celebrate HALLOWEEN! We bring you some horror movie talk. The Karama aka The Blerd Gurl tells us about her recently released book Protectors of Wakanda: A History and Training Manual of the Dora Milaje. All of this and more on todays episode!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-10-311h 21theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneSimone Missick and the "Lola-Coaster" of 'All Rise'
I’m convinced that actress Simone Missick is unstoppable. And if you’re a fan of “All Rise” (OWN), then you already know Missick’s character, Judge Lola Carmichael, is a force. Her star has risen quickly over the past few years, starting with Missick’s first big break as Detective Misty Knight in Marvel’s Luke Cage.
She went on to play a role in the spinoff series, “The Defenders”, and while working on “Altered Carbon: for Netflix, landed the lead role on “All Rise.” The series premiered on CBS in 2019 and became CBS’s first Black woman-led prime time...
2022-08-0324 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePreeti Chhibber and 'Spider-Man's Social Dilemma'
Preeti Chhibber is having quite a year! Not only has she just dropped the Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma, the first of a middle grade trilogy, but earlier this year she wrote her first comic, Women of Marvel #1 and in September, her X-Men book X-Change Students 101 (the third book in the Avengers Assembly series) hits stores. Needless to say, Preeti has been very busy during the pandemic and she’s this week’s guest on the podcast.
“Spider-Man’s Social Dilemma” is the first book in a middle grade trilogy by Preeti Chhibber
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2022-07-2756 min
Blerd’s EyeviewBLERDS REACTS!! Blerding out with THEBLERDGURL Karama Horne!!Chris Fury and Traci Carr sit down Karama Horne aka THEBLERDGURL and talk about her upcoming book "Protectors of Wakanda", recapping Ms. Marvel and more!!
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Blerd’s EyeviewBLERDS REACTS!! Blerding out with THEBLERDGURL Karama Horne!!Chris Fury and Traci Carr sit down Karama Horne aka THEBLERDGURL and talk about her upcoming book "Protectors of Wakanda", recapping Ms. Marvel and more!!
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Blerd’s EyeviewBLERDS REACTS!! Blerding out with THEBLERDGURL Karama Horne!!Chris Fury and Traci Carr sit down Karama Horne aka THEBLERDGURL and talk about her upcoming book "Protectors of Wakanda", recapping Ms. Marvel and more!!
2022-07-151h 41Blerd’s EyeviewBLERDS REACTS!! Blerding out with THEBLERDGURL Karama Horne!!Chris Fury and Traci Carr sit down Karama Horne aka THEBLERDGURL and talk about her upcoming book "Protectors of Wakanda", recapping Ms. Marvel and more!!
2022-07-151h 41theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneJenny Lumet on Love, Lena and The Man Who Fell to Earth
In this episode I speak to Jenny Lumet, someone who I think has become one of the important Black Women in episodic franchise science fiction in Hollywood.
The daughter of legendary director Sidney Lumet and the granddaughter of the iconic Lena Horne, her love of science fiction and her contributions to television came much later in her career.
An actress before she became a writer, most people know Jenny Lumet as the writer of “Rachel Getting Married”, but her professional partnership with writer, director and producer Alex Kurtzman was what was what made her fall in lov...
2022-06-3042 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneBabs Olusanmokun talks about that magical Star Trek SNW Episode
The Star Trek posts continue! A couple of episodes ago I spoke to writer, producer and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Co-Executive Producer Akela Cooper. Then I caught up with Strange New Worlds actress Celia Rose Gooding who plays Uhura. This episode I’m talking to the ship’s doctor Babs Olusanmokun aka Dr. Mbenga about that magical episode 8 that was straight out of a fairytale!
In “The Elysian Kingdom” the entire ship is taken over by an entity that turns Captain Pike and his crew into fairytale characters that suspiciously resemble Dr. Menga’s daughter’s favorite book. I...
2022-06-1914 min
Go Fact YourselfEp. 106: Mo Rocca & Karama HorneTV & film genres abound on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!Karama Horne is a writer and geek influencer. She’s also the host of “The Blerd Gurl Podcast” and the weekly “Blerd Gurl Live” on Twitch. A “Blerd” is a black nerd, and it’s not just a self-identification; Karama has spent a lot of time looking for other black people who are fans of the things she loves. Karama’s upcoming book Black Panther: Protectors of Wakanda is available for pre-order now. Mo Rocca is an Emmy-winning correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning.” He’s known...
2022-06-171h 14theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneCelia Rose Gooding is even more geeked than we are that she gets to continue Uhura's legacy
More Star Trek for you! Last week I spoke to writer, producer and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Co-Executive Producer Akela Cooper. This week I talk with the actress who plays to Uhura, Celia Rose Gooding. I’m not sure who was more geeked about the fact that she is playing the new Uhura, her or me! We had a lovely chat and I thought I would share the short discussion on this week’s podcast.
Not only is Gooding a Tony nominated and Grammy Award winning singer and actress, but she come by it honestly as her mom...
2022-05-2416 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHollywood writer Akela Cooper breaks down her writing journey from Luke Cage to Malignant to Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
I always have a blast when I talk with Akela Cooper. (as you will hear in the giggling throughout this episode. A Hollywood Writer and producer, Akela has written for “Marvel’s Luke Cage”, “American Horror Story”, “Malignant” and more! Currently, she is one of the Executive Producers on “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” on Paramount+.
If you are an aspiring writer in Hollywood, you will definitely want to listen to this one, because Akela breaks down what really goes down in writer’s rooms, and how you really have nothing to lose right now. Originally record for theblerdgurlLIVE...
