Don't forget to mark your calendars (Mayan, maybe....) for Sunday's Afronerd featuring Captain Kirk broadcast at 7pm eastern standard time. Keeping it clean and succinct, as always, the team will "unpack" the following topical concerns:  the fallout certain to arise stemming from a viral clip of U.S. Marines urinating on dead alleged members of the Taliban; a new book entitled, The Obamas makes some startling charges against the FLOTUS, Michelle Obama which many have deemed characterize her as a stereotypical "angry" Black woman; Is Microsoft's new "pedestrian route production" app really a thinly veiled racist "avoid ghetto" mechanism?; we finally address last week's House of Lies and Amber Case stories and for our Blue Area/positive spin segment-a reflection on the upcoming Dr. Martin Luther King holiday.

It's Hump Day, folks!  And to give you assistance in getting over that "hump," join Captain Kirk and Dburt as they unpack the top stories of the (mid) week!  The topics up for grabs this time are the following:  picking up where we left off this past Sunday-more on Bill Duke's Dark Girls documentary and by cinematic extension, our thoughts on Don Cheadle's latest small screen episodic effort, House of Lies; anthropologist, Amber Cole sees man as exhibiting traits of an ever embedded "cyborg" lifestyle; for our positive turn, Blue Area segment-a young man of color, Tony Hansbery II, invents a new surgical technique (and he's just a HS freshman!); a young Staten island teen commits suicide due to extreme bullying from her peers;  Jayz' song commemorating the birth of his daughter, Blue Ivy (it's no "Isn't She Lovely")  and what MSNBC host, Dr Melissa Harris-Perry & filmmaker, George Lucas have in common....whew!  Check us out @7pm EST.

It's the same Comic Shoppe channel and the same Comic Shoppe time!  Stop by this Tuesday at 7pm (EST) as our own "East Coast Avengers" (Daryll B,  Captain Kirk and Dburt) discuss the following geek oriented concerns: prompted by a recent email, our stalwart listener, "Qstorm" asked to hear our take on DCnu's Generation Y/anti-hero version of Superman; for the ever popular Versus  segement, which take on The Simpsons is superior, current continuity or future continuity when Bart and Lisa are depicted as adults?; our thoughts on Marvel's anime division, particularly Blade as voiced by actor Harold Perrineau; revisting a previous topic that we failed to unpack-a recent Racialicious article asked-When will we see nerd conventions of color?; a women laments about no women being involved in Kevin Smith new AMC-TV  series entitled, Comic Book Men; why do you collect comics-for the art, value or storylines? And based on a ComicBookMovie.com question, the gang attempts to answer what is the most valuable book in your collection?  AGAIN, call in live at 7pm! Excelsior, gents!

We're back and the gang is all here...AGAIN!  Pull up a seat tonight at 7pm and listen to Afronerd featuring Capatin Kirk wax on...and on about the following:  our continuation of some of the topics that were left of last week's discourse "dinner" table-our Blue Area positive spin segment and Thailand's unique if not gruesome Body Bakery; legendary filmmaker and actor, Bill Duke has new documentary that addresses colorism in the Black community, entitled Dark Girls; and speaking of colorism...the great thespian, Don Cheadle has a new HBO series entitled, House of Lies; a response to a listener's Facebook comment; and lastly, anthropologist, Amber Cole posits that man is on his way to becoming a cyborg-whether he likes it or not.  AGAIN, check us out tonight at 7pm!

It's a new year and therefore it's even more imperative to just be succinct!  Join The Captain and Dburt this Wednesday at 7pm EST (our live call in number is 646-915-9620) as they discuss the following topics: a discussion on the Red Elephant in the room...the Iowa Caucus results (who won, who came close and who didn't have a chance)....is Santorum the dark horse who hates "dark" people and does the same goes for Ron Paul?; Dburt address recently received emails that posit why POC vote Democratic (hint-Repubs are allegedly racist-as if the Dems are not..); more Blue Area news-a 12 year old budding comic book artist/writer/entrepreneur and Philly Mayor Michael Nutter proposes greater efforts against crime with an emphasis on education and Thailand's unusual, if not gruesome Body Bakery......see you all at 7pm!

