Black Nerdy Scholars

By Black Nerdy Scholars (Darrell & Elia)

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 li... more

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How many episodes does Black Nerdy Scholars have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.

Black Nerdy Scholars episodes:

September 23, 2026 We Need To Talk About Hasan Piker...
Darrell and Elia overanalyze Marvel's Wolverine and Hasan Piker's role in American politics
Black Nerdy Scholars #43
Timeline:
0:00 Explaining Marvel’s Wolverine
8:06 The Problem with Playstation Exclusives
12:43 Upcoming Woke Games
16:24 Gendered Romance in Games
18:36 Transactional Romance
23:59 Fear of Domination
29:19 Hasan Piker’s In The News Again…
34:21 We Need To Talk About Hasan
54:46 The Kingmaker
1:01:46 Send Offs

Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto

Intro music: Take a Break
Music licensed through Soundstripe.
Code: H4HWCUNF2VSSIK2V

Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip
https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social

Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF

Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 4min
September 16, 2026 John Stewart's Story MUST Be About Race
Darrell and Elia overanalyze Lanterns with its racial politics and critiques of authority
Black Nerdy Scholars #42
Timeline:
0:00 Beach Episodes in Anime
3:29 Growing Out of Anime
13:28 Core Themes in Battle Shounen
23:05 Lanterns Impressions
28:23 John Stewart and Colorism
32:05 Aaron Pierre’s Performance in Lanterns
34:47 Race in Lanterns
43:04 The Willpower to Self-Actualize
45:46 Identity Under Authority
55:56 “Existence Is Resistance”
1:01:46 Authority and the Nature of Fear
1:11:18 Send Offs
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Take a Break
Music licensed through Soundstripe.
Code: H4HWCUNF2VSSIK2V
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip
https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 14min
August 31, 2026 GTA Is The Beyoncé Of Video Games
Darrell and Elia overanalyze the GTA VI gameplay trailer and the industry drama surrounding it
Black Nerdy Scholars #41
Timeline:
0:00 Writing Practices
5:11 Current Reads
12:07 The Witcher
19:06 Your Name
26:42 More Current Reads
31:18 GTA VI Drama
36:57 Hacker Culture
42:48 GTA VI Hacker
45:50 GTA is the Beyoncé of Video Games
52:12 GTA VI Gameplay Trailer
1:13:12 Immersion in GTA VI
1:16:00 Send Offs
Hosted by Darrell Hughson and Elia Agudo
Edited by Peter Prieto
Intro music: Take a Break
Music licensed through Soundstripe.
Code: H4HWCUNF2VSSIK2V
Outro music: Fine Sounds - Dreamscape Drip
https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 19min
August 10, 2026 Getting Bwicked Up For The Wicker (2026) Trailer
Darrell and Elia discuss book-to-screen adaptations and explore the reactions to the trailer for Wicker (2026)
Black Nerdy Scholars #40
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
1:26 Reading Scripts
3:21 Books to Screen Pipeline
10:00 Unisex Books
12:32 Harry Potter Vs Percy Jackson
15:47 Boys Like Romance
18:59 Fields of Mistria
28:13 Metaphor ReFantazio
35:51 Wicker
1:03:12 Goodbyes
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: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 5min
August 03, 2026 Is Marvel BACK?? Spider-Man Brand New Day Review
Darrell and Elia review Spider-Man Brand New Day and explore the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Black Nerdy Scholars #39
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
5:04 Selling Lifestyles
10:37 Psych
16:50 Spider-Man Media
22:06 Spider-Man Brand New Day Review
1:09:37 Goodbyes
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: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 12min
July 27, 2026 The Paramount Warner Bros Merger Is Bad, And Here's Why...
Darrell and Elia discuss the current state of streaming and gaming before explaining why Paramount's acquisition of Warner Bros must be stopped
Black Nerdy Scholars #38
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
0:56 Woke Dora The Explorer
1:58 Getting On Schedule
3:33 Streamer Culture
10:50 Video Game Language
16:05 Elden Ring
25:18 My Time At Sandrock
31:55 Paramount Warner Acquisition
1:03:12 Goodbyes
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: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo
...more
1h 6min
July 20, 2026 WOKE Is BACK!! The Odyssey Review
Darrell and Elia review Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey
Black Nerdy Scholars #37
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
0:37 DreamCon
10:36 Cabernet
16:29 Game of Thrones
23:47 The Odyssey Review
1:16:00 Goodbyes
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Elia Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
1h 19min
July 06, 2026 Freedom 250 Perfectly Captures the State of America
Darrell and Elia look back on all of the failures of Trump's Freedom 250 State Fair and put them in the context of current American politics
Black Nerdy Scholars #36
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
1:18 Firework Culture
5:38 Childhood Fears
9:06 Neon Genesis Evangelion
11:39 Big O
14:38 Darling in the Franxx
17:08 Defending Gooner Anime
18:54 X-Men ‘97
22:04 Cloak & Dagger
26:33 Elia’s Visual Novels
33:23 Freedom 250 State Fair
1:06:41 Goodbyes
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Elia Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
1h 9min
June 29, 2026 "It's Just A Movie" SUPERGIRL Review
Darrell and Elia review Craig Gillespie's SUPERGIRL and the current state of comic book movies
Black Nerdy Scholars #35
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
1:46 Democratic Socialists of America
5:27 Obsession
8:44 High School Musical
12:10 More Obsession
14:44 Summer House
18:24 The Adventures of Elliot
22:40 Fields of Mistria
26:35 Supergirl Spoiler-Free Review
44:28 Supergirl SPOILER Review
1:02:58 Goodbyes
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Elia Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
1h 5min
June 15, 2026 Is Steven Spielberg Out Of Touch? DISCLOSURE DAY Spoiler Free Review
Darrell and Elia review Steven Spielberg's DISCLOSURE DAY and discuss how it fits into the current film landscape
Black Nerdy Scholars #34
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
1:41 ADHD Struggles
7:49 Love Island USA Season 8
9:56 Interview With The Vampire
21:03 Persona 5 Royal
30:48 Disclosure Day Spoiler-Free Review
50:07 Disclosure Day SPOILER Review
1:08:54 Goodbyes
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Elia Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
1h 11min

FAQs about Black Nerdy Scholars:

How many episodes does Black Nerdy Scholars have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.