EPISODE · Oct 18, 2014 · 2H 3M
NY Comic Con, Author Chad Hunter & Gamergate @The Grindhouse, This Sat @6pm!
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It's time to keep things straight with no chaser, loyal citizens! Welcome to The GrindHouse broadcast of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm. Join Dburt, Daryll B. and Captain Kirk as they wax and unpack on the varied and current pop culture, socio-political and scientific issues of the day. The topics up for grabs this week are: sci-fi/horror author, Chad Hunter stops by to discuss his latest literary effort, The Monster Man; more impressions on last week's highly popular NY Comic Con; just what is #Gamergate and why are women's gaming issues at the "eye" of this digital storm? Isn't there a racial problem in video gaming as well?; DC/Warner announced no less than 10 films slated for release up to 2020 (and if Marvel is included, that 40 movies potentially slated for release); our thoughts on Birdman director, Alejandro Gonzalez' assertion that the superhero movies are tantamount to "cultural genocide"; picking up from last week's show regarding the Whiteness project and actress Viola Davis raises eyebrows during the last scene of the latest episode of How to Get Away With Murder. Call live at 646-915-9620.
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It's time to keep things straight with no chaser, loyal citizens! Welcome to The GrindHouse broadcast of Afronerd Radio airing this Saturday at 6pm. Join Dburt, Daryll B. and Captain Kirk as they wax and unpack on the varied and current pop culture, socio-political and scientific issues of the day. The topics up for grabs this week are: sci-fi/horror author, Chad Hunter stops by to discuss his latest literary effort, The Monster Man; more impressions on last week's highly popular NY Comic Con; just what is #Gamergate and why are women's gaming issues at the "eye" of this digital storm? Isn't there a racial problem in video gaming as well?; DC/Warner announced no less than 10 films slated for release up to 2020 (and if Marvel is included, that 40 movies potentially slated for release); our thoughts on Birdman director, Alejandro Gonzalez' assertion that the superhero movies are tantamount to "cultural genocide"; picking up from last week's show regarding the Whiteness project and actress Viola Davis raises eyebrows during the last scene of the latest episode of How to Get Away With Murder. Call live at 646-915-9620.
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NY Comic Con, Author Chad Hunter & Gamergate @The Grindhouse, This Sat @6pm!
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