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Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 145B: Oscars Post-Show

March 12, 2024 19:00 - 44 minutes - 81.2 MB

A SECOND episode, so soon?? We had feelings about the Oscars and we had to share. Regular episodes coming soon!

Episode 145: Oscars Pre-Show

March 08, 2024 19:54 - 1 hour - 195 MB

We have returned from our unintentional hiatus to bring you our Oscars pre-show! We discuss the categories, our predictions, what we wish got noms, and our faves and least favorites from 2023.

Episode 144: Best of 2023

January 17, 2024 18:05 - 1 hour - 202 MB

All three of your DYDYH network regulars are here to share their best of lists for 2023!

Love YA! EXMAS

December 31, 2023 16:34 - 44 minutes - 80.6 MB

Our previous episode is lost to the editing gods, but we're here on the last day of 2023 to give to you our Christmas episode! Maren and Martha celebrate the season with the Amazon Freevee original EXMAS (2023, dir. Jonah Feingold) starring the wonderful Leighton Meester and the totally fine Robbie Amell. Who wins when exes go head to head on Christmas? In this case, kind of everyone!

Episode 143: It's Miyazaki's World

December 18, 2023 21:20 - 2 hours - 263 MB

And we're just living in it, baby! The only way to adequately discuss the grandmaster of animation is with a double-stuffed episode, and to help us out we're joined by our friends at Catching Up David! The crossover event of the season goes over the career of Hayao Miyazaki, how his works have shaped and affected us, and how we feel about his newest, The Boy & the Heron. Movies specifically discussed in detail (there will be spoilers): Laputa: The Castle in the Sky (1986) My Neighbor Totoro...

Episode 142: Wes Anderson

November 13, 2023 22:11 - 1 hour - 136 MB

Does what it says on the tin - we're digging into the works of one of America's most distinctive filmmakers, Wes Anderson.

Love YA! Love Again

October 30, 2023 21:49 - 37 minutes - 69.4 MB

Happy Love YA Day! We're discussing an episode I would have sworn was a Netflix original but somehow actually got a theatrical release! Probably because Priyanka Chopra Jones is so great. On this episode: Love, Again (2023, dir. Jim Strouse)

Episode 141b: Fall of the House of Usher

October 20, 2023 17:10 - 50 minutes - 92.1 MB

As promised, our spoiler-filled discussion of the Mike Flanagan adaptation, Fall of the House of Usher! Spoilers for the series up through episode 7.

Episode 141: Edgar Allan Poe

October 16, 2023 20:59 - 1 hour - 134 MB

Pete and Martha are extremely excited about the upcoming FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, so they're dedicating a whole episode to the father of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Coming up next: an examination of the king of Americana, Wes Anderson!

Love YA! Red, White and Royal Blue

October 02, 2023 20:01 - 45 minutes - 83.7 MB

It's here! One of Martha's highly anticipated movies of the year. Does the 2023 Amazon adaptation Red, White and Royal Blue (dir. Matthew López) live up to expectations? What is Uma Thurman up to as the president? What even IS a rom com? For next time: Love Again (2023, dir. Jim Strouse)

Episode 140: Richard Linklater's BEFORE

September 19, 2023 21:16 - 1 hour - 168 MB

It's a DYDYH/Love YA crossover! Maren and Martha have referenced Richard Linklater's BEFORE movies about 800 times, so we decided it was time to do a deep dive. Pete, Martha and Maren get together to share their experiences and relationships to this trilogy, and how that may have evolved the same way that Jesse and Celine have. For next time: a Poe extravaganza! We're getting ready for Mike Flanagan's FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER, and to prepare, we're reading the source material and watching ...

Love YA! Happiness for Beginners

September 05, 2023 14:56 - 51 minutes - 94.8 MB

We've got a brand new one for you! Maren and Martha dig into the 2023 Netflix adaptation Happiness for Beginners (dir. Vicky Wight). Listen to find out how we feel about Ellie Kemper's foray into being a (semi) dramatic lead, her chemistry (??) with co-star Luke Grimes, and all the Patagonia advertising you could ask for.

Episode 139: Sunset on Summer Blockbusters

August 22, 2023 20:14 - 1 hour - 111 MB

You may be wondering, haven't our very good friends Pete and Martha discussed summer blockbusters before? And the answer is yes, but it's been a while, and now Martha has actually seen JAWS and is ready to talk about it. Call this our Barbenheimer episode!

