It's that time AGAIN, folks!  Welcome to the Mid Week in Review edition of Afronerd Radio featuring Captain Kirk airing this Wednesday at 7pm.  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they discuss the following (mid) week hot button topics:  a recent NY Post op-ed piece by the one and only Dr. Bill Cosby appears to be rubbing some (Black) folk the wrong way (here we go again); talk show host, Wendy Williams revisits her n-word feud with comedienne, Lisa Lampanelli on the Howard Stern show; the crew discuss their thoughts on the upcoming release of the Man of Steel film; the new Playstation 4 console is revealed on the net and lastly, Dburt waxes about the nation's new Orwellian culture, thanks to Facebook.  Call the host live at 646-915-9620.

Salutations, crumpets and cornbread, folks! Welcome to another festive, feisty  and forward moving double entendre episode of The Grindhouse, courtesy of Afronerd Radio-this Saturday airing at 6pm.  First up, there's The Comic Shoppe featuring Captain Kirk, Dburt and Daryll B.  The pulp encased topics up for grabs this week are:  Is Marvel finally creating a Black themed Avengers comic?  Sort of....our thoughts on the forthcoming all star minority comic entitled, Mighty Avengers; the crew's thoughts on the new Grayson/Nightwing Youtube series that just hit cyberspace; Comic Book Resources has a piece that confirms the notion that Marvel was toying with the idea of creating a "Black" Captain America in the Ultimate universe; just what is the deal with the retconning of Iron Man's origin?; Archie Comics is headed toward the big screen and lastly, should comics make a greater effort to create more stories and plot vehicles for ancillary characters (i.e. Robbie Robertson, Jimmy Olsen, Alfred, etc)?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  

And then there's the second act-Afronerd Radio holding court at 7pm sharp!  Pull up a seat and listen to Dburt and Captain Kirk wax about the following topics: Dburt picks up on some dropped topics from the last show (i.e. collecting racist memorabilia, actor Michael Douglas' throat cancer and Tyler Perry on the OWN network); a writer from The Root laments about an interracial romance video that was filmed at her alma mater, Howard University and lastly, MSNBC's Martin Bashir causes a stir by positing the IRS attacks against the President as a proxy for using the N-word (huh?).  Check out our double feature shows at 6pm and 7pm-post haste!

Salutations, crumpets and cornbread, folks! Welcome to another festive, feisty  and forward moving double entendre episode of The Grindhouse, courtesy of Afronerd Radio-this Saturday airing at 6pm.  First up, there's The Comic Shoppe featuring Captain Kirk, Dburt and Daryll B.  The pulp encased topics up for grabs this week are:  Is Marvel finally creating a Black themed Avengers comic?  Sort of....our thoughts on the forthcoming all star minority comic entitled, Mighty Avengers; the crew's thoughts on the new Grayson/Nightwing Youtube series that just hit cyberspace; Comic Book Resources has a piece that confirms the notion that Marvel was toying with the idea of creating a "Black" Captain America in the Ultimate universe; just what is the deal with the retconning of Iron Man's origin?; Archie Comics is headed toward the big screen and lastly, should comics make a greater effort to create more stories and plot vehicles for ancillary characters (i.e. Robbie Robertson, Jimmy Olsen, Alfred, etc)?  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.  

And then there's the second act-Afronerd Radio holding court at 7pm sharp!  Pull up a seat and listen to Dburt and Captain Kirk wax about the following topics: Dburt picks up on some dropped topics from the last show (i.e. collecting racist memorabilia, actor Michael Douglas' throat cancer and Tyler Perry on the OWN network); a writer from The Root laments about an interracial romance video that was filmed at her alma mater, Howard University and lastly, MSNBC's Martin Bashir causes a stir by positing the IRS attacks against the President as a proxy for using the N-word (huh?).  Check out our double feature shows at 6pm and 7pm-post haste!

It's Hump Day,  folks! And hopefully listening to Afronerd Radio this Wednesday at 7pm can assist you in getting over your particular "hump" as the week progresses.  When you tune in this week, your "Podcast Avengers" will discuss the following topics:  more on the Smiths' After Earth-a Newsone article, posits that latent racism may be sabotaging the box office performance of the film; The Root asks whether Blacks should collect racist memorabilia; The McCain family welcomes a new Black family member (daughter in law); actor, Michael Douglas causes a stir regarding the possible origins of throat cancer (ahem, he has to learn how to keep his mouth closed)  and lastly, Oprah fans take to Change.org to petition for Tyler Perry programs to be removed from her OWN network.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

It's Hump Day,  folks! And hopefully listening to Afronerd Radio this Wednesday at 7pm can assist you in getting over your particular "hump" as the week progresses.  When you tune in this week, your "Podcast Avengers" will discuss the following topics:  more on the Smiths' After Earth-a Newsone article, posits that latent racism may be sabotaging the box office performance of the film; The Root asks whether Blacks should collect racist memorabilia; The McCain family welcomes a new Black family member (daughter in law); actor, Michael Douglas causes a stir regarding the possible origins of throat cancer (ahem, he has to learn how to keep his mouth closed)  and lastly, Oprah fans take to Change.org to petition for Tyler Perry programs to be removed from her OWN network.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

