Greetings to our ever expanding listenership! Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite #SavetheRaza podcast crew members (Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Dburt and the "uncanny" Daryll B) as they discuss the following pulp/pop news: the #SAVEDARKMATTER campaign is in full effect with a 35K signature Change.org  petition mounting; a second directorial firing (Colin Trevorrow for the uninitiated, of Jurassic World cred) has occurred with yet another Star Wars (IX) franchise film and the team pontificates on the reason (hint: don't piss off super producer, Kathleen Kennedy); Cartoon Network's Powerpuff Girls adds a dash of color to their team and her name is Toya Delazy; this past August bears the distinction of having one of the lowest movie box office receipts in recent times and the team tries to provide an explanation; our impressions of the impending Fall TV and movie schedules (Mudbound, The Foreigner, Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok)-including new and returning shows (The Greatest American Hero, Outlander, American Horror Story, Star Trek: Discovery, etc);  Stephen King's IT is tracking toward a 100m box office takedown with reviews affirming it to be truly horrifying and lastly, we will discuss current comic book industry trends and features for the next quarter.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Greetings to our ever expanding listenership! Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite #SavetheRaza podcast crew members (Capt. Kirk, Claire Lanay, Dburt and the "uncanny" Daryll B) as they discuss the following pulp/pop news: the #SAVEDARKMATTER campaign is in full effect with a 35K signature Change.org  petition mounting; a second directorial firing (Colin Trevorrow for the uninitiated, of Jurassic World cred) has occurred with yet another Star Wars (IX) franchise film and the team pontificates on the reason (hint: don't piss off super producer, Kathleen Kennedy); Cartoon Network's Powerpuff Girls adds a dash of color to their team and her name is Toya Delazy; this past August bears the distinction of having one of the lowest movie box office receipts in recent times and the team tries to provide an explanation; our impressions of the impending Fall TV and movie schedules (Mudbound, The Foreigner, Blade Runner 2049, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok)-including new and returning shows (The Greatest American Hero, Outlander, American Horror Story, Star Trek: Discovery, etc);  Stephen King's IT is tracking toward a 100m box office takedown with reviews affirming it to be truly horrifying and lastly, we will discuss current comic book industry trends and features for the next quarter.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Hujambo with a warm piece of sweet potato pie, folks! Listen to a new episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR)m courtesy of Afronerd Radio Machine Works!  Check out the latest meanderings of your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they shed light on the following topics:  the nation grows angrier and more divided as President Trump attempts to dismantle former President Barack Obama's DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigration policy and potentially deporting 800K law abidiing and contributing undocumentated workers; is the viral passing of memes depicting Black people in humorous and contorted poses a type of high tech minstrelsy?; descendants of enslaved Africans owned by the Cherokee Nation are finally granted tribal citizenship; with Confederate monuments being threatened with removal and a Memphis theater dropping the Hollywood classic, Gone with the Wind from their 2018 roster of films, is history being rewritten to society's detriment?;  And lastly, after reading an HuffPo article by a Black mother lamenting her biracial daughter's timidity about Blackness, Dburt laments about the need for a new Black Power movement. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Hujambo with a warm piece of sweet potato pie, folks! Listen to a new episode of The Mid Week in Review (MWIR)m courtesy of Afronerd Radio Machine Works!  Check out the latest meanderings of your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they shed light on the following topics:  the nation grows angrier and more divided as President Trump attempts to dismantle former President Barack Obama's DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) immigration policy and potentially deporting 800K law abidiing and contributing undocumentated workers; is the viral passing of memes depicting Black people in humorous and contorted poses a type of high tech minstrelsy?; descendants of enslaved Africans owned by the Cherokee Nation are finally granted tribal citizenship; with Confederate monuments being threatened with removal and a Memphis theater dropping the Hollywood classic, Gone with the Wind from their 2018 roster of films, is history being rewritten to society's detriment?;  And lastly, after reading an HuffPo article by a Black mother lamenting her biracial daughter's timidity about Blackness, Dburt laments about the need for a new Black Power movement. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

In a another "straight, no chaser" show description, simply listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite podcast Shadow Cabinet (Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B, Dburt and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following pop/pulp issues: Daryll and Dburt provide the encryption code for last week's Afropunk festival; acting great, Leonardo Dicaprio's name is floating around as a possible choice for the Martin Scorsese produced WB Joker solo film; to Dburt's shock/chagrin, the SyFy network has cancelled Dark Matter (no season 4) but Killjoys gets another 2 years; iconic director, James Cameron causes a stir by asserting that the success of the Wonder Woman film is actually a step backward for female empowerment films; a pic of actress Simone Missick as Misty Knight with her bionic arm hit the cyberwebs  this week;  the Inhumans TV series debuts  in IMAX theaters (then on television) this weekend and some viewers weren't exactly thrilled; actress Chloe Bennet defends her right to speak out against Hollywood's penchant for whitewashing and in a reversal of fortune, actor Ed Skrein opts out of the Hellboy reboot due to his belief that an Asian actor would have been more appropriate for the role (we agree!); actress Anna Diop gets cast as Starfire for the upcoming Titans DC digital series; famed Hollywood attorney, Michael Eisner passes; inventor/entrepreneur, Elon Musk may have devised a way for humans to keep up with A.I.  via Neuralink; And lastly, our thoughts about the Trump administration being non comittal on placing historic abolitionist, Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.  Call the hosts LIVE at 646-915-9620.

