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What's up, folks!  Getting right to the "nitty gritty", welcome to the latest edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review show airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm (EST).  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they wax poetic relating to the following topical concerns:  Marvel Entertainment finally provides an actor and a concrete release date for a Black Panther superhero film; a nurse who worked with Ebola patients in West Africa theatens legal action for being quarantined by NJ Governor, Chris Christie; Bronx Middle School students/brothers from Senegal were attacked by their classmates over unfounded ebola fears; basketball legend/sports analyst, Charles Barkley catches heat for making a statement about Black dysfunctionalism and CNN's Don Lemon weighs in; political humorist, Bill Maher critiques Ferguson protesters, Mike Brown's thuggery and police misconduct and the blogosphere reacts; deconstructing a Princeton University blogger's article entitled Acting White and lastly, the latest Finding Your Roots special hig

Hey Hey Hey Hey....welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse broadcasting live this Saturday at 6pm.  For the first segment (better known as The Comic Shoppe), join Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B. as they unwrap the following pulp flavored issues:  the cyberwebs get a 2 min. trailer for the Avengers 2: Age of Ultron film; Warner Bros. digital (along with director, Reginald Hudlin) is producing a live action Static Shock series; Archie and Co. are going to Fox TV for the tentatively titled Riverdale series; a Frankenstein TV series is also coming to Fox; more on the distinctions between Marvel and DC on race/ethnicity in print, TV and film and lastly, Ridley Scott's Halo:Nightfall Xbox series makes it debut early November centering around the new Jameson Locke character (proving once again that you can have a Black lead for a sci-fi series without the world falling apart...we're just sayin').    Next up, we have Afronerd Radio (featuring Capt.Kirk and Dburt) starting at 7pm.  Controversial a

Howdy, folks! Due to time constraints, let's just state the facts!  Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm (EST).  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following current event inspired topics:  a Russian tennis official is suspended for derogatory remarks levied toward the Williams sisters; actor/comedian, Hannibal Buress makes the news for likening Bill Cosby to a rapist in his stand up act; Rikers Island inmate files suit for being sodomized with a baton by a correction officer (Dburt yawns....recidivism is a helluva a drug); legendary rocker/performer, Annie Lennox questions Beyonce's feminism; man wins Lotto and is broke in four weeks (really?); Static Shock gets a live action series via WB Digital; Carol's Daughter gets bought out by L'Oreal  and lastly, with CBS and HBO opening up chargeable online TV portals, does this spell the end for cable?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. 

It's time to keep things straight with no chaser, loyal citizens!  Welcome to The GrindHouse broadcast of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm.  Join Dburt, Daryll B. and Captain Kirk as they wax and unpack on the varied and current pop culture, socio-political and scientific issues of the day.  The topics up for grabs this week are: sci-fi/horror author, Chad Hunter stops by to discuss his latest literary effort, The Monster Man; more impressions on last week's highly popular NY Comic Con; just what is #Gamergate and why are women's gaming issues at the "eye" of this digital storm?  Isn't there a racial problem in video gaming as well?; DC/Warner announced no less than 10 films slated for release up to 2020 (and if Marvel is included, that 40 movies potentially slated for release); our thoughts on Birdman director, Alejandro Gonzalez' assertion that the superhero movies are tantamount to "cultural genocide"; picking up from last week's show regarding the Whiteness project and actress Viola Davis raises

This year's New York Comic Con was both exhilerating and exhausting, nevertheless we aim to talk about that event and more for this week's broadcast.  Welcome to our Mid Week in Review show airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm eastern.  Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they address the following issues:  More NFL shenanigans! Dallas Cowboy's Joseph Randle vs actress, Winona Ryder in dualing shoplifting crimes; advances in regenerative medicine may help you if you lose your "membership" in maleness; MINSTREL ALERT!  Vh-1 premieres the best in coon entertainment, courtesy of Tiny and Shekinah's Weave Trip.  No one caused a ruckus after Girlfriend Intervention, huh?; Dburt finally gets a chance to check out the Denzel Washington thriller, The Equalizer; The Root highlights a White American Studies' project entitled The Whiteness Project; anti-minority remarks made by Lucas Oil founder, Charlotte Lucas should remind us of the need to create minority owned businesses; YourBlackWorld.net highlights the story of a popular we