As the sweltering heat sets upon you, why not pull up a seat in an air conditioned environment and listen to this week's Grindhouse Double feature show?  For the first episode (at 6pm), check out the infamous Comic Shoppe with your hosts, Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt.  The topics up for grabs are: picking up from last week, can Marvel and Fox "play nice" with using both the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver for their respective upcoming films? ; The Hub channel's gender bending hero, She-zow  stirs controversy; our thoughts of Will and Jaden Smith's new After Earth movie-will the critics hurt the box office? ;  a Green Lantern scribe gets  a chance to pen Ridley Scott's forthcoming Blade Runner sequel and lastly, a fan made Greg Rucka inspired Punisher trailer hits the net.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Up next, there's Afronerd Radio airing at 7pm.  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they highlight the following current event laden issues:  a new Cheerios commercial featuring a multi racial family causes controversy (in 2013?); the team picks up some topics that were neglected from the last show (i.e. Western IQ's are down by 14 points, Zoe Saldana's Allure remarks, Whites at HBCUs) : the Black Twitter phenomenon and lastly two stories involving the first lady-racist emails may cost a VA official their job and can Mrs. Obama's presence affect the Hollywood image of Black women?  AGAIN, stop by at 6pm and then 7pm!

As the sweltering heat sets upon you, why not pull up a seat in an air conditioned environment and listen to this week's Grindhouse Double feature show?  For the first episode (at 6pm), check out the infamous Comic Shoppe with your hosts, Daryll B., Captain Kirk and Dburt.  The topics up for grabs are: picking up from last week, can Marvel and Fox "play nice" with using both the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver for their respective upcoming films? ; The Hub channel's gender bending hero, She-zow  stirs controversy; our thoughts of Will and Jaden Smith's new After Earth movie-will the critics hurt the box office? ;  a Green Lantern scribe gets  a chance to pen Ridley Scott's forthcoming Blade Runner sequel and lastly, a fan made Greg Rucka inspired Punisher trailer hits the net.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Up next, there's Afronerd Radio airing at 7pm.  Join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they highlight the following current event laden issues:  a new Cheerios commercial featuring a multi racial family causes controversy (in 2013?); the team picks up some topics that were neglected from the last show (i.e. Western IQ's are down by 14 points, Zoe Saldana's Allure remarks, Whites at HBCUs) : the Black Twitter phenomenon and lastly two stories involving the first lady-racist emails may cost a VA official their job and can Mrs. Obama's presence affect the Hollywood image of Black women?  AGAIN, stop by at 6pm and then 7pm!

Hopefully you folks have exercised (or is that exorcised) away all that barbecue you undoubtedly consumed during this past Memorial Day break.  If you haven't, let's try to assist you by exercising your mind a bit during this Wednesday'sMid Week in Review episode of Afronerd Radio airing 7pm eastern standard.  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they highlight a few issues of note for their faithful listeners: soap manufacturer, Dove has a new ad campaign that questions what constitutes "real beauty"; recent research shows that Westerners have lost as much as 14 IQ points in the last few hundred years;  a Bronx Spanish  teacher gets fired for using the term "negro" in class (the teacher is Black, coincidentally); The Grio waxes on whether the Obamas are too critical of Black people (or in Afronerd's world-are they critical enough?) and lastly, if time permits, it appears that the Tupac hologram has opened the door for the (heavenly?) return of more dead celebrities, hence the forthcoming  Rock the Bells Hip Hop tour.  Call the hosts live at: 646-915-9620.  Imperius Rex, folks!

Hopefully you folks have exercised (or is that exorcised) away all that barbecue you undoubtedly consumed during this past Memorial Day break.  If you haven't, let's try to assist you by exercising your mind a bit during this Wednesday'sMid Week in Review episode of Afronerd Radio airing 7pm eastern standard.  Join Dburt and Captain Kirk as they highlight a few issues of note for their faithful listeners: soap manufacturer, Dove has a new ad campaign that questions what constitutes "real beauty"; recent research shows that Westerners have lost as much as 14 IQ points in the last few hundred years;  a Bronx Spanish  teacher gets fired for using the term "negro" in class (the teacher is Black, coincidentally); The Grio waxes on whether the Obamas are too critical of Black people (or in Afronerd's world-are they critical enough?) and lastly, if time permits, it appears that the Tupac hologram has opened the door for the (heavenly?) return of more dead celebrities, hence the forthcoming  Rock the Bells Hip Hop tour.  Call the hosts live at: 646-915-9620.  Imperius Rex, folks!

Howdy, citizens!  Welcome to another fun and fuel packed Grindhouse episode of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm.  Listen to Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt at TheComic Shoppe where the trio will discuss the following "nerd-tastic" concerns: the crew reviews the recent release of J.J. Abrams' Star Trek: Into Darkness  film; Marvel and Fox studios clash over the use of Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch for their upcoming projects; the saga of the Black android gains prominence in Fox's new Almost Human TV series;  a copy of Action#1  gets discovered in the insulation of a recently purchased home; Microsoft reveals its Xbox One video console and lastly, Dburt discusses his fondness for the new BBC America series, Orphan Black.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

And then there's Afronerd radio pinch hitting at 7pm eastern standard.  Check for Dburt and Capt. Kirk's world view on the following topical concerns: continuing from Wednesday's show, President Obama and his scandals are they real, imagined or just distratactions?;  a White Howard University student discusses her reasoning for attending a HBCU; and speaking of White students at Black colleges-stats show that the trend of reverse cross racial attendence at such institutions is on the rise; new developments in the Trayvon Martin case tells us that one's character matters; rapper, Chief Keef threatens pop tart, Katy Perry on twitter; iconic rap producer, Dr. Dre donates 35 million to USC (and not an HBCU) and lastly, actress, Zoe Saldana makes some POC uncomfortable with her recent comments in Allure magazine.