Blerdtalk With Bola And Whitney

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/capshun Show Notes by Bola Hanson Audio engineering by Whitney Booker Show Contact Info: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blerdtalk-with-bola-and-whitney/message

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 pod and a YouTube video will come out later. You guys don't want to miss this. Come Blerd Out with us!ad 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 pod and a YouTube video will come out later. You guys don't want to miss this. Come Blerd Out with us! Check out links to everything ANTIDOTE: Astrid Comics astridcomics.com ANTIDOTE #1 https://astridcomics.com/product/antidote-1/ Purchase the Kindle Edition of ANTIDOTE #1 on Amazon  https://smile

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 during the episode: Thor Love and Thunder trailer https://youtu.be/tgB1wUcmbbw Haesindang Park https://youtu.be/SR5LWuwW0gM 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s compa

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 Performance from SIX the musical of the song "Ex-Wives": https://youtu.be/wtZuO5YyLW8 Summer of Soul: https://youtu.be/1-siC9cugqA Summer of Soul on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/6f2160ed-eaa2-462a-b495-f61f4f31714d?utm_source=shared_link "Freedom" John Batiste: https://youtu.be/3YHVC1DcHmo Everything Everywhere All At Once talk with filmmakers/cast: https://youtu.be/3trFt71LXGE "Here Comes a Thought" from Steven Universe: https://youtu.be/dHg50mdODFM Bridgerton season 2 on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/80232398?s=a&trkid=13747225&t=cp&vlang=en&clip=81189027 Intro and Outro music is “Twilight” by C

In honor of Women's History Month we are reviewing the girl power action film The 355. We are Blerding Out about Miss Marvel, The Batman, Bridgerton Season 2, Black Lady Sketch Show, Abbot Elementary, Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, Netflix's Marvel series, and Lillie's of Charleston hot sauces. Catch the Girl Power wave and listen in with us. Trevor Noah Idris Elba Bond https://youtu.be/4LdJ67285W0 Lillie's of Charleston Sauces https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B098Q53RNM?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image&th=1 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whi

This week we are getting musical and talking about the adaptation of musicals to film. Our case studies are Netflix's tick, tick... BOOM! and Dear Evan Hansen. We are Blerding Out about The Book Bar, Soul Taco restaurant and HBO Max series Peacemaker. Join our riveting convo and Blerd Out with us!  The Book Bar https://www.rvabookbar.com/main Soul Taco https://www.soultacorva.com/ Dear Evan Hansen Negative Critique https://youtu.be/wRuK0EcHk2A Dear Evan Hansen Positive Critique https://youtu.be/Y4sTkMYYsTs 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81D

In the spirit of Black History Month, we are reviewing Black is King on Disney+, featuring Beyonce and a slew of African artists like Yemi Alade, Shatta Wale, Tiwa Savage and Buena Boy. We also are Blerding Out about Netflix's High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America, Ali Wong's newest comedy special, HBO Max series Raised by Wolves and Love Life, Hulu's Only Murders in the Building and the Book Bar RVA. Listen in and Blerd Out with us! Check out links to some mentions during the episode: David Copperfield Quote Beyonce Interview The Making of Black is King Black Men discussion 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s 

This is our special minipod episode. We talk about our trip to Roanoke to see the Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design exhibit at the Taubman Museum of Art. It features costumes designed by Academy Award winning designer Ruth E. Carter, and films like Black Panther, Do the Right Thing, Selma, and Dolemite Is My Name. We also talk about the wonderful meal had at the local restaurant Sidecar. Check out links to some mentions during the episode: Ruth E. Carter Afrofuturism in Costume Design Exhibit Taubman Museum of Art Netflix's Episode of Abstract Season 2 Episode 3: "Ruth Carter: Costume Design" Sidecar Restaurant Michael Jackson was an asshole in "Remember the Time" 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twit

This Valentine's Day we are talking about Black Love. We have a double feature in reviewing Amazon Prime's Sylvie's Love, and Needle in a Timestack. Our Blerd Out Topics for this week are: The Black Film Archive; For Colored Nerds Podcast; HBO's Love Life; Target's Black History Month clothes; The Shaved Duck Restaurant; Come From Away, the Broadway musical; Disney's Jungle Cruise; Netflix's Red Notice; and Centaurworld. The Black Film Archive: https://blackfilmarchive.com/ SNL's Black Jeopardy with Chadwick Boseman https://youtu.be/hzMzFGgmQOc The Shaved Duck Restaurant: https://www.theshavedduckrestaurant.com/ Encanto Trauma therapist breakdown: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CYvJvdJFDmf/?utm_medium=copy_link Interview with Eugene Ashe, Director of Sylvie's Love: https://youtu.be/jgLcP4_gZXs Director John Ridley Talks 'Needle In A Timestack: https://youtu.be/O6PXM55cSjg Trevor Noah Considers Idris Elba as James Bond: https://youtu.be/4LdJ67285W0 Intro and Outro music

Join us as we review Spider-Man: No Way Home. We also revisit Disney's Encanto. Whitney mentions her binge list of weekend Horror films and series and Bola makes Whitney take a Nerd Percentage quiz. Whitney's weekend horror movie binge watch list: Eli Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Insidious Insidious: Chapter 2 Insidious: Chapter 3 Fear Street: Part One - 1994 Fear Street: Part Two- 1978 Fear Street: Part Three- 1666 The Orphanage Mama Don't Be Afraid of the Dark Buzzfeed Nerd Quiz https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/what-percent-nerdy-are-you Romeo and Juliet Nextel commercial: https://youtu.be/M-cZtWefN8s 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twit

