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In between the cookouts and students lamenting their inevitable return to school, there's always our special Labor Day podcast to lend an assist with that void.  Check out our latest Grindhouse episode, as powered by the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are:  as the nation mourns the passing of two icons, our team asks why so much fuss over the hardline speech given by Rev. Jasper Williams at Aretha Franklin's funeral?; our thoughts about new show expectations (TV, streaming, movies etc) former Cosby actor, Geoffrey Owens gets "shamed" in social media for having a regular job; Dburt muses about the latest Black cinema renaissance needing to expand into animation; acting legend, Wesley Snipes teases the cyberweb with the revelation that he has been talking to Marvel about two ideas for potentially reviving the Blade franchise; we finally get to talk about the recent criticism that Disney has received regarding alleged colorism concerns with the princess Tiana charac

In between the cookouts and students lamenting their inevitable return to school, there's always our special Labor Day podcast to lend an assist with that void.  Check out our latest Grindhouse episode, as powered by the Afronerd Radio machine airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics du jour are:  as the nation mourns the passing of two icons, our team asks why so much fuss over the hardline speech given by Rev. Jasper Williams at Aretha Franklin's funeral?; our thoughts about new show expectations (TV, streaming, movies etc) former Cosby actor, Geoffrey Owens gets "shamed" in social media for having a regular job; Dburt muses about the latest Black cinema renaissance needing to expand into animation; acting legend, Wesley Snipes teases the cyberweb with the revelation that he has been talking to Marvel about two ideas for potentially reviving the Blade franchise; we finally get to talk about the recent criticism that Disney has received regarding alleged colorism concerns with the princess Tiana charac

Hey folks!  We're keeping it simple this time-check for our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite Afronerd podcasts unpack the following issues:  noted past guest, music journalist and author, Laina Dawes (What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal) stops by to discuss our collective impressions of this past weekend's Afropunk festival (Planet Brooklyn edition); another horrible shooting has occurred this time from the Florida video gaming community; self described political maverick, former Republican presidential candidate, foil to the current POTUS and AZ senator, John McCain passes; rapper, Cardi B gets into a bit of hot water lampooning historical Civil Rights leaders in skit for a new show called Off the Rip;  actor, Alec Baldwin has been cast to portray Thomas Wayne in Todd Phillips' forthcoming Joker origin film including "Trumpian" overtones (DC gotta DC); what about talks concerning Ghost Dog

Hey folks!  We're keeping it simple this time-check for our latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite Afronerd podcasts unpack the following issues:  noted past guest, music journalist and author, Laina Dawes (What Are You Doing Here?: A Black Woman's Life and Liberation in Heavy Metal) stops by to discuss our collective impressions of this past weekend's Afropunk festival (Planet Brooklyn edition); another horrible shooting has occurred this time from the Florida video gaming community; self described political maverick, former Republican presidential candidate, foil to the current POTUS and AZ senator, John McCain passes; rapper, Cardi B gets into a bit of hot water lampooning historical Civil Rights leaders in skit for a new show called Off the Rip;  actor, Alec Baldwin has been cast to portray Thomas Wayne in Todd Phillips' forthcoming Joker origin film including "Trumpian" overtones (DC gotta DC); what about talks concerning Ghost Dog

We're getting right to the matter at hand-shaken and not stirred! It's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR), engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing Wednesday LIVE at 7pm eastern.  Your regular Afronerd cast of actors-podcasters are here to discuss the following topics:  actress, Asia Argento is under heavy scrutiny for settling a sexual harassment claim with a male accuser while simultaneously lobbing accusations as a victim against Harvey Weinstein; according to Black Enterprise, African-American business ownership rose approx. 400% within the past year (reminder to check HBCU owned Harlem Hops); picking up on some topics we left on the table last episode (Dburt just found out about a book that links Google searches with America's true inner psyche entitled, Everybody Lies; why aren't HBCU's represented on Jeopardy; Ducktales finale and Venture Bros S7 impressions; Disney's colorism controversy involving their Black princess being used in the upcoming Wreck It Ralph sequel); it seems that the proposed Galaxy Quest

