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Ok people, let's just jump into the fray, shall we?  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your resident AFROnerdist podcasts will be tackling the following issues: cleaning up topics that we didn't get to from the last show;  an event honoring iconic educator/activist, Dr. Angela Davis is abruptly canceled due to Davis' alleged past pro Palestinian comments;  more discussions that Black Villains do Matter in fiction as Superman (under the direction of Brian Michael Bendis) may have met his match in Robinson Goode;  a third Captain Marvel trailer is released apparently defining the premise of the movie more clearly but will the film push the needle for female superheroes beyond DC's Wonder Woman?; perhaps we will address Pres. Trump's Oval Office address (ponderous!); more on upcoming movies for 2019; Star Trek 4 is shelved after director exits; it appears that investigations are afoot after the Surviving R. Kelly doc (that's all it t

It's hard to believe that 2019 really is in full swing, people.  Nevertheless, our infamous Grindhouse podcast continues to persevere. Listen to your favorite AFROnerdist crew wax about the following subject matter: After much speculation and waiting, Young Justice S3 premiered this past weekend on the DC Universe streaming platform; noted actor, Idris Elba returns for the fifth season of his detective series, Luther; South Korea's foray into zombies and samurai are explored per the latest trailer from Netflix, Kingdom; after comedian Kevin Hart declined to host the Oscars once past anti LGBTQ comments resurfaced, fellow comedienne/talk show host, Ellen Degeneres is campaigning for his return to the gig; our impressions of the social media and/or black community fallout over the Surviving R. Kelly TV special (and is Drake next on that hit list?); Vulture magazine highlight 71 TV shows slated to be released in '19; a 180° twist has developed from the tragic killing of 7 year old Jazmine Barnes; hat tip to supp

Happy New Year to our loyal Afronerd Radio supporters! Let's just dig in, shall we? Check out our first Mid Week in Review (MWIR) installment for '19 and listen to our podcast crew muse about the following topics: the team rolls out their predictions for the new year in cinema, TV, streaming services as well as politics (Senator Elizabeth Warren's POTUS dreams); Netflix' S2 Punisher teaser trailer hits the net; and in more Netflix products, our impressions of Bird Box and Bandersnatch films; comedian, Louis CK in an attempt to salvage his career in the wake of the #metoo movement finds himself in yet more PC hot water;  and another comedian, Tiffany Haddish has a failed performance that somehow trended on social media; Bleeding Cool highlights Marvel Comics' writer, Donny Cates as being popular among many in the alt-right/anti-PC culture #Comicsgate community; The Orville S2 returns with an homage to Star Trek: TOS' "Amok Time" episode (pon farr, anyone?); and what about that Vader fan film, huh? Is Google to

Happy Holidays!  Simply our "Year in Review" podcast!  Airing this Wednesday at 7pm and steam powered by the Afronerd Radio Machine.  Topics to be hashed out are: the main occurrences, trials, trevails and controversies of 2019 in addition to some late developing stories-comedic superstar, Chris Rock gets into a bit of hot water over a 2011 interview with a few of his stand up contemporaries including Louis CK's use/misuse of the N-word (with Rock's perceived "approval"); filmmaker, Jordan Peele's US trailer gets released into the cyberverse with a great deal of excitement; a Black high school student athlete is forced to cut his dreads during a wrestling match to accommodate officials (allegedly); our belated thoughts about the Aquaman film;  a recent Vibe piece highlights the mining of Black scholastic/intellectual writing talent by Marvel Comics to redirect and refresh their stories;  Richard Roundtree and Samuel L. Jackson return to Shaft; Doom Patrol trailer; THAT Titans finale; is the Isaiah Bradley sto

The Yuletide edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast returns with even more to discuss this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be covered are: Facebook reportedly shared their users' private messages with a myriad of fellow tech companies-Amazon,Netflix and Microsoft with issues of consent being in question; another DNWB (Doing Nothing While Black) case comes into focus.....this time a Black man attempting to cash a modest (and authenticated) check at a local Bank raised suspicions and therefore a requisite 911 call; perhaps spoiler talk for the newly released Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse; legendary actress/director, Penny Marshall passes due to diabetic complications; more deliberation on whether whites (or white models) can wear Black Panther movie (or by extension Black cultural IPs) or not; what do you do if you are an African-American football player with a recent multi million dollar contract who is about to marry a young woman who might be a racist-we ponder the question; P