2022-05-161h 01theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneRaising Dion’s Alicia Wainwright is ready for her superpowers
You may recognize Alicia Wainwright from her role as Maia Roberts on Freeform’s “Shadowhunters”. But in Netflix’s groundbreaking series “Raising Dion” she plays Nicole Reese. A mother literally raising a Black child with superpowers, while trying to navigate the world as a widowed single parent.
Last week I spoke to child actor Ja’Siah Young about what it’s like playing a dream role like Dion. In this conversation I talk to Alicia about how her character went through it this season, why Nicole deserves her own powers and how the show almost had a different ending...
2022-03-0525 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneRaising Dion star Ja’Siah Young has the childhood we all wish we had
Back in 2016, indie comic creator Dennis Liu kickstarted a comic called Raising Dion, a story about a mom secretly raising a boy with superpowers. He also created a trailer for it and we all fell in love with the little black boy who was telelkinteically waving his breakfast cereal around the room. Blowing past his original Kickstarter goal on Day 1, Liu’s project caught the attention of Michael B. Jordan’ and his production company Outlier Society who produced it for Netflix.
When Raising Dion first hit streaming, we all got to meet the adorable 8 year old star, Ja’Siah...
2022-02-2416 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast: Lewis Tan and that nude love scene in Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance
This week actor Lewis Tan returns to the podcast to talk about his role as a lover and a fighter in Wu Assassins: Fistful of Vengeance. (Netflix). Tan is best known for his roles on AMC’s Into the Badlands, Marvel’s Iron Fist, and of course, his starring role as Cole Young, the descendant of Scorpion in the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot.
In this interview, we discuss why Netflix decided to shorten Wu 2 to a movie instead of a series, the complexities of shooting action in a pandemic, and what it was like baring it all to film...
2022-02-1737 minAvatar: Braving the ElementsLife Lessons: Karama Horne and Ijeoma Njaka on the AvatarverseGet ready for a very cool “big picture” conversation about the Avatarverse this week as Janet and Dante sit down with Karama Horne and Ijeoma Njaka! Hear from two extraordinarily awesome women who bring nuance, intellect, and humor to this very special round-table-style episode of BTE. Featuring discussions about big recurring themes in ATLA, find out about lessons we can all take into our own lives from Avatar. Karama is a culture journalist and content creator also known as @theblerdgurl, and Ijeoma is an arts educator, professor, writer and artist based in Washington, DC. To...
2021-11-3056 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneStar Trek: Discovery's Wilson Cruz talks acting and activism
It was almost a year ago when I had the pleasure of speaking to actor and activist Wilson Cruz on theblerdgurlLIVE. It was a few weeks after the elections, we were ending our first year in lockdown, and Cruz’s hit show Star Trek: Discovery was 3 weeks into it’s 3rd season on Paramount Plus. and Cruz had just started shooting Season 4. The crew of the Discovery, who had just jumped 1,000 years into the future, was dealing with the collective trauma of knowing that their lives could never go back to normal.
And so was the rest of th...
2021-10-0757 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneAlfred Enoch Discusses the far future of Foundation
This week is a theblerdgurl podcast special short episode. My guest today is the lovely actor Alfred Enoch. Best known for portraying Dean Thomas in the blockbuster Harry Potter films and Wes Gibbins on the ABC television series How to Get Away With Murder Alfred is one of the stars of the new Apple TV + epic series FOUNDATION. Apple was nice enough to let me talk to him for a bit about the show, and I can attest to the fact that it is stunning from the screeners that I have seen.
For those unfamiliar, Apple TV’s n...
2021-09-2214 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneTanya DePass is on the front lines fighting for diverse and safe spaces in gaming
Although my conversation with gamer and activist Tanya DePass was initially recorded at the beginning of 2021 on THEBLERDGURL LIVE, our discussion around diversity in gaming and enduring the harassment that goes with it is still ongoing timely.
DePass is the founder and Director of I Need Diverse Games, a not-for-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, dedicated to better diversification of all aspects of gaming. A partnered Twitch variety broadcaster, DePass, (her online persona is cypheroftyr) often speaks on issues of diversity, feminism, race, intersectionality & other topics at conventions. DePass was also named part of The Game...
2021-09-161h 12
theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePeter Ramsey was in the game long before the Spiderverse
My guest in this episode is Academy-Award Winning director Peter Ramsey. Of course, everyone knows Peter Ramsey is one of the co-directors on Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, which won the team an Oscar. This was a historic moment for Ramsey, who became the first African-American ever to be nominated for or win in the Animated feature category. But he’s actually been in the business a REALLY long time. One of his first gigs out of school was as the storyboard artist and second unit director for John Singleton’s Boyz ‘N the Hood.
Peter Ramsey was...
2021-08-261h 45theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneIfy Nwadiwe is a professional geek
Continuing my epic throwback series on the podcast is my interview with Ify Nwadiwe. Ify stopped by TBGL in season 2 to talk about how he balances being a writer, actor, comedian, gamer and how he dopes it all so smoothly. In our discussion he talked about how multi talented stars that are also geeks like Orlando Jones are his inspiration and it’s easy to see why.
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Ify Nwadiwe(photo: Gregory Adam Wallace)
You might recognize Ify from the Nerdificent podcast with Dani Fernandez, but he also has a comedy al...
2021-08-231h 04theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHow Xmiramira is unapologetically creating space for Black gamers
If you are an avid player of The Sims, a life simulation game that let’s players design the lives of simulated characters and watch as they “live” out their scripts, then you know that game has change a lot over the last 20 years. This episode I talk to guest Amira Virgil (aka @Xmiramira) who got tired of seeing the same light or shite characters with the same hairstyles, slothing music and scenarios, decided to create a downloadable ‘Melanin Pack’ mod to give her and friends more diverse characters. Needless to say it was a hit.
