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Hundalasiliah to our faithful afronerdists!  Pull up a seat and plug into a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for up-to-the-minute musings from your favorite podcast "Shadow Cabinet" team (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they bring their unique brand of analyses to the following topics: our impressions of the Black Panther themed (and first time Marvel/Lexus sponsored) 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; And speaking of what an African themed film means-will Panther be seen in African movie theaters and does an Americanized vision of Africa appeal to Africans?; at this weekend's ACE Comic Con in Glendale, AZ, actor Sebastian Stan  (Winter Soldier) intimated something interesting about Hugh Jackman; Taraji P. Henson's Proud Mary appears to be having difficulty connecting with its audience; Dburt discovers an enthralling anime entitled Inuyashiki, Last Hero (hat tip: Podcas

Hundalasiliah to our faithful afronerdists!  Pull up a seat and plug into a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for up-to-the-minute musings from your favorite podcast "Shadow Cabinet" team (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they bring their unique brand of analyses to the following topics: our impressions of the Black Panther themed (and first time Marvel/Lexus sponsored) 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture; And speaking of what an African themed film means-will Panther be seen in African movie theaters and does an Americanized vision of Africa appeal to Africans?; at this weekend's ACE Comic Con in Glendale, AZ, actor Sebastian Stan  (Winter Soldier) intimated something interesting about Hugh Jackman; Taraji P. Henson's Proud Mary appears to be having difficulty connecting with its audience; Dburt discovers an enthralling anime entitled Inuyashiki, Last Hero (hat tip: Podcas

It's 2018, let's streamline the discussion!  Our listeners know the drill....Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and  Dburt utilize their metaphysical stethoscopes to analyze the following issues:  after giving a soul stirring speach at this year's Golden Globe Awards, iconic actress/mogul/media personality, Oprah Winfrey has many in the media theorizing that she may have 2020 presidential aspirations; and speaking of our current POTUS, we give our impressions of author, Michael Wolff's controversial best seller, Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House and its assertions that Donald Trump is mentally unstable (really? we didn't notice..lol) ; the sexual assualt train appears to be continuing and picking up even more high profile male passengers-this time it's Marvel Comics legend and elder statesman, Stan Lee (sigh....let's try to get the facts right on THIS one); and in more racially

It's 2018, let's streamline the discussion!  Our listeners know the drill....Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and  Dburt utilize their metaphysical stethoscopes to analyze the following issues:  after giving a soul stirring speach at this year's Golden Globe Awards, iconic actress/mogul/media personality, Oprah Winfrey has many in the media theorizing that she may have 2020 presidential aspirations; and speaking of our current POTUS, we give our impressions of author, Michael Wolff's controversial best seller, Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House and its assertions that Donald Trump is mentally unstable (really? we didn't notice..lol) ; the sexual assualt train appears to be continuing and picking up even more high profile male passengers-this time it's Marvel Comics legend and elder statesman, Stan Lee (sigh....let's try to get the facts right on THIS one); and in more racially

Happy Belated New Year...AGAIN, folks!  Keeping matters terse this time around, let's just get into it, shall we?   Listen to the first Grindhouse podcast of '18, airing this Sunday at 6pm-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Check out your favorite podcast All Winners Squad (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B.) as they wax about the following topics:  Afronerd Radio open door policyholder, educator and graphic novelist,  Professor John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his wildly popular 6th annual Black Comic BookFestivaltaking place January 12-13, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; we will also do a pop culture "year in review" pertaining to all matters of Blerds/Nerds of Color concern that transpired in '17.  And lastly, we will wax about more recent stories and expectations (Black Panther/Infinity War Pt1) slated for 2018.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.        

