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Howdy, folks!  Check out the latest Mid Week in Review podcast as powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdists as they tackle the following issues:  stopping by for a second appearance, social critic, Brooklynite and "NY Style" podcaster Gerald "G-Moody" sits in to weigh in on the social media fauna and give our audience an update on his popular show, This That & The Third;  we finally provide more insight on the Amber Guyger trial aftermath including the kiling of a prosecution witness; Forbes reports that new data asserts that comic readers are losing interest in "capes" but are opting for more diverse genres; a white couple writes a letter to a black Penn State athlete exclaiming disdain for his "disgusting"natural hair; more on the ADOS conference; And lastly, the HuffPost asks why are there so many black women in the Joker film?  Call LIVE ar 646-915-9620.  

It's New York Comic Con weekend, so it's a safe bet that Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse will have plenty to discuss!  The broadcast airs TODAY at 6pm eastern. Listen to the musings of your favorite AFROnerdists as they cover the following issues:  the aforementioned NYCC '19 event (trailers, panels, merch, previews etc); somehow Dburt was able to check out Joker and he has spoiler free thoughts; the power of social media: the first annual ADOS conference makes history but what does it all mean? Will this new tribal nomenclature stick?; more fallout post the Amber Guyger trial including the suspicious killing of prosecution witness, Joshua Brown; another icon leaves too soon, legendary actor, Diahann Carroll passes (Cream's Ginger Baker also succumbs) Samuel L Jackson and Anthony Mackie star in Apple TV's upcoming movie, Banker-the true story of black entrepreneurship in the 50s; Lastly, does legendary director, Martin Scorsese have a problem with Marvel or just superhero films? (didn't he produce Joker?). Call L

Check out the latest "pre-NYCC" (New York Comic Con) '19 Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be covered by your favorite AFROnerdists are: expectations for this upcoming NYCC as well as proposed panels, previews and appearances; the unveiling of a NYC statue depicting a (modern era) young black male on a horse perplexes Dburt and other cyber critics; legendary opera singer, Jessye Norman passes at 74; should/can Purple Rain be remade?;  thoughts about the Amber Guyger trial and the  verdict (and what will be the sentencing?); the NYT graphic novel best selling list returns after a 3 year "hiatus"; the comic book TV translations appear to be neverending with Stumptown's recent high ratings and Ava Duvernay (New Gods) being tapped to direct another DC comic property, DMZ as an HBO streaming project; and how ironic that DMZ' premise is centered around a new Civil War (where have we heard that supposition?) And lastly, Marvel Netflix alumni (Mike Colter, Simone Missick

The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airs this Wednesday at 7pm eastern and like clockwork, is powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine! Join our regular AFROnerdist podcasters as they discuss the following topics: the team addresses some of the issues we missed from Sunday's show; rumor has it that esteemed actor, Jeffrey Wright has been tapped to play Commissioner Gordon in Matt Reeves' upcoming Batman film; oh and Jonah Hill might be part of the cast as well; after President Trump's (or is it Rudy Guiliani?) admission about asking the Ukranian president for "dirt" on former VP Joe Biden (and son) for a fee....are we to believe Speaker Nancy Pelosi that impeachment proceedings are underway?; since Hollywood is rarely shy about rebooting classics, we give our thoughts about talks of a New Jack City reboot;  and in more cinematic gangster news, legendary actor/rapper, Will Smith is set play Harlem crime boss, Frank Lucas in a Netflix project entitled, The Council;  And lastly, are fears about incel violence warran

Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast airs every Sunday at 6pm. Join the AFROnerdist team as they tackle the following conundrums: Joker actor, Joaquin Phoenix walks out of an interview when asked if his film could inspire similar violent acts; filmmaker, JJ Abrams' (with son, Henry) Spider-Man #1 debuted this week and it's not quite what readers expected;  How do you lose your job on your day off?  Ask Antonio Brown; oh and that same question can be asked of Shane Gillis; the LA Times has an informative op-ed about the travails of IBM's first black software engineer, John Stanley Ford; clothing chain, H & M appears to have stepped in "it" again with another unflattering depiction of a black child; Batman day is global! And just as black writers should be able to voice black characters, shouldn't that literally be the cases of voices in animation? LIVE#-646-915-9620.   

