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You know the drill, citizens!  It's count down to The Black Panther film (yes, I know it's February 2018) but yours truly is still getting in shape due to the Captain's adherence to the wave function collapse theorem ( I think).  Anywho, check out our infamous Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm.  The topics up for grabs this (mid) week are: our impressions regarding stories emersed in nihilism (the human smuggling story resulting in 8 deaths; the 18yr old driver that livestreamed her sisters death; and the Seinfeld-esque story out of Florida involving four callous youths that recorded a drowning man and offering NO assistance); a new Brooklyn bar using grotesque ghetto stereotypes enrages locals with claims of elitism and gentrification being levied toward the owner;  Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and  George R.. R. Martin team up for an interesting video game Kickstarter project entitled, Space Odyssey; And lastly, is Dburt the only one NOT impressed with Issa Rae' Insecure TV series

You know the drill, citizens!  It's count down to The Black Panther film (yes, I know it's February 2018) but yours truly is still getting in shape due to the Captain's adherence to the wave function collapse theorem ( I think).  Anywho, check out our infamous Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm.  The topics up for grabs this (mid) week are: our impressions regarding stories emersed in nihilism (the human smuggling story resulting in 8 deaths; the 18yr old driver that livestreamed her sisters death; and the Seinfeld-esque story out of Florida involving four callous youths that recorded a drowning man and offering NO assistance); a new Brooklyn bar using grotesque ghetto stereotypes enrages locals with claims of elitism and gentrification being levied toward the owner;  Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and  George R.. R. Martin team up for an interesting video game Kickstarter project entitled, Space Odyssey; And lastly, is Dburt the only one NOT impressed with Issa Rae' Insecure TV series

Ciao, to all our loyal listeners who have displayed the most fervent sticktoitiveness with Afronerd Radio.  Let's just dig in, shall we? Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcast Hellfire Club members (Claire Lanay; Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they discuss their analyses on the following pop culture faunae: it's that time of year again, people-the 2017 San Diego Comic Con is here and we will try to dissiminate some of the tidbits coming out by way of the left coast (Kingsmen 2, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity Wars, The Defenders, Krypton, Black Panther animated, Ready Player One, The Punisher, The Gifted trailers, etc)  Dburt belatedly discusses the passing of Joan Lee, Stan the Man's wife and how she literally was the Gaia of the Marvel Universe; the writers of Game of Thrones appear to be channeling their inner Man in the High Castle by announcing a new alternate history/fiction TV series entitled, Confederate, which imagines an America where slavery never ended;  rumor has it that the WB m

Ciao, to all our loyal listeners who have displayed the most fervent sticktoitiveness with Afronerd Radio.  Let's just dig in, shall we? Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcast Hellfire Club members (Claire Lanay; Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they discuss their analyses on the following pop culture faunae: it's that time of year again, people-the 2017 San Diego Comic Con is here and we will try to dissiminate some of the tidbits coming out by way of the left coast (Kingsmen 2, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity Wars, The Defenders, Krypton, Black Panther animated, Ready Player One, The Punisher, The Gifted trailers, etc)  Dburt belatedly discusses the passing of Joan Lee, Stan the Man's wife and how she literally was the Gaia of the Marvel Universe; the writers of Game of Thrones appear to be channeling their inner Man in the High Castle by announcing a new alternate history/fiction TV series entitled, Confederate, which imagines an America where slavery never ended;  rumor has it that the WB m

Just the facts, folks!  Check out Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7;30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax about the following subject matter:  a recent piece in The Daily Beast sheds light on popular German hip hop artist, Schwesta Ewa, who literally prostituted her fanbase (definitely more "gangsta" than Rema Ma or Nicki Minaj);  In Search of Purity: Popular Eugenics & Racial Uplift Among New Negroes 1915-1935 by Dr. Shantella Sherman examines how noted African-American scholars (i.e. WEB DuBois) interpolated Eugenics for a social movement for racial progress; Dburt ponders whether the sale of The Root to Univision is analagous to BET being purchased by Viacom-has it ben watered down to pander to prurient (minstrel) interests?; actress/entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg thinks that Disney should reconsider it's embargo relating to the controversial 1946 live action animated film, Song of the South; a Baltimore barbershop produces a pre-teen chess

