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There's really no need for  pretense....let's just get on with the show!  It's the Grindhouse podcast as powered by the Afronerd Radio machine and it airs this Sunday at 6pm eastern,  Check out your regular AFROnerdist team as they unravel the following issues:  we give our impressions of this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC '18); the highly anticipated (maybe?) Venom film is released this weekend to split reviews between the audience and the critics; more streaming trailers hit the cyberwebs (Star Trek: Discovery, The Boys, more fleshed out Titans; Daredevil S3 and Sabrina on Netflix); acting and singing legend, Bette Midler got into hot digital water due to a tweet that references the John Lennon song, Woman is the Nigger of the World;  Dark Phoenix footage at NYCC had some in attendance asserting the film's title should be changed to "X-Women";  Dburt revists an older story involving a perceived racist incident between Donald Glover and comedy legend, Chevy Chase; Lastly, according to AinitCool.com, '78 Su

There's really no need for  pretense....let's just get on with the show!  It's the Grindhouse podcast as powered by the Afronerd Radio machine and it airs this Sunday at 6pm eastern,  Check out your regular AFROnerdist team as they unravel the following issues:  we give our impressions of this year's New York Comic Con (NYCC '18); the highly anticipated (maybe?) Venom film is released this weekend to split reviews between the audience and the critics; more streaming trailers hit the cyberwebs (Star Trek: Discovery, The Boys, more fleshed out Titans; Daredevil S3 and Sabrina on Netflix); acting and singing legend, Bette Midler got into hot digital water due to a tweet that references the John Lennon song, Woman is the Nigger of the World;  Dark Phoenix footage at NYCC had some in attendance asserting the film's title should be changed to "X-Women";  Dburt revists an older story involving a perceived racist incident between Donald Glover and comedy legend, Chevy Chase; Lastly, according to AinitCool.com, '78 Su

Listen to a new and freshly baked episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite AFROnerdists will be waxing about the following topics: rap musician, Kanye West (henceforth to be referred to as "Ye") went into a pro-Trump/"abolish" the 13th amendment rant after a recent SNL performance stirring up yet another controversy; are the NBA banning Kanye sneakers?; as many await word on a season 5 announcement for the popular UK Black Mirror series, some critics are pondering the series' new commitment to having positive endings (or even audience "interactive" finales); filmmaker and resident comic book enthusiast, Kevin Smith throws out his personal choices for replacement Batman and Superman actors in the wake of the alleged departure of Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck from the DCEU; allegedly Lady Gaga stans are trolling the Venom film in hopes of favoring their hero's same day film release of the A Star is Born remake; allegations of sexism are c

Listen to a new and freshly baked episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite AFROnerdists will be waxing about the following topics: rap musician, Kanye West (henceforth to be referred to as "Ye") went into a pro-Trump/"abolish" the 13th amendment rant after a recent SNL performance stirring up yet another controversy; are the NBA banning Kanye sneakers?; as many await word on a season 5 announcement for the popular UK Black Mirror series, some critics are pondering the series' new commitment to having positive endings (or even audience "interactive" finales); filmmaker and resident comic book enthusiast, Kevin Smith throws out his personal choices for replacement Batman and Superman actors in the wake of the alleged departure of Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck from the DCEU; allegedly Lady Gaga stans are trolling the Venom film in hopes of favoring their hero's same day film release of the A Star is Born remake; allegations of sexism are c

As we prep for next week's New York Comic Con, let's sneak in one of our vaunted Grindhouse podcasts, shall we?  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse shows airing every Sunday at 6pm ET.  The topics to be decode are:  we give our impressions of a few trailers (Dark Phoenix, Creed 2, Daredevil S3) that hit the nets earlier this week;  a few geek media websites are reporting that comedienne/actor, Tiffany Haddish has put out in the universe that she would like to portray Wonder Woman's sister (in pre-52 canon) Nubia (let us gag unison); fan unfavorite film producer, Kathleen Kennedy has extended her Lucasfilm contract for 3 more years; noted VG company, Rockstar, bears the first time distinction of including Black cowboys in their Old West themed game sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2; Dburt checks out the UK children's animation series, Hilda, courtesy of Netflix;  casting news for the WB/DC Birds of Prey film, purportedly with race bending Black Canary with actress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell

As we prep for next week's New York Comic Con, let's sneak in one of our vaunted Grindhouse podcasts, shall we?  Listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse shows airing every Sunday at 6pm ET.  The topics to be decode are:  we give our impressions of a few trailers (Dark Phoenix, Creed 2, Daredevil S3) that hit the nets earlier this week;  a few geek media websites are reporting that comedienne/actor, Tiffany Haddish has put out in the universe that she would like to portray Wonder Woman's sister (in pre-52 canon) Nubia (let us gag unison); fan unfavorite film producer, Kathleen Kennedy has extended her Lucasfilm contract for 3 more years; noted VG company, Rockstar, bears the first time distinction of including Black cowboys in their Old West themed game sequel, Red Dead Redemption 2; Dburt checks out the UK children's animation series, Hilda, courtesy of Netflix;  casting news for the WB/DC Birds of Prey film, purportedly with race bending Black Canary with actress, Jurnee Smollett-Bell

Those vaunted time constraints!  Let's keep ity simple....it's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your AFROnerdist hosts as they unpack the following hot topics for the (mid) week:  the fall of an icon, comedic legend, Bill Cosby, gets sentenced to 3-10 years for sexual assault and we have our thoughts; actor/activist, Jesse Williams gets heavily criticized on social media for aligning a Nike ad with Emmett Till and Colin Kaepernick (but why is every critique coupled with fair skinned humor?  Why did actress, Jennifer Lewis get a pass?); the Wall Street Journal gets accused of racism and elitism for its criticism of author, Ibi Zoboi's latest novel, Pride, a modern spin of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; Dburt laments the passing of The Village Voice but wonders, with more tech billionaires buying newspapers-why not the Voice?;  what is Culture Con?; more details on the color correction regarding Princess Tiana in upcoming Ralph Breaks the Internet sequel;  L

Those vaunted time constraints!  Let's keep ity simple....it's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your AFROnerdist hosts as they unpack the following hot topics for the (mid) week:  the fall of an icon, comedic legend, Bill Cosby, gets sentenced to 3-10 years for sexual assault and we have our thoughts; actor/activist, Jesse Williams gets heavily criticized on social media for aligning a Nike ad with Emmett Till and Colin Kaepernick (but why is every critique coupled with fair skinned humor?  Why did actress, Jennifer Lewis get a pass?); the Wall Street Journal gets accused of racism and elitism for its criticism of author, Ibi Zoboi's latest novel, Pride, a modern spin of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice; Dburt laments the passing of The Village Voice but wonders, with more tech billionaires buying newspapers-why not the Voice?;  what is Culture Con?; more details on the color correction regarding Princess Tiana in upcoming Ralph Breaks the Internet sequel;  L

AFROnerdists! Check for our latest installment of the Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm ET. Join the Afronerd Radio team, as they wax about the following topics: noted writer, graphic novelist (Shaft, Power Man and Iron Fist, Cyborg) and friend of the show, David Walker stops by to discuss his forthcoming Harlem Renaissance supernatural themed comic, Bitter Root (Image); Apple's $1B streaming service has purportedly been dubbed by staff as a bland and "Expensive NBC";  the fan favored but cancelled time traveling series, Timeless, closes out via a wrap up movie; the Dark Knight goes in a X-rated direction in the comic series release, Batman: Damned #1; more definitive scene pics of Joaquin Phoenix' Joker hit the net; Disney heard the internet and capitulated to charges of colorism with the Princess Tiana cameo in Ralph Breaks the Internet; another friend of the show, Professor John Jennings will be heading up a new graphic novel imprint entitled, Megascope geared toward diverse narratives of POC;  indie di

AFROnerdists! Check for our latest installment of the Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm ET. Join the Afronerd Radio team, as they wax about the following topics: noted writer, graphic novelist (Shaft, Power Man and Iron Fist, Cyborg) and friend of the show, David Walker stops by to discuss his forthcoming Harlem Renaissance supernatural themed comic, Bitter Root (Image); Apple's $1B streaming service has purportedly been dubbed by staff as a bland and "Expensive NBC";  the fan favored but cancelled time traveling series, Timeless, closes out via a wrap up movie; the Dark Knight goes in a X-rated direction in the comic series release, Batman: Damned #1; more definitive scene pics of Joaquin Phoenix' Joker hit the net; Disney heard the internet and capitulated to charges of colorism with the Princess Tiana cameo in Ralph Breaks the Internet; another friend of the show, Professor John Jennings will be heading up a new graphic novel imprint entitled, Megascope geared toward diverse narratives of POC;  indie di

Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join our regular cast of "AFROnerdists" as they unpack varied pop/pulp/political topics...i.e.: the highly anticipated Captain Marvel teaser trailer hit the internets this week; discussing the unsavory, if not inaccurate aspects of the recent Botham Jean police killing; Netflix announces a live action Avatar: The Last Airbender streaming series that promises to NOT be whitewashed; the Mary Poppins Returns trailer also hit the cyberwebs (with a spry nonagenarian Dick Van Dyke dancing!);  early pics of Joaquin Phoenix' alleged 70s era Joker film hit the nets; rumor has it that there might be a Blade Runner: 2049 TV series in the works; Netflix (again) premieres the anime to live action translation of Bleach on their streaming platform;  thoughts about the recent release of the "in-canon" The Predator film;  And Marvel cancels Chelsea Cain's The Vision series without explanation before its fourth quarter launch;

Welcome to Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join our regular cast of "AFROnerdists" as they unpack varied pop/pulp/political topics...i.e.: the highly anticipated Captain Marvel teaser trailer hit the internets this week; discussing the unsavory, if not inaccurate aspects of the recent Botham Jean police killing; Netflix announces a live action Avatar: The Last Airbender streaming series that promises to NOT be whitewashed; the Mary Poppins Returns trailer also hit the cyberwebs (with a spry nonagenarian Dick Van Dyke dancing!);  early pics of Joaquin Phoenix' alleged 70s era Joker film hit the nets; rumor has it that there might be a Blade Runner: 2049 TV series in the works; Netflix (again) premieres the anime to live action translation of Bleach on their streaming platform;  thoughts about the recent release of the "in-canon" The Predator film;  And Marvel cancels Chelsea Cain's The Vision series without explanation before its fourth quarter launch;

We're going straight to the bullet points! #KILLSHOT (lol,,,maybe not).  First, the podcast:  The Grindhouse airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern as powered by Afronerd Radio'sMachine Works!  Secondly, simply listen to the Afronerd podcast crew muse about the third entry....the issues.  Topics to be discussed:  The public still isn't really sure about Henry Cavill's (or Ben Affleck's, for that matter) exit from the DC Universe (Worlds of DC);  more discussions about DC's inability to craft a franchise, the Michael B Jordan "black" baiting story and a 70s period Supergirl film;  Oscar winning actor, Viola Davis, in a recent NYT's piece laments about her highly lauded '11 film, The Help; more divergent details are coming out about the Texas Botham Jean tragedy including the discovery of marijuana on his residence-many are asking how is that relevant and is it tantamount to character assassination?;  the Predator reboot seems to be off to a rocky start; Jeffrey Wright's Hold the Dark debuts on Netflix; the DC Univer

We're going straight to the bullet points! #KILLSHOT (lol,,,maybe not).  First, the podcast:  The Grindhouse airs every Sunday at 6pm eastern as powered by Afronerd Radio'sMachine Works!  Secondly, simply listen to the Afronerd podcast crew muse about the third entry....the issues.  Topics to be discussed:  The public still isn't really sure about Henry Cavill's (or Ben Affleck's, for that matter) exit from the DC Universe (Worlds of DC);  more discussions about DC's inability to craft a franchise, the Michael B Jordan "black" baiting story and a 70s period Supergirl film;  Oscar winning actor, Viola Davis, in a recent NYT's piece laments about her highly lauded '11 film, The Help; more divergent details are coming out about the Texas Botham Jean tragedy including the discovery of marijuana on his residence-many are asking how is that relevant and is it tantamount to character assassination?;  the Predator reboot seems to be off to a rocky start; Jeffrey Wright's Hold the Dark debuts on Netflix; the DC Univer

It's straight information and topics with "no chaser."  Check out a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join the "not ready for primetime" Afronerd crew as they discuss the following phenomena:  we finally address the topics we missed because of issue overload;  thoughts about an unarmed young Black professional who is killed in his own apartment by a Texas cop who mistook the victim's home for her own (really?); delving more into the claims of sexism (including an offensive Australian cartoon) levied by tennis superstar Serena Williams after her US Open loss; more Iron Fist S2 details and S3 expectations/easter eggs; noted director, Jordan Peele has been tapped to possibly produce/direct a Candyman reboot; a case of art imitating STEM-it appears that the popular UK clay animation cartoon-Wallace and Gromit may have inspired "robotic pants" for the elderly and infirm;  more on the Les Moonves CBS exit and who is willing to place bets that a woman will be his replaceme

