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Wow, is it time for the Mid Week in Review segment already?  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle this (mid) week's most challenging issues:  we congratulate Jedidah Isler for bearing the distinction of being Yale's first Black female to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics; it appears that actor, Matt Damon just can't stop being at the center of controversy for having an (allegedly) unpopular opinion-first it was about diversity now alternative lifestyle actors are the target (tact, sir...tact) ; comedian Trevor Noah starts his first week as the new host of Comedy Central's Daily Show; Rev. Wright, in a new Atlantic piece, takes aim at President Obama and his purported failings toward the African American community .....again;  Columbia University professor, Dr. John McWhorter in a new Daily Beast op-ed, posits that the Black Lives Matter movement is living in the Civil Rights past; according to a HuffPost t

Wow, is it time for the Mid Week in Review segment already?  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they tackle this (mid) week's most challenging issues:  we congratulate Jedidah Isler for bearing the distinction of being Yale's first Black female to obtain a doctorate in astrophysics; it appears that actor, Matt Damon just can't stop being at the center of controversy for having an (allegedly) unpopular opinion-first it was about diversity now alternative lifestyle actors are the target (tact, sir...tact) ; comedian Trevor Noah starts his first week as the new host of Comedy Central's Daily Show; Rev. Wright, in a new Atlantic piece, takes aim at President Obama and his purported failings toward the African American community .....again;  Columbia University professor, Dr. John McWhorter in a new Daily Beast op-ed, posits that the Black Lives Matter movement is living in the Civil Rights past; according to a HuffPost t

Well people......we're back and so is the fall TV season! We spoke about this a bit last week during our infamous Podcasters Summit, but a few shows have premiered this week and we have opinions!  Oh yeah, welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Join your Podcast Defenders (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they share their opinions on the folllowing subjects: more on author and Atlantic scribe, Ta-nehisi Coates writing a new Black Panther series for Marvel (specifcally Daryll's opinion); The Mission's Joseph Illidge also weighs in via Comic Book Resources on the Black Panther relaunch; our impressions of this week's list of premiere TV episodes (i.e. The Player, Heroes Reborn, Rosewood, Gotham, Blindspot, etc); Marvel's Master of Kung-Fu to get four Omnibuses in '16-could that mean something else....cinematically?; Afro Samurai returns as a video game download-Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma; a fascinating Kickstarter campaign is afoot...Purge:Past U

Well people......we're back and so is the fall TV season! We spoke about this a bit last week during our infamous Podcasters Summit, but a few shows have premiered this week and we have opinions!  Oh yeah, welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing this Saturday at 6pm EST. Join your Podcast Defenders (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they share their opinions on the folllowing subjects: more on author and Atlantic scribe, Ta-nehisi Coates writing a new Black Panther series for Marvel (specifcally Daryll's opinion); The Mission's Joseph Illidge also weighs in via Comic Book Resources on the Black Panther relaunch; our impressions of this week's list of premiere TV episodes (i.e. The Player, Heroes Reborn, Rosewood, Gotham, Blindspot, etc); Marvel's Master of Kung-Fu to get four Omnibuses in '16-could that mean something else....cinematically?; Afro Samurai returns as a video game download-Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma; a fascinating Kickstarter campaign is afoot...Purge:Past U

Salutations with a virtual slice of sweet potato pie from Afronerd Radio to our loyal listeners! Join Dburt and Captain Kirk for a new episode of The Mid Week in Review, courtesy of Afronerd Radio-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  The topics up for grabs this (mid) week are:  The New York Times announces that critically acclaimed author, Ta-Nehisi Coates will write a new Black Panther series for Marvel Comics; Republican presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson gets called to the carpet for his statements about how a Muslim running for president might not be acceptable to American citizens; a recent Atlanta Blackstar piece hughligts the success of a young Harlem, N.Y. techpreneur;  the crew never did weigh in on Seatlle Seahawks phenom, Richard Sherman's recent remarks about intraracial urban violence maybe of greater importance than the Black Lives Matter (uh oh....now you know you can't think independently like that!); Dburt somehow connects domestic fox breeding to the emotional speech delivered by recen

