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Love YA! Dear Evan Hansen from 2022-02-20T17:43:44
Maren and Martha move a little off their beaten path to break down Dear Evan Hansen, the Broadway sensation-turned cinematic flop. We discuss the movie's treatment of teen suicide, depression, and ...
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Episode 123: Dueling Movie Releases from 2022-02-14T20:59:45
It seems to happen every few years: two movies with strikingly similar stories get released in the same year. Typically, one emerges as the "winner," the film that sticks in the public's consciousn...
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Love YA! Starstruck from 2022-02-05T21:13:14
We temporarily turn our attention from cinematic rom coms to tackle the extremely cute tv show, Starstruck (2021, created by Rose Matafeo). How does this very Millennial-oriented jaunt hit two mid-...
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Episode 122: Self Aware Stories from 2022-01-31T19:33:17
What happens when a story knows it's a story? What do you do when you realize you're just a character in someone's narrative? Our episode today is all about self-aware stories and the dawning reali...
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Love YA! Summer '03 from 2022-01-21T22:59:13
We're back! Did you miss us? We have a short and sweet episode for you on the Amazon Prime movie, Summer '03 (2018, dir. Becca Gleason) starring Love YA! star Joey King.
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Episode 121: Our Top Tens of 21 from 2022-01-14T23:03:47
It's the most wonderful time of the year, when everyone is still putting together their best of lists and retrospectives of the year prior. DYDYH is no exception - you all know how much Martha love...
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Episode 120: Enter the Matrices from 2022-01-02T18:34:42
Follow us down the rabbit hole as we watch, analyze, and dissect the defining film franchise of our generation, The Matrix. Spoiler warning for The Matrix Resurrections (and the other ones, but we ...
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Love YA! A Castle for Christmas from 2021-12-26T17:09:14
It's finally here! Maren and Martha close out the holidays with the 2021 Nteflix Christmas move, A Castle for Christmas (dir. Mary Lambert). It's a plaid-and-snow-covered good time.
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Episode 119: Historical Anachronisms from 2021-12-16T21:16:46
We trace the origins of the 'historically anachronistic' film from its nebulous origins with A Knight's Tale (2001, dir. Brian Helgelund) up through the current Hulu series The Great (2020-, create...
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Love YA! Unaccompanied Minors from 2021-12-10T21:35:35
We go back in time to the mid-aughts to discuss the tale of preteen shenanigans, Unaccompanied Minors (2006, dir. Paul Feig)Will this group of unruly children salvage a merry Christmas, despite bei...
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Episode 118: Animation vs. Live Action from 2021-12-04T21:02:31
It's the Cowboy Bebop episode! Pete and Martha hash out the new Netflix adaptation of the 1998 classic anime. We also look at the 2021 Disney+ animated series Star Wars Visions, with tales of the e...
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Love YA! Love Hard from 2021-11-26T22:54:04
Sorry this is late, the holidays are here and it's time for the traditional bout of losing control of our lives! We're here today to talk about the brand spanking new Netflix original, Love Hard (2...
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Episode 117: Dystopic Game Shows from 2021-11-19T00:49:32
We're living in a hellscape, so Pete and Martha are breaking down media that puts a macabre, game show spin on gladiatorial entertainment. We're talking about Squid Game (2021, dir. Hwang Dong-hyuk...
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Love YA! The First Time from 2021-11-12T18:12:50
I don't have a clever quip for you today - it's a pretty straightforward discussion about a movie that thinks its being sex positive. Is it? Let's find out! Today we're discussing the 2012 teen fil...
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Episode 116: Desert Power from 2021-11-03T19:14:56
Did Martha and Pete have a fully formed thesis when they set out to do this episode? Absolutely not. Did they want to talk about DUNE very, very badly? You're darn tootin'. We take a look at the de...
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Love YA! Afterlife of the Party from 2021-10-29T16:07:55
One of the reasons we're now a combo teen film/rom com movie podcast is because those genres borrow so much language from each other. Case in point? Netflix's 2021 original Afterlife of the Party, ...
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Episode 115: A Special Crossover Event from 2021-10-21T22:44:30
It's a super special crossover event! Pete and Martha team up with the crew of Catching Up David to discuss the finest video game adaptations the 90's had to offer.
Homework for the episo...
Love YA! Radio Rebel from 2021-10-14T17:43:21
How is this the first Disney Channel Original Movie we've covered? Martha and Maren watch the "made in 2012, feels like 1998" DCOM Radio Rebel (2012, dir. Peter Howitt) based on the novel Shrinking...
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Episode 114: Lure of the Cult from 2021-10-07T00:34:06
In the wake of the release of Midnight Mass (which we do not discuss but you should definitely watch), Pete and Martha ask: why are we so interested in cults? We look at three pieces of media to br...
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Love YA! A Perfect Fit from 2021-10-01T17:23:43
We're back after a brief break for health reasons! Maren and Martha take a vacation to Bali with the 2021 Netflix original A Perfect Fit (dir. Hadrah Daeng Ratu). Come along and bask in the beautif...
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Episode 113: The Rape Revenge Thriller from 2021-09-23T20:20:01
A content warning to all of our listeners: we're discussion rape revenge movies, their history, and their place in our current cultural environment. Which may not be the discussion for you! We look...
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Episode 112: Altered Reality from 2021-09-10T20:05:46
This is your reality...or is it? Pete and Martha take a look at some mind-bending media intent on destroying the line between the real and the imagined.
Homework for the episode: The Game ...
Love YA! Midnight Sun from 2021-09-03T21:53:43
Did you know this movie is NOT based on a book? Because Martha and Maren sure didn't! Come along with us on yet another "manic pixie death girl" journey as we dig into the Bella Thorne vehicle, MID...