Happy Belated New Year...AGAIN, folks!  Keeping matters terse this time around, let's just get into it, shall we?   Listen to the first Grindhouse podcast of '18, airing this Sunday at 6pm-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Check out your favorite podcast All Winners Squad (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B.) as they wax about the following topics:  Afronerd Radio open door policyholder, educator and graphic novelist,  Professor John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his wildly popular 6th annual Black Comic BookFestivaltaking place January 12-13, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; we will also do a pop culture "year in review" pertaining to all matters of Blerds/Nerds of Color concern that transpired in '17.  And lastly, we will wax about more recent stories and expectations (Black Panther/Infinity War Pt1) slated for 2018.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy New Year, afronerdists!  As expected, our next installment will simply be a Year in Review broadcast (for the first Mid Week in Review of 2018)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt discuss the highlights (and "low" lights) of 2017 (ascendency of Donald Trump, more superhero films, celebrity deaths, TV binge watching is an offical pastime, natural disasters, homegrown terrorism, racism, sexism, tribalism etc).  And in an effort to not only be informative but FAIR, we will also attempt to wax about actual (and apparently under reported) advancements that took place in 2017,  We'll also look into some more recent news (veteran actress, Jodie Foster weighing in on the superhero genre and her belief that it's having a negative effect on art of cinema; Dave Chappelle's Netflix specials and how did we miss journalist, Tamron Hall reigniting the Black Santa debate?).  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.  

Happy New Year, afronerdists!  As expected, our next installment will simply be a Year in Review broadcast (for the first Mid Week in Review of 2018)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt discuss the highlights (and "low" lights) of 2017 (ascendency of Donald Trump, more superhero films, celebrity deaths, TV binge watching is an offical pastime, natural disasters, homegrown terrorism, racism, sexism, tribalism etc).  And in an effort to not only be informative but FAIR, we will also attempt to wax about actual (and apparently under reported) advancements that took place in 2017,  We'll also look into some more recent news (veteran actress, Jodie Foster weighing in on the superhero genre and her belief that it's having a negative effect on art of cinema; Dave Chappelle's Netflix specials and how did we miss journalist, Tamron Hall reigniting the Black Santa debate?).  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Well we made it past the Christmas holiday and now on to the New Year, people!  Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing this Thursday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Daryll, B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they give you their unique analyses regarding this (mid) week's issues: picking up where and what we failed to discuss during Saturday's Grindhouse broadcast, we give our thoughts about a recent chess playing artificial intelligence (A.I.) exercise that has many experts asserting that it might be how Skynet starts; there appears to be another heavyweight championship afoot between two esteemed African-American males....an intellectual disagreeement between noted scholar, Dr. Cornel West and MacArthur Genius award winning author, Ta-nehisi Coates that took place on twitter recently; is it too late to invest in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin notwithstanding?; with Formula 1 phenom, Lewis Hamilton getting raked over the coals for chastising his toddler nephew for wearing a princess dres

Well we made it past the Christmas holiday and now on to the New Year, people!  Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing this Thursday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Daryll, B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they give you their unique analyses regarding this (mid) week's issues: picking up where and what we failed to discuss during Saturday's Grindhouse broadcast, we give our thoughts about a recent chess playing artificial intelligence (A.I.) exercise that has many experts asserting that it might be how Skynet starts; there appears to be another heavyweight championship afoot between two esteemed African-American males....an intellectual disagreeement between noted scholar, Dr. Cornel West and MacArthur Genius award winning author, Ta-nehisi Coates that took place on twitter recently; is it too late to invest in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin notwithstanding?; with Formula 1 phenom, Lewis Hamilton getting raked over the coals for chastising his toddler nephew for wearing a princess dres

AGAIN....Happy Holidays, folks!  Making this simple and plain!  Listen to our special Christmas Eve edition of the world-renowned Grindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET and engineered by Afronerd Radio.  Join your favorite podcast "Frightful Four" (Dburt, Daryll B, Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they wax about the latest pop/pulp culture topics: Will Smith and Netflix combine forces for the new film, Bright....we give you our impressions;  a recent breakthrough was discovered when an A.I. was taught how to play chess in a few hours and the implications are frightening (Skynet!); what were your top 5 comic book/sci-fi/fantasy films for this past year?; did a Marvel rep let the "bat" out of the bag by insinuating that Blade may be making an appearance on Agents of SHIELD in '18? And will Wesley Snipes reprise the role?; Bleeding Cool (via Box Office Pro) is currently forecasting a 90m (or more) weekend opening takedown for The Black Panther when it's released February '18; still more controversy relat

