In this rerun of our 50th episode we reviewed for the first time a Tollywood Indian movie- Historical Action film RRR: Rise, Roar, Revolt. We also had a special guest - TripleFQueen Bola's sister Shola aka Shawshi. Topics in Blackness was back this episode! We talked about the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer and the Recast T'Challa debate. W…

Today's episode we are reviewing Monkey Man. We are Blerding Out about Netflix K-Drama Queen of Tears, Akaash Singh YouTube comedy special Gaslit, shopping,Tig Nataro’s special Tig Notaro: Hello Again, Road House the film, Netflix's Physical: 100, and Boy Kills World and the Bad Boys 4, Bad Boys: Ride or Die movie trailers. Our Topics in Blackness …

On today's episode we are reviewing the Netflix film Damsel. We are Blerding Out about Madame Webb, Imaginary, Swiss Army Man, A Sign of Affection, Netflix series First Wives Club, the Claude Monet Immersive Experience and Zion Kitchen restaurant in DC. Review Timestamp: 42:53 Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find him on SoundCloud at…

This episode we review the film Dune: Part Two. We are Blerding Out about Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, BlkMarket, Disney+ mini series Iwájú and Iwájú: A Day Ahead, Crossroads Arts Center, and the live action Avatar: The Last Airbender. The topics discussed in our Blerd Update segment are: the Avatar: The Last Airbender Netflix series renewal, Gala…

On today's episode we are reviewing Bob Marley: One Love. We are Blerding Out about Self Reflection, self growth, the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the Wicked film trailer, and the Song Exploder podcast. Review Timestamp 36:14Wicked Trailerhttps://9fvb.short.gy/Wicked Bad Times at the El Royalehttps://9fvb.short.gy/BadTim…

Today's episode your blerd girls review the film Origin by Ava DuVernay. We are Blerding Out about Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Barbarian, the Moana 2 teaser, Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, What If Season 2, and Bridgerton Season 3 teasers. Our anime updates are on KhromaKon, the Spy x Family film trailer, the Naruto fan animation, and the Avatar: The L…

On today's episode we are reviewing the critically acclaimed film American Fiction. We are Blerding Out about Kpop band BlackSwan, anime Spy x Family, anime music, Marvel's Echo and Max’s True Detective. Our Topics in Blackness discussed on the pod were the Jonathan Majors case and the Kat Williams Club Shay Shay interview. Review Timestamp 40:33 E…

Happy New Year Folks! For our first episode of the year we are reviewing the new The Color Purple film from 2023 with a guest, our blerd friend, Jane Samuels. We are Blerding Out about Tooth and Claw Podcast, This American Life Podcast, book The Covenant of Water, the Temu shopping app, the film Saltburn, Xena: Warrior Princess, Maxine’s Baby: The …

Today's episode we review Wonka. We are Blerding Out about Christmas in general. That includes all the songs, decor, music, movies, activities and family time. Listen for a list of our favorite Christmas songs and movies. See some unique Christmas songs below. Review Timestamp 25:00 Non problematic version of "Baby It's Cold Outside" from Netflix m…

Today's episode we are reviewing the new Christmas film Candy Cane Lane. We are Blerding Out about Netflix shows Big Mouth and Human Resources, the Janelle Monáe song “Make Me Feel”, RVA Explore Tour’s Tacky Light Tour, Christmas Tea at the John Marshall Ballrooms and On the Air Radio Players Christmas play “A Hearthside Holiday”. Our Topics in Bla…

On today's episode we are reviewing Killers of the Flower Moon in honor of Native American Heritage Month. We are Blerding Out about Thanksgiving, Dance Candy Band performance, the final season of The Crown, Six the musical, Murder on the Orient Express, the film Men, Loki season 2, and The Marvels film backlash. *Correction Lily Gladstone is from …

Today's episode we review The Marvels with special guest Shola Hanson. We are Blerding Out about Thai BL show I Feel You Linger in the Air, Teen Wolf: The Movie, Shah Rukh Khan action films Jawan and Pathaan, and the end of the Actors Strike. Captain Planet Meme https://9fvb.short.gy/CaptainPlanentMeme…

On today's episode we review the Hulu original series The Other Black Girl. We are Blerding Out about the Lola Akerstrom book Everything is Not Enough, horror film Five Nights at Freddy's, and series The Haunting of Hill House, and The Fall of the House of Usher.

