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About

NOVEMBER 2022 UPDATE:

Because of the recent form of crazy on Twitter {yes, Elon Musk, we’re looking at you), #BlerdDating is currently NOT planning on continuing on Twitter. Check this space for updates on our specials and where to find us.

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#BlerdDating is the world’s first Twitter comedy storytelling chat.  Yes, *those* Twitter-stories. And because they’re from a Blerd POV, they’re smart and funny and weird. Most of them are about dating/relationship issues. And some, about life. Some are deeply personal. We call ’em “confessions” cause, well…

Some of our storytellers have had tv deals, are film directors, comedians, journalists, cosplayers and novelists.

And some are just people with a compelling story to tell.

Add our guest line-up and it’s like the coolest storytelling podcast you’ve ever heard. That you also get to be a part of. Interacting with everyone. Celebs included. We interview some of the dopest directors, screenwriters, comedians, novelists, actors, activists and brainiacs working today about their work and beyond.

People like Reggie Hudlin, Lena Waithe, Gina Prince Blythewood, Sheila E., Janelle James, Michelle Buteau, Tarana Burke, Boots Riley, Beverly Johnson, and the list goes on, have been on the show.

And yes, we’re totally inclusive so everyone’s invited.

Since launching in January 2017, we’ve garnered over 450 million Twitter impressions, have an average episode reach of 350,000 and trend regularly. When we first started five years ago, we were a weekly, then a monthly experience. Now, we pop up from time to time.

Created, produced and co-moderated by Leesa Dean and inspired, in part, by The Moth,  MST3K, her compulsive need to write stories and her crappy dating life.

Featuring regular hosts, Nicole Franklin, Hollie Harper (co-moderator), Okema T. Moore, Jovhannah Tisdale, Abiola Abrams.

For business/media inquiries*, contact Leesa at @chilltowntv.

Check the Look Who’s Been on #BlerdDating! page to see when we next pop up. To join the chat, type #BlerdDating into your Twitter search bar and you’re good to go. To comment in the chat, include the #BlerdDating hashtag in your response.

*Please do not write to us asking for dating advice. If we knew the answers, we literally would not be having this chat. #FACTS

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2022

FEBRUARY 2022 CONFESSION (SERIES FINALE) 2-14-22: How I Fixed Valentine’s Day by @chilltowntv
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JANUARY 2022 CONFESSION 1-3-22: I Got Hooked Up With A Chester by @illumeeneous
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2021

DECEMBER 2021 CONFESSION 12-6-21: Annual Holiday Bash with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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NOVEMBER 2021 CONFESSION 11-1-21: The One That Got Away by @cinemanero
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OCTOBER 2021 CONFESSION 10-5-21: Pool Hall Shenanigans! by @jovhannaheals
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SEPTEMBER 2021 CONFESSION 9-6-21: Prison Date At A Comedy Show by @iamdelharrison
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AUGUST 2021 CONFESSION 8-2-21: Choosy Lover by @jewelbphd
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JULY 2021 CONFESSION 7-5-21: I Met a Famous Heartthrob Bae by @mofochronicles

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JUNE 2021 CONFESSION 6-7-21: The Time Me & Bae Went To A Sex Dungeon by @hollieharper5

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MAY 2021 CONFESSION 5-3-21: ‘Twas a Little Ghost-y and A Lot of Hincky by @nicoleedits

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APRIL 2021 CONFESSION 4-5-21: Another One Bites The Dust (It’s Not Me, It’s Him) by @okematmoore

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MARCH 2021 CONFESSION 3-1-21: I Fell In Love, Bishes!!!! The Origin Story by @TheNoticeBlog with extra material from @kattyrealness

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FEBRUARY 2021 CONFESSION 2-1-21: I Was Scammed On A First Date @Illumeeneous

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JANUARY 2021 CONFESSION 1-4-21: Impossi-BOO @fave