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Episode 111: Summer Reads Replay from 2021-08-27T00:02:43
It's a replay, Charlie Brown! Life got to be a bit too much to record this week, so we're giving you a small interlude with some summer reading recs recycled from last year. Hopefully, they bring y...
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Love YA! Good on Paper from 2021-08-20T19:59:43
Maren and Martha check out the Netflix original Good on Paper (2021, dir. Kimmy Gatewood), and ask the question: is this a rom com? We've argued about it before, but this time, we're pretty sure wh...
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Episode 110: Arthur as Myth from 2021-08-14T21:26:25
We have come to the end of our quest, friends. Pete and Martha cap their Arthurian series with a look at media all about the myth and legend of King Arthur. Also, spoiler warning for THE GREEN KNIG...
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Episode 109: Commedia dell'Arthur from 2021-07-29T00:38:07
Part two of our Arthurian Triptych has arrived! This time, we're discussing King Arthur and comedy, through the lens of two stone cold classics.
Homework for the episode: The Sword in the...
Love YA! Chemical Hearts from 2021-07-22T17:44:42
We had our fun last episode, but it's time to get back to business as usual: watching over dramatic teens make questionable life decisions. Today, Maren and Martha discuss the 2020 Amazon Prime ori...
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Episode 108: Arthur as History from 2021-07-14T22:11:04
Do you like theme months? I heard you liked theme months! We start our latest deep dive into a single topic (inspired by the upcoming release of A24's THE GREEN KNIGHT) with a look at "historically...
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Love YA! Episode 50 from 2021-07-08T14:14:53
It's episode 50! Instead of talking about one movie, Maren and Martha pause to take a look back at some of their favorites from the previous 50 (well, technically 48) they've already watched. Here'...
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Episode 107: The Neo-Western from 2021-07-03T19:38:55
We've come to the end (for the moment) of our drawn-out conversation on Westerns, and we hope you have had as much fun as we have! To cap everything off, we're talking about the Neo-Western - the W...
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Love YA! Modern Persuasion from 2021-06-28T18:04:53
Hail and well met and apologies! Life got the better of us, but we finally have a new episode for you. Maren and Martha watched the 2020 Jane Austen adaptation Modern Persuasion (dir. Alex Appel an...
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Episode 106: Masculinity in the West from 2021-06-17T17:19:35
It's still Westerns month, and on this episode, Martha gets to fully wallow in the nexus point of several of her interests: critiquing masculinity, cowboys, and the films of Kelly Reichardt. Pete i...
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Love YA! Caught by a Wave from 2021-06-13T17:18:34
Sorry this one's a little late! It's time to get the summer started with a solid summer teen film hiding a pretty dark secret. Today's movie is the 2021 Netflix original, Caught By A Wave (dir.
Episode 105: How the West Was Lost from 2021-06-02T22:30:53
Yeehaw! It's the start of Westerns Month over here at the DYDYH Ranch. Too much? Probably! We're kicking the summer off with our first episode all about Westerns; specifically, about how Westerns e...
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Love YA! Desperados from 2021-05-26T19:54:05
Can you believe we talk about Desperados (2020, dir. LP) for almost a full hour and never get into the actual title? Shameful.
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Episode 104: Found Family from 2021-05-21T21:50:17
Look, it's really all about family.
And Corona.
Homework for the episode: Furious 7 (2015, dir. James Wan); Firefly 1.08, "Out of Gas" and 1.13, "Heart of Gold" (2002)
Love YA! Into the Beat from 2021-05-14T16:47:01
Girl, put your records on, because we got a new teen dance movie to discuss! Maren and Martha watch the German Netflix original, Into the Beat (2021, dir. Stefan Westerwelle).
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Episode 103: Archival Insertion from 2021-05-06T23:44:49
Martha and Pete talk about how archival footage is used in two recent movies that both deal with the same time period: "The Trial of the Chicago 7" and "Judas and the Black Messiah". How are the pr...
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Love YA! When We First Met from 2021-04-28T23:54:27
We accidentally did a miniseries on Groundhog Day scenarios, and we hope you have enjoyed them! For the final one (for now), we're looking at the 2018 Netflix original, When We First Me (dir. Ari S...
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Episode 102: The New Testament from 2021-04-23T20:10:54
Look, the original schedule had this episode dropping right after Easter, what do you want from us? Pete and Martha look at some New Testament storytelling, which is really about 90% tellings of th...
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Love Ya! The Map of Tiny Perfect Things from 2021-04-19T17:09:01
Today Maren and Martha take on the 2021 teen Groundhog Day Scenario flick, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (dir. Ian Samuels).
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Episode 101: Our Top 100, Part 2 from 2021-04-07T17:42:52
Pete and Martha finish their list of their Top 100 Media! Ranked lists are nonsense but we did our best.
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Love YA! Love, Wedding, Repeat from 2021-04-05T18:54:09
Sorry this one's a little late, life and the holidays happened! Maren and Martha are hashing out the 2020 Netflix original, Love, Wedding, Repeat. Where they charmed or turned off? It sure was a mo...
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Episode 100 from 2021-03-24T20:21:48
Can you believe we've been doing this for 100 EPISODES already? Dang! In celebration, Pete and Martha put their heads together to create the Top 100 List of Pop Culture. This list is difinitive and...
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Love YA! MOXIE from 2021-03-17T17:55:06
Netflix has a hot new YA adaptation all ready for us - we're serving up some MOXIE. Maren and Martha discuss performative allyship, activism, the ennui of being a teen and Clark Gregg.
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Episode 99: We're On a Boat from 2021-03-11T20:57:57
We've all been in isolation for a YEAR, is it really that strange that we're all obsessed with sea shanties? Pete and Martha "celebrate" the anniversary of COVID driving us all inside by taking to ...
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Love YA! Set It Up from 2021-03-03T23:35:29
Martha takes another stab at this Netflix original. Did she enjoy it? Only one way to find out...
