Issa Rae on Asian Men; More Kanye; Infinity War Spoilers & More-MWIR 7pm ET

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Making it plain! Check for the latest installment of Afronerd Radio's Mid Week in Review podcast, airing this Wednesday at 7pm ET. Join your regular sonic Starship Troopers crew as they muse about the following issues: actor, Issa Rae causes a cyber stir stemming from the re-release of her 2015 book entitled, The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl in which there is a blurb suggesting that Black women should date Asian men for their (perceived) intelligent quotient; more on the Kanye West-Donald Trump controversy including the rapper's opinions on American chattel slavery; our spoiler discussion about Marvel's blockbuster, Avengers: Infinity War; picking up where we left off per Sunday's Grindhouse (i.e. living {pig} brains in jars, Sandra Oh's UK spy thriller TV series; Janelle Monae's Dirty Computer film and a new afro (dystopic) future trailer, Kin); impressons of comedienne, Michelle Wolf's WH Correspondents' dinner performance; And lastly, a new study asserts that (surprise!) Black films marketed to a mainstream audience can actually be finacially successful. Call in LIVE ar 646-915-9620.

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