Happy post July 4th, folks!  Welcome to the latest installment of the Mid Week in Review saga, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk shed light on the following topics:  a new NRA ad has caused quite a bit of controversy with its call to arms against progressive protest movements (revistionist history included and Philando Castille NOT included); an Independent news piece highlights the deluge of big ticket franchise films/sequels that underperformed this summer;  a new Ancestry.com commercial depicts the multi-ethnic descendants of our nations founding fathers;  The Root ponders the difference between Rock and Hip Hop when it comes to maturing performers in the wake of Jay-z' 4:44 album release;  Brazil has a serious intraracial hatred problem; And lastly, for our long overdue "Blue Area" segment, we acknowledge the ingenuity of a young Texas inventor that may have solved the problem of children and pets accidentally dying in hot autos.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Happy post July 4th, folks!  Welcome to the latest installment of the Mid Week in Review saga, courtesy of the Afronerd Radio machine-airing this Wednesday at 7:30pm ET.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk shed light on the following topics:  a new NRA ad has caused quite a bit of controversy with its call to arms against progressive protest movements (revistionist history included and Philando Castille NOT included); an Independent news piece highlights the deluge of big ticket franchise films/sequels that underperformed this summer;  a new Ancestry.com commercial depicts the multi-ethnic descendants of our nations founding fathers;  The Root ponders the difference between Rock and Hip Hop when it comes to maturing performers in the wake of Jay-z' 4:44 album release;  Brazil has a serious intraracial hatred problem; And lastly, for our long overdue "Blue Area" segment, we acknowledge the ingenuity of a young Texas inventor that may have solved the problem of children and pets accidentally dying in hot autos.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

It's the Independence Day weekend, citizens!  In between stuffing your faces with barbecue, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET?  Listen to your favorite podcast "crew of the Serenity" wax about the following pulp/op issues: our impressions of the highly anticipated Inhumans TV trailer which hit the internets a few days ago; Fox is allegedly planning to forge ahead with a kids inspired Fantastic Four reboot (really?); WB might explore an Elseworld storyline (Superman: Red Son) for the Man of Steel sequel; hip hop icon, Jay-z releases 4:44, a new album that some listeners/supporters are affirming his perhaps his first "conscious" and/or political thematic outing;  and speaking of being the epitome of conscious rap, legendary rap group, Public Enemy also releases their album this weekend; a Jetsons live action film appears to be in the works; Wonder Woman is tracking to become the DCEU most successful film per its domestic box office take; the reviews are in for next week's Spider-man: Homecoming release; Dburt rediscovers Robotech and "first time" discovers Kuromukuro, both courtesy of Netflix;  thoughts about the new direction for the Han Solo prequel;  Fox releases it schedule for the next 6 X-men themed films going into 2021; And lastly, reviews are in for the War for the Planet of the Apes. Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

It's the Independence Day weekend, citizens!  In between stuffing your faces with barbecue, why not check out the latest musings of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET?  Listen to your favorite podcast "crew of the Serenity" wax about the following pulp/op issues: our impressions of the highly anticipated Inhumans TV trailer which hit the internets a few days ago; Fox is allegedly planning to forge ahead with a kids inspired Fantastic Four reboot (really?); WB might explore an Elseworld storyline (Superman: Red Son) for the Man of Steel sequel; hip hop icon, Jay-z releases 4:44, a new album that some listeners/supporters are affirming his perhaps his first "conscious" and/or political thematic outing;  and speaking of being the epitome of conscious rap, legendary rap group, Public Enemy also releases their album this weekend; a Jetsons live action film appears to be in the works; Wonder Woman is tracking to become the DCEU most successful film per its domestic box office take; the reviews are in for next week's Spider-man: Homecoming release; Dburt rediscovers Robotech and "first time" discovers Kuromukuro, both courtesy of Netflix;  thoughts about the new direction for the Han Solo prequel;  Fox releases it schedule for the next 6 X-men themed films going into 2021; And lastly, reviews are in for the War for the Planet of the Apes. Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Hey, good people!   Dburt is still on his Wakandan workout plan so stay tuned for a shortened yet always fiery broadcast.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Reviewairing every Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues: although we are about 8 months shy of the premiere of Marvel's highly anticipated Black Panther film, could it be sabotaged by Black and White naysayers (it's too Black,,,,,the character was created by White men....it's a boon for "dark skin" representation....dark skin black women are not being portrayed as feminine.....whew); tennis great, John McEnroe critques Serena Williams by asserting that she might not be as great (ranking 700?) if she were competing with men;  a picture of Washington, DC  teens in handcuffs goes viral because they were purportedly arrested for selling water (what!); we finally pick up where we left off with director, Sofia Coppola's obfuscation of slavery (and the deletion of a specific African enslaved character) from her heavily lauded remake of The Beguiled;  And lastly, Dburt (as expected) has a problem with James Davis' new Comedy Central series entitled Hood Adjacent. Dburt ponders why ghettocentricism remains the sole definer if not, authenticator for true "Black" style and culture.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

