EPISODE · Aug 22, 2018 · 2H 34M
Argento-Gate; Black Business Up 400%; Everybody Lies Book-MWIR 7pm ET
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We're getting right to the matter at hand-shaken and not stirred! It's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR), engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing Wednesday LIVE at 7pm eastern. Your regular Afronerd cast of actors-podcasters are here to discuss the following topics: actress, Asia Argento is under heavy scrutiny for settling a sexual harassment claim with a male accuser while simultaneously lobbing accusations as a victim against Harvey Weinstein; according to Black Enterprise, African-American business ownership rose approx. 400% within the past year (reminder to check HBCU owned Harlem Hops); picking up on some topics we left on the table last episode (Dburt just found out about a book that links Google searches with America's true inner psyche entitled, Everybody Lies; why aren't HBCU's represented on Jeopardy; Ducktales finale and Venture Bros S7 impressions; Disney's colorism controversy involving their Black princess being used in the upcoming Wreck It Ralph sequel); it seems that the proposed Galaxy Quest TV series is still moving forward (Orville be damned); Jeffrey Wright's (Westworld, Bond franchise); Hold the Dark trailer from Netflix hits the cyberwebs; Judge Joe Brown had some stern words for singer, SZA for her critique of men; And lastly, Nichelle Nichols and Madonna latest news. Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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We're getting right to the matter at hand-shaken and not stirred! It's the Mid Week in Review (MWIR), engineered by Afronerd Radio and airing Wednesday LIVE at 7pm eastern. Your regular Afronerd cast of actors-podcasters are here to discuss the following topics: actress, Asia Argento is under heavy scrutiny for settling a sexual harassment claim with a male accuser while simultaneously lobbing accusations as a victim against Harvey Weinstein; according to Black Enterprise, African-American business ownership rose approx. 400% within the past year (reminder to check HBCU owned Harlem Hops); picking up on some topics we left on the table last episode (Dburt just found out about a book that links Google searches with America's true inner psyche entitled, Everybody Lies; why aren't HBCU's represented on Jeopardy; Ducktales finale and Venture Bros S7 impressions; Disney's colorism controversy involving their Black princess being used in the upcoming Wreck It Ralph sequel); it seems that the proposed Galaxy Quest TV series is still moving forward (Orville be damned); Jeffrey Wright's (Westworld, Bond franchise); Hold the Dark trailer from Netflix hits the cyberwebs; Judge Joe Brown had some stern words for singer, SZA for her critique of men; And lastly, Nichelle Nichols and Madonna latest news. Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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