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Hey Hey Hey,Afronerd radio followers!  Let's just make it plain and simple!  Listen to the latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for your favorite podcast USS Orville crew (lol.....Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Daryll B. and Dburt) as they wax about the following topics:  the "non bootleg" Avengers Infinty War trailer dropped on the cyberwebs earlier this week to one of the largest 24 hr viewerships ever (230m);  Marvel gets hit with yet another "yellowface" controversy of sorts, it has been revealed that the new editor-in-chief (EIC), C.B. Cebulski who is white, posed as an Asian writer for more than a year using the nom de plume,  "Akira Yoshida," ;  it appears that the Disney-Fox merger talks have resumed with news periodicals asserting that a deal could be reached by the end of '17; a live action image of Robin from the  forthcoming Titans TV series hit the internets-the series is slated for release on DC's direct to consumer digital service;  actress, Rashida Jone

Hey Hey Hey,Afronerd radio followers!  Let's just make it plain and simple!  Listen to the latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for your favorite podcast USS Orville crew (lol.....Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Daryll B. and Dburt) as they wax about the following topics:  the "non bootleg" Avengers Infinty War trailer dropped on the cyberwebs earlier this week to one of the largest 24 hr viewerships ever (230m);  Marvel gets hit with yet another "yellowface" controversy of sorts, it has been revealed that the new editor-in-chief (EIC), C.B. Cebulski who is white, posed as an Asian writer for more than a year using the nom de plume,  "Akira Yoshida," ;  it appears that the Disney-Fox merger talks have resumed with news periodicals asserting that a deal could be reached by the end of '17; a live action image of Robin from the  forthcoming Titans TV series hit the internets-the series is slated for release on DC's direct to consumer digital service;  actress, Rashida Jone

Good Tidings to our ever loyal and expanding listenership as we delve deeper into the holiday season..  Check out the latest episode of the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Listen to your hosts (Capt. Kirk, the "Uncanny" Daryll B and Dburt) as they provide insight regarding the following topics:  legendary actors, Denzel Washington and Angela Lansbury both weighed in on separate controversies (dearth of fatherhood vs prison industrial complex and women's dress vs their "complicitness" in sexual misconduct, respectively); Is the Black Community ashamed to see poor African-Americans portrayed on TV (like the classic Good Times series); 10 out of the 32 American students selected to attend Oxford University's Rhodes scholar program are distinctly African-American; North Korea launches yet another intercontinental ballistic missle (ICBM) which reached the highest altitude to date with potential to reach North America (oh boy);  while Dburt theoriz

Good Tidings to our ever loyal and expanding listenership as we delve deeper into the holiday season..  Check out the latest episode of the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Listen to your hosts (Capt. Kirk, the "Uncanny" Daryll B and Dburt) as they provide insight regarding the following topics:  legendary actors, Denzel Washington and Angela Lansbury both weighed in on separate controversies (dearth of fatherhood vs prison industrial complex and women's dress vs their "complicitness" in sexual misconduct, respectively); Is the Black Community ashamed to see poor African-Americans portrayed on TV (like the classic Good Times series); 10 out of the 32 American students selected to attend Oxford University's Rhodes scholar program are distinctly African-American; North Korea launches yet another intercontinental ballistic missle (ICBM) which reached the highest altitude to date with potential to reach North America (oh boy);  while Dburt theoriz

Happy Belated Turkey Day, people!  Let's just jump into the fray.....AGAIN, Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite Runaways crew (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B and Dburt) as they wax about the following pop/pulp topics:  our impressions of the fallout post the release of the WB's Justice League (will this dismantle the DCEU and future films?; a petition is mounting for the release of Zack Snyder's original cut; could The Flash's proposed "Flashpoint" story line reboot the floundering franchise?); our impressions Hulu/Marvel's Runaways and Netflix/Spike Lee's movie to streaming series She's Gotta Have It -both projects were released this Thanksgiving holiday;  Dburt discovers a Bruce Lee podcast hosted by none other than his daughter, Shannon Lee!;  the first 17 minutes of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (S5) hit the cyberwebs; word has it that noted actor, Jude Law has been cast as Marvell in the upcoming Captain Marvel film: former