AGAIN....Happy Holidays, folks!  Making this simple and plain!  Listen to our special Christmas Eve edition of the world-renowned Grindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET and engineered by Afronerd Radio.  Join your favorite podcast "Frightful Four" (Dburt, Daryll B, Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they wax about the latest pop/pulp culture topics: Will Smith and Netflix combine forces for the new film, Bright....we give you our impressions;  a recent breakthrough was discovered when an A.I. was taught how to play chess in a few hours and the implications are frightening (Skynet!); what were your top 5 comic book/sci-fi/fantasy films for this past year?; did a Marvel rep let the "bat" out of the bag by insinuating that Blade may be making an appearance on Agents of SHIELD in '18? And will Wesley Snipes reprise the role?; Bleeding Cool (via Box Office Pro) is currently forecasting a 90m (or more) weekend opening takedown for The Black Panther when it's released February '18; still more controversy relat

While we're still "knee deep" into the holiday season, remember to check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.   Listen to your favorite Millennium Falcon crew members (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Daryll B and Capt. Kirk) as they "chop it up" about the following topics: the obvious-our impressions of the eigth installment of the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi as it approaches 215m in box office receipts; in hip hop news-the Roots' marquee mc, Black Thought does a blistering 10 minute freestyle that not only trended on twitter but reminded hip hop enthusiasts that lyricism is STILL a mainstay within the culture; so after weeks of speculation, media giant Disney buys a large swath of Fox' movie and TV IP empire for a reported 52.4B and the team speculates what that really means (is X-Men: Dark Phoenix released?; job losses in the thousands; TV show cancellations....maybe?; will the government approve?); and in faithful superhero costume live action translation news..

While we're still "knee deep" into the holiday season, remember to check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.   Listen to your favorite Millennium Falcon crew members (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Daryll B and Capt. Kirk) as they "chop it up" about the following topics: the obvious-our impressions of the eigth installment of the Star Wars saga, The Last Jedi as it approaches 215m in box office receipts; in hip hop news-the Roots' marquee mc, Black Thought does a blistering 10 minute freestyle that not only trended on twitter but reminded hip hop enthusiasts that lyricism is STILL a mainstay within the culture; so after weeks of speculation, media giant Disney buys a large swath of Fox' movie and TV IP empire for a reported 52.4B and the team speculates what that really means (is X-Men: Dark Phoenix released?; job losses in the thousands; TV show cancellations....maybe?; will the government approve?); and in faithful superhero costume live action translation news..

And the Winter Solstice continues!  Check out our latest installment of the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm, powered by Afronerd Radio.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they shed light on the following topics:  our impressions of the highly controversial Alabama Senate race between political combatants Roy Moore and Doug Jones; after a  heartfelt video made by a Tennessee middle school bullying victim went viral (and GO Fund Me money is raised), allegations of racism are levied against his mother;  as noted journalist/commentator, Roland Martin loses his gig at News One due to financial issues, does this inidcate yet another "nail in the coffin" for distinct Black media platforms?; a recent Salon article ponders if actor, Hong Chau's heavily accented English Golden Globes nominated performance in Downsizing is a sign of progress or racism;  NYC experiences yet another bomb attack (failed and foiled...whew);  legendary journalist, Simeon Booker who is credited with he

