It's feng shui time, AFROnerdists! Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review (MWIR) airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your "top choice" Afronerdist podcasters as they wax about the following issues:  we will delve into spoiler territory regarding Spiderman: Far From Home...especially as it concerns a cinematic multiverse;  another tragic death of a young man of color, except the perp is claiming the young man's rap music caused him to be fearful;  Dburt must realign that #ADOS people are a distinct tribe comprised of "elite" Blacks with a unique and storied history (oh the tribal wars!);  is it time to dump your Netflix stock in the wake of oncoming streaming service competition?;more on the Joker film  as the director states that it's not based on any DC mythology (oh boy); as the long awaited live action Mulan trailer hits the cyberwebs and as the Aladdin live translation breaks box office records, Dburt ponders should or could Pixar movies (Incredibles, Up, Toy Story, etc) be reimagined in a similar fashion?;  Lastly, Netflix launches a superhero series that will also provide a slice of the black Italian experience...fascinating!  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.   *WakandaCon is coming!

Greetings, fellow AFROnerdists!  Check out our latest installment of the Grindhouse podcast, airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern and as powered by Afronerd Radio turbines. Join your favorite Afronedist podcasting crew as they unravel the following topics: First up, we will be interviewing Clairesa Clay, the founder of the highly anticipated Brooklyn, NY  Black nerd extravaganza, BLERD City Con takiing place from 7.12.19 thru 7.14.19; Spiderman: Far From Home premiered this weekend (incl. 580M global BO) and we give you our honest imresssions;  some theorists purport that our existence may all be one big VG simulation; and then there are other scientists that are testing mirror universe theorems;  after 67 years of print history, MAD magazine will cease publication;  Disney opts for black actress/singer, Halle Bailey to portray "Ariel" in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid and the expected racial slants are appearing in social media along with support;  And lastly, a Change.org petition for DC to bring back the Batman Beyond  and Static Shock animated series seems to be gaining momentum,  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Due to time constraints, we're going straight to the issues: although we are a year and half away from the '20 election, it still didn't deter the game of politics! Our impressions of the Miami, FL held democratric debates-any winners or losers? actor/producer, Lena Waithe stirs up controversy with the casting call ("slave" looking female descriptors) for the upcoming release of her independent film, Queen & Slim; the trailer also touched on notions of yet another black "struggle" film;  in the wake of WorldPride and it's heavy media acceptance, one must ask-can Black pride ever translate across the globe in a similar fashion?  And if so, how?; actor, Idris Elba talks candidly about the racial tensions he has faced when the rumor mill placed his name in the hat to be a replacement James Bond;  Wolverine has a daughter? Nope she's not X-23?  And lastly, more on Keanu Reeves potentially looking for a place at the MCU table,,,,but as what character?  Check for our Grindhouse broadcast airing tonight at 6pm eastern. Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Welcome to the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast as engineered by the mighty Afronerd Radio steam engine and airing this Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  The topics to be discussed are: undoubtedly, leftovers from our last Grindhouse show; complaints of racism are coming in about the Blackluster character seen in the latest episodes of the wildly popular One Punch Man anime series but is this black caricarture just the tip of the iceberg in Japanese animation?; oh and just when the trailer for a OPM video game hits the webs; the cryptic "4" that was displayed in webbing on Marvel's twitter page and the subsequent theories and eventual letdown that a Spiderman 4 with Tobey Maguire was not getting made, does that still rule out a live action Into The Spiderverse starring all of the original Spidermen?; USA Network announces Psych: The Movie 2 for the forthcoming holiday season; the Notorious BIG's "one room shack" he referenced in his hit "Juicy" is now a 4K a month tony Brooklyn apartment; And lastly, Commodore 64 returns as a retro console for December '19.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Tightening the machine per usual-Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Sunday Grindhouse podcast, airing 6pm eastern.  Your resident Afronerdist podcasters will wax prolifically on the following topics:  budding actor/producer, Lena Waithe calls out the Black Hollywood elite for not supporting young independent movies and filmmakers; the reparations debate for #ADOS continues including the "spoils of war" talk from FOX correspondent, Laura Ingraham; and further, is Tulsa's The Gathering Place supposed to be reparations for Black Wall Street's destruction?; what the Lavar Ball gender dustup really means; the once defunct and legendary toy store, Toys R US appears to be coming back just in time for the X-mas buying season;  BREAKING NEWS from the The Root, White people are probably going to vote for Donald Trump in 2020;  thoughts about Keanu Reeves joining the MCU; And lastly, a frank discussion on the demise of Ebony and Jet and by extension the dearth of Black media.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Straight to the point!  This is the Mid Week in Review (MWIR) broadcast and it airs every Wednesday at 7pm eastern.  Join your favorite AFROnerdist podcasters as they wax about the following issues: thoughts about today's congressional hearings over HR 40/slavery reparations which included luminaries such as Sen. Cory Booker, actor, Danny Glover and author/graphic novelist, Ta-Nehisi Coates; perhaps in a quest for overtaking Avatar as the most profitable movie, Marvel aims to re-release Avengers: Endgame with additional footage and more after credit scenes; a recent Racebaitr.com piece highlights (and critiques) the growing prominence of Black "manosphere" websites; picking up some of the issues left off from the last podcast; fan editing of women (and Black Panther) from Endgame appears to be a thing; Zendaya as Spiderman's MJ is also a thing....again; and lastly, thoughts about noted filmmaker, JJ Abrams perhaps inking a deal with WarnerMedia and by extension the DCEU.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.  *Oh and don't call Oprah or Gayle, Auntie!

