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The Nerdgasm Noire Network is a group of 6 black women who love all things geeky. From books to anime to tv, we discuss what we love and hate. Click. Read. Listen. Enjoy. All in separate tabs.

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June 12, 2026Episode 291 hr 20 min

Smut Book Club 29: Smut Does Sports - The Sports Girlies Are Fighting

Suggested Materials Book influencer event in the Bahamas @avonbooks [instagram] @theblerdlibrary [threads] Influencer loses partnership and decides to crash out @nuvem.ilustra [threads] The Sport Girlies Are Fighting Harvey Updyke kills trees Alabama-Auburn College Sports Rivalry They're biting people in soccer - @sportswithlogs [tiktok] Who is Liz Tomford and why is a black show runner adapting her series @_britunfiltered [threads] Too Many Jalens or Not Enough? Too Many Jalens in the NBA Only One Jalen in the NHL Extra Credit Melissa The Opportunity by T.M. Richardson Cursed Daughters by Oyinkan Braithwaite Tiffany Seeking Persephone House of Spirits by Isabel Allende De Is God Is The Green Knight I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee ENJOY! Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

May 15, 2026Episode 281 hr 23 min

Smut Book Club 28: Game Misconduct by Ari Baran

Required Reading Game Misconduct by Ari Baran Industry Reader claims author was rude (spoiler alert she wasn't) @kiathebookhoarder [threads] @kiathebookhoarder [threads] Book Con Drama @emilysickinson [threads] @n3rdi3bynatur3 [threads] @jahquel_ [threads] @jameelahisbooked [threads] Extra Credit Louis Theroux Inside the Manosphere Club Chalamet is shutting down Office Hours Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube] De [bluesky | carrd] Melissa [threads | bluesky] Nerdgasm Noire [carrd] Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

May 1, 2026Episode 271 hr 14 min

Smut Book Club 27: That's A Love Story

Pitch War Suggested Materials Book Cover Drama Face Off by Chelsea Curto @hallebookish [threads] @authorchelseacurto [threads] @authorchelseacurto [threads] Before I Let Go First-Look Deal @kennedyryan1 [threads] Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan Casting Drama Beach Read by Emily Henry Homework Game Misconduct by Ari Baran https://youtu.be/cBQiLh9N6kg?si=IHPYRqbSVaVguLQt Book Vibe Office Hours Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube] De [bluesky | carrd] Melissa [threads | bluesky] Nerdgasm Noire [carrd] Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

April 24, 2026Episode 2656 min

Smut Book Club 26: Bill Buschemi

Suggested Materials How realistic do you want your romance to be? @clarkconquers.bsky.social [bluesky] @_britunfiltered [threads] @reading_robyn_reviews [threads] Problematic authors Expert Book Smuggler The Kold Drama @bradleybookbites [threads] @kenyasbooknook [threads] @brynnreneebooks [threads] @shadesnpages [threads] Fanfic Drama @opinionatedhag [tiktok] @webstersao3dictionary [tiktok] Men Are the Prize Part 2: Lindsey West is white women's Terry McMillan @neidateresa98 [tiktok] @aj.loves.to.write [tiktok] @maybem.bsky.social [bluesky] @aseisheated [xitter] @aseisheated [xitter] Office Hours Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube] De [bluesky | carrd] Melissa [threads | bluesky] Nerdgasm Noire [carrd] Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

April 10, 2026Episode 251 hr 31 min

Smut Book Club 25: We Don't Know How She Identifies

Industry Stuff: Book Cover @bydonmartin [threads] Ashley Ray's review of Adult Braces by Lindy West @theashleyray [threads] Men are the Prize @tellthebeees [tiktok] Well known author pulls out of BookCon due to ICE connections @sarahesterman [threads] The Colonel's Contraband @thereadervert [threads] The Black Boyfriend Effect @iamcaseyrkelley [threads] ENJOY! Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

April 2, 2026Episode 241 hr 11 min

Smut Book Club 24: BSFF Anne Rice's Ghost

Suggested Materials Jesse Jackson's going home was long, but they sent him home good. Jesse Jackson's Funeral Reality show about funeral home owners Buried by the Bernards The connection between vampires and tuberculosis Lore: They Made A Tonic Drama series about Victorian era stock brokers The Foresytes The Great Smog of London shows how bad pollution can be The Great Smog of London The Crown S1E4 Melissa met Katrina Jackson and now they are besties Katrina Jackson Evens Steamy Lit Con is having financial troubles @steamylitcon Bring back shame @jcubedhax Anne Rice did not like fan fiction @tellthebeees Required Reading De I, Medusa by Ayana Gray Melissa The Seven Daughters of Dupree by Nikesha Elise Williams Tiffany Keeper of Lost Children by Sadeqa Johnson Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

