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Blerd On The Street
by Blerd On The Street
Three Black women talk nerd-/geekdom, pop culture, and current events.
Episodes
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S05 E06 - The Feather & The Anchor
Today we begin a new series centered around "The Dark Fantastic," by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas. In this first part, we look at the introductory chapters and the 4th chapter entitled, "The Curious Case of Bonnie Bennett." We hope you enjoy!
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S05 E05 - Blackness at Sea
In today's episode, we discuss blackness and the sea, books and media featuring black sea creatures, and black history and mythology around the sea. Enjoy!
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S05 E04 - Recs for Days
Jillian and Jenna take this time to catch up and provide our listeners with some amazing recommendations! We will be back to our regular content soon. Enjoy!
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S05 E03 - Harlem Noir
Back after a brief hiatus, the Blerds are back to discuss "The Conjure-Man Dies," by Rudolph Fisher. This book, first published in 1932, is the first detective novel with an all-Black cast, set in Harlem. It follows Detective Perry Dart and Dr. Archer investigating the murder of Frimbo, a psychic...
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S05 E02 - Unmuted Voices
In this episode, we're discussing lesser known events and people in American and World black history. Please enjoy and let us know what you think on our social media. Please consider subscribing!
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BONUS EPISODE - The Pause Between
Jillian and Jenna recorded this special bonus episode highlighting the things they liked and didn't like in 2025. Let us know if you agree or not with these takes!
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S05 E01 - CTRL + Speak
For today's episode, Jillian, Jenna, and Lillie are back in the studio just catching up. We wanted to yap about our latest media and pop culture obsessions to ease back into the swing of things.
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S4E12 - Still Waiting on That Hookup from Wakanda
Back from Summer break, we delve into Marvel's Ironheart on Disney+ starring Dominque Thorne and Anthony Ramos. Jillian has a lot to say on each episode and this review will not be spoiler free. We hope you enjoy!
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S4E11 - A Movie to Sink Your [Vampire] Teeth Into (Ft. Demond Does)
Today's episode Jillian is joined by Demond Thompson of the Demond Does podcast! They delve into the box office hit, Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler and Starring Michael B. Jordan. If you enjoyed today's episode, please be sure to rate us 5-stars so that we can reach more listeners.
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S4E10 - Without Whimsy (A Review of the Met Gala 2025 Fashions)
With a background in Art History and Visual Culture, what else is Jillian supposed to do? Not comment on one of the biggest fashion and art nights of the year??? For today's episode, Jillian discusses the 2025 Met Gala, it's theme, broadcast, and the larger implications of and on black culture.…
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S4E9 - Presentation of Her Story
As we enter into Black Women's History Month, we decided to present on unsung black women in history. Learn more about Daisy Bates, Wangarĩ Maathai, and Ida B. Wells in this episode! We encourage you to research more black women of past or recent history!
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S4E8 - We're Gonna Speak On It!
Now mind you, when two black girlas get together, they're gonna yap! When Jillian and Lillie hit record today, they spent time catching up on things that were bothering them, something they were looking forward to, and what they're currently watching and reading. So grab your friends and listen…
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S4E7 - Where's my Hookup from Wakanda? (Ft. BlerdPOV)
On today's episode we are joined by Walter Johnson (aka the BlerdPOV) to discuss the movie Captain America: Brave New World starring Anthony Mackie and Directed by Julius Onah. Be sure to follow our friends on social media. Give us a 5-star review so more people can find their way to Blerd on the...
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S4E6 - Poetry, Manga & Mental Health (ft. LindoYes and Enoch The Poet)
On today's episode, we are joined by Lindo Jones and Enoch the Poet as they discuss their life as poets and authors. We delve into discussions surrounding mental health, comics, and manga. Be sure to pre-order Lindo's upcoming book Pawnshop and head to your local comic book store to pick up…
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S4E5 - We're On One!
Today's episode, we sit down with The Council of Cousins (The Blerd Bar and Demond Does) to discuss what we're on about and other hot topics! We go around the group and each person presented something that has been really grinding their gears lately or a hot take. Afterwards, we go back around…
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S4E4 - Ghosts of Blerdsgivings Past (BONUS)
For today's episode we're actually presenting a previously unreleased Blerdsgiving episode from Blerdsgiving 2022. In that episode, we were joined by The Blerd Bar! We sit down and go through everyone's hot takes and discuss whether each other's is fair or not. If you enjoy, please consider…
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S4E3: And We're Back! (Ft. Cool Colas)
We're back after our long hiatus with a great conversation with friend of the podcast, Cool Colas! We discuss his latest book, The Pro-Black Blerd Series: Exposing Anti-Black Media Tropes the Blerd Way. Be sure to let us know what you think of the conversation on our social media and also pick up…
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S4E2: We'll Take It Black
*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* In this episode, the Blerds discuss the horror (and by extension, suspense and psychological thriller) genre. We ask each other: What was the last horror, psychological thriller, or suspense show (or movie, etc) we watched? How do we feel about the genre?...
