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Howdy, loyal listeners, citizens and general purveyors of common sense!  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday at 7pm for another fact finding mission, courtesy of the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio.  The topics on this week's menu are as follows:  Dburt makes yet another call to Sirius-XM and dives into another disturbing conversation (discussing the Adrian Peterson tragedy and former Detroit mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick's 28 year sentencing);  16 year old Islamic education activist, Malala Yousafzai gets overlooked by the Nobel Peace Prize decision makers;  Steve Austin inspired bionics gets one step closer to reality; a McDonalds worker gets arrested for confronting the CEO of the famed fast food franchise regarding her minimum wage salary and lastly, our thoughts regarding a recent 8Asian.com blog piece entitled, Where White means Mediocre: High-Skilled Asian Immigrant Enclaves.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620!  Excelsior!

Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Afronerd-Mid-Week in Review time, folks!  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt this Wednesday at 7pm to discuss the latest "goings ons" in pop culture, science, sci-fi and politics, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  The topics to be unraveled this week are:  Dburt calls in to Sirius-XM's Cocoa Mode show to discuss the DC Capitol shooting death of Miriam Carey; TheRoot.com posits that racism may be the cause for mental duress as it relates to African-Americans (....are the stats confirming that thesis?....hmm); Cleveland Indian fans show their support in "redface" make up.....really? And President Obama weighs in on the Washington Redskins' Native American mascot issues;  more on the government shutdown.....how long can we expect it to continue?; and lastly, legendary actor, Kirk Douglas, ponders what we here at Afronerd Radio have also considered-has technology replaced thinking?  Call in live at 646-915-9620.  See you all at 7pm sharp!

Hey, people! It's that time and it's about feng shui....keeping it simple, uncluttered and copacetic.  Check for our double featured sonic adventure this Saturday at 6pm eastern colloquially referred to as The Grindhouse, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  The first show, hereto called The Comic Shoppe being hosted by Daryl B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt.  The issues to be unpacked are: our thoughts about two 2014 movie trailers that hit the interwebs, Godzilla and I, Frankenstein; in the world of animation-The Simpsons return with the prospect of killing off a major character and The Legend of Korra is in full swing;  legendary author, Tom Clancy passes; which company needs to expand their roster of minority/Black heroes and for the ones that are already on the list, which heroes require an uprade and time constraints notwithstanding,  the crew waxes about the new Wonder Woman fan made short.  Will it garner the attention of Hollywood? Call live at 646-915-9620. And batting "clean up" is Afronerd Radio airing at 7pm!

Salutations, cornbread and konnichiwa to all our loyal listeners!  Welcome to the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7pm.  Join your hosts Dburt and Captain Kirk as they discuss the following current event laden issues:  Folk-Rock icon, Bob Dylan had a secret wife and daughter of color unbeknownst to the general public.  The question remains, will he attend his daughter's same sex wedding?; our thoughts on another tragic shooting in an African country..this time it's Yobe State College of Agriculture in Nigeria;  a NY Bakery refuses to hire a young Black woman purely on the basis of race & Dburt ponders when will POC use spy cameras to truly confirm these slights? and if time permits, our impressions of Obamacare and the threat of a government shutdown.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.   

Wow, time is moving not unlike like Barry Allen after a Burrito run!  Folks, welcome to the latest episode of The Grindhouse double feature aural theater experience starting this Saturday at 6pm.  For the "prologue" portion of the show, check for The Comic Shoppe featuring your "Podcast Enterprise Crew," Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt the Afronerd.  The topics to be unpacked this week are:  our thoughts on the premiere episode of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; last week's issue of Daredevil appeared to be channeling the Trayvon Martin case-should comics (like the Law & Order TV series) tackle real world controversies?; and has the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show spawned more comic book inspired TV  imprints (Gotham Pre Batman show for FOX; Constantine for NBC; Uber comic creators, Kieron Gillen and Canaan White released a Nazi themed Avatar Press comic earlier this spring to charges of racism (ahem, a photo of the two makes this unlikely)  and lastly, should someone pickup the late Dwayne McDuffie's baton and s