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2020

DECEMBER 2020 CONFESSION 12-7-20: Annual Holiday Bash with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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NOVEMBER 2020 CONFESSION 11-2-20: Let’s Be Friends by @cinemanero
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OCTOBER 2020 CONFESSION 10-6-20: I Said What I Said by @OkemaTMoore
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SEPTEMBER 2020 CONFESSION 9-7-20: When Online Dating Gets…Sticky by @mofochronicles
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AUGUST 2020 CONFESSION 8-3-20: I Dated Mr Community Peen by @hollieharper5
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JULY 2020 CONFESSION 7-6-20:You Nasty by @TaLynnKel

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JUNE 2020 CONFESSION 6-1-20: A Very Special #BlerdDating Chat about #BlackLivesMatter, self-care during these terrible times, how to affect change, particularly because of systematic racism and more. Since this was a chat, it wasn’t archived but you can search the hashtag on June 1, 2020 to read the hundreds of comments. Stay safe, y’all!

MAY 2020 CONFESSION 5-4-20: Bye Mr. Harlem by @iamdelharrison

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APRIL 2020 CONFESSION 4-6-20: Sex In A Time Machine by @visionpoet

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MARCH 2020 CONFESSION 3-2-20:A Las Vegas Proposal–With a Plot Twist by @bestsuperwoman

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FEBRUARY 2020 CONFESSION 2-2-20: A Valentine’s Day Lie @alli_whitmore

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JANUARY 2020 CONFESSION 1-5-20: I Dated A Crackhead by @fave

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2019

DECEMBER 2019 CONFESSION 12-2-19: Annual Holiday Bash with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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NOVEMBER 2019 CONFESSION 11-4-19: I Married A Nazi by @jaygarlic
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OCTOBER 2019 CONFESSION 10-7-19: The Pursuit of Nothingness by @dawsonink
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SEPTEMBER 2019 CONFESSION 9-2-19: Love, Sex and Maybe A Lie by @okematmoore
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AUGUST 2019 CONFESSION 8-5-19: I Dated Mr Judgemental by @sharronica
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JULY 20219 CONFESSION 7-1-19: I Dated A Married Baller (Accidentally) by @cinemanero

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JUNE 2019 CONFESSION 6-3-19: How Awkwardly Trying to Impress A Crush Backfired BADLY by @niharanichelle

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MAY 2019 CONFESSION 5-6-19: No Wonder I Didn’t Like Him by @iamdelharrison

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APRIL 2019 CONFESSION 4-1-19: I Dated The Rules Dude by @TaLynnKel

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MARCH 2019 CONFESSION 3-4-19: When Online Dating Goes Really Really Wrong by @mofochronicles

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FEBRUARY 2019 CONFESSION 2-4-19: I Dated Mr. Phobia by @hollieharper5

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JANUARY 2019 CONFESSION 1-7-19: I Dated A Trailer Park Vampire Nure by @fave

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2018

DECEMBER 2018

DECEMBER 3, 2018 CONFESSION: Worst Decision of My Dating Life by @dawsonink
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December 10, 2018 CONFESSION: Annual Holiday Bash with Top 5 Lists from @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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December 10, 2018 INTERVIEW with #OscarsTooWhite April Reign
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NOVEMBER 2018

NOVEMBER 5, 2018 CONFESSION: Come and Go by @okemetmoore
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November 12, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated Mr. Sleep-Around by @hollieharper5
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November 19, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated A Mama’s Boy by @chilltowntv
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November 26, 2018 CONFESSION:Twice a (Dating) Mistake by @IAmDelHarrison
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OCTOBER 2018

October 1, 2018 CONFESSION: Dating Wildly Inappropriate Men by @sharronica
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October 8, 2018 CONFESSION: First/Last Date by @cinemanero
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October 15, 2018 CONFESSION:I Dated Someone With a Massive…Secret by @niharanichelle
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October 22, 2018 CONFESSION:When Your Crush CRUSHES You by @MofoChronicles
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October 22, 2018 INTERVIEW with Emmy Award-Winning Director Paul Notice
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October 29, 2018 CONFESSION: The Ballad of Infinite Bae by @chilltowntv
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SEPTEMBER 2018

September 3, 2018 CONFESSION: Dating Pranks by @IAmDelHarrison
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September 10, 2018 CONFESSION: Fade To Black by @OkemaTMoore
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September 17, 2018 CONFESSION: When Parents Butt Into Your Dating Life by @simplydivaland
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September 17, 2018 INTERVIEW with writer/critical race theorist Crystal Fleming
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September 24, 2018 CONFESSION:I Dated a Super (Control) Freak by @Fave
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AUGUST 2018

