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Seasons Greetings, people!  Join us for our penultimate Xmas/Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine! Take a sip of eggnog and listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax poetic about this week's (mid) week current issues: comedian/entrepreneur Steve Harvey finds himself in Twitter Hell due to a flub during his hosting of the Miss Universe contest; noted astrophysicist,Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson also finds himself in a Twitter troll war because of his time honored science fiction/science fact tweets about certain films. Unfortunately, he chose to poke fun at the latest Star Wars movie; and yet, in more Blerd news, the prospect of a Black Hermione for an upcoming Harry Potter play is causing a stir (on Twiter....AGAIN); Capt. Kirk and Dburt trade opinions on the new Star Wars versus Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming, Hateful 8 film; CBS gets critiqued for censorship due to a televised focus group comprised of American Muslims who questioned US foreign policy in

Seasons Greetings, people!  Join us for our penultimate Xmas/Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine! Take a sip of eggnog and listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk wax poetic about this week's (mid) week current issues: comedian/entrepreneur Steve Harvey finds himself in Twitter Hell due to a flub during his hosting of the Miss Universe contest; noted astrophysicist,Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson also finds himself in a Twitter troll war because of his time honored science fiction/science fact tweets about certain films. Unfortunately, he chose to poke fun at the latest Star Wars movie; and yet, in more Blerd news, the prospect of a Black Hermione for an upcoming Harry Potter play is causing a stir (on Twiter....AGAIN); Capt. Kirk and Dburt trade opinions on the new Star Wars versus Quentin Tarantino's forthcoming, Hateful 8 film; CBS gets critiqued for censorship due to a televised focus group comprised of American Muslims who questioned US foreign policy in

And so the holiday countdown continues, Afronerd Radio citizens!  But in the interim, why not check out the latest episode of The Mid Week in Review, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pmEST. Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle this (mid) week's following issues:  our impressions of tennis great, Serena Williams' provocative Sports Illustrated cover and the growing racial/gender controversy attached to it; educator/public intellectual, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson's recent New Republic piece posits that a future Hillary Clinton presidency may be more benficial to the African-American community than the current Obama regime; winners/losers coming out of the last GOP debate for 2015; are the criticisms by Chicago rap legends, Rhymefest and Twista, toward Spike Lee and his Chiraq film legitimate or examples of dysfunction denial?; with a suburban Philly H.S. removing Huckleberry Finn from its curriculum (and various municipalities rethinking their loyalty to certain racist statues and monuments) due to feelings of "dis

And so the holiday countdown continues, Afronerd Radio citizens!  But in the interim, why not check out the latest episode of The Mid Week in Review, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pmEST. Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle this (mid) week's following issues:  our impressions of tennis great, Serena Williams' provocative Sports Illustrated cover and the growing racial/gender controversy attached to it; educator/public intellectual, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson's recent New Republic piece posits that a future Hillary Clinton presidency may be more benficial to the African-American community than the current Obama regime; winners/losers coming out of the last GOP debate for 2015; are the criticisms by Chicago rap legends, Rhymefest and Twista, toward Spike Lee and his Chiraq film legitimate or examples of dysfunction denial?; with a suburban Philly H.S. removing Huckleberry Finn from its curriculum (and various municipalities rethinking their loyalty to certain racist statues and monuments) due to feelings of "dis

Seasons Greetings to all our loyal nationa and global listeners!  Let's keep this terse.  Join Daryll B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt for the latest Festivus episode of The Grindhouse Podcast, (thanks to the Afronerd Radio machine) airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics to be unwrapped under the Xmas tree this evening are: our impressions of the new X-men: Apocalypse trailer that just hit the cyberwebs; Dburt highlights a New Republic article entitled, "The Case of The Disappearing Black Detective Novel,"; the racebending debate continues regarding the casting of the Danny Rand character for the forthcoming Iron Fist Netflix series; does the Supergirl TV series shed a small sliver of it's The Devil Wears Prada allusions with last week's heroic reveal?; a Bleeding Cool piece ponders the difficulties with integrating Netflix' Defenders into the Russo Brothers Avengers: Infinty War storyline; more on director Ryan Coogler being in talks with Marvel regarding potentially helming Black Panther in 2018; in non pop cu