What's shakin' loyal citizens!  Check out the latest sonic Blerd experience commonly referred to as The Grindhouse, courtesy of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm.  Join the "Uncanny" Daryll B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they tackle this week's latest concerns:  this time, the crew will attempt something a bit different and necessary-putting out the call for a Blerd centric Podcast Summit with fellow podcasters-The Black Geeks, Black Nerd Power and Five Nerdy Venoms to discuss how to push the Black Nerd Agenda to the forefront via comic books, comic/video game creators, tech/science and cinema.  Additionally, we give our impressions of what's coming down the pipeline for this Fall season-i.e. Black Jesus; Dr. Who; Fear of the Walking Dead; Wesley Snipes' The Player; Heroes Reborn; The Guardians of the Galaxy animated; Amazon's Man in the High Castle, Legends of Tomorrow, Narcos and many, many more.  Call the show live at 646-915-9620.

What's the deal, loyal listeners!  Check out our latest episode courtesy of the Afronerd Radio Machine airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm.  Your Mid Week in Review hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk will discuss the following topics:  it appears that the James Blake story is neverending and disingenuous as it relates to non-celebrity Blacks that get accosted by the police; actor, Matt Damon caught a dose of footinmouth disease regarding what diversity in the entertainment business really means; Dburt has an anecdotal story about how some public schools are (and are not) dealing with uniform dress code initiatives; legendary hip hop performer, DJ AJ Scratch and basketball icon, Moses Malone have both departed; Roland Martin and Tom Joyner clown Republican presidential aspirant, Dr. Ben Carson and their jokes are at the Black community's expense; a new Stanford University educational start up aims to empower low income youth of color through coding; according to French anthropologist, H. Imbert, the first inhabitants of

Teanastellen! (Hello in Amharic/Ethiopian) Pull up a chair (with your phone/tablet,etc) and check out the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and "the Uncanny" Daryll B. as they decipher this week Rubik's cube-like conundrums: as the New York Comic Con marches forward, not only are The Defenders (Netflix) scheduled to make an appearance but a teaser trailer for Jessica Jones hits the interwebs; Dburt really digs TNT's 60s crime drama, Public Morals; comic writer, Garth Ennis tackles the Tuskegee Airmen in an upcoming series entitled, Dreaming Eagles; photos of Hawkman and Hawkgirl, courtesy of the CW hit the net; the crew gives their thoughts about original programming coming to Apple as perhaps a competitor to Netflix and Amazon; perhaps in the vein of a Batman vs Superman crossover move, has the forthcoming King Kong: Skull Island film moved from Universal to Warner Bros to wrestle Godzilla? And lastly, our impressions of Zack Snyder'

Sannu (Nigerian-Hausa language) to all our loyal listeners.  Welcome to a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they wax  about the following issues: based on a twitter discussion, we might have yet another sonic slugfest over the efficacy of the Black Lives Matter movement between compatriot podcasters at Podcast Juice; budding filmmaker, Rafael Martinez drops by to discuss his Kickstarter campaign-movie project entitled, A Fistful of Dartz; another shooting and subsequent collateral damage incident occurred during this past weekend's Brooklyn Carribbean Day parade with a rising Harvard trained attorney getting caught in the literal crossfire; for a long overdue Blue Area segment, we highlight basketball phenom, Lebron James recent expansion of his Lebron James Family Foundation program to include/assist adults seeking high school diploma certification; a new CNN.com study asserts that even blind folks possess the poten

Hujambo! Welcome to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse Mixtape podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm (EST) sharp!  Join your Podcast Avengers-the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they gas up the Mike Tyson Mystery Van and attempt to unravel pop/pulp culture's current issues:  the crew discusses the incredible contention that Avengers: Age of Ultron might not have been a financial success despite a 1.4 BILLION dollar box office run (huh?); more on finales of Mr. Robot, Proof, Defiance and Dark Matter; DC's Lucifer and Minority Report TV imprints leak online; Dburt finally concedes to Pinterest and loves it!; more in Blerd casting news-Netflix gets its Misty Knight, Rutina Wesley (True Blood) comes to Arrow (and Diggle's new costume) and Tony Todd (Candyman) voices Zoom for The Flash; legendary filmmaker, Steven Spielberg posits that the Superhero film genre is a fad and will go the way of the Western in cinema; The Hulk gets a makeover-the creative team of Greg Pak and Frank Cho are