Today we're talking about the 2018 film Set It Up, directed by Claire Scanlon and starring...
Episode 98: His Dark Materials from 2021-02-27T20:00:49
Have you ever wanted to spend a whole podcast episode listening to two nerds get down and dirty with their (arguably) favorite franchise? Have I got the show for you!
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Love YA! Always & Forever from 2021-02-17T23:05:59
Well, friends, we did it. At episode 40, Maren and Martha talk about the final movie in the trilogy that, if not STARTED it all, definitely contributed to the inspiration for this very podcast. We'...
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Episode 97: Cooking and Eating from 2021-02-11T15:11:17
We continue our exploration of food and comfort and why we just love to watch people cook so much. In this nonfiction episode, we're talking about the Netflix original series, Chef's Table and Salt...
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Love YA! Love, Guaranteed from 2021-02-08T23:16:15
Sorry this is so late, friends! Blame the world! Maren and Martha take a look at a newish Netflix original, Love, Guaranteed (2020, dir. Mark Steven Johnson). It's nice to see Rachel Leigh Cook wor...
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Episode 96: Food Your Feelings from 2021-01-29T22:04:45
Will Pete ever stop letting Martha get away with fully self-indulgent episodes? Not as long as the homework is this fun. We start a discussion on our culture love affair with food and cooking by lo...
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Love YA! The Prom from 2021-01-22T17:03:26
Today's discussion is THE PROM, the 2020 Netflix musical helmed by Ryan Murphy. Is Murphy's highest and best use directing teens in large scale dance numbers? There's no way to be sure.
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Episode 95: Pop Culture Visions of Politics from 2021-01-13T18:11:44
Everything sucks, so why not talk politics? Pete and Martha can't help themselves, and examine the good, bad and the ugly of pop culture portrayals of politics.
Homework for the episode: W...
Love YA! Holidate from 2021-01-07T18:23:31
It's the end of the holiday season, so for a last hoorah Martha and Maren check out the 2020 Netflix original, Holidate (dir. John Whitesell; starring Emma Roberts, Luke Bracey, and others).
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Episode 94: Top 10's of 2020 from 2021-01-01T01:32:05
It's that time of year - time to look back at this trashfire year and focus on the stuff that brought us joy. Martha and Pete each bring 10 things to the table to share and discuss.
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Love YA! Dash & Lily from 2020-12-23T19:40:51
Martha and Maren do something a little different for this ep and discuss the Netflix mini series, Dash & Lily. Released in 2020, starring Austin Abrams and Midori Francis, and periodically directed...
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Episode 93: Co-Produced by COVID from 2020-12-16T23:29:25
Even in the face of the pandemic, people have kept creating art. Pete and Martha take a look at some of the projects people have developed in this time of COVID, and ask whether or not they would h...
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Love YA! Happiest Season from 2020-12-09T19:59:57
It's the holidays and our streaming services are DELIVERING. To kick off December, Maren and Martha talk about the lesbian rom com everyone's analyzing: the 2020 Hulu original Happiest Season.
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DYDYH E092 from 2020-12-07T02:37:54
We go outside of our genre box to discuss some non-Western, non-Euro based genre fiction.
Homework for the episode: City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (2017), The Three Body Problem by Liu ...
Love YA! Enola Holmes from 2020-11-27T19:51:17
It's a fun romp for your holiday weekend! Maren and Martha enjoy the fluffy adventure Enola Holmes, a 2020 Netflix original directed by Harry Bradbeer and starring Millie Bobby Brown, Helena Bonham...
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Episode 91: Interpreting the Classics from 2020-11-20T17:57:51
There have been a lot of late 19th century, early 20th century works of literature adapted for modern cinema recently. Pete and Martha put some of the most recent offerings under their microscope a...
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Love YA! Ghost Town from 2020-11-12T16:25:18
Honestly, telling you this episode is about the 2008 movie Ghost Town, directed by David Koepp and starring Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, and Tea Leoni, is burying the lede: what really happens is M...
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Episode 90: Folk Horror from 2020-11-04T22:05:24
You: Halloween was four days ago. We, intellectuals: It's never too late to get spooky. Pete and Martha delve into the wild and wonderful world of folk horror, discussing an early example (The Wick...
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Love YA! Hocus Pocus from 2020-10-29T19:55:42
It's just a bunch of hocus pocus...Maren and Martha get down with the spooky season by watching this perennial kid's Halloween classic. Released in 1993, directed by Kenny Ortega, and starring Bett...
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Episode 89: Failed Oscar Bait from 2020-10-24T20:39:32
What makes a movie awards bait fodder? What happens when you have a movie that perfectly checks of all of the boxes but still falls flat? Why do most Oscar bait movies suck so bad? Pete and Martha ...
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Love YA! Always Be My Maybe from 2020-10-17T21:40:01
We're back! Sorry for the hiatus, folks. To help us all alleviate some of the constant negativity we're dealing with, Maren and Martha decided to take a lowball and discuss a movie they both loved....
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Episode 88: The Old Testament from 2020-10-10T22:08:21
We're back after a short hiatus! Pete and Martha take a look at some Biblical media and Old Testament adaptations. Why don't people make more movies about the weird stuff? Homework for the episode:...
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Episode 87: Sticking the Landing with Catching Up David from 2020-09-10T13:45:01
It's a massive crossover episode as your DYDYH hosts join forces with the hosts of Catching Up David to talk about trilogies Sticking The Landing. We're looking at Return of the Jedi and Return of ...
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Love YA! The Bling Ring from 2020-09-02T23:30:03
Gen X meets Millennial culture in this crime satire by Sofia Coppola. Based on the article "The Suspects Wore Louboutins" by Nancy Jo Sales and originally published in Vanity Fair in 2010, The Blin...