The Yuletide edition of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast returns with even more to discuss this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be covered are: Facebook reportedly shared their users' private messages with a myriad of fellow tech companies-Amazon,Netflix and Microsoft with issues of consent being in question; another DNWB (Doing Nothing While Black) case comes into focus.....this time a Black man attempting to cash a modest (and authenticated) check at a local Bank raised suspicions and therefore a requisite 911 call; perhaps spoiler talk for the newly released Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse; legendary actress/director, Penny Marshall passes due to diabetic complications; more deliberation on whether whites (or white models) can wear Black Panther movie (or by extension Black cultural IPs) or not; what do you do if you are an African-American football player with a recent multi million dollar contract who is about to marry a young woman who might be a racist-we ponder the question; P

Ok folks...time is of the essence, so let's just get to it! Welcome to The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio Machineworks-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern,  Join your favorite AFROnerdists as they wax prolific about the following topics:  we give our spoiler free first impressions of Sony's animated Miles Morales story, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse;  Dburt check's out the Princess Bride-Fred Savage infused Deadpool 2 rerelease, Once Upon a Deadpool; iconic Jazz vocalist and actress, Nancy Wilson passes at 81; Mike Judge does it again! Dburt lauds over Judge's Tales from the Tour Bus, S2 E7-highlighting the misadventures of Morris Day and the Time; it's Marvel vs Religion as portrayed in Uncanny X-Men #5 and as expected controversy ensues: Titans S1 just finished up-our thoughts; there's another Idris on the horizon with a slightly different spelling and vocation, Iddris Sandu and what would Instagram, Uber and Snapchat be without him;  actor, Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother Y

Ok folks...time is of the essence, so let's just get to it! Welcome to The Grindhouse podcast as engineered by Afronerd Radio Machineworks-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern,  Join your favorite AFROnerdists as they wax prolific about the following topics:  we give our spoiler free first impressions of Sony's animated Miles Morales story, Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse;  Dburt check's out the Princess Bride-Fred Savage infused Deadpool 2 rerelease, Once Upon a Deadpool; iconic Jazz vocalist and actress, Nancy Wilson passes at 81; Mike Judge does it again! Dburt lauds over Judge's Tales from the Tour Bus, S2 E7-highlighting the misadventures of Morris Day and the Time; it's Marvel vs Religion as portrayed in Uncanny X-Men #5 and as expected controversy ensues: Titans S1 just finished up-our thoughts; there's another Idris on the horizon with a slightly different spelling and vocation, Iddris Sandu and what would Instagram, Uber and Snapchat be without him;  actor, Lakeith Stanfield (Get Out, Sorry to Bother Y

Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be addressed are:  per usual, we pick up where we left off during Sunday's Grindhouse-Dburt waxes about Mark Millar's new spy thriller comic with it's Black "Bond" analogue lead, Prodigy; he also dissects the implications of Doomsday Clock #8;  our impressions of the CW 's annual crossover event, entitled Elseworlds, and featuring a first look at Batwoman in primetime; a Columbia University student has a meltdown while professing his love for White culture; a video surfaces of NYPD officers ripping a 1 year old infant from the hands of his mother who was waiting in line at a public food assistance center;  the Godzilla 2 trailer hits the internets like a sonic (atomic) blast; Dburt finally addresses his thoughts about "fake news" for Black folk; Doctor Strange slated for a 2021 release;  And lastly, what's the deal with Marvel planning a major retcon to the Fantastic Four origin story? 

Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be addressed are:  per usual, we pick up where we left off during Sunday's Grindhouse-Dburt waxes about Mark Millar's new spy thriller comic with it's Black "Bond" analogue lead, Prodigy; he also dissects the implications of Doomsday Clock #8;  our impressions of the CW 's annual crossover event, entitled Elseworlds, and featuring a first look at Batwoman in primetime; a Columbia University student has a meltdown while professing his love for White culture; a video surfaces of NYPD officers ripping a 1 year old infant from the hands of his mother who was waiting in line at a public food assistance center;  the Godzilla 2 trailer hits the internets like a sonic (atomic) blast; Dburt finally addresses his thoughts about "fake news" for Black folk; Doctor Strange slated for a 2021 release;  And lastly, what's the deal with Marvel planning a major retcon to the Fantastic Four origin story? 