Just the facts, folks!  Check out Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7;30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax about the following subject matter:  a recent piece in The Daily Beast sheds light on popular German hip hop artist, Schwesta Ewa, who literally prostituted her fanbase (definitely more "gangsta" than Rema Ma or Nicki Minaj);  In Search of Purity: Popular Eugenics & Racial Uplift Among New Negroes 1915-1935 by Dr. Shantella Sherman examines how noted African-American scholars (i.e. WEB DuBois) interpolated Eugenics for a social movement for racial progress; Dburt ponders whether the sale of The Root to Univision is analagous to BET being purchased by Viacom-has it ben watered down to pander to prurient (minstrel) interests?; actress/entertainer, Whoopi Goldberg thinks that Disney should reconsider it's embargo relating to the controversial 1946 live action animated film, Song of the South; a Baltimore barbershop produces a pre-teen chess

I'm literally typing this post Apes showing, folks!  Anywho, let's get this show (Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, for the uninitiated) on the road, true believers!  Pull up a seat and listen to the latest musings of your favorite Podcast Command crew of the Deep Space Nine (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay and Dburt) airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics du jour are:  Matt, from the burgeoning new Youtube podcast, WGBS (Weapons Grade Bulls__) stops by to elucidate about his thoughts on the term "blerd" and how its usage might conflict with mainstream nerd culture; picking up from last week's preemption, we finally discuss the latest Marvel (ahem..and Sony) product, Spiderman: Homecoming as it breaches 300m in domestic box office;  and then there's The War for the Planet of the Apes...we give you our impressions; also...was the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) justified in critiquing a line in Jay-z' The Story of OJ for being ant-semitic? (short answer: yes...but with a caveat); the highly anticipated Castle

I'm literally typing this post Apes showing, folks!  Anywho, let's get this show (Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, for the uninitiated) on the road, true believers!  Pull up a seat and listen to the latest musings of your favorite Podcast Command crew of the Deep Space Nine (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay and Dburt) airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics du jour are:  Matt, from the burgeoning new Youtube podcast, WGBS (Weapons Grade Bulls__) stops by to elucidate about his thoughts on the term "blerd" and how its usage might conflict with mainstream nerd culture; picking up from last week's preemption, we finally discuss the latest Marvel (ahem..and Sony) product, Spiderman: Homecoming as it breaches 300m in domestic box office;  and then there's The War for the Planet of the Apes...we give you our impressions; also...was the ADL (Anti-Defamation League) justified in critiquing a line in Jay-z' The Story of OJ for being ant-semitic? (short answer: yes...but with a caveat); the highly anticipated Castle

Hey Hey Hey, loyal listeners!  Pull up a seat and pour yourself a cool refereshing drink as you listen to the dolcit musings of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR)  podcast-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they wax about the following subject matter:  after last week's streaming album release masking as a media event for Jay-z' 4:44, claims of anti-semitism were levied against the rapper by the Anti-Defemation League; noted alleged Afrocentric psychologist, Dr. Umar Johnson gets grilled by journalist, Roland Martin about not only his credentials but also his stance on interracial marriages by Black leadership; our impressions of Spiderman: Homecoming and criticisms that the film panders to SJW sensibilities;  in nothing's wrong news-over 100 people were shot and 15 dead during the Independence Day celebration in Chicago...just wow (Black Lives Matter!  I guess...); The Root places focus on Brazil's Valongo Wharf, a notorious dock which served as a landing for ap