Seasons Greetings to all our loyal nationa and global listeners!  Let's keep this terse.  Join Daryll B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt for the latest Festivus episode of The Grindhouse Podcast, (thanks to the Afronerd Radio machine) airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics to be unwrapped under the Xmas tree this evening are: our impressions of the new X-men: Apocalypse trailer that just hit the cyberwebs; Dburt highlights a New Republic article entitled, "The Case of The Disappearing Black Detective Novel,"; the racebending debate continues regarding the casting of the Danny Rand character for the forthcoming Iron Fist Netflix series; does the Supergirl TV series shed a small sliver of it's The Devil Wears Prada allusions with last week's heroic reveal?; a Bleeding Cool piece ponders the difficulties with integrating Netflix' Defenders into the Russo Brothers Avengers: Infinty War storyline; more on director Ryan Coogler being in talks with Marvel regarding potentially helming Black Panther in 2018; in non pop cu

We're back at folks and we're not letting up! (at least through the holiday season).  If you haven't guessed, it's the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they shed light light on this (mid) week's topics:  Dburt has an epiphany and in the wake of weekly racial debates, twitter conflicts, minstrel programming and BLM, just what exactly is the definition of Black Consciousness circa 2016?; and speaking of the twitterverse, what exactly did Ayesha Curry, spouse of basketball star, Stephen Curry, say about class and modesty that has some feminists crying foul?; the mocking of Marvel's Black Panther character continues-more articles and tweets are weighing in; how did a London perp with a knife survive his encounter with authroities vs the US "Mario Woods" version (hint: Mr. Wood is no longer breathing); Dburt realizes that click bait/trolling contributes to Black degradation and must be ignored (yeah, suuure BET's first R

We're back at folks and we're not letting up! (at least through the holiday season).  If you haven't guessed, it's the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they shed light light on this (mid) week's topics:  Dburt has an epiphany and in the wake of weekly racial debates, twitter conflicts, minstrel programming and BLM, just what exactly is the definition of Black Consciousness circa 2016?; and speaking of the twitterverse, what exactly did Ayesha Curry, spouse of basketball star, Stephen Curry, say about class and modesty that has some feminists crying foul?; the mocking of Marvel's Black Panther character continues-more articles and tweets are weighing in; how did a London perp with a knife survive his encounter with authroities vs the US "Mario Woods" version (hint: Mr. Wood is no longer breathing); Dburt realizes that click bait/trolling contributes to Black degradation and must be ignored (yeah, suuure BET's first R

Wow...it's that (Yuletide) time AGAIN, folks!  We welcome our new and longtime supporters with good tidings, positive thoughts and holiday cheer. Check out the latest installment of our noteworthy Grindhouse Mixtape podcast, thanks to the Afronerd Radio machine. Listen to your "Podcast Defenders", Daryll B, Dburt and Capt. Kirk discuss the following topics: the crew give their impressions of the latest Batman vs Superman trailer (and its special revelations); in more race/diversity news-Star Wars actor, John Boyega gets "short changed" in the Chinese version of his film's poster and some twitter followers appear to have problems with NBC's all Black version of The Wiz (huh?); Dburt finally gets to discuss a more strategic way to look at Donald Trump's recent meeting with the Black clergy; Creed (and Fruitvale Station) director, Ryan Coogler is rumored to be in talks with Marvel regarding the forthcoming Black Panther film; more on last week's CW Arrow/Flash crossover event; it has always been a fake proposit

Wow...it's that (Yuletide) time AGAIN, folks!  We welcome our new and longtime supporters with good tidings, positive thoughts and holiday cheer. Check out the latest installment of our noteworthy Grindhouse Mixtape podcast, thanks to the Afronerd Radio machine. Listen to your "Podcast Defenders", Daryll B, Dburt and Capt. Kirk discuss the following topics: the crew give their impressions of the latest Batman vs Superman trailer (and its special revelations); in more race/diversity news-Star Wars actor, John Boyega gets "short changed" in the Chinese version of his film's poster and some twitter followers appear to have problems with NBC's all Black version of The Wiz (huh?); Dburt finally gets to discuss a more strategic way to look at Donald Trump's recent meeting with the Black clergy; Creed (and Fruitvale Station) director, Ryan Coogler is rumored to be in talks with Marvel regarding the forthcoming Black Panther film; more on last week's CW Arrow/Flash crossover event; it has always been a fake proposit