As we go deeper into the holiday season, why not check out continued installments of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your (mostly) consistent  AFROnerdist podcasters will rhapsodize about the following issues: the Avengers trailer finally arrives with a formal title, expected solemnity and a whopping 289M views in 24 hours!!; with the release of the James Gunn produced Brightburn trailer, it looks like audiences will finally get their dark or horror infused Superman tale; superstar comedian, Kevin Hart gets into trouble due to past homophobic stand-up routines/tweets causing him to opt out of hosting this year's Oscars; and due to the Hart fiasco, Dburt questions the media's (social and traditional) trend of "retroactively litigating" ALL past phenomena (classic songs, Franklin from Peanuts, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer cartoon, etc) while using a 2019 microscope; impressions of Mark Miller's new Prodigy comic; Dburt also waxes about the latest issue of Doomsday Clock;

As we go deeper into the holiday season, why not check out continued installments of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your (mostly) consistent  AFROnerdist podcasters will rhapsodize about the following issues: the Avengers trailer finally arrives with a formal title, expected solemnity and a whopping 289M views in 24 hours!!; with the release of the James Gunn produced Brightburn trailer, it looks like audiences will finally get their dark or horror infused Superman tale; superstar comedian, Kevin Hart gets into trouble due to past homophobic stand-up routines/tweets causing him to opt out of hosting this year's Oscars; and due to the Hart fiasco, Dburt questions the media's (social and traditional) trend of "retroactively litigating" ALL past phenomena (classic songs, Franklin from Peanuts, Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer cartoon, etc) while using a 2019 microscope; impressions of Mark Miller's new Prodigy comic; Dburt also waxes about the latest issue of Doomsday Clock;

Happy Holidays to the AFROnerdist community!   In keeping matters terse, listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be analyzed are: we literally pick up where we left off during our last podcast when we left a slew of issues untouched; we even failed to discuss comic book storylines or ideas we would like to see explored in print if given the opportunity; Marvel announced that they are looking to strike similar Black Panther box office gold by fast tracking a predominantly Asian production of The Hands of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu; we explore the notion of reports that Facebook has a "Black problem"; And lastly, again, failing to address this in a previous show-the ethics of China's CRISPR babies and how this could usher the world into a dystopian eugenics race like right out of a science fiction novel-but its very real.  Oh and the lead scientist that claimed to be able to successfully develop the gene editing process has dis

Happy Holidays to the AFROnerdist community!   In keeping matters terse, listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be analyzed are: we literally pick up where we left off during our last podcast when we left a slew of issues untouched; we even failed to discuss comic book storylines or ideas we would like to see explored in print if given the opportunity; Marvel announced that they are looking to strike similar Black Panther box office gold by fast tracking a predominantly Asian production of The Hands of Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu; we explore the notion of reports that Facebook has a "Black problem"; And lastly, again, failing to address this in a previous show-the ethics of China's CRISPR babies and how this could usher the world into a dystopian eugenics race like right out of a science fiction novel-but its very real.  Oh and the lead scientist that claimed to be able to successfully develop the gene editing process has dis

Happy Festivus!  Welcome to the latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast powered by the Afronerd Radio Machine-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Your favorite AFROnerdists are waxing about the following issues: impressions of the Widows movie starring Viola Davis and Liam Neeson; Daredevil gets canceled but the show's producer asserts that Netflix dropped the program not Disney/Marvel (what about Luke Cage, Iron Fist?); noted astrophysicist, Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women; DC annouces plans for a Blue Beetle film, hence heralding a mainstream Latinx hero for the masses; DC/WB are also reportedly looking into films focusing on Zatanna in addition to the previously annouced Supergirl and Batgirl movies; meanwhile the Man of Steel 2 and Flash films are purportedly losing steam; educator/media pundit, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill gets canned from CNN for recent remarks he made during a speech at the UN many deemed to be anti-Semitic; Blade Runner gets its an anime tran