Today Xmiramira...
2021-08-181h 29theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneVita Ayala takes on Milestone's update of superhero Static
If you are a fan of Milestone’s most famous character Virgil Hawkins, then this is the episode for you. Vita Ayala ((New Mutants, Shuri), is the new writer on the series Static Season 1, and I talked to them about what it was like updating the character and how they got the gig.
The debut of Milestone’s original Static #1 was almost 30 years ago. (No he’s not a young Black Lightning). It was created by the co-founders of Milestone, Dwayne McDuffie, Dennis Cowan, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle, and drawn by the late John Paul Leon. N...
2021-08-1325 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneCress Williams and the legacy of Black Lightning
Welcome back to another episode of theblerdgurl podcast! This episode I had the pleasure of speaking with actor and CW Black Lightning star Cress Williams.Now last episode I spoke with actress Erika Alexander who played Perenna on Black Lightning, but that’s not the first time Erika and Cress have worked together. In fact, his second acting role ever was as Terrence “Scooter” Williams, Khadijah’s love interest on Living Single. That’s the show that Erika played the iconic Maxine Shaw and Khadija of course was played by the incomparable Queen Latifah.
Cress Williams measures the social...
2021-08-0628 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneErika Alexander has been busy since "Living Single"
Erika Alexander is known for her roles on the Emmy nominated series Living Single, the Oscar Award Winning movie Get Out, the CW’s Black Lightning and Wu-Tang: American Saga on hulu. In this episode of the podcast we discuss her work as a producer on Good Trouble the CNN documentary about the late Rep. John Lewis and she co-created at the comic book series Concrete Park along with artist Tony Puryear. They even turned some of their characters into NFTs. Making them the first Black Indie comic book publishers to do so. Maxine’s been busy!
Erika...
2021-08-0433 min
theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneTananarive Due and Steven Barnes talk Horror and Hollywood
If you are a writer or an aspiring writer or a fan of horror this is the episode for you. This is another throwback theblerdgurlLIVE episode but it’s one that is actually pretty timely because this week it was announced that my guests Tananarive Due and her husband and writing partner Steven Barnes are going to be Executive Producers on a new show coming to Shudder called Horror Noire.
Now if that sounds familiar that’s because Tananarive Due, Ashlee Blackwell and Danielle Burrows executive produced the Horror Noire Documentary, also on Shudder that was directed by Xav...
2021-07-301h 16
theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneLeSean Thomas discusses his anime Yasuke
This little podcast interview is a conversation that I had with the creator, co-writer and animator LeSean Thomas about Netflix Animation’s Yasuke. A trippy mech fantasy anime loosely based on the real life Black samurai of the same name. He co-produced the project with award-wining actor Lakeith Stanfield and Grammy Award winning visionary artist and musician Flying Lotus. The show was written by Nick Jones, Jr. (I have an interview coming up with him soon).
LeSean Thomas on the anime Yasuke for Netflix Animation
Now a portion of the interview is up on NERDIST (and...
2021-07-2816 min
4GQTVInterview with Celebrity Journalist Karama Horne aka The Blerd GurlSpecial Guest:
Karama Horne aka TheBlerdGurl
Karama Horne (@theblerdgurl”) is a freelance culture journalist and content creator parked at the intersection of geekdom and diversity. Founder of theblerdgurl™ brand, Karama is recognized throughout genre entertainment as an authority on geekdom, inclusion and the large often ignored niche fandom of Black nerds or #blerds. She has been featured as a live host on red carpets and convention panels across the country and has bylines at SYFY WIRE, NERDIST and Rotten Tomatoes. Over the past year she has been virtually hosting livestreams on Nickelodeon, Fandango, FUNimation and her o...
2021-07-241h 17
theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneOrlando Jones on Evolution and dragons
Welcome back to THEBLERDGURL podcast! I always wanted to make THEBLERDGURL LIVE show available in podcast form, but I kind of got overwhelmed by how popular it became and the craziness of 2020 in general. But for those of you still subscribed, or those of you who are new to the podcast I’m reposting past episodes in there entirety along with a few other interviews that are unreleased. This episode is with the amazingly talented Orlando Jones.
Now, the last time Orlando Jones was on the podcast was actually at the end of 2019, when he gave me th...
2021-07-2358 min
Women at Warp: A Star Trek PodcastMeasuring the Impact of Blackness in TrekIn a special show celebrating Black History Month, Kennedy and Aliza are joined by Angélique Roché and Karama Horne to discuss how Blackness has influenced Star Trek, how Star Trek has influenced Blackness, and how representation throughout the franchise has impacted them and their fandom. HOSTS Kennedy Aliza GUESTS Angélique Roché - @AngeliqueRoche Karama Horne - @theblerdgurl EDITOR Andi Send us your feedback! Email: crew@womenatwarp.com Twitter/Instagram: @womenatwarp Facebook: http://facebook.com/womenatwarp Support the Show on Patr...
2021-02-2253 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneAlex Kurtzman and Olatunde Osunsanmi discuss Star Trek: Discovery S3
Welcome to a bonus episode of theblerdgurl Podcast! In this interview, I get a chance to talk to Star Trek: Discovery executive producer and Creator Alex Kurtzman along with co-executive producer and director Olatunde Osunsanmi.
So I’m really really excited to bring you this episode because, since the season 3 finale dropped, we were free to talk about the whole season. We talked about everything from how the pandemic has affected production, to saying goodbye to Michelle Yeoh’s character Georgiou, even directing Doug Jones out of makeup, and the future of the Federation. Tunde also shared why t...
