*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Blerds Jillian and Lillie sit down with bookstagrammer Emani, AKA GoldenBookHunter. Find Emani at: GoldenBookHunter on Instagram and TikTok, and GoldenBookMuse on Etsy. **Correction: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé was identified as a YA paranormal, but it is a YA thriller.**

*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* The Blerds discuss the YA novel, The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould. General spoilers for the book, including the author's CWs at the top of the review.  No major content spoilers for the mystery or the ending. Mentioned in the episode TV series:  The Haunting of Bly Manor Riverdale Veronica Mars SurrealEstate Books: White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson Blackout (anthology) Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, body, and Spirit by Mary-Frances Winters The Dominion of Leviathan by Manish Melwani: https://www.tor.com/2022/04/13/the-dominion-of-leviathan-manish-melwani/

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Jenna, Jillian, and Lillie discuss Welcome To South Africa, the first episode of Netflix's: Young, Famous and African..  Spoilers throughout for events that happen in the episode. A note to our listeners: The audio in this episode has a few issues. the main one being a near constant, soft, staticky or clicking noise. There is also some background noise from all of us, that usually isn't heard or gets filtered out. While we hope you listen and enjoy the episode, we also recognise that these noises may trigger certain types of misopohonia. Please keep this in mind, and if you have to skip this episode, we hope you'll return for our next one. Thanks, From The Blerds

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds take on the first episode of The Courtship, the new NBC/Peacock show about dating, regency-style. There are spoilers for the events that take place, as well as for the men that are eliminated. Mentioned In The Episode: The 1619 Project (book) The Many Deaths of Laila Starr (graphic novel) Boom Studios The Love Con (book) Blood Scion (audiobook) Okoye To The People (audiobook) Bahni Turpin (voice actress)

*Listener Discretion Is Always Advised* Mentioned In This Episode: Scholastic Book Fair Star Finder! by DK Publishing What Makes A Hero by Pamela Bobowicz, Eda Kaban (Illustrator) My Superhero Is Black by John Jennings and Angelique Roche (roe-SHAY) Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse MCU:  Moon Knight Spiderman: No Way Home CW/Spoiler: Spiderman: Homecoming Spiderman: Far From Home

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* It's Black History Month, so there's lots of white people doing us dirty in the news, and the Blerds use this episode to mostly discuss headlines. CW: Mention of the KKK Discussion of sentencing trial for Daunte Wright's killer

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* Blerds Jenna and Jillian soldier on without Lillie, mostly talking about the Plight of the Single Black Woman Recommended in the episode: Miss Rochester's Ghost (book) The Castle School for Girls (book) The Poster House (museum in NYC)

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds make their feelings clear on the Spotify controversy. (Transcript below) Jillian: Hello listeners. Jenna, Lillie, and I would like to take a moment to address some concerns about Spotify that have been in the news lately. If you’ve ever gone to our landing page, you’ll have noticed that Blerd On The Street is hosted by Anchor, which is a Spotify company. We want to make it clear that we do not condone or support ANY of the statements that Joe Rogan has spread on his show, nor do we altogether think that Spotify has satisfactorily explained their non-actions in the past, toward these inflammatory and, quite frankly, dangerous and racist viewpoints. Jenna: However, at this time, we are going to continue hosting Blerd On The Street at Anchor. We started our podcast in June of 2021, and have been working to grow our listenership. But, we do not have ad revenue, sponsors, or patrons, so every penny that needs to be spent to produce a quality podcast comes out of our pockets. The tools that Anchor provides for producing and editing Blerd On The Street are essential to us airing the type of episodes you have become accustomed to hearing. Lillie: Do we wish we could immediately find an alternative to Anchor? Yes! It would be nice if there were more free all-in-one platforms that were specifically geared toward marginalised podcasters, and beginner producers and editors. I’ve looked. I do the majority of the editing and production, and I love it! But, it’s work, and Anchor has the tools to mitigate that work, as I learn. Listeners, we absolutely support any choices you make about your personal relationship with Spotify and its companies. You can continue to support Blerd On The Street by choosing any other of the podcatchers that we are available on like Stitcher, Apple, Google, Pocketcast, and others. Jenna: Thank you all, Street Team.

*Listener discretion is always advised* We're finally finishing our analysis of the Disney+ Marvel show, Loki. Spoilers included. CW: mention of musophobia, trypophobia, skeletonized remains Mentioned in this episode: Mutter Museum Disney's Encanto Marvel's Eternals Deaf Performers: bluejay19xx, itscharmay Queer ASL Language Program

*Listener Discretion Always Advised* The Blerds are back from a little rest and holidaying! We start off talking about some media we consumed, and offer a few recommendations, then move onto reactions and discussion about some recent headlines. Finally, we close with Jillian presenting some of the funnier profile answers she sees on her dating app. Mentioned in the episode: Acorn TVs The Long Call and Vera Netflix's Arcane: League of Legends and Misha and the Wolves D&D 5E Actual Play: Death2Divinity BookishHeaux on Etsy Writual Tarot Journal