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Well citizens, Spring is here...allegedly.  Welcome to the latest chapter of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they place focus on the following (mid) week topics: Rock & Roll icon and pioneer, Check Berry passes at 90; BLM activist/former San Francsico 49ers' QB/free agent, Colin Kaepernick apparently is not getting picked up by any other NFL teams and his friend Spike Lee believes that politics may be the reason for the cool reception;  tech billionaire/Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg pays a visit to noted HBCU, North Carolina A & T State University to discuss diversity (in spite of the fact that FB has 145 Black employees out of 8,000...charity begins at home);  a recent Black Voices piece asserts that African-American Millennials are optimistic in the face of current racial animus and/or oppression; and in "more evidence that Armageddon is real thing" news, a Mass. college student-athlete is facing charges

Well citizens, Spring is here...allegedly.  Welcome to the latest chapter of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they place focus on the following (mid) week topics: Rock & Roll icon and pioneer, Check Berry passes at 90; BLM activist/former San Francsico 49ers' QB/free agent, Colin Kaepernick apparently is not getting picked up by any other NFL teams and his friend Spike Lee believes that politics may be the reason for the cool reception;  tech billionaire/Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg pays a visit to noted HBCU, North Carolina A & T State University to discuss diversity (in spite of the fact that FB has 145 Black employees out of 8,000...charity begins at home);  a recent Black Voices piece asserts that African-American Millennials are optimistic in the face of current racial animus and/or oppression; and in "more evidence that Armageddon is real thing" news, a Mass. college student-athlete is facing charges

Greetings, people!  Welcome to another round of podcast discourse known as The Grindhouse, powered by Afronerd Radio-airing every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Listen to your favorite podcast New Gods of Apokolips (Claire Lanay, the Uncanny Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) unravel this week's Mystery Wagon inspired conundrums: longtime Afronerd Radio comrade and burgeoning filmmaker, Hilton A. Ruiz stops by to talk about his pet project, Zombie With a Shotgun-a web series and now graphic novel; after having seen (maybe/maybe not) the Netflix series, Iron Fist, the crew give their impressions; is Michael B. Jordan being considered for Neo for The Matrix reboot? Are we ready for a Matrix redux?;  and speaking of unsolicited reworkings, a recent CNN article highlights 9 other films that audiences really didn't think needed the cinematic remix treatment; Sony apparently plans to go ahead with a Venom movie but will it have an MCU connection?; and as if the Iron Fist whitewashing concerns weren't any more indicative of th

Greetings, people!  Welcome to another round of podcast discourse known as The Grindhouse, powered by Afronerd Radio-airing every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Listen to your favorite podcast New Gods of Apokolips (Claire Lanay, the Uncanny Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) unravel this week's Mystery Wagon inspired conundrums: longtime Afronerd Radio comrade and burgeoning filmmaker, Hilton A. Ruiz stops by to talk about his pet project, Zombie With a Shotgun-a web series and now graphic novel; after having seen (maybe/maybe not) the Netflix series, Iron Fist, the crew give their impressions; is Michael B. Jordan being considered for Neo for The Matrix reboot? Are we ready for a Matrix redux?;  and speaking of unsolicited reworkings, a recent CNN article highlights 9 other films that audiences really didn't think needed the cinematic remix treatment; Sony apparently plans to go ahead with a Venom movie but will it have an MCU connection?; and as if the Iron Fist whitewashing concerns weren't any more indicative of th

Even a snow storm can't stop the Afronerd Radio machine, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) as powered by the aforementioned broadcast phenomenon.  Join your hosts, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they use their unique and metaphysical stethoscopes to diagnose this (mid) week's latest travails:  noted feminist author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie raises the ire of many in the transgender community by questioning their place in traditional feminism; a new documentary shows a more detailed video of the infamous Mike Brown store theft incident that may have contributed to his untimely demise; a recent GQ article, highlights a thriving marijuana business that relies on women with model looks (Green Angels) to conduct sales unencumbered by police profiling; Iowa congressman, Steve King causes a stir with yet more comments about Western civilization, immigration, POC and disappearing Whiteness; picking up where we left off...is Samuel L. Jackson on to something with his recent criticism of B

