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Greetings with a skosh of Good Tidings to our ever expanding audience.  Keeping matters aphoristic, remember to listen to our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWR), airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  The issues up for analysis are: our impressions of not only Chris Rock and his hosting of this years Oscars but also the "counter" charity show simply known as #JusticeForFlint hosted by directors Ava Duvernay and Ryan Coogler; controversial Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump appears to have amnesia relating to former Klansman, David Duke and by extension who (what) are the White supremacists; picking up where we left off regarding MSNBC's Dr. Melissa Harris Perry walking off of her Nerdland show due to what she saw as implausible pre-emptions; a HBCU graduate started her own beer brand called The Harlem Brewing Company and what was once a hobby has expanded into 39 local NY Wal-marts; another "leftover" topic we failed to address-a NY Mag article places focus on a recent stud

Greetings with a skosh of Good Tidings to our ever expanding audience.  Keeping matters aphoristic, remember to listen to our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWR), airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  The issues up for analysis are: our impressions of not only Chris Rock and his hosting of this years Oscars but also the "counter" charity show simply known as #JusticeForFlint hosted by directors Ava Duvernay and Ryan Coogler; controversial Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump appears to have amnesia relating to former Klansman, David Duke and by extension who (what) are the White supremacists; picking up where we left off regarding MSNBC's Dr. Melissa Harris Perry walking off of her Nerdland show due to what she saw as implausible pre-emptions; a HBCU graduate started her own beer brand called The Harlem Brewing Company and what was once a hobby has expanded into 39 local NY Wal-marts; another "leftover" topic we failed to address-a NY Mag article places focus on a recent stud

As per rule, we try to keep matters epigrammatic here at Afronerd Machine Works! Join us this Saturday (starting at 6pm EST) for a new episode of our Grindhouse podcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  Listen to the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt wax about this week's topics of interest: fans got another crossover treat with this week's episode of Legends of Tommorow where (when?) we see an older, grizzled and armless Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke make appearances; and speaking of Arrow, Vixen made her live action debut this week as well; Dr. Melissa Harris Perry (MSNBC, Nerdland segments) walks off her show due to frequent preemptions; OkayAfrica.com highlights an Ethiopian post apocalyptic film entitled, Crumbs, directed by Miguel Llanso; our impressions of last week's Flash reveal and expectations for future speedsters when the series returns March 22nd; Dburt ponders about how can we expose and/or highlight the niche (pop) cultural conventions like Mecca Con; ECBACC, Lagos/Cape Town Con; a NY Mag

As per rule, we try to keep matters epigrammatic here at Afronerd Machine Works! Join us this Saturday (starting at 6pm EST) for a new episode of our Grindhouse podcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  Listen to the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt wax about this week's topics of interest: fans got another crossover treat with this week's episode of Legends of Tommorow where (when?) we see an older, grizzled and armless Oliver Queen and Connor Hawke make appearances; and speaking of Arrow, Vixen made her live action debut this week as well; Dr. Melissa Harris Perry (MSNBC, Nerdland segments) walks off her show due to frequent preemptions; OkayAfrica.com highlights an Ethiopian post apocalyptic film entitled, Crumbs, directed by Miguel Llanso; our impressions of last week's Flash reveal and expectations for future speedsters when the series returns March 22nd; Dburt ponders about how can we expose and/or highlight the niche (pop) cultural conventions like Mecca Con; ECBACC, Lagos/Cape Town Con; a NY Mag

We're back and in full effect!  Check out the latest podcast episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (hence, the MWR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they share their musings on the current issues of concern this past (mid) week. Topics such as:  a viral of photo of actress, Charlize Theron having difficulty with her adopted Black child as well as his questionable outfit illicit concern for some folks in the cyberverse; as front running Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump wins his respective South Carolina contest, the idea of his presidency comes closer into focus (...maybe); a new USC study delves deeper into Hollywood's diversity problem and how the issue may not be resolved anytime soon; Newsday sports scribe, Kimberly Martin shares a racist letter she received was levied toward Panthers' quarterback, Cam Newton; and speaking of Mr. Newton, in another sport-baseball-the NY Yankees are voicing their opinions about press conference ettiquette and the Bronx

We're back and in full effect!  Check out the latest podcast episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (hence, the MWR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they share their musings on the current issues of concern this past (mid) week. Topics such as:  a viral of photo of actress, Charlize Theron having difficulty with her adopted Black child as well as his questionable outfit illicit concern for some folks in the cyberverse; as front running Republican presidential hopeful, Donald Trump wins his respective South Carolina contest, the idea of his presidency comes closer into focus (...maybe); a new USC study delves deeper into Hollywood's diversity problem and how the issue may not be resolved anytime soon; Newsday sports scribe, Kimberly Martin shares a racist letter she received was levied toward Panthers' quarterback, Cam Newton; and speaking of Mr. Newton, in another sport-baseball-the NY Yankees are voicing their opinions about press conference ettiquette and the Bronx