Happy October Blerds. Today's episode is on Netflix's Lupin Part 3. We are Blerding Out about Fall activities like apple picking at The Market at Grelen and Carter Mountain Orchard; the pumpkin patch at Chesterfield Berry Farm; and Fall festivals such as the 2nd Street Festival, and the Richmond Folk Festival. Additional Blerd Outs are wheel throwi…

In today's episode we are reviewing DC's Blue Beetle. We also talk about the Writers, Actors, and Auto workers' strike. We are Blerding Out about Bob Hearts Abishola, RVA LIT FEST, Netflix movie The Mother, the Interview with the Vampire series, and Netflix anime Ooku: The Inner Chambers. Review Timestamp 39:00Cast Interviewhttps://9fvb.short.gy/H7…

In this throwback, rerun episode we discussed the heisty, thrilling Netflix show, Lupin. We also talked about new shows and movies coming out soon, Covid restrictions lifting, and the Juneteenth Dirty South Exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.41:01 90's Anime Cartoons05:01 Intro to Episode Lupin07:01 Languages and Subtitles08:01 "Dragostea …

Today's episode we are reviewing the blockbuster smash hit movie of the summer, Barbie. We are Blerding Out about Jo Koy Netflix Specials, the Book Bar RVA Lit Fest, Marvel's Secret Invasion*, Netflix's Heart of Stone, Boruto: Two Blue Vortex manga, Naruto Clue, My Happy Marriage*, Hulu's The Bear, Amazon's The Peripheral, and HBO's The Last of Us.…

In today's episode we review the controversial film The Flash. We are Blerding Out about fishing, the Roy Wood Jr. Comedy Show, electric car charging, the Manifest series finale,Yendidi Ghanaian Restaurant, and the Virginia Beach Funny Bone. Review Timestamp 30:35 Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find him on SoundCloud at https://soun…

Bola is out for this episode, so Whitney is instead joined by guest host Liqua. We Blerded Out about so many things that we broke this episode into two parts!In this week's episode we review The Blackening. To listen to our Blerd Out super episode, check out episode 72 from last week. Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find him on Sound…

Bola is out for this episode, so Whitney is instead joined by guest host Liqua. We are Blerding Out about so many things that we broke this episode into two parts!In this week's episode we are Blerding Out about romance novels, including Kresley Cole and Sherrilyn Kenyon; other favorite authors, Tamora Pierce; and favorite book series, The Darkange…

This week's episode we review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. We are Blerding Out about birthday activities, Pasta and Paint, Sea Suite Cruise: Paddle Club RVA, Pandora bracelets, the film Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Wednesday season 2, Ted Lasso, Manifest, and Never Have I Ever. Our **New Segment** is Blerd Out News. Those topics are Bo…

Today's episode we review the live action version of Disney's The Little Mermaid. We are Blerding Out about the musical Hadestown, band En'novation, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,The Book Bar book swap, and RVA explore tours. Review Timestamp 46:28En'novation Band:https://9fvb.short.gy/ennovaWestchester Commons Concer…

On today's episode we will review Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. We are Blerding Out about Nigerian Traditional Weddings, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, The Color Purple remake trailer and TV show Fantasy Island. Groot Articlehttps://collider.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-groot-last-line/ Intro and Outro musi…

We are reviewing the film Polite Society in honor of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage month. We are Blerding Out about Sanditon, Queen Charlotte a Bridgerton Story, Vikings season 6 episode 7: "The Ice Maiden", and Vikings season 6 episode 11: "King of Kings". Maar Dala from Devdashttps://youtu.be/UY5pjZkKo5c Intro and O…

We are reviewing Makoto Shinkai's 3rd film of his anime disaster trilogy movies, Suzume. Topics in Blackness: recent in the wrong place gun shootings with Ralph Yarl, Jonathan Majors abuse allegations. We are Blerding out about 90's kids throwback, the Puzzle Place and new trailers: Polite Society, Strays, Blue Beetle, and Knights of the Zodiac.Ble…