2021-01-1038 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneDavid Ajala talks about Cleveland Booker of DISCO
Hey Star Trek fans guess what? I had an amazing chat with David Ajala, the new star of Star Trek: Discovery Season 3. He plays Cleveland Booker, the rogue pilot that Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) meets when she crash lands in the future after the events of the season 2 finale. In this timeline, there is no federation…or is there?
If Ajala looks familiar, that’s because he has been on theblerdgurl podcast before. And he starred as Manchester Black on Supergirl and as the elusive Captain Roy Eros on SYFY’s Nightflyers. He’s also had guest-starring roles on...
2021-01-0834 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneRaven the Science Maven looks like a Scientist
On World Science Day a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to speak with a woman reshaping the image of Black women in science, Raven Baxter. (a.k.a. “Raven the Science Maven”) . I first heard about Raven when her music video Big Ole Geeks, a “science parody” of Megan Thee Stallion’s Big Ole Freak, popped up on my Twitter feed last summer. Needless to say it blew up. Since then, she has created more videos, including Wipe it Down, (about the Coronavirus), she’s given a TED Talk and was named Fortune Magazine’s 40 under 40 in Health this...
2020-11-2540 min
Geeky Sexual and IntellectualS:2 E:20: Journalist, Host, Podcaster, Content Creator - Karama Horne of TheBlerdGurlWhat is your longest Instagram friendship? I know mine... with Ms. Karama Horne of TheBlerdGurl, since 2014! This one woman powerhouse can do and create anything. She has interviewed the Avengers, The (late) King of Wakanda, Black Lightening and many many more celebrities we love that have embodied our favorite super heroes and villains. She shares her beginnings, and her journey all the way to the DC, Marvel, SyFy & Comic Con red carpets.
This is a "note-taker" episode.
2020-10-2857 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneLovecraft Country Blues with Ashley C. Ford & Shannon Houston
If you are a fan of the HBO’s Lovecraft Country, then this episode is for you. This week my guests the hosts of the official HBO Lovecraft Country Radio podcast. Ashley C. Ford and Lovecraft Country writer Shannon Houston. Every week on their show they break down each episode of Lovecraft Country after it airs. But on this podcast epsiode we are going to break down some of our favorite moments from the show, how they work together and discuss some of the choices that were made in adapting the original book by Matt Ruff. We get into a...
2020-09-191h 00theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneCartoonist Keith Knight is WOKE
My latest guest is someone I’ve actually known for a few years now, Keith Knight. Keith is an American cartoonist and musician known for his comic strips The K Chronicles, ink, and The Knight Life. While his work is humorous and universal in appeal, he also often deals with political, social, and racial issues. The new show Woke is based on his life and some of the people in it. I have seen all 6 episode and I will warn you that towards the end of this episode we get a little spoilery but nothing too heavy. Woke is basi...
2020-09-1238 min
One Good ScareLovecraft Country Chronicles chats with Karama HorneIn this bonus episode, Mia and Natalie are joined by Karama Horne, a.k.a., theblerdgurl. She tells us what she loves most about Lovecraft Country, why Blerds rule, and what the future of geekdom looks like with diverse voices.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
2020-09-0455 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneApril Reign and her new media company Ensemble
This is the podcast edition of the premiere episode oftheblerdgurlLIVE in podcast form. It’s edited slightly for clarity, and there is a transcript available below! It was great having April back and I was able to get the scoop on her new venture Ensemble with Overture Global! We also talked about some great Scifi shows we’re watching on streaming. Please take a listen and let me know what you think!
If you enjoy this episode please subscribe and leave a comment over on iTunes for me if you can, it really helps me out.. Or, scre...
2020-07-1057 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePalika Makam and the new rules of social media activism
Did you know that if you go to a protest, take pictures and share them on social media, not only can your location be tracked, but the location and identities of everyone whose face you’ve shown in a video can also be traced? Did you know that if you are recording a crime or some other form of injustice, that if you change the name of the file when you download it, it might be inadmissible in court? Well, my guest today is Palika Makam, the US Senior Program Coordinator with the global human rights organization WITNESS.
They are...
2020-06-2836 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneMalcolm Barrett on Acting, Activism and Allies
So today my guest today is actor, writer and playwright Malcolm Barrett. Many of you remember him as Lem from Better off Ted and Rufus from the sci-fi show Timeless but he’s also a playwright and rapper, (his alias is “Verbal”.) In addition, he’s also the co-founder and artistic director of the nonprofit Los Angeles-based Ammunition Theatre Company. You may have also seen him on a hilarious episode of Blackman Beyond with my previous guest Hollywood scriptwriter and podcaster Marc Bernardin.
In this conversation, we talk about growing up in Brooklyn, his very first speaking role, the ha...
2020-06-131h 10
Superhero Therapy PodcastST Podcast Ep. 54: Pop Culture & Diversity with Karama HorneST Podcast Ep. 54: Pop Culture & Diversity with Karama Horne
On this enlightening episode, Dr. Scarlet and Dustin have a wonderful discussion on the current climate of pop culture diversity and representation with special guest, the Blerdgurl herself, Karama Horne.
2020-05-2341 min
Superhero TherapyST Podcast Ep. 54: Pop Culture & Diversity with Karama HorneST Podcast Ep. 54: Pop Culture & Diversity with Karama Horne
On this enlightening episode, Dr. Scarlet and Dustin have a wonderful discussion on the current climate of pop culture diversity and representation with special guest, the Blerdgurl herself, Karama Horne.