Yep, folks the clock is ticking and we can't wait for the New York Comic Con, which technically starts this Thursday!  But as a primer, consider this Wednesday's (7:30pm EST) episode of the Mid Week in Review broadcast, from the makers of Afronerd Radio.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Captain Kirk as they gas up the "Mystery Machine" in hopes of unraveling the following current event inspired concerns:  is the Ebola virus really on the rise in America? former Cosby show actress, Raven Symone raises eyebrows by proclaiming not to be gay or Black (and yet looking very much like both descriptors); we finally address the recent Secret Service faux pas relating to the POTUS and White House security; legendary actor/choreographer, Geoffrey Holder passes; and just when Dburt was railing about the anemic portrayal of Blacks as nerds in cinema, the BrilliantistheNewBlack site provides a rather impressive list of men/women of color in the STEM fields; we give our thoughts about what to expect for this upcoming New York Co

Well the New York Comic Con is just a few days away and it's time for another Grindhouse Mixtape (The Comic Shoppe+Afronerd Radio) broadcast-this Saturday at 6pm EST.  And were expecting noted writer/filmmaker, David Walker to stop by to discuss his latest Shaft project with Dynamite Comics.  So check out your Podcast Avengers-Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they unravel the following issues:  the latest rumor concerning the highly anticipated J.J. Abrams' helmed Star Wars reboot (hint it has something to do with Luke Skywalker); the crew give their breakdown of the latest in fall season TV shows (Resurrection, Sleepy Hollow, Scorpion, Korra, Blacklist, SHIELD, etc); Do the Adam Sandler and Crouching Tiger Netflix deals spell the death knell for theater owners? ; and what sounds like a definite 21st century problem, who inherits your digital estate when you meet your maker (if you believe in an afterlife)?; was DC/Warner correct in apologizing for licensed t-shirts that many interpreted as sexist? ; a Whit

Welcome to the latest episode of our Mid Week in Review show currently under the auspices of Afronerd Radio.  Don't forget to set your calendars and clocks for this Wednesday at 7:30pm when your hosts, Dburt and Captain Kirk unravel the following current event laden mysteries (no "Scooby snacks required): in the ultimate case of reefer madness- we attempt to compare the intelligence quotients of an Alaskan news reporter versus a UPS worker losing their jobs over their love for the Wacky Tobacky; British Afropunk/Urb-Alt artist, FKA Twigs receives racist tweets from "Twilighters" who dislike her dating actor, Robert Pattinson; an unquestionable case of police misconduct gets caught on dash cam and an officer goes to jail; more revelations relating to last week's breach in White House security; as if the NFL didn't need have enough PR woes, a new report from the Department of Veterans Affairs’ brain repository, 76 out of the 79 deceased NFL players examined were found to have suffered from CTE (chronic traumati

Hundalasiliah! (Prince fans, do the research) That's the battle cry to our ever expanding listenership, devotees and supporters. Join Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt for yet another Grindhouse Mashup broadcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  This week's compendium of topical arrangements that are up for discussion are: we knew that a Supergirl TV series had been greenlighted but now that CBS appears to be her new home.....is it a good fit? ; Deadpool fans rejoice!  Your favorite "merc with a mouth" gets a novie release date for winter 2016 with Ryan Reynolds no less;  Patrick Warburton returns (allegedly) to The Tick; in light of the upcoming  Long Beach Comic Con announcing its new and much deserved Dwayne McDuffie Award, is there anyone that has effectively taken the reins of the late great comic animator/creator?; Oscar nominated actress, Viola Davis teams up with screenwriter/director, Shonda Rhimes for ABC's How To Get Away With Murder TV series; and speaking of Ms. Rhimes,

Welcome to another episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review!  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday (7:30pm EST) as they check their "tricorders" and extrapolate the latest news events that have occurred during this past (mid) week.  Our sensors are detecting a forthcoming discussion on the following topics: yet more NFL shenanigans (Adrian Peterson child abuse allegations; Rihanna vs the NFL; sponsors vs the NFL) ; a new biography is released detailing the trials, tribulations and triumphs of Dr. Bill Cosby; progressive filmmaker/documentarian, Michael Moore posits that President Obama's legacy will be solely related to being the first Black president; Dburt has concerns about scientific experimentation involving human brain cells being implanted in mice with claims of increased intelligence; some Chicagoans are protesting against police shootings of three Black men in just as many weeks (no protests for the more frequent non police related gun violence though?); the story of Django actress, Daniel