Happy Belated Turkey Day, people!  Let's just jump into the fray.....AGAIN, Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite Runaways crew (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B and Dburt) as they wax about the following pop/pulp topics:  our impressions of the fallout post the release of the WB's Justice League (will this dismantle the DCEU and future films?; a petition is mounting for the release of Zack Snyder's original cut; could The Flash's proposed "Flashpoint" story line reboot the floundering franchise?); our impressions Hulu/Marvel's Runaways and Netflix/Spike Lee's movie to streaming series She's Gotta Have It -both projects were released this Thanksgiving holiday;  Dburt discovers a Bruce Lee podcast hosted by none other than his daughter, Shannon Lee!;  the first 17 minutes of Marvel's Agents of SHIELD (S5) hit the cyberwebs; word has it that noted actor, Jude Law has been cast as Marvell in the upcoming Captain Marvel film: former

Salutations, crumpets and cornbread to our loyal listeners.  Check out our latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by the good folks at Afronerd Radio-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Listen to your favorite podcast "Injustice League" (Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they shed light on the following issues:  we give our impressions of the highly anticipated Justice League movie as well as the Netflix Punisher series-both released this weekend; another long awaited sequel, The Incredibles 2 gave a teaser trailer to viewers via the cyberwebs; James Franco is purportedly slated for a FOX produced "Multiple Man" movie in the X-Men universe (really?); Is Batman director, Matt Reeves looking to replace Ben Affleck with Jake Gyllenhaal?;  comedian/director, Jordan Peele has a different opinion of his highly successful Get Out film being nominated in the Golden Globes comedy category; a recent Hollywood Reporter piece posits that the Marvel vs DC rivalry may have turned more sour in

Salutations, crumpets and cornbread to our loyal listeners.  Check out our latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by the good folks at Afronerd Radio-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Listen to your favorite podcast "Injustice League" (Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they shed light on the following issues:  we give our impressions of the highly anticipated Justice League movie as well as the Netflix Punisher series-both released this weekend; another long awaited sequel, The Incredibles 2 gave a teaser trailer to viewers via the cyberwebs; James Franco is purportedly slated for a FOX produced "Multiple Man" movie in the X-Men universe (really?); Is Batman director, Matt Reeves looking to replace Ben Affleck with Jake Gyllenhaal?;  comedian/director, Jordan Peele has a different opinion of his highly successful Get Out film being nominated in the Golden Globes comedy category; a recent Hollywood Reporter piece posits that the Marvel vs DC rivalry may have turned more sour in

What's up, folks!  Let's try to be terse this time, shall we?  Join your hosts (Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the Grindhouse's Daryll B.) for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  The topics to be "hashed  out" this (mid) week are: veteran sports writer, Peter Vecsey reportedly quotes a Notorious B.I.G. song inadvertanty using a racial slur to comment on a Lebron James-NY Knicks kerfuffle; noted Atlantic writer, Ta-nehisi Coates had some recent thoughts about many Whites' desire to use the n-word (like the preceding topic); the battle continues for the Alabama Senate seat in the midst of the Republican candidate, Roy Moore being levied with child molestation allegations; and now a transgender woman professes to be "transracial" as well.  Can we agree that transracialism is a "thing?";  a Georgia networking event wants to help white people "Come Meet a Black Person" (ok...this was the brainchild of Black owned Urban MediaMakers).  And lastly, picking up from

What's up, folks!  Let's try to be terse this time, shall we?  Join your hosts (Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the Grindhouse's Daryll B.) for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  The topics to be "hashed  out" this (mid) week are: veteran sports writer, Peter Vecsey reportedly quotes a Notorious B.I.G. song inadvertanty using a racial slur to comment on a Lebron James-NY Knicks kerfuffle; noted Atlantic writer, Ta-nehisi Coates had some recent thoughts about many Whites' desire to use the n-word (like the preceding topic); the battle continues for the Alabama Senate seat in the midst of the Republican candidate, Roy Moore being levied with child molestation allegations; and now a transgender woman professes to be "transracial" as well.  Can we agree that transracialism is a "thing?";  a Georgia networking event wants to help white people "Come Meet a Black Person" (ok...this was the brainchild of Black owned Urban MediaMakers).  And lastly, picking up from

Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite podcast Stranger Things' crew (the Uncanny Daryll B., left coast correspondent, Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they wax about this week's pulp/pop topics: more heads are rolling and projects reassessed in the wake of the Weinsten sex scandal fallout (i.e. Kevin Spacey, George Takei, Louie CK, Mariah Carey,  Andrew Kreisberg, DC editor Eddie Berganza, etc); more on Thor: Ragnarok's box office success; Justice League reviews are coming in as the 11/17 premiere date approaches; more of our impressions regarding a potential Disney-FOX merger;  Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) appears to be using her new found (super) power to have another alleged sex scandal perp, director/producer, Brett Ratner ousted from an on track Wonder Woman sequel; noted author, Leonard Chang (The Lockpicker) in a recent Bustle.com piece shared his experiences with editor rejection letters for his novel based on his characters not

Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse-airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite podcast Stranger Things' crew (the Uncanny Daryll B., left coast correspondent, Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they wax about this week's pulp/pop topics: more heads are rolling and projects reassessed in the wake of the Weinsten sex scandal fallout (i.e. Kevin Spacey, George Takei, Louie CK, Mariah Carey,  Andrew Kreisberg, DC editor Eddie Berganza, etc); more on Thor: Ragnarok's box office success; Justice League reviews are coming in as the 11/17 premiere date approaches; more of our impressions regarding a potential Disney-FOX merger;  Gal Gadot (Wonder Woman) appears to be using her new found (super) power to have another alleged sex scandal perp, director/producer, Brett Ratner ousted from an on track Wonder Woman sequel; noted author, Leonard Chang (The Lockpicker) in a recent Bustle.com piece shared his experiences with editor rejection letters for his novel based on his characters not

Hujambo, people!  Let's make this a straight with no chaser description, shall we?  Listen to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the Grindhouse's Daryll B. as they discuss the latest "goings on" for this (mid) week in the world of pop/political/pulp culture.  The topics du jour are:  news that many geeks have been savoring for may become a reality-Disney is reportedly in talks with FOX to buy their entertainment division; in murder-death-kill news, another senseless mass murder has occurred in Sutherland Springs, Texas making it the worst in that state's history; Dburt and The Inner Sanctum (damn....sounds like cool Afropunk band) checked out Thor: Ragnarok this past weekend and we give our impressions;  former DNC chairperson and political strategist, Donna Brazile has caused a stir within her party due to revelations in her new book,  Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald

Hujambo, people!  Let's make this a straight with no chaser description, shall we?  Listen to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the Grindhouse's Daryll B. as they discuss the latest "goings on" for this (mid) week in the world of pop/political/pulp culture.  The topics du jour are:  news that many geeks have been savoring for may become a reality-Disney is reportedly in talks with FOX to buy their entertainment division; in murder-death-kill news, another senseless mass murder has occurred in Sutherland Springs, Texas making it the worst in that state's history; Dburt and The Inner Sanctum (damn....sounds like cool Afropunk band) checked out Thor: Ragnarok this past weekend and we give our impressions;  former DNC chairperson and political strategist, Donna Brazile has caused a stir within her party due to revelations in her new book,  Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put Donald

Jumping straight into the volcano, folks!  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:00pm ET.  Check out your hosts, Capt. Kirk and DBurt as they address the followimg (mid) week topics: FBI director, Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference with America's last presidential election, has lead to several indictments against former Trump campaign aides, Paul Manafort  and Rick Gates; yet another unprovolkd terror attack has gripped folks in the Big Apple with 8 people mowed down; more sick is coming out of Tinseltown, courtesy of veteran actor, Kevin Spacey; WH Chief of Staff, John Kelly appears to be in need of a US history "brush up" course due to his assertions that Gen. Robert E. Lee was an honorable man (versus being a traitor) and that "the lack of ability to compromise caused the Civil War;  And lastly, a University of Hartford freshman discovers that she was secretly poisoned by her roommate due to what appears to be racial

