EPISODE · Oct 22, 2016 · 2H 31M
Gotham Shippiness?; Westworld & GOT? GOTG & Logan Trailers-The Grind, Sat@6pm
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Hey Hey Hey! Welcome to a new episode of The Grindhouse, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST-courtesy of Afronerd Radio. Join your Podcast "Howling Commandos" (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's latest mysteries: the crew speculate over alleged Gotham "shippines" between Batman rogues, Riddler and Penguin (huh?); Game of Thrones scribe, George R.R. Martin actually pitched a GOT/Westworld crossover and again, we ponder how that would work; our impressions of new trailers such as, The Arrival, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy 2; and speaking of GOT, a Vice.com piece critiques the ever popular HBO show for its uber-Whiteness and how it is somewhat ahistorical to a very racially diverse medieval time period; a UN protest is mounting a petition against Wonder Woman's playboy/bathing suit imagery as it affirms sexist tropes; actor/rapper/comedian, Donald Glover may have missed out on playing Miles Morales but Lando Calrissian appears to be his calling for an upcoming young Han Solo project; British actor, Benedict Wong (Marco Polo) is ready to honor the ancestors for his role as "Wong" in the forthcoming, Doctor Strange and Avengers: Infinity War films and lastly, the Afropunk festival has spread its wings to the Dirty South by way of Atlanta! Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Hey Hey Hey! Welcome to a new episode of The Grindhouse, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST-courtesy of Afronerd Radio. Join your Podcast "Howling Commandos" (Claire Lanay, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they unravel this week's latest mysteries: the crew speculate over alleged Gotham "shippines" between Batman rogues, Riddler and Penguin (huh?); Game of Thrones scribe, George R.R. Martin actually pitched a GOT/Westworld crossover and again, we ponder how that would work; our impressions of new trailers such as, The Arrival, Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy 2; and speaking of GOT, a Vice.com piece critiques the ever popular HBO show for its uber-Whiteness and how it is somewhat ahistorical to a very racially diverse medieval time period; a UN protest is mounting a petition against Wonder Woman's playboy/bathing suit imagery as it affirms sexist tropes; actor/rapper/comedian, Donald Glover may have missed out on playing Miles Morales but Lando Calrissian appears to be his calling for an upcoming young Han Solo project; British actor, Benedict Wong (Marco Polo) is ready to honor the ancestors for his role as "Wong" in the forthcoming, Doctor Strange and Avengers: Infinity War films and lastly, the Afropunk festival has spread its wings to the Dirty South by way of Atlanta! Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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