209: Fargo's E’myri Crutchfield and Grand Army's Crystal Nelson & Alphonso Romero Jones II

<div>In this 3-part episode, BGN welcomes E’myri Crutchfield (<em>Fargo</em>), Crystal Nelson (<em>Grand Army)</em>, and Alphonso Romero Jones II (<em>Grand Army</em>) to the podcast.<br> <br> </div> <div>Segment 1: E’myri Crutchfield stars in FX’s Emmy-winning anthology series<em> Fargo</em>. She is the<em> </em>breakout star, which also features Chris Rock and Jason Schwartzman.  E’myri portrays the narrator of the story, Ethelrida Smutny, a mixed-race teenager wise beyond her years, who is determined to improve her lot in life through education.<br> <br> </div> <div>Hosted by: Ryanne<br> <br> </div> <div>Segment 2: Crystal Nelson stars in the Netflix series <em>Grand Army</em>.  She plays seventeen-year-old ‘Tor’ who is a strong, confident, hilarious lesbian woman and an integral part of the basketball team. Though she comes from a well-off family, she continues to be grateful for what she has and stays grounded as she sees others around her struggling. Crystal is in real life a proud lesbian and member of the LGBTQ community. Born and raised in Maryland.<br> <br> </div> <div>Hosted by: Ryanne<br> <br> </div> <div>Segment 3: Alphonso Romero Jones II portrays ‘John Ellis’ in Netflix’s teen drama series, <em>Grand Army</em>.  Alphonso’s raw, natural talent was first displayed when he was cast in the coveted role of ‘Young Simba’ in “The Lion King” on Broadway. Aside from acting, he is a musician and creates in his home studio in New Jersey under the name TKP Nook.<br> <br> </div> <div>Hosted by: Ryanne<br> <br> </div> <div>Music by: Sammus</div> <div>Edited by: Jamie Broadnax</div>