Even a snow storm can't stop the Afronerd Radio machine, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) as powered by the aforementioned broadcast phenomenon.  Join your hosts, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they use their unique and metaphysical stethoscopes to diagnose this (mid) week's latest travails:  noted feminist author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie raises the ire of many in the transgender community by questioning their place in traditional feminism; a new documentary shows a more detailed video of the infamous Mike Brown store theft incident that may have contributed to his untimely demise; a recent GQ article, highlights a thriving marijuana business that relies on women with model looks (Green Angels) to conduct sales unencumbered by police profiling; Iowa congressman, Steve King causes a stir with yet more comments about Western civilization, immigration, POC and disappearing Whiteness; picking up where we left off...is Samuel L. Jackson on to something with his recent criticism of B

Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite podcast "Court of Owls" (Dburt, the Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they provide their unique analyses to the following "nerdy" phenomena: in the wake of box triumphs such as Deadpool and Logan, DC wants to explore R-rated comic book translations to film (duh!);Dburt checked out Skull Island and the Monsterverse is off to the races (but does it include Pacific Rim?) actor, John Cho (Harold & Kumar, Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow) gets candid about race and casting decisions in Hollywood; Sam Jackson tells you how he really feels about Black British actors taking American film roles (John Boyega begs to differ); early reviews of Netflix' Iron Fist are in and.....we'll talk about; actress, Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) has been cast to portray the Marvel mercenary character, Domino in the forthcoming Deadpool sequel (what happened to Janelle Monae?); maybe we'll talk about Dr. Ben Carson

Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite podcast "Court of Owls" (Dburt, the Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they provide their unique analyses to the following "nerdy" phenomena: in the wake of box triumphs such as Deadpool and Logan, DC wants to explore R-rated comic book translations to film (duh!);Dburt checked out Skull Island and the Monsterverse is off to the races (but does it include Pacific Rim?) actor, John Cho (Harold & Kumar, Star Trek, Sleepy Hollow) gets candid about race and casting decisions in Hollywood; Sam Jackson tells you how he really feels about Black British actors taking American film roles (John Boyega begs to differ); early reviews of Netflix' Iron Fist are in and.....we'll talk about; actress, Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) has been cast to portray the Marvel mercenary character, Domino in the forthcoming Deadpool sequel (what happened to Janelle Monae?); maybe we'll talk about Dr. Ben Carson

And so the Comic Book movie season is off to the races!  Welcome to our latest Grindhouse podcast installment as powered by Afronerd Radio machine Works!  Listen to your favorite podcast "Intergang" (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they shed light on varied topics occurring the pulp-verse: our impressions of this weekend's release of the highly anticipated Fox produced Logan film; purportedly, the next two Avengers films will cost approx. 1 Billion dollars combined; I09 highlights the list of actors who were at one time being considered for roles in the first X-men film and it's quite trippy; trailers for Alien: Covenant and Guardians of The Galaxy (with Snake Plissken this time) hit the cyberwebs this week; casting news for Inhumans, X-Men TV series, Gotham, Deadpool 2, etc;  acting legend, Bill Paxton passes at 61; is,a Tron reboot necessary and does Jared Leto's attachment to this project make a difference?;  in a post Trumpian America, an Alabama drive-in theater purportedly refuses to s

And so the Comic Book movie season is off to the races!  Welcome to our latest Grindhouse podcast installment as powered by Afronerd Radio machine Works!  Listen to your favorite podcast "Intergang" (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they shed light on varied topics occurring the pulp-verse: our impressions of this weekend's release of the highly anticipated Fox produced Logan film; purportedly, the next two Avengers films will cost approx. 1 Billion dollars combined; I09 highlights the list of actors who were at one time being considered for roles in the first X-men film and it's quite trippy; trailers for Alien: Covenant and Guardians of The Galaxy (with Snake Plissken this time) hit the cyberwebs this week; casting news for Inhumans, X-Men TV series, Gotham, Deadpool 2, etc;  acting legend, Bill Paxton passes at 61; is,a Tron reboot necessary and does Jared Leto's attachment to this project make a difference?;  in a post Trumpian America, an Alabama drive-in theater purportedly refuses to s