And cue the X-mas, music! Yep, we know you're just a few weeks away from another Winter Holiday season so why not check out a new episode of our Mid Week podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the latest (mid) week issues: Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump meets with African-American pastors in an attempt to get an endorsement (he said he felt the love); the scientist behind China's leading cloning factory affirms that human replication is imminent; Dburt has a blerd fit over this week's CW Flash/Arrow annual crossover event; a Univ. of Chicago student is under house arrest for threatening a mass shooting of White males at that institution in retaliation for the death of Chi-town teenager, Laquan McDonald;  Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg receives the greatest gift and as payment vows to give away 99% of wealth to charity; more on that viral Killer Mike endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem presidential nomination. And lastly Dbur

And cue the X-mas, music! Yep, we know you're just a few weeks away from another Winter Holiday season so why not check out a new episode of our Mid Week podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle the latest (mid) week issues: Republican presidential frontrunner, Donald Trump meets with African-American pastors in an attempt to get an endorsement (he said he felt the love); the scientist behind China's leading cloning factory affirms that human replication is imminent; Dburt has a blerd fit over this week's CW Flash/Arrow annual crossover event; a Univ. of Chicago student is under house arrest for threatening a mass shooting of White males at that institution in retaliation for the death of Chi-town teenager, Laquan McDonald;  Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg receives the greatest gift and as payment vows to give away 99% of wealth to charity; more on that viral Killer Mike endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders for the Dem presidential nomination. And lastly Dbur

Happy Post Turkey day, folks!  Let's just jump into the frey people!  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. for this Saturday's latest episode of The Grindhouse, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine works.  The topics du jour are:  our thoughts regarding the recent release of Captian America: Civil War trailer; is it time to rethink Black Friday shopping shenanigans after witnessing adults rip appliances out of the hands of children? maybe #BlackOutBlackFriday IS in order; is the WB/DC finally getting the message or just listening to our shows-is Constantine coming to CW's Legends of Tomorrow? And is a Flash/Supergirl crossover inevitable?; is actor, Tom Cruise set to star in Universal's reboot of the Mummy franchise?; Dburt waxes about hip hop artist, Killer Mike's endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders being politically seductive for young POC but the adage of "be careful what you ask for" comes to mind; the crew's impressions on UK's The Frankenstein Chronicles and Jekyll and Hyde TV efforts; a

Happy Post Turkey day, folks!  Let's just jump into the frey people!  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. for this Saturday's latest episode of The Grindhouse, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine works.  The topics du jour are:  our thoughts regarding the recent release of Captian America: Civil War trailer; is it time to rethink Black Friday shopping shenanigans after witnessing adults rip appliances out of the hands of children? maybe #BlackOutBlackFriday IS in order; is the WB/DC finally getting the message or just listening to our shows-is Constantine coming to CW's Legends of Tomorrow? And is a Flash/Supergirl crossover inevitable?; is actor, Tom Cruise set to star in Universal's reboot of the Mummy franchise?; Dburt waxes about hip hop artist, Killer Mike's endorsement of Sen. Bernie Sanders being politically seductive for young POC but the adage of "be careful what you ask for" comes to mind; the crew's impressions on UK's The Frankenstein Chronicles and Jekyll and Hyde TV efforts; a

Happy Turkey Day to all our vigilent and intellectually curious supporters!  Check out a new episode of our Mid Week in Review podcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they pontificate about the following topics:  more unrest in Chicago after a dashcam video is released depicting the tragic shooting of a Black youth by local police; did Amazon marketers go to far with their Nazi themed ad campaign for The Man in the High Castle online streaming series;  is the recent uptick in racial events based on truisms or media manipulation? (i.e. claims of racism are now being levied against Harvard University for defaced photos of Black law school faculty members); Dburt does a reversal on the debate over allowing Syrian refugees into the US; in the wake of the Paris and Mali attacks, are African-Americans as invested in the terrorism debate as the general public? And lastly, the Atlanta Black Star site critiques actor, Will Smith views on race (sigh,,,,the

