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We're not even going to pretend that a great deal of the broadcast will not be devoted to this weekend's release of Marvel's Black Panther film.  But there's still a great deal of other pop culture news and views to disseminate, so pull up a chair and listen to the latest musings from your favorite Wakandan Border Tribe (the "uncanny" Daryll B, Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: our impressions of the Black Panther and it's stellar performance at the box office; and of course, some of the not so "cosmic" racial animus stories attached to the film (false viral White moviegoer attack stories on social media, alt-right commentary, etc);  noted graphic novelist, animator and friend to the Afronerd Radio machine, Paul Louise Julie stops by to discuss his new kickstarter campaign, Yohance: The Movie (more afrofuturism, folks!) ArchArachnoid and Afropunk alumna, Janelle Monae releases a new trailer for an upcoming musical project entitled, Dirty Computer f

We're not even going to pretend that a great deal of the broadcast will not be devoted to this weekend's release of Marvel's Black Panther film.  But there's still a great deal of other pop culture news and views to disseminate, so pull up a chair and listen to the latest musings from your favorite Wakandan Border Tribe (the "uncanny" Daryll B, Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: our impressions of the Black Panther and it's stellar performance at the box office; and of course, some of the not so "cosmic" racial animus stories attached to the film (false viral White moviegoer attack stories on social media, alt-right commentary, etc);  noted graphic novelist, animator and friend to the Afronerd Radio machine, Paul Louise Julie stops by to discuss his new kickstarter campaign, Yohance: The Movie (more afrofuturism, folks!) ArchArachnoid and Afropunk alumna, Janelle Monae releases a new trailer for an upcoming musical project entitled, Dirty Computer f

We have vaunted time contraints, people!  Straight to the topics with no chaser!  The regular cast of Mid Week in Review @AfronerdRadio characters (Dburt, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk) arriive this Wednesday at 7pm eastern to discuss the following issues:  more racial animus in NYC (Queens parochial school honor student, Malcolm Xavier Combs) can't emblazon his namesake "Malcolm X" on his graduation sweater because school officials deem it to be offfensive; a White Bronx middle school principal purportedly has banned the teaching of Black History in her school; it appears that director, Zack Snyder was fired from the Justice League film and did not leave of his own volition as once thought;  as the premiere of Black Panther approaches, legendary actor, Wesley Snipes has his own opinion as to why his Blade films are being left out of the conversation regarding Black cinematic history;  Dburt posits that after Black Panther, DC/WB, might want to consider Milestone's Icon a viable IP to pursue to get their DCEU back on

We have vaunted time contraints, people!  Straight to the topics with no chaser!  The regular cast of Mid Week in Review @AfronerdRadio characters (Dburt, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk) arriive this Wednesday at 7pm eastern to discuss the following issues:  more racial animus in NYC (Queens parochial school honor student, Malcolm Xavier Combs) can't emblazon his namesake "Malcolm X" on his graduation sweater because school officials deem it to be offfensive; a White Bronx middle school principal purportedly has banned the teaching of Black History in her school; it appears that director, Zack Snyder was fired from the Justice League film and did not leave of his own volition as once thought;  as the premiere of Black Panther approaches, legendary actor, Wesley Snipes has his own opinion as to why his Blade films are being left out of the conversation regarding Black cinematic history;  Dburt posits that after Black Panther, DC/WB, might want to consider Milestone's Icon a viable IP to pursue to get their DCEU back on

Hey, people! Brevity is key, isn't it?  Welcome to a new Grindhouse installment from the good folks at the Afronerd Radio Machine!  Listen to the latest waxings from your podcast "Marvel Illuminati" members (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they tackle the following issues:  more Black Panther movie news as we approach the February 16th premiere date (a petition for Marvel/Disney to contribute 25% of Panther's proceeds to the Black community?); music icon, Quincy Jones reveals his thoughts on EVERYTHING in a new Vulture interview and it has tongues wagging as if they tasted speed force pudding; our impressions on a slew of new trailer releases (Solo: A Star Wars Story; Deadpool 2; Venom; Jessica Jones; Westworld; Hulu's Hard Sun, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc); the WB may be looking to do a Lobo movie with director Michael Bay helming the project; beloved character actor, Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards, Fantastic Four) passes at 59;  thoughts about Netflix' Cloverfield Paradox and Altered

