Black Nerdy Scholars (Darrell & Elia)

Black Nerdy Scholars

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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.

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Black Nerdy Scholars (Darrell & Elia)

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We Can Finally Leave 2025 Behind Us 29.12.2025 59:09

Darrell and Elia look back on 2025 and look forward to all the big plans in 2026! Black Nerdy Scholars #11 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdy...

The Christmas Movies That Made Our Childhoods 22.12.2025 58:09

Darrell and Elia remebmer the Christmas Movies they watched as kids before exploring the creative process of making video games Black Nerdy Scholars #10 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 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/Black...

Diddy Caused All Of This To Hide The Fact He Is A Loser 15.12.2025 1:04:12

Darrell 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://bl...

Dispatch Doesn't Understand Redemption 08.12.2025 57:25

Darrell 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.bla...

There are Some Problems with Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein... 24.11.2025 1:01:35

Darrell 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.soci...

These Romance Tropes Are Getting Old... 17.11.2025 1:03:46

Darrell 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...

D&D Was My Destiny 10.11.2025 1:04:06

Darrell 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.app...

Southern Fried Rice? Fine! Gooning? Not Fine! 03.11.2025 58:01

Darrell 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://blacknerdysc...

Tyler, The Creator Isn't Sorry About Those Old Tweets 27.10.2025 1:03:44

Darrell 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://blacknerdyscholar...

Assassin's Creed Isn't About Time Travel 20.10.2025 1:00:27

Darrell 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://...

Taylor Swift Doesn't Know What a Showgirl Is 13.10.2025 1:18:11

Darrell 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 Darrel...