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The Mid Week in Review airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. It's an integral part of the Afronerd Radio engine and it's steered by your favorite podcast stewards,  Capt. Kirk, Daryll B. and Dburt.  The topics up for grabs this evenining are:  our thoughts about the execution style killing of hip hop artist and entrepreneur. Nipsey Hussle; Avengers: Endgame (3 hours runtime?) tickets are officially on sale and available (if you're lucky); Jordan Peele's Twilight Zone reboot debuted this week, courtesy of CBS All Access; Thor: Ragnarock director, Taika Waititi has been tapped to helm the live action version of the Anime classic, Akira and it looks likeit will NOT be a white washed project (whew!); we never did talk about Netflix' Love, Death and Robots or On My Block S2...we will this time!; we also forgot to talk about the Gotham/Batman prequel, Pennyworth TV series trailer;  filmmaker, Jim Jarmusch (Ghost Dog!) has a zombie mocie starring Bill Murray, Danny Glover, Steve Buscemi and Adam Driver? The Dead Don'

Check out a new and freshly baked Grindhouse podcast as engineered by the Afronerd Radio engine.  Join your resident AFROnerdist crew as they highlight the following pop/pulp issues: Conservative politician/pundit, Pat Buchanan believes #ADOS have not fully assimilated in 400 years; Billboard removes rapper, Lil Nas X' viral hit "Old Town Road"  from their Hot Country chart deeming it not "country" enough (or was it "too Black"); the Disney's Dumbo remake reportedly performs below expectations calling into question the revising of IPs the general audience may be too young to be familiar with; the NOS4A2 ("Nosferatu," get it?) trailer hits the cyberverse; actress, Brie Larson continues to be somewhat of a polarizing figure with her (and Netflix') recent social media interactions regarding her upcoming Netflix film, Unicorn Store;  #Mywhiteprivilege goes viral on Twitter;  And what are Affrilachians?;  ATL black teen is allegedly killed by a white racist for knocking on the wrong apartment door; Dburt further c

Pretty much like Clint Barton's unerring aim, we're just going to get straight to the point! Welcome to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing this Wednesday at 7:00pm sharp.  The topics to be deconstructed...ARE: Empire actor, Jussie Smollet's false assault charges get dropped and the media goes bonkers-we discuss; more (perhaps with spoilers) on the recent showings of Jordan Peele's Us (no white leads?) and DC/Warner's early viewing of Shazam; noted (and geek polarizing) director, Zack Snyder appears to be "doubling down" on his thoughts about (super)hero mythology in cinema; Mortal Kombat 11's trailer hits the internets and it flips the nostalgia aesthetic on its head; Immortal Hulk #16 rises in value (before it even hits the stands next month); Sony picks up BlackKklansman alum, Matthew Cherry's black girl hair themed animation film, Hair Love;  recent stories about rappers, Future and Cardi B should be a real test for cancel culture, huh? FOX' New Mutants relea

Ok folks, unfortunately we had to pivot our scheduling a tad but we ARE ready to rock and roll!  Check out a shorter and tighter Grindhouse show this Sunday at 8:30pm eastern.  Your resident AFROnerdists will discuss the following pop culture topics: our impressions of DC/Warner's Shazam movie; also Jordan Peele's highly anticipated US movie; Harvard University gets sued for a VERY lucrative slave photo by the slave in question's descendents; Alien the High School play? Lastly, how is Hamilton the esteemed broadway play, racist?  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620    

It's the Grindhouse podcast airing Sundays at 6pm eastern and powered by the mighty Afronerd Radio engine!  The topics to be placed on our podcast barbecue grill this week are: once fired GOTG director. James Gunn has been rehired by Disney to helm the third Galaxy installment (and he gets to stay on the Suicide Squad 2 gig as well); the late iconic author/poet/actress/activist trended on twitter due to 30 year old resurfaced video clip that has folks on social media divided about respecting elders and their honorifics; hopefully the FINAL Avengers: Endgame trailer hit the webs and thankfully, we still don't know what's going on; the animated anthology series, Love, Death & Robots premiered on Netflix this weekend-we give our thoughts; in the wake of the aforementioned Gunn rehiring, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (shh....) quietlyreturns to Star Talk and Cosmos; in what sounds like a recipe for disaster, Flash actor (and inexperienced writer), Ezra Miller will co-write the forthcoming Flash script with noted co

