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Greetings, folks! We're just going to get to the point this time.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite Blerd podcasting crew as they discuss the following topics:  the SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) is in full swing and there has been a literal deluge of uninterrupted revelations/trailers coming out thus far (the DCEU more formal rebranding-"The Worlds of DC," trailers-Shazam, Aquaman, Orville S2, Star Trek: Discovery S2, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Doctor Who S11, Glass, Iron Fist S2, Nightflyers, DC Universe's Titans, Voltron S7, Young Justice: Outsiders, Flash S5, Supergirl); filmmaker, Collider host and nerd culture influencer, Jon Schnepp passes;  our impressions of Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Equalizer 2, released this weekend; noted and popular Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn was fired from the franchise for a past offensive tweet;  Black Panther's sis, Shuri gets a spinoff comic series; Buffy the

Greetings, folks! We're just going to get to the point this time.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite Blerd podcasting crew as they discuss the following topics:  the SDCC (San Diego Comic Con) is in full swing and there has been a literal deluge of uninterrupted revelations/trailers coming out thus far (the DCEU more formal rebranding-"The Worlds of DC," trailers-Shazam, Aquaman, Orville S2, Star Trek: Discovery S2, Godzilla: King of Monsters, Doctor Who S11, Glass, Iron Fist S2, Nightflyers, DC Universe's Titans, Voltron S7, Young Justice: Outsiders, Flash S5, Supergirl); filmmaker, Collider host and nerd culture influencer, Jon Schnepp passes;  our impressions of Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Equalizer 2, released this weekend; noted and popular Guardians of the Galaxy director, James Gunn was fired from the franchise for a past offensive tweet;  Black Panther's sis, Shuri gets a spinoff comic series; Buffy the

Welcome to Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your regular calvacade of Afronerd broadcasters as they wax about this (mid) week's hot topics: the crew tries to unpack and make sense of President Trump's controversial performance in Helsinki during his summit with Russian president, Vladimir Putin; could Trump's concession of "allegiance" and comfort to Putin be considered treasonous?; the team highlights the growing list of Doing Nothing While Black (DNWB) cases involving authorities being called by "uncomfortable" Whites to address Black behaving in very legal and non threatening ways (aggressive basketball games, using CVS coupons, wearing socks in a public pool, political leaders canvassing their constituents, etc)-Dburt has some ideas to slow down this deluge of nonsense;  Weren't we just talking about our fondness for Marvel's What If comic series?  Well, the series appears to be returning with new "alternative" canons;  more on DC/WB's Birds o

Welcome to Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast-airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your regular calvacade of Afronerd broadcasters as they wax about this (mid) week's hot topics: the crew tries to unpack and make sense of President Trump's controversial performance in Helsinki during his summit with Russian president, Vladimir Putin; could Trump's concession of "allegiance" and comfort to Putin be considered treasonous?; the team highlights the growing list of Doing Nothing While Black (DNWB) cases involving authorities being called by "uncomfortable" Whites to address Black behaving in very legal and non threatening ways (aggressive basketball games, using CVS coupons, wearing socks in a public pool, political leaders canvassing their constituents, etc)-Dburt has some ideas to slow down this deluge of nonsense;  Weren't we just talking about our fondness for Marvel's What If comic series?  Well, the series appears to be returning with new "alternative" canons;  more on DC/WB's Birds o

Due to time contraints...it's all about getting to the point.  Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouseairs every Sunday at 6pm giving our unique take on the goings ons in pulp and pop culture via the blerd/nerds of color perspective.  The topics du jour this evening are: our thoughts about a forthcoming Netflix project entitled, Dolemite is My Name which marks the return of both Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes;  although Dburt checked out Sorry to Bother You last week while in limited theaters, the highly acclaimed film was available for wide release this weekend....perhaps some spoilers are afoot; in the wake of abuse/harassment recently levied against Nerdist founder, Chris Hardwick, actress/comedienne, Yvette Nicole Brown has been chosen as the (tentative) host of the Talking Dead aftershow franchise; the adage, "what's old is new again" rings true with Marvel's upcoming podcast , Wolverine: The Long Night, which seems to be somewhat channeling classic radio serials; casting issue continue with Scarlett Johansson opting