Let's try this AGAIN!  Check out the latest sonic colloquium courtesy of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they discuss the following (mid) weekly subjects: some folks at Fox News (i.e. Bill O'reilly and Elisabeth Hasselbeck) are positing the notion that the Black Lives Matter organization may actually be a hate group (against the police); our thoughts about Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards (Kanye for President is definitely a sign of the apocalypse); Hunger Games actress, Amandla Stenberg has a comic book coming out this November; a new James Bond scribe believes that British actor, Idris Elba is too street to play the legendary fictional spy; we finally tackle the viral rant (and the fallout) of St. Louis resident, Peggy Hubbard pertaining to the inefficacy of BLM; Iconic Horror film director, Wes Craven passes; A recent HuffPost piece highlights 8 science fiction predictions that are becoming reality.  And lastly, our impressions

*Due to the Last Show's Tech Issues and being cut short.....Let's try THIS again! Same topics (and More) REWIND!...sort of: Howdy, folks.  We're back after an understandable pre-emption due to last weekend's legendary Afropunk Festival held at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park.  Check out our impressions of the event during the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse Mixtape airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt, Daryll B and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues:  Dburt's thoughts on the escalation (and evolution) of the other Black experience commonly refered to as Afropunk; a St. Louis mother's empassioned rant critiquing the Black Lives Matter movement goes viral; futurist and entrepreneur, Elon Musk's vacuum travel project might be gaining more traction and viability; a belated hat tip to Shadow and Act for their highlighting of an upcoming film project about African American women who were NASA mathematicians during the Civil Rights era; and while films about Black geni

Howdy, folks.  We're back after an understandable Saturday pre-emption due to this past weekend's legendary Afropunk Festival held at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park.  Check out our impressions of the event during the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues:  Dburt's thoughts on the escalation (and evolution) of the other Black experience commonly refered to as Afropunk; a St. Louis mother's empassioned rant critiquing the Black Lives Matter movement goes viral; futurist and entrepreneur, Elon Musk's vacuum travel project might be gaining more traction and viability; a belated hat tip to Shadow and Act for their highlighting of an upcoming film project about African American women who were NASA mathematicians during the Civil Rights era; and while films about Black genius are in development, memetic minstrelsy may get rewarded (again) with Straight Outta Compton garnering Oscar buzz (d

Good Day/Evening, folks!  Welcome to the most current edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they decrypt this (mid) week's latest Da Vinci coded topics;  our impressions of the box office impact (60.2m) of F. Gary Gray's Straight Outta Compton biopic; the passing of educator, politician, SNCC founder and Civil Rights icon, Julian Bond; addressing an issue that was left on the table from them last broadcast-The Root highlights the alleged folly of Black men dressing well in order to survive; fans get a brief glimpse of a stuntman (maybe?) dressed as the Black Panther during the filming of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War; a recent NY Times report asserts that Black people are being excluded from serving on juries at disproportionate rates in comparison to Whites; while geeks are going to crowdsourcing with the hopes of raising 2B pounds in order to bring a fictional Lord of The Rings city into the real world, a IFLS piece posits wha

Hey peeps...it's on! Check out the latest episode of the Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they tackle the following (mid) week topical mysteries: Dburt alludes to an intelligence quotient quagmire revolving around a few inane stories (NC 188 million lotto winner and her choice in paramours, TX teen killed while vandalizing an auto dealership, WH staffer shoots at boyfriend, etc); hat tip to Shadow and Act for their highlighting a web series about a Back to the Future slavery scenario; perhaps a Blue Area segment, concerning less with Houston Texan RB, Arian Foster's atheism admission and more about his financial responsibility; yet another article from The Root conflating thug attire with casual wear and profiling; more on the media's math: Blonde White female(FOX's Megyn Kelly) > Blacks + Mexicans ÷ War hero= 0 respect; Verge Entertainment's Joseph Illidge has a interesting Mission piece positing the viability of mass protests agai

