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Straight to the point with no chaser!  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday at 7pm (EST) for our Mid Week in Review broadcast of Afronerd Radio! The topics up for grabs are: weird racial stories (a Black infant gets slapped and called the n-word on a plane by an irate passenger;  actor, Alec Baldwin has an alleged racial meltdown and comedienne, Lisa Lampanelli tweets the n-word to Girls, Lena Dunham); Shadow & Act film critic, Sergio Mims pays a visit to give us the entertainment rundown; legendary music mogul, Clive Davis makes some interesting (if not surprising) revelations in his latest memoir and lastly, a recent Black Enterprise article ponders the need for minority (especially Black athletes) investing in tech startups.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Our discourse continues.....welcome to the vaunted Grindhouse edition of Afronerd Radio! Double your pleasure...yin versus yang...yada yada yada!  Pull up a seat and listen to The Comic Shoppeat 6pm EST and then Afronerd Radioat 7pm.  It appears that our last few shows were especially festive so as alluded to in the aforementioned opening, our conversation continues...  Join Dburt, Captain Kirk and Daryll B as they (continue to) discuss the following: a number of internet articles are highlighting the lack of Black writers at Marvel and DC (and how the independents put those diversity stats to shame); a recent HuffPost/Black Voices blog posting puts focus on the history of the Black super heroine in comics; David Brothers of Comics Alliance provides an excellent historical timeline of the Black influence in mainstream comics and if time permits, will the quality writing of Green Lantern falter with Geoff Johns' (and his staff) departure from the book?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620! And then there's al

Giving it to our listeners straight with no chaser! Listen to The Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk broadcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Keeping it simple, Wednesday's show will essentially pick up where the team left off from the Grindhouse Sunday show-a discussion of the rogue former LA cop, Christopher Dorner including his 14 page manifesto; the notorious (and racist) Facebook page that Zuckerberg and Co. refuse to remove; an interesting op-ed by Clarence Haynes (of Black Voices) reminiscing about his fondness for comics-specifically,  Ororo Munroe (Storm) from The X-Men; The Root denotes the historical origins of the "Blerd" (Afronerd has a better ring to it, don't you think?), and lastly, our impressions of  The Grammys.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  

First there was the Super Bowl and now The Grammys are upon us!  So this time we'll make an attempt at competing (but not really) against the legendary music show with our ever popular Grindhouse edition of Afronerd Radio.  Pull up a seat and listen to The Comic Shoppe this Sunday starting at 6pm.  Join Daryll B., Dburt and Captain Kirk as they pontificate on the following "nerdic" fare: the Latino Review reports that the Hulk may end up with a Planet Hulk/Avengers tie-in story or the silver screen at some point in the future; a recent Robot 6 article puts focus on the dearth of Black writers at DC and Marvel; is the JLA movie in distress?-a writer is let go and Paul Dini (Batman Animated Series, Justice League Animated) states that he wouldn't be interested in writing a live action version and lastly, a discussion of race and and animation-the Shadow & Act site highlights Ralph Bakshi's Coonskin as well as Warner Bros' controversial cartoon past.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620! Next up, Afronerd R

Why waste time with verbosity? First, call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. The show for the uninitiated is...Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk, airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics on the menu are: our thoughts of this past Sunday's Super Bowl including Beyonce's halftime performance; radio host, Joe Madison recently played host to the cast of Roots (and you'll find out there thoughts on Django); NYC former Mayor, Ed Koch and Strom Thurmond's daughter (of color) passes; according to a Harvard research report, "googling" Black names connect to 25% more embarrassing or misleading ads than "White" names; an Atlanta security guard gets support after tasering a belligerent lower tier mother and lastly, a OSU associate professor opines about the inability that some young Black males have with matriculation and completion in higher education. 