Hey, good people!   Dburt is still on his Wakandan workout plan so stay tuned for a shortened yet always fiery broadcast.  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Reviewairing every Wednesday at 7:30pm EST.  Listen to your hosts, Dburt and Capt. Kirk as they discuss the following issues: although we are about 8 months shy of the premiere of Marvel's highly anticipated Black Panther film, could it be sabotaged by Black and White naysayers (it's too Black,,,,,the character was created by White men....it's a boon for "dark skin" representation....dark skin black women are not being portrayed as feminine.....whew); tennis great, John McEnroe critques Serena Williams by asserting that she might not be as great (ranking 700?) if she were competing with men;  a picture of Washington, DC  teens in handcuffs goes viral because they were purportedly arrested for selling water (what!); we finally pick up where we left off with director, Sofia Coppola's obfuscation of slavery (and the deletion of a specific African enslaved character) from her heavily lauded remake of The Beguiled;  And lastly, Dburt (as expected) has a problem with James Davis' new Comedy Central series entitled Hood Adjacent. Dburt ponders why ghettocentricism remains the sole definer if not, authenticator for true "Black" style and culture.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

This will be another "straight with no chaser" moment, folks!  Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt, courtesy of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at :7:30pm ET.  The topics to be deconstructed are as follows:  societal shock and commensurate nationwide protests have occurred due to the acquittal of Minnesota officer, Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castille; more Hollywood controversy (smells like Whitewashing)-noted director, Sofia Coppola gets called to the carpet for erasing the slave narrative from her Confederacy themed remake of The Beguiled; legendary Queens hip hop artist, Prodigy of Mobb Deep passes at 42 due to complications from sickle cell anemia; in the wake of comedian Steve Harvey's nasty comment toward a caller from Flint, Michigan, Dburt ponders when will the Black communities finally have a referendum on neo-minstrels;  And lastly, is it possible that future artifical intelligence (A.I.) may also embedd all too human racist precepts? Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

This will be another "straight with no chaser" moment, folks!  Check out the latest musings of your favorite podcasting team, Capt. Kirk and Dburt, courtesy of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at :7:30pm ET.  The topics to be deconstructed are as follows:  societal shock and commensurate nationwide protests have occurred due to the acquittal of Minnesota officer, Jeronimo Yanez for the fatal shooting of motorist Philando Castille; more Hollywood controversy (smells like Whitewashing)-noted director, Sofia Coppola gets called to the carpet for erasing the slave narrative from her Confederacy themed remake of The Beguiled; legendary Queens hip hop artist, Prodigy of Mobb Deep passes at 42 due to complications from sickle cell anemia; in the wake of comedian Steve Harvey's nasty comment toward a caller from Flint, Michigan, Dburt ponders when will the Black communities finally have a referendum on neo-minstrels;  And lastly, is it possible that future artifical intelligence (A.I.) may also embedd all too human racist precepts? Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.

We have a VERY special show for you, citizens! Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Saturday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcastFour Deadly Venoms clan (Dburt, Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following phenomena:  noted comic creator/editor, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone Media, Verge) stops by to discuss new projects coming out courtesy of graphic novel publisher, Lion Forge; and like our cinematic namesake-as a double feature-the illustrious writer, filmmaker and afrofuturist, Ytasha Womack graces Afronerd Studios to highlight her book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture. The crew looks forward to picking our guests' brains regarding the good, the bad and the ugly relating to African-American and minority participation in the science fiction and fantasy genre.  Additional topics to be unpacked are: our thoughts about the Black Panther teaser trailer amassing 89 million views in 24 hours and a copy of Fantastic Four #52, the comic book which first introduced the character recently sold for 12K (90K last year for a perfect copy) ; BBC's Luther returns for season 5 and begins production in 2018;  actress, Elizabeth Banks calls out iconic director, Steven Spielberg for lack of diversity issues failing to acknowledge his helming of the classic film, The Color Purple (twitter corrects her post haste); Static Shock may be coming to the Lighning-verse afterall; 20th Century FOX buys a minority stake in BOOM Studios (Irredeemable, Lumberjanes); latest info coming out of E3 2017; And lastly, in the wake ot the success of Wonder Woman, we discuss the controversies (some countries are not showing the film due Gal Godot's Isreali ethnicity).  Call the hosts LIVE at 646-915-9620.

We have a VERY special show for you, citizens! Check out the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Saturday at 6pm ET. Join your favorite podcastFour Deadly Venoms clan (Dburt, Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) as they shed light on the following phenomena:  noted comic creator/editor, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone Media, Verge) stops by to discuss new projects coming out courtesy of graphic novel publisher, Lion Forge; and like our cinematic namesake-as a double feature-the illustrious writer, filmmaker and afrofuturist, Ytasha Womack graces Afronerd Studios to highlight her book, Afrofuturism: The World of Black Sci Fi and Fantasy Culture. The crew looks forward to picking our guests' brains regarding the good, the bad and the ugly relating to African-American and minority participation in the science fiction and fantasy genre.  Additional topics to be unpacked are: our thoughts about the Black Panther teaser trailer amassing 89 million views in 24 hours and a copy of Fantastic Four #52, the comic book which first introduced the character recently sold for 12K (90K last year for a perfect copy) ; BBC's Luther returns for season 5 and begins production in 2018;  actress, Elizabeth Banks calls out iconic director, Steven Spielberg for lack of diversity issues failing to acknowledge his helming of the classic film, The Color Purple (twitter corrects her post haste); Static Shock may be coming to the Lighning-verse afterall; 20th Century FOX buys a minority stake in BOOM Studios (Irredeemable, Lumberjanes); latest info coming out of E3 2017; And lastly, in the wake ot the success of Wonder Woman, we discuss the controversies (some countries are not showing the film due Gal Godot's Isreali ethnicity).  Call the hosts LIVE at 646-915-9620.