EPISODE · Dec 17, 2016 · 2H 41M
LionForge w/Joe Illidge; Rogue One; Cho vs Swinton; Foxy Brown-The Grind@6pm ET
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Happy Holidays! Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET. Listen to your podcast "Hellfire Club" (Dburt, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) tackle the following pulp/pop issues: famed graphic novel editor and writer, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone, Verge Entertainment) stops by to discuss his latest endeavors at Lion Forge comics; educator, comic creator and illustrator (Octavia Butler's Kindred graphic novel adaptation) John Ira Jennings drops in to shed light on his 5th annual and ever expanding Black Comic Book Festival at the historical Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; our impressions of this weekend's release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the wake of a $29M Thursday night takedown; comedy legend, Margaret Cho has an email run-in with Dr. Strange's Tilda Swinton over Asian representation and whitewashing; is Margot Robbie morphing into a DC version of Jennifer Lawrence (as Rogue) with the recent announcement of a Gotham City Sirens film?; actress, Meagan Good has a Foxy Brown series in development at Hulu; Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green lands the lead role in the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery series slated for CBS' All Access streaming service; and in more Star Trek streaming news, Penny Dreadful's Shazad Latif also joins the cast; our thoughts about the return of the Justice League to Cartoon Network a la Justice League Action. Lastly, the trailer for director Guillermo Del Toro's animated Netflix series, Trollhunters lands in cyberspace. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Happy Holidays! Check out the latest episode of Afronerd Radio'sGrindhouse podcast, airing this Saturday at 6pm ET. Listen to your podcast "Hellfire Club" (Dburt, the "Uncanny" Daryll B., Claire Lanay and Capt. Kirk) tackle the following pulp/pop issues: famed graphic novel editor and writer, Joseph Illidge (DC, Milestone, Verge Entertainment) stops by to discuss his latest endeavors at Lion Forge comics; educator, comic creator and illustrator (Octavia Butler's Kindred graphic novel adaptation) John Ira Jennings drops in to shed light on his 5th annual and ever expanding Black Comic Book Festival at the historical Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, NYC; our impressions of this weekend's release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in the wake of a $29M Thursday night takedown; comedy legend, Margaret Cho has an email run-in with Dr. Strange's Tilda Swinton over Asian representation and whitewashing; is Margot Robbie morphing into a DC version of Jennifer Lawrence (as Rogue) with the recent announcement of a Gotham City Sirens film?; actress, Meagan Good has a Foxy Brown series in development at Hulu; Walking Dead's Sonequa Martin-Green lands the lead role in the upcoming Star Trek: Discovery series slated for CBS' All Access streaming service; and in more Star Trek streaming news, Penny Dreadful's Shazad Latif also joins the cast; our thoughts about the return of the Justice League to Cartoon Network a la Justice League Action. Lastly, the trailer for director Guillermo Del Toro's animated Netflix series, Trollhunters lands in cyberspace. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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LionForge w/Joe Illidge; Rogue One; Cho vs Swinton; Foxy Brown-The Grind@6pm ET
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