March 6, 2026Episode 231 hr 13 min

Smut Book Club 23: The Future is Female or Whatever The White Women Be Saying

Suggested Materials Reading materials that are being talked about on this episodes Author has 21 pen names and put out 200 books last year The New Fabio Is Claude Authors v Anthropic Lawsuit Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit How AI book spamming relates to the literacy crisis. @trestiffany [threads] Black Romance Book fest & AI AI Data Centers Are The New Environmental Burden Black Communities Didn't Ask For - Essence Kennedy Ryan and Tia Williams "token black romance authors" @sometimesrobinreads [threads] @wifeythamizfit [threads] @tiawilliamswrites [threads] Writing while ovulating? @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social [bluesky] Required Reading The books that we've been reading while we've been gone Tiffany Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid The Long Game by Rachel Reid Game Changer by Rachel Reid De The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka Melissa The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers RomZomCom by Olivia Dade James by Percival Everett Extra Credit Movie: Is God Is Office Hours Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube] De [bluesky | carrd] Melissa [threads | bluesky] Nerdgasm Noire [carrd] Credits Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De Producer: De Writing Team: Melissa, Tiffany, De Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

July 2, 2025Episode 631 hr 31 min

Nerdgasm Noire 63: The Crossover Episode About Sinners (2025)

Sinners, My Vigga w/Special Guest Tiffany! 0:03:13: Sinners IMAX 70MM 0:05:15: Sinners BoxOfficeMojo 0:05:58: Why did you go see Sinners? 0:20:41: Smoke or Stack? 0:24:51: This 'Sinners' Star Is The Son Of A Gospel Great 0:25:45: Remmick 0:26:54: British rule in Ireland & Anti-Irish sentiment in the U.S. 0:42:15: The power of belief in Sinners 0:46:00: Delta Slim 0:48:10: The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese 0:59:20: Jack O'Connell 1:00:59: Interview with the Sinners 1:02:10: Mary & the Tragic Mulatto 1:07:41: Mulengeon 1:09:20: Cornbread 1:12:00: Why Some Thought Annie Was Smoke's Mama in 'Sinners' Says a Lot—And None of It Is Good 1:16:32: Sinners Secretly Revealed The Truth About The Smokestack Twins & Remmick And No One Noticed It 1:18:22: This Ravenous Fate, The Gilda Stories, The Trees, Blood Slaves, Fledgling 1:21:16: No Latinos in Sinners 1:24:45: Where to Find your hosts Check out our carrd to see where you can find us! https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/ Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy ENJOY! Hosts: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Writing Team: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Feelin Good provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

May 26, 2025Episode 2057 min

Smut Book Club 20: Wild Rain

Mel, De, & Tiffany! 01:50: Beverly Jenkins' Wild Rain is the Pitch War Winner! 16:30: Rebel by Beverly Jenkins 20:00: Everyone In Netflix's Piper Rockelle Doc 'Bad Influence' Should Feel Deeply Ashamed 23:08: Amongst Slavery: Free Blacks in Antebellum and Colonial America & The Talented 10th 26:42: The History of HBCUs 31:23: Our Beverly Jenkins Go-to's Topaz, Indigo, Le Veq Family Series, 39:20: Black Men Were Cowboys Before It Was Cool 44:07: What We Are Reading: Rifts and Refrains by Tiye, The Trees by Percival Everrett, Dom by S.J. Tilly 50:23: How to Sign Up for a Library Card From Home 53:57: Where to find your hosts! Have you read the book? Tell us what you think about it on social media by checking out our carrd! (https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co) Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy ENJOY! Hosts: Melissa, Maria Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Writing Team: Melissa, Maria Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Dreamy provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm

May 21, 2025Episode 6257 min

Nerdgasm Noire 62: How Have I Not Joined A Cult?

De, JP, & Mel! 00:00: Nello Super Calm 09:10: Invincible, Hazbin Hotel, Helluva Boss 12:00: Sinners is #1 16:20: Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" deal 28:12: Wendy Williams Vocal TV Queen To Silenced Star ...How It All Unraveled 29:39: Britney Spears Conservatorship 32:00: Bobby & Whitney 34:10: Brandy Norwood Reality Show 38:36: Denzel Washington McBeth 39:38: In Her Eyes 41:10: DOGE cuts threaten AmeriCorps Davenport summer camps 44:22: USPS 47:10: 'Real America' Won't Mind If They Miss a Social Security Check—Lutnick 48:48: RFK Jr. to End 'Godsend' Narcan Program That Helped Reduce Overdose Deaths Despite His Past Heroin Addiction 51:00: Where to find your hosts! Check out our carrd to see where you can find us! https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/ Make sure you join our new discord channel and hang out with the community! https://discord.gg/7DqMZSy ENJOY! Hosts: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Producer: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Writing Team: De, Jamie, JP, Maria, Melissa, Storm Editor: De Audio Production: De Theme Song: Feelin Good provided by Mike (Pound 4 Pound Podcast) & Marion Moore from ALBM Production Design: JP Fairfield Social Media: Melissa, Storm