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Before you stuff your face with turkey this holiday season, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse? The infamous podcast airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your favorite digital discussants will be waxing about the following issues: popular political humorist, Bill Maher in a recent blog had some harsh opinions on comic book culture after Stan Lee's passing; the Marvel way seems to have infected the General Mills cereal brand as the company wants to develop an interconnected universe to accommodate their respective mascots (Franken Berry, Boo Berry and Count Chocula) via their newly launched website, WorkWithTheMonsters.com; a reprint omnibus of Detective Comics (issues 1 thru 26) was purportedly canned by DC due to the book's old school homage to racism (proving America wasn't quite that great in the late 30s); Dburt FINALLY addresses his thoughts about "fake news" as it applies to Black people and how it should be co-opted from POTUS; David Walker and Sanford Greene's Bitter Root

Before you stuff your face with turkey this holiday season, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse? The infamous podcast airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Your favorite digital discussants will be waxing about the following issues: popular political humorist, Bill Maher in a recent blog had some harsh opinions on comic book culture after Stan Lee's passing; the Marvel way seems to have infected the General Mills cereal brand as the company wants to develop an interconnected universe to accommodate their respective mascots (Franken Berry, Boo Berry and Count Chocula) via their newly launched website, WorkWithTheMonsters.com; a reprint omnibus of Detective Comics (issues 1 thru 26) was purportedly canned by DC due to the book's old school homage to racism (proving America wasn't quite that great in the late 30s); Dburt FINALLY addresses his thoughts about "fake news" as it applies to Black people and how it should be co-opted from POTUS; David Walker and Sanford Greene's Bitter Root

Listen to a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern-thanks to Afronerd Radio Machine Works. Join your ever consistent blerd-centric podcasters as they unravel the following mysteries:  the top story, one of our heroes, iconic comic book creator/editor/publisher, Stan Lee dies at 95 and we give our comprehensive thoughts; Dburt finally takes another look at DC Universe's Titans and is actually surprised about it;  Suburban security guard, Jemel Roberson is killed by police in a case of not so friendly fire; is Dark Matter making a comeback? showrunner, Joseph Mallozzi put out a cryptic, if not hopeful tweet; a recent WIRED magazine piece, highlights the work of noted neuroscientist, Karl Friston whose work in brain imaging might hold the key to artificial intelligence;  Dburt has some thoughts about Black folk co-opting the "fake news" concept from POTUS; Marvel partners with Tupac's estate for a Black Panther themed apparel line; The Mary Sue OFFICIALLY (like the Root) de

Listen to a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern-thanks to Afronerd Radio Machine Works. Join your ever consistent blerd-centric podcasters as they unravel the following mysteries:  the top story, one of our heroes, iconic comic book creator/editor/publisher, Stan Lee dies at 95 and we give our comprehensive thoughts; Dburt finally takes another look at DC Universe's Titans and is actually surprised about it;  Suburban security guard, Jemel Roberson is killed by police in a case of not so friendly fire; is Dark Matter making a comeback? showrunner, Joseph Mallozzi put out a cryptic, if not hopeful tweet; a recent WIRED magazine piece, highlights the work of noted neuroscientist, Karl Friston whose work in brain imaging might hold the key to artificial intelligence;  Dburt has some thoughts about Black folk co-opting the "fake news" concept from POTUS; Marvel partners with Tupac's estate for a Black Panther themed apparel line; The Mary Sue OFFICIALLY (like the Root) de

We're BLACK from a brief hiatus! For Sunday's Grindhouse, let's just delve into the topics, shall we?  Your favorite "probably ready for prime-time podcasters" discuss the following issues: friend of the show, graphic novelist/animator, Mr. Dedren Snead, stops by to discuss his highly anticipated Kickstarter campaign for Sorghum and Spear; HBO's Penny Dreadful returns with a different story textured with Mexican-American folklore; As CBS All-Access Trekkers await the '19 premiere of Star Trek: Discovery S2, a new Discovery short, "Calypso" debuts; Idris Elba's Luther reemerges for S5 with a new trailer;  ABC News gets dragged by the net for incorrectly reporting that French DJ, David Guetta is the "grandfather of electronic music"; and speaking of "fake news," Dburt has some thoughts about Black folk perhaps co-opting that term for their own purposes; and so folks globally are still not getting the "email" that blackface is racist-as a South Korean cosplayer portraying an African Overwatch character on Blizza

