Hundalasiliah to our faithful afronerdists!  Pull up a seat and plug into a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for up-to-the-minute musings from your favorite podcast "Shadow Cabinet" team (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they bring their unique brand of analyses to the following topics: our impressions of the Black Panther themed (and first time Marvel/Lexus sponsored) 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture;

And speaking of what an African themed film means-will Panther be seen in African movie theaters and does an Americanized vision of Africa appeal to Africans?; at this weekend's ACE Comic Con in Glendale, AZ, actor Sebastian Stan  (Winter Soldier) intimated something interesting about Hugh Jackman; Taraji P. Henson's Proud Mary appears to be having difficulty connecting with its audience;

Dburt discovers an enthralling anime entitled Inuyashiki, Last Hero (hat tip: Podcast Juice); 12 Years a Slave scribe, John Ridley returns not only with a sequel to his American Way graphic novel but he also another DC project entitled The Other History of the DC Universe; John Wick TV series?; #blackhogwarts trends and JK Rowling responds (Uagadou, anyone?); And then there's the Lucas Brother's "Black Hogwarts" script; are Syfy's Van Helsing and Superstition on the cancellation bubble? The "Daves" of Netflix-Letterman and Chappelle specials; Bruce Timm wants to make a Superman: Red Son animated and we'll discuss a whole host of other budding pulp news.  Call LIVE at 646-015-9620. THREE HOURS as we honor the iconography and sacrifice of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Hundalasiliah to our faithful afronerdists!  Pull up a seat and plug into a new episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse, airing this Sunday at 6pm ET.  Check for up-to-the-minute musings from your favorite podcast "Shadow Cabinet" team (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they bring their unique brand of analyses to the following topics: our impressions of the Black Panther themed (and first time Marvel/Lexus sponsored) 6th Annual Black Comic Book Festival held at the historic Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture;

And speaking of what an African themed film means-will Panther be seen in African movie theaters and does an Americanized vision of Africa appeal to Africans?; at this weekend's ACE Comic Con in Glendale, AZ, actor Sebastian Stan  (Winter Soldier) intimated something interesting about Hugh Jackman; Taraji P. Henson's Proud Mary appears to be having difficulty connecting with its audience;

Dburt discovers an enthralling anime entitled Inuyashiki, Last Hero (hat tip: Podcast Juice); 12 Years a Slave scribe, John Ridley returns not only with a sequel to his American Way graphic novel but he also another DC project entitled The Other History of the DC Universe; John Wick TV series?; #blackhogwarts trends and JK Rowling responds (Uagadou, anyone?); And then there's the Lucas Brother's "Black Hogwarts" script; are Syfy's Van Helsing and Superstition on the cancellation bubble? The "Daves" of Netflix-Letterman and Chappelle specials; Bruce Timm wants to make a Superman: Red Son animated and we'll discuss a whole host of other budding pulp news.  Call LIVE at 646-015-9620. THREE HOURS as we honor the iconography and sacrifice of Dr. Martin Luther King.

It's 2018, let's streamline the discussion!  Our listeners know the drill....Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and  Dburt utilize their metaphysical stethoscopes to analyze the following issues:  after giving a soul stirring speach at this year's Golden Globe Awards, iconic actress/mogul/media personality, Oprah Winfrey has many in the media theorizing that she may have 2020 presidential aspirations; and speaking of our current POTUS, we give our impressions of author, Michael Wolff's controversial best seller, Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House and its assertions that Donald Trump is mentally unstable (really? we didn't notice..lol) ; the sexual assualt train appears to be continuing and picking up even more high profile male passengers-this time it's Marvel Comics legend and elder statesman, Stan Lee (sigh....let's try to get the facts right on THIS one); and in more racially tinged news, social media are questioning clothing company, H & M's recent ad choice which depicts a Black child model wearing a "Coolest Monkey in the jungle" hoodie (I guess they're banning POC from ad dept. decision making huh?); a NY Times piece highlights the CW Network's upcoming superhero series, Black Lightning and how the show will tackle issues of race and justice directly and lastly,  Essence Magazine becomes a Black owned publication again!  Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.