Hey, people! Brevity is key, isn't it?  Welcome to a new Grindhouse installment from the good folks at the Afronerd Radio Machine!  Listen to the latest waxings from your podcast "Marvel Illuminati" members (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they tackle the following issues:  more Black Panther movie news as we approach the February 16th premiere date (a petition for Marvel/Disney to contribute 25% of Panther's proceeds to the Black community?); music icon, Quincy Jones reveals his thoughts on EVERYTHING in a new Vulture interview and it has tongues wagging as if they tasted speed force pudding; our impressions on a slew of new trailer releases (Solo: A Star Wars Story; Deadpool 2; Venom; Jessica Jones; Westworld; Hulu's Hard Sun, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom etc); the WB may be looking to do a Lobo movie with director Michael Bay helming the project; beloved character actor, Reg E. Cathey (House of Cards, Fantastic Four) passes at 59;  thoughts about Netflix' Cloverfield Paradox and Altered

Howdy, peeps!  Again, let's just jump into the deep end of the pool, shall we?  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they deconstuct the following issues in their own inimitable way: our impressions of not only the winning of this year's Super Bowl by the Philadelphia Eagles but also the ancillary controversies connected to the event-rioting, the infamous MLK Dodge commercial and Justin Timberlake's performance (including Prince tribute); Black Twitter balks at a recent facial reconstruction of the Egyptian queen, Nefertiti for looking more Caucasian than North African; actress, Raven Symone causes a stir by reposting a critique (originally by rapper, Speech of Arrested Development) of some of the major figures in the hip hop community for promoting negative imagery at the expense of Black people and women, specifically; educator, Dr. Boyce Watkins get slammed for a number o

Howdy, peeps!  Again, let's just jump into the deep end of the pool, shall we?  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they deconstuct the following issues in their own inimitable way: our impressions of not only the winning of this year's Super Bowl by the Philadelphia Eagles but also the ancillary controversies connected to the event-rioting, the infamous MLK Dodge commercial and Justin Timberlake's performance (including Prince tribute); Black Twitter balks at a recent facial reconstruction of the Egyptian queen, Nefertiti for looking more Caucasian than North African; actress, Raven Symone causes a stir by reposting a critique (originally by rapper, Speech of Arrested Development) of some of the major figures in the hip hop community for promoting negative imagery at the expense of Black people and women, specifically; educator, Dr. Boyce Watkins get slammed for a number o

Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro.....Bam! Welcome to a special Pre-Super Bowl edition of The Grindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm. Listen to your regular cavalcade of podcasters (Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Daryll B and Dburt) as they shed light on this week's eventful subject matter:  as Marvel's Black Panther premiere approaches, it appears that some DC(EU) fans (with Alt Right leanings) are threatening to tank the movie's Rotten Tomatoes score for racial and anti-Disney reasons; Harry Potter author, JK Rowling has been accused of LGBTQ erasure for not addressing Dumbledore's sexuality in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel (Rowling had a rather coy response and now there's talk of digital Blackface...it doesn't stop); and speaking of POC's countenances being usurped by Whites-Netflix' Altered Carbon debuts; we finally get around to legendary actor, Wesley Snipes' 20 plus year involvement in getting Black Panther to the silver screen;  more on Panther...should Blade, Spawn and Meteor Man (and heck Blaxploita

Uno, Dos, Tres, Cuatro.....Bam! Welcome to a special Pre-Super Bowl edition of The Grindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm. Listen to your regular cavalcade of podcasters (Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Daryll B and Dburt) as they shed light on this week's eventful subject matter:  as Marvel's Black Panther premiere approaches, it appears that some DC(EU) fans (with Alt Right leanings) are threatening to tank the movie's Rotten Tomatoes score for racial and anti-Disney reasons; Harry Potter author, JK Rowling has been accused of LGBTQ erasure for not addressing Dumbledore's sexuality in the upcoming Fantastic Beasts sequel (Rowling had a rather coy response and now there's talk of digital Blackface...it doesn't stop); and speaking of POC's countenances being usurped by Whites-Netflix' Altered Carbon debuts; we finally get around to legendary actor, Wesley Snipes' 20 plus year involvement in getting Black Panther to the silver screen;  more on Panther...should Blade, Spawn and Meteor Man (and heck Blaxploita