We're getting right to the matter at hand-shaken and not stirred! It's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR), engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing Wednesday LIVE at 7pm eastern.  Your regular Afronerd cast of actors-podcasters are here to discuss the following topics:  actress, Asia Argento is under heavy scrutiny for settling a sexual harassment claim with a male accuser while simultaneously lobbing accusations as a victim against Harvey Weinstein; according to Black Enterprise, African-American business ownership rose approx. 400% within the past year (reminder to check HBCU owned Harlem Hops); picking up on some topics we left on the table last episode (Dburt just found out about a book that links Google searches with America's true inner psyche entitled, Everybody Lies; why aren't HBCU's represented on Jeopardy; Ducktales finale and Venture Bros S7 impressions; Disney's colorism controversy involving their Black princess being used in the upcoming Wreck It Ralph sequel); it seems that the proposed Galaxy Quest

Our audience knows the deal, so let's dive in!  It's time for Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Listen to the unique waxing of the Afronerd podcasters as they highlight the following topics: iconic American songstress, Aretha Franklin passes at 76 and the world mourns; And who picks up the baton that Aretha tried to pass along? No one.;  thoughts about a upcoming X-men arc that returns the character, Psylocke back to White (yes it's convoluted) despite having been portrayed as Asian for close to 30 years; more on filmmaker, Jordan Peele's upcoming HBO TV series, Lovecraft Country based on the book that explores horror and race through the adventures of a Black family on a road trip in the deep South during the Jim Crow 1950s;  Disney gets accused of colorism with a black character's second appearance in an upcoming animated film; picking up where we left off with the Lyor Cohen interview about drug usage promotion in hip hop;  Dburt wonders why aren't there HBCU contestan

Our audience knows the deal, so let's dive in!  It's time for Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Listen to the unique waxing of the Afronerd podcasters as they highlight the following topics: iconic American songstress, Aretha Franklin passes at 76 and the world mourns; And who picks up the baton that Aretha tried to pass along? No one.;  thoughts about a upcoming X-men arc that returns the character, Psylocke back to White (yes it's convoluted) despite having been portrayed as Asian for close to 30 years; more on filmmaker, Jordan Peele's upcoming HBO TV series, Lovecraft Country based on the book that explores horror and race through the adventures of a Black family on a road trip in the deep South during the Jim Crow 1950s;  Disney gets accused of colorism with a black character's second appearance in an upcoming animated film; picking up where we left off with the Lyor Cohen interview about drug usage promotion in hip hop;  Dburt wonders why aren't there HBCU contestan

We're going straight for the fictional jugular! It's the Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern, thanks to the good folks at Afronerd Radio Machineworks!  Listen to your podcast crew favs "chop it up" about the following topics: former White House aid and reality show contestant, Omarosa Manigault is causing a stir with her new book, Unhinged and she gets rewarded by Trump with a "dog" slur tweet;  legendary music executive, Lyor Cohen (Def Jam, YouTube) recently shook the internet with a recent Breakfast Club interview in which he gave a duplicitous response to questions concerning his support for artists that promote illicit drug use;  in pop culture news-there's new Spock casting for Star Trek: Discovery S2;  Londoners are testing 3 screen immersive theaters as a way to combat viewers that are "Netflix-ing it and chilling";  a black owned cryptocurrency firm called "Wacoinda" in seeking a trademark might be hearing from Marvel's legal department; Dburt is thinking about a new hashtag camp

We're going straight for the fictional jugular! It's the Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern, thanks to the good folks at Afronerd Radio Machineworks!  Listen to your podcast crew favs "chop it up" about the following topics: former White House aid and reality show contestant, Omarosa Manigault is causing a stir with her new book, Unhinged and she gets rewarded by Trump with a "dog" slur tweet;  legendary music executive, Lyor Cohen (Def Jam, YouTube) recently shook the internet with a recent Breakfast Club interview in which he gave a duplicitous response to questions concerning his support for artists that promote illicit drug use;  in pop culture news-there's new Spock casting for Star Trek: Discovery S2;  Londoners are testing 3 screen immersive theaters as a way to combat viewers that are "Netflix-ing it and chilling";  a black owned cryptocurrency firm called "Wacoinda" in seeking a trademark might be hearing from Marvel's legal department; Dburt is thinking about a new hashtag camp