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Episode 86: The Rashomon Effect from 2020-08-27T16:55:14
This is what happened...or is it? Pete and Martha take a look at the Rashomon Effect in film, starting with the titular film. Homework for the episode: Rashomon (1950, dir. Akira Kurosawa), Hero (2...
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Love YA! Plus One from 2020-08-19T20:34:59
Wedding season continues with a viewing of the 2019 rom com Plus One, directed by Jeff Chan and Andrew Rhymer and starring Maya Erskine and Jack Quaid.
Catch us next ep for the 2013 teen t...
Episode 85: The Gothic from 2020-08-12T21:22:41
Let's get spooky! Pete and Martha dig into Gothic stories, starting with Edgar Allan Poe and working up to Guillermo del Toro. Some day Pete will stop letting Martha pick purely self indulgent topi...
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Love YA! Selah & the Spades from 2020-08-05T22:41:01
Maren and Martha are here for you to discuss the 2019 Amazon original Selah & the Spades. This is usually when Martha would write something snappy for the description, but she's feeling pretty tapp...
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Episode 84: Media Catchup from 2020-07-30T16:57:43
Pete and Martha take a moment to recap some of the best stuff they've read, watched and listened to so far this year, including reminiscing about the last time they could go to the movie theater. R...
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Love YA! Palm Springs from 2020-07-24T15:13:41
Our newest ep is a little outside of our normal oeuvre, but we think you'll dig it anyway. We're looking at the brand new Hulu rom com Palm Springs! GIANT SPOILER ALERT for Palm Springs! You will d...
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Episode 83: Afrofuturism from 2020-07-16T16:20:01
On this episode, we explore the rich and varied world of Afrofuturism: what it means, some foundational works, and the future of the movement. Homework for the episode: The Archandroid (2010, Janel...
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Love YA! A Wrinkle in Time from 2020-07-10T21:31:08
It's a brand new episode of Love YA! Things start out a little rocky because Maren and Martha both needed their coffee, but we get rolling pretty quick. We're here to discuss the book-to-film adapt...
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Episode 82: Racial Education for White Educators from 2020-07-02T17:01:57
Pete and Martha take their jobs as educators seriously, which is why they've committed themselves to beefing up their own education on the systemic racism and racial experiences of BIPOC in America...
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Love YA! Skate Kitchen from 2020-06-29T20:28:49
Sorry for the late ep! Martha and Maren watch and mostly enjoy the 2018 based-on-real-people skateboarding adventure Skate Kitchen. Check out their real life counterparts on Instagram!
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Episode 81: A Tale of Adaptation from 2020-06-19T19:16:37
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, white residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma descended on the Greenwood District of Tulsa. This district, colloquially referred to as Black Wall Street, was a prosperous district ...
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Love YA! What A Girl Wants from 2020-06-10T18:58:35
It's a throwback episode this week on Love YA, with Maren and Martha digging up the 2003 "gem" What A Girl Wants. We discuss Amanda Bynes' ouvre, the highs and lows of this early aughts film, and C...
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Episode 80: The Great Influenza from 2020-06-03T19:21:50
In an effort to make sense of *all of this*, Pete and Martha take a crack at The Great Influenza, the 2004 examination of the Spanish Flu by John M. Barry.
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Love YA! The Half of It from 2020-05-28T01:30:26
We have a brand new one for you! The Half of It is a brand spanking new Netflix Original, written and directed by Alice Wu and starring Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, and Alexxis Lemire.
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Episode 79: Real Stories, Adapted from 2020-05-21T16:57:18
Pete and Martha do a deep dive on one story: The Big Short, the 2010 expose of the 2007 financial crisis that was then adapted into the lightly fictionalized 2015 film directed by Adam McKay. We ge...
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Love YA! Book Smart from 2020-05-13T19:52:47
We take a break from streaming originals to watch Olivia Wilde's 2019 girl-centric comedy Book Smart, which Maren has never seen! Did she like it? Listen to find out...
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Episode 78: Celebrating the Underdog from 2020-05-07T16:47:59
Why exactly do we find underdog sports stories so captivating? It's lowkey Martha's favorite genre of movie, and Pete still finds a way of subverting the assignment for his own purposes.
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Love YA! The Space Between Us from 2020-04-30T00:37:26
Hey, the sound quality of this one sucks and we're sorry! We debated not posting it, but the chances of us being able to re-record it are pretty much none, so here it is with caveats. Something fun...
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Episode 77: Isolation from 2020-04-22T17:44:05
We take a look at how characters in film deal with isolation, since, you know, we're all in that boat. Spoiler alert: some people handle it NOT WELL. Homework for the episode: The Thing (dir. John ...
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Love YA! Be Somebody from 2020-04-15T16:22:37
Good morning! Maren and Martha are back to help ease your mind and guide you through these wild teen rom com waters. Today, we're discussing the Netflix offering Be Somebody.
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Episode 76: Quarantine Media from 2020-04-08T18:18:41
It's the flipside to our last episode! Pete and Martha bring you a few choice pieces of media to help us all process the pandemic and our personal quarantines. Homework for the episode: Kingdom of ...
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Love YA: Emo: The Musical from 2020-04-01T19:57:43
We're back! With a movie that we certainly watched with our own eyeballs! Today Maren and Martha are discussing the 2016 Australian movie, Emo: The Musical.
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Episode 75: Media in Quarantine from 2020-03-26T16:19:14
We're back! Sorry for the unintentional hiatus. The world has been kind of a lot for the last few months, and it hasn't been great for our (Martha) brains. But we've confabbed and reformatted some ...
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Love YA: P.S. I Still Love You from 2020-02-20T16:42:46
It's back, baybee! Maren and Martha get to take a breather from the chaff and get into the much-anticipated sequel to To All The Boys I've Loved Before. Is it as good as the first one? Probably not...
