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For Colored Nerds
Each week, BFFs and cultural critics Brittany and Eric deconstruct the nerdier side of pop culture. Joined by a rotating cast of artists, thinkers, and innovators, For Colored Nerds peels back the layers of Black culture we rarely discuss in mixed company.
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Vibe Check’s Thoughts on That NYTimes Popeyes Love Story
If you’ve been listening to our last few episodes, you’ll know we’ve had the hosts of Vibe Check – Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, & Zach Stafford – on the...

Stacey Abrams is Running Against History
This week, we're passing the mic to our very own Brittany Luse. As you all know, Brittany is the new host of NPR's It's Been a Minute. And for her deb...

RANKED: Series Finales
For the final episode of For Colored Nerds, Brittany and Eric rank the best series finales of all time.

Will Smith, The Slap, and the Death of Celebrity with Aisha Harris
In this penultimate episode of For Colored Nerds, Brittany, Eric, and host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, Aisha Harris, go deep. This week, they dis...

We're in Our Black Female Antihero Era
Tony Soprano. Walter White. Don Draper. Stringer Bell. Throughout the years, viewers have followed the trials, tribulations, and bad behavior from men...

Living in a Post-Roe America with Khiara Bridges
On June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since then, Americans have mobilized to defend access to abortion, while also urging pol...

Vibe Check with Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, & Zach Stafford
This week, Brittany and Eric are joined by the hosts of Vibe Check - Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, & Zach Stafford. Vibe Check is their group chat come to...

The Problem with Fast Fashion with Aja Barber
Writer, stylist, and consultant Aja Barber joins the show to give the lowdown on fast fashion and its effects on climate change, race, and the Global...

Reality With the King with Carlos King
Reality TV juggernaut Carlos King joins the show to talk all things reality TV. From spearheading the most iconic seasons of Real Housewives of Atlant...


The Memeification of Domestic Violence with Beverly Gooden
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions about domestic violence/IPV.
This week, author and advocate Beverly Gooden joins the...

Welcome to Provincetown with Qya Cristal
Every year tourists flock to visit Provincetown (aka P-Town), Massachusetts, a beach town and safe haven for queer folks looking to party, relax, hook...

Code Switch with Gene Demby & B.A. Parker
Today on the show, Brittany's talking all things race with NPR’s Code Switch host Gene Demby and the newest addition to the Code Switch fam, B.A. Park...

Trials and Triumphs with Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins
For Colored Nerds is back this week with actress, host, and fellow bison, Ashley Blaine Featherson-Jenkins. You may know her as Joelle Brooks from Net...

Beyonce's Best Songs: RANKED with Sylvia Obell
Beyoncé is coming. To properly prepare for the arrival of her 7th studio album Renaissance, Brittany is joined by entertainment journalist, hive membe...

Facing Life with Pendarvis Harshaw and Brandon Tauszik
This week, Eric interviews journalist Pendarvis Harshaw and filmmaker Brandon Tauszik about their groundbreaking online documentary, Facing Life. Faci...

There Are No Girls On the Internet with Bridget Todd
Bridget Todd, host of There Are No Girls on The Internet, joins the show this week to talk to us about all things tech, social media, and digital land...

Boys Come First with Aaron Foley
This week, journalist and author Aaron Foley joins the show to talk about his debut novel, Boys Come First. The book follows Dominick Gibson, Remy Pat...

On Lil Nas X, Isaiah Rashad, & Rothaniel with Tirhakah Love
After our episode with Tirhakah Love on Kendrick Lamar's latest album, Brittany and Eric realized there was another conversation brewing right under t...

The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans with Melissa Beck
This week, Brittany and Eric return to the show that started it all: The Real World. As long time fans of the original New Orleans season, the For Col...

Mr. Morale and The Big Steppers Review with Tirhakah Love
Brittany and Eric are comin' for your top five. After weeks of buzz, questions, conspiracies, and callouts, it's safe to say Mr. Morale and The Big St...

Red Lip Theology with Candice Marie Benbow
This week, Brittany and Eric chat with theologian, writer, and author Candice Marie Benbow about her book, Red Lip Theology: For Church Girls Who've C...

Watermelon and Red Birds: A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations with Nicole Taylor
This week, Brittany chatted with Nicole A. Taylor, writer, master home chef, producer, and cookbook author about her latest cookbook Watermelon and Re...

Let’s Get Critical with Angelica Jade Bastien
Have you ever felt bad for critiquing a Black film for fear of "no more being made"? Feeling so-so about this season of ATLANTA? Are you looking for s...

Wendy Williams: A Retrospective with Ira Madison III
From The Slap Heard Around to World to Rihanna's pregnancy, we've heard all the possible takes on our juiciest celebrity gossip. But there's one voice...

The Movement Made Us with David Dennis Jr.
What's good, For Colored Nerds fam? Brittany and Eric are back this week with David Dennis Jr. David is a writer, educator, and author of a new memoir...

Post Reports: How The Student Loan Freeze Helped Black Women
Today we have a very preview from the Washington Post’s daily show, Post Reports. Every weekday, host Martine Powers walks listeners through the news...

SNEAK PEEK: Well-Read Black Girl and Gabrielle Union Talk ‘Bring It On’
Today we have a very special clip of Well-Read Black Girl, where the host and creator, Glory Edim, talks to actress Gabrielle Union about Bring it On.

Shine Bright with Danyel Smith
This week, Brittany chats with iconic journalist, magazine editor, and novelist, Danyel Smith, about the release of her new book, Shine Bright: A Very...

Giving Birth While Black with NATAL
In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, the For Colored Nerds crew chats with Gabrielle Horton and Martina Abrahams Ilunga, the hosts of NATAL, a podc...

$500K or Dinner with Dan Runcie?
Verzuz, Issa Rae's empire, and dinner with Jay-Z - oh my! Trapital founder and host Dan Runcie joins the show to talk all things music, culture, and t...

Black in Time: The Gilded Age, Bridgerton, & Beyond
This week, Brittany and Eric take on the increase of Black characters in period dramas, a genre that mostly known for its predominantly white casts. F...

RANKED: The Faking the Funk Edition
This week, For Colored Nerds brings back RANKED. To honor the 31st anniversary of Robert Townsend's The Five Heartbeats, Brittany and Eric rank the be...

Looking Back and Forward at Black Lives Matter
In January, New York Magazine published a retrospective on the 10 years since Trayvon Martin’s death and the subsequent birth of Black Lives Matter. S...

Is Healthy Black Love Possible on Reality TV? feat. Nephew Tommy
Love is Blind, Married at First Sight, Love Island... what do all these shows have in common? Total and absolute chaos for the Black contestants, that...

Where Are All the "Bad" Black Moms?
This week, Brittany lets Eric (and the world!) know that she's finally mom-curious... but there's a catch. She doesn't just want to be any mom, she wa...

Thee Well-Read Black Girl, Glory Edim
This week, writer and founder of Well-Read Black Girl, Glory Edim, joins the show to talk about her new podcast: Well-Read Black Girl! The podcast is...

The Divine Feminine, The High Value Man and You feat. Kimberly Nicole Foster
If you’ve been on the internet AT ALL you've probably heard the terms: high value man, divine feminine, alpha male, femininity coaching or any combina...

Miss Jackson If You're Nasty
Janet, "Miss Jackson if You're Nasty," is back with a 4-part documentary about her superstar upbringing, taking control of her career, and the relatio...

Girlboss in the City
With shows like Harlem, Run the World, and Twenties... we couldn't help but wonder... do all these shows have something in common? Brittany and Eric d...