Howdy, loyal supporters and listeners!  Because of our supreme cognition, we know better NOT to compete with tomorrow's Superbowl, so check out our infamous Grindhouse show today starting at 6pm.  For the first matinee feature, there's The Comic Shoppe starring Daryll B., Dburt and Captain Kirk.  The Shoppe crew will be unpacking the following topics: Cartoon Network does it AGAIN....DC Nation's Green Lantern: The Animated Series and Young Justice get cancelled...and Dburt asks-Why not tweek these shows for Adult Swim or Fox where their survival might be more assured ; in our minds' eye to reality-cartoonist, Aaron McGruder has a Kickstarter campaign in hopes of getting funding for a Uncle Ruckus live action film; picking up where we left off from our last broadcast (Quinten Tarantino's Luke Cage movie proposal, Robotech gets a director) and lastly, was there ever talk of a Jack Bauer/John McClane crossover film?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620! For your second audio feature, starting at 7pm, there's Af

My, My.....is it Wednesday already?  If it is, be sure to prop a chair and listen to the latest musings of the infamous "Podcast Avengers," Captain Kirk and Dburt on the next Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620, when they will be discussing the following "hump day" issues:  with President Obama's 2nd term commencing, some Black leaders are crying foul toward the executive branch for not promulgating a Black Agenda.  Is it a fair assessment?;  more on music-according to a recent Slate article, online music streaming services (a la Spotify, Pandora) are as popular as ever but musicians receive very little monetary compensation for their work...why is that?; and speaking of music...more N-word absurdity, Kurt Cobain's wife and Hole front woman, Courtney Love recently performed  an acoustic version of Jay-z's "99 problems" with the n-word included (there is no 100th problem, hopefully) and lastly, is Volkswagon's new Superbowl ad featuring a White actor with a Jamaic

Hello to all our friends, fiends and just consistent listenership! Welcome to another fact finding mission courtesy of the Double Feature/Grindhouse edition of Afronerd Radio.  Check for Captain Kirk, Daryll B. and Dburt this Sunday at 6pm on The Comic Shoppe where we will deliberate on the following pop cultural issues:  perhaps the biggest news to date-director, J.J. Abrams just signed on to direct the next Star Wars installment (so does this make him the HNIC-Head Nerd In Charge?  Star Wars and Star Trek?); the gang finally dissects the Fringe finale;  what is "phase two" (and three) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how does Dr. Strange fit in and NOT Black Panther? ; the Robotech live action gets a director and lastly, what would a proposed Quentin Tarantino directed Luke Cage film have looked like with Laurence Fishburne as its star? And batting second, we have Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airing after The Shoppeat 7pm.  Join Dburt and The Captain as they wax on the following topics:  Lying as an

Never let it be said that the Afronerd Radio Show has a dearth of issues to talk about!  Utterly impossible..which begs one to wonder how terrestrial based minstrel programming continues to misinform and disrespect their audiences.  But there's hope..listen to Afronerd and Captain Kirk this Wednesday at 7pm as the "Podcast Avengers" unravel the following current event laden topics:  the diminution of Black talent continues and it was witnessed at yesterday's Presidential Inauguration-rap artist, Lupe Fiasco gets booted off the stage for anti-Obama lyrics and Beyonce allegedly lip-synced what many perceived to be a credible performance; picking up a topic that was left on the table a few shows back-recent events in Africa have caused the continent to be dubbed the "new Asia" and will Black Americans invest in the motherland before it's too late?; legendary video game company, Atari seeks a new buyer after filing chapter 11;  Dr. Cornel West believed President Obama to be "unworthy" of using Dr. Martin Luther K

Don't worry, you don't have to double check your watches and/or calendars!  Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse double feature show is airing during the next two Saturdays (we know better not to compete with football) and we will be returning to our regularly scheduled Sunday time on February 3rd.  You know the drill....tonight at 6pm eastern standard, join Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt on The Comic Shoppe show as they unpack the following pulp flavored subject matter: Harlem's (NYC) legendary Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture recently paid host to a Black comic book festival; Dburt finally gets around to discussing one of his favorite new reads, Dynamite'sMasks; more on the Django: Unchained doll controversy; Syfy's Alphas gets cancelled; DC Nation returns and lastly, Dark Horse comics releases Black Beetle #1...whew!  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. And then there's Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk starting at 7pm sharp!  Listen to Captain Kirk and Dburt interview former Hip Hop publicist and