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Third Semester, Episode 10: 2020 Oscars from 2020-02-12T20:49:29
First, hear Martha's hilariously misguided predictions for the ceremony. Then, hear Pete, Martha and return guest Lizzie Meyer discuss the ceremony. We chat about the relevancy of the awards, the h...
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Lova YA! After from 2020-02-05T18:35:15
Disclaimer: neither Maren nor Martha harbors any ill will towards One Direction, fanfiction, or the creators and fans thereof. They do, however, harbor a great deal of ill will towards themselves f...
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Third Semester, Episode 10: Lost in Translation from 2020-01-29T15:45:51
Joel Kenyon, podcast extraordinaire, joins us once more for an in-depth look at international film and American adaptations. We achieve a surprising amount of parity on opinions for the materials a...
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Love YA! Ice Princess from 2020-01-22T19:34:21
We're back with another classic! Maren and Martha take to the ice to discuss the 2005 Disney film, Ice Princess.
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Third Semester, Episode 9: Idealizing Bad Men from 2020-01-15T22:34:02
Did you miss us? We missed you! Your DYDYH crew is back and joined by return guest and wonderful human Sarah Caputo to dig into the big question plaguing us all today: why on earth would anyone act...
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Love YA! The Princess Diaries from 2020-01-08T12:00:29
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Third Semester, Episode 8: Holiday Horror from 2019-12-18T19:07:56
Forget Halloween, Christmas is the true horrific holiday. Return guest Joe Caputo joins Pete and Martha to delve into why Christmas inspires such excellent horror movies, including a side trip into...
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Love YA! The Kissing Booth from 2019-12-11T00:52:31
Listen. We all make mistakes. Did Netflix make one with this movie? Who can say.
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Third Semester, Episode 7: Top Ten Movies of the Decade from 2019-12-04T22:37:43
It's our morally obligatory Top Ten Movies of the Decade episode.
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Love YA! Dumplin' from 2019-11-27T16:37:05
Maren and Martha go deep into body image, Dolly Parton, and the general joys of Jennifer Aniston and Southern hospitality when they discuss the Netflix adaptation Dumplin'.
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Third Semester, Episode 6: Immigrants in America from 2019-11-20T15:10:32
Return guest and friend of the pod Caitlin Flynn joins us for a discussion on immigrants and refugees in post-9/11 media. If it feels like the episode is a little thin, that's because Garage Band h...
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Love YA! Let It Snow from 2019-11-13T21:08:03
The weather is snowy and awful, so Maren and Martha attempt to combat it with a snowy and charming Christmas rom com. In the tradition of the holiday anthology, they are viewing and discussing Netf...
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Third Semester, Episode 5: Crises of Faith from 2019-11-09T20:11:33
It is entirely Martha's fault this one is so late, and she apologizes profusely! We're joined by friend of the show and return guest Austin to put a lens on religious characters in media and their ...
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Love YA! Sixteen Candles from 2019-10-30T20:55:13
It's throwback time to the movie that started it all! How does this cornerstone of the teen rom com genre hold up? Maren and Martha are here to revisit John Hughes and the wonderful Molly Ringwald ...
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Third Semester, Episode 4: Urban Legends from 2019-10-24T17:14:28
We're joined by friend of the pod Mark Rhomberg to get spooky! We take a long hard look at urban legends in this ep, starting with watching the real-time creation of Slenderman before digging into ...
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Love YA! Tall Girl from 2019-10-17T15:08:51
Welcome to the tenth episode of Love YA! Maren and Martha discuss the brand new Netflix original Tall Girl, and all the ways teens feel like they're awkward and outcast (but really, doesn't everyon...
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Third Semester, Episode 3: Guilty Pleasures from 2019-10-09T14:41:22
Pete and Martha go guestless to discuss the whos, whats, and whys of guilty pleasures. What do we feel guilty about enjoying, and why do we waste the energy on it?
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Love YA! Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List from 2019-10-02T14:42:11
For every banger based on a YA novel, there's one...less so. Maren and Martha try to spin straw into gold for this discussion on Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List, based on the novel by Rachel Cohn and ...
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Third Semester, Episode 2: King of Adaptations from 2019-09-25T01:44:30
We have a supersized episode for you this week because, much like Stephen King, we don't let our editors trim the fat. Returning guest Elizabeth Buehler joins us for an episode with EXTRA homework ...
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Love YA! To All the Boys I've Loved Before from 2019-09-19T14:26:35
It's time to finally discuss the movie that started it all. With the sequel's release date announced (February!), Martha and Maren take on the Netflix original adaptation, To All The Boys I've Love...
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Third Semester, Episode 1: In Living Memory from 2019-09-11T17:13:07
Welcome to the third semester of Did You Do Your Homework! Pete and Martha are sharply aware of the date this episode drops, so they turn their eye towards historical influences in pop culture - sp...
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Love YA! An Announcement from 2019-09-05T18:43:09
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Episode 24: Cycles of Storytelling from 2019-08-28T18:45:36
We've come to the end of our sophomore year, arbitrarily decided along with the school year, and to celebrate that Pete and Martha are talking about cycles in storytelling. The homework for the epi...
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Love YA: BATTLE from 2019-08-21T15:24:26
Maren and Martha take a brief detour from rom coms into the world of teen dance movies to discuss the Norwegian film BATTLE! They discuss their histories with dance movies, the tragedy of Channing ...
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Episode 23: Social Media Memes from 2019-08-15T00:04:56
Martha takes her Twitter meme addiction to the podcast! She and Pete discuss their reading wheel houses, favorite bad movies, describe themselves in four fictional characters, and more.
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Love YA: The Last Summer from 2019-08-08T19:03:43
It's so nice to watch a movie unambiguously set in Chicago! Martha and Maren are examining The Last Summer, something KJ Apa apparently filmed in between whatever is happening on Riverdale.
