Brunch, Blaze & Babble
Brunch, Blaze & Babble is podcast where two friends, Roger Turner and Alexus Bertrand have brunch (it's not just a noun), get high(yes that's what the blaze means) and have a fun but smart conversation that explores how trends in film, tv, and music are influenced by culture and how the culture influences the trends...all from a Black perspective.
Episodes
66 episodes
MicroDramaQueen
Since their introduction to the US market in April of 2025 Micrograms become a billion dollar market. Quibi founders are somewhere screaming, “I told you so!!!” What does this mean to Hollywood? And what will happen to microdramas when Black cu...
This Again?!
The upcoming box office openings are packed with sequels, reboots, and remakes. But are they all worth leaving your good couch cushions and heading out to the theater? Does a sequel, reboot, or remake have to be good to be profitable? Well we a...
Queens of Reality
We discuss the Black women who wrote the blue print on how to become a reality show star.
The Trifecta Effect
We honor and discuss our favorite music artists who have brought us three consecutive quality projects.Who are your favorites? Let us know.
Hot Reproduction
You ever see a movie and go “this was bad but it didn’t have to be”. Well we talk about our cinematic disappointments and what we would do differently if we had the money and power RE-produce them.
K-Pop Black Bop
We discuss the debt K-Pop owes to it’s Black Fans.
Gurrl…Whodunnit?!
Get out your monocle and follow the clues. We are diving into television and film detective dramas.
We Were All Rooting For You!
We do a deep dive into the Netflix documentary Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model. So tighten the strap on your tench coat and press play. Cause we are about to...Get. In. To. It.
Y’all Playing Games
From boards to arcades to home systems to handheld to VR goggles, we discuss the stories created for game players and repurposed for the big and little screen.
Don't Be Playing With Jesus
Now that the dust has settled from the controversy surrounding Druski‘s latest skit about mega church pastors, we discuss church-themed comedies.We also have an interview with Gospel artists Ivan Christopher.
Fan Mail! Yay!
Please don't be mad. We finally got around to answering your fan mail.
Lights, Camera, Music
Soundtracks, Soundtrack, Soundtracks. We are discussing all our favorites in film and television.
Docs, Docs, Docs, Docs, Everybody!
We can’t believe it took us this long to talk about documentaries. From the tragic, to the inspirational, to the informative, to the messy we cover the landscape of documentary films and series.
Our Favorite Lady Parts
Hey not that! We’re talking about all or mostly woman casted television shows. Get your mind out of the gutter and listen.
Ho Ho Ho, Ya’ll: The Joy Edition
Our favorite holiday movies are rewatched and on the table. We putting all our faves through our own BBB rating system.Here are links to platforms we mention in the episode:kweli.tv
What Is Sketch Comedy in a Few Years?!?
We discuss America’s longest running tv sketch comedy show and ponder what could be next. We’ll also rundown the list of our sketch comedy faves.
Black Friday 2025
For more information on how to get through Black Friday this year, check out this link: https://www.themassblackout.com/We'll be back soon with an all new episode.
She Said What?!?
We discuss the rollercoaster rides emotion that come with romantic-relationship centered reality tv.
No Skips on Jesus
We talk about the history of Gospel music and our favorite no-skip Gospel albums.
Here We Go Again!!
Times are hard but we will get through this...again.