This episode we are reviewing the Fantasy adventure film Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. We are Blerding Out about anime Naruto, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Your Name., Marlon Wayans' comedy special God Loves Me, Bros, The Marvels trailer, and upcoming movie trailers.Review Timestamp 45:44*See Episode 64 for links on Japanese Social…

Today's episode we got DCU for you! We are reviewing Shazam! Fury of the Gods. We are Blerding Out about Lin Manuel Miranda's work, the 2023-2024 Broadway in Richmond lineup, the 2023 Oscars/Award Season, and Shadow and Bone Season 2.Review time stamp 41:10 Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find him on SoundCloud at ⁠https://soundcloud…

For Women's History Month we are reviewing Why Do Fools Fall in Love. We are Blerding Out about: Elegant Cuisines Restaurant, Kotaro Lives Alone, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Rosaline, Shotgun Wedding, You, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and the Romantics. Review timestamp 37:20 Japanese Institutions https://youtu.be/LCH5Rl30Z48 Throwaway Children of Japa…

This week's episode is getting back to Marvel. We review Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. We are Blerding Out about the Black History Exhibit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Naruto: Shippuden, Negro Spirituals, and Hulu's The Bear. Review Timestamp 30:00 Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood] podcast You People Episode https://play.stitcher.com/…

For today's episode we got a film that hits the double whammy for Valentine's Day and Black History Month. We are reviewing Netflix's You People. We are Blerding Out about Naruto: Shippuden, the book Super Black: American Pop Culture and Black Superheroes, Black trends: Hallelujah Roll Call, The Proud Family reboot, Hulu's The Bear, Apple TV+ show …

Join us as we review murder mystery film Glass Onion: a Knives Out Mystery. We are Blerding Out about the musical Hairspray, Cyrano, Naruto: Shippuden, Docuseries The Hair Tales, the VMFA Art After Hours party, and Hotel Greene mini golf. Check out links to some mentions during the episode: https://vmfa.museum/home-mobile/ https://www.hotelgreene.c…

New Year, New Movie and this time we are getting indie. This episode we are reviewing the critically acclaimed film The Banshees of Inishiren. We are Blerding Out about Netflix's Persuasion, Pressure Cooker, The Park RVA, Apple TV+ movie Swan Song, and The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It. Movie review timestamp 34:34 Film Analysis https://youtu.…

Last episode of 2022 and we're keeping the musical theme going for the month by reviewing Netflix's Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical. We are Blerding Out about Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Matilda (1996), The Little Rascals, Troop Beverly Hills, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, old movies, From Scratch, This Christmas, and Christmas time in ge…

It's Christmas time and your blerds are getting in the Spirit! Pun intended. We are reviewing the Apple TV+ film Spirited. We are Blerding Out about Christmas movies, books, Leo and Diane Dillion illustrations, Wednesday, Upload, Demon in the Wood, the new season of The Crown, the Harry & Meghan docuseries, the Lensa AI app, and The Guardians of th…

This week your Blerds get artsy with the unique biopicLoving Vincent. We are Blerding Out about Chincoteague and Assateague Island, Manifest, Wednesday, the Pretty Woman Broadway, Enchanted, Disenchanted and Warrior Nun. Listen in and let's all get Van Garde with Van Gogh. Movie Review Beginning time stamp 39:43 Making of Loving Vincent https://you…

It was the Black and world cultural event of the year and your blerd girls were here for it. We bring you our review of the most anticipated film of 2022, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. This episode we are Blerding Out about Black Panther/merch, Manifest, The School for Good and Evil, Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 4, The Watcher, and The Last Kingdom. …

Today's episode we review DC's Black Adam. We have an extended Blerd Out about House of the Dragon. In addition, we discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Hasan Minhaj: The King's Jester, and Leaving the Theater podcast. To avoid House of the Dragon spoilers skip ah…