Hey, people!  Well the GOP debate season is upon us and we must discuss this....along with the normal geek/Blerd fare which is a staple here at the Afronerd Radio machine!  So....Welcome to AfronerdRadio.com'sGrindhouse podcast (The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd segments, respectively), airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your hosts, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and the "Uncanny" Daryll B. as they discuss this week's latest quagmires:  our opinion of the Fantastic 4 reboot fallout with this weekend's release; and in more Fox news,  the X-Men appear to be moving toward the TV format (at least some of  the characters); our impressions of the Deadpool trailer (Fox might have lucked out!); the unknown Marvel TV project connected to 12 Years a Slave scribe, John Ridley is still in play and still unknown; details emerge regarding the tone of Marvel's upcoming Doctor Strange film and comparisons to Fantasia arise; Gambit is also still "a go" ; the NY Times reports that the diversity gap widen in 2014 top films.....And lastly, t

Can this Wednesday be considered a type of holiday "eve" as the first of many GOP debates starts up this Thursday? Well, while you ponder that question, remember to log on to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review show, airing at 6pm EST.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they chart a course on another fact finding mission whereby the following topics are to be discussed:  GOP hopeful, Donald Trump's racially tinged remarks are levied toward more folks of color (it's our turn now...ugh) just in time for Thursday night aforementioned Repub debate; Dburt waxes on his thoughts on the Bobbi Brown tragedy and the family feud/funeral; unpacking American crime stats.....the truth; a continuation of the antiracism as religion theory; singer/actor, Tyrese has a number one album but White radio airplay eludes him.  And POTUS intends to build the world's largest supercomputer by 2025.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  

What's up, folks!  Time just keeps rolling forward!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse Mixtape-airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your Podcast Avengers, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they board their sonic quinjet to tackle the following topics:  we actually forgot to give our impressions of Bradley Cooper's movie to TV Limitless series, so we'll do just that; the straight to DVD alternate universe version of Justice League: Gods and Monsters was released this week; Spider Gwen creators are alleging that they are fearful of creating new characters for the benefit of Sony Pictures; Mission's Joseph Illidge weighs in on the hip hop cover/diversity debate at Marvel; picking up on a negelcted topic from the last show-impressions of Dr. John McWhorter's Daily Beast piece unpacking antiracism politics as a type of "religion" (and writer, Ta-nehesi Coates is its priest); POTUS wants to build the most powerful PC in the world by 2025 (Person of Interest anyone?); are D

Wow, is it hot outside in the Big Apple, folks!  As the temperature moves past 100 degrees, we promise to cool you down with facts, fun and not so much fire.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk for the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  The topics slated for discussion are: our thoughts regarding an alleged "embargo" for prospective reviewers of the forthcoming Josh Trank, Fantastic 4 reboot to be lifted a day before the film is to be released; Comic Book Resources provides further verification that the New Line Cinema, Shaft reboot is still a "go" (no collabo considered with David Walker-author of the great comic series?); according to the Daily Beast,  a "contest" of sorts involving LA gangs purports to put out a challenge to accomplish 100 kills (gang members and innocents included)....yea Black Lives Matter shouldn't include this (wow); continuing from the Grindhouse episode, football legend, Charles Haley instructs rookie players by telling them t

Greetings with a dash of Good Tidings, folks!  Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Join your hosts Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they as they attempt to decipher this week's current DaVinci coded topics:  the inner sanctum will give you their impressions of Marvel's new Ant-Man film, starring actor, Paul Rudd; Nigerian singer and Wonderland recording artist, Jidenna causes a stir with intraracial skin tone issues he encountered residing in the African country (as well as his dandyism philosophy vs the lower tier standard); more blerd/race intersectionality claims stemming from Marvel's Run the Jewels classic hip meets comic book cover campaign; presidential hopeful and entrepreneur, Donald Trump surges to number one in Republican political polls in the wake of insulting not only the Mexican community but also AZ senator, John McCain for his time in captivity at the "Hanoi Hilton." ; AtlantaBlackstar.com highlights tech exec, Fabian Elliot's ques