2020-05-2341 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneJeff Barnaby talks about his indigenous zombie film Blood Quantum
You’ve already heard me rave about the new indigenous zombie movie Blood Quantum on Shudder. This week’s podcast interview was with the director, Jeff Barnaby, about the film and his experiences as an indigenous director. Barnaby came up with the concept of Blood Quantum back in 2007. But no one was going to give a young director, fresh out of film school with only a couple of short films a feature. So, he decided to test himself and create his first feature, Rhymes for Young Ghouls. He did pretty well, Ghouls won Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2013 Vancouver...
2020-05-1845 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneRobbie Amell, Andy Allo and Greg Daniels on Amazon and the afterlife in Upload
My interview this week is with the creator and cast of a brand new show dropping on May 1 on Amazon Prime called Upload. It takes place in a future where after your physical death your consciousness can be uploaded into a program that is sort of a digital heaven. No, it’s not related to Altered Carbon. This is kind of a philosophical, romantic comedy, murder mystery. It was created by Greg Daniels who is best known for King of the Hill, The Office and Parks and Rec. Upload is basically The Good Place meets Black Mirror and stars Robbie...
2020-05-0131 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneMilestone co-founder Denys Cowan answers The Question
Whenever Denys Cowan is mentioned within comic book circles, most people immediately start talking about Milestone Media, the groundbreaking company that Cowan and his childhood friend Derek Dingle would co-found along with Michael Davis and the legendary Dwayne McDuffie.
But Cowan was contributing to comics long before his Milestone days. He began his career at the tender age of 14 as an intern at Marvel Comics for the late great artist Rich Buckler. (Ths was when you could apprentice under someone, learn the ropes and eventually get work.) Cowan has drawn classic characters for books like Black Panther, Po...
2020-04-1743 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneWhy Daisy Lightfoot is actually Princess Shuri of Wakanda
My last episode was a bit of a departure, because I really wanted to address the COVID 19 pandemic and I also wanted to get you resources for dealing with the situation. If you missed that episode, please go back and take a listen, because a lot of the tips are still valid. Please let me know on social if those were helpful to you. We can’t cure heard from some of you already about it. But as always, I love hearing from you. But this week, we’re back to our regularly scheduled interviews with actors creators and all...
2020-04-1038 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePractical pandemic guide for the rest of us
I pre-empted this week’s interview to share with you a special episode of the podcast that deals directly with COVID-19, the realities of the situation and some steps you can take to get through the shutdown. So if you feeling overwhelmed, confused, or can’t take any more Netflix lists of things you should watch, this episode is for you. I think some of the info here is so important, And don’t forget to check the show notes for links to many of the things I’m talking about. Please comment with more resources and options to share. W...
2020-03-3031 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneSimone Missick on All Rise, Altered Carbon and how Luke Cage started it all
My guest this week is actress and producer Simone Missick. Now most of you geeks out there remember Simone from her role as live-action comic book character Misty Knight from Marvel’s Luke Cage, The Defenders and Jessica Jones on Netflix. Her career has really taken off since then and she’s currently starring in All Rise as the lead! As Judge Lola Carmichael. She’s also currently starring as Trepp in Altered Carbon Season 2 as well. This is exactly the episode you need to listen to while you’re sheltering in place.. Stay safe out there and wash...
2020-03-1955 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneHow Marc Bernardin went from fan to journalist to Hollywood screenwriter
Today’s guest is Marc Bernardin. If you are a blerd, you’d better put some respect on this man’s name! Marc has been a professional geek since before many of you were born. With a career that spans a couple of decades, Marc, is both an award-wining journalist and Hollywood scriptwriter. He worked for Entertainment Weekly for over a decade moving all the way up to senior editor. He has written for GQ, Wired, Details, Vulture, Playboy, and Empire. and is the former film editor for the Los Angeles Times and senior editor for The Hollywood Reporter. staff writer for...
2020-03-061h 07theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneDirector Hanelle Culpepper is the first woman to direct a Star Trek pilot EVER
Hanelle Culpepper is an accomplished director in her own right. She has directed TV in Hollywood for years. She’s done plenty of action and genre shows like Sleepy Hollow, Supergirl and The Flash. But Hanelle has been thrust into the spotlight over the past month because she directed the pilot episode of Picard, the new series on CBSAllAccess that brought back Patrick Stewart into the role of Jean Luc Picard. Captain of the Enterprise from Star Trek Next Generation. What makes it even more significant, is the fact that she is actually the first woman to ever direct a S...
2020-02-2346 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneParisa Fitz-Henley is literally a Magical Black Girl
My guest this week is actress Parisa Fitz-Henley. I first saw Parisa on Marvel’s Luke Cage on Netflix when she played Luke’s wife Reva. You remember, the one that Jessica Jones killed while being controlled by the Purple Man? (I still feel some kind of way about that. She is best known for playing Fiji the resident witch on Midnight: Texas, a show that was a lot of fun, but sadly, was canceled on NBC. She’s now starring in the 3rd season of The Sinner with Matt Bomer and in the horror remake of Fantasy Island by Blumhou...
2020-02-1347 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneApril Reign spills Oscar TEA!
So, the Oscars are this weekend. And this is important because of who my guest is this week. It’s none other than April Reign. The creator of the #Oscarssowhite hashtag, businesswoman, activist, mom and so much more! She joined me a couple of weeks ago for a chat the week the Oscars were announced. So we are clearly going to be talking about movies and entertainment and the state of the industry 6 years after she created this movement. I also got the scoop on how she got to go to the Oscar’s last year. I thought the Oscar...
2020-02-0759 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneGabe Kunda’s dream role as the voice of Rock Lock on My Hero AcademiaThis week I’m talking to Grammy nominated professional voiceover artist Gabe Kunda. Gabe provides the voice for the English dub of the character Ken Takagi a.k.a “Rock Lock” on My Hero Academia. Gabe ahs also played Fisher Tiger on Once Piece, he was in Black Clover, Dragon Ball Super and he’s even written and is now producing his own project., Project Starchild! (He’s also a huge Phil LaMarr fan!)
