theblerdgurl Podcast with Karama Horne

This week I’m talking to Grammy nominated professional voiceover artist Gabe Kunda. Gabe provides the voice for the English dub of the character Ken Takagi a.k.a “Rock Lock” on My Hero Academia . Gabe ahs also played Fisher Tiger on Once Piece, he was in Black Clover, Dragon Ball Super and he’s even written and is now producing his own project., Project Starchild! (He’s also a huge Phi...

This week’s  interview is with actor and writer William Jackson Harper. Many of you know him as Chidi Anagonye from The Good Place and sincethe end of ther series is upon us, I was super excited when the show’s reps reached out and asked if I wanted to interview him. In addition to The Good Place William was also seen in the Ari Aster horror movie Midsommar . And has one of the best scenes in...

Welcome to my first theblerdgurl podcast episode of the New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and is relaxed, rested and not….completely freaking out that WWIII might be imminent. Hopefully, my interview this week will cheer you up, however. My guest is writer, comedian and actor Yedoye Travis . Many of you might know Yedoye from his podcast the Dark Tank as well as the youtube webshow...

Happy Holidays everyone! Today’s episode features the award-winning writer N.K. Jemisin and the incredible artist Jamal Campbell who I spoke to recently about their new comic book Far Sector on the DC Young Animal Imprint. The comic introduces us to a brand new member of the Green Lantern Corp. Sojourner “Jo” Mullein. The first black woman to weild a Power Ring. CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO LISTEN! Jem...

In the early morning hours of Saturday, December 14, 2019, Actor, writer and producer Orlando Jones took to social media to tell the world that he would not be returning to Season 3 of American Gods on STARZ. Two things made this announcement a shock: One, this was not a public press release or an official statement from the show and two, apparently the firing had occurred on September 10, 2019. S...

Phil Lamar has voiced over 250 characters in cartoons and anime in his career. As the voice of John Stewart on The Justice League, he was the only Green Lantern I recognized (until N.K. Jemisin created Sojourner of course ) . Many of you remember him as the voice of Samurai Jack, or maybe Hermes Conrad on Futurama .  But he’s also an actor ( Pulp Fiction ) and comedian who honed his skills wi...

Donald Faison is an actor, comedian, and voice actor, best known for playing Dr. Chris Turk in the ABC comedy-drama Scrubs (2001–2010). He’s also co-starred in Kickass 2, and voiced everything from Robot Chicken to Tron. Now he’s starring in a the new ABC series Emergence   (Tuesdays at 10pm/EST). A true Blerd, he’s a huge Star Wars fan ( he even created his own animated Star Wars...

I ’m back with a special episode! I got a chance to talk to one of the stars of the new Netflix Show Wu Assassins that just dropped on Netflix. Actor, stuntman and martial artist Lewis Tan.  In this interview, Tan and I talk about how he was born in England and grew up on Hollywood sets like Tim Burton’s Batman. where his father, Phillip Tan worked as a stunt coordinator. His father is a worl...

Preeti Chhibber is a journalist, on-camera host and co-host of both the Desi Geek Girls and SYFYWire Fangrrrls Strong Female Characters podcasts. She’s also an author, and her first full novel is with, get this. Marvel. That’s right. She wrote Spider-Man: Far From Home: Peter and Ned’s Ultimate Travel Journal a middle-grade companion book to the July 2019 film. She’s also a...

Tony Weaver Jr. started Weird Enough Productions just out of college with a grant and created The Uncommons , a comic book series about a diverse group of superheroes with powers and abilities inspired by his love of anime. Echoing Green typically doesn’t give grants to comic book creators, but Weaver wanted to create more than a comic book publishing company, You see, Weird Enough creates c...

On this episode, I sit down with Regine Sawyer, the founder of LockettDown Productions , Women in Comics Collective International  and the upcoming WiNCCon which is in its 3rd year. She’s currently an artist-in-residence at Kickstarter. Find out all the amazing things that are involved with that program. Plus, what I think about Dark Phoenix happened, Black Mirror and how Apple is ditch...

In this special episode of theblerdgurl podcast, I got a chance to sit and talk with the director and stars of See You Yesterday . Director, Stefon Bristol, and stars Eden Duncan-Smith (C.J.) and Danté Crichlow (Sebastian). They’re real Blerds y’all! Not only did Eden grow up in a “House of Batman”, but she’s also a college Physics major. Danté has a few thoughts abou...