It's one, two, three...ACTION!  Check out a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) episode airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern as engineered by the Afronerd Radio machine!  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the following issues:  a recent article attempting to deconstruct the allegedly exclusive "cishet" institution known as the Black barbershop caused many African American social media devotees to roar and rebut in anger (rightfully so); our impressions of President Trump's first State of the Union address; and speaking of Trump, more on his response to Jay-z' interview on Van Jones new CNN show and why the entire situation is ultimately VERY BAD for the Black American collective (Jones can't interview a Black economist as his first guest? Just sayin'); a White college tennis player taunts his Black opponent by assuming that he (Black player) was fatherless as well as other racist implications;  Marvel's Black Panther had it's Hollywood premiere and although reviewers are prevented fro

It's one, two, three...ACTION!  Check out a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) episode airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern as engineered by the Afronerd Radio machine!  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the following issues:  a recent article attempting to deconstruct the allegedly exclusive "cishet" institution known as the Black barbershop caused many African American social media devotees to roar and rebut in anger (rightfully so); our impressions of President Trump's first State of the Union address; and speaking of Trump, more on his response to Jay-z' interview on Van Jones new CNN show and why the entire situation is ultimately VERY BAD for the Black American collective (Jones can't interview a Black economist as his first guest? Just sayin'); a White college tennis player taunts his Black opponent by assuming that he (Black player) was fatherless as well as other racist implications;  Marvel's Black Panther had it's Hollywood premiere and although reviewers are prevented fro

Greetings, people!  With a splash of cold water, we're just going to jump into this thing called The Grindhouse!  Welcome to our podcast, powered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite podcast Minoriteam crew (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's pop culture phenomena:  the CW's Black Lightning TV series appears to have legs as the ratings contiinue to excel for the only Black superhero themed show on the network; after a number of Black actors and properties have gained recognition in the wake of the prior #OscarsSoWhite campaign, The Root waxes about another campaign called #OscarsSoBlackandWhite. Is racial diversity in filmmaking and representation still a binary discussion?; with reboots such as Full House, Will & Grace and Rosanne returning, is the 90's Martin TV sitcom going to be "joining the ranks" as well?; Dburt can't get enough of the Doomsday Clock graphic novel series (the Watchmen connect to the DC Universe); more ic

Greetings, people!  With a splash of cold water, we're just going to jump into this thing called The Grindhouse!  Welcome to our podcast, powered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite podcast Minoriteam crew (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's pop culture phenomena:  the CW's Black Lightning TV series appears to have legs as the ratings contiinue to excel for the only Black superhero themed show on the network; after a number of Black actors and properties have gained recognition in the wake of the prior #OscarsSoWhite campaign, The Root waxes about another campaign called #OscarsSoBlackandWhite. Is racial diversity in filmmaking and representation still a binary discussion?; with reboots such as Full House, Will & Grace and Rosanne returning, is the 90's Martin TV sitcom going to be "joining the ranks" as well?; Dburt can't get enough of the Doomsday Clock graphic novel series (the Watchmen connect to the DC Universe); more ic

It's 2018, so let' keep it tight and sharp!  Listen to the latest musings of Dburt, Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk this Wednesday starting at 7pm eastern at Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast.  The topics this (mid) week to be placed on the metaphysical grill are: China has officially banned Hip Hop culture (including tattoos) from their TV stations due to allegations of its promotion of drugs, violence and disrespect of women (shocking...lol);  actor James Franco has more accusers coming forward with allegations of past inappropriate behavior but is his behavior criminal?  Can you torpedo a person's career for being subjectively an a**hole? or do you make him leader of the free world? (ha);  it appears mass school shootings have offically become normalized-two have occurred this week for the start of 2018 (Kentucky and Texas); Dburt waxes about what men should be doing in the wake of the #metoo movement (hint: personal betterment); the Nerdist releases a parody Star Trek Quentin Tarantino trailer an