Salutations with Sweet Potato Pie and a dollop of Afronerd's favorite orange swirl sherbert for our loyal listenership!  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics up for discussion are: with the Deadpool film burning up the box office for a 2nd week in a row and defying R-rated sci-fi/fantasy conventional wisdom, what is the future of adult rated movies and what films would we want to see that could get the same designation?; Connor Hawke makes an appearance on CW's Legends as the crew discusses his ethnicity and varied looks in Arrow print media; David Walker 's Powerman and Iron Fist comic hits the shelves (as well as a new Shaft book from last week); the long awaited Crouching Tiger sequel comes to Netflix next week; our impressions of the return of the streetcar as exhibited by NYC mayor, Bill De Blasio's ambitious 2,5 billion dollar plan to provide an alternate route for the Brooklyn and Qu

Salutations with Sweet Potato Pie and a dollop of Afronerd's favorite orange swirl sherbert for our loyal listenership!  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics up for discussion are: with the Deadpool film burning up the box office for a 2nd week in a row and defying R-rated sci-fi/fantasy conventional wisdom, what is the future of adult rated movies and what films would we want to see that could get the same designation?; Connor Hawke makes an appearance on CW's Legends as the crew discusses his ethnicity and varied looks in Arrow print media; David Walker 's Powerman and Iron Fist comic hits the shelves (as well as a new Shaft book from last week); the long awaited Crouching Tiger sequel comes to Netflix next week; our impressions of the return of the streetcar as exhibited by NYC mayor, Bill De Blasio's ambitious 2,5 billion dollar plan to provide an alternate route for the Brooklyn and Qu

Greetings, people!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax about the latest (mid) week topics:  YouNeek Studios CEO, graphic novelist and animator, Roye Okupe stops by to discuss his EXO comic book, Kickstarter campaign as well as the emergence of African superheroes within the American pop culture aesthetic; singer,actress and former Prince protegee, Vanity aka Denise Matthews passes; picking up where we left off per our last broadcast, Dburt discovers StockX-a sneaker(head) stock exchange; begrudglingly discussing rapper/fashionista, Kanye West's dubious mental status; also something MASSIVELY important that we failed to address last episode-another theory posited by famed theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein was proven to be correct relating to the recent dioscovery of gravitational waves; complaints about the poor handling of deceased legendary Black artists (Natalie Cole, Maurice White

Greetings, people!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWR) airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax about the latest (mid) week topics:  YouNeek Studios CEO, graphic novelist and animator, Roye Okupe stops by to discuss his EXO comic book, Kickstarter campaign as well as the emergence of African superheroes within the American pop culture aesthetic; singer,actress and former Prince protegee, Vanity aka Denise Matthews passes; picking up where we left off per our last broadcast, Dburt discovers StockX-a sneaker(head) stock exchange; begrudglingly discussing rapper/fashionista, Kanye West's dubious mental status; also something MASSIVELY important that we failed to address last episode-another theory posited by famed theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein was proven to be correct relating to the recent dioscovery of gravitational waves; complaints about the poor handling of deceased legendary Black artists (Natalie Cole, Maurice White

Call this Dburt's Hit and Run Groove Tour!  Just what does Dburt listen to during his off air time....well let's give it a shot and find out!  Show starts at 10pm,,,,oh, yeah Happy Valentine's Day!

Call this Dburt's Hit and Run Groove Tour!  Just what does Dburt listen to during his off air time....well let's give it a shot and find out!  Show starts at 10pm,,,,oh, yeah Happy Valentine's Day!

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. as they tackle the following pop culture concerns: writer/graphic novelist, Kwanza Osajyefo stops by to discuss his forthcoming comic book series entitled, BLACK and the successful crowdsource venture that is making this project come to fruition; the final Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer hits the cyberwebs with a loud bang; our impressions of the long-awaited Ryan Reynolds resurrection known as Marvel's Deadpool; and speaking of a return to fold, Vin Diesel reveals plot details of his XXX: The Return of Xander Cage film; famed actress, Meryl Streep channels Matt Damon on diversity in Berlin; Dburt doscovers a sneaker stock exchange entitled StockX; discussing last week's Flash: Earth 2 episode; we finally discuss the Cameroonian video gaming company, Kiro'o, their successful Kickstarter campaign and their flagship RPG

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. as they tackle the following pop culture concerns: writer/graphic novelist, Kwanza Osajyefo stops by to discuss his forthcoming comic book series entitled, BLACK and the successful crowdsource venture that is making this project come to fruition; the final Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice trailer hits the cyberwebs with a loud bang; our impressions of the long-awaited Ryan Reynolds resurrection known as Marvel's Deadpool; and speaking of a return to fold, Vin Diesel reveals plot details of his XXX: The Return of Xander Cage film; famed actress, Meryl Streep channels Matt Damon on diversity in Berlin; Dburt doscovers a sneaker stock exchange entitled StockX; discussing last week's Flash: Earth 2 episode; we finally discuss the Cameroonian video gaming company, Kiro'o, their successful Kickstarter campaign and their flagship RPG