I’m really excited about this interview because it’s the first EXCLUSIVE here at theblerdgurl ! On this podcast episode, I’m talking to the creator of Stranger Comics, Sebastian A. Jones. I’ve been a fan of Stranger Comic’s series Niobe , (created with actress and activist Amandla Stenberg), for quite some time.  Last year, I spoke to him about more of the world of Asunda ,...

The gorgeous Yetide Badaki is my guest on this episode of Theblerdgurl podcast. We talk about how the acting bug bit her early as a child in Nigeria, how she’s a huge Neil Gaiman fangirl and how Bilquis comes into her own in the upcoming season of American Gods . (Season 2 premieres tomorrow, Sunday at 8 pm on STARZ ). We also talk about how we as Black women have to navigate interactions and busi...

Welcome to the last blerdgurl podcast of 2018. Now originally, I was going to go over my favorite movie of the year, but we all know that it’s Black Panther so that seemed kind of redundant. And everyone has end-of-the-year-lists going. I even contributed to a couple myself over at SYFY. (And I don’t think anyone wants to listen to another end of the year list.) And then an amazing thing happened....

It’s that time of year folks! In this episode, I’ll give you a little schedule of when a bunch of holiday shows and movies are dropping including Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse , Aquaman , Bumblebee and more. There’s a bunch of new comics this week as well. In tech news, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday were huge for apps and Marriott’s breach is no joke. On top of that...

The summer is over! If you are relaxing into the end of your Labor Day holiday or if you’ve just gotten home from the repast after Aretha’s funeral (may she rest in glorious peace), I will offer you a few things to binge watch this week while you wait for the fall shows to return. I even have some comic book suggestions. Also, I talk a little bit about the Madden/Jacksonville shooting ,...

Check out my latest podcast! I talk about what I’m going to be up to at San Diego Comic Con this week, how Apple keeps breaking laptops and how China has a real-life SKYNET. PLUS, it’s the last in the series of my interviews with the cast of Luke Cage Season 2. This week, I talk to show runner Cheo Hodari Coker about the changes made to Luke Cage, how he got Danny Rand to not be annoying and how h...

If you’re in the US, I hope you’re enjoying your holiday weekend and staying cool and if you’re not here with us, I hope you’re having fun. Wherever you are I hope you’ve finished watching Luke Cage Season 2 because this episode I’m talking to two of the stars of the show. Simone Missick , who plays Misty Knight and her real-life husband Dorian Missick who has also been acting for years, (remember...

Hey folks! theblerdgurl podcast is back! I know it’s been awhile but I’m back with a new podcast for you. And I’ve changed my format a bit. Now I’m going to be talking about geek news, comics I’m reading as well as events I’ve been to. Don’t worry! Interviews are still going to happen in fact I have some great ones coming up! This week I talk about the work I’ve been doing with SYFY Wire , w...

I’m back! Three bouts of laryngitis and one new job later and I am finally back with a new podcast! This week’s guest is Greg Anderson of FuseFX. Greg is the visual effects supervisor for several Marvel properties including Luke Cage (remember that punch scene in s1?), The Punisher (remember that kill Frank made from a mile away in the first episode?) Spiderman and The Black List. Curr...

I am really excited I was able to get Tatiana King Jones of the FanBros Show to come on the podcast. Not only do I consider her a friend, but so many times I hear her drop gems that I feel just about every black woman in tech or geekdom needs to hear and I just want to capture them. Well this time I got the chance. We talk about everything from anime and tech to gaming and some of her favorite gue...

Many of you already know Eric Dean Seaton as the creator of the successful indie comic book series, Legend of the Mantamaji . What you may not realize, is that he is also an accomplished Hollywood TV director. Eric has directed a bunch of shows like Living Single ,  That’s so Raven , The Thundermans , Mech X-4 and just started shooting the Raven reboot series Raven’s Home . In this int...

Ever wonder if the science and tech that you see in comic book movies could actually happen in real life? Could someone really create a new element in their living room like Tony Stark did in Iron Man 2? What real-life poisonous plant, might have actually killed King Joffrey in Game of Thrones? What polymer might Hulk’s pants be made out of? Could Spider Man’s webs be replicated in a real lab?  Mu...

Check out my interview with actress and singer Karen Pittman . Karen is well known for her role as Inspector Priscilla Ridley on the Netflix smash hit Marvel’s Luke Cage. But she has also starred in the Americans, Flashpoint, Person of Interest as well as shared the screen with Louie C.K., John Boyega, Alfre Woodard and Oscar winner Viola Davis. In this interview, Karen and I talk about what it’s...