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.
Darrell and Elia overanalyze WICKER, reading the film through an neurodivergent lens
Black Nerdy Scholars #46
Timeline:
0:00 Collecting Manga
5:34 Evolution of Serialized Storytelling
12:31 The Role of Lore in Storytelling
22:34 WICKER Review
41:46 Is WICKER About Autism?
1:03:13 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 (https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars (https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars)
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social (http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social/)
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app (http://femputer.blacksky.app/)
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF (https://boxd.it/2EOLF)
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social (http://professorludo.bsky.social/)
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo (https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo)
21 Oct 2026
You Can See Everything, And It's Not Enough.
Darrell and Elia overanalyze Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING and explore the nature of "truth" in contemporary media
Black Nerdy Scholars #45
Timeline:
0:00 One Year Anniversary
1:42 Creative Processes and Time Management
4:50 “Marathoning” vs. “Sprinting”
8:51 Reality Show Catch-Up
17:43 YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING Review
1:01:54 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 (https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars (https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars)
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social (http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social/)
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app (http://femputer.blacksky.app/)
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF (https://boxd.it/2EOLF)
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social (http://professorludo.bsky.social/)
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo (https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo)
30 Sept 2026
You See How This Looks Right? PRIMETIME Review
Darrell and Elia overanalyze Lance Oppenheim's PRIMETIME and explore post-9/11 television and culture
Black Nerdy Scholars #44
Timeline:
0:00 Spooky Season
5:27 Charlie Brown and American Holidays
9:33 Horror and The Gothic
16:39 Teaching the Gothic
20:06 _____slop
24:46 Reading the Classics
29:26 PRIMETIME
1:07:34 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 (https://thmatc.co/?l=91F0D203)
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars (https://www.patreon.com/c/BlackNerdyScholars)
Bluesky: http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social (http://blacknerdyscholars.bsky.social/)
Elia
Bluesky - http://femputer.blacksky.app (http://femputer.blacksky.app/)
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/2EOLF (https://boxd.it/2EOLF)
Darrell
Bluesky - http://professorludo.bsky.social (http://professorludo.bsky.social/)
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo (https://www.twitch.tv/professor_ludo)
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