Due to time contraints...it's all about getting to the point.  Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouseairs every Sunday at 6pm giving our unique take on the goings ons in pulp and pop culture via the blerd/nerds of color perspective.  The topics du jour this evening are: our thoughts about a forthcoming Netflix project entitled, Dolemite is My Name which marks the return of both Eddie Murphy and Wesley Snipes;  although Dburt checked out Sorry to Bother You last week while in limited theaters, the highly acclaimed film was available for wide release this weekend....perhaps some spoilers are afoot; in the wake of abuse/harassment recently levied against Nerdist founder, Chris Hardwick, actress/comedienne, Yvette Nicole Brown has been chosen as the (tentative) host of the Talking Dead aftershow franchise; the adage, "what's old is new again" rings true with Marvel's upcoming podcast , Wolverine: The Long Night, which seems to be somewhat channeling classic radio serials; casting issue continue with Scarlett Johansson opting

Hey Hey Hey, people.  After a preemption, the crew is back!  Pull up a seat and listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite podcast cew as they unpack the following (mid) stories: filmmaker and buddiing sci-fi comic creator, Royce Adkins stops by to discuss his latest digital graphic novel series, BioPunks; Marvel Legend and Spider-man/Dr. Strange co-creator, Steve Ditko passes; we give our impressions of the latest Marvel sequel release, Ant-man and The Wasp; Dburt manage to check out Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You and he gives his thoughts; legendary actor, Billy Dee Williams may be returning to the Star Wars franchise after all; Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamonds) has been tapped to portray The Wizard in the forthcoming DCEU (?) Shazam film;  unfortunately, more race stories (Kappas are declined service; woman wearing a Puerto Rico shirt is harrassed; Congresswoman, Maxin Waters threatened; bop pulls gun on Texas children

Hey Hey Hey, people.  After a preemption, the crew is back!  Pull up a seat and listen to the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite podcast cew as they unpack the following (mid) stories: filmmaker and buddiing sci-fi comic creator, Royce Adkins stops by to discuss his latest digital graphic novel series, BioPunks; Marvel Legend and Spider-man/Dr. Strange co-creator, Steve Ditko passes; we give our impressions of the latest Marvel sequel release, Ant-man and The Wasp; Dburt manage to check out Boots Riley's Sorry to Bother You and he gives his thoughts; legendary actor, Billy Dee Williams may be returning to the Star Wars franchise after all; Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamonds) has been tapped to portray The Wizard in the forthcoming DCEU (?) Shazam film;  unfortunately, more race stories (Kappas are declined service; woman wearing a Puerto Rico shirt is harrassed; Congresswoman, Maxin Waters threatened; bop pulls gun on Texas children

Due to our vaunted time constraints paradox, we're just going to give it to you short and straight!  Check out the latest episode of the Afronerd Radio-Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite podcasting crew will be "chopping it up" about these impending subjects: Daryll B.'s impressions of Netflix' Luke Cage (Iron Fist improves?) and last weekend's release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; due to the polarizing critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some fans are calling for a serious consideration for a remake (coupled with continued talks for Kathleen Kennedy's to be removed from the top spot at LucasFilm); legendary Little House on the Prairie writer, Laura Ingalls Wilder is removed from the Children's Literature Legacy Award due to her works' outdated racist overtones; the Academy has abruptly added over 900 new and diverse members to their ranks (names like Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, JK Rowling, George Lopez, etc); more on Trump's immigration policy (Melania's

Due to our vaunted time constraints paradox, we're just going to give it to you short and straight!  Check out the latest episode of the Afronerd Radio-Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Your favorite podcasting crew will be "chopping it up" about these impending subjects: Daryll B.'s impressions of Netflix' Luke Cage (Iron Fist improves?) and last weekend's release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; due to the polarizing critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some fans are calling for a serious consideration for a remake (coupled with continued talks for Kathleen Kennedy's to be removed from the top spot at LucasFilm); legendary Little House on the Prairie writer, Laura Ingalls Wilder is removed from the Children's Literature Legacy Award due to her works' outdated racist overtones; the Academy has abruptly added over 900 new and diverse members to their ranks (names like Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, JK Rowling, George Lopez, etc); more on Trump's immigration policy (Melania's

