Reading materials that are being talked about on this episodes

1. Author has 21 pen names and put out 200 books last year

   1. The New Fabio Is Claude

2. Authors v Anthropic Lawsuit

   1. Anthropic settles with authors in first-of-its-kind AI copyright infringement lawsuit

3. How AI book spamming relates to the literacy crisis.

   1. @trestiffany [threads]

4. Black Romance Book fest & AI

   1. AI Data Centers Are The New Environmental Burden Black Communities Didn't Ask For - Essence

5. Kennedy Ryan and Tia Williams "token black romance authors"

   1. @sometimesrobinreads [threads]

   2. @wifeythamizfit [threads]

   3. @tiawilliamswrites [threads]

6. Writing while ovulating?

   1. @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social [bluesky]

The books that we've been reading while we've been gone

1. Tiffany

   1. Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

      1. The Long Game by Rachel Reid

   2. Game Changer by Rachel Reid

2. De

   1. The Eyes Are The Best Part by Monika Kim

   2. Bullet Train by Kōtarō Isaka

3. Melissa

   1. The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

   2. RomZomCom by Olivia Dade

   3. James by Percival Everett

Movie: Is God Is

Tiffany [insta | threads | bluesky | youtube]

De [bluesky | carrd]

Melissa [threads | bluesky]

Nerdgasm Noire [carrd]

Credits

Hosts: Melissa, Tiffany, De

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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

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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!

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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!

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De, Mel, JP, & Maria

00:00: We're in the middle of a hostile government takeover

01:15: SotU 2025

02:03: Beyond the Gates

03:36: Luigi Mangione Sex Tapes

07:00: Donald Trump Warmly Discusses Arnold Palmer's Penis Size: 'They Said, Oh My God, That's Unbelievable'

09:15: Manigone courtroom drawings

11:00: A protest in pink: Democrats respond to Trump's speech through clothes

16:15: Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security

17:40: NIH on YouTube

18:57: Introducing Dr. J, the Science Gay on mRNA Vaccines

31:00: The discovery of citric acid

32:10: RFK Wants to Send People to 'Wellness Farms.'

34:40: The Privatization Of Everything | how America sold itself out

36:27: Megan Kelley vs. Don Lemon, Joy Reid fired from MSNBC

38:55: CNN's Don Lemon Holds up a "Nigger" Sign to Spark a Race Discussion — Instead It Backfires

41:25: Paradise

43:47: We Don't Always Agree

47:15: Carry On

49:00: Zelenski at the White House

54:07: European Leaders Talk of EU Army

57:00: Can Undocumented Immigrants Collect Social Security?

59:23: West Wing & The NewsRoom

1:00:07: Captain America Brave New World

1:02:52: Tiana show no longer coming to Disney Plus

1:08:07: Hand Sewing Tutorial for Beginners: Step-by-Step Guide - TikTok

1:11:02: Where to Find your hosts!

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Editor: De

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Tiff, De, & Mel talk about the book war winner White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter!

05:17: Bootlegging, List of dry communities by U.S. state

08:20: Y'all or Ya'll: What's the Difference? - Writing Explained

12:17: Bet on It, Play to Win

13:30: Appalachia, 20 Creepy Stories about the Appalachian Mountain

16:16: What region is Arkansas considered?

18:00: Is Texas considered west or south?

18:45: The Great Migration

20:15: Shantel Davis

37:17: https://www.jodieslaughter.com/

38:54: All Things Burn

39:28: Harlequin Presents

42:42: Elevator Pitch, A Man for Mrs. Claus by Rebekah Weatherspoon

45:08: Her Big City Neighbor (Cider Bar Sisters, #1) by Jackie Lau

47:02: Alliance Series by S.J. Tilly - Goodreads

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00:00: Live from the U.S. Collapse!

06:26: "How to Die Alone" cancelled

10:45: SNL's treatment of Zamada, Jones, Yang & Keenan

13:30: Hulu's "Fire Island"

15:00: Emily in Paris

15:53: Found, Season 2

20:47: Grey's Anatomy

28:40: Irony alert: Anthropic says applicants shouldn't use LLMs

41:38: Live from the U.S. Collapse! (Refrain

46:47: Beyond The Gates on Paramount+

48:00: What's making us happy?

50:15: Where to find your hosts!

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00:00: Dirty Soda

01:51: Survive or Thrive in 2025?

03:14: Christmas Crack & NYE

10:09: MLK Day

13:00: New Releases for 2025

13:24: Squid Games Season 2

16:12: Scam Goddess TV Show

19:06: Love Is Blind S6

22:33: Daredevil Born Again, A Night of the Seven Kingdoms, House of Dragons, Ironheart, Eyes of Wakanda, The Mysterious Benedict Society, Sherlock & Daughter, Community the movie, Fellow Travellers,

29:20: Shows that are ending in 2025, The Handmaid's Tale, Upload, Bel-Air, Andor, Squid Game 3

31:16: Beyonce Christmas Halftime Show

33:16: Ozempic Parties

34:00: Wicked Press Tour

37:45: The Universal Monster Movie Universe

39:41: What are a Mummy's powers?

40:53: Kangaroos in water

45:17: Man punches Kangaroo

46:49: Megan the Stallion's new boyfriend

50:50: Cardi B without a Razor

53:10: Rich Homie Quan and Erika Banks

54:36: President Jimmy Carter

57:11: Where to find your hosts!

Check out our carrd to see where you can find us! https://nerdgasmnoire.carrd.co/

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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

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Design: JP Fairfield

Social Media: Melissa, Storm