Check out a new installment of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Gather around the virtual "campfire" and listen to the Afronerd crew wax prolific about the following topics:  we address some topics that we missed per the last episode;  FOX News media personality, Tucker Carlson appears to be in hot water (with colleague Judge Pirro to a lesser degree) over racist/homophobic/sexist remarks he made more thatn a decade ago;  a scandal involving the Hollywood elite and captains of industry asserts that they paid high six and seven figures in a huge college admissions cheating scandal; more possible TV shows are  scheduled to premiere on Disney+, including What If? Marvel animated series;  actor, Tatiana Maslany may be expanding the Orphan Black universe on AMC with a new chapter to her previous and beloved 5 season TV series;  more on Captain Marvel as a potential 1B box office appears possible; more on the "cancel culture" temperature of today's environment

Howdy, AFROnerdists!   You know the drill-it's The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join us as we discuss the following  pop/pulp culture topics:  writer/graphic novelist, Kwanza Osajyefo stops by to discuss the companion Kickstarter project to his highly successful BLACK comic entitled simply, WHITE; Marvel's latest MCU movie, Captain Marvel premiered this weekend and we give you our non spoiler impressions;  a new study from the Georgia Institute of Technology asserts that the prospect of driverless autos doesn't bode well for darker skinned pedestrians; horror genre filmmaker, Jordan Peele might have another blockbuster movie on his hands based on US' SXSW audience response;  CW's Arrow, the show that launched the Berlanti-verse, will air it's final season (#8) with an abbreviated 10 episodes; more on Suicide Squad 2 and Idris Elba's casting; and with the passing of actor, Luke Perry, the NY Post highlights the angst of Generation X;   more on R. Kelly

It's going to be straight to the jugular topics, fellow AFROnerdists!  Listen to the latest episode of The Mid-Week in Review show, as engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The cornucopia of issues to be discussed are: like leftovers from a Sunday dinner, we tackle some topics left "in the fridge" per the last podcast ; past guest, Kwanza Osajyefo has a new Kickstarter follow up to his Black comic book with a new White comic project; actor, Terry Crews commented on that same NYT hit piece on former President Obama's My Brother's Keeper program that we analyzed except the Twitterverse wasn't kind to Crews; thoughts about the Michael Jackson Leaving Neverland documentary as well as the Oprah interview with the alleged victims afterward; the Jared Leto-Sony Venomverse, Morbius appears to be full steam ahead; the AtlantaBlackStar site highlights the trials and tribulations of "street gang journalism";  And lastly, is actor, Theo Rossi ("Shades" from Luke Cage) in hot water for se

What's good, folks!  We're back, live and direct for another broadcast adventure! Listen to a new installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics up for grabs this week are:  a recent Harvard Law alum in a NY Times op-ed took umbrage with former POTUS Barack Obama's timber with young Black boys via his Brother's Keeper initiative; legendary filmmaker, Steven Spielberg seeks to ban Netflix films from Oscar awards consideration;  why do the trailers for Netflix' forthcoming Love Death + Robots anthology series look like a upgraded version of Heavy Metal from the 80s (we hope);  sometimes a comic panel is just that....not the end of Marvel Comics (hopefully); finally getting back to the discussion of the future of black superhero movies; Netflix' OA returns courtesy of a S2 trailer; and then there's that latest Dark Phoenix trailer (trying hard to channel the MCU as the Disney/Fox merger finalizes); is the n-word used in Wakanda? (doubtful); more on Aquaman 2 be

Greetings, AFROnerdists!  Again, let's dive in....check out  a new episode of our Mid-Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing Wednesdays at 7pm eastern. Oh and each broadcast is engineered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  Listen as we wax prolific about the following issues:  our thoughts about this past weekend's Oscars (Spike Lee, Spiderverse, Black Panther, Beale Street, Trump's comments, Green Book controversy, etc); it appears that actor, Yahya Abdul-Mateen will be a double duty franchisee with gigs in Aquaman and Jordan Peele's The Candyman; a male college student successfully settles with his university for being too drunk to consent to relations he had with a female friend (he should play lotto); another article explores the idea of a Black Superman film per Michael B, Jordan's Oprah interview (and rightfully, not Clark Kent); more Democratic presidential candidates are discussing #ADOS (indirectly) and the idea of reparations (sort of); the folks responsible for CBS' reworking of Sherlock Holmes on Eleme