It's Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review show, folks!  Pull up a seat (or smartphone "Tune In" app if your are walking/driving) this Wednesday at 7pm to listen to the (mid) weekly pop/pulp/political musings of Dburt and Captain Kirk.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  The topics to be analyzed for this broadcast are:  the Kenyan shopping mall massacre...when will the terrorism and gun violence cease?; famed director, John Singleton weighs in on White directors that tell Black themed properties; actress Jenifer Lewis gave some rather profound advice to neophyte actors; a recent Motley Fool piece ponders a real life Avengers vs X-men cinematic battle from a financial perspective and lastly, time constraints notwithstanding, for our Anecdote segment, Dburt has a book recommendation entitled, Women Without Race: ‘Miss Anne in Harlem.  See you all at 7pm!

Yes, folks..we are grinding here at the Grindhouse!  Pull up your chairs and listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's infamous double feature aural extravaganza airing this evening starting at 6pm eastern.  First up at bat, we have The Comic Shoppe featuring Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt.  The issues to be taken out of their metaphysical mylar bags this week are: the team thoughts about this past week premiere episode of Sleepy Hollow;  Captain America's Agent Carter might be getting her own TV series; is DC's "Villain Month" innovative or are the covers harkening back to the 90's ill conceived foil cover period?; GTA 5 might be tangentially responsible for a real theft of a mentally challenged man but still managed to bank 800 million in one day;  The Legend of Korra returns and lastly, our thoughts on the upcoming Superman/WonderWoman comic.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. At 7pm, enter Afronerd Radio with your hosts Captain Kirk and Dburt.  This episode will continue the discourse from la

Howdy, people!  You are cordially invited to participate in yet another informative, fun and factual airing of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review show!  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  The topics on display this Wednesday at 7pm are:  our take on the DC Navy Yard massacre; your "Podcast Avengers" wax on yet another tragedy-the weird NC police shooting of a former Florida A & M football player who ultimately was a driver in distress (?); Dr Bill Cosby pays a visit to CNN; The Talk's Julie Chen admits that she had plastic surgery for career advancement; New York DJ "Mr. Cee" also makes a confession of his own (oh boi!) and actor, Jaden Smith might want to stay away from twitter...just sayin.'  See you all at 7pm sharp!

In the immortal words of one of my heroes, Cab Calloway, "Hi De Ho," people!  Welcome to another illustrious edition of The Grindhouse, courtesy of Afronerd Radio.  Join us this Saturday as we broadcast our infamous auditory double feature, starting with The Comic Shoppeat 6pm and ending with Afronerd Radioat 7pm.  For The Shoppe, check out how your "Podcast Avengers" scrutinize the following pop/pulp culture topics:  Dburt finally gets around to talking about Robert Kirkman's excellent Thief of Thieves; our thoughts about Marvel Infinity crossover event storyline as well as DC's Forever Evil villain centric issues;  a Comics Alliance op ed reviews the "Black/Minority" inspired Mighty Avengers #1; Marvel's Ant Man film gets moved up a few months and lastly, what's going on over at DC offices relating to a Harley Quinn suicide inspired art talent search (huh)?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. And then there's Afronerd Radio featuring Captain Kirk and Dburt airing at 7pm eastern.  The topics up for grabs

Let's see just how close to the cuff we can keep this week's Grindhouse show description, shall we?  Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse double feature broadcast airing this Saturday at 6pm.  First, we have The Comic Shoppe featuring Captain Kirk, Dburt and Daryll B discussing the following pulp/pop cultural issues: controversy erupts at DC when the creative team behind the Batwoman comic quits;  Vin Diesel's Riddick returns; BSG's Katee Sackhoff is in talks with Marvel...allegedly;  the Robocop reboot trailer hits the net; our thoughts on DC's "villain centric" month and lastly, Dburt discovers Robert Kirkman's Thief of Thieves (he's always late to the party, isn't he?).  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.   And when The Comic Shoppe's sonic door closes, Afronerd Radio's portal opens for alternative commentary at 7pm! Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they discuss the following newsworthy concerns: Dburt connects comedienne, Sheryl Underwood's comments to the NYC mayoral race; picking from Wednesday's Blu