Listen to Gabe as Rock Lock Here!
I also MUST talk about DoctorWHO and the first Black Doctor #DoctorRuth Plus more Picard has...
2020-01-311h 00theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneWilliam Jackson Harper is in a really Good Place right now
This week’s interview is with actor and writer William Jackson Harper. Many of you know him as Chidi Anagonye from The Good Place and sincethe end of ther series is upon us, I was super excited when the show’s reps reached out and asked if I wanted to interview him. In addition to The Good Place William was also seen in the Ari Aster horror movie Midsommar. And has one of the best scenes in the film I think. He’s also written a play and will be seen in the upcoming Amazon show Underground Railroad.
Since...
2020-01-2325 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneYedoye Travis on anime, NASCAR and that time Dave Chappelle came to his showWelcome to my first theblerdgurl podcast episode of the New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is relaxed, rested and not….completely freaking out that WWIII might be imminent. Hopefully, my interview this week will cheer you up, however. My guest is writer, comedian and actor Yedoye Travis. Many of you might know Yedoye from his podcast the Dark Tank as well as the youtube webshow Get In the Robot. He’s also writing for TV and acting in commercials as well. He is absolutely hilarious and he’s a really talented guy that has been blowin...
2020-01-0938 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneN. K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell describe the world of a powerful new Green LanternHappy Holidays everyone! Today’s episode features the award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin and the incredible artist Jamal Campbell who I spoke to recently about their new comic book Far Sector on the DC Young Animal Imprint. The comic introduces us to a brand new member of the Green Lantern Corp. Sojourner “Jo” Mullein. The first black woman to weild a Power Ring.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO LISTEN!
Jemisin is well known in the fantasy fiction space because she is the first person to ever win 3 consecutive Hugo Awards for her Broken Earth Series: The Fi...
2019-12-2428 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneEXCLUSIVE Orlando Jones talks about what went down on American Gods in his own wordsIn the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14, 2019, Actor, writer and producer Orlando Jones took to social media to tell the world that he would not be returning to Season 3 of American Gods on STARZ. Two things made this announcement a shock: One, this was not a public press release or an official statement from the show and two, apparently the firing had occurred on September 10, 2019. Some 3 months before the announcement. Also, what he shared seemed to suggest that the new showrunner Charles Eglee had a severe problem with his character Mr. Nancy and Jones’ portrayal of the African Go...
2019-12-1656 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneA Voyage to the Stars with the Black Version of Phil LaMarrPhil Lamar has voiced over 250 characters in cartoons and anime in his career. As the voice of John Stewart on The Justice League, he was the only Green Lantern I recognized (until N.K. Jemisin created Sojourner of course ). Many of you remember him as the voice of Samurai Jack, or maybe Hermes Conrad on Futurama. But he’s also an actor (Pulp Fiction) and comedian who honed his skills with The Groundlings and MaDTV.
These days you can find Phil voicing Malefic Jones, on Supergirl, and he’s joined the cast of season 2 of Voyage to the Sta...
2019-11-2051 min
Your Biggest Fangirl PodcastEpisode 47: Making a Name for Yourself in Nerdery and Becoming a Resource with The BlerdGurl Karama HorneKarama Horne is the visionary behind The BlerdGurl, a website that provides commentary and perspective from the often overlooked black nerd demographic. On her website, ‘blerd is a word and a movement.’ She’s a contributor at SYFYWire, where she writes the weekly Indie Comics Spotlight column and co-hosts their two of their weekly podcasts. In addition, she also hosts two of her own, The Blerdgurl Podcast, and The Radical Geeks with Angelique Roché. Karama joins us to not only share her experience as a woman of color in the geek space, but how we can cultivate safe spaces on the...
2019-09-2439 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneDonald Faison talks about Emergence (and Star Wars)Donald Faison is an actor, comedian, and voice actor, best known for playing Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010). He’s also co-starred in Kickass 2, and voiced everything from Robot Chicken to Tron. Now he’s starring in a the new ABC series Emergence (Tuesdays at 10pm/EST).
A true Blerd, he’s a huge Star Wars fan (he even created his own animated Star Wars parody) which led him to be cast as the voice of “Hype Fazon”, a character which was actually written for him in the Star Wars animated series Star Wars Resistance....
2019-09-2430 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: Lewis Tan Talks Wu Assassins and The One and Only Time he Got Knocked Out
I ’m back with a special episode! I got a chance to talk to one of the stars of the new Netflix Show Wu Assassins that just dropped on Netflix. Actor, stuntman and martial artist Lewis Tan.
In this interview, Tan and I talk about how he was born in England and grew up on Hollywood sets like Tim Burton’s Batman. where his father, Phillip Tan worked as a stunt coordinator. His father is a world champion Muy Thai this kickboxer, which of course he taught to his son. Lewis also ranks in Kung Fu, Ju-Jitsu and K...
2019-08-0843 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: How Preeti Chhibber Wrote a Spider-Man Book in 6 Weeks
Preeti Chhibber is a journalist, on-camera host and co-host of both the Desi Geek Girls and SYFYWire Fangrrrls Strong Female Characters podcasts. She’s also an author, and her first full novel is with, get this. Marvel. That’s right. She wrote Spider-Man: Far From Home: Peter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal a middle-grade companion book to the July 2019 film. She’s also a friend, so I was excited when I learned that she wrote this book, and I knew I had to get her on the podcast. In this episode, we talk about her whirlwind process (she wrote th...