Welcome to the latest installment of our Mid-Week in Review podcast airing tonight at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdists as they unpack the following topics:  with new Boondocks designs hitting the internets, will the sensibilities also be revised to adjust to current PC culture;  the cast for the forthcoming Mortal Kombat reboot has been revealed; Jimmy Olsen #3 appears to be channeling one of Dburt’s favorite Golden Age EC comic books;  Bendis’ Superman will reveal his secret identity to the world in an upcoming issue; the corporates are having issues-Gamestop and Netflix are losing customers; Dburt is obssessed with interesting anecdote about famed educator, Booker T. Washington's visit to Theodore Roosevelt's White House; former VP and democratic presidential hopeful, Joe Biden had some thoughts on Black parenting; Lizzo's advice to a fan; and lastly, NBC's Peacock is yet another example of a streaming service entering into the foray.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Well, we're black to the grind(house) AGAIN!  Check out our latest podcast episode as powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine-airing today at 6pm eastern.  Join your regular calvacade of AFROnerdist podcasters as they wax about the following issues:  highlighting the upcoming Oni Press graphic novel series, The Black Mage,  Is it fair to liken it to a "black" Harry Potter?;  it seems that comedian, Bill Burr is following fellow humorist, Dave Chappelle with a Netflix special that takes on our current PC culture;  rumor has it that Marvel might be going in a POC/race bending direction when their version of the X-Men hits theaters (Denzel Washington as Magneto?); Superman will reveal his secret identity to the world under the auspices of Brian Michael Bendis; as expected, responses are coming in to Bill Maher's call to consider fat shaming an option when dealing with our nations battle of the bulge; Revolt TV had a black summit with a newer cast of characters-i.e. T.I, Candace Owens, Killer Mike, Tamika Mall

Making matters simple at Afronerd Radio STEAMworks.....let's continue where we left off from Sunday's Grindhouse podcast and including a few additional topics: Has actor, Isaiah Washington lost his mind with likening blacks not supporting Trump to crack addiction;  the Carolina Panthers and Lowes join forces to lend support to a pre-teen's lawn mowing business (for his college future) but they fail to actually address his college future;  more tales of plantation tourists who don't want to discuss the slave component of the tour; East African scholastic slave labor?; sports journalist, Jemele Hill's recent Atlantic piece posits that black athletes should reconsider HBCUs for re-circulating wealth intraracially; Lastly, we'll try to tackle new TV/movie/streaming (Apple?) shows coming up this fall.  Our latest Mid Week in Review installment airs this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  LIVE call in broadcast number-646-915-9620.  Oh and is Daredevil returning but to FX?

Getting it in....welcome to the Blerd colloquiuim.   Join your favorite AFROnerdists for the latest installment of The Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The issues to be discussed are:  famed author, Walter Mosley appears to have caught his Dave Chappelle PC moment;  legendary actor, Robert  Downey, Jr. may be reprising the Iron Man character, after all....maybe;  NFL wide receiver, Antonio Brown is causing a stir with reported erratic behavior uncluding a confrontation with Raiders GM, Mike Mayock;  Brazilian mayor blocked from banning a Marvel's Avengers comic that has LGBT characters depicted in an intimate pose;  the Sony/Marvel "divorce" talk is still ongoing and speculated;  thoughts about the start of season 2 for DC Universe's Titans;  Bill Maher tells the truth about obesity.....cue for the outrage;  Doomsday Clock #11 finally arrived but does it mean for the Watchmen and DC character crossover going forward;  the Bad Boys for Life trailer hit the internets this week;  And lastly, Dburt

Instead of a long drawn out diatribe, let's just get to the pulp, shall we?  Check out our latest episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast, fueled by the mighty Afroned Radio STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts & Math) engine-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be discussed are: the dissolution of the Amazon rainforest; this IS America....the Odessa shooting; more environmental destruction and it's called Dorian;  more on the WB's Joker and its possible DC Black Label branding and there's Robert Pattinson's (Batman) comments; comedic legend, Dave Chappelle ruffles some PC feathers with his new Sticks and Stones Netflix special (0% RT score./.really?);  a Black Batman?; actor, Malik Yoba (New York Undercover, Alphas) discloses not only his sexual preferences but also his participation in a upcoming National Trans Visibility March (what happened to the Undercover reboot?); And lastly, could we see the return of Iron Man at Disney Plus a la an Ironheart streaming series?  And stil

