EPISODE · May 6, 2018 · 2H 32M
Black Celeb Divestment? Gravity of SHIELD; Dear White People S2-The Grind 6pm ET
from Afronerd Radio · host Afronerd Radio
It's that time once again, folks! Welcome to Afronerd Radio's infamous Grindhouse podcast, airing like clockwork every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Listen to the Afronerd Radio team discuss the following pop and pulp laced issues: it appears that the Kanye West "slavery-gate" debacle still has legs....some internet broadcast chatter is calling for a "divestment" from Black celebrity. Dburt tries to analyze what that means in the context of Black culture and business; as Marvel's Agents of SHIELD inches closer to a possible S6 renewal, it appears that the last few episodes are really making it clear that "it's all connected"; a new study reports that the millennials (and Generation Z) are lonelier and in poorer health than preceeding generations; impressions of S2 of Dear White People which premiered this weekend on Netflix; Dburt finally gets arround to discussing Sandra Oh's new UK spy TV series, Killing Eve; also picking up from the Mid Week podcast, Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer short film project and accompanying album; more theories about Avengers 4 as #3 passes the 1B mark (faster than the Star Wars franchise) including thoughts about what J, Michael Straczynski's version of the Squadron Supreme could mean for the Justice League/WB if it connects to the MCU; And lastly, the remaining hodgepodge of issues ranging from Jamie Foxx as Spawn for the reboot, the latest Ant-Man/Wasp trailer and a cornucopia of Netflix shows and movie trailers have been proposed and/or released. Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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It's that time once again, folks! Welcome to Afronerd Radio's infamous Grindhouse podcast, airing like clockwork every Sunday at 6pm eastern. Listen to the Afronerd Radio team discuss the following pop and pulp laced issues: it appears that the Kanye West "slavery-gate" debacle still has legs....some internet broadcast chatter is calling for a "divestment" from Black celebrity. Dburt tries to analyze what that means in the context of Black culture and business; as Marvel's Agents of SHIELD inches closer to a possible S6 renewal, it appears that the last few episodes are really making it clear that "it's all connected"; a new study reports that the millennials (and Generation Z) are lonelier and in poorer health than preceeding generations; impressions of S2 of Dear White People which premiered this weekend on Netflix; Dburt finally gets arround to discussing Sandra Oh's new UK spy TV series, Killing Eve; also picking up from the Mid Week podcast, Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer short film project and accompanying album; more theories about Avengers 4 as #3 passes the 1B mark (faster than the Star Wars franchise) including thoughts about what J, Michael Straczynski's version of the Squadron Supreme could mean for the Justice League/WB if it connects to the MCU; And lastly, the remaining hodgepodge of issues ranging from Jamie Foxx as Spawn for the reboot, the latest Ant-Man/Wasp trailer and a cornucopia of Netflix shows and movie trailers have been proposed and/or released. Call the show LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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Black Celeb Divestment? Gravity of SHIELD; Dear White People S2-The Grind 6pm ET
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