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Segment 1: Actor Jason Mitchell stops by to make his second appearance on the BGNPodcast to chat about his latest film 'The Mustang'. Released by Focus Features on March 15th. Hosted by: Cheryl Collins Segment 2: Jonita Davis and Ricardo Hazell start their new show "Snowflake and the Cynic Ruin the Movies Podcast" and makes its premiere on this segment. The two rundown the first two episodes of the Starz series 'American Gods'. Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

This week we interview actress Lashana Lynch playing the role of Maria Rambeau in 'Captain Marvel'. Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu chats with us about her Sundance Jury Prize-winning film 'Clemency'. Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Interviewers: Jamie and Cat Combs

Segment 1: Actor Marcus Scribner joins us on the podcast to discuss his NAACP Award nomination as well as his work on the hit ABC show black-ish and the Netflix series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Segment 2: Producer and founder of Blumhouse Productions, Jason Blum chats about his latest project Happy Death Day 2 U the sequel to Happy Death Day.  Hosts: Jamie and Jeandra Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Crystal Kayiza was raised in Oklahoma and is now a Brooklyn-based documentary filmmaker. Her work focuses on pursuing more nuanced storytelling about the African diaspora. She is the recipient of a 2018 Sundance Ignite Fellowship and a 2017 Jacob Burns Film Center Woman Filmmaker Fellowship. She received a Heartland Emmy Award in 2012 for her film All That Remains, which profiles Boley, Oklahoma, one of the nation's last all-Black towns. Hosted and Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus More info on the Ignite Program: https://www.sundance.org/initiatives/ignite In partnership with Adobe, the yearlong Sundance Ignite Fellowship is open to 18-to-24-year-old emerging documentary and narrative filmmakers. It kicks off with a free trip to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where fellows are paired with a Sundance alum mentor and attend special Ignite events. For the rest of the year, fellows work with their mentors, attend select Sundance Institute programs, enjoy eligibility for

Segment 1: With an illustrious career in film, TV, and theater, acting veteran Sheryl Lee Ralph joins us to chat about her new CBS series 'Fam' which makes it debut this week. Segment 2: Film editor Joi McMillon who worked on one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2018 'If Beale Street Could Talk' chats with us about working on the movie which earned Regina King a Best Supporting win during the Golden Globes telecast. Hosts: Jamie and Jonita Editor: Jamie Broadnax Music: Sammus

Segment 1: Malcolm D. Lee discusses the DVD release of 'Night School', his craft as a director and his upcoming projects with Universal Pictures Segment 2: Actress Saniyya Sidney is the star of the new series 'The Passage' making its debut on Fox this month. She discusses the role of Amy Bellafonte and book adaptation of the series. Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

A holiday podcast episode based on the 1988 film 'Scrooged' starring Bill Murray and an all-star cast.  Jamie Broadnax, Jonita Davis, and Sezín Koehler. The Black Girl Nerds team geeks out over this Christmas classic and shares their connection with film and fan cast ideas for the future. Music by: Put a Little Love in Your Heart (Instrumental) - The Professional Put a Little Love in Your Heart - Al Green and Annie Lennox Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Segment 1: Jovan Adepo star of the new Paramount Pictures film 'Overlord' chats with us about his role in the film. Hosted by: Jonita Segment 2: Journalist Jesse J. Holland geeks out with us over Black Panther and comic books as he works to be a historian for comic book superheroes. Hosted by: Jamie Segment 3: Actress Sanaa Lathan discusses her latest film on Netflix called 'Nappily Ever After' and is candid about her own personal hair journey.  Music by: Sammus Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Segment 1: Amazon Prime has a new original series based on the podcast of the same name called 'Homecoming'.  The series stars Julia Roberts and Stephan James.  'Mr. Robot' TV showrunner Sam Esmail directed and produced the series. Sam Esmail chats with Jamie on a 1:1 about the new series and gives some news bits about the final season of Mr. Robot. Segment 2: Canadian actor Stephan James chats with Jamie about his role as Walter Cruz in the series 'Homecoming' as well as his impending role in the Barry Jenkins film 'If Beale Street Could Talk'. Segment 3: Actress and multi-hyphenate Yeardley Smith chats with Jamie about her work as the iconic TV character Lisa Simpson. Smith is also the co-host of the true crime podcast 'Small Town Dicks' and co-founder of Paperclip Ltd production company. Hosted and edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