It's 2018, let's streamline the discussion!  Our listeners know the drill....Welcome to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Listen to your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and  Dburt utilize their metaphysical stethoscopes to analyze the following issues:  after giving a soul stirring speach at this year's Golden Globe Awards, iconic actress/mogul/media personality, Oprah Winfrey has many in the media theorizing that she may have 2020 presidential aspirations; and speaking of our current POTUS, we give our impressions of author, Michael Wolff's controversial best seller, Fire and Fury: Inside The Trump White House and its assertions that Donald Trump is mentally unstable (really? we didn't notice..lol) ; the sexual assualt train appears to be continuing and picking up even more high profile male passengers-this time it's Marvel Comics legend and elder statesman, Stan Lee (sigh....let's try to get the facts right on THIS one); and in more racially tinged news, social media are questioning clothing company, H & M's recent ad choice which depicts a Black child model wearing a "Coolest Monkey in the jungle" hoodie (I guess they're banning POC from ad dept. decision making huh?); a NY Times piece highlights the CW Network's upcoming superhero series, Black Lightning and how the show will tackle issues of race and justice directly and lastly,  Essence Magazine becomes a Black owned publication again!  Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy Belated New Year...AGAIN, folks!  Keeping matters terse this time around, let's just get into it, shall we?   Listen to the first Grindhouse podcast of '18, airing this Sunday at 6pm-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Check out your favorite podcast All Winners Squad (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B.) as they wax about the following topics:  Afronerd Radio open door policyholder, educator and graphic novelist,  Professor John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his wildly popular 6th annual Black Comic BookFestivaltaking place January 12-13, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; we will also do a pop culture "year in review" pertaining to all matters of Blerds/Nerds of Color concern that transpired in '17.  And lastly, we will wax about more recent stories and expectations (Black Panther/Infinity War Pt1) slated for 2018.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy Belated New Year...AGAIN, folks!  Keeping matters terse this time around, let's just get into it, shall we?   Listen to the first Grindhouse podcast of '18, airing this Sunday at 6pm-courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine.  Check out your favorite podcast All Winners Squad (Claire Lanay, Dburt, Capt. Kirk and Daryll B.) as they wax about the following topics:  Afronerd Radio open door policyholder, educator and graphic novelist,  Professor John Ira Jennings stops by to discuss his wildly popular 6th annual Black Comic BookFestivaltaking place January 12-13, 2018 at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; we will also do a pop culture "year in review" pertaining to all matters of Blerds/Nerds of Color concern that transpired in '17.  And lastly, we will wax about more recent stories and expectations (Black Panther/Infinity War Pt1) slated for 2018.  Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy New Year, afronerdists!  As expected, our next installment will simply be a Year in Review broadcast (for the first Mid Week in Review of 2018)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt discuss the highlights (and "low" lights) of 2017 (ascendency of Donald Trump, more superhero films, celebrity deaths, TV binge watching is an offical pastime, natural disasters, homegrown terrorism, racism, sexism, tribalism etc).  And in an effort to not only be informative but FAIR, we will also attempt to wax about actual (and apparently under reported) advancements that took place in 2017,  We'll also look into some more recent news (veteran actress, Jodie Foster weighing in on the superhero genre and her belief that it's having a negative effect on art of cinema; Dave Chappelle's Netflix specials and how did we miss journalist, Tamron Hall reigniting the Black Santa debate?).  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy New Year, afronerdists!  As expected, our next installment will simply be a Year in Review broadcast (for the first Mid Week in Review of 2018)-airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your hosts, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt discuss the highlights (and "low" lights) of 2017 (ascendency of Donald Trump, more superhero films, celebrity deaths, TV binge watching is an offical pastime, natural disasters, homegrown terrorism, racism, sexism, tribalism etc).  And in an effort to not only be informative but FAIR, we will also attempt to wax about actual (and apparently under reported) advancements that took place in 2017,  We'll also look into some more recent news (veteran actress, Jodie Foster weighing in on the superhero genre and her belief that it's having a negative effect on art of cinema; Dave Chappelle's Netflix specials and how did we miss journalist, Tamron Hall reigniting the Black Santa debate?).  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Well we made it past the Christmas holiday and now on to the New Year, people!  Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing this Thursday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Daryll, B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they give you their unique analyses regarding this (mid) week's issues: picking up where and what we failed to discuss during Saturday's Grindhouse broadcast, we give our thoughts about a recent chess playing artificial intelligence (A.I.) exercise that has many experts asserting that it might be how Skynet starts; there appears to be another heavyweight championship afoot between two esteemed African-American males....an intellectual disagreeement between noted scholar, Dr. Cornel West and MacArthur Genius award winning author, Ta-nehisi Coates that took place on twitter recently; is it too late to invest in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin notwithstanding?; with Formula 1 phenom, Lewis Hamilton getting raked over the coals for chastising his toddler nephew for wearing a princess dress and a recent BBC.com article pondering the stereotyping of children through gender specific toys-has the culture really shifted to gender neutrality or forced experimentation?; a new HuffPo piece entitled-Why Black People Own Guns-interviewed 11 gun owners to get their impressions and experiences about the issue. And lastly, model/actress, Cara Delevingne's new Jimmy Choo ad is being called sexist but is it?  The jury may be out on giving us a definitive answer.  Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Well we made it past the Christmas holiday and now on to the New Year, people!  Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast-airing this Thursday at 7pm ET.  Join your hosts, Daryll, B, Capt. Kirk and Dburt as they give you their unique analyses regarding this (mid) week's issues: picking up where and what we failed to discuss during Saturday's Grindhouse broadcast, we give our thoughts about a recent chess playing artificial intelligence (A.I.) exercise that has many experts asserting that it might be how Skynet starts; there appears to be another heavyweight championship afoot between two esteemed African-American males....an intellectual disagreeement between noted scholar, Dr. Cornel West and MacArthur Genius award winning author, Ta-nehisi Coates that took place on twitter recently; is it too late to invest in cryptocurrency, Bitcoin notwithstanding?; with Formula 1 phenom, Lewis Hamilton getting raked over the coals for chastising his toddler nephew for wearing a princess dress and a recent BBC.com article pondering the stereotyping of children through gender specific toys-has the culture really shifted to gender neutrality or forced experimentation?; a new HuffPo piece entitled-Why Black People Own Guns-interviewed 11 gun owners to get their impressions and experiences about the issue. And lastly, model/actress, Cara Delevingne's new Jimmy Choo ad is being called sexist but is it?  The jury may be out on giving us a definitive answer.  Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.