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S4E1: Espresso-ing Ourselves
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* CW: Brief mentions of Ezra Miller and Armie Hammer The Blerds bring complaints to the jury, and rule on each other's cases. Mentioned in the episode: DC, Marvel, and Star Wars franchises Banned Book Week 1899 (Netflix series) Poirot Warrior Girl Unearthed by...
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S3E7: A Nation Under Our Feet (Wakanda Forever Discussion)
*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* As Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever is now available for streaming on the Disney+ platform, the Blerds take another look at the movie and expand more on their praise and criticism. CW: France as a colonizing country and their anger at their depiction in the...
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S3E6: Exhibiting Blackness
**Listener Discretion Is Always Advised** The Blerds- Jillian, Lillie, and Jenna- talk about the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and what's in store for Black History Month. At the...
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S3E5: It's Giving...Blerds! (Blerdsgiving Part II ft. The Blerd Bar)
For today's episode, Lillie, Jenna, and Jillian are joined by JHawk from The Blerd Bar for our annual Blerdsgiving podcast. This year we're serving up hot takes (that might be lukewarm, but we'll let y'all be the judge). Please be sure to support our guests by listening and subscribing to The…
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S3E4: Seeing Black (ft. Cool Colas)
For this episode, Jillian sits down with Cool Colas to discuss the recent controversy following an IGN article interviewing the head developers for Final Fantasy 16. We also get into the importance of representation and what we can do as black creatives to get our stories out there. Cool Colas…
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S3E3: Black Samurai (Interview with Spencer Waddell)
Jillian sits down with Spencer Waddell (aka Simply Samurai on Instagram) to talk about his journey as a professional swordsman. Spencer has been studying martial arts since he was 8 years old. He discovered Historical European Martial Arts in 2005 while stationed in Germany and his current focus…
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S3E2: Black Panther Vol 1 (Wakanda Forever Review ft. The Blerd Point of View)
For today's episode, we are joined by Walter Johnson of the Blerd Point of View blog (https://www.blerdpointofview.com/) to discuss the greatly anticipated follow-up to Marvel's Black Panther, Wakanda Forever. We do a shot-by-shot breakdown of the latest trailer and diver deeper into what it…
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S3E1: Zero Repeat Forever (Interview with Gabrielle Prendergast)
Welcome back to Blerd on the Street! For our first episode of season 3, we sit down for a chat with author Gabrielle Prendergast. If you're on TikTok, you may have seen her Young Adult novel, Zero Repeat Forever, blow up among book lovers. We discuss that and her other books, how she got started...
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S2E9: By The Book (Interview with GoldenBookHunter)
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Blerds Jillian and Lillie sit down with bookstagrammer Emani, AKA GoldenBookHunter. Find Emani at: GoldenBookHunter on Instagram and TikTok, and GoldenBookMuse on Etsy. **Correction: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé was identified as a YA paranormal, but...
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S2E8: The Dead and the Dark
*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* The Blerds discuss the YA novel, The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould. General spoilers for the book, including the author's CWs at the top of the review. No major content spoilers for the mystery or the ending. Mentioned in the episode TV series: The...
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S2E7: The Guilded Ones
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Jenna, Jillian, and Lillie discuss Welcome To South Africa, the first episode of Netflix's: Young, Famous and African.. Spoilers throughout for events that happen in the episode. A note to our listeners: The audio in this episode has a few issues. the main one...
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S2E6: Queen Takes Knights
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds take on the first episode of The Courtship, the new NBC/Peacock show about dating, regency-style. There are spoilers for the events that take place, as well as for the men that are eliminated. Mentioned In The Episode: The 1619 Project (book) The…
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S2E5: Let's Talk About...
*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* Mentioned In This Episode: Scholastic Book Fair Star Finder! by DK Publishing What Makes A Hero by Pamela Bobowicz, Eda Kaban (Illustrator) My Superhero Is Black by John Jennings and Angelique Roche (roe-SHAY) Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse MCU: Moon Knight...
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S2E4: How Long Until Black Future Month?