You know the spiel….it’s a new episode of the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) as powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine and it airs per usual every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your favorite AFROnerdists discuss the following topics; Dburt relays his experiences at this past weekend’s 15th annual Afropunk festival…warts and all; and you thought that last month’s SDCC provided stellar revelations….well Disney’s D-23 expo provided the proverbial “second shoe” drop with announcements of more Disney plus streaming shows-She Hulk, Moon Knight and Ms. Marvel….oh and then there was that Mandalorian trailer; Black Panther 2 for 2022;  and what seems to be the bizarre corporate move of the year, toy manufacturer, Hasbro purchases Death Row records and we have our thoughts;   and then there was the controversial Popeye’s chicken sandwich challenge.  Was it a setback for black culture? Was it a coup for social media and free advertising?  Why was singer/actress (and Afropunk alumni), Janelle Monae “dragged” on twi

Welcome to our Mid Week in Review show airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your always earnest AFROnerdists will unravel the following topics: word has it that Sony-Disney renegotiation talks reached an impasse and Spiderman is OUT of the MCU (here we go); well the Keanu revival continues with news that Matrix 4 is coming!; why why why? Fallout from the announced SJW/ownership deal between Jay-Z and the NFL has some critics questioning athlete-activist, Colin Kaepernick's racial bona-fides (no AA is pure but let the games begin); picking up on some issues we failed to cover during our last show (ahem, Cannon Busters!); filmmaker/comic book guy, Kevin Smith us rebooting He-Man animated for Netflix; 1619 to 2019-thoughts about a recentNY Times piece encapsulating 400 years of the #ADOS experience; now that Dburt finally fired up his XBOX One and PS4, will he look into the forthcoming Blair Witch VG?;  funny how the Bruce Lee cameo in One Upon a Time in Hollywood still burns for folks....especially basketball

It's our infamous Sunday Grindhouse podcast, airing at 6pm (oh and it's powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine),  Listen to your not ready for primetime AFROnerdists discuss the following issues:  is it too early to declare that we might be seeing an Asian-American film renaissance? Our impressions of two new streaming/cable shows-the Bruce Lee conceived Warriors (Cinrmax) and Wu Warriors (Netftlix); a white vacationer during a southern plantation tour gave a bad review because it focused too much on white participation in slavery (huh?); Netflix trailers for a Dave Chappelle comedy special and Eddie Murphy's Dolemite both hit the cyberwebs this past week;  more social media don'ts-Mulan actress asserts support for Hong Kong police vs protesters and now there's a boycott against the upcoming Disney film;  LeSean Thomas' (Boondocks) long awaited comic to anime translation makes it to Netflix;  thoughts about the Jay-z NFL deal and how it relates to Colin Kaepernick;  so how exactly is Disney going to get F

Welcome to the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing LIVE this Sunday at 6pm eastern. Join your favorite AFROnerdist broadcasters as the delve into the following pop/pulp culture topics: creators (Derek Allen, Brian "Bats" J. Lambert, Onaji Rouse and Jermael Lessey) of the ambitious Kickstarter campaign, Konkret Comics stop by to discuss their burgeoning graphic novel imprint;  MCU intellect and why is Black Panther canonically left out of the ranking;  a recent Root piece highlights how Black children's health is affected by racism, according to pediatricians;  are streaming shows like The Boys and Umbrella Academy the answer to potential superior fatigue?;  with Marvel's growing popularity, is it possible that Star Wars may have lost favor with today's youth?;  DC's CCO, Jim Lee says that the DC Universe streaming platform is "thriving" but their digital comic sales are not following suit; Was Universal Studios correct in canceling the Blumhouse produced film, The Hunt? And was it a c

Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdist podcasters as they investigate these new issues: giving our impressions of the latest set of what appears to be racially motivated mass murders (occurring within a day of each other); how POTUS and the media play a role in these tragedies; iconic Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and educator, Toni Morrison passes at 88; the inner sanctum checked out the Fast and Furious spinoff, Hobbs & Shaw in planet Brooklyn;  another actress is alleging some pretty unsettling racial and sexual misconduct claims occurring on the set of the ABC hit, The Rookie;  and in the case of the latest in blerd-geek news, our thoughts concerning the CW Crisis/Flash S6 trailer; Titans S2 trailer hits the cyberwebs;  Forest Whitaker is back as the Godfather of Harlem;  a women centric Marvel ABC series is reportedly im development;  actor/director, Andy Serkis has been tapped to helm Venom 2

