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Can we kick it ?  Yes....I think we can! (Hon. mention to the 25th anniversary of Tribe Called Quest's Peoples Travels....).  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B.-your broadcast "Doom Patrol" as they unravel the following topics:  our thoughts go out to Paris as the city deals with the latest horrific wave of terrorism resulting in reportedly 150 plus deaths; still more thoughts about race and the University of Missouri; additional musings concerning legendary comic writer, Neil Gaiman's fight to maintain the integrity of his characters' ethnic backgrounds; Change.org has a new petition campaign aiming to bring a Constantine series to the CW network; in retro tech news, just what is the deal with audio tapes making a return to public cocnsciousness?; thoughts about TNT programs-The Librarians and the Sharon Stone TV vehicle, Agent X; Dburt scratches his head as young men that appear to be "Afro

Can we kick it ?  Yes....I think we can! (Hon. mention to the 25th anniversary of Tribe Called Quest's Peoples Travels....).  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B.-your broadcast "Doom Patrol" as they unravel the following topics:  our thoughts go out to Paris as the city deals with the latest horrific wave of terrorism resulting in reportedly 150 plus deaths; still more thoughts about race and the University of Missouri; additional musings concerning legendary comic writer, Neil Gaiman's fight to maintain the integrity of his characters' ethnic backgrounds; Change.org has a new petition campaign aiming to bring a Constantine series to the CW network; in retro tech news, just what is the deal with audio tapes making a return to public cocnsciousness?; thoughts about TNT programs-The Librarians and the Sharon Stone TV vehicle, Agent X; Dburt scratches his head as young men that appear to be "Afro

Brevity, people...brevity!  Listen to the latest episode 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 wax about this (mid) week's current event inspired topics: unraveling the racial conflict at the University of Missouri and the eventual firing of the institution's president; iconic New Orleans mucisian/producer, Allen Toussaint passes at the age of 77; to Dburt's chagrin, does the recent flare up between minstrels and past lovers, Curtis "50 cent" Jackson and Vivica A. Fox, channel a larger issue of sexual "questioning" between Black men and women (a recent Root article also ponders a similar dilemma); a new Variety magazine article reports that minorities are still heavily underrepresented in TV projects (infrastructure, anyone?); a White actors portraying Dr. Martin Luther King in a play stirs a controversial stew.  And lastly, highlighting the rise of techpreneur, Ali Abdullah's Claim It! app.  Call the hosts live at 646

Brevity, people...brevity!  Listen to the latest episode 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 wax about this (mid) week's current event inspired topics: unraveling the racial conflict at the University of Missouri and the eventual firing of the institution's president; iconic New Orleans mucisian/producer, Allen Toussaint passes at the age of 77; to Dburt's chagrin, does the recent flare up between minstrels and past lovers, Curtis "50 cent" Jackson and Vivica A. Fox, channel a larger issue of sexual "questioning" between Black men and women (a recent Root article also ponders a similar dilemma); a new Variety magazine article reports that minorities are still heavily underrepresented in TV projects (infrastructure, anyone?); a White actors portraying Dr. Martin Luther King in a play stirs a controversial stew.  And lastly, highlighting the rise of techpreneur, Ali Abdullah's Claim It! app.  Call the hosts live at 646

Greetings and welcome to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Join your hosts, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they tackle the latest issues in the world of pop, pulp and political culture. The topics up for grabs this week are: our impressions of Spike Lee's more serious version of the Chiraq trailer; our impressions of the latest episodes of Gotham and Arrow (hint: Constantine makes an appearance); legendary car customizer, George Barris passes; Republican presidential hopeful, Dr. Ben Carson is under scrutiny (street cred, rap ads, Egyptian history, etc); the Warcraft and Preacher trailers make it to the cyberwebs; a recent Shadow and Act piece ponders if there is an LGBT conspiratorial agenda being promoted in Black Hollywood in film and television (hmm....); if you haven't guessed it, video game maker, Activision is aiming to follow in the footsteps of the aforementioned Warcraft film with Call of Duty next on the game-to-movie conversi