Our audience knows the drill, so let's get into this, shall we?  The podcast is simply called The Grindhouse amd it's powered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  It airs religiously every Sunday at 6pm eastern LIVE.  Listen to our ever present and prescient podcasting brain trust as they wax poetic about these new topics: we give our impressions of new film releases-Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and The Meg with Jason Statham; for the umpteenth time, news that Sierre Leonean/Ghanaian-British actor, Idris Elba might be tapped to portray James Bond went viral and then was quickly debunked......again; noted director, Antoine Fuqua hot off the heels of his Equalizer sequel is purportedly in talks to direct an unknown MCU property; Marvel may be making an appeal to Disney to rehire GOTG director, James Gunn (who else has plans to usher in Marvel Cosmic);  is Star Trek 4 still a go if negotiations with Chrises Pine and Hemsworth are breaking down?  And with a boatload of Star Trek product on the horizon is ST4 needed? (un

Our audience knows the drill, so let's get into this, shall we?  The podcast is simply called The Grindhouse amd it's powered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  It airs religiously every Sunday at 6pm eastern LIVE.  Listen to our ever present and prescient podcasting brain trust as they wax poetic about these new topics: we give our impressions of new film releases-Spike Lee's BlacKkKlansman and The Meg with Jason Statham; for the umpteenth time, news that Sierre Leonean/Ghanaian-British actor, Idris Elba might be tapped to portray James Bond went viral and then was quickly debunked......again; noted director, Antoine Fuqua hot off the heels of his Equalizer sequel is purportedly in talks to direct an unknown MCU property; Marvel may be making an appeal to Disney to rehire GOTG director, James Gunn (who else has plans to usher in Marvel Cosmic);  is Star Trek 4 still a go if negotiations with Chrises Pine and Hemsworth are breaking down?  And with a boatload of Star Trek product on the horizon is ST4 needed? (un

This will be another 'straight with no chaser" moment for our listeners.  Welcome to the latest Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  This installment (like all others) is powered bu the might Afronerd Radio machine and features your regular cavalcade of podcasters discussing the following issues: a misunderstanding over service in a Brooklyn nail salon erupts into a fight and boycott if the business and race may play role (these are the times); perhaps we're finding out what we all suspected-the military may have final say and.or approval with certain Hollywood films;  actress Ruby Rose appears to have gotten the role of Batwoman in an upcoming appearance on Arrow (could a series be next?); a recent NY Times editorial hire gets accused of anti-White animus due to past twitter remarks; it's nonsense but Dburt will probably talk about neo-minstrel phenomena (Beyonce in/on Vogue; Ciara critique regarding her past dating choices); more death and mayhem coming from Chicago; anot

This will be another 'straight with no chaser" moment for our listeners.  Welcome to the latest Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  This installment (like all others) is powered bu the might Afronerd Radio machine and features your regular cavalcade of podcasters discussing the following issues: a misunderstanding over service in a Brooklyn nail salon erupts into a fight and boycott if the business and race may play role (these are the times); perhaps we're finding out what we all suspected-the military may have final say and.or approval with certain Hollywood films;  actress Ruby Rose appears to have gotten the role of Batwoman in an upcoming appearance on Arrow (could a series be next?); a recent NY Times editorial hire gets accused of anti-White animus due to past twitter remarks; it's nonsense but Dburt will probably talk about neo-minstrel phenomena (Beyonce in/on Vogue; Ciara critique regarding her past dating choices); more death and mayhem coming from Chicago; anot

It's the Grindhouse, citizens! Our latest installment streams LIVE every Sunday at 6pm eastern as engineered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join your favorite podcasting crew as they wax about the following topics: director/musician, Terence Nance's Random Acts of Flyness (HBO) premiered this weekend and it appears to be picking up where Sorry to Bother You left off;  And speaking of STBY, the film's director is asserting that international distributors are passing on global showings because of the "Black films don't sell overseas" mantra; Chicago has its first First Wakandacon which is not only an ode to the Black Panther mythos but also Afro-futurism; EA Sports apologizes and promises an update to address the suspicious omission of Colin Kaepernick's name from their Madden NFL '19  soundtrack (spec. the YG song, "Big Bank");  FX CEO place blame squarely with Marvel for cancelling The Glover Brothers version of the highly anticipated Deadpool animated TV series;  a new CBR (Comic Book Resources) article hig