It's October, the month of pumpkin spice, orange leaves, cozy sweaters, and spooky time. So for Halloween, we are reviewing Hocus Pocus 2. We are Blerding Out about Never Have I Ever, Resonate Podcast Conference, Virginia Institute of Contemporary Art VCU, a Lizzo Concert, Beauvine Burger Concept restaurant, new friend Kerri, The Empress, and Netfl…

Hey Blerdnation, this week we are embodying our woman warrior spirit by reviewingThe Woman King. Our guest this episode is our friend Chadney Thompson. We are Blerding Out about the novel In Every Mirror She's Black, Mean Girls the Musical, My Hero Academia, Murder Mystery Dinners and Lizzo's Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. Listen in to this great co…

We've got anime fever because this week we are reviewing the anime seriesFruits Basket (2019). For Topics in Blackness we discuss the backlash of Blacks in Fantasy media and Black Twitter roasting the death of Queen Elizabeth II. We are Blerding Out about Netflix's Resident Evil series, the Mean Girls Broadway, meeting fellow Blerds, the novel Amer…

We are going back to classic nerdom and reviewing anime film Belle by Mamoru Hosoda. We are Blerding Out about House of the Dragon, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, One Punch Man, Fruits Basket, Wedding Season, Grantchester, and axe throwing. Listen in as we reminisce about our favorite animes past and present.Check out links to some mentions during the …

For our 50th episode we are reviewing for the first time a Tollywood Indian movie- Historical Action film RRR: Rise, Roar, Revolt. We also have a special guest - TripleFQueen Bola's sister Shola aka Shawshi. Topics in Blackness is back this episode! We talk about the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer and the Recast T'Challa debate. We are Bler…

In this episode we review the much anticipated summer blockbuster Marvel installation Thor: Love and Thunder. We are still reveling in the BlerDCon afterglow and Blerding Out about the novel In Every Mirror She's Black by Lola Akinmade Åkerström, and VMFA's Art After Hours event, including MMG Photo Booth. Listen in and Blerd Out with us! Check out…

We've got a special treat for you Blerdnation! Today's episode was recorded live at BlerDCon where Whitney and Bola gave a panel at BlerDCon. We also did a drawing for one of the attendees to come be our special guests. The winner was Sasha and her husband, Marco. Listen to us Blerd Out about anime we like, all the Marvel movies and TV shows, and o…

In honor of Pride month we are reviewing Netflix's Single All the Way. We are also Blerding Out about Beyonce's new single "Break My Soul", Netflix's The First Kill, Supernatural, musical Jesus Christ Superstar, Marvel's Ms. Marvel, novel The Love Con by Seressia Glass and a Bourbon Dinner. Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find him on…

Happy Juneteenth everybody. To commemorate this important holiday we are reviewing the Netflix Docuseries High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. Join us as we dive into this exploration of history through food and talk about what this freedom means to us. We are also Blerding Out about Classic Bollywood films, Café Beign…

This week we are diving into the MCU multiverse reviewing Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. We are Blerding Out about Downton Abbey: A New Era, Ranking of Kings, and Senior Year. Check out links to some mentions during the episode: Mr. Malcolm's List trailer https://youtu.be/Q8hRCVAZFTs Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun Find…

ANTIDOTE comic, William Lee mapp III, astrid comics, comics at home, Melissa Mejia, Patrick Mejia Fellow Blerds and Blerd friends, this week we have got a special episode for you. Whitney and I had the pleasure of interviewing writer and creator William Lee Mapp, III. We talked about the first issue of his new crime noir comic, ANTIDOTE. Oh, and we…

The word for this week's episode is Comedy because we will be reviewing the action Rom/Com, The Lost City. We are Blerding Out about the musical Fiddler on the Roof, TV series The Last Kingdom and Big Bang Theory, foam airplanes, TV series Half And Half, sitcoms on UPN, TV series Blackish and This is Us, and upcoming Marvel movies. Come Blerd Out w…

Join us as we traverse the multiverse surrealist drama adventure comedy Everything Everywhere All at Once. This week we are Blerding Out about Bridgerton season 2, The Adam Project, Abbot Elementary, The Last Kingdom, SIX the musical, Woke season 2, Summer of Soul, and the Jon Batiste album We Are. Listen in and Blerd Out with us. Check out links t…