Greetings and welcome to a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Join your hosts, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they tackle the latest issues in the world of pop, pulp and political culture. The topics up for grabs this week are: our impressions of Spike Lee's more serious version of the Chiraq trailer; our impressions of the latest episodes of Gotham and Arrow (hint: Constantine makes an appearance); legendary car customizer, George Barris passes; Republican presidential hopeful, Dr. Ben Carson is under scrutiny (street cred, rap ads, Egyptian history, etc); the Warcraft and Preacher trailers make it to the cyberwebs; a recent Shadow and Act piece ponders if there is an LGBT conspiratorial agenda being promoted in Black Hollywood in film and television (hmm....); if you haven't guessed it, video game maker, Activision is aiming to follow in the footsteps of the aforementioned Warcraft film with Call of Duty next on the game-to-movie conversi

Howdy, people!  We have to keep this terse!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk unravel this (mid) week's current event inspired topics:  Dburt discusses a new biography entitled, Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor which encapsulates the struggles and triumphs of the Black Classical music icon; our impressions of Black Lives Matter members disrupting Sec. Hillary Clinton's recent rally; MSNBC, Dr. Melissa Harris Perry has peculiar thoughts on the term "hard worker"; the GOP presidential hopefuls are looking to get more amenable (translation: conservative leaning) debate moderators. And lastly, just what is the deal with Ta-Nehisi Coates' White fanbase?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Howdy, people!  We have to keep this terse!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to Dburt and Capt. Kirk unravel this (mid) week's current event inspired topics:  Dburt discusses a new biography entitled, Roland Hayes: The Legacy of an American Tenor which encapsulates the struggles and triumphs of the Black Classical music icon; our impressions of Black Lives Matter members disrupting Sec. Hillary Clinton's recent rally; MSNBC, Dr. Melissa Harris Perry has peculiar thoughts on the term "hard worker"; the GOP presidential hopefuls are looking to get more amenable (translation: conservative leaning) debate moderators. And lastly, just what is the deal with Ta-Nehisi Coates' White fanbase?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.     

Happy All Hallows Eve, citizens!  Keeping it tight....let's just get into it, shall we?  Join your hosts-Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. for the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse Mashup airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics slated to be chopped up in our sonic guillotine are: just what is the state of affairs in the horror genre in the millennial age?  Were the 80s slasher films the last of their kind or have they segued to TV via American Horror Story, Walking Dead, Sleepy Hollow, Ash vs Evil Dead, etc?: more waxing on the CW's The Flash, its diversity and King Shark!; our thoughts about the (now) nationwide Police boycott against director, Quentin Tarantino's films because of his recent stance on police brutality; picking up where we left off from the last episode-the viral theory that Christian Bale may make an appearance as The Bat in Batman vs Superman; finally getting to this Ebony magazine cover with the Cosbys as proxy for cuurent state of the African-American family; a

Happy All Hallows Eve, citizens!  Keeping it tight....let's just get into it, shall we?  Join your hosts-Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. for the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse Mashup airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  The topics slated to be chopped up in our sonic guillotine are: just what is the state of affairs in the horror genre in the millennial age?  Were the 80s slasher films the last of their kind or have they segued to TV via American Horror Story, Walking Dead, Sleepy Hollow, Ash vs Evil Dead, etc?: more waxing on the CW's The Flash, its diversity and King Shark!; our thoughts about the (now) nationwide Police boycott against director, Quentin Tarantino's films because of his recent stance on police brutality; picking up where we left off from the last episode-the viral theory that Christian Bale may make an appearance as The Bat in Batman vs Superman; finally getting to this Ebony magazine cover with the Cosbys as proxy for cuurent state of the African-American family; a

Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they wax about this (mid) week's newest stories and issues: our impressions of the Spring Valley HS police vs student assault video that has gone viral garnering national attention; a self avowed fan of the upcoming Batman vs Superman film has a theory (also viral) positing that Christian Bale may be donning the Bat cowl after all; a recent Daily Beast piece ponders how and why author, Ta-Nehisi Coates has a growing White fanbase while writing from a certain Black perspective; Dr. Ben Carson surges ahead of Donald Trump in the latest national Republican presidential poll; more urban strife-teenager gets shot in the head near Brooklyn's Barclays Center in what appears to be a gang related melee (Black Lives Matter!...including disruptive/non-compliant HS students..whoa!); more on actor, Harold Perrineau's defense of his daughter over skin tone in a cultur

Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they wax about this (mid) week's newest stories and issues: our impressions of the Spring Valley HS police vs student assault video that has gone viral garnering national attention; a self avowed fan of the upcoming Batman vs Superman film has a theory (also viral) positing that Christian Bale may be donning the Bat cowl after all; a recent Daily Beast piece ponders how and why author, Ta-Nehisi Coates has a growing White fanbase while writing from a certain Black perspective; Dr. Ben Carson surges ahead of Donald Trump in the latest national Republican presidential poll; more urban strife-teenager gets shot in the head near Brooklyn's Barclays Center in what appears to be a gang related melee (Black Lives Matter!...including disruptive/non-compliant HS students..whoa!); more on actor, Harold Perrineau's defense of his daughter over skin tone in a cultur

Howdy, good people!  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's (expanded) Grindhouse, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Tune in and listen to the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the latest "goings ons" in the world of current events, sci-fi/comics and pop culture:  more on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and the twitter race controversy; Netflix' full length Jessica Jones trailer hits the cyberwebs; a favorite Afronerd Radio guest, writer/filmmaker, David Walker has been tapped to write a new Nighthawk series for Marvel; picking up what we failed to address from the last show (and now with even more gristle)-Avengers 2/Ant-Man actor, Anthony Mackie not only weighed in on supporting Donald Trump (and taking it back) but has also recently stated that a Black director might not be necessary for a Black Panther film; our thoughts about the Joseph Illidge (Milestone, DC, Verge Entertainment) CBR Mission piece regarding his excitement about a new Powerman/Iron Fist series and co

Howdy, good people!  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's (expanded) Grindhouse, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Tune in and listen to the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the latest "goings ons" in the world of current events, sci-fi/comics and pop culture:  more on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer and the twitter race controversy; Netflix' full length Jessica Jones trailer hits the cyberwebs; a favorite Afronerd Radio guest, writer/filmmaker, David Walker has been tapped to write a new Nighthawk series for Marvel; picking up what we failed to address from the last show (and now with even more gristle)-Avengers 2/Ant-Man actor, Anthony Mackie not only weighed in on supporting Donald Trump (and taking it back) but has also recently stated that a Black director might not be necessary for a Black Panther film; our thoughts about the Joseph Illidge (Milestone, DC, Verge Entertainment) CBR Mission piece regarding his excitement about a new Powerman/Iron Fist series and co

Greetings, people! For the sake of expediency, let's cut to the chase!  Check out the latest podcast episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt (for delf!....Cap returns next week) as he sheds some light on this (mid) week's latest pop/pulp/political concerns:  the folks at Fox News believe that the new Captain America's fight against the Sons of the Serpent is just a proxy for Republicans (okaaaay...); and even more on the racial front, some Star Wars fans (or possibly trolls) believe the upcoming film is an ode to White genocide (okaaay..); Actor, Anthony Mackie (Avengers 2, Ant-Man) can't endorse Donald Trump due to "Black authenticators" on twitter; just what was up with the lack of media attention regarding the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March; picking up from last week-the controversial "shattered glass" Ebony/Cosby-status of the Black Family cover and how many were split on it's meaning; also weighing in on the Lamar Odom affair; Dburt unpack

Greetings, people! For the sake of expediency, let's cut to the chase!  Check out the latest podcast episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt (for delf!....Cap returns next week) as he sheds some light on this (mid) week's latest pop/pulp/political concerns:  the folks at Fox News believe that the new Captain America's fight against the Sons of the Serpent is just a proxy for Republicans (okaaaay...); and even more on the racial front, some Star Wars fans (or possibly trolls) believe the upcoming film is an ode to White genocide (okaaay..); Actor, Anthony Mackie (Avengers 2, Ant-Man) can't endorse Donald Trump due to "Black authenticators" on twitter; just what was up with the lack of media attention regarding the 20th anniversary of the Million Man March; picking up from last week-the controversial "shattered glass" Ebony/Cosby-status of the Black Family cover and how many were split on it's meaning; also weighing in on the Lamar Odom affair; Dburt unpack