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Episode 22: Book Reports from 2019-07-31T12:41:16
It's summer and we're busy! Here's a recap of some of the media Pete and Martha have been enjoying this summer.
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Love YA! DJ Cinderella from 2019-07-25T14:29:42
This sure was a movie we watched! For the 5th episode of Love YA!, Maren and Martha try to find something worthwhile in the Netflix retelling of the Cinderella story. We kind of wish we'd just watc...
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Episode 21: Vacation Reads from 2019-07-17T15:10:47
Pete and Martha go guest-less in an episode all about recommending the perfect book for your vacation.
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Love YA: Candy Jar from 2019-07-11T14:39:44
Martha and Maren dig into the debate team vehicle Candy Jar, starring Jacob Latimore, Sami Gayle, Christina Hendricks, Uzo Adubo, and an inexplicable Helen Hunt.
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Episode 20: Animation Extravaganza from 2019-07-03T14:59:49
Friend of the show and returning guest Sarah is back to talk with us about animation. Sarah tells us about teaching animation to her classroom of small children, and then we all gush super hard ove...
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Love YA! Alex Strangelove from 2019-06-26T18:47:49
For our third episode, Martha and Maren turn their critical eyes on the Netflix original Alex Strangelove, starring Daniel Doheny and Madeline Weinstein, and directed by Craig Johnson.
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Episode 19: It's All Greek to Me from 2019-06-19T14:19:34
Pete and Martha are joined by return guest and friend of the podcast Austin to discuss modern interpretations of Greek Mythology. Our homework for the episode: Circe by Madeleine Miller, Oh Brother...
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Love YA! Sierra Burgess is a Loser from 2019-06-13T14:02:16
Maren and Martha are back with an all new episode - they take a deep dive into the Shannon Purser/Noah Centineo flick Sierra Burgess is a Loser (available on Netflix). Does this movie simply exist ...
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Episode 18: No Boys Allowed from 2019-06-05T15:45:16
It's an all ladies episode! Martha is joined by previous guests Maren Hagman and Michelle Ruegg to get into Mary Sues: what it means, who it describes, and is it even a useful phrase anymore (spoil...
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Love YA! The Perfect Date from 2019-05-29T22:08:23
Welcome to the debut episode of Love YA! A guided tour through the world of streaming teen romcoms. DYDYH host Martha is joined now and forever with cohost Maren, and to kick things off they are he...
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Episode 17: Game of Thrones from 2019-05-22T15:41:42
Pete and Martha go guestless to get down and dirty with Game of Thrones - what the showrunners got right, and what they really didn't, with that finale. We also talk about the impact GoT has had on...
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Episode 16: A Marvelous Discussion from 2019-05-08T12:00:19
Your hosts are joined by returning guest (with a new name) Lizzie Buehler Meyer to talk All Things Marvel Cinematic Universe. We spend a lot of time talking about whether Endgame worked for us (lot...
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Episode 15: Spring Break from 2019-04-24T13:33:02
Your intrepid hosts go guestless on this episode to catch up on all the media they've been enjoying so far this year, and what they're looking forward to for the rest of 2019.
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Episode 14: Ties that Bind from 2019-04-10T14:20:20
Family: can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em, but sometimes you can choose your own. We pick apart found family dynamics in our latest episode, where we are joined by podcast aficionado (and...
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Episode 13: Don't Show Your ClASSism from 2019-03-27T14:16:12
Did Martha want an excuse to talk about Sorry to Bother You for a solid hour? Possibly! Luckily she has a patient cohost and a good natured guest to join her. We break down classism in media (speci...
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Episode 12: DID We Love the 90's? from 2019-03-13T01:10:36
We've read all the listicles and seen the TV specials, but the question remains - for those of us who were there, DID we love the 90's? Return guest and 90's expert Josh Brown (from 40 Going on 14)...
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Episode 11: Investigating True Crime from 2019-02-27T16:10:20
We are not a true crime podcast, but we are discussing it thoroughly in today's episode. Return guest Sarah Caputo joins us in our deep dive on why we can't get enough of true crime. Homework inclu...
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Episode 10: Nostalgia from 2019-02-13T17:00:50
Friend of the podcast and return guest Maren joins us to dig into nostalgia - specifically, media ABOUT nostalgia. We talk about rose colored glasses, lampooning "the good old days," and why Pete a...
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Episode 9: Coming of Age from 2019-01-23T16:21:41
New guest Kim joins us to discuss coming of age stories: their appeal, universality, and sneaking diverse experiences into stories easily consumable by white people. We discuss Call Me By Your Name...
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Episode 8: Hypocrisy from 2019-01-09T16:11:26
Happy New Year! Today we discuss something not at all relevant to our current world situation, oh no, not at all, who would even think that:Â Hypocrisy. Starting the new year off on a positive, opti...
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Episode 7: Top Ten 0f 2018 from 2018-12-26T19:06:38
Pete and Martha go guestless to discuss their Top Ten pieces of pop culture from 2018. They also throw a lot of shade about their favorite and least favorite homework assignments from this year, an...
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Episode 6: Showing Vs. Telling from 2018-12-12T16:50:30
Friend of the pod and return guest Dan Karlin (of SooL Radio fame) joins us to discuss Showing vs. Telling in storytelling. Our homework: The Sopranos, The Hunger Games, and Asterios Polyp.
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Episode 5: Environmentalism from 2018-11-28T16:43:27
We're revisiting the question of conservation and environmentalism in our episode this week, where we're joined by friend of the show and repeat guest Caitlin. Some of the topics addressed: the res...
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Episode 4: The Ghosts of Memory from 2018-11-15T17:57:22
Mark Rhomberg is back on to talk about memory, time, and how it makes fools of us all (not really, but you get the idea). We dig into how memories and time paradoxes mess up some characters and how...