Jumping straight into the volcano, folks!  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:00pm ET.  Check out your hosts, Capt. Kirk and DBurt as they address the followimg (mid) week topics: FBI director, Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian interference with America's last presidential election, has lead to several indictments against former Trump campaign aides, Paul Manafort  and Rick Gates; yet another unprovolkd terror attack has gripped folks in the Big Apple with 8 people mowed down; more sick is coming out of Tinseltown, courtesy of veteran actor, Kevin Spacey; WH Chief of Staff, John Kelly appears to be in need of a US history "brush up" course due to his assertions that Gen. Robert E. Lee was an honorable man (versus being a traitor) and that "the lack of ability to compromise caused the Civil War;  And lastly, a University of Hartford freshman discovers that she was secretly poisoned by her roommate due to what appears to be racial

Welcome to another episode of The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by the good folks at Afronerd Radio (airing for the duration every Sunday at 6pm ET). Join your favorite podcast Forbidden Planet crew of the C-57D (the "uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's pop/pup culture topics:  as more fallout appears to be spewing forward in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein harrassment scandal (actresses Jill Scott, Annabella Sciorra, Lupita Nyongo) and even comedienne, Kathy Griffin's 17 minute rant-will Hollywood culture change?  And will the change address gender and racial issues?; will we see the implementation of a Bechdel, Mako Mori or Duvernay test in future cinema?; White fans wearing Black Panther costumes-cultural appropriation?; actor and erstwhile geek, Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor) has been cast in (as) Shazam and will this conflict with John Cena as Mark Millar's Superior?;  after fan backlash, Marvel backed off their partnership with defense contractor, Northrop

Welcome to another episode of The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by the good folks at Afronerd Radio (airing for the duration every Sunday at 6pm ET). Join your favorite podcast Forbidden Planet crew of the C-57D (the "uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's pop/pup culture topics:  as more fallout appears to be spewing forward in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein harrassment scandal (actresses Jill Scott, Annabella Sciorra, Lupita Nyongo) and even comedienne, Kathy Griffin's 17 minute rant-will Hollywood culture change?  And will the change address gender and racial issues?; will we see the implementation of a Bechdel, Mako Mori or Duvernay test in future cinema?; White fans wearing Black Panther costumes-cultural appropriation?; actor and erstwhile geek, Zachary Levi (Chuck, Thor) has been cast in (as) Shazam and will this conflict with John Cena as Mark Millar's Superior?;  after fan backlash, Marvel backed off their partnership with defense contractor, Northrop

We're back, live and direct, citizens! Tune in to the latest sonic trip known as our Mid Week in Review podcast, engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts-Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Grindhouse co-discussant, the "uncanny" Daryll B. as the unravel this (mid) week's latest topics: Motown icon, Stevie Wonder takes a knee while performing a rendition of the National Anthem on his harmonica; more thoughts on Black versis White partiotism in the wake of Trump and Black NFL defiance/compliance; noted inventor, Elon Musk  puts up a "preemptive" attack against the notion of future A.I. omnipotence or an A.I. religion/"god";  are Black media not owned by African Americans really informative or helpful? (the Roots' obsessing over White or is that "Wy-pipo" people/racism, lack of hardline topics, etc); Benson actor, Robert Guillaume passes at 89; we never did speak on the FBI file that posits that there is a growing threat from Black "identity extremists" in the US (huh?);  And lastly,

We're back, live and direct, citizens! Tune in to the latest sonic trip known as our Mid Week in Review podcast, engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts-Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Grindhouse co-discussant, the "uncanny" Daryll B. as the unravel this (mid) week's latest topics: Motown icon, Stevie Wonder takes a knee while performing a rendition of the National Anthem on his harmonica; more thoughts on Black versis White partiotism in the wake of Trump and Black NFL defiance/compliance; noted inventor, Elon Musk  puts up a "preemptive" attack against the notion of future A.I. omnipotence or an A.I. religion/"god";  are Black media not owned by African Americans really informative or helpful? (the Roots' obsessing over White or is that "Wy-pipo" people/racism, lack of hardline topics, etc); Benson actor, Robert Guillaume passes at 89; we never did speak on the FBI file that posits that there is a growing threat from Black "identity extremists" in the US (huh?);  And lastly,