Love YA! Love & Gelato

August 07, 2023 18:56 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MB

Netflix continues to be top dog in adapting charming YA books into questionably awkward movies! Today, Maren and Martha are looking at the 2022 adaptation, Love & Gelato (dir. Brandon Camp).

Episode 138: Summer Camp

July 25, 2023 14:23 - 59 minutes - 109 MB

It's the middle of summer, so we're going to camp! Pete and Martha talk about summer camp, what the appeal is, and why it's become a mainstay of American pop culture. Homework for the episode: Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean Cunningham) and Wet Hot American Summer (2001, dir. David Wain).

Love YA! Bros

July 10, 2023 20:36 - 42 minutes - 77.8 MB

Maren and Martha are here to give due to the 2022 BROS (dir. Nicholas Stoller) and the comedic voice of Billy Eichner. We discuss what makes a rom com, what makes a romance (the answer may surprise you!), and ruminate on who is allowed to be raunchy in Hollywood these days.

Rerun: Sea Shanties

June 23, 2023 17:05 - 59 minutes - 108 MB

Pete's on vacation and Martha started a new job, so we're posting a rerun for you: Episode 99, Sea Shanties! Remember when those were a thing? Next episode: we're going back to summer camp! The homework for the episode will be Friday the 13th (1980, dir. Sean S. Cunningham) and Wet Hot American Summer (2001, dir. )David Wain

Love YA! Do Revenge

June 07, 2023 22:09 - 40 minutes - 73.7 MB

Martha and Maren are joined by a very special guest today: you may know him from Did You Do Your Homework, it's Pete! We're here to talk all about the 2022 Netflix original DO REVENGE (dir. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson). Hear us talk about this candy colored teen revenge flick, and all the other teen revenge flicks we thought of while watching it.

Episode 137: Anti (?) War Movies

May 26, 2023 19:55 - 1 hour - 134 MB

François Truffaut famously said in an interview with Gene Siskel that "I don't think I've really seen an antiwar film. Every film about war ends up being pro-war." What does it mean for a film to be "anti-war?" Is it true that to enshrine something to film is to ennoble it? We dig into the idea of anti-war cinema with the new adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front (2022, dir. Edward Berger) and the perennial classic Apocalypse Now (1979, dir. Francis Ford Coppola).

Love YA! Rye Lane

May 14, 2023 21:05 - 46 minutes - 84.5 MB

Martha and Maren check out the brand spanking new RYE LANE (2023, dir. Raine Allen-Miller). Check out their thoughts on these two crazy kids! For next time: the Netflix original DO REVENGER (2022, dir. Jennifer Kaytin Robinson)

Episode 136: Robot Woobification

May 01, 2023 14:29 - 55 minutes - 101 MB

Sometimes our work lives impact our fun lives! That is certainly the case, as a "request" from Martha's boss triggers a rabbit hole about how we fear - and love - robots and AI in all their creepy forms. Homework for the episode: A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001, dir. Steven Spielberg) and M3GAN (2023, dir. Gerard Johnstone)

Love YA! Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between

April 17, 2023 16:40 - 40 minutes - 73.7 MB

We're returning to our roots - a good old fashioned streaming original based on a YA novel. And it's a fun one! Martha and Maren take a look at the 2022 Netflix original, Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between (dir. Michael Lewen) based on the book of the same name by Jennifer E. Smith. For next time: the 2023 Hulu original Rye Lane (dir. Raine Allen-Miller)

Episode 135.5: John Wick Addendum

April 14, 2023 02:19 - 37 minutes - 69.6 MB

Martha finally watched John Wick, so we had to talk about it! Lots of spoilers within!

Episode 135: John Wick

April 02, 2023 15:01 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MB

In honor of the fourth entry into one of the best gun-based action series in the last twenty years, Martha and Pete are diving into the John Wick franchise. Do we have anything new to say that hasn't already been closely examined elsewhere? Maybe! These movies sure are fun! Here is the article Martha quotes in the episode: https://www.looper.com/120821/john-wick-changed-action-movies-one-noticed/

Love YA! Leap Year

March 18, 2023 18:25 - 39 minutes - 72.8 MB

For a bit o'luck this year, Martha and Maren take a dip to someone's approximation of Ireland in the 2010 rom com, Leap Year. Currently streaming on Netflix, directed by Anand Tucker, starring Amy Adams and Matthew Goode (and Adam Scott...allegedly).