Making it plain! It's Afronerd Radio and it's also our Grindhouse podcast airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  And then there's the topics: DC Universe's Doom Patrol premiered its SECOND episode with Victor Stone a/k/a Cyborg making his TV live action debut; actor, Malik Yoba is reprising his role in the NY Undercover reboot at ABC-TV; more fallout over the Jussie Smollett alleged faux racial attack case (in the wake of a REAL white supremacist threat that was thwarted); black celebrity couple, Russell Wilson and singer, Ciara face online backlash for their mostly white employee photobombing selfie highlighting their new partnership with the Creative Artists Agency (CAA); but then that calls into question the dearth of black agents, doesn't it?;  NPR highlights a new urb-alt rock performer from Kenya now residing in Minneapolis, JS Ondara; then there's the very expected remaining Marvel Netflix shows' (Punisher, Jessica Jones) cancellations; a faction of the internet are apparently shocked over a 48 year old P

Another one of our straight, no chaser installments, folks!  Welcome to our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sThe Grindhouse podcast-airing Sundays at 6pm eastern.  The topics on the "George Foreman" grill this week are:  assurgent podcaster and famed Brooklynite, Gerald Moody better known as "GMoody" (formerly of I am Rapaport) stops by to talk about his new podcast, This That  & The Third With GMoody;  our impressions of Robert Rodriguez' Alita: Battle Angel film which premiered in theaters this week along with the Netflix debut of The Umbrella Academy;  the Jussie Smollett racial attack saga continues and gets more complicated;  DC Universe's highly anticipated Doom Patrol also premiered this past Friday and we give you our thoughts; acknowledging greatness, baseball legend, Frank Robinson passed recently; some folks are actually perturbed that erstwhile football player and activist, Colin Kaepernick settled his NFL collusion case for an undisclosed figure;  however, in Wisconsin, GOP lawmakers have ma

Time to Rock and Roll!  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast-airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics du jour are:  Jahleel Addae, safety for the Los Angeles Chargers and his soon to be wife get put through social media paces for "toasting" the prospect of having "light-skinned" babies (minstrely is a well that leads to the center of the earth, apparently);  Still addressing matters left on last Sunday's podcast table;  Esquire magazine causes a bit of a uproar with it's An American Boy article essentially placing focus on what it's like to grow up white, middle class and male in the millennial age (during BHM); comic book writer, Donny Cates wants to reboot Marvel's Ultimate Universe (2020 will be 20 years!); and speaking of Marvel, what does issue #377 of the Incredible Hulk have to do with Avengers: Endgame?  Is there a surge in value for a (formerly "dollar" bin) book)?; thoughts about this week's Grammys hosted by Alicia Keys;  Netfilix' Siempre Br

Check out a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast airing Sundays at 6pm eastern.  Join your "Blerdfleet" Academy podcasters as they tackle the following pop/pulp/political issues:  picking up what we failed to address during the last show: what is the burgeoning #ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) movement and why do some in mainstream black media (Angela Rye, Joy Ann Reid, Roland Martin) believe ADOS to be a Russian "bot" hack;  hip hop artist, Killer Mike has a new Netflix docu-series, Trigger Warning with Killer Mike;  AMC cancels Into the Badlands-no season 4; Boondocks returns (sort of); it appears that black features/natural hair are a no go for the first animated outing of RiRi Williams aka Ironheart;  a large size blogger caught a rude awakening after a bad date and "weight" privilege  may be a thing;  an Aquaman spinoff focusing on the "trench" creatures is being discussed (really?); Spike Lee has another Netflix series (See You Yesterday) and it's about time travel?; Netflix' Afro-Col