Happy Father's Day! It's straight hard body and feng shui style, people!  The show is entitled The Grindhouse (airing every Sunday at 6pm) and it's powered by the Afronerd Radio engine!  The topics being thrown into the steam locomotive firebox are: our impressions of this weekend's theatrical release of Tim Story's Shaft and Jim Jarmusch's Dead Don't Die; the last season of Netflix' Jessica Jones also premiered this weekend on the popular streaming platform; two notable trailers hit the cyberwebs this past week.....Luce starring Ma's Octavia Spencer and The Shining sequel, Doctor Sleep;  Keanu Reeves is not only trending because of his new films but also for his ability not to touch women when there's a photo being taken;  perhaps one of the greatest losses of music and film archival material has been lost and it went unreported for 11 years!!!; Men in Black sequel falters; Dburt checked out Netflix' Black Godfather and LOVED it.....the life and times of master svengali, Clarence Avant; And lastly, a CNN piece unpacks the trials and trevails of a white woman who possesses a perceived black sounding name;  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Let's just all jump into the waters of Lake Minnetonka while listening to Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast-airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern. The topics up for discussion are:  one of the last pre-Disney merger films from the X-Universe, Dark Phoenix premiered this weekend to less than mediocre reviews-we give our thoughts; and due to the current state of gender nowadays, a Marvel exec thinks that the X-men name may be outdated; and in even more X-men news, rumor has it that the original X-men animated series is being revived (with the same vocal talent and 90s animation style); Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Black Adam film now has a director, so does that mean that Shazam gets a sequel after all?; has a PC storm hit Youtube taking any and all conservative media away in its path?; grand opening...grand closing-the well received, Swamp Thing from the  DC Universe streaming site has been cancelled after 10 eps (and only 2 eps having aired);  Amazon Studios' Undone animated show trailer looks like a welcomed acid trip; Netflx' last Marvel series, Jessica Jones premiered its 3rd season trailer earlier ths week; and there's always topics we failed to address during the last podcast; Batman Returns! Sorta..our impressions of the Ford v Ferrari trailer with Christian Bale; And lastly, on his birthday, the TIDAL streaming service has released a new Prince album called Originals-songs from his legendary vault of a thousand unreleased songs. Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

Greetings, AFROnerdists! Let's keep it terse, tight and direct!  Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sMid Week in Review (MWIR) airing every Wednesday at 7pm eastern. The topics to be grilled this week are:  noted Brooklynite and extant podcaster, Gerald G-Moody of the This That & The Third podcast stops by to lend an assist and share his wit and wisdom on some of our issues as well as recent views espoused on his last broadcast; and then there's stories we left hanging from our Sunday show; thoughts on actor, John Boyega's heated response about a Black British critique made within the dialogue of Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It (S2) now showing on Netflix; it's official, hip hop artist and entrepreneur, Jay-Z is a billionaire according to Forbes; DC Comics may be cancelling their influential and sometimes non-superhero imprint, Vertigo; Dburt's head spins as The Boondocks and All That return to the airwaves; And lastly, comic creator, Joshua Luna takes aim at Image Comics for "anti-POC double standards."    Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.

What's up, folks! While we all wait for the next MCU film, Spiderman: Far From Home-remember to check out our latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse podcast airing every Sunday at 6pm eastern.  The topics on our blerd board list are: back to back spoiler free reviews for Octavia Spencer's horror flick, Ma and WB/Legendary Pictures' Godzilla: King of the Monsters; on the TV streaming front, DC Universe's Swamp Thing also premiered this weekend with impressive graphics and hopeful reviews;  a recent Variety.com piece attempts to compare the legacies and social/cultural impact of Michael Jackson and Beyonce as black artists; the latest issue Doomsday Clock introduces the notion of a "metaverse"; is anyone going to see X-Men: Dark Phoenix next week? Is it for morbid curiosity or legitimate excitement?; actress, Viola Davis discusses race, skin tone and maturing women's roles in Hollywood (again); we forgot to address the infamous CW Batwoman trailer; Mister Miracle writer, Tom King joins director, Ava Duvernay ro help co-write her forthcoming New Gods film and how will it contrast  from Marvel's Eternals?;  And lastly, our impressions of Gilette's second ad tackling alleged toxic masculinity in which a transgender teen learns how to shave for the first time.  Call LIVE at 646-915-9620.