Episode 134: Oscars 95

March 14, 2023 23:52 - 59 minutes - 108 MB

It's a special bonus episode! Martha and Pete break down the 95th Academy Awards, including snubs, surprises, and the stuff that just makes us really happy.

Episode 133: Too Many Draculas

March 07, 2023 16:59 - 2 hours - 227 MB

It's another crossover event with our very good friends, Catching Up David! We sit down to survey Dracula in his many forms, going back to his roots with DRACULA (1931, dir. Tod Browning) and continuing through to DRACULA: UNTOLD (2014, dir. Gary Shore). Also discussed: DRACULA (1958, dir. Terence Fisher) and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (192, dir. Francis Ford Coppola). Check out Catching Up David at http://catchingupdavid.podbean.com

Love YA! Your Place or Mine

February 21, 2023 21:37 - 41 minutes - 76.1 MB

Romance is in the air! Maren and Martha are back on the air with Netflix's fresh off the presses Your Place or Mine (2023, dir. Aline Brosh McKenna). We stan an age appropriate pairing, but is this movie charming or does it fall short? Listen and find out...

Episode 132: The Star Wars Episode

February 06, 2023 16:44 - 1 hour - 150 MB

In the year 2023, two millennials decided that what the internet really needed was yet another episode about STAR WARS. Come along with us and hear our hot takes, our histories, and our experiences with the STAR WARS universe and what it means to us as two nerds growing up in the early aughts.

Episode 131: We're Back!

January 21, 2023 19:54 - 2 hours - 242 MB

Look, we said we were taking a summer break, and sometimes summer breaks become accidental hiatuses. We're sorry! But much like the dinosaurs in the 1991 animated classic, WE'RE BACK! Pete, Maren and Martha sit down together to hash out the best of 2022. Not everyone agrees, and that's okay! What made your best of the year awards? Find us on social media: Martha: @magicalmartha Pete: @piko3000 Maren: @a_star_danced And check out Martha's newsletter at tinyletter.com/magicalmartha

Love YA! Fire Island

July 01, 2022 22:05 - 45 minutes - 84.2 MB

We missed Pride month by ONE DAY but frankly, Fire Island is eternal, so we're still timely in this case. Catch this delightful summer rom com and then listen to us dissect it in detail. May we all enjoy a beach vacation this wonderful this summer.

Episode 130: Into the Multiverse

June 24, 2022 20:31 - 1 hour - 119 MB

Somewhere in another universe, you got this episode sooner. In this universe, it's here now! Pete and Martha breakdown the concept of the multiverse and it's application in media, inspired by the recent spat of multiverse movies. Homework for the episode: Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022, dir. Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert); Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018, dir. Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman); Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021, dir. Sam Raimi) No new episodes ...

Love YA: Hearstopper

June 10, 2022 20:34 - 49 minutes - 90.7 MB

Maren and Martha are here on your feed to discuss the tooth-achingly adorable Netflix adaptation of HEARTSTOPPER! (2022, cr. Alice Oseman)

Episode 129: The Hannibals Lecter

June 02, 2022 18:36 - 56 minutes - 103 MB

Today we're discussing a pop culture icon, the one, the only...Hannibal Lecter. We take time for all of his incarnations, touching on the source material as well as the myriad of adaptations, and bring it all back to: why do we love Hannibal the Cannibal so dang much? Homework for the episode: Manhunter (1986, dir. Michael Mann), Silence of the Lambs (1991, dir. Jonathan Demme), Hannibal (2001, dir. Ridley Scott), Red Dragon (2002, dir. Brett Ratner), and Hannibal (2013-2015, pr. Bryan Fuller)

Love YA! The Hating Game

May 25, 2022 15:35 - 48 minutes - 88.2 MB

Maren and Martha spill the beans on the enemies to lovers tale, The Hating Game (2021, dir. Peter Hutchings).