Greetings to our stalwart listenership and the ever expanding Afronerd Radio universe! It appears that it's time to revisit our popular Grindhouse Mashup/Mixtape (The Comic Shoppe+Afronerd Radio) show airing this Saturday at 6pm.  Join Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they unravel the following pop, pulp and political issues for the week: Daryll briefly weighs in on the Atlanta sports franchise(s) scandals in addition to the Ray Rice scandal; more comic book IPs are getting greenlighted for TV-Supergirl and Titans are forthcoming; and in zombie news, The Walking Dead gets a spinoff show (what, no comic, first?) and Syfy's Z Nation premieres; The Root and "Black Twitter" slam a recent Vogue piece highlighting large female posteriors as a "White" phenomenon; famed jazz saxophonist, Kenny G appears to have gotten the last laugh relating to his critics (just look at his stock portfolio); Dburt continues highlighting the success of a fellow "afronerd" and Youtube sensation, Marques Brownlee; courtesy of Comics A

Top of the morning (or is that evening) to our ever consistent listening audience. Welcome to the umpteenth edition of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm (EST).  Join your hosts, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they dispel the latest current event inspired mysteries such as: their thoughts relating to the revised Ray Rice domestic violence decision; amazingly, two Atlanta Hawks racism scandals (GM Danny Ferry's alleged "African" as a pejorative remark and owner, Bruce Levenson's infamous email); Youtube wunderkind, Marques Brownlee is the go to tech expert for the cyberwebs (it doesn't hurt to have Google stamp of approval); and in yet another Atlanta sports franchise race faux pas, are the Braves moving to get away from the Black urban community?; Did Oprah and Iyanla Vanzant fall prey to minstrel promotion by interviewing a man of color who fathered 34 children with 17 women?; Hollywood actresses get hacked with the release of private nude photos that were uploaded to their respecti

Greeting to all our long time supporters!  Stay tuned as the Afronerd.com/AfronerdRadio.com machine goes through some much needed changes (i.e. an upcoming reorganized web presence).  Keeping matters terse, however, join Dburt and Capt. Kirk this Wednesday at 7:30pm as they discuss the following current event laden "fauna": Dburt weighs in a bit heavier on the concept of "respectability politics" and how (in a way) Black folk should move toward this ideology and not away from it; Min. Louis Farrakhan weighs in on Ferguson, MO, unfortunately proving that POC need new ideas; African-American albino male model, Shaun Ross has an interesting perspective on the lack of diversity in fashion; recent polling shows that Black NYers desire increased policing even in the wake of the Eric Garner police brutality case; a Time magazine article about "Negrophobia" elicits a strong twitter response and backlash and lastly, a new HuffPost piece highlights a Northwestern University study that posits that the achievement gap be

Well if you're looking (or listening) for one last hurrah before the summer officially ends and school and the fall season star, why not listen to Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse broadcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST?  Join Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they borrow the keys to Fred's "Mystery Machine" in order to anaylze this week's latest conundrums:  actor/comedian/rapper, Donald Glover appears to have gotten his Spiderman wish ; has Wesley Snipes really been confirmed to revisit the Blade franchise for a cool 3 mill plus?;  and speaking of reboots, our thoughts on Fox rebooting The Greatest American Hero series; Dburt and Comics Alliance's Chris Sims are both asking about the skewed trajectory of one of DC's original characters, Cassandra Cain (Batgirl); Spike Lee has a new comic but the crew must ask what is the overall end game for celebrity created comic books?; and how cool is it that the Black Nerd Problems site has dubbed the Afropunk festival the new "Wakanda" (we can dig it); and lastly, what

What's shaking, folks!  Unfortunately, we preeempted this past Saturday's Grindhouse show but it was for a VERY good reason-The Afropunk Festival! Join Captain Kirk, Dburt and a special appearance from the Uncanny Daryll B., this Wednesday at 7:30pm.  The topics to be unpacked are:  the Afropunk highlights, of course; our thoughts on the Floyd Mayweather vs 50 cent feud. Is illiteracy ever funny?; in the latest in minstrel news, the co-founder and former CEO of Death Row Records, Suge Knight was shot multiple times while attending a Chris Brown VMA party; can the sudden popularity of Little League World Series phenom, Mo'ne Davis herald the return of Blacks to the sport of baseball?; Dburt waxes about a recent Sirius-XM townhall about Black men that still got it wrong; was the NY Times out of line for refering to slain teen, Michael Brown as being "no angel?" ;  and speaking of media depictions, does the #iftheygunnedmedown social media campaign make a legitimate point about the Black vs White victim portraya