It's straight information and topics with "no chaser."  Check out a new Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join the "not ready for primetime" Afronerd crew as they discuss the following phenomena:  we finally address the topics we missed because of issue overload;  thoughts about an unarmed young Black professional who is killed in his own apartment by a Texas cop who mistook the victim's home for her own (really?); delving more into the claims of sexism (including an offensive Australian cartoon) levied by tennis superstar Serena Williams after her US Open loss; more Iron Fist S2 details and S3 expectations/easter eggs; noted director, Jordan Peele has been tapped to possibly produce/direct a Candyman reboot; a case of art imitating STEM-it appears that the popular UK clay animation cartoon-Wallace and Gromit may have inspired "robotic pants" for the elderly and infirm;  more on the Les Moonves CBS exit and who is willing to place bets that a woman will be his replaceme

Well, the temperature has dropped with the quickness in NYC and that's our cue to adjust to the seasonal change.  In the interim, listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics to be analyzed are:  legendary comedic action star, Burt Reynolds passes at 82; and on the other side of the age spectrum rapper/musician, Mac Miller dies from a drug overdose at 26; our early impressions of Netflix' Iron Fist S2; Dburt waxes about the notions of personal space, hair touching, culture and #metoo after a video showing a White woman touching a Black woman's hair goes viral; tennis great, Serena Williams loses the US Open but not without controversy; more pictures are released from Marvel's forthcoming Captain Marvel film;  director, Steve McQueen returns to form (12 Years a Slave was 5 years ago) with his new heist film, Widows starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson and Daniel Kaluuya; what about that NY Times "anonymous" article that outs President Trump as incompet

Well, the temperature has dropped with the quickness in NYC and that's our cue to adjust to the seasonal change.  In the interim, listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics to be analyzed are:  legendary comedic action star, Burt Reynolds passes at 82; and on the other side of the age spectrum rapper/musician, Mac Miller dies from a drug overdose at 26; our early impressions of Netflix' Iron Fist S2; Dburt waxes about the notions of personal space, hair touching, culture and #metoo after a video showing a White woman touching a Black woman's hair goes viral; tennis great, Serena Williams loses the US Open but not without controversy; more pictures are released from Marvel's forthcoming Captain Marvel film;  director, Steve McQueen returns to form (12 Years a Slave was 5 years ago) with his new heist film, Widows starring Viola Davis, Liam Neeson and Daniel Kaluuya; what about that NY Times "anonymous" article that outs President Trump as incompet

School is literally in session!  Check out the latest installment of the Afronerd Radio saga-better known as The Mid Week in Review, airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your ever prescient Afronerd podcasting team as they "chop it up" over these impending issues:  our thoughts about the out of nowhere sponsorship deal between Nike and controversial activist/athlete, Colin Kaepernick; filmmaker, Terrence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) has a new website entitled, WhitePeopleWontSaveYou.org; A new The Daily Beast article entitled, "Why Young Men of Color are Joining White Supremacist Groups", exposes the growing trend of multicultural hate groups (Clayton Bigsby?); and what can only be described as kismet, a new trailer hit the cyberverse, Where Hands Touch starring afrocentric actress, Amandla Sternberg detailing the real life WWII era love story of an Afro-German teen falling in love with a member of Hitler Youth (whoa!); we revisit some of the topics left on the floor from the last podcast; the

School is literally in session!  Check out the latest installment of the Afronerd Radio saga-better known as The Mid Week in Review, airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your ever prescient Afronerd podcasting team as they "chop it up" over these impending issues:  our thoughts about the out of nowhere sponsorship deal between Nike and controversial activist/athlete, Colin Kaepernick; filmmaker, Terrence Nance (Random Acts of Flyness) has a new website entitled, WhitePeopleWontSaveYou.org; A new The Daily Beast article entitled, "Why Young Men of Color are Joining White Supremacist Groups", exposes the growing trend of multicultural hate groups (Clayton Bigsby?); and what can only be described as kismet, a new trailer hit the cyberverse, Where Hands Touch starring afrocentric actress, Amandla Sternberg detailing the real life WWII era love story of an Afro-German teen falling in love with a member of Hitler Youth (whoa!); we revisit some of the topics left on the floor from the last podcast; the