It's the Grindhouse, citizens! Our latest installment streams LIVE every Sunday at 6pm eastern as engineered by the Afronerd Radio machine.  Join your favorite podcasting crew as they wax about the following topics: director/musician, Terence Nance's Random Acts of Flyness (HBO) premiered this weekend and it appears to be picking up where Sorry to Bother You left off;  And speaking of STBY, the film's director is asserting that international distributors are passing on global showings because of the "Black films don't sell overseas" mantra; Chicago has its first First Wakandacon which is not only an ode to the Black Panther mythos but also Afro-futurism; EA Sports apologizes and promises an update to address the suspicious omission of Colin Kaepernick's name from their Madden NFL '19  soundtrack (spec. the YG song, "Big Bank");  FX CEO place blame squarely with Marvel for cancelling The Glover Brothers version of the highly anticipated Deadpool animated TV series;  a new CBR (Comic Book Resources) article hig

Those infamous time constraints are upon us, folks!  Simply put....listen to the latest Afronerd RadioMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing this Wednesday like clockwork at 7pm eastern.  The team will bring their unique brand of analyses in discussing the following issues: iconic California politician, Ron Dellums passes at the age of 82 from prostate cancer; the crew discusses what the future is for the Blerd renaissance and how can we ensure that Blerd culture becomes an embedded (and expanded) phenomena; Oscar winning actress Octavia Spencer, is spearheading a Netflix series based on the life of early 20th century Black female mogul, Madam C.J. Walker; the inner sanctum (colloquial name for Afronerd Radio friends and affiliates) checked out Mission Impossible: Fallout and we give our impressions; a recent UK Telegraph article reports that a number of prospective university students were rejected from admissions due to the growing concerns of an overuse of Google versus actual intelligence and memory ret

Those infamous time constraints are upon us, folks!  Simply put....listen to the latest Afronerd RadioMid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing this Wednesday like clockwork at 7pm eastern.  The team will bring their unique brand of analyses in discussing the following issues: iconic California politician, Ron Dellums passes at the age of 82 from prostate cancer; the crew discusses what the future is for the Blerd renaissance and how can we ensure that Blerd culture becomes an embedded (and expanded) phenomena; Oscar winning actress Octavia Spencer, is spearheading a Netflix series based on the life of early 20th century Black female mogul, Madam C.J. Walker; the inner sanctum (colloquial name for Afronerd Radio friends and affiliates) checked out Mission Impossible: Fallout and we give our impressions; a recent UK Telegraph article reports that a number of prospective university students were rejected from admissions due to the growing concerns of an overuse of Google versus actual intelligence and memory ret

It's simply another episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your favorite podcast team discuss the following (mid) week issues:  thoughts about the tragic and random (and perhaps racially motivated) stabbing of two young Black women at a BART station in Oakland;  Bruce Lee's iconic Enter the Dragon film may be getting a reboot; a recent rant by economist, Dr. Boyce Watkins highlights the overemphasis of Black access through entertainment via TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential list; Equalizer 2 spoiler review; is "white privilege" worthy of discussion after wealthy White teen is acquitted of driving the getaway car in a LA gang murder?; more thoughts on the Buffy reboot with diversity casting choices (and the incongruity of what diversity means);  Star Trek: Discovery's S2 trailer; The New York Daily News lays off nearly half of its newsroom and one has to ask is this an inevitability with social media in the mix?; more Trump/Cohen news; thoughts about

It's simply another episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your favorite podcast team discuss the following (mid) week issues:  thoughts about the tragic and random (and perhaps racially motivated) stabbing of two young Black women at a BART station in Oakland;  Bruce Lee's iconic Enter the Dragon film may be getting a reboot; a recent rant by economist, Dr. Boyce Watkins highlights the overemphasis of Black access through entertainment via TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential list; Equalizer 2 spoiler review; is "white privilege" worthy of discussion after wealthy White teen is acquitted of driving the getaway car in a LA gang murder?; more thoughts on the Buffy reboot with diversity casting choices (and the incongruity of what diversity means);  Star Trek: Discovery's S2 trailer; The New York Daily News lays off nearly half of its newsroom and one has to ask is this an inevitability with social media in the mix?; more Trump/Cohen news; thoughts about