Black Nerdy Scholars
By: Black Nerdy Scholars (Darrell & Elia)
Language: en
Categories: Arts, Books, Leisure, Hobbies
We're Black, we're Nerds, we're Scholars! Join Elia and Darrell, two Black Literature PhD candidates (with AuDHD), as they talk about everything! From anime to video games, to the woes of academic life, to an exploration of the Black cultural experience, expect thoughtful discussions paired a healthy dose of wit and academic cynicism.
Episodes
Diddy Caused All Of This To Hide The Fact He Is A Loser
Dec 15, 2025Darrell and Elia congradulate Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 on their Game of The Year Win before diving into the MANY crimes of Sean "Puffy" Combs
Black Nerdy Scholars #9
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social<...
Duration: 01:04:12Dispatch Doesn't Understand Redemption
Dec 08, 2025Darrell and Elia return from Thanksgiving Break to discuss redemption in AdHoc's Dispatch
Black Nerdy Scholars #8
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app<...
Duration: 00:57:25There are Some Problems with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein...
Nov 24, 2025Darrell and Elia discuss Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and the issues with contemporary adaptations of the gothic.
Black Nerdy Scholars #7
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http...
Duration: 01:01:35These Romance Tropes Are Getting Old...
Nov 17, 2025Darrell and Elia discuss platonic love in media and decide on the romance tropes they like...and the ones they don't
Black Nerdy Scholars #6
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
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Duration: 01:03:46D&D Was My Destiny
Nov 10, 2025Darrell and Elia discuss how D&D has become an important part of their lives
Black Nerdy Scholars #5
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky...
Duration: 01:04:06Southern Fried Rice? Fine! Gooning? Not Fine!
Nov 03, 2025Darrell and Elia discuss why Keke Palmer's "Southern Fried Rice" isn't that bad and why "The Goon Squad" is worse than you can imagine
Black Nerdy Scholars #4
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social<...
Duration: 00:58:01Tyler, The Creator Isn't Sorry About Those Old Tweets
Oct 27, 2025Darrell and Elia recap the Amazon Web Services outage before going through Tyler, The Creator's old tweets and ranking his albums
Black Nerdy Scholars #3
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
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Duration: 01:03:44Assassin's Creed Isn't About Time Travel
Oct 20, 2025Darrell and Elia remember D'Angelo, discuss Raven mascots, and recount the Assassin's Creed franchise
Black Nerdy Scholars #2
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky...
Duration: 01:00:27Taylor Swift Doesn't Know What a Showgirl Is
Oct 13, 2025Darrell and Elia discuss Shakespeare and Tay-K in Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl
Black Nerdy Scholars #1
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Fine Sounds - Bus Stop - https://thmatc.co/?l=FD3AA8A1
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip - https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Bluesky:
BNS - blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - femputer.blacksky.app
Darrell - professorludo.bsky...
Duration: 01:18:11