What's shaking, folks!  Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesdat at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they attempt to decipher this (mid) week's latest topics:  Netflix appears to really be on a roll, with the release of a new trailer for a HBCU-Greek letter TV drama series entitled, Burning Sands; we give our impressions of the highlights, soco-political implications and fallout of this past week's broadcast of the Academy Awards in the wake of last year's #OscarSoWhite controversy; "transracial" former president of the NAACP Spokane (WA) chapter, Rachel Dolezal reportedly has hit on hard times; Dburt may finally uses the Dolezal story to discuss Paris Jackson and Negro League executive, Effa Manley; regrettably we may touch upon the "beef" between rappers, Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj only as a backdrop for more serious and insidious issues (i.e Black failure is a business; Hip Hop needs to be closed for business; Black folk MUST divest from regressi

What's shaking, folks!  Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesdat at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they attempt to decipher this (mid) week's latest topics:  Netflix appears to really be on a roll, with the release of a new trailer for a HBCU-Greek letter TV drama series entitled, Burning Sands; we give our impressions of the highlights, soco-political implications and fallout of this past week's broadcast of the Academy Awards in the wake of last year's #OscarSoWhite controversy; "transracial" former president of the NAACP Spokane (WA) chapter, Rachel Dolezal reportedly has hit on hard times; Dburt may finally uses the Dolezal story to discuss Paris Jackson and Negro League executive, Effa Manley; regrettably we may touch upon the "beef" between rappers, Remy Ma and Nicki Minaj only as a backdrop for more serious and insidious issues (i.e Black failure is a business; Hip Hop needs to be closed for business; Black folk MUST divest from regressi

We took a brief preemption and now we're back!  Check out a new episode of The Grindhouse podcast, courtesy of The Afronerd Radio Machine-airing this and every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Listen to your favorite podcast "Voltron" space pilots (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Unacanny" Daryll B.) as they wax poetic about the following pulp flavored phenomena:  the CW's forthcoming Black Lightning TV series casts its titular hero in actor, Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie); The Batman gets its director....finally..with Matt Reeves (I guess Ben Affleck is sticking around after all); and speaking of The Batman film, is a Nightwing movie really in the works?; recent Mary Sue piece highlights the Asian American cultural impact and influence of Avatar: The Last Airbender on the article's author, Caroline Cao; first impressions of this weekend's release of Jordon Peele's neo-Black horror film, Get Out; and in what appears to be the ultimate example of a nerd team up-astronomers and gamers will work together to help i

We took a brief preemption and now we're back!  Check out a new episode of The Grindhouse podcast, courtesy of The Afronerd Radio Machine-airing this and every Saturday at 6pm EST.  Listen to your favorite podcast "Voltron" space pilots (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Unacanny" Daryll B.) as they wax poetic about the following pulp flavored phenomena:  the CW's forthcoming Black Lightning TV series casts its titular hero in actor, Cress Williams (Hart of Dixie); The Batman gets its director....finally..with Matt Reeves (I guess Ben Affleck is sticking around after all); and speaking of The Batman film, is a Nightwing movie really in the works?; recent Mary Sue piece highlights the Asian American cultural impact and influence of Avatar: The Last Airbender on the article's author, Caroline Cao; first impressions of this weekend's release of Jordon Peele's neo-Black horror film, Get Out; and in what appears to be the ultimate example of a nerd team up-astronomers and gamers will work together to help i

Keeping it straight, to the point and funky! Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast, airing consistently every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk opine about the current "goings ons" in pulp/pop and political culture this (mid) week:  although we're approx. one week past The Grammys, the dearth of Black artists winning major categories are leading some critics to feel that this award show is reminiscent of the Oscars' racial faux pas, hence hastag "GrammysSoWhite"; in a Blue Area moment, Johnson Publications may be on the comeback trail, with Jet Magazine perhaps returning to print focusing on millennials; Hampton University president, Dr. William Harvey has some choice words for the creators the BET show, The Quad, affirming that the program misrepresents HBCUs;  more racial animus stories are afoot (Youtuber PewDiePie loses his popular and lucrative channel over charges of anti-semitism, CNN panelists joust over Trump not condeming the