Episode 128: Conspiracy Theories of the Aughts

May 09, 2022 19:49 - 1 hour - 115 MB

Pete and Martha sure did read a book for this episode. We take a dip back into the early aughts, when conspiracy theories were fun and fake news was about the Illuminati hiding treasure in tombs and not about lizard people sex traffickers. Homework for the episode: The Da Vinci Code (2003, auth. Dan Brown) and National Treasure (2004, dir. Jon Turteltaub)

Love YA! Better Nate Than Ever

May 02, 2022 18:50 - 50 minutes - 91.6 MB

Maren and Martha skew a little younger today to discuss the Disney+ middle grade adaptation of Better Nate Than Ever (2022, dir. Tim Federle).

Episode 127: Optimistic Sci Fi

April 24, 2022 17:01 - 1 hour - 119 MB

The world sucks, but maybe it can get better? Pete and Martha attempt to dispel some of the soul-sucking pessimism by looking at media that is inherently optimistic and forward thinking. Also there are giant robots involved. Homework for the episode: Pacific Rim (2013, dir. Guillermo del Toro) and The Ministry for the Future (2020, Kim Stanley Robinson).

Love YA! I Want You Back

April 19, 2022 21:23 - 45 minutes - 83.1 MB

Maren and Martha are back in your ears to discuss the brand new, Amazon Prime original I Want You Back (2022, dir. Jason Orley). The big takeaway? Put Charlie Day and Jenny Slate in more romances!

Episode 126: Academy Award Predictions

March 26, 2022 16:08 - 1 hour - 145 MB

We're right under the wire with this one, but here are all our predictions for tomorrow's 94th Academy Awards!

Love YA! All Summers End

March 22, 2022 00:53 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MB

Don't think of the episode as late, think of it as getting two episodes of content this week! (We're sorry!) Martha and Maren return to the deep well of teen summer romance movies, with the Kaitlyn Deaver vehicle from 2017, All Summers End (Tye Sheridan who?) Directed by Kyle Wilamowski.

Episode 125: Faith or Something Like It

March 14, 2022 15:50 - 1 hour - 141 MB

Will Pete and Martha ever get tired of plumbing religion for discussion topics? Not likely. Today, we tackle depictions of faith in popular culture, both the serious reflections and the satire - and where those two things intersect. Homework for the episode: A Serious Man (2009, dir. The Coen Brothers), The Righteous Gemstones (2019-curent, cr. Danny McBride)

Love YA! Book of Love

March 05, 2022 23:49 - 43 minutes - 80.4 MB

This one's hot off the presses - we get deep into romance and the readers that love it with our discussion of Amazon Prime's 2022 release, Book of Love (dir. Analeine Cal y Mayor). Do we fall in love with this bilingual tale of transcription? Listen to find out...

Episode 124: Rise of the Batsmen

February 28, 2022 05:30 - 1 hour - 139 MB

A few weeks ago, Martha made a list on Twitter, and Pete decided we needed a whole episode to hash out the fallout from that list. It's our Batman episode! We're talking about the archetypical hero, the Dark Knight himself, the world's greatest detective in his iconic cinematic incarnations. Homework for the episode: Batman (1989, dir. Tim Burton); Batman Forever (1995, dir. Joel Schumacher); Batman Begins (2005, dir. Christopher Nolan).

Love YA! Dear Evan Hansen

February 20, 2022 17:43 - 1 hour - 119 MB

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 the musical talents of Amandla Stenberg.

Episode 123: Dueling Movie Releases

February 14, 2022 20:59 - 1 hour - 151 MB

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 consciousness, while one fades away into pop culture obscurity. What determines these "winners" and "losers" in the world of dueling movies? We take a look at two twin pairs: Big Trouble in Little China (1986, dir. John Carpenter) and The Golden Child (1986, dir. Michael Ritchie); and Armageddon (1998, dir. ...

Love YA! Starstruck

February 05, 2022 21:13 - 53 minutes - 98.9 MB

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-gen Millennials? About as well as you'd expect...

Episode 122: Self Aware Stories

January 31, 2022 19:33 - 1 hour - 110 MB

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 realization that we may all just be side characters in someone else's book. Homework for the episode: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende (1979); In the Mouth of Madness (1994, dir. John Carpenter); Stranger than Fiction (2006, dir. Marc Forster)

Love YA! Summer '03

January 21, 2022 22:59 - 39 minutes - 73.2 MB

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.

Episode 121: Our Top Tens of 21

January 14, 2022 23:03 - 1 hour - 139 MB

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 loves a ranked list! Here are our personal Top Ten Lists of 2021.

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