DISCUSSIONS FROM THE OTHERHOOD

February is Black History Month, and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting individuals who have made their mark in the Sports and Entertainment Industry.

February is Black History Month and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting Scientists and Mathematicians from the members of the diaspora and the contributions they have made to education and industry.

February is Black History Month and this week join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we will be highlighting Inventors from the members of the diaspora and the contributions they have made to science, industry and improving our qualities of life.

Will Sinners, with its 16 nominations, fall to the same fate as The Color Purple in 1986 with its 11 nominations? Will Coogler receive the nod for Sinners that he was denied for Black Panther? Join your Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we discuss all the possibilities.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door as we reveal our favorite opening film sequences.

So many writers, directors and songwriters have shared their visions of the future. Now in 2026 the Blerdsassins Next Door discuss the films, shows, or songs that we believe reflect our current dystopia the best or the least.

Remember back in 2024 when we made our resolutions for 2025; how many did we keep; how many did we modify; how many did we abandon and what are we resolving for 2026? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT to recount our resolutions past!

Let's take you back to 10, 15, 20 years ago, when the concepts of inclusion and diversity weren't dirty words in the US and the world, but were aspirations. Join your Blerdsassins Next Door this holiday season as we share our favorite TV shows and films that promote the holiday spirit!

Who are your favorite fictional characters? In this age of Dark heroes and complex villains... Is it so easy to determine who is Naughty or Who is Nice? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we help Santa make up his list.

Why do hung-up cellphones have dial tones? How do verifiable historic incidents end up looking nothing like the truth, or are erased altogether? How do dark folk tales end up as Disney-esque happily-ever afters? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30 CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we discuss the Big and Small Untruths that make their way into entertainment media.

Is it the one-word thrill of JAWS?! Or is it the allure of the full sentence title like Dracula Must Die?! Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT when we all discuss which type of movie titles we like best.

Now that the Holiday Promotion Season has begun, we've been inundated with a variety of holiday snacks. From fudge-covered Ritz crackers to snowflake-shaped, peppermint patties, do any of these things put you in the holiday spirit? Do any of them actually sound like they are anything you would ever eat? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/12:30 p.m. CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we show you the current roster of holiday snacks and whether they put any of us in the holiday spirit.

Halloween is over, and now the Promotion Season begins in earnest!! From Starbucks to Oreos to M&Ms, the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/12:30 p.m. CDT/ 10:30a PDT regale you with their stories of holiday promotion seasons past and present!

Watching shows like the Rifleman, Gunsmoke, and Rawhide, some of us are struck by how modern shows lack plots with morals. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss current TV shows versus the past ones. What ever happened to the morality play?

Okay, not as much of a discography as Christmas, but From Skin and Bones to the Great Pumpkin's Waltz, Halloween has its own musical vibe. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30 EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we discuss the music that puts us in the spooky spirit.

Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30a PDT as we continue the discussion of our favorite and or most memorable works of Black Speculative fiction, and the authors, actors, directors and other creatives who brought them to life.

It's Black Speculative Fiction month! Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30p PDT when we'll discuss our favorite Black Speculative Fiction in film, TV and literature.

From TV specials like It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, to The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, and others, along with house decorations and loads of condition-free candy; Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30 PDT to discuss how Halloween is becoming the year's feel good holiday!

Some actors fit their roles so well that you can't imagine anyone else in the part. But what if there are others who could have done just as well? Yaphet Kotto as the captain of the Enterprise-D? Genevieve Bujold in the Delta Quadrant? Tom Cruise as Tony Stark? Louis Gossett as Hannibal Lecter? Join the Blerdsassins Next Door 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p CDT/ 10:30 PDT as they stroll the Red Carpets with stars that might have been.

From Hans in Luck to Rapunzel; From Androcles and the Lion to Sour Grapes; From Brownies and Fairies to Goblins and Dragons we were all weaned on stories with lessons and morals and in the current climate these are the things that help us get our bearing straight. Join the Blerdsassins Next Door at 1:30p EDT/ 12:30p EDT/ 10:30a PDT when we'll share our favorite fairytales and fables that have kept us high-minded and always seeking higher ground.