Segment 1: Actress Reign Edwards the star of 'Hell Fest' chats about her role in this horror just in time for the Halloween season! Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax Segment 2: TV powerhouse Shonda Rhimes talks about the importance of getting out the vote before the upcoming mid-term elections. Recorded by: Jeandra LeBeauf Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus Use your Alexa device to pull up episodes of the #BGNPodcast! amzn.to/2IX2c7r

Segment 1: Federico Jusid is the film composer behind the Dan Fogelman film 'Life Itself' which is currently theaters nationwide. Segment 2: Jamie and Jonita give their recap about the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

BGN 149 is devoted entirely to the new Warner Bros film 'The Nun' which opens in theaters nationwide Sept 7th.  Featured interviews from Taissa Farmiga, Demian Bichir and filmmaker Corin Hardy. This episode was recorded in a roundtable interview with international press.  You will never look at a Nun the same way again after you experience New Line Cinema's latest horror spin-off from The Conjuring series — The Nun. Directed by Corin Hardy (The Hallow) and produced by James Wan and Peter Safran, this film connects the dots to both Conjuring films seamlessly as it answers questions to the mysterious nun we saw in Conjuring 2. Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

Segment 1: Co-head and Artistic Director of the Toronto International Film Festival Cameron Bailey chats about the impending event as well as what it takes to become a good film critic. Interviewer: Jonita Davis Segment 2: Costume designer Deirdra Govan gives a detailed discussion about what it takes to design costumes in film and the meaning behind Detroit's earrings in the film 'Sorry To Bother You'. Interviewer: Tejah Wilson Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

Segment 1: Warner Bros latest film 'Crazy Rich Asians' due out in theaters August 15th is one of the most talked about films of the summer. Cast members Ken Jeong, Gemma Chan and Awkwafina chat with us about the film. Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax Segment 2: The cast of the new RZA film 'Cut Throat City' set in post-Katrina New Orleans made its debut at SDCC. Cast members Demetrius Shipp Jr., Denzel Whitaker, Keenan Johnson, and Tyron Woodley give us insight into this compelling project. Interviewer: Catalina Combs Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus and Shubzilla

Segment 1: Cheryl interviews filmmaker and manager of the late Whitney Houston, Pat Houston to discuss her latest film based on the life of her sister-in-law called "Whitney". Segment 2: Cat sits in on a roundtable interview with the cast and crew of "Marvel's Iron Fist" featuring Finn Jones, Simone Missick, Alice Eve, Jeph Loeb and new showrunner Raven Metzner. Segment 3: Actors Aubrey Joseph and Olivia Holt chat about their roles coming up next season on "Marvel's Cloak & Dagger." Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew Edited by: Jamie Broadnax

Managing Editor Jonita Davis chats about her experience during the Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom junket in Hawaii. Featured are also snippets from her interviews with Jeff Goldblum, JA Bayona, Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard.  Edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus and SkyBlew

Segment 1: Jeandra interviews the cast and crew of Sony's latest film 'Superfly'. Featuring interviews from Trevor Jackson, Jason Mitchell, Lex Scott Davis and Director X. Segment 2: DaVette and Shenee chat about 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' and discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly about the movie. Edited by Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus

DaVette and Cheryl have a candid discussion around the ever popular Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Have a cup of tea and enjoy this special episode dedicated to our new Duchess of Sussex! Edited by Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus Podcast graphic by: DaVette See

Segment 1: DaVette and Shenee give their reactions to Marvel's Avengers: Infinity War and tell all about what they came away with during and after the film. Segment 2: Jamie interviews the cast and crew of the new A24 film "Hereditary". This interview features filmmaker Ari Aster and cast Milly Shapiro and Alex Wolff. Segment 3: WonderCon roundtable interview with the cast of Fear The Walking Dead. Recorded by: Tayci Edited by Jamie Broadnax and T Sterling Watson Music by: Sammus and Sky Blew

Part 2 of our set visit interviews for Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' Cast features: Chadwick Boseman, Mark Ruffalo, Don Cheadle and writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus Hosted and edited by: Jamie Broadnax Music by: Sammus