EPISODE · Apr 23, 2016 · 2H 3M
The Grind on Pop Culture-Prince, Marvel's Most Wanted, Orphan Black, Sat@6pm
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Well, this has been a rough week for the Afronerd Radio machine with the passing of His Royal Badness but our infrastructure's component will continue to be powered not only by music but also by his vaunted work ethic and creativity..whew! Check out our latest Grindhouse segment this Saturday airing at 6pm EST when your favorite Podcast Avengers (the "Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt, Kirk and Dburt) discuss current pop/pulp cultural phenomena: more on the passing of iconic musician, Prince (but look out for a definitive Afronerd Radio Prince retrospective coming up on Sunday); some details have come forward regarding the Agents of SHIELD spinoff series, Marvel's Most Wanted; Orphan Black returns for season 4 (and Game of Thrones S7); thoughts about Marvel/Disney removing The Inhumans from their release schedule; the Krypton prequel Syfy series is still a go; the trailer for Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Magnificent Seven remake hits the cyberwebs; we never did speak about Nicole Beharie's exit from Sleepy Hollow and by extension the seemingly limited minority lifespan in sci-fi/ fantasy IPs (Sembene in Penny Dreadful?) ; the Rust video game causes racial angst and controversy the CW premieres the new Containment series after The Flash; RDJ/Iron Man is a safe bet for the new Spider-Man but maybe not Michael Keaton and lastly, SHIELD's Chloe Bennet talks about diversity at Marvel. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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Well, this has been a rough week for the Afronerd Radio machine with the passing of His Royal Badness but our infrastructure's component will continue to be powered not only by music but also by his vaunted work ethic and creativity..whew! Check out our latest Grindhouse segment this Saturday airing at 6pm EST when your favorite Podcast Avengers (the "Uncanny Daryll B., Claire Lanay, Capt, Kirk and Dburt) discuss current pop/pulp cultural phenomena: more on the passing of iconic musician, Prince (but look out for a definitive Afronerd Radio Prince retrospective coming up on Sunday); some details have come forward regarding the Agents of SHIELD spinoff series, Marvel's Most Wanted; Orphan Black returns for season 4 (and Game of Thrones S7); thoughts about Marvel/Disney removing The Inhumans from their release schedule; the Krypton prequel Syfy series is still a go; the trailer for Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua's Magnificent Seven remake hits the cyberwebs; we never did speak about Nicole Beharie's exit from Sleepy Hollow and by extension the seemingly limited minority lifespan in sci-fi/ fantasy IPs (Sembene in Penny Dreadful?) ; the Rust video game causes racial angst and controversy the CW premieres the new Containment series after The Flash; RDJ/Iron Man is a safe bet for the new Spider-Man but maybe not Michael Keaton and lastly, SHIELD's Chloe Bennet talks about diversity at Marvel. Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.
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The Grind on Pop Culture-Prince, Marvel's Most Wanted, Orphan Black, Sat@6pm
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