We're Black at it again, folks! Check out our latest installment of the Grindhouse podcast, engineered by Afronerd Radio Machine Works.  The regular cast of "not ready for primetime Afronerd Radio players are at your disposal discussing the following pop-pulp topics:  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Netflix' Luke Cage, Death of Superman reviews; writer, Evan Narcisse (Rise ofr the Black Panther) of io9.com fondly remembers the Marvel Comics' What If imprint and how the seeds of that iconic comic series has lead to many current canonical properties;  DC is returning large size comics to supermarket shelves; Dburt loves the androids! (when they become sentient..ha) so let's dig into Westworld and Humans plot ideas and future expectations as both series will be wrapping uo their respective seasons; discussing the importance of the new blerdrific (and original short film) Blackstar trailer, courtesy of the "Black Netflix" streaming service, Brown Sugar; And lastly, legendary musician Sting, lends his support for 

We're Black at it again, folks! Check out our latest installment of the Grindhouse podcast, engineered by Afronerd Radio Machine Works.  The regular cast of "not ready for primetime Afronerd Radio players are at your disposal discussing the following pop-pulp topics:  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Netflix' Luke Cage, Death of Superman reviews; writer, Evan Narcisse (Rise ofr the Black Panther) of io9.com fondly remembers the Marvel Comics' What If imprint and how the seeds of that iconic comic series has lead to many current canonical properties;  DC is returning large size comics to supermarket shelves; Dburt loves the androids! (when they become sentient..ha) so let's dig into Westworld and Humans plot ideas and future expectations as both series will be wrapping uo their respective seasons; discussing the importance of the new blerdrific (and original short film) Blackstar trailer, courtesy of the "Black Netflix" streaming service, Brown Sugar; And lastly, legendary musician Sting, lends his support for 

Keeping it simple like first grade arithmetic! Join your regular cast of Afronerd characters this evening at 7pm eastern to discuss all matters pop and political.  The topics du jour are: the untimely death of rapper, XXXtentacion; the ongoing immigration debate divides the country; Disney finalizes its merger with Fox for 71B; discussing the importance of Juneteenth during these trepidatious times; Charleston, SC apologizes for slavery; more Star Trek IPs on CBS All Access? ESPN is having its own "civil war" over too Black programming; The Creed 2 trailer is released on the interwebs, Amazon is producing Robert Kirkman's Invincible for animation, pervy review of the Incredibles 2 sequel courtesy of New Yorker magazine.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.  

Keeping it simple like first grade arithmetic! Join your regular cast of Afronerd characters this evening at 7pm eastern to discuss all matters pop and political.  The topics du jour are: the untimely death of rapper, XXXtentacion; the ongoing immigration debate divides the country; Disney finalizes its merger with Fox for 71B; discussing the importance of Juneteenth during these trepidatious times; Charleston, SC apologizes for slavery; more Star Trek IPs on CBS All Access? ESPN is having its own "civil war" over too Black programming; The Creed 2 trailer is released on the interwebs, Amazon is producing Robert Kirkman's Invincible for animation, pervy review of the Incredibles 2 sequel courtesy of New Yorker magazine.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy Father's Day! And like our straight shooter patriarchs, we're diving right into the topics, people!  You know the spiel by now.....check out this week's Grindhouse show broadcasting courtesy of Afronerd Radio this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite Afronerd Radio podcasting team as they highlight their unique brand of analyses while "chopping it up" about the following topics: we give our impressions of this weekebd's release of Incredibles 2 and Superfly; Nerdist CEO and popular podcaster, Chris Hardwick is the latest notable to be taken down by the #metoo phenomenon; Fox' Lucifer TV series appears to have found a life raft after cancellation by being picked up Netflix; thoughts about Marvel writers (during a recent Q & A) providing advice for DC on how to save their sinking ship of an extended universe of superhero films; even the Mary Sue site has some rather definitive thoughts on improving the DCEU; Netflix may be channeling this year's earlier release of Ready Player One with their new