What's happening, people!  Check out the latest installment of The Grindhouse Saga (airing Saturday, 6pm EST) at Afronerd and AfronerdRadio.com. Join your hosts, Dburt and the Uncanny Daryll B. (Capt. Kirk is out on assignment) as they tackle the latest in pop/pulp/current event issues:  we give the highlights and our impressions of last week's New York Comic Con; the new "shattered" Cosby/Black family cover issue of Ebony magazine is causing quite a stir on the interwebs; our thoughts of last week's The Flash of Two Worlds episode of The Flash; the rumor mill was working overtime with proclamations of Marvel negotiating with Fox (in Sony-like fashion) to get the Fantastic Four under the MCU; there appears to be a silver lining for the Lamar Odom tragedy after all; we finally get around to addressing the Raven Symone ghetto name controversy (and the Ann Coulter smackdown) ; the Democrats had their first of a reported six scheduled debates; Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific) and Anarky mark their debut on Arrow; more

What's happening, people!  Check out the latest installment of The Grindhouse Saga (airing Saturday, 6pm EST) at Afronerd and AfronerdRadio.com. Join your hosts, Dburt and the Uncanny Daryll B. (Capt. Kirk is out on assignment) as they tackle the latest in pop/pulp/current event issues:  we give the highlights and our impressions of last week's New York Comic Con; the new "shattered" Cosby/Black family cover issue of Ebony magazine is causing quite a stir on the interwebs; our thoughts of last week's The Flash of Two Worlds episode of The Flash; the rumor mill was working overtime with proclamations of Marvel negotiating with Fox (in Sony-like fashion) to get the Fantastic Four under the MCU; there appears to be a silver lining for the Lamar Odom tragedy after all; we finally get around to addressing the Raven Symone ghetto name controversy (and the Ann Coulter smackdown) ; the Democrats had their first of a reported six scheduled debates; Michael Holt (Mr. Terrific) and Anarky mark their debut on Arrow; more

Greetings to our ever faithful listenership!  Welcome to the latest edition of The Grindhouse Mashup, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join your Podcast Doom Patrol-Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt this Saturday at 6pm EST as they wax about the following issues: the crew welcomes educator, Dr. Sheena Howard to the show as she discusses her latest book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation. The crew will pick her brain to assess her impression of the comic book industry's recent high profile diversity initiatives and the uptick of ethnic characters; our impressions of a recent Bleeding Cool article's query as to why many Black comic fans appear to avoid African-American comic creators at the convention circuit;  HBO and Zack Snyder (Batman vs Superman) appear to be in talks to develop a Watchmen TV series; and not to be outdone, ABC may be optioning the late Dwayne McDuffie's Damage Control for a comedy TV seres; is the need for gun control/scrutiny becoming more evident with the recent col

Greetings to our ever faithful listenership!  Welcome to the latest edition of The Grindhouse Mashup, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join your Podcast Doom Patrol-Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt this Saturday at 6pm EST as they wax about the following issues: the crew welcomes educator, Dr. Sheena Howard to the show as she discusses her latest book, Black Comics: Politics of Race and Representation. The crew will pick her brain to assess her impression of the comic book industry's recent high profile diversity initiatives and the uptick of ethnic characters; our impressions of a recent Bleeding Cool article's query as to why many Black comic fans appear to avoid African-American comic creators at the convention circuit;  HBO and Zack Snyder (Batman vs Superman) appear to be in talks to develop a Watchmen TV series; and not to be outdone, ABC may be optioning the late Dwayne McDuffie's Damage Control for a comedy TV seres; is the need for gun control/scrutiny becoming more evident with the recent col