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Black Nerdy Scholars episodes
- 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
1 hr 10 min - 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
1 hr 10 min - 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
56 min - 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
1 hr - We're Glad Sinners Lost Best Picture
Darrell and Elia catch up on recent political news before discussing the value of awards after the 98th Academy Awards ceremony
Black Nerdy Scholars #23
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
1 hr 4 min - When Parasocial Goes Too Far...
Darrell and Elia discuss the different levels to parasocial relationships and the different benefits (and harms) that follow
Black Nerdy Scholars #22
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
59 min - Pokémon Is For Babies
Darrell and Elia discuss how internet misery has been affecting the Pokémon franchise
Black Nerdy Scholars #21
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
59 min - Here Lies Jonathan Majors' Career
Darrell and Elia chronicle Jonathan Major's downfall and turn towards grifting
Black Nerdy Scholars #20
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
1 hr 1 min - Was America's Next Top Model Worth the Trauma?
Darrell and Elia discuss the America's Next Top Model documentary and its impact on American and Internet cultures
Black Nerdy Scholars #19
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
56 min - Black Nerd Culture Used To Be Different
Darrell and Elia discuss how fashion interacts with gender and race and connect it to the Black nerd culture we grew up with
Black Nerdy Scholars #18
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
1 hr 2 min
About Black Nerdy Scholars
From the publisher's feed
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.