Keeping it simple and straight to the point!  Listen to Dburt and Captain Kirk's Mid Week in Review broadcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Call the hosts live at: 646-915-9620.  The topics slated for heavy analysis are as follows: for Afronerd Radio'sBlue Area segment-Kyla McMullen becomes the first Black female computer science PHD candidate for the University of Michigan and a 103 year old Ethiopian -American man walks a local mall two hours daily as way to foster his longevity; Conservative author/columnist, Ann Coulter is back to her old tricks....AGAIN, by claiming that America's gun violence problem is not a White issue but one of demographics; an increase in Black viewership appears to be bolstering MSNBC's ratings and lastly, Luther Campbell, of the early 90s 2 Live Crew rap group calls director, Spike Lee an "uncle tom" for his anti Django: Unchained comments....whoa.  See you all at 7pm sharp.   

Salutations!.....with cornbread and crumpets, folks!  Welcome to the Grindhouse edition of Afronerd Radio!  The only program that requires you to do a "double take" on Sundays with The Comic Shoppe airing at 6pm and Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk "batting cleanup" at 7pm eastern standard.  When The Shoppe opens for business, listen to the "Incredible" Captain Kirk, the "Amazing" Daryll B. and the "Uncanny" Dburt discuss the following pulp flavored topics:  the fate of Disney XD's Tron: Uprising animated series..has it been cancelled?  or can it be saved?; Comic Book Resources highlights five non-superhero DC properties that should be next to receive the silver screen treatment; TV ( and/or movie) possibilities such as AKA Jessica Jones, Powers and Y The Last Man appear to be coming out of "development hell"; CBS' Elementary might actually be moving from moderate to "good" based on last week's episode and lastly, director Guillermo del Toro may help DC distinguish itself from Marvel if his Justice League Dark

Salutations, True Believers!  Welcome to the Mid Week in Review broadcast of Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern standard time.  Keeping it succinct this time, the topics that Dburt and The captain will unpack this (mid) week are:  Is every Black person that has seen Django: Unchained going to connect the movie to current real world situations?  It seems so, since veteran radio DJ, Tom Joyner believes Redskins QB, RG3 was recently "Django-ed" ; conspiracy expert and syndicated radio host, Alex Jones makes a "memorable" appearance on Piers Brosnan's show; ESPN's Rob Taylor gets fired after a suspension and lastly, time constraints permitting, the team will decipher the intent behind a recent Root piece that compares two TV shows that possess black female leads-Scandal vs Deception.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Howdy, fair citizens!  It's a new year and we can't afford to slow down or rest on our laurels!  Listen to your "Podcast Avengers" (Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt) on The Comic Shoppe starting at 6pm unravel the following topical issues: does the success of Django: Unchained raise the bar for minority (super) heroism as it is depicted in the media or should it?; Spiderman no more? Our thoughts on the infamous 700th issue of The Amazing Spiderman; more news regarding the CW's upcoming Wonder Woman inspired show entitled, Amazon; our thoughts on the Evil Dead reboot and new trailer; Dburt reviews Dynamite Comics' Masks; BBC America releases its latest sc-fi TV trailer, Orphan Black and lastly, IGN.com posits that after the success of 2012's comic book movies, 2013 is going to be an uphill battle.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. And as eventful and "geekly" informative as The Comic Shoppe is, there's still more with Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airing at 7pm eastern standard.  Listen to Captain Kirk

Happy New Year, folks!  What better way to start 2013 by listening to Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk!  Listen to the crew, starting at 7pm lower their microphones into the fires of controversy surrounding the following issues:  Dburt gives Django a second viewing and waxes on symbolism missed from the first showing: and speaking of Django: Unchained, a Boston Globe film critic likens Samuel L. Jackson's "Stephen" character to modern Black conservatives;  a legal  sperm donor, who possessed no parental rights, must pay child support in the wake of the breakup between the child's lesbian parents; Sony calls it quits on any further production of Playstation 2 consoles; a statue of a praying Adolph Hitler in the former ghetto of Warsaw, Poland causes outrage and condemnation from many in the Jewish community and lastly, the team will discuss any prior topics that might have fallen through the "cracks."    Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  