Howdy Afronerd cititzens!  Again, we have a stupendous show lined up for you this Wednesday evening when music industry veteran and Afropunk manager, Jocelyn Cooper stops by Afronerd Radio studios for our second tete a tete.  We will undoubtedly discuss the current state of urban alternative music, the commercial music landscape and more importantly, the highly anticipated Afropunk Festival scheduled for August 23rd and 24th at Brooklyn's Commodore Barry Park.  This year's lineup includes phenomenal artists such as: Fishbone, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, D'angelo, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Ice T's Body Count, Bad Brains and more!  Whew!  Folks, this Afronerd broadcast and, of course, THE AFROPUNK FESTIVAL are NOT the events to miss!  Call in live at 646-915-9620.    

Well folks, because of the gravity of events evidenced from the past few days, it appears that we may have to conduct another mashup broadcast, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  So let's make this simple and plain.  Check out and listen to your "podcast enterprise crew" (Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B.), this Saturday at 6pm  as they discuss the following pop/pulp/political issues: we finally tackle the Esquire blog piece entitled, "Are Black Superheroes Good for Black People?";  can you believe that the vintage walkman used by Star-Lord in Guardians of The Galaxy is going for BIG bucks on Ebay? And could this be an indicator that Guardians is destined for Star Wars-esque status cinematically?; weighing in on the Michael Brown/Ferguson, Missouri police shooting as more information gets released; basketballer player, Gilbert Arenas twitter rants against Rev. Al; Dburt has absolutely no summer time TV programming complaints (except having enough time to watch what is available) ; Is there any iota of truth about Dis

Moni Bambo/Moni Mayi to our ever faithful and vigilant listeners!  Welcome to another fiery and fun fact finding mission courtesy of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review!  Join Dburt and Capt, Kirk as they unravel the following current event laden topics:  we finally address a recent Esquire blog piece that pondered,  "Are Black Superheroes  Good for Black People?" ; discussing the untimely passing of actor/comedian, Robin Williams; Dburt waxes on a Brilliant Idiots podcast and their confused analysis of "White privilege"; yet another Black teenager (this time in Ferguson, Missouri) dies at the hands of police (but they're dying by other violent means and in true Afronerdic fashion, does the reason matter when the result is the same?); and in response to the teen's tragic death, a writer for The Root laments on the difficulty of raising Black boys;  we finally highlight NY Knickerbocker, Carmelo Anthony's foray into venture capital investing of tech companies as well addressing the urban tech boom rennaissance;

Hola, to all our loyal listening compatriots!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse show airing this Saturday at 6pm eastern.  For those intimately familiar with our Grindhouse broadcast, it is essentially a sonic version of a cinematic double feature with Comic Shoppe as the opening act and Afronerd Radio for the final epilogue starting at 7pm.  Join Daryll B., Dburt and Capt. Kirk for the Comic Shoppe segment when they address the following pulp flavored issues:  Daryll's take on last week's release of Guardians of the Galaxy film; and conversely Dburt waxes on the New TMNT film; Daryll McDaniels of the legendary hip hop group RUN_DMC promotes a new comic book venture at the Boston Comic Con; the crew finally unpacks on the recent Esquire blog piece entitled, "Are Black Superheroes  Good for Black People?"; highlighting the Black panels at last week's SDCC; Zack Snyder defends Aquaman on a Detroit radio show and lastly, a new Black themed book alert-Top Cow's Genius releases issue #2

Konichiwa. Ladies and Gents!  Welcome to another fantastic sonic voyage courtesy of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse broadcast airing this Saturday at 6pm (EST).  Since our comrade in arms, Daryll B. is vacationing, we will conduct another "mixtape-mashup" show focusing on the latest pop, pulp and political news events.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as their colloquium covers the following issues:  the crew at Afronerd Radio Dburt bore witness to the latest Marvel event, The Guardians of the Galaxy (as it seems poised for a 100m weekend boxoffice take); Dburt also checks out the James Brown biopic, Get on Up; a part two discourse on the Stephen A. Smith suspension and his controversial domestic violence rant; Shadow and Act's Sergio Mims ponders why director, Woody Allen "won't hire a Black actor unless the role calls for one" ; Fear of a Black Panel-the Racialicious blog highlights San Diego Comic Con's diversity panels; the NYPD Eric Graner chokehold death case has been ruled a homicide; in Net neutralit