2019-08-0543 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: Tony Weaver Jr. Explains How Tupac, Static and Rock Lee showed him he was Weird Enough to make comics
Tony Weaver Jr. started Weird Enough Productions just out of college with a grant and created The Uncommons, a comic book series about a diverse group of superheroes with powers and abilities inspired by his love of anime. Echoing Green typically doesn’t give grants to comic book creators, but Weaver wanted to create more than a comic book publishing company, You see, Weird Enough creates comics along with their fans and has a curriculum for teachers to use in classrooms across the country to get and keep students interested in learning. Tony has given TED talks, won awards, be...
2019-06-271h 01theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: Regine Sawyer on WiNC and Being a Kickstarter Artist in ResidenceOn this episode, I sit down with Regine Sawyer, the founder of LockettDown Productions, Women in Comics Collective International and the upcoming WiNCCon which is in its 3rd year. She’s currently an artist-in-residence at Kickstarter. Find out all the amazing things that are involved with that program. Plus, what I think about Dark Phoenix happened, Black Mirror and how Apple is ditching iTunes and is selling is a very expensive new computer.
About Regine:
Regine L. Sawyer is the Owner, Writer and Publisher at Lockett Down Productions; a cutting edge small press comic book com...
2019-06-1131 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: See You Yesterday Director and Cast Get Real About That Ending
In this special episode of theblerdgurl podcast, I got a chance to sit and talk with the director and stars of See You Yesterday. Director, Stefon Bristol, and stars Eden Duncan-Smith (C.J.) and Danté Crichlow (Sebastian). They’re real Blerds y’all! Not only did Eden grow up in a “House of Batman”, but she’s also a college Physics major. Danté has a few thoughts about proper time travel representation and is SERIOUS about playing the live-action version of Miles Morales. (We need to help make this happen okay?)
Stefon also talks about his work under Spike...
2019-05-2949 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneEXCLUSIVE! Sebastian A. Jones talks about Stranger Comics’ new deal with HBOI’m really excited about this interview because it’s the first EXCLUSIVE here at theblerdgurl! On this podcast episode, I’m talking to the creator of Stranger Comics, Sebastian A. Jones. I’ve been a fan of Stranger Comic’s series Niobe, (created with actress and activist Amandla Stenberg), for quite some time. Last year, I spoke to him about more of the world of Asunda, the epic universe that all of the Stranger Comics titles share. during that interview, he mentioned that he had something big in the works, but I had no idea how big until Deadline re...
2019-04-1859 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePODCAST: Yetide Badaki on Bilquis, Being a Nerd and Why She Loves Being Scared
The gorgeous Yetide Badaki is my guest on this episode of Theblerdgurl podcast. We talk about how the acting bug bit her early as a child in Nigeria, how she’s a huge Neil Gaiman fangirl and how Bilquis comes into her own in the upcoming season of American Gods. (Season 2 premieres tomorrow, Sunday at 8 pm on STARZ). We also talk about how we as Black women have to navigate interactions and business very differently. And sometimes, its other women that are working against us. We also discuss how to be better allies to all women. After you go an...
2019-03-0952 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast: 2018 and the Business of Fandom with Orlando Jones
Welcome to the last blerdgurl podcast of 2018. Now originally, I was going to go over my favorite movie of the year, but we all know that it’s Black Panther so that seemed kind of redundant. And everyone has end-of-the-year-lists going. I even contributed to a couple myself over at SYFY. (And I don’t think anyone wants to listen to another end of the year list.)
And then an amazing thing happened. I got a chance to interview father, actor, writer, producer, comedian Orlando Jones * And we had an amazing conversation. Most of you know him as An...
2018-12-3158 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Hornetheblerdgurl podcast: David Ajala On Nightflyers, Supergirl and Drunken PrawnsIt’s that time of year folks! In this episode, I’ll give you a little schedule of when a bunch of holiday shows and movies are dropping including Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Aquaman, Bumblebee and more. There’s a bunch of new comics this week as well. In tech news, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday were huge for apps and Marriott’s breach is no joke. On top of that, Facebook is now trying to compete in the streaming game with its new deal with Joss Whedon. Speaking of streaming, today is the day to watch the premiere ...
2018-12-0256 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Hornetheblerdgurl podcast: Nightflyers, a real SKYNET and Cheo Hodari Coker Talks Luke Cage S2 SpoilersCheck out my latest podcast! I talk about what I’m going to be up to at San Diego Comic Con this week, how Apple keeps breaking laptops and how China has a real-life SKYNET. PLUS, it’s the last in the series of my interviews with the cast of Luke Cage Season 2. This week, I talk to show runner Cheo Hodari Coker about the changes made to Luke Cage, how he got Danny Rand to not be annoying and how he really feels about all those folks who criticized S1 for respectability politics. Listen below, or tune in on S...
2018-07-181h 00theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Hornetheblerdgurl podcast: Robot Stuntmen, Sorry to Bother You and the Dorian and Simone Missick InterviewIf you’re in the US, I hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend and staying cool and if you’re not here with us, I hope you’re having fun. Wherever you are I hope you’ve finished watching Luke Cage Season 2 because this episode I’m talking to two of the stars of the show. Simone Missick, who plays Misty Knight and her real-life husband Dorian Missick who has also been acting for years, (remember Lucky Number Slevin?), who plays Dontrell “Cockroach” Hamilton. One of Luke Cage’s enemies this season.
I also talk about Disney’s new creepy stunt r...