Well, it was fun but as the summer comes to a close, the fall school semester appears to be in full swing.  But don't worry-here at Afronerd Radio, we never really took a break from educating our audience.  Stop by for your "extracurricular" course, courtesy of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast airing on Wednesday at 7pm sharp!  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they unravel the following (mid) weekly mysteries:  comedienne/talk show host, Sheryl Underwood makes some disparaging jests at Black natural hair enthusiasts; our Blue Area segment acknowledges an 11 year old genius who has successfully matriculated to college (and vows to get a PHD by 20); Dburt laments the killing of a 1 year old Brooklyn infant and can't understand why some eschew NY's Stop & Frisk policy; a Black female professional wants to change her "ghetto" name (applause for the self awareness) and lastly, Dburt finally gets around to seeing HBO's Game of Thrones and wrestles with the lack of Black representation in medieval fant

Bon jour, crumpets and cornbread to our ever expanding and tenacious listening audience.  Because we're in the midst of the Labor Day weekend and summer is coming to close, we decided to do something different.  Based on popular demand, this particular episode (Saturday starting at 6pm) will be a LONG FORM 2 hour pop culture/sci-fi/political/urban alternative free for all broadcast entitled, The Grindhouse Remix.  Your "Podcast Enterprise" crew will just wax about various topics essentially merging The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd Radio shows without a break!  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620!  The topics to be discussed are:  Superhero casting announcements (i.e.Ben Affleck as Batman; Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon; Bryan Cranston as Lex Luthor and James Spader as Ultron), last weekends Afropunk festival from the planet Brooklyn; a Black Superhero web series, CV Nation enters its second season; Kyle Baker's "meta messages, a NY Post piece interviewed local comic shop owners; regarding bad customer habits a

Greetings, citizens!  We're back from the rocking Afropunk festival, so please accept our apologies for the brief hiatus.  Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review show returns this Wednesday at 7pm eastern to discuss the latest (mid) weekly issues in the world of sci-fi, science, pop culture and politics.  The topics to be unraveled this week are:  actor/director, Ben Affleck gets the nod from the WB to portary Bruce Wayne in 2015's Batman vs Superman (also to be further analyzed on Sunday's Comic Shoppe) and the internet revolts!; for a much needed Blue Area break-a young computer software engineer vows to teach a homeless man coding; Mr. Starks promises to cancel his Ebony magazine subscription due to Trayvon Martin's family appearing on its latest cover; Dburt waxes on Afropunk 2013 and CNN's Don Lemon finally gets an interview with "Hustle" (ahem, Russell) Simmons!  Call our hosts at 646-915-9620! Imperius Rex!

We mean it this time, no more verbosity!  Welcome to the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  The topics to be discussed this (mid) week are: moviegoers in Silver Springs, MD were disgusted with the overt police presence at a Regal Cinema theater showing of The Butler according to Black Twitter; a recent LA Times article highlights some the scholastic struggles (along with the requisite cultural clashes) of a South LA student who successfully matriculated to UC Berkeley; picking up from last week's listed topic-has rapper, Kendrick Lamar thrown down the gauntlet against his industry colleagues informing them to produce better music?; are your household appliances secretly watching and recording your every move and lastly, a Dartmouth College fraternity pokes fun at Black gangs with a costume party (here we go....again).  See you all at 7pm.

Greetings, folks!  Let us actually try to lay out the facts free from verbosity! Check for this Saturday's Grindhouse broadcast, featuring The Comic Shoppe at 6pm and Afronerd Radio "playing bass" at 7pm.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  For The Shoppe, your hosts Dburt, Captain Kirk and Daryll B. will be addressing the following topics: yet another Sherlock inspired iteration hits our time space continuum but on this occasion, Watson & Holmes are Black  (shocking?); more industry chatter insinuating that Christian Bale might have been offered 50 mill to don the cowl again; the team weighs in on Mark Millar's Kick Ass sequel;  picking up from a few shows ago, our thoughts on minority representation in video gaming (can a brother get a DLC?); comic writer/artist, Paul Pope's pitch to a DC head honcho and the exec's response causes a title wave in cyberspace and the industry and lastly, is it Cranston for Lex Luthor or Vin Diesel for Groot? At 7pm, enter Afronerd Radio with your guides, Dburt and Cap