Happy Festivus!  Welcome to the latest installment of The Grindhouse podcast powered by the Afronerd Radio Machine-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Your favorite AFROnerdists are waxing about the following issues: impressions of the Widows movie starring Viola Davis and Liam Neeson; Daredevil gets canceled but the show's producer asserts that Netflix dropped the program not Disney/Marvel (what about Luke Cage, Iron Fist?); noted astrophysicist, Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women; DC annouces plans for a Blue Beetle film, hence heralding a mainstream Latinx hero for the masses; DC/WB are also reportedly looking into films focusing on Zatanna in addition to the previously annouced Supergirl and Batgirl movies; meanwhile the Man of Steel 2 and Flash films are purportedly losing steam; educator/media pundit, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill gets canned from CNN for recent remarks he made during a speech at the UN many deemed to be anti-Semitic; Blade Runner gets its an anime tran

As the holiday season gets into full gear, let's just get to the matters at hand! The podcast is Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) and it airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your favorite AFROnerdists will wax about the following issues: a young missionary is reportedly killed by an uncontacted Sentinelese tribe after being warned that he could face death attempting perhaps the most isolated indigenous people in the world; Dburt finally checks out CBS' new and diverse TV series, God Friended Me although it does appear to be a reverse engineered version of Person of Interest-another series from the same network; more info is coming out about filmmaker, Jordan Peele's reboot of the Black horror classic, Candyman; noted director, Ava Duvernay inked a 100M multi genre TV deal with the WB; what exactly is "blackfishing"; after the  Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse hits, Sony might explore a female centric animated counterpart with Spider-Woman taking the reigns; a new DC UniverseYoung Justice S3 and Arte

As the holiday season gets into full gear, let's just get to the matters at hand! The podcast is Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) and it airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your favorite AFROnerdists will wax about the following issues: a young missionary is reportedly killed by an uncontacted Sentinelese tribe after being warned that he could face death attempting perhaps the most isolated indigenous people in the world; Dburt finally checks out CBS' new and diverse TV series, God Friended Me although it does appear to be a reverse engineered version of Person of Interest-another series from the same network; more info is coming out about filmmaker, Jordan Peele's reboot of the Black horror classic, Candyman; noted director, Ava Duvernay inked a 100M multi genre TV deal with the WB; what exactly is "blackfishing"; after the  Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse hits, Sony might explore a female centric animated counterpart with Spider-Woman taking the reigns; a new DC UniverseYoung Justice S3 and Arte

Happy Holidays, folks!  Yep, it's THAT time, again.  So let's forego the formalities and get to the matters at hand. Listen to the latest Grindhouse installment, courtesy of  Afronerd Radio-airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics to be unpacked are: our spoiler free impressions if a number of films released this holiday (Creed 2, Green Book, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald); the crew discuss comic book storylines or ideas they (incl. our audience) would like to see tackled in print or on the silver screen;  the Washington Post highlights the befuddlement some Democrats are having about an uptick in Black male (and not Black women) voter support for the Republican ticket in certain state and local contests; more Marvel shows are being proposed via their forthcoming Disney + streaming service; there appears to be more anger and fallout over Bill Maher's "anti" Stan Lee comments as they comedian has doubled down on his initial remarks; addressing topics that were mis

Happy Holidays, folks!  Yep, it's THAT time, again.  So let's forego the formalities and get to the matters at hand. Listen to the latest Grindhouse installment, courtesy of  Afronerd Radio-airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics to be unpacked are: our spoiler free impressions if a number of films released this holiday (Creed 2, Green Book, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald); the crew discuss comic book storylines or ideas they (incl. our audience) would like to see tackled in print or on the silver screen;  the Washington Post highlights the befuddlement some Democrats are having about an uptick in Black male (and not Black women) voter support for the Republican ticket in certain state and local contests; more Marvel shows are being proposed via their forthcoming Disney + streaming service; there appears to be more anger and fallout over Bill Maher's "anti" Stan Lee comments as they comedian has doubled down on his initial remarks; addressing topics that were mis