And so the new year begins!  Stop by The Comic Shoppe show tomorrow evening at 7pm EST and join our pulp flavored colloquium as we unpack the following issues:  we continue with our ever popular Versus segment and posit which Comic company does a better job in their respective animated universes, Marvel or DC-Warner?; our brief synopsis on the good, the bad and the ugly in the world of geekdom circa 2011; picking up on a subject we left on the dinner table from the prior broadcast...Does TV really suck or has it improved unbeknownst to the perceptive populace; Dburt discovers motion comics and is ecstatic over the possibilities as well as the graphic novel, Hard Time; our expectations for the ensuing year and lastly, our favorite comics/graphic novels from the previous weeks.

We hope that our faithful listeners are still enjoying their respective holiday festivities, however a mid week dose of Afronerd Radio can't hurt either! Stop by afronerdradio.com this Wednesday at 7pm (EST) as Dburt and Captain Kirk dissect the following current event laden topics: for our vaunted Blue Area segment, African-American World War II veteran, Carl Clark is scheduled to receive the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal this coming January and a unique educational initiative coming out of the Oakland, CA public school system is targeting young Black males in an effort to augment academic achievement; more on the need for a Black cultural shift/re-branding; mounting scientific evidence shows that neurological changes occur in the human brain while praying; why is Kwanzaa so polarizing?; Dburt waxes on how the "value" of Black/Brown life must be increased based two local tragedies that did not involve people of color; the release of the new Jordan sneaker causes national chaos and is the new independent film,Pariah, an altered version of 2009's Precious? Call in live at 646-915-9620!

Please accept our apologies for the delayed programming but the Comic Shoppe crew is back and open for pulp flavored business!  Pull up a chair and take a listen this Tuesday at 7pm EST as the gang discuss the following issues: continuing with our popular Versus segment, legendary actor and Trek thespian, George Takei propositioned the perfect enemy of my enemy is my friend scenario-Star Trek & Star Wars fans vs Twilight followers; the blog, Racialicious ponders whether its time for a nerd convention of color; thoughts on NBC making a Munsters reboot; UK Misfits just ended season 3 with another shocker as the powers that be greenlighted the series for another year; has anyone noticed that TV really doesn't suck anymore?.....if only the music industry would follow suit; the US version of Akira looks to be on track to be white washed and the six  minute prologue of the Dark Knight Rises reaches theaters.

Happy Holidays, folks! Stop by our special Yuletide Week in Review show broadcasting tonight at 7pm EST. The Captain and I will be deliberating on the following topics: for our weekly "positive spin" Blue Area segment-the continued rise (and acceptance) of the Black Santa Claus and The Corcoran Gallery of Art's "30 Americans" exhibit which explores African-American identity as interpreted by over 30 prominent Black artists; two disparaging stories involving the Obamas-the President being referred to as a "skinny, Ghetto crackhead" and a US senator's remarks about FLOTUS Michelle Obama possessing a "large posterior"; picking up from our previous broadcast pertaining to an article positing the need for Black America to "re-brand" itself and NY Daily News columnist, Stanley Crouch gets critiqued for his critique of the demise of America's trash culture; a Dutch magazine uses the n-word (along with the b-word) to describe pop singer, Rihanna in a recent article and in more "n-word" news, author and lastly, poet, Maya Angelou has a problem with actor/rapper, Common's use of the slur (in her presence).

Unfortunately Dburt's flu and pre-Christmas shenanigans preempted our regularly scheduled programming but we're back in business this Wednesday at 7pm.  Pull up a seat and a keen ear and listen to Captain Kirk and Dburt wax on the following current event laden issues:  in honoring our vow to take a moment to deliberate on positive spin in our new "Blue Area" (of The Moon) segment-two stories come to mind-Dr. Henry Louis Gates releases a new book entitled In Life Upon These Shores in which he discusses Black historical icons and could we see former Sec. of State, Condoleezza Rice get the VP nod on the republican ticket in 2012?; in true "Afronerdic" fashion, a Philadelphia Tribune article posits if Black America is in need of "re-branding"; and speaking of needing to change perception...a Texas community is enraged over the merchandising of t-shirts emblazoned with crack cocaine making instructions; North Korean leader, Kim Jong iL (aka LiL Kim..he he) passes and lastly some quick miscellaneous blurbs on NY Yankees Derek Jeter's "negative" rating; Rihanna's N-Word diss and the new six minute Dark Knight Rises trailer!  See you at 7pm!