Hey Hey Hey, loyal listeners!  Pull up a seat and pour yourself a cool refereshing drink as you listen to the dolcit musings of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR)  podcast-airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they wax about the following subject matter:  after last week's streaming album release masking as a media event for Jay-z' 4:44, claims of anti-semitism were levied against the rapper by the Anti-Defemation League; noted alleged Afrocentric psychologist, Dr. Umar Johnson gets grilled by journalist, Roland Martin about not only his credentials but also his stance on interracial marriages by Black leadership; our impressions of Spiderman: Homecoming and criticisms that the film panders to SJW sensibilities;  in nothing's wrong news-over 100 people were shot and 15 dead during the Independence Day celebration in Chicago...just wow (Black Lives Matter!  I guess...); The Root places focus on Brazil's Valongo Wharf, a notorious dock which served as a landing for ap

Happy post July 4th, folks!  Welcome to the latest installment of the Mid Week in Review saga, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk shed light on the following topics:  a new NRA ad has caused quite a bit of controversy with its call to arms against progressive protest movements (revistionist history included and Philando Castille NOT included); an Independent news piece highlights the deluge of big ticket franchise films/sequels that underperformed this summer;  a new Ancestry.com commercial depicts the multi-ethnic descendants of our nations founding fathers;  The Root ponders the difference between Rock and Hip Hop when it comes to maturing performers in the wake of Jay-z' 4:44 album release;  Brazil has a serious intraracial hatred problem; And lastly, for our long overdue "Blue Area" segment, we acknowledge the ingenuity of a young Texas inventor that may have solved the problem of children and pets accidentally dying in ho

Happy post July 4th, folks!  Welcome to the latest installment of the Mid Week in Review saga, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk shed light on the following topics:  a new NRA ad has caused quite a bit of controversy with its call to arms against progressive protest movements (revistionist history included and Philando Castille NOT included); an Independent news piece highlights the deluge of big ticket franchise films/sequels that underperformed this summer;  a new Ancestry.com commercial depicts the multi-ethnic descendants of our nations founding fathers;  The Root ponders the difference between Rock and Hip Hop when it comes to maturing performers in the wake of Jay-z' 4:44 album release;  Brazil has a serious intraracial hatred problem; And lastly, for our long overdue "Blue Area" segment, we acknowledge the ingenuity of a young Texas inventor that may have solved the problem of children and pets accidentally dying in ho

It's the Independence Day weekend, citizens!  In between stuffing your faces with barbecue, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET?  Listen to your favorite podcast "crew of the Serenity" wax about the following pulp/op issues: our impressions of the highly anticipated Inhumans TV trailer which hit the internets a few days ago; Fox is allegedly planning to forge ahead with a kids inspired Fantastic Four reboot (really?); WB might explore an Elseworld storyline (Superman: Red Son) for the Man of Steel sequel; hip hop icon, Jay-z releases 4:44, a new album that some listeners/supporters are affirming his perhaps his first "conscious" and/or political thematic outing;  and speaking of being the epitome of conscious rap, legendary rap group, Public Enemy also releases their album this weekend; a Jetsons live action film appears to be in the works; Wonder Woman is tracking to become the DCEU most successful film per its domestic box office take; t

It's the Independence Day weekend, citizens!  In between stuffing your faces with barbecue, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET?  Listen to your favorite podcast "crew of the Serenity" wax about the following pulp/op issues: our impressions of the highly anticipated Inhumans TV trailer which hit the internets a few days ago; Fox is allegedly planning to forge ahead with a kids inspired Fantastic Four reboot (really?); WB might explore an Elseworld storyline (Superman: Red Son) for the Man of Steel sequel; hip hop icon, Jay-z releases 4:44, a new album that some listeners/supporters are affirming his perhaps his first "conscious" and/or political thematic outing;  and speaking of being the epitome of conscious rap, legendary rap group, Public Enemy also releases their album this weekend; a Jetsons live action film appears to be in the works; Wonder Woman is tracking to become the DCEU most successful film per its domestic box office take; t

