BlerdTalk with Bola and Whitney

Bolashade Hanson and Whitney Booker
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We are two self-proclaimed Blerds expressing what our black nerdiness is while giving our opinions and observations about society and culture through film, tv, media and whatever else we are Blerding Out about.

  1. 04/30/2024

    91 RRR (Rerun)

    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. We were Blerding Out about KinnPorsche the TV Series, Netflix's The Sandman, and Belle the anime film. Join our spirited discussion and dive into Indian Cinema with us. Check out links to some mentions during the episode: Black Girl Nerds Featuring EMan Reviews Episode 308: https://9fvb.short.gy/BlackGirlNerdsEp308 Tony Weaver Post Kilmonger Trash: https://9fvb.short.gy/TonyWeaverKilmongerTrash The Sandman: https://9fvb.short.gy/TheSandman Belle: https://9fvb.short.gy/Belle Om Shanti Om - Drum reference: https://9fvb.short.gy/OmShantiOmDrum O Re Piya - Singing reference: https://9fvb.short.gy/ORePiyaSinging Director and Cast Interview: https://9fvb.short.gy/RRRDirectorCastInterview  Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 32m

  2. 04/11/2024

    90 Monkey Man

    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 are Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Album and Lizzo’s I Quit IG post. Review Timestamp 52:30 Akaash Singh Comedy special- Gaslit https://9fvb.short.gy/AkaashGaslit  Dev Patel Interview  https://9fvb.short.gy/DevPatelInterview  Monkey Man Article https://9fvb.short.gy/MonkeyManArticle  Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 49m

  3. 03/28/2024

    89 Damsel

    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 https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 20m

  4. 03/14/2024

    88 Dune: Part Two

    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, GalaxyCon, Naruto live action director announced, and the death of Akira Toriyama.  Review Timestamp 45:35 Artist Lizzie B From the Core Art Studio https://9fvb.short.gy/LizzieBCoreArtStudio  *Correction Shang-chi director Destin Daniel Cretton  Avatar Fakeout Video https://9fvb.short.gy/AvatarFakeout  Marvel Cancellation Video https://9fvb.short.gy/MarvelCancellation  Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 36m

  5. 02/29/2024

    87 Bob Marley: One Love

    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 36:14 Wicked Trailer https://9fvb.short.gy/Wicked  Bad Times at the El Royale https://9fvb.short.gy/BadTimesElRoyale  Nina Cried Power- Hozier https://9fvb.short.gy/NinaCriedPower  Song Exploder podcast RSS feed: https://9fvb.short.gy/SongExploder  Whitney’s favorite Song Exploder podcast episodes: Siddhartha Khosla - Only Murders in the Building (Main Title Theme) episode https://9fvb.short.gy/OnlyMurderstheme  Seal - Kiss from a Rose episode https://9fvb.short.gy/KissfromaRose  Hozier- Nina Cried Power (feat. Mavis Staples) episode https://9fvb.short.gy/NinaCriedPowerep   Rastafarianism https://9fvb.short.gy/Rastafarianism  Black Jeopardy  https://9fvb.short.gy/BlackJeopardy Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 25m

  6. 02/15/2024

    86 Origin

    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 Last Airbender live action series. Review Timestamp : 31:24 Ava DuVernay Interviews https://9fvb.short.gy/AvaInterview1 https://9fvb.short.gy/AvaInterview2  Isabel Wilkerson Interviews  https://9fvb.short.gy/IsabelInterview1  https://9fvb.short.gy/IsabelInterview2   Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 29m

  7. 01/24/2024

    85 American Fiction

    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 Erasure by Percival Everett - the novel American Fiction is adapted from. BlackSwan-Music Video https://9fvb.short.gy/BlackSwan  Jonathan Majors Interview  https://9fvb.short.gy/JonathanMajorsInterview  Kat Williams Interview https://9fvb.short.gy/KatWilliamsInterview  Article about American Fiction Ending https://9fvb.short.gy/AmericanFictionEnding  American Fiction Cast Panel https://9fvb.short.gy/AmericanFictionCastPanel  Jeffery Wright and Sterling K. Brown video https://9fvb.short.gy/JefferyWrightSterlingKBrownvid Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    1h 39m

  8. 01/11/2024

    84 The Color Purple

    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 Tyler Perry Story documentary,  Hulu series Black Cake and Small Island. Episode Mentions: Oprah and the Color Purple Journey documentary on Max:  https://9fvb.short.gy/OprahColorPurple Review Timestamp 1:01:58  Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Capshun            Find him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Subscribe to our email newsletter: blerdtalkbw.ck.page Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@blerdtalkbw YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@blerdtalkbw Bola’s contact info: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/triplefqueenb YouTube: https://YouTube.com/@triplefqueenb Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

    2h 9m
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About

We are two self-proclaimed Blerds expressing what our black nerdiness is while giving our opinions and observations about society and culture through film, tv, media and whatever else we are Blerding Out about.

Information

  • Creator
    Bolashade Hanson and Whitney Booker
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    91
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bolashade Hanson and Whitney Booker
  • Show Website
    BlerdTalk with Bola and Whitney