Happy Turkey Day to all our vigilent and intellectually curious supporters!  Check out a new episode of our Mid Week in Review podcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they pontificate about the following topics:  more unrest in Chicago after a dashcam video is released depicting the tragic shooting of a Black youth by local police; did Amazon marketers go to far with their Nazi themed ad campaign for The Man in the High Castle online streaming series;  is the recent uptick in racial events based on truisms or media manipulation? (i.e. claims of racism are now being levied against Harvard University for defaced photos of Black law school faculty members); Dburt does a reversal on the debate over allowing Syrian refugees into the US; in the wake of the Paris and Mali attacks, are African-Americans as invested in the terrorism debate as the general public? And lastly, the Atlanta Black Star site critiques actor, Will Smith views on race (sigh,,,,the

And we're back and in full effect, people!  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Check out Dburt, Capt. Kirk and "The Uncanny" Daryll B. as they shed light on this week's blerd (and not blerd) oriented subject matter:  well...it's finally here!  the crew unpacks just how binge worthy is Netflix' Jessica Jones?  And what about Luke Cage coming to life?; noted comic creator and educator, John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his latest project, Blue Hand Mojo as well as his history in pulp fiction, thoughts on diversity in comics and minority themed comic conventions; more guests! cosplayer, Valerie Complex of Anime Complexium joins us to discuss racist and misogynist trolling being levied toward female cosplayers of color; can CW's The Flash get any better?  Not only does longtime Flash villain, Gorilla Grodd make another appearance but we also caught a glimpse of Gorilla City; early reviews for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens centered video gam

And we're back and in full effect, people!  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Check out Dburt, Capt. Kirk and "The Uncanny" Daryll B. as they shed light on this week's blerd (and not blerd) oriented subject matter:  well...it's finally here!  the crew unpacks just how binge worthy is Netflix' Jessica Jones?  And what about Luke Cage coming to life?; noted comic creator and educator, John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his latest project, Blue Hand Mojo as well as his history in pulp fiction, thoughts on diversity in comics and minority themed comic conventions; more guests! cosplayer, Valerie Complex of Anime Complexium joins us to discuss racist and misogynist trolling being levied toward female cosplayers of color; can CW's The Flash get any better?  Not only does longtime Flash villain, Gorilla Grodd make another appearance but we also caught a glimpse of Gorilla City; early reviews for the Star Wars: The Force Awakens centered video gam

Greetings to all our supporters (and detractors..what the hey)!  Pull up a seat and listen to a new installment of our Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they attempt to shed light on the following topics:  it appears that Dburt has additional thoughts about the recent racial controversies centering around the student body of the University of Missouri (the acronym SJW comes to mind); as expected, Black twitter appears to have a problem with not only director, Spike Lee's upcoming Chiraq film but his views on intraracial violence (sigh); Hollywood whitewashing continues with new The Gods of Egypt film (hint: no actual Egyptians were cast) and again, the cyberwebs react; and in a gross case of over-reaction, a 67 year old White woman gets arrested for pulling a gun on a Black man who was asking for a light and we will try to do some house cleaning by addressing issues we failed to tackle from previous broadcasts.

Greetings to all our supporters (and detractors..what the hey)!  Pull up a seat and listen to a new installment of our Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they attempt to shed light on the following topics:  it appears that Dburt has additional thoughts about the recent racial controversies centering around the student body of the University of Missouri (the acronym SJW comes to mind); as expected, Black twitter appears to have a problem with not only director, Spike Lee's upcoming Chiraq film but his views on intraracial violence (sigh); Hollywood whitewashing continues with new The Gods of Egypt film (hint: no actual Egyptians were cast) and again, the cyberwebs react; and in a gross case of over-reaction, a 67 year old White woman gets arrested for pulling a gun on a Black man who was asking for a light and we will try to do some house cleaning by addressing issues we failed to tackle from previous broadcasts.