In a another "straight, no chaser" show description, simply listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your favorite podcast Shadow Cabinet (Claire Lanay, the "Uncanny" Daryll B, Dburt and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following pop/pulp issues: Daryll and Dburt provide the encryption code for last week's Afropunk festival; acting great, Leonardo Dicaprio's name is floating around as a possible choice for the Martin Scorsese produced WB Joker solo film; to Dburt's shock/chagrin, the SyFy network has cancelled Dark Matter (no season 4) but Killjoys gets another 2 years; iconic director, James Cameron causes a stir by asserting that the success of the Wonder Woman film is actually a step backward for female empowerment films; a pic of actress Simone Missick as Misty Knight with her bionic arm hit the cyberwebs  this week;  the Inhumans TV series debuts  in IMAX theaters (then on television) this weekend and some viewers weren't exactly thrilled; actress Chloe Bennet defends her right to speak out against Hollywood's penchant for whitewashing and in a reversal of fortune, actor Ed Skrein opts out of the Hellboy reboot due to his belief that an Asian actor would have been more appropriate for the role (we agree!); actress Anna Diop gets cast as Starfire for the upcoming Titans DC digital series; famed Hollywood attorney, Michael Eisner passes; inventor/entrepreneur, Elon Musk may have devised a way for humans to keep up with A.I.  via Neuralink; And lastly, our thoughts about the Trump administration being non comittal on placing historic abolitionist, Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill.  Call the hosts LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Time is of the essence, people!  Unfortunately, we have another "hit and run" podcast this week but rest assured, it will be as informative as ever! Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk for a new installment of the Mid Week in Review, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm eastern.  The topics up for grabs this week are:  Dburt gives his first impressions regarding the 2017 Afropunk festival as well as addressing concerns that the famed musical event has become more corprate and less punk; picking up from what we neglected to cover last show-discussing the deaths of two comedic icons-Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis; the talk of the town: was it a good fight or over hyped-The Mayweather-McGregor fight this past weekend; actor/NFL icon, Jim Brown weighs in on Colin Kaepernick and lastly, Dburt theorizes that the recent Jackie Kennedy-esque Kim Kardashian Interview magazine cover explains exactly how one ends up with having a Donald Trump in office.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Time is of the essence, people!  Unfortunately, we have another "hit and run" podcast this week but rest assured, it will be as informative as ever! Join Dburt and Capt. Kirk for a new installment of the Mid Week in Review, airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm eastern.  The topics up for grabs this week are:  Dburt gives his first impressions regarding the 2017 Afropunk festival as well as addressing concerns that the famed musical event has become more corprate and less punk; picking up from what we neglected to cover last show-discussing the deaths of two comedic icons-Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis; the talk of the town: was it a good fight or over hyped-The Mayweather-McGregor fight this past weekend; actor/NFL icon, Jim Brown weighs in on Colin Kaepernick and lastly, Dburt theorizes that the recent Jackie Kennedy-esque Kim Kardashian Interview magazine cover explains exactly how one ends up with having a Donald Trump in office.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Straight to the topics, folks! You know the drill-check out our latest Mid Week in Review installment this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST airing live at Afronerd Radio studios.  Call up your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt (#646-915-9620) as they employ heavy analyses relating to the following issues:  Race is the place taking up all the space among the headlines (in your FACE)-our thoughts about what appears to be a national wave of protests and initiatives geared toward removing Confederate statues; two comedic icons pass-Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis; a new Deadline report asserts that legendary filmmaker, Martin Scorsese may be producing a WB/DC Joker origin movie;  Las Vegas oddsmakers are growing nervous as an upset may be on the horizon as the Mayweather-McGregor fight approaches; And lastly, a NY Times piece highlights the "moral dilemma" some Black Repubs have toward President Trump in the wake of the Charlottesville tragedy.

Straight to the topics, folks! You know the drill-check out our latest Mid Week in Review installment this Wednesday at 7:30pm EST airing live at Afronerd Radio studios.  Call up your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt (#646-915-9620) as they employ heavy analyses relating to the following issues:  Race is the place taking up all the space among the headlines (in your FACE)-our thoughts about what appears to be a national wave of protests and initiatives geared toward removing Confederate statues; two comedic icons pass-Dick Gregory and Jerry Lewis; a new Deadline report asserts that legendary filmmaker, Martin Scorsese may be producing a WB/DC Joker origin movie;  Las Vegas oddsmakers are growing nervous as an upset may be on the horizon as the Mayweather-McGregor fight approaches; And lastly, a NY Times piece highlights the "moral dilemma" some Black Repubs have toward President Trump in the wake of the Charlottesville tragedy.