We're BLACK from a brief hiatus! For Sunday's Grindhouse, let's just delve into the topics, shall we?  Your favorite "probably ready for prime-time podcasters" discuss the following issues: friend of the show, graphic novelist/animator, Mr. Dedren Snead, stops by to discuss his highly anticipated Kickstarter campaign for Sorghum and Spear; HBO's Penny Dreadful returns with a different story textured with Mexican-American folklore; As CBS All-Access Trekkers await the '19 premiere of Star Trek: Discovery S2, a new Discovery short, "Calypso" debuts; Idris Elba's Luther reemerges for S5 with a new trailer;  ABC News gets dragged by the net for incorrectly reporting that French DJ, David Guetta is the "grandfather of electronic music"; and speaking of "fake news," Dburt has some thoughts about Black folk perhaps co-opting that term for their own purposes; and so folks globally are still not getting the "email" that blackface is racist-as a South Korean cosplayer portraying an African Overwatch character on Blizza

Hey, folks!  You know the drill! Check out a new episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your regular AFROnerdist podcasters as they delve into the following issues:  per usual we left quite a few topics on the table from our Sunday Grindhouse show so let's attempt to pick up the slack (The Simpsons may be cancelling the Apu character due to mounting claims of South Asian stereotyping; Brown University is purportedly offering classes in curtailing toxic masculinity; and famed Black Brit director, Steve McQueen (Widows) in a recent Collider piece has issues with HBO, Netflix and streaming platforms versus conventional cinema); former Sec. of State, Hillary Clinton is in a bit of hot water over a racial off color joke;  Kanye West may be distancing himself away from President Trump;  a more allegorical, if not realistic episode of CW's Supergirl has many fans split over its allusions to Trump supporters (Dburt thought it was their best episode to date); Deadpool 2 r

Hey, folks!  You know the drill! Check out a new episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your regular AFROnerdist podcasters as they delve into the following issues:  per usual we left quite a few topics on the table from our Sunday Grindhouse show so let's attempt to pick up the slack (The Simpsons may be cancelling the Apu character due to mounting claims of South Asian stereotyping; Brown University is purportedly offering classes in curtailing toxic masculinity; and famed Black Brit director, Steve McQueen (Widows) in a recent Collider piece has issues with HBO, Netflix and streaming platforms versus conventional cinema); former Sec. of State, Hillary Clinton is in a bit of hot water over a racial off color joke;  Kanye West may be distancing himself away from President Trump;  a more allegorical, if not realistic episode of CW's Supergirl has many fans split over its allusions to Trump supporters (Dburt thought it was their best episode to date); Deadpool 2 r

We're right BLACK at it again! And a straight with no chaser description. Listen to the latest Grindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. The topics to be discussed are: the popular, albeit stereotypical Simpsons character, Apu, may have been axed from the show after 30 years due to societal awareness; since our last show, NBC Today host, Megyn Kelly has been dropped from the program and we have our thoughts; Brown University wants to teach you how to delete your "toxic" masculinity; a troubling episode of Dr, Phil is gaining traction due to a Black teen guest professing extreme self hating/delusional racial views; is Netflix essentially "nerd" central? (i.e. more on Daredevil S3; Sabrina reboot and Castlevania S2 impressions); more Avengers 4 talk and theories (Captain America replacement?); a recent Collider piece places focus on famed British director, Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows) and his thoughts about HBO, streaming and conventional film; Dburt's thoughts about conservative pundit

We're right BLACK at it again! And a straight with no chaser description. Listen to the latest Grindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern. The topics to be discussed are: the popular, albeit stereotypical Simpsons character, Apu, may have been axed from the show after 30 years due to societal awareness; since our last show, NBC Today host, Megyn Kelly has been dropped from the program and we have our thoughts; Brown University wants to teach you how to delete your "toxic" masculinity; a troubling episode of Dr, Phil is gaining traction due to a Black teen guest professing extreme self hating/delusional racial views; is Netflix essentially "nerd" central? (i.e. more on Daredevil S3; Sabrina reboot and Castlevania S2 impressions); more Avengers 4 talk and theories (Captain America replacement?); a recent Collider piece places focus on famed British director, Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows) and his thoughts about HBO, streaming and conventional film; Dburt's thoughts about conservative pundit

