EPISODE · Jun 27, 2018 · 2H 32M
More Luke Cage; Last Jedi Remake?; Laura Ingalls Racist? & More-MWIR 7pm ET
from Afronerd Radio · host Afronerd Radio
Due to our vaunted time constraints paradox, we're just going to give it to you short and straight! Check out the latest episode of the Afronerd Radio-Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your favorite podcasting crew will be "chopping it up" about these impending subjects: Daryll B.'s impressions of Netflix' Luke Cage (Iron Fist improves?) and last weekend's release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; due to the polarizing critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some fans are calling for a serious consideration for a remake (coupled with continued talks for Kathleen Kennedy's to be removed from the top spot at LucasFilm); legendary Little House on the Prairie writer, Laura Ingalls Wilder is removed from the Children's Literature Legacy Award due to her works' outdated racist overtones; the Academy has abruptly added over 900 new and diverse members to their ranks (names like Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, JK Rowling, George Lopez, etc); more on Trump's immigration policy (Melania's coat was an accident! LOL); Can you trust Trump's Space Force?; Westworld wraps up S2 and we have theories!; thoughts about WH Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders recent refusal of service at a Red Hen restaurant because of the owner's feelings about her boss and her complicity in promoting POTUS' political agenda; Netflix recreated the famed "Great Day in Harlem gathering with Black actors versus the original Jazz artists in '58; highlighting the Blackstar Warrior film short on Brown Sugar (the "Black Netflix") ; And lastly, just what was the deal with a Netflix' executive usage of the N-word (twice) and his eventual firing? Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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Due to our vaunted time constraints paradox, we're just going to give it to you short and straight! Check out the latest episode of the Afronerd Radio-Mid Week in Review (MWIR) podcast this Wednesday at 7pm eastern. Your favorite podcasting crew will be "chopping it up" about these impending subjects: Daryll B.'s impressions of Netflix' Luke Cage (Iron Fist improves?) and last weekend's release of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom; due to the polarizing critique of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, some fans are calling for a serious consideration for a remake (coupled with continued talks for Kathleen Kennedy's to be removed from the top spot at LucasFilm); legendary Little House on the Prairie writer, Laura Ingalls Wilder is removed from the Children's Literature Legacy Award due to her works' outdated racist overtones; the Academy has abruptly added over 900 new and diverse members to their ranks (names like Daniel Kaluuya, Danai Gurira, JK Rowling, George Lopez, etc); more on Trump's immigration policy (Melania's coat was an accident! LOL); Can you trust Trump's Space Force?; Westworld wraps up S2 and we have theories!; thoughts about WH Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders recent refusal of service at a Red Hen restaurant because of the owner's feelings about her boss and her complicity in promoting POTUS' political agenda; Netflix recreated the famed "Great Day in Harlem gathering with Black actors versus the original Jazz artists in '58; highlighting the Blackstar Warrior film short on Brown Sugar (the "Black Netflix") ; And lastly, just what was the deal with a Netflix' executive usage of the N-word (twice) and his eventual firing? Call in LIVE at 646-915-9620.
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