Greetings to our ever vigilant and faithful Afronerd Radio listeners!  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk for another sonic roller coaster ride better known as The Mid Week in Review, courtesy of Afronerd Radio MachineWorks!  The topics up for discussion are: an assessment of Panthers' quaterback, Cam Newton's post SB behavior; and speaking of the Superbowl, just how racial, "radical" and disapproving was singer, Beyonce Knowles' half-time SB performance?; our impressions of the New Hampshire presidential primary results; actress Lupita Nyong'o and Ava Duvernay have been tapped to team up (act and direct, respectively) for an Amblin Entertainment (Steven Spielberg!) sci-fi thriller, entitled Intelligent Life; The Root highlights 4 Black female software engineers who received a tech award (The Crunchies) for their start-up, Slack; BLM front man, DeRay Mckesson announces his bid for mayor of Baltimore, MD; a new study shows that Americans do not live as long as their European counterparts. *Honorable mention: Seattle Se

Greetings to our ever vigilant and faithful Afronerd Radio listeners!  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk for another sonic roller coaster ride better known as The Mid Week in Review, courtesy of Afronerd Radio MachineWorks!  The topics up for discussion are: an assessment of Panthers' quaterback, Cam Newton's post SB behavior; and speaking of the Superbowl, just how racial, "radical" and disapproving was singer, Beyonce Knowles' half-time SB performance?; our impressions of the New Hampshire presidential primary results; actress Lupita Nyong'o and Ava Duvernay have been tapped to team up (act and direct, respectively) for an Amblin Entertainment (Steven Spielberg!) sci-fi thriller, entitled Intelligent Life; The Root highlights 4 Black female software engineers who received a tech award (The Crunchies) for their start-up, Slack; BLM front man, DeRay Mckesson announces his bid for mayor of Baltimore, MD; a new study shows that Americans do not live as long as their European counterparts. *Honorable mention: Seattle Se

Oh Our Stars and Garters!  More snow and thankfully more, Blerdic podcast installments!  Don't forget to check out this Saturday's new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse airing promptly at 6pm EST.  Join your "Podcast X-Men" as they investigate the following pop, pulp and political issues: The Washington Post and Joseph Ilidge's Mission both weigh in on yet another successful minority themed Kickstarter comic book campaign entitled simply, BLACK; we finally wax about the stellar return of the X-Files back on at FOX; and speaking of FOX, why the move to Fridays for both Sleepy Hollow and Second Chance; more icons are passing, Earth, Wind & Fire, co-founder and frontman, Maurice White passes; discussing The RootTV's video montage entitled, "What It's Like Being Profiled for What You Wear"; bringing DMC (of Run-Dmc) to Marvel Comics; more discourse on how the CW-DCverse television IPs have been progressing thus far; while we are in the thralls of Black History Month, we not only cover the history of Black

Oh Our Stars and Garters!  More snow and thankfully more, Blerdic podcast installments!  Don't forget to check out this Saturday's new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse airing promptly at 6pm EST.  Join your "Podcast X-Men" as they investigate the following pop, pulp and political issues: The Washington Post and Joseph Ilidge's Mission both weigh in on yet another successful minority themed Kickstarter comic book campaign entitled simply, BLACK; we finally wax about the stellar return of the X-Files back on at FOX; and speaking of FOX, why the move to Fridays for both Sleepy Hollow and Second Chance; more icons are passing, Earth, Wind & Fire, co-founder and frontman, Maurice White passes; discussing The RootTV's video montage entitled, "What It's Like Being Profiled for What You Wear"; bringing DMC (of Run-Dmc) to Marvel Comics; more discourse on how the CW-DCverse television IPs have been progressing thus far; while we are in the thralls of Black History Month, we not only cover the history of Black

Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they don their deerstalker caps to investigate the following current event laden "mysteries": time to deconstruct the Black entertainment industry-why are African American artists so vocal about racism being levied against them and their livelihood but quiet about the Black death and dysfunctionalism experienced by their non elite brethren?; And is Will Smith Inc deserving of a #sowhite hastag?; the X-files reboot returns to stellar ratings; our impressions of Black History 2016 and perhaps some anecdotal/Blue Area data is in order; does Stacy Dash deserve a pass in the wake of hip hop producer, Timbaland's apathy toward Flint, Michigan residents?; the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent while visiting the US are recommending reparatory justice for African Americans; more info is coming out on Elon Musk's new wave Hyperloop transportation system.

Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST. Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they don their deerstalker caps to investigate the following current event laden "mysteries": time to deconstruct the Black entertainment industry-why are African American artists so vocal about racism being levied against them and their livelihood but quiet about the Black death and dysfunctionalism experienced by their non elite brethren?; And is Will Smith Inc deserving of a #sowhite hastag?; the X-files reboot returns to stellar ratings; our impressions of Black History 2016 and perhaps some anecdotal/Blue Area data is in order; does Stacy Dash deserve a pass in the wake of hip hop producer, Timbaland's apathy toward Flint, Michigan residents?; the United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent while visiting the US are recommending reparatory justice for African Americans; more info is coming out on Elon Musk's new wave Hyperloop transportation system.