Keeping it straight, to the point and funky! Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast, airing consistently every Wednesday at 7:30 pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk opine about the current "goings ons" in pulp/pop and political culture this (mid) week:  although we're approx. one week past The Grammys, the dearth of Black artists winning major categories are leading some critics to feel that this award show is reminiscent of the Oscars' racial faux pas, hence hastag "GrammysSoWhite"; in a Blue Area moment, Johnson Publications may be on the comeback trail, with Jet Magazine perhaps returning to print focusing on millennials; Hampton University president, Dr. William Harvey has some choice words for the creators the BET show, The Quad, affirming that the program misrepresents HBCUs;  more racial animus stories are afoot (Youtuber PewDiePie loses his popular and lucrative channel over charges of anti-semitism, CNN panelists joust over Trump not condeming the

It's Hump Day, people!  Let's jump into the mix, folks! Welcome to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk expound on the following (mid) weekly issues:  Yale University is renaming its Calhoun College (originally named after the US VP and slavery advocate, John C Calhoun) to honor noted computer scientist and US Navy Rear Admiral, Dr. Grace Hopper-somehow, FOX news correspondent, Geraldo Rivera doesn't approve;  iconic Jazz and R&B vocalist, Al Jarreau passess suddenly at 76; is Pres. Trump's creation of an HBCU focused executive order meant to "one up" Pres. Obama's relations with AA colleges from the preceding administration?; in a Blue Area/Black business moment-a Nigerian entrepreneur launches KEEX, an Africa themed footwear brand with goal to bolster the manufacturing sector in Nigeria; comedian/actor, Nick Cannon quits Americs's Got Talent (AGT) because the show inhibits his "Blackness"; Dbu

It's Hump Day, people!  Let's jump into the mix, folks! Welcome to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk expound on the following (mid) weekly issues:  Yale University is renaming its Calhoun College (originally named after the US VP and slavery advocate, John C Calhoun) to honor noted computer scientist and US Navy Rear Admiral, Dr. Grace Hopper-somehow, FOX news correspondent, Geraldo Rivera doesn't approve;  iconic Jazz and R&B vocalist, Al Jarreau passess suddenly at 76; is Pres. Trump's creation of an HBCU focused executive order meant to "one up" Pres. Obama's relations with AA colleges from the preceding administration?; in a Blue Area/Black business moment-a Nigerian entrepreneur launches KEEX, an Africa themed footwear brand with goal to bolster the manufacturing sector in Nigeria; comedian/actor, Nick Cannon quits Americs's Got Talent (AGT) because the show inhibits his "Blackness"; Dbu

If you're on the east coast and you want to take a break from shoveling snow-remove your boots, pour yourself a hot toddy and tune in to Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse.  Every Saturday at 6pm, listen to your favorite podcast Blood Syndicate (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B.and Dburt) as they deconstruct the following pop/pulp topics:  just what are your (and our) top Vampire themed films/TV shows in the wake of the recent underwhelming Underworld: Blood Wars; our impression of the Legion, APB and 24 Legacy premieres-all courtesy of FOX (and FX); Dburt has conniption when he finds out that director,  M. Night Shamalan's latest film success, Split, is an inadvertant prelude to the Unbreakable-verse; and in the spirit of Black History Month, we shed light on the contributions of electronic engineer, Jerry Lawson to the world of videogaming; and just what does Fast Willie Jackson have to do with Archie Comics?; with the release of a more complete Iron Fist trailer (incl. Colleen Wing secondary clip), will this Ne

If you're on the east coast and you want to take a break from shoveling snow-remove your boots, pour yourself a hot toddy and tune in to Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse.  Every Saturday at 6pm, listen to your favorite podcast Blood Syndicate (Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk, Daryll B.and Dburt) as they deconstruct the following pop/pulp topics:  just what are your (and our) top Vampire themed films/TV shows in the wake of the recent underwhelming Underworld: Blood Wars; our impression of the Legion, APB and 24 Legacy premieres-all courtesy of FOX (and FX); Dburt has conniption when he finds out that director,  M. Night Shamalan's latest film success, Split, is an inadvertant prelude to the Unbreakable-verse; and in the spirit of Black History Month, we shed light on the contributions of electronic engineer, Jerry Lawson to the world of videogaming; and just what does Fast Willie Jackson have to do with Archie Comics?; with the release of a more complete Iron Fist trailer (incl. Colleen Wing secondary clip), will this Ne