August 6, 2018 CONFESSION:The #Caucasity of White Men by @Krishna_TheSage
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August 13, 2018 CONFESSION:Widening My Dating Pool by @MshaiDash
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August 20, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated An Inmate by @chilltowntv

August 20, 2018 INTERVIEW with producer/photographer Miles Maker
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August 27, 2018 CONFESSION:I Dated My Co-Worker by @HollieHarper5
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JULY 2018

July 2, 2018 CONFESSION:Virtual Woke Cookout with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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July 2, 2018 INTERVIEWS with April Reign, Lawrence Ross, April Ross and Crystal Marie Fleming
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July 9, 2018 CONFESSION:The Second Time Around by @CinemaNero
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July 9, 2018 INTERVIEW with actress Ryan Bathe
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July 16, 2018 CONFESSION:A Supposedly Fun Dating Thing I’ll Never Do Again by @s_hero4hire

July 16, 2018 INTERVIEW with star of NBC’s The Blacklist Hisham Tawfiq and novelist/journalist Kenji Jasper
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July 23, 2018 CONFESSION:Incognegro (the dangers of relationships and social media) by @SimplyDivaland
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July 23, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Jellybean Johnson from The Time and Prince and comedian/motivational speaker Karith Foster
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July 30, 2018 CONFESSION: Too Good To Be True by @okematmoore
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JUNE 2018

June 4, 2018 CONFESSION: More Missed Opportunities by @okematmoore
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June 4, 2018 INTERVIEWS with author Danielle D. Smith and sexologist Michelle Hope
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June 11, 2018 CONFESSION: Dating While Married by @HollieHarper5
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June 11, 2018 INTERVIEW with Boots Riley (from The Coup and director/writer of Sorry To Bother You
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June 18, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated A Crazy Person by @blacktribbles
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June 18, 2018 INTERVIEW with comedian Cyrus McQueen
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June 25, 2018 CONFESSION: Dating While Celibate by @bernicewooden
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June 25, 2018 INTERVIEWS with comedian Jon Laster and dating coach Miss Solomon from The Dating Truth
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MAY 2018

May 7, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated Someone…Different by @celiacpeters
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May 7, 2018 INTERVIEWS with comedian and TruTV star Abbi Crutchfield
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May 14, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dumped Somebody Because… by @IWriteAllDay
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May 14, 2018 INTERVIEWS with superstar Peabo Bryson, model Anansa Sims and political humorist Black Aziz Ansari
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May 21, 2018 CONFESSION: Cosplaying While SpeedDating by @s_hero4hire
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May 21, 2018 INTERVIEW with megaproducer Bowlegged Lou from Full Force
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May 28, 2018 CONFESSION: I Was a Serial Monogamist by @rodneyssmith
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May 28, 2018 INTERVIEWS with poet/activist Brad Walrond
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APRIL 2018

April 2, 2018 CONFESSION: I Love Me More by @okematmoore
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April 2, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Jamie Broadnax, founder of Black Girl Nerds and comedians Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman
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April 9, 2018 CONFESSION: Three’s a Crowd by @mofochronicles
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April 9, 2018 INTERVIEWS with comic book artist Jamal Igle
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April 16, 2018 CONFESSION:I Dated Mr. On-A-Break by @hollieharper5
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April 16, 2018 INTERVIEW with superstar Jody Watley
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April 23, 2018 CONFESSION: I Was Dumped, It Was Awkward by @mztummydread
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April 23, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Executive Editor of Valiant Comics Joe Illidge and poet/acgtivist Tongo Eisen-Martin
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April 30, 2018 CONFESSION: He Said/She Said by @simplydivaland
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April 30, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Orange Is the New Black’s Tanya Wright
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MARCH 2018