Listen to the latest Mid Week in Review (MWIR) installment of Afronerd Radio airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Team up with your favorite AFROnerdists as they lend their analytical skills to the following pop/pulp topics: tech billionaire inventor, Elon Musk is getting criticized for sponsoring an Afrofuturism event that neglected to include artists of African descent; yet another mass shooting with white supremacist overtones has occurred and yet again, it's treated as "normal"; so we're really charging black 10-year-old males with assault when playing dodgeball now?; although many comic enthusiasts are unsure about Joaquin Phoenix' upcoming portrayal as the Joker, Oscar buzz is in the air despite perceived fan trepidation; cleaning up issues we failed to cover in our last show; Shannon Lee is none too pleased with her iconic father's depiction in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood;  Cardi B is interviewed by Sen, Bernie Sanders (Blacks still can't tell when Dems are trolling them?); House of X' X-men relau

There's always something to talk about and that discussion is LIVE here at The Grindhouse, powered by the Afronerd Radio STEAM engine. The colloquium airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Join your favorite AFROnerdist podcasters as they wax about the following: Dburt checked out the latest Quentin Tarantino cinema (near) masterpiece, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and he wasn't disappointed; the highly anticipated Garth Ennis graphic novel to TV translation, The Boys made it to Amazon's streaming service this weekend; the Prince estate released an interesting animated video for the late icon's Originals' single, Holly Rock currently available on his Youtube channel; Dr. Stone might be reigniting Dburt's interest in anime; comedienne, Mo'Nique has sequel rant for NY radio personality, Charlamagne tha God of the extremely popular Breakfast Club;  yet another POTUS twitter rant goes viral-this time pointing toward Maryland congressman, Elijah Cummings; and what about those Black abuse dolls; Lena Waithe's horror ant

Another Mid Week in Review (MWIR) is upon us, so let us proceed. Our podcast, powered by the Afroned Radio STEAM engine, airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Join your favorite podcasters as they delve into the following topics: a bit more post SDCC talk (i.e  our choice of directors for the Blade reboot) and did Marvel "save" this year's con?  Is the other shoe destined to drop during Disney's upcoming D23 event? ;  the Harriet Tubman trailer simply entitled Harriet hit the cyberwebs this week; thoughts about the new Batman: Hush animated release; has the Kraven the Hunter villain role been racially remixed or is actor, Joe Manganiello a better fit?; the first episode of Pennyworth makes for a great 60s era TV Bond; the infamous Youtube crackdown on channels that specialize in disinformation may have had a reversal effect;  HBO's Who Killed Garrett Phillips is a fascinating crime documentary about race, false assumptions and more ADOS vs Caribbean stereotyping; Lastly, was a white HBCU professor "right" or r

It's the Grindhouse podcast as powered by the Afronerd Radio engine-time to get it in!  The Grindhouse airs every Sunday at 6pm and with an assist from your AFROnerdist power team, here are the topics to be discussed: San Diego Comic Con (SDCC) has finally arrived with Marvel revelations being at the top of the heap (Thor: Love & Thunder, Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness; Shang-Chi and the Legend of Ten Rings and the return of Blade starring Mahershala Ali); and of course, the multiple series announced for Disney's streaming service; the return of superstar comedian, Eddie Murphy via Netflix (first episode of S11 Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee and standup specials for an alleged 70M payday); a full throttled Picard trailer makes it to the internets; DC does it again (ahem in animation) with the latest release of Batman: Hush;  legendary HBCU, Morehouse College has been plagued with even more controversy;  Brandon Routh suits up as Superman....again..for the CW;  the CW also

Ok...in homage of a potential game changer for the James Bond franchise, let's make this show description, straight with no chaser! Welcome to Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast, airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics up for grabs this week are: the crew paid a visit to Brooklyn's third annual Blerd City Con held at Saint Francis College and we give you a run down of the festivities; freshmen congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib better known as "The Squad" appear to have raised the ire of President Trump to such a degree-ad hominem racial attacks are apparently not off limits for this Commander in Chief;  the many years of speculation that Idris Elba might be in line to assume the role of James Bond, many media outlets are intimating that Captain Marvel's Lashana Lynch might be considered for a racial and gender twist to the character (no Cleopatra Jones redux, huh?); noted futurist/inventor, Elon Musk has more news about the prospec