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Welcome to our Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST! Listen to Capt. Kirk and Dburt unravel this (mid) week's topical concerns: Nightly Show host and comedian, Larry Wilmore drops the n-bomb right on POTUS' forehead during last week's White House Correspondent's Dinner; yet another reminder that 2016 is just a proxy for 1950-an Old Navy depicting a multi-racial family elicits jeers from the racist contingent in cyberspace; a recent Atlanta Black Star piece discusses India long time color as culture based caste sytem which has historically ostracized dark skinned Dalits; Dburt higlights a runner/health enthusiast who is coincidentally a centurian; astronomers discover at least 3 planets that may be able to sustain human life that are approx. 40 light years away; and while we are talking about space, a new study posits that perhaps Earth just exists in the context of ancient extraterrestrial life (i.e. space civilizations long past extinct ); some in cyberspace went ra

Welcome to our Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST! Listen to Capt. Kirk and Dburt unravel this (mid) week's topical concerns: Nightly Show host and comedian, Larry Wilmore drops the n-bomb right on POTUS' forehead during last week's White House Correspondent's Dinner; yet another reminder that 2016 is just a proxy for 1950-an Old Navy depicting a multi-racial family elicits jeers from the racist contingent in cyberspace; a recent Atlanta Black Star piece discusses India long time color as culture based caste sytem which has historically ostracized dark skinned Dalits; Dburt higlights a runner/health enthusiast who is coincidentally a centurian; astronomers discover at least 3 planets that may be able to sustain human life that are approx. 40 light years away; and while we are talking about space, a new study posits that perhaps Earth just exists in the context of ancient extraterrestrial life (i.e. space civilizations long past extinct ); some in cyberspace went ra

Let's just jump into the fray, shall we?  Recruitment for joining this week's group of Grindhouse podcast listeners starts NOW!  Check out the latest musings from your favorite Podcast Avengers (Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) airing this Saturday at 6pm, powered by Afronerd Radio. The topics du jour are:  it's official...Netflix is gearing up to produce a Punisher series after all;  DC/WB's The Flash movie loses its director, Seth Grahame-Smith over creative differences and Aquaman director, James Wan may be following suit; Dburt asks does the body diversity panel at the recently held Emerald City Comicon trivialize the more widely discussed concerns related to racial/ethnic/gender/sexual orientation?; a topic that was left on the table per the Mid Week episode-just what is up with Lil Kim and her "enLIGHTENED" appearance; a recent Pop Culture Uncovered article waxes about the increase in diverse comics and the decrease in support/sales (and how digital sales appear not be includ

Let's just jump into the fray, shall we?  Recruitment for joining this week's group of Grindhouse podcast listeners starts NOW!  Check out the latest musings from your favorite Podcast Avengers (Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) airing this Saturday at 6pm, powered by Afronerd Radio. The topics du jour are:  it's official...Netflix is gearing up to produce a Punisher series after all;  DC/WB's The Flash movie loses its director, Seth Grahame-Smith over creative differences and Aquaman director, James Wan may be following suit; Dburt asks does the body diversity panel at the recently held Emerald City Comicon trivialize the more widely discussed concerns related to racial/ethnic/gender/sexual orientation?; a topic that was left on the table per the Mid Week episode-just what is up with Lil Kim and her "enLIGHTENED" appearance; a recent Pop Culture Uncovered article waxes about the increase in diverse comics and the decrease in support/sales (and how digital sales appear not be includ

Again...straight, no chaser and shaken not stirred, folks!  Welcome to our Mid Week in Review podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio Cogs-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Pull up a seat preferably with a cool and refreshing drink, as we pontificate on the following (mid) week topics: pop star, Beyonce Knowles releases another neo Black centric project entitled, Lemonade causing public/media derision (a la Piers Morgan) and praise; our thoughts regarding the decision to place abolitionist, Harriet Tubman on US currency; The Root highlights AfroFuturism in a four part feature; in yet another detestable display of what we, here at Afronerd Radio have dubbed, "Plantation Olympics," a Black woman in Australia gets told by a White Tinder date that she should bleach her skin in order to be prettier (it appears rapper, Lil Kim agrees); Detroit youths place 1st in a national chess competition and lastly, a The Daily Beast piece waxes about how technology is actually bringing the culture closer to seieng real lif

Again...straight, no chaser and shaken not stirred, folks!  Welcome to our Mid Week in Review podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio Cogs-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Pull up a seat preferably with a cool and refreshing drink, as we pontificate on the following (mid) week topics: pop star, Beyonce Knowles releases another neo Black centric project entitled, Lemonade causing public/media derision (a la Piers Morgan) and praise; our thoughts regarding the decision to place abolitionist, Harriet Tubman on US currency; The Root highlights AfroFuturism in a four part feature; in yet another detestable display of what we, here at Afronerd Radio have dubbed, "Plantation Olympics," a Black woman in Australia gets told by a White Tinder date that she should bleach her skin in order to be prettier (it appears rapper, Lil Kim agrees); Detroit youths place 1st in a national chess competition and lastly, a The Daily Beast piece waxes about how technology is actually bringing the culture closer to seieng real lif

This has certainly been a sorrowful and busy weekend for The Afronerd Radio Machine!  So in honor of his Royal Badness and in true Prince fashion...we're not going to quit grooving, keeping it tight in the pocket, informative and honest.  Join us for the last call as discuss the iconic performer's legacy. Call live at 646-915-9620. The Afterparty starts at 7pm EST!