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Episode 3: Halloween Spooktacular from 2018-10-31T14:33:02
We're bumping up our episode schedule just a bit to make sure you get our Halloween Spooktacular in a timely fashion! Friend of the show Michelle joins us to talk about what media scares us and why...
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Episode 2: Problematic Faves from 2018-10-24T18:51:20
We're joined by Joel from 40 Going on 14 to discuss something that's been in the news a lot lately - Problematic Faves. How do we deal with our favorite pop culture when the creators turn out to be...
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Episode 1: America to Me from 2018-10-10T02:42:33
We're back! We have returned from our hiatus with a fully packed episode, starting with what's stuck in our heads this week and a deep dive on the Starz documentary America to Me, which happens to ...
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Book Reports #3 from 2018-09-26T16:03:05
Thank you for bearing with us! Here's the last of this round of book reports before we head into our second season of regular shows. Martha has a lot of feelings about Moana and also Twilight (she ...
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Book Reports #2 from 2018-09-12T01:27:39
It's our second round of hiatus book reports! In this ep, Martha talks about the now-outdated Achievement in Popular Cinema award floated by the Academy, which has been "postponed" because that ide...
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Book Reports #1 from 2018-08-29T15:00:01
Welcome to Episode 1 of our hiatus episodes! As you may remember from last ep, Pete and Martha are taking a few weeks to get the podcast organized and line up some great guests for you. In the mean...
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Episode 39: Reality TV from 2018-08-15T04:36:22
Friend of the podcast Lizzie is back to dig into reality tv - we made Pete watch the season finale of The Bachelorette, and we have no regrets. Homework was ostensibly The Bachelorette, Great Briti...
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Episode 38: Summer Blockbusters from 2018-08-01T14:24:40
In this one, we talk about summer blockbusters, what makes a movie a blockbuster, and how unfair it is that people tend to think poorly of big budget action movies that come out in the summer. We b...
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Extra Credit: Summer Media from 2018-07-18T14:43:24
It's summertime, and homework is honestly the last thing on our minds - we thought you guys deserved a break! Pete and I go guestless to brief you all on what we've been enjoying this summer in the...
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Episode 36: Zombies as Metaphor from 2018-07-04T03:28:49
Zombies are EVERYWHERE and now they're on our podcast, too. Join us and guest Austin to talk Warm Bodies, The Girl With All the Gifts, and the Newsflesh trilogy as we dive into what zombies stand f...
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Episode 35: Remixing the Bard from 2018-06-20T03:56:03
We get down with Shakespeare in our newest episode! Reoccurring friend of the show Maren Hagman joins us to discuss interpretations of Shakespeare's work, including the seminal Ran by Akira Kurosaw...
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Episode 34: PTSD from 2018-06-06T14:50:55
We get personal with a discussion on PTSD in pop culture: different portrayals, how it effects character motivation, and how we can use pop culture to help work through our own trauma. Joel Kenyon ...
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Episode 33: Virtue from 2018-05-23T14:58:18
Part two of Vice and Virtue! We're joined by guest Sara Shaw to talk about the ways in which virtue is portrayed, exploited, utilized and embodied by a variety of different characters. Homework for...
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Episode 32: Vice from 2018-05-09T14:15:31
We continue our cross-pollination with the 40 Going on 14 crowd today with special guest Pat Whaley! Pat brings some real life experience to our discussion on Vice (don't miss our next episode all ...
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Episode 31: Anti Heroes from 2018-04-25T17:00:45
We have a very special guest this episode - the oft referred to husband of host Martha, Bill! We discuss anti heroes, including some rousing disagreement on whether our characters of choice actuall...
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Episode 30: Toxic Masculinity from 2018-04-11T13:28:16
We're extra topical (and extra long) today as we're joined by friend of the show Caitlin Hofert to discuss toxic masculinity. Our homework includes two TED talks, the pilot of The Sopranos, and a Y...
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Episode 29: Niche Communities from 2018-03-27T23:13
Join us and guest Austin Delmond as we discuss niche communities in all their grit and glory. Homework for the episode: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle, Awesome Games Done Quick speedruns, and ...
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Episode 28: Awards Shows from 2018-03-14T03:29:57
We're joined by returning guest Lizzie Buehler to dissect the 2018 Academy Awards, just like every other pop culture podcast in existence! But seriously, we all have feelings and you're entitled to...
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Bonus Episode! Academy Awards Chatter from 2018-03-03T16:12:01
Enjoy this bonus episode!
Pete and Martha have a quick, unstructured chat about some of the contenders for the Academy Awards. Martha had just seen "Phantom Thread" and "Three Billboards," so ...
Episode 27: Fairy Tales from 2018-02-28T04:39:07
Today Martha's friend and coworker Lauren Maxwell joins us to talk about the wide and wonderful world of fairy tales! We look at the old, the new, and the remixed - Neil Gaiman's modern take on Sle...
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Episode 26: Body Image from 2018-02-14T02:35:49
This episode gets a little sensitive (hence the content warnings) as we delve into different portrayals of body image, eating disorders, and other self-image topics. We are joined by returning gues...
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Episode 25: Formative Media from 2018-01-31T13:11:24
We use the words "formative media" so often on the podcast that we decided we'd better to an episode about it so we could explain what exactly we mean by that. Today we're talking about the stories...
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Episode 24: Better Together: Teamups from 2018-01-17T04:47:14
Calee's back for our one year anniversary episode, which is all about Teamups ! With the insane popularity of comic-based film right now, pop culture is pretty saturated with teamups. For our homew...
