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Gorilla Dies & Ann Coulter LIVES!; Roots Reboot & More-Mid Week in Review-7:30pm

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Harambe(e)!.....unfortunately, has a double meaning, folks.  Welcome to the latest episode of our Mid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST-powered by the good folks at Afronerd Radio Machine Works.  Pull up a chair and a refreshing mint julep as you listen to the sonic analysis laid forth by your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk regarding the following topics:  the death of a beloved Gorilla (named Harambe) at the Cincinnati Zoo in order to save a child has sparked controversy; Conservative author/pundit, Ann Coulter, whose business model is all about controversy, raised the ire of many on social media by referring to Asian-Americans as "Mandarins" (racist, much?); the Roots TV series reboot airs this week as numerous critics assert that the time has past for cinematic slave narratives; and in even more racial news-a Chinese detergent commercial appears to be racially insensitive toward those with dark(er) skin; Dburt opines on the recent shooting incident that took place during rapper, T.I.