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Episode 25 - Deadpool v Ryan Renolds

Oh my god, its deadpool, isn't his skin so smooth and clear? That and more on the 25th episode of Nerdvana'!

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Episode 23 - You so Cray Fish

Evolution takes place over hundreds of thousands of years, but sometimes, it happens in a few generation, when a mutation takes place... No we are not talking about the X-Men. We talking Crawfish.

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Check out the lastest Nerdvana NYC Podcast! be sure to like, subscribe, comment on iTunes/Podbean/Google Play and www.Nerdvana.NYC

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Nerdvana NYC

Where we align your nerd chakra and Mercury is always in retro geek....

Check out my latest/new podcast project! It’s called Nerdvana NYC. We are two brown kids that discuss nerd/geek/gamer culture and how being brown has shaped our love for all things nerdy. Pady and Jaani are the hosts. Every Monday our new cast is uploaded. You can find us on iTunes, Podbean, Google Play and at www.nerdvana.nyc 

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ayee i have you on fb also

You do? Thanks <3 

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Meet Gavin Mendonca, Guyanese Rock/Metal Musician

Gavin Mendonca, the ‘Creole Punk’, is a young Guyanese Musician signed to Kross Kolor Records, born in the heart of Georgetown, Guyana on Christmas Eve 1991, and in 2011, Gavin found his calling: Punk Rock! As one of a very few ‘Punk Rockers’ in Guyana, he made a name for himself in the local rock community as well as on the National scene. Since January 2014, Gavin is also the host of his self-produced radio show – Radio Rock ‘n’ Roll, Guyana’s Premier Rock oriented Radio show, bringing rock music to a wider audience. Gavin has represented Guyanese Rock ‘n’ Roll in Trinidad, and four times in Suriname at Rock events. Also a composer, he has written many songs that are patriotic and tell a story about being a Guyanese Musician, such as ‘City By De Tides’ (a song about his home town) and ‘The Great Rebellion’ (a song about Cuffy, and the 1763 Berbice Slave Rebellion) and the 2015 Christmas Hit ‘Cause Is Christmas (in Guyana)’. He is also the bassist of local Heavy Metal band - Feed The Flames. He aims to fuse Guyanese Culture, which is truly unique, with Rock ‘n’ Roll, creating an entirely new sub-genre of Rock Music – Creole Rock.

LINKS:

DOWNLOAD/PURCHASE/SUPPORT GAVINS MUSIC: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gavinmendonca

http://www.krosskolor.com/gavin-mendonca.html

Gavin on the AltBrown Podcast:  http://altbrown.podbean.com/e/gavin-mendonca/

Interview: 

MUSIC VIDZ:

Feed the Flames (Guyanese Metal Band, Gavin is the bassist):

Gavin’s Creole Rock Solo Project:

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Alternative Brown

Padmini Naidu, also known as the Blasted Brown Blogger on Tumblr and co-host of the ALTBrown podcast, talks about growing up brown and goth metal head in Hollis.

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Reclaim The Bindi

Reclaim the Bindi has been making it’s mark on social networks for all brown women, teaming up with the Unfair & Lovely Team as well. 

Check them out on Instagram for gorgeous pictures of diaspora women in their lovely bindis! 

I recently did an AltBrown podcast with M of ReclaimtheBindi. Check it out on iTunes or Podbean http://altbrown.podbean.com/e/reclaim-the-bindi/

LINKS:

Twitter: @reclaimthebindi

Instagram @reclaimthebindi

Tumblr: http://reclaimthebindi.co.vu/

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Meet Krishna, LGBTQ & HIV/AIDS activist

Krishna Ramsarran is a native of Guyana but was raised in Richmond Hill, Queens and has been involved in community organizing since 2010 advocating for the Caribbean LGBTQ Community. He’s an author, HIV/AIDS activist and program director at the Caribbean Equality Project. He is a recent graduate of the New York City Anti-Violence Project’s “Speakers Bureau” leadership program. Krishna is trained to provide education and support for survivors of violence to share their stories to educate the public about how to prevent violence, and what to do if they or someone they love is affected by anti-LGBTQ & HIV-affected violence. Krishna’s pioneer HIV activism includes collaborating with community leaders and community-based organizations to raise awareness about the intersection of the LGBTQ & HIV-affected identity and violence through coalitions, networks and other collaborative work. He continues to advocate and speak out on behalf of Caribbean LGBTQ people living with HIV/AIDS giving a face to the virus in situations when few have done so or were unable.