Our audience knows the drill:  The show is called Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR), airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The podcasters, professional AFROnerdists (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) will be lending their analytical expertise to discuss the following issues this (mid) week: Netflix (in the wake of their Luke Cage cancellation) is under scrutiny for allegedly subversively targeting their Black viewers with misleading ads for some of their films; NBC TV commentator, Megyn Kelly gets dragged on social media for defending blackface Halloween costumes; the new iteration of Doctor Who time travels and visits Civil Rights activist, Rosa Parks; actor, Gwyneth Paltrow reveals in "spoilerific" fashion what to expect from her in Avengers 4;  Did DC play chicken and blink again?-Wonder Woman sequel moved from '19 to '20; some comic canon enthusiasts are wondering why Bane's Latin heritage is being ignored (again) with news of Gotham's final season casting; more fallout over Afropunk's continued c

Our audience knows the drill:  The show is called Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR), airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The podcasters, professional AFROnerdists (Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) will be lending their analytical expertise to discuss the following issues this (mid) week: Netflix (in the wake of their Luke Cage cancellation) is under scrutiny for allegedly subversively targeting their Black viewers with misleading ads for some of their films; NBC TV commentator, Megyn Kelly gets dragged on social media for defending blackface Halloween costumes; the new iteration of Doctor Who time travels and visits Civil Rights activist, Rosa Parks; actor, Gwyneth Paltrow reveals in "spoilerific" fashion what to expect from her in Avengers 4;  Did DC play chicken and blink again?-Wonder Woman sequel moved from '19 to '20; some comic canon enthusiasts are wondering why Bane's Latin heritage is being ignored (again) with news of Gotham's final season casting; more fallout over Afropunk's continued c

Salutations to our loyal fellow AFROnerdists!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Listen to your favorite cadre of internet broadcasters wax about the following topics: after Iron Fist @Netflix was cancelled last week, how many actually thought the Luke Cage streaming series was next?;  the new Halloween sequel and Daredevil S3 premiered this weekend and we give you our thoughts; Milestone Media co-founder, Michael Davis is not only a keynote speaker at this year's Afro ComicCon but he also has "beef" with DC over what appears to be their use of his original project, Black Reign: The Secret History of DC Comics Black Superheroes ; more on Titans at their DC streaming location; a Pennyworth (Batman universe) TV show?;  what about that Black Americans for the President's Agenda radio ad linking #metoo movement to lying White women and historical Black male lynchings? (whoa!); The Daily Beast revisits basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant's rape c

Salutations to our loyal fellow AFROnerdists!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Listen to your favorite cadre of internet broadcasters wax about the following topics: after Iron Fist @Netflix was cancelled last week, how many actually thought the Luke Cage streaming series was next?;  the new Halloween sequel and Daredevil S3 premiered this weekend and we give you our thoughts; Milestone Media co-founder, Michael Davis is not only a keynote speaker at this year's Afro ComicCon but he also has "beef" with DC over what appears to be their use of his original project, Black Reign: The Secret History of DC Comics Black Superheroes ; more on Titans at their DC streaming location; a Pennyworth (Batman universe) TV show?;  what about that Black Americans for the President's Agenda radio ad linking #metoo movement to lying White women and historical Black male lynchings? (whoa!); The Daily Beast revisits basketball superstar, Kobe Bryant's rape c

Howdy, folks!  Per usual, it's that time to be terse and get straight to the facts!  Listen to a new installment of the MWIR (Mid Week in Review) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be discussed are: yet another story hits the media asserting that a White woman attempted to prevent a young Black man from gaining entrance into his own apartment because she felt uncomfortable (Doing Nothing While Black-"DNWB")....oh and there are more incidents; if the Kanye West fiasco wasn't enough, his fellow rap musician/colleague, T.I. is purportedly curating a trap museum (wha?);  and in like-minded fashion, actress, Keke Palmer's, Pimp trailer hit the internets this week; Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dies at 65;  according to a io9.com piece, it appears that the nerds/fanboys had their final say on the Solo movie via AI and deep learning (hint: Harrison Ford gets injected into the prequel whether he wants to or not); more DCEU failings via the recent Flash movie announcement;  Dark Phoenix actress,