This has certainly been a sorrowful and busy weekend for The Afronerd Radio Machine!  So in honor of his Royal Badness and in true Prince fashion...we're not going to quit grooving, keeping it tight in the pocket, informative and honest.  Join us for the last call as discuss the iconic performer's legacy. Call live at 646-915-9620. The Afterparty starts at 7pm EST!

Well, this has been a rough week for the Afronerd Radio machine with the passing of His Royal Badness but our infrastructure's component will continue to be powered not only by music but also by his vaunted work ethic and creativity..whew!  Check out our latest Grindhouse segment this Saturday airing at 6pm EST when your favorite Podcast Avengers (the "Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt, Kirk and Dburt) discuss current pop/pulp cultural phenomena: more on the passing of iconic musician, Prince (but look out for a definitive Afronerd Radio Prince retrospective coming up on Sunday); some details have come forward regarding the Agents of SHIELD spinoff series, Marvel's Most Wanted; Orphan Black returns for season 4 (and Game of Thrones S7); thoughts about Marvel/Disney removing The Inhumans from their release schedule; the Krypton prequel Syfy series is still a go; the trailer for Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Magnificent Seven remake hits the cyberwebs; we never did speak about Nicole Beharie's exit

Well, this has been a rough week for the Afronerd Radio machine with the passing of His Royal Badness but our infrastructure's component will continue to be powered not only by music but also by his vaunted work ethic and creativity..whew!  Check out our latest Grindhouse segment this Saturday airing at 6pm EST when your favorite Podcast Avengers (the "Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt, Kirk and Dburt) discuss current pop/pulp cultural phenomena: more on the passing of iconic musician, Prince (but look out for a definitive Afronerd Radio Prince retrospective coming up on Sunday); some details have come forward regarding the Agents of SHIELD spinoff series, Marvel's Most Wanted; Orphan Black returns for season 4 (and Game of Thrones S7); thoughts about Marvel/Disney removing The Inhumans from their release schedule; the Krypton prequel Syfy series is still a go; the trailer for Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Magnificent Seven remake hits the cyberwebs; we never did speak about Nicole Beharie's exit

A true "hit and run" impromptu broadcast!  Prince Rogers Nelson passes!  The Afronerd Radio machine was literally POWERED by the icon's music, personal style and work ethic.  We mourn, discuss and jam a little!  Wow.

A true "hit and run" impromptu broadcast!  Prince Rogers Nelson passes!  The Afronerd Radio machine was literally POWERED by the icon's music, personal style and work ethic.  We mourn, discuss and jam a little!  Wow. 

What's up, folks! Welcome to the latest edition of our Mid Week in Review podcast, powered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join Dburt and Capt, Kirk this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST as they decipher this (mid) week's "Davinci coded" topics:  our impressions on the recent release of 2.6 terabytes of data known as the "Panama Papers" regarding thousands of individuals and companies hiding trillions in offshore bank accounts; legendary hip hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa has multiple past molestation claims being levied against him; a recent Vox article affirms that White gamers are adverse toward a new video game that forces players to utilize minority/brown hued male and female avatars;  the folks at Buzzfeed apologize for highlighting an edgy viral campaign entitled, "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People"; Bill O'Reilly gives us more of his thoughts on the Black lower tier when interviewing Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump about how to address Black underclass joblessness and lastly, why

What's up, folks! Welcome to the latest edition of our Mid Week in Review podcast, powered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join Dburt and Capt, Kirk this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST as they decipher this (mid) week's "Davinci coded" topics:  our impressions on the recent release of 2.6 terabytes of data known as the "Panama Papers" regarding thousands of individuals and companies hiding trillions in offshore bank accounts; legendary hip hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa has multiple past molestation claims being levied against him; a recent Vox article affirms that White gamers are adverse toward a new video game that forces players to utilize minority/brown hued male and female avatars;  the folks at Buzzfeed apologize for highlighting an edgy viral campaign entitled, "27 Questions Black People Have For Black People"; Bill O'Reilly gives us more of his thoughts on the Black lower tier when interviewing Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump about how to address Black underclass joblessness and lastly, why

