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Black Nerdy Scholars episodes
- Rosa Parks Chicken Jockey
Darrell and Elia Discuss race with Wuthering Heights and Minecraft before giving out some Black History Month book recommendations
Black Nerdy Scholars #17
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
54 min - The ICE Raids Are History Repeating Itself
Darrell and Elia connect Black History to ICE raids and the current state of American politics
Black Nerdy Scholars #16
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 - JJK Shows Us The Power of Gender
Darrell and Elia discuss the ways gender acts as a revolutionary power against conservatism in Jujutsu Kaisen
Black Nerdy Scholars #15
Timeline:
0:00 Hellos
2:16 Aristotelian Appeals
5:20 The Importance of Craft
6:15 Generative AI’s Failures
8:08 Booktok and Anti-Intellectualism
11:31 The Value of Romantasy
12:52 The Tropification of Literature
14:39 Identity and Reading Practices
16:27 The Effect of Childhood Trauma on Reading
18:52 Shirley Jackson “The Lottery”
21:06 The Art of Discovery
22:14 Escapism Has Gone Too Far
25:21 Transition to Jujutsu Kaisen
25:51 Gojo x Geto
27:03 The Culling Games
28:32 Yuta and Feminine Masculinity
31:18 Naoya and Red Pill Men
33:18 Brotherhood and the Value of Power
36:06 The Influence of the Eldest Sibling
38:20 Maki’s Performance of Womanhood
41:21 Toji and Maki Gender Presentation
44:58 Traditionalism as Antagonist
47:15 Zenin Family Tree
48:17 Gender Queerness Vs Conservatism
49:18 The Demon Inside You Hates You
51:03 Society Adultifies the Youth
53:24 You Have To Keep Living
55:30 The Thematic Importance of Rules in JJK
59:07 Understanding Writing Rules
1:03:52 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 5 min - Which Disney Characters Canonically Had Sex?
Darrell and Elia discuss sexuality through the lens of neurodivergence and Disney Films
Black Nerdy Scholars #14
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 3 min - Is Fan Service Redeemable?
Darrell and Elia remember old Internet Culture before debating the ethics of Fan Service
Black Nerdy Scholars #13
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 9 min - Pluribus Explains Why AI Is Still Bad
Darrell and Elia catch up in the new year before analyzing Vince Gilligan's "Pluribus"
Black Nerdy Scholars #12
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 - We Can Finally Leave 2025 Behind Us
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
1 hr - The Christmas Movies That Made Our Childhoods
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/BlackNerdyScholars
Bluesky: BNS - http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
59 min - Diddy Caused All Of This To Hide The Fact He Is A Loser
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://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social
Elia - http://femputer.blacksky.app
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
1 hr 5 min - Dispatch Doesn't Understand Redemption
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.blacksky.app
Darrell - http://professorludo.bsky.social
58 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.