Happy Father's Day! And like our straight shooter patriarchs, we're diving right into the topics, people!  You know the spiel by now.....check out this week's Grindhouse show broadcasting courtesy of Afronerd Radio this Sunday at 6pm eastern.  Join your favorite Afronerd Radio podcasting team as they highlight their unique brand of analyses while "chopping it up" about the following topics: we give our impressions of this weekebd's release of Incredibles 2 and Superfly; Nerdist CEO and popular podcaster, Chris Hardwick is the latest notable to be taken down by the #metoo phenomenon; Fox' Lucifer TV series appears to have found a life raft after cancellation by being picked up Netflix; thoughts about Marvel writers (during a recent Q & A) providing advice for DC on how to save their sinking ship of an extended universe of superhero films; even the Mary Sue site has some rather definitive thoughts on improving the DCEU; Netflix may be channeling this year's earlier release of Ready Player One with their new

Greetings and Salutations to our loyal listeners!  Join us this Wednesday for another exciting Mid Week in Review podcast, engineered by the Afronerd Radio Machine.  Listen to your favorite Afronerd crew as they wax about this (mid) week's topics: Dburt has a conniption over the latest round of #TheRootArticles providing mounting evidence that not only are there no codified Black media but also that African Americans are being postured for social engineering; errant thoughts about the Trump-Kim summit; DC Entertainment appears to be going through another executive shake up in an effort for self correction (Green Lantern Corps film news, Affleck may/may not remain as Bats...again); more on Freeform's Cloak and Dagger; discussing celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain's foray into comics in the wake of his passing;  what's up with the Silver Surfer being Galactus' herald after decades of freedom? (Disney-Fox merger?); and speaking of mergers, the government appears to have approved of the massive AT & T and Time

Greetings and Salutations to our loyal listeners!  Join us this Wednesday for another exciting Mid Week in Review podcast, engineered by the Afronerd Radio Machine.  Listen to your favorite Afronerd crew as they wax about this (mid) week's topics: Dburt has a conniption over the latest round of #TheRootArticles providing mounting evidence that not only are there no codified Black media but also that African Americans are being postured for social engineering; errant thoughts about the Trump-Kim summit; DC Entertainment appears to be going through another executive shake up in an effort for self correction (Green Lantern Corps film news, Affleck may/may not remain as Bats...again); more on Freeform's Cloak and Dagger; discussing celebrity chef, Anthony Bourdain's foray into comics in the wake of his passing;  what's up with the Silver Surfer being Galactus' herald after decades of freedom? (Disney-Fox merger?); and speaking of mergers, the government appears to have approved of the massive AT & T and Time

Our audience knows the deal by now, so let's refrain from the verbose pretense! Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse airing every Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite Afronerd Radio podcasting crew as they she dlight on the following topics:  Freeform's Cloak and Dagger premieres with another Marvel TV imprint and we give you our first impressions;  and speaking of premieres, Youtube's foray into original programming continues with a new streaming show entitled, Impulse;  director, Matthew Vaughn plans to reboot the Kick-Ass franchise while expanding the Kingsman Universe (Statesman?) and logically, that might involve Mark Millar's latest companion comic sequel this time showcasing a Black female protagonist;  more new trailers have hit the internets (i.e. The Girl in the Spider's Web, Halloween, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Bad Times at the El Royale....is hotel horror a thing, now?); a recent HuffPo piece written by Julie Craven entitled "Saying Goodbye to Kanye West a

Our audience knows the deal by now, so let's refrain from the verbose pretense! Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse airing every Sunday at 6pm ET.  Join your favorite Afronerd Radio podcasting crew as they she dlight on the following topics:  Freeform's Cloak and Dagger premieres with another Marvel TV imprint and we give you our first impressions;  and speaking of premieres, Youtube's foray into original programming continues with a new streaming show entitled, Impulse;  director, Matthew Vaughn plans to reboot the Kick-Ass franchise while expanding the Kingsman Universe (Statesman?) and logically, that might involve Mark Millar's latest companion comic sequel this time showcasing a Black female protagonist;  more new trailers have hit the internets (i.e. The Girl in the Spider's Web, Halloween, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Bad Times at the El Royale....is hotel horror a thing, now?); a recent HuffPo piece written by Julie Craven entitled "Saying Goodbye to Kanye West a