Links:

www.CaribbeanEqualityProject.org

 FB: https://www.facebook.com/CaribbeanEquality/?fref=ts

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Meet Saraswathi Jones

“Saraswathi Jones is a demi rock diety, born out of the void that existed before the universe, and summoned into existence by the dearth of South Asian American voices in the contemporary music landscape.”

SJ is a member of a Boston Rock brown band, Awaaz Do.(Members: Tanya Palit- Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar // Jagdeep Singh - Lead Guitar // Maanav Thakore - Bass // Leilani Roser - Drums // Sapan Modi - Dhol, Rhythm Guitar) 

Below, a clip of Awaaz Do/Saraswathi Jones performing their (cover) version of Kuch Kuch Hota Hai at Hindie Rock Fest 2015:

Links:

https://soundcloud.com/saraswathijones

http://saraswathijones.bandcamp.com/

FB Band page: https://www.facebook.com/awaazdoband/

Girls Rock Campaign Boston : http://girlsrockboston.org/ 

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Meet Denver Thompson (SketchBravo)

SketchBravo is a NYC based graphic artist. 

(Mashup art below) 

Links:

www.sketchbravo.com

www.instagram.com/sketchbravo

www.twitter.com/sketchbravo

www.facebook.com/sketchbravo

Recently on the AltBrown Podcast, Denver was the guest of honor!

Check out the audio podcast on iTunes (Search AltBrown)

Or Podbean - http://altbrown.podbean.com/

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Nubatomic

Sharky and Pady talk to all members of the Atlanta Afro-rock band Nubatomic(http://nubatomic.com/)...

Meet NUBATOMIC, Hailing from Altanta, GA Check out the latest AltBrown Podcast for a fun interview with the band! 

Nubatomic is a fusion of metal/punk/jazz and all sorts of awesome shreds & vox! 

Nubatomic consists of 

BRIAN-GUITAR 

NEB-DRUMS 

LENWOOD-BASS 

NAJA-VOX 

ZOSER-VOX

Links:

Official Site: nubatomic.com

FB:  https://www.facebook.com/Nubatomic 

AltBrown Podcast:  http://altbrown.podbean.com/e/nubatomic/ 

(Also on iTunes, search AltBrown) 

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Meet Vidya Vox

Vidya is a classically carnatic singer but her current project, shown in her links below, she fuses Pop and many genres of Indian Music. 

We spoke to her in an awesome fun AltBrown Podcast this week!

http://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-b534q-58189b 

(CLICK LINK TO BE REDIRECTED TO THE PODCAST! ALSO, YOU CAN LISTEN ON ITUNES/STITCHER/PODBEAN) 

LINKS:

www.youtube.com/VidyaVox 

www.instagram.com/VidyaVox 

www.facebook.com/VidyaVoxMusic 

www.soundcloud.com/VidyaVox 

www.twitter.com/VidyaVox

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Meet Idoya & Luk’s Smart Science Jewelry

http://www.shenovafashion.com/blogs/news/37526785-smart-science-jewelry-from-somersault-18-24 http://www.shapeways.com/blog/archives/16748-jewelry-and-science-using-3d-printed-jewelry-to-spread-science-awareness.html At somersault18:24 we care very much about science and what it can do to make our world a better place. We are scientists for as long as we can remember and want to give science the attention it deserves. For obvious reasons we adopt to the scientific method and go step by step. A key step in this process was the implementation of science-inspired jewelry. We decided to start spreading awareness via scientist like ourselves. But instead of motivating them to talk about their passion and spread the word, we turned things around. We use science inspired jewelry as a trigger to start conversations about science and as such spread awareness. It is a small step, but we believe it its effect and impact. Idoya & Luk

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Check out Rad Brown Dad’s being featured on Kajal Mag. 

The last picture (in black and white) is my Rad Brown Dad and his even Radder Dad! (Seen Below)

You can also submit your rad brown dad pics 

http://radbrowndads.tumblr.com/submit

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