Salutations with a side order of cornbread and crumpets, folks!  Join us for another sonically festive and educational episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review broadcast, this Wednesday at 7pm eastern standard.  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they utilize their conservative (and oftentimes independent) analytical/deductive reasoning skills to discuss the following issues: picking up from the last broadcast, Dburt ponders when and how Black dysfunctionalism will be diminished and will the secret Richard Nixon recordings prove to be prophetic as it relates to this issue? ; yet even more fallout from CNN's Don Lemon pertaining to his advice to Black folk (i.e. Lemon vs. rap mogul Russell Simmons); some folks are signing up for a one-way ticket to Mars in 2022; more on why Batman can't be Black according to a recent Portland Mercury op-ed piece; Zimbabwe to propose a "Black Only" stock exchange and lastly, does the discovery of a 1912 8th grade exam appear more college level in today's educational landscape?

Welcome back to the Grindhouse, people!  Tune in this Saturday, starting at 6pm as we give you back to back airings of The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd Radio "batting relief" at 7pm.  First at bat (enough with the baseball references!) is The Comic Shoppe featuring Daryll B, Captain Kirk and Dburt discussing the latest in the world of pulp and pop entertainment. The Shoppe's topics this week are:  as the title posting infers, what happened to the campaigns for a minority based Dr. Who?  We know that the regeneration process is complete and a new actor has been chosen but still...; picking up the pieces from previous shows-the team waxes on the lack of minority representation in video games (DLCs!!); Disney's D23 revealed a new Marvel animated project, Big Hero 6; the financial fighting off camera during Expendables 3 (and is Mr. Snipes on board?) and our thoughts on Matt Damon's Elysium.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. And then at 7pm, the show isn't over just yet....enter Afronerd Radioat 7pm with your h

Is it that time, already?  That time being the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7pm sharp.  Join your hosts, Dburt and Captain Kirk as they provide a synopses (with cogent opinions) of the (mid) week's current happenings.  The topics for this week's colloquium are: another person of color speaks truthfully about the Trayvon Martin tragedy-enter actor, Romany Malco; Dburt listens to The Champs broadcast featuring Dave Chappelle's silent partner, Neal Brennan and is disturbed by a recent guest; since our listeners appear to dig our Blue Area segment, let's try out another one entitled, "The Anecdote" when we wax about anecdotal info (i.e. the passing of Jazz-Funk legend, George Duke, Russell Simmons has a "Harlem Shadow," Google invests in a 300K hamburger, Dburt revisits the PBS doc, Slavery by Another Name) and lastly, speaking of a Blue Area moment, MSNBC highlights two disadvantaged Mississippian young men of color who both matriculated to the Ivy League!  Again, not the

Welcome to The Grindhouse, folks!  Listen to our ever popular double feature broadcast with The Comic Shoppe airing this Saturday at 6pm and Afronerd Radio batting  "clean up" at 7pm eastern. Listen to The Comic Shoppe with your hosts Dburt, Daryll B. and Captain Kirk as they unravel the following pulp related topics: new speculation has mounted with the WB possibly looking for an "older" Batman for the next Man of Steel installment; The Flash may be returning to primetime TV, thanks to Arrow; a bidding war for a new writer's sci-fi dramatic work (Extant) heats up the interest of cable, satellite and network TV insiders; Image appears to have found its groove with genre (as opposed to solely superhero) comics and lastly, the crew's thoughts about DC's release of their villain centered comics for next month.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. Next up, there's Afronerd Radio featuring Captain Kirk and Dburt broadcasting at 7pm after The Shoppe.  Listen to your Podcast Avengers unravel the following topics: 

Greetings, loyal listeners!  Check out the latest Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they wax about current "goings on" in the world of pop culture, politics, race, science and geekdome.  For this particluar episode we're going to keep matters simple.  We are going to focus on the sudden WWF/mixed martial arts nature of the cable news giants, MSNBC, CNN and FOX. In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict and the media's present attention to race, racism and Black pathology, the crew ill attempt to siphon through the minutiae and give you the straight dope!  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  Again, not the show to miss.