Episodes
In this episode BGB finally concludes our deep dive into Lovecraft Country with our guest host Trae aka Lil Saint, we talk Saintuso, an upcoming BGB x Saintuso collab, Lovecraft Country Radio, slavery as a genre, Topsy & Bopsy, WAPsy & BOPsy, Trae’s fear of the Leprechaun, horror and children, the crazy ending, Season 2 desires and expectations, Christina: an ally or an enemy, the danger of white women, Emmett Till, 100% black, Humpty Dumpty, online murders, the beautiful Hippolyta...
Published 11/28/20
In this episode BGB continues with Lovecraft Country with our guest host Summer aka Summie, we talk about the beauty of the Meet Me In Daegu episode, we talk mother daughter relationships, monsters, kumiho, trauma, expectations that parents place on their children, handling parents, “respectfully,” the fears of a parent placed on their child, conversations vs. dictations, lying little sisters, get this knowledge, teaching the next generation to be much better, parental pressuring, mind your...
Published 11/24/20
In this episode BGB continues with Lovecraft Country with our guest host Summer aka Summie, we talk  everything being “for me,” Fee B being scared, Twilight & that crazy baby name, women’s spaghetti, we stan Jurnee Smollett, favorite characters, least favorite characters, Summer hates Ruby, Montrose, entanglements, family trauma, parents & kids, the trauma from beatings, Will Catlett, Episode 5: A Strange Case & Episode 8: Jig-A-Bobo being super scary/creepy, day-mares, old movie...
Published 11/17/20
In this episode BGB continues with Lovecraft Country, we talk Whitey’s On The Moon, white people using & disposing of black people, Leti & Uncle George’s amnesia, being oblivious, “this election” or whatever Cassie said, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, Jurnee Smollett and Misha Green, voting, getting rid of the electoral college, celebrity obsession, money & mortality, privilege, the importance of paternal support, Uncle George is the goat, biblical manipulation, the ritual, the...
Published 11/14/20
In this episode BGB talks about the new hit HBO series, Lovecraft Country. We talk about the beautiful blackness of this show, how HBO be holding us down, Highly Black & Outstanding, the genre-blending, black horror, horror noire, Jordan Peele, Misha Green, Underground, how horror has changed for black people, J.J. Abrams, the amazing characters & cast, initial reactions, H.P. Lovecraft, Matt Ruff’s novel Lovecraft Country, racism as a form of horror, Get Out, Us, knowing your limits,...
Published 11/10/20
In this conclusion of our Woke review, BGB talks about the season 1 episode 7 of the series, Michael Vick & the dogs, BLM vs. PETA, cartoons, famous black voice cameos in the series: Cree Summer, Eddie Griffin, Cedric the Entertainer and more, black being political, Michael Jordan and social politics, the upcoming SpringHill Tulsa Massacre film, NBA Finals winners: Los Angeles Lakers and KING LEBRON, Colin Kaepernick, not voting, disrespecting the ancestors, lack of variety in black...
Published 11/07/20
 In this episode, BGB talks about the new Hulu series, Woke. We talk LaMorne Morris, New Girl, The Burton Boys love for J.B. Smoove, Keef vs. Keith, White Famous, initial reactions, Kubby the Koala, white savior complex, the police encounter, Candace’s B2K story, being oblivious, driving past the cops, racism being evergreen, Kchronicles.com, can racists really be reformed, how racism is taught, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, non-political black people and soo much more Mentioned: Candace's...
Published 11/03/20
 In this episode, BGB talks about the new Starz spin-off series, Power Book II: Ghost. We talk all of the upcoming Power spin-offs, our dislike of the new show title and is Ghost really dead? Our initial reactions, Tariq’s evolution, new characters, amazing celebrity cast: Mary J. Blige, Woody McClain & Method Man, silver daddies, Courtney B. Vance, our hot take on Kanan & Cane’s connection, the differences in the St. Patrick family & the Tejada family, respectfully, Tasha trying...
Published 10/27/20
   In this episode, BGB finishes the conversation about season 4 of Insecure, we talk mental health, the importance of black men maintaining and dealing with their mental health, taking care of yourself first, Nathan & Issa, Lawrence’s growth from cereal boy to the man he is now, Condola, finding out the “why” of relationship breakups, the process of allowing relationships to mature, what ifs vs. what’s now, Tia Mowry Hardrict & her husband Cory Hardrict from potential to purpose, a...
Published 10/24/20
 In this episode, BGB talks about season 4 of Insecure, we talk makeup residue on masks, Falesha & Candace beef over lip gloss, our love for melanin, toning lotion, the amazing, incomparable Issa Rae, Issa’s constantly growing empire, Hilltop restaurant, black women hair care lines, Tiffany Haddish’s bald head, Issa Dee’s career journey, perception vs. reality, closure conversations, intention vs. execution, growing pains, eHarmony, thinking that you’re better than others, the importance...
Published 10/20/20
 In this episode, BGB talks about the new Starz drama P-Valley. We talk about newcoming playwright turned director Katori Hall, we talk Pussy Valley vs. P-Valley, Stars leaving Xfinity, the amazing cast, Mercedes, Uncle Clifford, Autumn Night, Ms. Mississippi, we talk Lil Murda being a great TV series rapper, the male gaze of stripping, how this series add humanity to a career that is often dehumanizing, gentrification, domestic abuse, religion & spirituality, letting that stage be your...