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* It's Black History Month, so there's lots of white people doing us dirty in the news, and the Blerds use this episode to mostly discuss headlines. CW: Mention of the KKK Discussion of sentencing trial for Daunte Wright's killer
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S2E3: This Is What It Feels Like
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Blerds Jenna and Jillian soldier on without Lillie, mostly talking about the Plight of the Single Black Woman Recommended in the episode: Miss Rochester's Ghost (book) The Castle School for Girls (book) The Poster House (museum in NYC)
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Statement About Spotify
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds make their feelings clear on the Spotify controversy. (Transcript below) Jillian: Hello listeners. Jenna, Lillie, and I would like to take a moment to address some concerns about Spotify that have been in the news lately. If you’ve ever gone to our...
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S2E2: The Taming of the Trickster
*Listener discretion is always advised* We're finally finishing our analysis of the Disney+ Marvel show, Loki. Spoilers included. CW: mention of musophobia, trypophobia, skeletonized remains Mentioned in this episode: Mutter Museum Disney's Encanto Marvel's Eternals Deaf Performers: bluejay19xx,...
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S2E1: Opening Act
*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds are back from a little rest and holidaying! We start off talking about some media we consumed, and offer a few recommendations, then move onto reactions and discussion about some recent headlines. Finally, we close with Jillian presenting some of…
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S1E13: Santa Claus Took A Holiday
Friendsmas Celebration! Jillian and Lillie introduce Jenna to the old claymation classic, The Year Without A Santa Claus, just to get her reaction. *Listener Discretion Always Advised*
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S1E12: A Starman Waiting In The Sky (Monster of the Week Part 2)
We finally finish out the second half of our Monster of the Week one-shot. GM: Lillie Players: Jillian and Jenna
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S1E11: Cooking Up Something Good (Blerdsgiving ft. The Blerd Bar)
Today we are joined by our dear friends at The Blerd Bar as we celebrate Blerdsgiving! We keep it light today playing a geeky version of Would You Rather. Be sure to support the Blerd Bar: https://flow.page/theblerdbar *Listener Discretion is Always Advised* Like our podcast? Follow us on other...
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S1E10: Life On Mars? (Monster of the Week Part 1)
Lillie GMs a game of Monster of the Week for Jenna and Jillian!
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S1E9: Waiting on a Superhero Intervention
Jenna, Jillian and Lillie ramble through news from Marvel and DC, dissect some of the DCEU shows, and recommend recent graphic novel and comic reads. *Listener discretion is always advised* Mentioned in the show Possible return of Daredevil and The Punisher DC shows: Titans, The Flash, Supergirl,...
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S1E8: Smell the Ash and Sulphur
*Viewer Discretion is Always Advised* The Blerds discuss Loki Episode 4: The Nexus Event Loki Episode 5: Journey Into Mystery CW: Spoilers for the entire Loki series, MCU events, DC's Flashpoint and Arrowverse
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S1E7: Leaving on a Jet Plane
Blerd Jillian interviews The Blerd Explorer, a Black man living in South Korea, who's written two guidebooks on Black living and travel in the country.
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S1E6: Out With The Old Now, In With The New Gen
The Blerds discuss the new MCU movie, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings *Spoilers included *Listener discretion is always advised Topics: What rating would each Blerd give the movie? What was each Blerd's favorite aspect/scene? What was each Blerd's least favorite aspect/scene?
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S1 Shorts 2: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Editor's Edition Short Often when editing for continuity and time, some genuinely fun bits get left out. In the future, we hope to offer outtakes and other cutting room content on Patreon, but for now, he's a bonus that didn't make it into our episode review of Shang-Chi. Enjoy!
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S1 Shorts 1: Do You Believe In Magic?
A short from the cutting room floor, about MCU magic.
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S1E5: We're Leaving Together, But Still It's Farewell
Jenna, Jillian, and Lillie dig into Marvel's Loki Season 1 Episode 3: Lamentis, which is available on Disney+, along with the rest of the complete first season. If you like our podcast, please give it a positive rating on Apple, or your podcatcher of choice. Listener Discretion is always advised....
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S1E4: Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
Let's talk about TTRPGs! *Viewer discretion is always advised* Questions for the hosts: What RPG is your favorite of the ones you have played? What RPG is on your wishlist, or are you really excited about? What game (or person, or AP/audio drama, etc) got you interested in participating in an…
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S1E3: Ridin' Through The Wave, No Jet Ski
We talk about Marvel's Loki: Episode 2 *Spoilers Included
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S1E2: History Has Its Eyes On You
We discuss Juneteenth and its new status as a federal holiday in the US, and our personal favorites: bubble teas and holidays!
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