For Colored Nerds

This week, B & E open up their mailbag and respond to listener letters. Advice is doled out, burning questions are answered, and troubling mysteries are solved. Bonus: lots of relationship and ~feelings~ abound!See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E sit down with Buzzfeed senior culture writer, Bim Adewunmi to talk about the importance of fan fiction, Susie Wokoma's versatility, and her approach to writing about American culture.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E sit down with Jason Parham, senior editor at The Fader, for a free-wheeling conversation on things like barbershops, pain, and DMX. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E dissect the new hit horror film from Jordan Peele, Get Out. We’ll dive into the way the film explores white supremacy, plays with point of view in horror films, and highlights the Black body. Show Notes : https://tab.bz/o3rk9See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join B & E for an XXL Black History Month LIVE edition of the show. Brittany and Eric will share what BHM means to them, test your knowledge of black history, and share their unconventional picks for the BHM pantheon. Joining them are special guests Tracy Clayton of BuzzFeed’s Another Round podcast and Rembert Browne of New York magazine.See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E dedicate this episode to a slept-on G.O.A.T. - the legendary Donny Hathaway. Revisiting his raw talent, unforgettable balladry, and why we need him today. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E reflect on eight years of President Obama. Where he was great and where he fell short. Show notes: https://tab.bz/dt2oh See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E take a deep look at the first season of Donald Glover's new show, Atlanta. Along the way, they explore whether Donald achieved his goal to make a "Black Twin Peaks". See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's the very last episode of 2016, and B & E are commemorating it by sharing what they want to focus on in 2017. Sharing and feelings abound! Holiday shopping, or just want to support the show? Check out our merch here: http://shop.forcolorednerds.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E trade feelings about the 2016 presidential election results before diving into why Moonlight is a gorgeous, deeply recognizable meditation on black love. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E take a look back at the 2015 movie, The Fits. Along the way, they talk about the interior lives of Black children, the spookiness of discovering your body, and who should be able to tell Black stories. Required reading: http://theundefeated.com/features/out-of-the-fits-and-into-formation/ http://www.vogue.com/13442440/the-fits-anna-rose-holmer-interview/ http://themuse.jezebel.com/black-movie-white-director-richard-tanne-on-the-obama-1785755757 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E sit down with author Brit Bennett to talk about her new book, The Mothers. During the talk we cover Sula, good white people, American Girl dolls and consider what it means to be a "fuccboi with a heart of gold". Episode Reading: http://jezebel.com/i-dont-know-what-to-do-with-good-white-people-1671201391 http://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2015/05/28/addy-walker-american-girl/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, B & E sit down with Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, who co-wrote All American Boys, a YA novel about police brutality from the point of view of two teenage boys, one black and one white. For more on their book: http://bit.ly/2dqmPvA Here's a list of the authors and books named by Jason and Brendan at the end of the show: White Like Me by Tim Wise Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin The Fire This Time edited by Jesmyn Ward How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon The Hate U Give by A.C (Angela) Thomas Dear Martin by Nic Stone Shadowshaper by Daniel Jose Older American Street by Ibi Zuboi Jackie Woodson’s children’s books See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

B & E sit down to talk about the things that have kept them sane this summer, then they get out of the studio for a trip to the Black Art Incubator. More Info: Park Ave Armory Youth Corps: http://youthcorps.tumblr.com/ White Girls By Hilton Als: https://www.amazon.com/White-Girls-Hilton-Als/dp/194045025X Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching by Mychal Denzel Smith: https://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Man-Whole-World-Watching/dp/1568585284 The Mothers by Brit Bennett: https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Novel-Brit-Bennett/dp/0399184511\ Black Art Incubator: http://www.recessart.org/blackartincubator/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brittany and Eric are celebrating the 2nd birthday of For Colored Nerds by handing out a fresh batch of accolades to this years, blackest, brightest and best. Thanks for sticking with us another year! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jezebel's Clover Hope sits with down Brittany and Eric to talk about Ghostbusters, Leslie Jones, and what it means to be a visible Black woman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Doreen St. Felix of MTV News joins B & E as they talk Tyler Perry, Kanye West, and Spike to see if the enduring Tyler Perry hate is deserved. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This episode is jam-packed as B & E play Six Degrees of Black Separation, talk with special guests Ashley Ford & Vann Newkirk II about Serena, Afrofuturism, butterflies, relationships and more! Recorded at the sold out "For Colored Nerds Live" show in NYC at WNYC's Jerome L Greene performance space. For the full experience, you can watch the show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9vFWCsw00vk See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Inspired by Slate's list of the 50 Greatest Films by Black Directors, B & E submit two of their own favorites that didn't make the cut: Brother to Brother (2004) and Hav Plenty (1998). https://tab.bz/diiny See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

With Brittany on Baecation, the lovely Lola from Mmhmm, Girl drops by for a little reality tv talk. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.