2018-07-071h 01theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Hornetheblerdgurl Podcast: SYFY, Cloak and Dagger, The Expanse and What’s NextHey folks! theblerdgurl podcast is back! I know it’s been awhile but I’m back with a new podcast for you. And I’ve changed my format a bit. Now I’m going to be talking about geek news, comics I’m reading as well as events I’ve been to. Don’t worry! Interviews are still going to happen in fact I have some great ones coming up! This week I talk about the work I’ve been doing with SYFY Wire, what happened to the Expanse, what I did out in Chicago for that Cloak and Dagger event PLU...
2018-06-1050 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast: Greg Anderson of FuseFX Talks About What it Takes to Create the Stunning Visual Effects for Luke Cage, The Punisher and SpidermanI’m back! Three bouts of laryngitis and one new job later and I am finally back with a new podcast! This week’s guest is Greg Anderson of FuseFX. Greg is the visual effects supervisor for several Marvel properties including Luke Cage (remember that punch scene in s1?), The Punisher (remember that kill Frank made from a mile away in the first episode?) Spiderman and The Black List. Currently, Greg is the highest-ranking African-American visual effects supervisor in North America. (You read that right.)
So if you’ve always wanted to know how they created all those co...
2017-12-1157 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast: Tatiana King Jones on Tech, Anime and the Orlando Jones UniversityI am really excited I was able to get Tatiana King Jones of the FanBros Show to come on the podcast. Not only do I consider her a friend, but so many times I hear her drop gems that I feel just about every black woman in tech or geekdom needs to hear and I just want to capture them. Well this time I got the chance. We talk about everything from anime and tech to gaming and some of her favorite guests, including Orlando Jones. (You’ll just have to listen to hear why). Normally, I drop a vi...
2017-09-291h 12theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast – Diversity in Comics and Hollywood: The Eric Dean Seaton InterviewMany of you already know Eric Dean Seaton as the creator of the successful indie comic book series, Legend of the Mantamaji. What you may not realize, is that he is also an accomplished Hollywood TV director. Eric has directed a bunch of shows like Living Single, That’s so Raven, The Thundermans, Mech X-4 and just started shooting the Raven reboot series Raven’s Home. In this interview I talk to him about his Hollywood career, what it’s like to create and publish a successful indie comic book (he sells over 100 copies a month through Amazon alone), and whi...
2017-08-101h 00
Graphic Policy RadioSpider-Man: Homecoming: On diverse NYC, Public Schools and Teen MoviesGraphic Policy discusses Spider-Man: Homecoming with two perfect experts for the job: Brandon Wilson and the Blerdgurl Karama Horne! Brandon Wilson is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and educator. He's been a classroom teacher since 2005. He has directed numerous short films and two feature films, most recently "Sepulveda" http://www.sepulvedathemovie.com which he co-directed with his wife Jena English. "Sepulveda" has won awards at local festivals and is currently available for rent or purchase on Vimeo On Demand. He writes essays on film and culture at http://geniusbastard.com . He also tweets @Genius_Bastard. and Karama Horne (a.k.a...
2017-07-141h 27
Graphic Policy RadioSpider-Man: Homecoming: On diverse NYC, Public Schools and Teen MoviesGraphic Policy discusses Spider-Man: Homecoming with two perfect experts for the job: Brandon Wilson and the Blerdgurl Karama Horne! Brandon Wilson is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker and educator. He's been a classroom teacher since 2005. He has directed numerous short films and two feature films, most recently "Sepulveda" http://www.sepulvedathemovie.com which he co-directed with his wife Jena English. "Sepulveda" has won awards at local festivals and is currently available for rent or purchase on Vimeo On Demand. He writes essays on film and culture at http://geniusbastard.com . He also tweets @Genius_Bastard. and Karama Horne (a.k.a...
2017-07-141h 27theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast – Pop Culture Chemistry with Dr. Raychelle BurksEver wonder if the science and tech that you see in comic book movies could actually happen in real life? Could someone really create a new element in their living room like Tony Stark did in Iron Man 2? What real-life poisonous plant, might have actually killed King Joffrey in Game of Thrones? What polymer might Hulk’s pants be made out of? Could Spider Man’s webs be replicated in a real lab? Must me walk around with two decaying corpses to ward off a horde of zombies? Well, these are some of the questions I got to ask analyt...
2017-06-301h 01theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HornePodcast – Karen Pittman Talks Luke Cage, Disgraced and Difficult WomenCheck out my interview with actress and singer Karen Pittman. Karen is well known for her role as Inspector Priscilla Ridley on the Netflix smash hit Marvel’s Luke Cage. But she has also starred in the Americans, Flashpoint, Person of Interest as well as shared the screen with Louie C.K., John Boyega, Alfre Woodard and Oscar winner Viola Davis. In this interview, Karen and I talk about what it’s like being in the Marvel Universe and her favorite parts of the craft. As always comment and subscribe!
2017-06-2639 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama HorneYou know theblerdgurl has a Podcast Right?Yep. you read that right. I now have a podcast of my own! The new podcast made it’s debut on Soundcloud this week, but I will also be expanding to other platforms shortly. For now, you can check out my interview with analytical chemist Dr. Raychelle Burks and my interview with Luke Cage actress Karen Pittman. And my very first episode below. There’s more to come so please comment, subscribe and tell your friends!
2017-06-2401 mintheblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Hornetheblerdgurltv – Talking Science and Superheroes With Dr. Raychelle BurksEver wonder if the science and tech that you see in comic book movies could actually happen in real life? Could someone really create a new element in their living room like Tony Stark did in Iron Man 2? What real-life poisonous plant, might have actually killed King Joffrey in Game of Thrones? What polymer might Hulk’s pants be made out of? Could Spider Man’s webs be replicated in a real lab? Must me walk around with two decaying corpses to ward off a horde of zombies? Well, these are some of the questions I got to ask analyt...
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