Nate Parker's Berth; Spidey's New MJ (with a tan); Runaways TV-The Grind@6pm EST

This appears to be another straight with no chaser moment!  Listen to the latest episode of Afronerd Radio's Grindhouse, airing this Saturday at 6pm EST.  Join your Podcast "The Crew" (Claire Lanay, her doppelganger, Daryll B., Capt. Kirk and Dburt) as they wax about the following issues: the highly anticipated film, Birth of a Nation by actor/director, Nate Parker might be derailed due to rape allegations levied against the filmmaker 17 years ago; it appears that actress, Zendaya Coleman may be playing Peter Parker's love interest, Mary Jane Watson in next year's Spiderman: Homecoming and the ethnic switch also appears to be controversial (shocker!); Marvel teen hero imprint, Runaways finds a home on HULU's streaming service; further evidence that comics influence cognition-Marvel is set to release STEAM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Arts and Math) inspired variant covers; and after viewing the fan made Firefly animated trailer, how long will it take for an actual commercial product/version?; reportedly a well established character is coming out as gay in one of the CW-DC/Berlantiverse shows (speculation has narrowed the shows to be either The Flash or Supergirl); Comic Book Resources highlights the new ground that should be covered since the WB has greenlighted Man of Steel 2; legendary martial arts actor, Jean Claude Van Damme has a new pilot with Amazon's streaming service and lastly, an article from the IO9.com site asks-"What Went Wrong With This Summer's Blockbuster?"  And we will attempt to answer their query.  Call the hosts live at 646-915-9620.