And the Winter Solstice continues!  Check out our latest installment of the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm, powered by Afronerd Radio.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they shed light on the following topics:  our impressions of the highly controversial Alabama Senate race between political combatants Roy Moore and Doug Jones; after a  heartfelt video made by a Tennessee middle school bullying victim went viral (and GO Fund Me money is raised), allegations of racism are levied against his mother;  as noted journalist/commentator, Roland Martin loses his gig at News One due to financial issues, does this inidcate yet another "nail in the coffin" for distinct Black media platforms?; a recent Salon article ponders if actor, Hong Chau's heavily accented English Golden Globes nominated performance in Downsizing is a sign of progress or racism;  NYC experiences yet another bomb attack (failed and foiled...whew);  legendary journalist, Simeon Booker who is credited with he

Deck the Halls for our Afronerd Radio multiverse listenership!  Stay tuned for the next Grindhouse podcast episode airing this Sunday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcast Earth-XFreedom Fighters (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B. & Dburt) as they ventilate on the following pulp topics: our impressions of new trailer releases on the web (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Jessica Jones S2, Alita: Battle Angel, Altered Carbon and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom); Marvel "doubles down" on their diversity initiatives with a new animated franchise entitled, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (to the chagrin of many fanboys who are loyal to the traditional IPs); a federal jury ruled in San Diego Comic Con's favor against Salt Lake Comic Con for their usage of the term "comic con." What does that mean for the countless pulp events using that nomenclature globally?; now that auteur director Quentin Tarantino has been tapped to helm a new Star Trek film, not only could it be rated R but Capt. Picard (when he's not P

Deck the Halls for our Afronerd Radio multiverse listenership!  Stay tuned for the next Grindhouse podcast episode airing this Sunday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcast Earth-XFreedom Fighters (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B. & Dburt) as they ventilate on the following pulp topics: our impressions of new trailer releases on the web (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; Jessica Jones S2, Alita: Battle Angel, Altered Carbon and Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom); Marvel "doubles down" on their diversity initiatives with a new animated franchise entitled, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors (to the chagrin of many fanboys who are loyal to the traditional IPs); a federal jury ruled in San Diego Comic Con's favor against Salt Lake Comic Con for their usage of the term "comic con." What does that mean for the countless pulp events using that nomenclature globally?; now that auteur director Quentin Tarantino has been tapped to helm a new Star Trek film, not only could it be rated R but Capt. Picard (when he's not P

Season Greetings, folks!  Listen to the latest chapter in the never-ending blerd podcast saga known as The Mid Week in Review-engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join Dburt, Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk as they unravel this unravel this (mid) week's latest issues:  Dburt, after viewing more episodes of the Spike Lee-Netflix She's Gotta Have It reboot has revised impressions; our quick thoughts about Trump's (perhaps) sole and highly debatable legislative "accomplishment"-the GOP tax plan; it appears that famed iconoclastic director, Quention Tarantino might be directing the next Star Trek film. How (or if) does that affect/connect to Star Trek: Discovery?; Milestone Media received it's long overdue "close-up" courtesy of Robert Kirkman/AMC's Secret History of Comics docuseries; more on Blavity's recent AfroTech summit;  the Disney-Fox deal may be wrapping up by next week!; just what is all the hullabaloo over the last issue of Black Panther and why do some readers want Ta-Nehesi Coa

Season Greetings, folks!  Listen to the latest chapter in the never-ending blerd podcast saga known as The Mid Week in Review-engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join Dburt, Daryll B. and Capt. Kirk as they unravel this unravel this (mid) week's latest issues:  Dburt, after viewing more episodes of the Spike Lee-Netflix She's Gotta Have It reboot has revised impressions; our quick thoughts about Trump's (perhaps) sole and highly debatable legislative "accomplishment"-the GOP tax plan; it appears that famed iconoclastic director, Quention Tarantino might be directing the next Star Trek film. How (or if) does that affect/connect to Star Trek: Discovery?; Milestone Media received it's long overdue "close-up" courtesy of Robert Kirkman/AMC's Secret History of Comics docuseries; more on Blavity's recent AfroTech summit;  the Disney-Fox deal may be wrapping up by next week!; just what is all the hullabaloo over the last issue of Black Panther and why do some readers want Ta-Nehesi Coa