This week's episode we review Disney's Encanto. We also discussed various shows on Apple TV+ such as: Ted Lasso, See, The Morning Show, Servant, and Defending Jacob. We also talked about Amazon Prime Series Modern Love and films Everybody's Talking About Jamie, Boxing Day, and Being the Ricardos. Last but not least was the Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts special on HBO Max. 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Ema

Keresimesi! Merry Christmas everyone! Our last episode of the year is here. As advertised, we are reviewing Neflix's A Naija Christmas, produced and filmed in Nigeria. We also Blerd Out about the Van Gogh Immersive Experience, and TV series Hawkeye, Doom Patrol, The Witcher, and Santa Inc. Listen on Christmas day. Deck the halls with Festive Glasses. Link to Yoruba Christmas Song in this episode https://youtu.be/hNqWw759rtg 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios

It's the Christmas Season and this month we are coming at you with reviews of new Christmas movies. This week's episode features our review of Netflix's Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey. Other topics discussed are Crocs, Christmas gifts, Christmas music, Christmas movies, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hawkeye and the live action Cowboy Bebop. Listen in and Blerd Out with us! 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bler

This week on BlerdTalk, we have a recurring guest, Jane Samuels, on the pod to discuss the film Promising Young Woman and all the important themes and topics that emerged from the movie. We are Blerding Out about films: tick, tick...Boom!, and Passing; TV series: The Queen's Gambit, Maid, Bones, Centaurworld, and 13 Reasons Why; and music from  Adele and Taylor Swift. Links and extras to check out: The Take: "Promising Young Woman, Explained - Look in the Mirror" https://youtu.be/XQQd043uyV8 The Take: "Why Women Love True Crime" https://youtu.be/N05Q8yzJhb0 Molasses Tea: "Promising Young Woman: The Importance of Good Casting" https://youtu.be/y3KZZhTM7Bc Books to check out: Know My Name: A Memoir by Chanel Miller https://www.amazon.com/dp/0241428297/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_KRM6RBMF2H27RVARE7B1 Passing by Nella Larsen https://www.amazon.com/dp/1694407470/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_4B83GDHNSAGXNR6RM760?_encod

In this week's episode we review Marvel's Black Widow. Other topics we discuss are the films The Harder They Fall, and the Twilight series. We also discuss the TV shows I May Destroy You, Sex Education, Lucifer, Legacies, Marvel's What If…?, food service HelloFresh, and Harry Potter merch. Listen in as we sing, talk, and all around Blerd Out. 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blerdtalk-with-bola-and-whitney/m

We review the new Sci Fi epic, Dune, and also compare and contrast the 2021 film with the 1984 version. Other topics we Blerd Out about are local food truck, Mobile Yum Yum, Halloween costumes, and Netflix series, Squid Game and  Midnight Mass. Links from the show: Mobile YumYum https://mobileyumyum1.com/# Squid Game Parody: https://youtu.be/vWdHPMhy270 Armie Hammer Vogue Article https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-fall-of-armie-hammer-a-family-saga-of-sex-money-drugs-and-betrayal Top 10 Differences Between Dune 1984 and Dune 2021: https://youtu.be/DKPtDrIRX9s Dune Explained in Five Minutes (No Spoilers): https://youtu.be/UMU8FCPYeRw 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastory

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we reviewed the summer musical, Lin Manuel Miranda's In the Heights. This episode, we are joined by our friend Jane. Join us as we Blerd Out about various TV shows, movies and topics. 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blerdtalk-with-bola-and-whitney/message

0:00 Rerun intro, and where to watch Pixar's Coco right now https://www.disneyplus.com/ 1:40 Starbucks issue 6:15 Marvin Gaye song 7:08 You should be on American Idol 8:04 Yoko Kanno 9:33 Composing 12:05 Blerding Out- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Whitney) 13:08 Krypton 14:02 “I’m a Dude” from Goodburger 14:38 Blerding Out- Threading eyebrows (Bola) 19:51 Blerding Out #2- Jacuzzi (Bola) 23:41 Pixar’s Coco 24:12 Loving Vincent 27:11 Summarizing Coco 27:58 Hispanic TV and media- Jane the Virgin 29:48 Whitney the show adulterer 30:33 Taxation without representation- Puerto Rico 31:42 The real home wreckers- ICE 33:07 Coco representing hispanic culture 34:02 Day of the Dead 38:50 Main characters 39:58 The colors, the animation 42:20 Youtube video- the skeletons, the spirit animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkB6dW0uSfQ 44:52 The feels 45:16 “Waterfalls”- TLC 45:37 Tearjerker animated films 46:40 Plot summary 47:10 “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” - The Temptations 47:36 Plot summary continued 53:20 Hofstede’s Cultural

This week we discuss and review Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. We also discuss the Teen Wolf TV series, our vacations, trying new foods, and as always, there will be singing. Join us while we Blerd Out! 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blerdtalk-with-bola-and-whitney/message

2:07 Reminiscing About Old Cartoons 10:37 Blerd Out Whitney - Teen Wolf TV Show 15:00 Blerd Out Bola- Ben Barnes Music, “Hyrise”: https://youtu.be/p7kG5xnAMT8 20:20 Intro to Topic- Ready Player One Movie 23:31 Movie Plot 25:00 Negatives 36:37 Positives 44:34 The Shining Second Key 50:00 The Third Key 54:06 The Annoying Villain 59:30 Representation Matters 1:02:47 The Heartless Villain 1:05:15 Final Thoughts and Ratings 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: Email: blerdtalkbw@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blerdtalkbw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlerdTalkBW Bola’s contact info: Twitter: https://twitter.com/bolastorybee Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bolastorybee/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOXQ6Tc_i81DlWSqCC78Ig/featured Whitney’s company contact info: Email: whit@lumenavi.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/lumenavistudios -