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:

June 08, 2026 Anyways, Team Bea! LOVE ISLAND USA Review
Elia convinces Darrell to watch Love Island USA Season 8, and here's the initial breakdown!
Black Nerdy Scholars #33
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
4:44 ADHD Advice
12:22 Arcadia Fallen
20:22 007 First Light
25:43 Amazon Studios
27:09 The Amazing Digital Circus
32:20 Love Island USA Season 8
1:31:28 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 34min
May 25, 2026 "I Love Boosters" Is As Absurd As It Is Relevant
Darrell and Elia review the weirdness and important messaging of Boots Riley's "I Love Boosters"
Black Nerdy Scholars #32
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
0:26 Generational Divides
14:17 Dead As Disco
18:10 Hi-Fi Rush
20:27 Critical Role Campaign 4
26:26 College Theatre
29:27 I Love Boosters SPOILER-FREE Review
43:59 SPOILERS
1:04:58 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 7min
May 18, 2026 "Mixtape" Makes Gamers Ruin Gaming...Again
Darrell and Elia Review Annapurna Interactive's "Mixtape" and address the obscene backlash.
Black Nerdy Scholars #31
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
4:20 Post-Student Life
7:24 The Watermelon Man
11:42 Trouble Man
13:28 Fledging
16:06 Kagurabachi
22:54 “Mixtape” Review
1:03:29 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 6min
May 11, 2026 Y'all Are Hating The Odyssey Trailer Wrong
Darrell and Elia break down the newest trailer for Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" while exploring modern masculinity and the ethics of hating.
Black Nerdy Scholars #30
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
3:04 Canvas Hack
6:04 Literacy Crisis
11:30 Hantavirus Outbreak
15:17 “The Gunslinger”
23:49 “Silent Hill F”
28:39 “The Odyssey” Trailer Review
1:07:02 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
May 04, 2026 "Euphoria" Season 3 Should Have Been A Spin-Off
Darrell and Elia explore gender in media interests before complaining about Euphoria Season 3
Black Nerdy Scholars #29
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
2:30 Gym Talk
5:27 Personal Thought Vs Fundamental Truth
15:47 Tomodachi Life
22:40 Witch Hat Atelier
31:14 Euphoria Season 3 Review (So Far)
1:08:30 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
April 27, 2026 "Michael" Has Nothing To Say
Darrell and Elia discuss creeps in nerd spaces before doing a full review of the Michael biopic movie
Black Nerdy Scholars #28
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
2:34 D4vd Arrest
6:40 Sykkuno and Nerd Creeps
15:14 Euphoria Season 3
18:23 Margo’s Got Money Troubles
20:27 The Wire Season 4
22:35 Middle School Pantsing Story
25:50 Pragmata
29:44 Michael Biopic Review
56:53 Expecting More From Fun Movies
1:03:51 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 6min
April 20, 2026 Sometimes, You Just Gotta Let It Burn
Darrell and Elia track the Ontario Warehouse Fire and the string of anti-capitalistic incidents that happened ion April
Black Nerdy Scholars #27
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
2:10 UGGs and TOMs
8:37 Welcome To The Terrordome
16:12 Project Hail Mary
20:46 Riz Ahmed’s Hamlet
28:02 The Wire
30:21 Ontario Warehouse Fire
36:29 No Kings Protest
39:16 Economic Violence
43:26 April’s Violent Timeline
48:08 The Cost of Capitalism
51:36 The Illusion of Comfort
53:06 Viktor Orbán Major Loss
58:38 Reject Reactionary Politics
1:04:07 Bread and Circuses
1:07:36 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 10min
April 13, 2026 Would You Stay With Emma? Reviewing "The Drama"
TW: Gun Violence
Darrell and Elia give a spoiler-free AND a spoiler review of A24's The Drama starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson
Black Nerdy Scholars #26
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
0:28 Wiggafication
3:29 Child Actors Shedding Their Image
12:42 Stepping on Shoes
15:43 “The Drama” Spoiler-Free Discussion
33:19 SPOILER WARNING
34:40 “The Drama” SPOILER Discussion
1:06:53 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
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
1h 10min
April 06, 2026 We Should Play With Our Genders More
Darrell and Elia explore the tradition of gender-swapping in media before discussing how gender fluidity fits into their lives
Black Nerdy Scholars #25
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
01:07 Choosing Your College Life
12:46 Keeping Up With Pop Culture
14:28 Gender-Swapping And Bridgerton
21:44 Gender-Swapping And Capitalism
28:28 Queer Stories in Heterosexual Fandoms
32:42 Growing Up With Cross-Dressing
37:48 Learning About Transness
40:09 “Pretending” To Be Trans/In Drag
46:21 Transphobia Is Gender Affirming Care
53:50 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
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
56min
March 30, 2026 We Need To Talk About Euphoria...
Darrell and Elia look back and forward to Euphoria and interrogate media featuring Teenage Promiscuity
Black Nerdy Scholars #24
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
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
...more
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FAQs about Black Nerdy Scholars:

How many episodes does Black Nerdy Scholars have?

The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.