Hey, good people!   Dburt is still on his Wakandan workout plan so stay tuned for a shortened yet always fiery broadcast.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Reviewairing every Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues: although we are about 8 months shy of the premiere of Marvel's highly anticipated Black Panther film, could it be sabotaged by Black and White naysayers (it's too Black,,,,,the character was created by White men....it's a boon for "dark skin" representation....dark skin black women are not being portrayed as feminine.....whew); tennis great, John McEnroe critques Serena Williams by asserting that she might not be as great (ranking 700?) if she were competing with men;  a picture of Washington, DC  teens in handcuffs goes viral because they were purportedly arrested for selling water (what!); we finally pick up where we left off with director, Sofia Coppola's obfuscation of slavery (and the deletion of a sp

Hey, good people!   Dburt is still on his Wakandan workout plan so stay tuned for a shortened yet always fiery broadcast.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Reviewairing every Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues: although we are about 8 months shy of the premiere of Marvel's highly anticipated Black Panther film, could it be sabotaged by Black and White naysayers (it's too Black,,,,,the character was created by White men....it's a boon for "dark skin" representation....dark skin black women are not being portrayed as feminine.....whew); tennis great, John McEnroe critques Serena Williams by asserting that she might not be as great (ranking 700?) if she were competing with men;  a picture of Washington, DC  teens in handcuffs goes viral because they were purportedly arrested for selling water (what!); we finally pick up where we left off with director, Sofia Coppola's obfuscation of slavery (and the deletion of a sp

This will be another "straight with no chaser" moment, folks!  Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt, courtesy of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at :7:30pm ET.  The topics to be deconstructed are as follows:  societal shock and commensurate nationwide protests have occurred due to the acquittal of Minnesota officer, Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castille; more Hollywood controversy (smells like Whitewashing)-noted director, Sofia Coppola gets called to the carpet for erasing the slave narrative from her Confederacy themed remake of The Beguiled; legendary Queens hip hop artist, Prodigy of Mobb Deep passes at 42 due to complications from sickle cell anemia; in the wake of comedian Steve Harvey's nasty comment toward a caller from Flint, Michigan, Dburt ponders when will the Black communities finally have a referendum on neo-minstrels;  And lastly, is it possible that future artifical intelligence (A.I.

This will be another "straight with no chaser" moment, folks!  Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt, courtesy of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at :7:30pm ET.  The topics to be deconstructed are as follows:  societal shock and commensurate nationwide protests have occurred due to the acquittal of Minnesota officer, Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castille; more Hollywood controversy (smells like Whitewashing)-noted director, Sofia Coppola gets called to the carpet for erasing the slave narrative from her Confederacy themed remake of The Beguiled; legendary Queens hip hop artist, Prodigy of Mobb Deep passes at 42 due to complications from sickle cell anemia; in the wake of comedian Steve Harvey's nasty comment toward a caller from Flint, Michigan, Dburt ponders when will the Black communities finally have a referendum on neo-minstrels;  And lastly, is it possible that future artifical intelligence (A.I.

We have a VERY special show for you, citizens! Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Saturday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcastFour Deadly Venoms clan (Dburt, Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following phenomena:  noted comic creator/editor, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone Media, Verge) stops by to discuss new projects coming out courtesy of graphic novel publisher, Lion Forge; and like our cinematic namesake-as a double feature-the illustrious writer, filmmaker and afrofuturist, Ytasha Womack graces Afronerd Studios to highlight her book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture. The crew looks forward to picking our guests' brains regarding the good, the bad and the ugly relating to African-American and minority participation in the science fiction and fantasy genre.  Additional topics to be unpacked are: our thoughts about the Black Panther teaser trailer amassing 89 million views in 24 hours and a copy of

We have a VERY special show for you, citizens! Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Saturday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcastFour Deadly Venoms clan (Dburt, Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following phenomena:  noted comic creator/editor, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone Media, Verge) stops by to discuss new projects coming out courtesy of graphic novel publisher, Lion Forge; and like our cinematic namesake-as a double feature-the illustrious writer, filmmaker and afrofuturist, Ytasha Womack graces Afronerd Studios to highlight her book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture. The crew looks forward to picking our guests' brains regarding the good, the bad and the ugly relating to African-American and minority participation in the science fiction and fantasy genre.  Additional topics to be unpacked are: our thoughts about the Black Panther teaser trailer amassing 89 million views in 24 hours and a copy of