Published 10/13/20
In this episode, BGB concludes our conversation about The Chi Season 3, we talk about the importance of the subject matter tackled this season, protecting our black women, how the season wrapped up and so much more
Published 10/10/20
Black Girl Broadcast's review of The Chi Season 3. The good, the bad, the great and the naw you trippin
Published 10/06/20
 In this episode, BGB talks the Netflix original series Self Made with our guest Trae the owner of Saintuso, we talk the Madam C.J. Walker, Octavia Spencer, SpringHill Entertainment, Tiffany Haddish, chasing your dreams, defying the odds, passion vs. relationship, Blair Underwood always being a bad husband, colorism, Booker "Trash" Washington, advertising to white people vs. black people, the Honey Pot controversy, trailer parks vs. projects, being an entrepreneur, respecting your employees...
Published 05/31/20
 In this episode, BGB talks the Hulu original series Little Fires Everywhere, we talk the book vs. the series, Celeste Ng, motherhood, opportunities, race, parental pressure in black and white families, pressures inside and outside of the home, Elena not minding her own business, doing good vs. doing too much, altruism vs. manipulation, setting little fires, white women tears, BeBe Chow, privilege, the 70 cents episode, ugly kid drawings, stability and normalcy, lack of communication with...
Published 05/12/20
In this episode, BGB talks about the BET+ original series Bigger, we mentioned it as a much watch in our #EssentialBingeableShows episode and now we dig deeper into it. We talk the new BET+ streaming service, Will Packer, Devon Shepard, Felischa Marye, being a great show on a undeveloped network, chasing your dreams vs. playing it safe, amazing character development, new original series ideas in a world of remakes and reboots, the age old question...can men and women really just be friends,...
Published 05/09/20
Corona came for your girls.....but we still here!!! Can't no quarantine hold us down, ya girls got some content for y'all in the midst of this pandemic. In this episode, we talk about #essentialbingeableshows, we talk our appreciation for essential employees, Corona, quarantine, Babyface vs. Teddy Riley, social distancing, DJ D-nice, working at home, the best shows to watch while working, Power, Snowfall, Little Fires Everywhere, Bigger, BET+, #blackAF, maintaining sanity during this time of...
Published 04/28/20
Published 04/28/20
 In this episode, BGB talks the new OWN series, Cherish The Day, we talk Tuesdays, anthology series, how BGB lives for closure, Ava Duvernay, the geniuses behind the scenes, Oprah Winfrey’s big fall, Fee B the flamingo, show parity, Monique vs. Oprah, the tripping process, Love Is__, old school vs. new school love, Gently, Evan, Cicely Tyson, Karen Malina White, the Proud Family reboot, prevalence of sex scenes, ashy black people, Insecure, the show open, Cherish the Day song, Fee B’s old...
Published 03/14/20
 In this episode, BGB talks ABC’s new hit series, For Life, we talk Charm City Kings, the British actor’s American accent, Isaac Wright Jr., When They See Us, Titty Girl, The Innocence Project, prison reform, Cyntoia Brown, FUBU, fair exchange ain’t no robbery, the “injustice” system, Exonerated Five, Rihanna, your true story, RIP Katherine Johnson, the evolution of 50 cent, real life vs. TV, jury deliberations, binge culture and so much more Mentioned: Cyntoia Brown's Story You 'Noying 50...
Published 03/10/20
In this episode, BGB concludes our conversation about the hit CW series, All American, we talk Billy's dad, the pressure of sports, Fee B recounting a traumatic TV episode, dinner table drama, aggression in sports, Tranise's short lived basketball career, father to son trauma, racism vs. preference, Bre-Z, gangs, daddy issues, how the show tackles necessary and timely issues, black shows getting more depth, big fun with the Wretched, black-ish, balancing reality and optimism, The Chi, Spencer...
Published 03/07/20
 In this episode, BGB talks the hit CW series, All American. We talk Xfinity On Demand/ Buy services, the show being inspired by a true story, real life Spencer Paysinger, Nipsey Hussle, Candace's theatrics, the best ways to help children grow, sending a privileged child to a less privileged area or vice versa, Spencer & Billy's relationship, the importance of coaches, that one AirBud scene, black boys getting their hair cut at sporting events, survivor's remorse, savior complex, white...
Published 03/03/20
 In this episode, BGB talks the Netflix original series Raising Dion, we give a synopsis of the show, talk about a single black mom with a superhero son, the trailer vs. the show cast, Falesha thinking this show was actually real, superheroes walking among us, Steve Jobs, child actors, Ja'Siah Young, Alisha Wainwright, Michael B. Jordan, Sammi Haney, brittle bone disease, milk aka cow pus, when the plot thickens, the Rabbit app, how much Candace hates this show, black superheroes, Marvel vs....
Published 02/25/20
 In this episode, BGB concludes the conversation about You season 2, we talk control, Joe seeing that other people need to be controlled but not being able to control himself, how Forty messed up that marriage before it even started, money over principles, safe words, how Joe really hasn’t changed, poor Delilah, we find out who Love really is, finding your equal and hating it, the getter got got, the moments that we knew Love was crazy, how men love the chase but not necessarily the result,...
Published 02/19/20
In this episode, BGB talks about Season 2 of the Netflix series You, we talk Will Bettleheim, Penn Badgley being from Baltimore, the frequency of the name Love, Falesha's hilarious character notes, season 2 worries, Shanda the writer, the ineffectiveness of the police, I wolf you, could Joe be a black man, romanticizing a white serial killer, separation of actor and character, the line between control and concern, dating culture, ground Chuck, trying to have law in lawlessness, weird twin...
Published 02/11/20