Well we made it to another year, people!  From the crew at Afronerd, we wish you a prosperous, informative and especially SAFE New Year!  To make things immensely easy and digestible, listen to The Comic Shoppe's "Podcast Avengers" tonight at 6pm as they summarize the highlights of 2012 in pop and pulp culture.  A discussion of expectations for 2013 (i.e. new comics, video games, movies, TV shows, etc) will also be integral to this year end broadcast.  Call the hosts live at: 646-915-9620! And what kind of show would we have without a year end colloquium on Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk, starting at 7pm.  Join Dburt and Captain this evening as they encapsulate the year's top stories (i.e. the death of Whitney Houston, the re-election of President Barack Obama, the Aurora and Sandy Hook shootings, Hurricane Sandy, etc) and Dburt will discuss briefly America's slave legacy in the wake of last week's highly successful slave themed film, Django: Unchained.   

Well, folks Xmas is over but we're still very much in the holiday season and spirit!  As New Years approaches let's bring in the upcoming year with even more good cheer, edutainment and scholarly analysis.  Listen to Dburt and Captain Kirk this Wednesday at 7pm eastern during their vaunted Mid Week in Review broadcast as they utilize their conservative (and oftentimes independent) microscopes to peer into the following topical stories:  FINALLY, Django: Unchained gets released on Christmas Day and Dburt gives his review (hint:  Spike Lee might be off the mark on this one); picking up on some of the issues left on the proverbial floor from prior broadcasts (CNN's last Black in America special, Arsenio Hall's return to late night TV and new South Carolina senator, Tim Scott)  and lastly, a recent NY Times piece highlights the surreptitious marketing relationship between gun manufacturers and video game companies.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

In keeping with the Yuletide festivities, the Grindhouse Sundays broadcasts of The Comic Shoppe and Afronerd Radio promise to add additional flavor and edutainment for the holidays.  Listen to Captain Kirk, Daryll B. and Dburt wax on the following:  our holiday gift must haves (or wish we could haves) for the season (i.e. comics, games, DVDs, electronics, hobbies, etc); picking up what we couldn't get to during last week's show-80s video gaming VERSUS current VG standards; if you thought 2012 was a comic geek's heaven, what are we to expect in '13; the Transporter TV series; more on Django: Unchained; Don't call it a comeback!  But will Spike Lee's American redux of the South Korean thriller, Oldboy bring the controversial director back to top form? and lastly, is Marvel's Now comic line buy or bust?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.    And then there's Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk airing at 7pm.  Join Dburt and The Captain as they unravel the following current event laden mysteries (if it wasn't for

Happy Holidays to our ever loyal listenership!  Welcome to the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio.  Keeping you honest and straight to the point, Dburt and Captain Kirk (AT 7PM est) will unravel the following topics for your aural edification: more discourse relating to the Sandy Hook/CT school shooting (i.e. President Obama, NRA-future gun legislation, potential cultural shift, etc);  the owner of a Texas Thai restaurant gets heavy criticism for his anti-White Facebook rant regarding the CT school massacre; and in even more racist news-a college football  player gets dropped from his team for a racist tweet levied against the President DURING HIS PUBLIC EULOGY OF THE CT VICTIMS(whoa!) and if time constraints permit, we will revisit issues that were left on the table from the previous broadcast.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620!

Let's just get to the point, shall we folks?  Welcome to Sunday's special Double feature/Grindhouse/Duality broadcast with The Comic Shoppe airing at 6pm and Afronerd Radio batting second at 7pm eastern standard.  Listen to your "Podcast Avengers"-Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt discuss the following pop cultural topics: our take on the recently released full trailer for next year's Man of Steel film;  directors Joseph Kosinski and Len Wiseman are going back to familiar celluloid territory with another Tron and Mummy, respectively; an IGN.com entry provides us with 10 reasons why video gaming was better in the 80s (or 80s gaming vs the new millennium) and if the new Superman trailer wasn't enough to satiate the senses, Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim trailer makes its debut and if time constraints permit, more JLA movie news with Darkseid and Joseph Gordon Levitt (maybe..).  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620. And as custom, Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk rounds out the second half of the festivities st