Greetings, loyal AFROnerdists!  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerdradio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be addressed are:  our impressions of this past Super Bowl event that ended with yet another win for the New England Patriots (gameplay, Halftime show assessment and commercials incl. Avengers: Endgame); more on Marvel's Black Panther being nominated for an Academy Award; movie star, Liam Neeson finds himself in a brewing controversy over an interview regarding his past racial revenge thoughts about a friend's alleged rape by an unknown black man 40 years ago; and then there's the call for VA governor, Ralph Northam's departure from office regarding decades old medical school yearbook "blackface" pics; we're late but we may still discuss M. Night Shyamalan's box office hit, Glass; and just what is the deal with MSNBC, Roland Martin and CNN's Angela Rye likening the very real #ADOS (American Descendants of Slaves) movement with Russian bots and hackers?;

You know WE know better than to compete for airtime against Sunday's Super Bowl!  Check out a special Pre Superbowl edition of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing this SATURDAY at 6pm eastern.  Friend of the show and football enthusiast, Martin Adams stops by to give his insights into Sunday's game.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.   

As eventful as last Sunday's Grindhouse was, we failed to address a large swath of subject matter.....sooo...we're just going to continue the topics and include a few more for The Mid Week in Review: legendary singer, James Ingram passes at 66; dirty politrix are starting early regarding salacious revelations about Sen. Kamala Harris; actor, Jussie Smollett was reportedly attacked by racists while visiting Chicago;  actor, Terry Crews "revisits" the #metoo movement with comedian, D.L. Hughley; actress, Rachel True (Half Baked, Half & Half) finds it odd that she appears to be the only cast member of the popular 90s horror film, The Craft not getting booked for the convention circuit (hint: she's the lone black character); *And lastly, in the wake of The Punisher's S2 premiere, just what is the deal with a lesser scarred Jigsaw?  just as the Our podcast airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.   

*Apologies for the preempted shows, folks!  We're b(L)ack, live and direct and let's just get to the information.  It's another action packed Afronerd Radio/Grindhouse podcast airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics are: our impressions of last weekend's 7th annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the world renowned Schomburg Center in Harlem, NYC;  Afronerd's "sanctum sanctorum" checked out M Night Shyamalan's Glass at Dburt's favorite spot, Brooklyn's Alamo Drafthouse; Punisher S2 premiered last week courtesy of Netflix (for the moment..shhh); comedian, Bill Maher doubles down on comic book culture during his Real Time show;  DC Universe's Young Justice: Outsiders "first half" of the third season concludes scheduled to return in June;  more on Black Panther's Oscar nomination and what are it's chances?; Umbrella Academy trailer and Deadly Class on SYFY; Star Trek: Discovery and The Orville second seasons are in full swing (at the same time?) and lastly, our thoughts about Sen. Kamala Harris announci

Due to time comstraints, were' going directly to the pertinent stuff.  Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  This week's issues are: a new Gilette shaving ad appears to be tackling toxic masculinity and some critics feel it's really an ode to social engineering; David Walker's The Life of Frederick Douglass graphic novel is released; the latest Spiderman: Far From Home trailer hit the cyberwebs this week; skin color politics aka Plantation Olympics rear its ugly head via some in Black Twitter desiring a darker complected actress portraying the MCU version of Ororo Munroe; Dburt checked out the first season of Netflix' new Sex Education starring X-files' Gillian Anderson; legal pressure is quickly mounting against R. Kelly after the Lifetime channel's showing of Surviving R. Kelly;  iconic actress, Carol Channing passes at 97; with another Cleopatra project on the horizon, can someome set the record straight as to whether a WOC should ultim

The NYC Black Comic Festival is coming, AFROnerdists! (Jan.18).  Meanwhile, we have a podcast to do.....let's get to it! It's yet another eventful installment of The Grindhouse by the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are: a new Federalist article highlights a white woman's experience with adopting African children and how she felt blacks were more racist toward her children-going against conventional wisdom; our thoughts about FOX's forthcoming TV show, The Passage; rumor has it that actress, Jamie Alexander (Blindspot) might be starring in a Thor-centric, Sif streaming series on the Disney+ channel;  actress, Gillian Anderson (X-files) returns to TV via Netflix in a UK teen comedy series, Sex Education;  Netflix is at it again with an assist from Anthony Mackie in the trailer for the apocalyptic IO, film and with a time traveling afro-latin fantasy series entitled, Siempre Bruja; thoughts about the trailer for Jordan Peele's upcoming "Weird City" sci-fi comedy ser