Howdy!  Let's get to the point-straight with no chaser, please!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindHouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Your favorite Podcast Enterprise crew (the "uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) beams in to discuss the latest going ons in pulpdom: we interview comic creator, Paul Louise-Julie regarding his latest work, The Pack (African Lycanthropes? BUY IT!); our impressions of this week's release of the Doctor Strange trailer as well as photos of Scarlet Johansson's forthcoming Ghost in the Shell-are both films displaying digitized bias by having White actors appropriating Asian culture and phenotypes?; are theater owners really considering giving a free pass to moviegoers who would like to text while a film is in progress; Nate Parker's Birth of a Nation trailer hits the cyberwebs this past week; and now the second issue of Ta-nehisi Coates' Black Panther tops the retailers' advance reorder list; and it appears that the call for diver

Howdy!  Let's get to the point-straight with no chaser, please!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindHouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Your favorite Podcast Enterprise crew (the "uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt. Kirk and Dburt) beams in to discuss the latest going ons in pulpdom: we interview comic creator, Paul Louise-Julie regarding his latest work, The Pack (African Lycanthropes? BUY IT!); our impressions of this week's release of the Doctor Strange trailer as well as photos of Scarlet Johansson's forthcoming Ghost in the Shell-are both films displaying digitized bias by having White actors appropriating Asian culture and phenotypes?; are theater owners really considering giving a free pass to moviegoers who would like to text while a film is in progress; Nate Parker's Birth of a Nation trailer hits the cyberwebs this past week; and now the second issue of Ta-nehisi Coates' Black Panther tops the retailers' advance reorder list; and it appears that the call for diver

Greetings, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of the Mid Week in Review podcast powered by the Afronerd Machine, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the following (mid) week topics:  the crew finally weighs in on not only former President Bill Clinton's remarks (and apology...sort of) regarding Black intraracial violence but also retired football player, Ray Lewis' likeminded comments regarding Black Lives Matter; Dburt gives his thoughts on documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns' new two-part PBS special on baseball legend, Jackie Robinson; another racial non-troversy erupts involving NYC mayor, Bill de Blasio and Democratic presidential frontrunner, Sec. Hillary Clinton. Yet another example of necessity being the mother of invention- a New Jersey Institute of Technology student uses a 3D printer to create his own braces correcting his malocclusion for $60 (raising the ire of the dental community); theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking is working on his o

Greetings, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of the Mid Week in Review podcast powered by the Afronerd Machine, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the following (mid) week topics:  the crew finally weighs in on not only former President Bill Clinton's remarks (and apology...sort of) regarding Black intraracial violence but also retired football player, Ray Lewis' likeminded comments regarding Black Lives Matter; Dburt gives his thoughts on documentary filmmaker, Ken Burns' new two-part PBS special on baseball legend, Jackie Robinson; another racial non-troversy erupts involving NYC mayor, Bill de Blasio and Democratic presidential frontrunner, Sec. Hillary Clinton. Yet another example of necessity being the mother of invention- a New Jersey Institute of Technology student uses a 3D printer to create his own braces correcting his malocclusion for $60 (raising the ire of the dental community); theoretical physicist, Stephen Hawking is working on his o

Game On! (Ok, that's our attempt at channeling Johnny Storm, folks).  Welcome to the latest episode of The GrindHouse, powered by the Afronerd Machine-airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your "Podcast Enterprise" crew (Dburt, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Dburt) for this week's new interstellar fact finding mission: best selling author/race man, Ta-nehisi Coates' (The Atlantic) Black Panther comic is released this week with impressive sales and reviews; the trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits the cyberwebs; the WB intimates that they may release an extended R-rated three hour version of Batman vs Superman to the theater circuit to help bolster it's lagging box office numbers; Bleeding Cool highlights a 3 part interview with noted CNN analyst and politico, Van Jones regarding his longtime affinity for comicdom (yes, he's a Blerd);  Marvel's Cloak and Dagger appear to be getting the TV series treatment at Freeform, formerly ABC Family; Wonder Woman: Earth One dropped this week with posi

Game On! (Ok, that's our attempt at channeling Johnny Storm, folks).  Welcome to the latest episode of The GrindHouse, powered by the Afronerd Machine-airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your "Podcast Enterprise" crew (Dburt, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Dburt) for this week's new interstellar fact finding mission: best selling author/race man, Ta-nehisi Coates' (The Atlantic) Black Panther comic is released this week with impressive sales and reviews; the trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story hits the cyberwebs; the WB intimates that they may release an extended R-rated three hour version of Batman vs Superman to the theater circuit to help bolster it's lagging box office numbers; Bleeding Cool highlights a 3 part interview with noted CNN analyst and politico, Van Jones regarding his longtime affinity for comicdom (yes, he's a Blerd);  Marvel's Cloak and Dagger appear to be getting the TV series treatment at Freeform, formerly ABC Family; Wonder Woman: Earth One dropped this week with posi