Black Girl Nerds
Black Girl Nerds, published by Black Girl Nerds at bleav.com, covers geek culture and Black feminism through interviews with filmmakers, actors and showrunners about film, TV and comics. The show has 594 episodes, released about every 14 days, with a median length of roughly 27 minutes. Estimated downloads per episode are 2,000 to 8,000, implying a rate of $40 to $200 per episode.
Long-running Black feminist film interview show reaching engaged pop culture listeners
- 594 episodes since 2015 give a deep, consistent back catalogue
- Apple Podcasts rating of 4.6 from 259 ratings signals an engaged audience
- Guests include filmmakers and actors from festival and studio releases
Brand fit report
Content
- Formats
- interview, news roundup, panel discussion
- Tone
- conversational, enthusiastic
- Language
- English
- Production
- Clean, edited audio
- Typical length
- 15 to 35 minutes
Audience
Commercial
- Brands seen
- None yet
- Categories promoted
- None yet
- Affiliate links
- No
No sponsor mentions found in the feed; no funding links are listed.
Suitability GARM Brand Safety Floor + Suitability
Family friendly
Explicit flag is 0 and recent titles cover films, festivals and filmmakers, with no adult or drug themes flagged.
We classify content, never people. No age, gender, ethnicity, religion or political views are inferred about the creator. Audience figures are estimates unless marked verified. Creators can correct anything on their profile.
Where to listen
| Platform | Link |
|---|---|
| Website | bleav.com/shows/black-girl-nerds/ |
| Apple Podcasts | podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1056793768 |
| RSS feed | feeds.simplecast.com/vQQmpI32 |
Benchmark score: 62 / 100
Public rule, same for everyone. How it works.
Recent episodes
| Episode | Date | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Filmmakers David Greaves and Liani Greaves of 'Once Upon a Time in Har | 2026-10-12 | 27 min |
| The Films We Loved and Didn't Love at TIFF 2026 | 2026-09-21 | 56 min |
| 'Black Zombie' Director Maya Annik Bedward | 2026-09-07 | 28 min |
| Filmmaker John Dierre of 'Meta Take One' | 2026-07-13 | 30 min |
| The Filmmakers of 'Kingston' | 2026-06-09 | 14 min |
| 'Nemesis' Showrunner Courtney A. Kemp | 2026-05-25 | 32 min |
Last six episodes from the show's feed, latest 7 days ago, a new one about every 14 days.
Black Girl Nerds is the intersection of geek culture and Black feminism. If you love comic books, movies, tech, gaming then the BGN Podcast is right up your alley! Black Girl Nerds features interviews from the best of the best in entertainment, so if you're a fan of pop culture and love nerdy things check out what BGN has in store for you!
About Black Girl Nerds
Black Girl Nerds is a long-running podcast from Black Girl Nerds, hosted through Simplecast and profiled on bleav.com. The show combines geek culture and Black feminism, with interviews featuring filmmakers, actors and showrunners discussing films, television, comics and entertainment news. With 594 episodes since May 2015 and a release roughly every 14 days, typical episodes run about 27 minutes.
The show has a 4.6 average from 259 ratings on Apple Podcasts, which the feed and Apple listing support. Audience figures are estimates only: the show does not publish downloads, so the likely range is 2,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode, with listeners skewing toward adults aged 25 to 34 in the United States. No sponsors are named in the feed.
At an estimated rate of $18 to $25 per 1,000 downloads, a host-read mid-roll would cost roughly $40 to $200 per episode. The show suits film, streaming, publishing and entertainment brands that want to reach an engaged pop culture audience. Sources: the RSS feed, the Podcast Index and Apple Podcasts.
Written from the show's public RSS feed, its Podcast Index listing and episode titles. Numbers updated 2026-10-19. Black Girl Nerds can edit or remove this page at any time.
Questions about Black Girl Nerds
How much does Black Girl Nerds charge for a podcast sponsorship?
Based on an estimated 2,000 to 8,000 downloads per episode, a host-read mid-roll would be roughly $40 to $200 per episode. Final pricing depends on the show's own terms and the agreed placement.
What is Black Girl Nerds about?
Black Girl Nerds is a podcast combining geek culture and Black feminism. It features interviews with filmmakers, actors and showrunners about films, TV, comics and entertainment news.
How do I contact Black Girl Nerds about sponsoring an episode?
The show's contact email unlocks on Starbooked for $0.80. Boosted shows can also be booked through Starbooked.
Similar creators
Podcast and other creators in film interviews, ranked by score.
| Creator | Niches | Est. downloads | Median views | Rate | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
For Your Referencepodcast · AU | film reviewstv reviews | 5k | – | $40–200 | 75 |
| film interviewstv and entertainment | 5k | – | $40–200 | 73 | |
THE WAYNE AYERS PODCASTpodcast | film interviewstv and film | 5k | – | $40–200 | 64 |
Skip Intro with Krista Smithpodcast | film interviewstv and streaming | 15k | – | $90–620 | 61 |
| documentary filmfilm interviews | 5k | – | $40–200 | 59 | |
The Boo Crewpodcast | horrorfilm interviews | 5k | – | $40–200 | 58 |