March 5, 2018 CONFESSION: Dating Sabotage by @cherry_LA
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March 5, 2018 INTERVIEWS with the one and only Sheila E!
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March 12, 2018 CONFESSION: Speed Dating While Being a Blerd by @s_hero4hire
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March 12, 2018 INTERVIEW with #OscarsSoWhite April Reign
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March 19, 2018 CONFESSION: Missed Opportunities by @IWriteAllDay_
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March 19, 2018 INTERVIEW with supermodel Beverly Johnson
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March 26, 2018 CONFESSION: It Takes Two To Make A Thing Go Wrong by @dawsonink
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March 26, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Michael Jackson and Lady Gaga’s musical director Michael Beardon and producer/photographer Miles Maker
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FEBRUARY 2018

February 5, 2018 CONFESSION: Best Sorry/Not Sorry Dating Moment by @cinemanero
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February 5, 2018 INTERVIEW with Reel Sisters Film Festival and African Voices founder Carolyn Butts
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February 12, 2018 CONFESSION: FWF (Fine With Felonies) by @fave
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February 12, 2018 INTERVIEWS with writer Britni Danielle and #MeToo Founder/Time Person of the Year Tarana Burke
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February 19, 2018 CONFESSION: Most Embarrassing First Date Ever by @SimplyDivaland
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February 19, 2018 INTERVIEWS with actor Victor Williams and comedian Aries Spears
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February 26, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated A Holy Roller by @hollieharper5
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February 26, 2018 INTERVIEWS with director Lacey Schwartz and Hav Plenty actress and #LiveLImitlessly founder Chenoa Maxwell
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JANUARY 2018

January 1, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated A (Probable) Serial Killer by @chilltowntv
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January 1, 2018 INTERVIEWS with comedian/writer Holly Walker and comedian/motivational speaker Karith Foster
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January 8, 2018 CONFESSION: Kissing Frogs Tryin’ To Put Crowns on Clowns by Liza Jessie Peterson
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January 8, 2018 INTERVIEW with Malcolm Jamal Warner
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January 15, 2018 CONFESSION: The One That Got Away by @Okematmoore

January 15, 2018 INTERVIEWS with Open TV Founder and professor Aymar Jean Christian
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January 22, 2018 CONFESSION: One and Done by @krishna_thesage
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January 22, 2018 INTERVIEW with producer Mitzi Miller
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January 29, 2018 CONFESSION: I Lied To My Date by @therayvolution
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January 29, 2018 INTERVIEW with the one and only Kim Coles
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2017

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DECEMBER 2017

December 4, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated A Psycho by @chytownzfinest
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December 11, 2018 CONFESSION: The Craziest Thing I Did To See My Crush Again by @EnA_blog
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December 18, 2018 CONFESSION: The Virtual Holiday Party with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5

NOVEMBER 2017

November 6, 2017 CONFESSION: Leaving Behind the Grey Area by @melaniethemaria (live-tweeted by @chilltowntv)
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November 13, 2017 CONFESSION: The Night My Nerd Flag Flew High by @dawsonink
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November 20, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated Mr. Wandering Eye by @hollieharper5

November 27, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated A Pathological Liar, Pt. 2 by @mofochronicles
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OCTOBER 2017

October 2, 2017 CONFESSION: Three’s A Crowd by @okematmoore
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October 9, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated A Pathological Liar by @mofochronicles

October 16, 2017 CONFESSION: High Times by @simplydivaland

October 23, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated Mr. Organic by @hollieharper5

October 30, 2018 CONFESSION: Single On The Holidays by @chilltowntv
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SEPTEMBER 2017

September 4, 2017 CONFESSION: First Annual #BlerdDating Virtual Cookout with Top 5 Lists by @chilltowntv and @hollieharper5
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September 11, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated An Idiot by @hollieharper5

September 18, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated Mr. Too Good To Be True by @dramasmith

September 25, 2017 CONFESSION: World’s Worst Booty Call by @chilltowntv

AUGUST 2017

August 7, 2017 CONFESSION: The One That Almost Got Away by @hollieharper5
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August 14, 2017 CONFESSION: Worst Dating Advice I Ever Received by @cinemanero

August 21, 2017 CONFESSION:Self-sabotaging Dating Olympics by @nicoleedits

August 28, 2017 CONFESSION: Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover by @Simplydivaland

