BlerdTalk with Bola and Whitney

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 Issues mentioned in this episode.  Intro and Ou...

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.com/capshun⁠ Show Notes by Bola Hanson...

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 Japan https://youtu.be/I50yAoCnA64 Child...

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/episode/211581735 Three Men Weeping https://vmf...

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 Shrinking and The Grammys. For Topics in Black...

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.com/ Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by Ca...

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.be/HbqWtZZlTBw Intro and Outro music is “Twil...

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 general. Have a happy New Year! *Olsen Twins...

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 the Galaxy Holiday Special . Review timestam...

This week your Blerds get artsy with the unique biopic Loving 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://youtu.be/QE9Q_7bfHsM Bola and Matt at Van Gogh I...

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 . Check out links to some mentions during the...

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 ahead to 37:49. For the Black Adam review skip...

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 Netflix's Daredevil . Get spook-ish with us and list...

Hey Blerdnation, this week we are embodying our woman warrior spirit by reviewing The 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 conversation on black female excellence! Viola Davi...

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 American Royalty, The Nevers and House of the Dragon....

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 episode: Axe Throwing https://www.thevirginiaaxe...

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 Blerding Out about KinnPorsche the TV Series, Netflix...

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 links to some mentions during the episode: In Ev...

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 our favorite things and highlights from BlerDCon. S...

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 SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/capshun...

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 Beignet, and HBO series The Time Traveler's Wife . Som...

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 him on SoundCloud at https://soundcloud.com/c...

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 got two goodies for you! The interview will be on...

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 with us! Check out links to some mentions duri...

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 to some mentions during the episode: A Perfor...