It's 2018, so let' keep it tight and sharp!  Listen to the latest musings of Dburt, Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk this Wednesday starting at 7pm eastern at Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast.  The topics this (mid) week to be placed on the metaphysical grill are: China has officially banned Hip Hop culture (including tattoos) from their TV stations due to allegations of its promotion of drugs, violence and disrespect of women (shocking...lol);  actor James Franco has more accusers coming forward with allegations of past inappropriate behavior but is his behavior criminal?  Can you torpedo a person's career for being subjectively an a**hole? or do you make him leader of the free world? (ha);  it appears mass school shootings have offically become normalized-two have occurred this week for the start of 2018 (Kentucky and Texas); Dburt waxes about what men should be doing in the wake of the #metoo movement (hint: personal betterment); the Nerdist releases a parody Star Trek Quentin Tarantino trailer an

What's up, afronerdists!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing Sundays at 6pm eastern.  Listen to the musings of your hosts (Dburt, Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay and the "uncanny" Daryll B.) as they bring their brand of analyses to the following pop culture topics: in doing a bit of "clean up" from previous shows, the crew discuss overlooked issues-our impressions of the two Daves' (Chappelle and Letterman) Netflix specials; #blackhogwarts trending on twitter and the Lucas Brothers recounting their Hollywood rejection story centering around a magical HBCU; Black Lightning premiered on the CW last week to stellar ratings and reviews but is it a type of "segregation" that the only Black superhero show on the network is not part of the Arrowverse?;  the Godzilla: Planet of Monsters anime was released on Netflix last week; ScarJo's Black Widow may get a solo film afterall; and in more blatant Whitewashing news, Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones gets to play a Columbian drug lor

What's up, afronerdists!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing Sundays at 6pm eastern.  Listen to the musings of your hosts (Dburt, Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay and the "uncanny" Daryll B.) as they bring their brand of analyses to the following pop culture topics: in doing a bit of "clean up" from previous shows, the crew discuss overlooked issues-our impressions of the two Daves' (Chappelle and Letterman) Netflix specials; #blackhogwarts trending on twitter and the Lucas Brothers recounting their Hollywood rejection story centering around a magical HBCU; Black Lightning premiered on the CW last week to stellar ratings and reviews but is it a type of "segregation" that the only Black superhero show on the network is not part of the Arrowverse?;  the Godzilla: Planet of Monsters anime was released on Netflix last week; ScarJo's Black Widow may get a solo film afterall; and in more blatant Whitewashing news, Welsh actress Catherine Zeta Jones gets to play a Columbian drug lor

Greetings to our unwavering afronerdists!  Welcome to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. as they provide their unique brand of analyses relating to the following (mid) weekly topics:  actor/comedian, Aziz Ansari finds himself in the middle of a potentially career ending sexual assault claim that has many people divided as to its severity and whether it threatens the legitimacy of the #Metoo movement;  and speaking of #MeToo, author, Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) faced social media backlash for daring to suggest that due process (shame!) should be applied in the case of a former university professor accused of sexual misconduct; the crew discusses the impact of Pres. Donald Trump's alleged usage of the "sh*thole countries" remark as it pertains to desirable immigrants for the US; picking up where we left off from the Grindhouse broadcast-more on our attendance at the 6th annual Black

Greetings to our unwavering afronerdists!  Welcome to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. as they provide their unique brand of analyses relating to the following (mid) weekly topics:  actor/comedian, Aziz Ansari finds himself in the middle of a potentially career ending sexual assault claim that has many people divided as to its severity and whether it threatens the legitimacy of the #Metoo movement;  and speaking of #MeToo, author, Margaret Atwood (The Handmaid's Tale) faced social media backlash for daring to suggest that due process (shame!) should be applied in the case of a former university professor accused of sexual misconduct; the crew discusses the impact of Pres. Donald Trump's alleged usage of the "sh*thole countries" remark as it pertains to desirable immigrants for the US; picking up where we left off from the Grindhouse broadcast-more on our attendance at the 6th annual Black