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Episode 23: Top 10 of 2017 from 2018-01-03T01:24:50
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Episode 22: Moments of Character Transcendence from 2017-12-20T02:08:21
What exactly do we mean when we say "moments of character transcendence"? It's a lofty phrase, but what are we talking about? The characters we're examining - a witch-in-training, a lost and damage...
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Episode 21: Transformation from 2017-12-06T13:19:42
Friend of the show Sarah Caputo joins us today to talk TRANSFORMATION and all the ways it changes us. We have some feelings about character agency, the virtues of self-driven transformation vs. the...
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Extra Credit 20.5: Holiday Faves from 2017-11-22T12:55:42
Hello and welcome to our holiday break episode! Thanksgiving is tomorrow and we're all super busy making pies or eating turkey or watching football, so we have a nice light episode full of our favo...
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Episode 20: Masks from 2017-11-08T04:41:25
We're talking about MASKS, both literally and figuratively, with guest star Mark Rhomberg! We examine plot and character elements, and there may or may not be a round of patting each other on the b...
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Episode 19: Sound & Music from 2017-10-25T03:30:43
We get technical this week as we examine the ways that sound, music, and silence are used in various forms of visual media. Our guest for the episode is Dan Karlin, of SOOL Radio fame, who joins ou...
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Episode 18: Tabletop RPGs from 2017-10-11T03:46:42
We are leaving our three-media homework model to the side for a moment to try something different! This ep, we share our experiences with tabletop roleplaying games, and discuss the values we think...
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Episode 17: Ambition from 2017-09-27T03:25:33
Special guest host Lizzie Buehler joins us to discuss not throwing away our shots, toxic masculinity, and the musical stylings of Glee. Ambition is our topic of the hour: is it a good thing or a ba...
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Episode 16: You Can't Go Home Again from 2017-09-13T03:29:53
"Home" is a nebulous concept that is, by its nature, constantly redefined. We attempt to make sense of what it means to our main characters, and in the process get to talk about format and world bu...
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Episode 15: Forgiveness from 2017-08-30T03:40:54
We dig deep into semantics here, and it may be the first episode where that's a good thing! Across all three media, we encounter characters who are seeking forgiveness in some capacity or another: ...
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Episode 14.5: Summer School from 2017-08-16T03:28:07
The podcast is undergoing some changes, so we're taking a quick restructuring break to talk about what pop culture we've been consuming this summer: what's been awesome, and what has been...less so...
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Episode 14: Leaders & Leadership from 2017-08-02T04:24:27
Leadership plays a strong role in most narratives, and it behooves us to take a closer look at the strengths, weaknesses, and character traits of some of the many leaders we find in media. We gener...
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Episode 13: Fandom in Media from 2017-07-19T03:58:57
Today's episode is brought to you by fanculture everywhere. Join us as we take a deep dive into fandom and how media portrays it, from the perspective of male and female fans and even a bit from th...
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Episode 12: The Hero's Journey from 2017-07-05T13:54:21
Today we're getting academic with an in-depth discussion of that age-old storytelling convention, the hero's journey. Using Tolkein, Shrek, and an animated celebration of the Day of the Dead (The B...
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Episode 11: Grief and Grieving from 2017-06-21T14:00:14
Grief is something that everyone experiences in some shape or form during their lifetimes, and pop culture can help us develop the tools to deal with and overcome it. We thread our way through thre...
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Episode 10.5: Extra Credit from 2017-06-07T11:56:09
This is not a full episode of our podcast! Due to personal reasons, we were unable to fully prepare to give our listeners the best episode they deserved, so we're pushing the schedule back a week. ...
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Episode 10: Pop Culture Perceptions of Mental Health from 2017-05-23T23:33:48
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Episode 9: Strange Bedfellows from 2017-05-10T15:26:39
What exactly do we mean when we say "Strange Bedfellows"? We're talking weird character matchups between people who have absolutely nothing in common - or DO they? We get down and dirty on the subj...
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Episode 8: Caring (Or Not) For the Natural World from 2017-04-26T13:24:13
In this era of EPA rollbacks, what role should pop culture play in raising awareness? Is capitalism the source of all environmental evil? Is Avatar actually a really racist movie? All this and more...
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Episode 7: Alternative Facts or, How We Relate to News Media from 2017-04-12T16:42:46
Martha uses the podcast as a thinly veiled excuse to watch Shattered Glass again, and to plumb the depths of Slate to read about the real world scandal. Pete is way more politically savvy than anyo...
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Episode 6: Sacrifice from 2017-03-29T03:55:45
It's another perky episode where we somehow manage to have a good time, despite our weighty topic. Martha takes a victory lap when Pete admits that one of these items is his most favoritest homewor...
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Episode 5: The Hero/Sidekick Relationship from 2017-03-15T04:45:22
Have you ever wanted to put the relationship between Batman and his many, many sidekicks under a microscope and really get to the bottom of them? Good news! In this week's episode, we dig into the ...
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Episode 4: Reboots & Reimaginings from 2017-03-01T05:04:53
It's our fourth episode, which means we've officially been doing this for over a month! Hooray! This week, we dive into the concept of remakes, reboots, reimaginings and adaptations and Martha real...
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Not All Wounds Are Visible from 2017-02-15T05:59:31
In our third episode, the hosts of Did You Do Your Homework discuss BULLYING in all its ugly forms! Homework for this week: Dazed & Confused, Hjordis mini-series, and Th1rteen R3asons Why by Jay As...
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Episode 2: Welcome to the Resistence from 2017-02-01T04:48:53
In our second episode, we all get real fired up about the current political climate, while also DEEPLY admiring the role that people of color, teens, and especially teenage girls are playing in our...
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Episode 1: Who Am I? Identity As a Story Tool from 2017-01-18T05:39:24
It's here! Our debut episode, in which we discuss how identity functions as a narrative tool, get used to the flow of conversation in a podcast, and Martha gets a little cranky about what people se...
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