Howdy, folks!  Per usual, it's that time to be terse and get straight to the facts!  Listen to a new installment of the MWIR (Mid Week in Review) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be discussed are: yet another story hits the media asserting that a White woman attempted to prevent a young Black man from gaining entrance into his own apartment because she felt uncomfortable (Doing Nothing While Black-"DNWB")....oh and there are more incidents; if the Kanye West fiasco wasn't enough, his fellow rap musician/colleague, T.I. is purportedly curating a trap museum (wha?);  and in like-minded fashion, actress, Keke Palmer's, Pimp trailer hit the internets this week; Microsoft co-founder, Paul Allen dies at 65;  according to a io9.com piece, it appears that the nerds/fanboys had their final say on the Solo movie via AI and deep learning (hint: Harrison Ford gets injected into the prequel whether he wants to or not); more DCEU failings via the recent Flash movie announcement;  Dark Phoenix actress,

Hundalasiliah, AFROnerdists! Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouseairing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Join in on the discourse with your favorite podcast team as they unravel the following topical mysteries:  and speaking of "unraveling" we try to understand the purpose of hip hop artist, Kanye West's visit and rant last week at the White House (emphasis on the word "try"); it was announced that Iron Fist will not be returning to Netflix after an improved S2 (is Disney Play at play?); Titans premieres on the DC Universe streaming service; more is revealed via trailer #2 of M. Knight Shamalan's forthcoming Glass film;  some white parents are figuring out how to navigate sensitive cultural waters this Halloween as a result of kids of varied stripes asking to wearing Black Panther themed costumes;  a new MarySue,com piece posits Chinese scientists gene editing female only mice into producing offspring (without males) as a way to a real life Themsyscira; thoughts about Valiant getting int

Hundalasiliah, AFROnerdists! Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouseairing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Join in on the discourse with your favorite podcast team as they unravel the following topical mysteries:  and speaking of "unraveling" we try to understand the purpose of hip hop artist, Kanye West's visit and rant last week at the White House (emphasis on the word "try"); it was announced that Iron Fist will not be returning to Netflix after an improved S2 (is Disney Play at play?); Titans premieres on the DC Universe streaming service; more is revealed via trailer #2 of M. Knight Shamalan's forthcoming Glass film;  some white parents are figuring out how to navigate sensitive cultural waters this Halloween as a result of kids of varied stripes asking to wearing Black Panther themed costumes;  a new MarySue,com piece posits Chinese scientists gene editing female only mice into producing offspring (without males) as a way to a real life Themsyscira; thoughts about Valiant getting int

Greetings, fellow AFROnerdists!  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdist team as they tackle the following (mid) weekly issues:  singer, Taylor Swift gets threatened with a boycott for essentially revealing that she is a liberal due to her support of several TN Democrats and therefore not upholding "country" values; weighing in on the TV premieres of the CW's Flash (S5) and Black Lightning (S2), respectively; more on NYCC '18; our thoughts about the announcement that director, James Gunn after getting fired from Marvel's GOTG has rebounded with the WB's Suicide Squad franchise; actor, Ruby Rose's CW Batwoman costume reveal hits the cyberwebs; perhaps Venom spoiler talk and the possibilities for a sequel; actor, Michael B Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) gets critiqued for his Vanity Fair interview where he posits that there's a dearth of Black mythology and that AA need to create their own folklore (he's not exa

Greetings, fellow AFROnerdists!  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdist team as they tackle the following (mid) weekly issues:  singer, Taylor Swift gets threatened with a boycott for essentially revealing that she is a liberal due to her support of several TN Democrats and therefore not upholding "country" values; weighing in on the TV premieres of the CW's Flash (S5) and Black Lightning (S2), respectively; more on NYCC '18; our thoughts about the announcement that director, James Gunn after getting fired from Marvel's GOTG has rebounded with the WB's Suicide Squad franchise; actor, Ruby Rose's CW Batwoman costume reveal hits the cyberwebs; perhaps Venom spoiler talk and the possibilities for a sequel; actor, Michael B Jordan (Black Panther, Creed) gets critiqued for his Vanity Fair interview where he posits that there's a dearth of Black mythology and that AA need to create their own folklore (he's not exa