JULY 2017

July 3, 2017 CONFESSION: The Internet Wrecked My Dating Life by @chilltowntv
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July 10, 2017 CONFESSION: How To Get Over Your Ex in Five Easy Ways by @fave

July 17, 2017 CONFESSION: I Was Stalked By A Celeb by @chytownzfinest

July 24, 2017 CONFESSION: Why I Dumped My Ex by @nicoleedits

July 31, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated a Hobosexual by @chilltowntv
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JUNE 2017

June 5, 2017 CONFESSION: My Biggest Dating Secret by @IWriteAllDay_
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June 12, 2017 CONFESSION: Playas Need Love Too by @SimplyDivaland

June 19, 2017 CONFESSION: I Was Cockblocked by @chilltowntv

June 26, 2017 CONFESSION: Dating Mr. Blackout by @hollieharper5

MAY 2017

May 1, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated A Scrub by @HollieHarper5
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May 8, 2017 CONFESSION: I Was Friend-Zoned by @chilltowntv

May 15, 2017 CONFESSION: My Date Confessed Something Crazy by @dawsonink

May 22, 2017 CONFESSION: Best Sorry/Not Sorry Dating Moment by @nicoleedits

May 29, 2018 CONFESSION: I Dated Mr. Amen by @libationsradio
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APRIL 2017

April 3, 2017 CONFESSION: The Ballad of Unrequited Love by @chilltowntv
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April 10, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated My Best Friend by @fave

April 17, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated A Celeb by @nicoleedits

April 24, 2017 CONFESSION: Boomerangs: Exes That Crop Back Up When You Least Expect It by @simplydivaland

MARCH 2017

March 6, 2017 CONFESSION: I Cyberstalked My Ex by @chilltowntv
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March 13, 2017 CONFESSION: Dating Outside Your Race by @hollieharper5

March 20, 2017 CONFESSION: Most Embarrassing Date EVAH by @mofochronicles
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March 27, 2017 CONFESSION:I Slept With Someone on the First Date by @nicoleedits

FEBRUARY 2017

February 6, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated A Conspiracy Theorist by @cinemanero
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February 13, 2017 CONFESSION: Best/Worst Valentine’s Day EVAH by @chilltowntv

February 20, 2017 CONFESSION: Celeb Dating Fantasies by @therayvolution

February 27, 2017 CONFESSION:I Slept With Someone With A Serious Mental Health Issue by @nicoleedits

JANUARY 2017

January 2, 2017 CONFESSION: The Elephant In The Room by @chilltowntv
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January 9, 2017 CONFESSION: I Dated Someone Who’s Married by @nicoleedits

January 16, 2017 CONFESSION: My Date Ghosted Me by @hollieharper5

January 23, 2017 CONFESSION:New Years Resolutions I’ve Already Broken by @chilltowntv

January 30, 2018 CONFESSION: Pettyland: Yes I Dated, Yes I Was Petty by @simplydivaland
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Look Who's Been on BlerdDating!

Every episode we live-tweet an original comedic Twitter story (we call them “confessions”) about the ups and downs of dating/relationships/life from a Blerd POV. Then we talk about it. And sometimes celeb guests are interviewed and also join in the mix.

Yes, the confessions are wild. No, they’re not X-rated. But we do go there.

To join the chat, type #BlerdDating into the search bar on your Twitter page. REMEMBER TO INCLUDE THE HASHTAG #BlerdDating in EVERY TWEET SO YOUR TWEETS SHOW UP IN THE CHAT.

Now that we’re no longer a monthly, check this page to see when we’ll be up again. Or follow either the #BlerdDating hashtag or @chilltowntv on Twitter for the latest.

NEXT CHAT: TBD

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The Comic

Nah Bitch, Not Today is our first BlerdDating comicbook. This one’s a fumetti (aka photo comicbook).

Based on an original concept by Leesa Dean and inspired, in part, by an American Candy sketch by Hollie Harper, it was written by Leesa and Hollie, directed and art directed by Leesa with photos by Daryl Tillman.

Shot in Brooklyn, it features American Candy actors/comedians (including Hollie) plus Ruperto Vanderpool (you might have seen him open for Tracy Morgan) and Patrice O’Neal producer (and noted comic), Von Decarlo.

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