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Episode 121: Our Top Tens of 21
January 14, 2022 23:03 - 1 hour - 139 MBIt'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.
Episode 120: Enter the Matrices
January 02, 2022 18:34 - 1 hour - 143 MBFollow 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 figure you've probably seen those before). Coming next time: our top ten lists from 2021! Happy New Year, everyone!
Love YA! A Castle for Christmas
December 26, 2021 17:09 - 35 minutes - 65.7 MBIt'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. We're going to take a short break and will be back in your ears in 4 weeks. Real life is upon us! Happy new year, everyone!
Episode 119: Historical Anachronisms
December 16, 2021 21:16 - 1 hour - 111 MBWe 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-, created by Tony McNamara). Pete finally gets an episode as self-indulgent as Martha has for years and years. Will Martha pronounce the word "anachronism" correctly? You'll have to listen to find out!
Love YA! Unaccompanied Minors
December 10, 2021 21:35 - 49 minutes - 90.2 MBWe 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 being hunted like animals by Lewis Black? Listen and find out...
Episode 118: Animation vs. Live Action
December 04, 2021 21:02 - 59 minutes - 110 MBIt'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 expanded universe.
Love YA! Love Hard
November 26, 2021 22:54 - 45 minutes - 83 MBSorry 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 (2021, dir. Hernan Jimenez). It's not included in the episode, but our next movie will be Unaccompanied Minors (2006, dir. Paul Feig, available on Netflix).
Episode 117: Dystopic Game Shows
November 19, 2021 00:49 - 1 hour - 114 MBWe'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) and The Running Man (1987, dir. Paul Michael Glaser).
Love YA! The First Time
November 12, 2021 18:12 - 47 minutes - 86.5 MBI 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 film The First Time (dir. Jonathan Kasdan), starring Britt Robertson, Dylan O'Brien, and many others.
Episode 116: Desert Power
November 03, 2021 19:14 - 1 hour - 159 MBDid 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 desert power epics, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962, dir. David Lean)and DUNE (2021, dir. Denis Villeneuve) and discuss their impact on cinema and science fiction.
Love YA! Afterlife of the Party
October 29, 2021 16:07 - 43 minutes - 79.3 MBOne 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, starring Victoria Justice and Midori Francis.
Episode 115: A Special Crossover Event
October 21, 2021 22:44 - 2 hours - 222 MBIt'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 episode: Super Mario Bros (1993, dir. Annabel Jankel and Rocky Morton); Street Fighter (1994, dir. Steven de Souza); Pokemon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1998, dir. Kunihiko Yuyama and Michael Hagney)
Love YA! Radio Rebel
October 14, 2021 17:43 - 43 minutes - 80.5 MBHow 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 Violet by Danielle Joseph.
Episode 114: Lure of the Cult
October 07, 2021 00:34 - 1 hour - 137 MBIn 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 break it down: The Jonestown Massacre: Paradise Lost (2007, dir. Tim Wolochatiuk), Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011, dir. Sean Durkin) and The Endless (2017, dir. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorehead)
Love YA! A Perfect Fit
October 01, 2021 17:23 - 48 minutes - 88.3 MBWe'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 beautiful tropic scenery and questionable life decisions of our characters.
Episode 113: The Rape Revenge Thriller
September 23, 2021 20:20 - 1 hour - 172 MBA 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 at the genre's beginnings and how women in film are reclaiming it to make their own statements. Homework for the episode: The Last House on the Left (1972, dir. Wes Craven); Revenge (2017, dir. Coralie Fargeat); Promising Young Woman (2020, dir. Emerald Fennell) The article Martha reads from: htt...
Episode 112: Altered Reality
September 10, 2021 20:05 - 53 minutes - 98.2 MBThis 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 (1997, dir. David Fincher), RABBITS (2017-current)
Love YA! Midnight Sun
September 03, 2021 21:53 - 48 minutes - 88.4 MBDid 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, MIDNIGHT SUN.
Episode 111: Summer Reads Replay
August 27, 2021 00:02 - 52 minutes - 95.7 MBIt'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 you joy this time, too. Next week, back to your regularly scheduled ARG discussion!
Love YA! Good on Paper
August 20, 2021 19:59 - 38 minutes - 71.2 MBMaren 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 what the answer is.
Episode 110: Arthur as Myth
August 14, 2021 21:26 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe 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 KNIGHT, which we have been itching to discuss for many months now. Homework for the episode: Excalibur (1981, dir. John Boorman) and Merlin (1998, dir. Steve Barron)
Episode 109: Commedia dell'Arthur
July 29, 2021 00:38 - 57 minutes - 106 MBPart 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 Stone (1963, dir. Wolfgang Reitherman), Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975, dir. Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones)
Love YA! Chemical Hearts
July 22, 2021 17:44 - 47 minutes - 86.2 MBWe 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 original, Chemical Hearts, based off the novel Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland. Written and directed by Richard Tanne, and starring Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams.
Episode 108: Arthur as History
July 14, 2021 22:11 - 1 hour - 125 MBDo 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 accurate" accounts of the King Arthur legend.
Love YA! Episode 50
July 08, 2021 14:14 - 48 minutes - 89.3 MBIt'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's to the next 50!
Episode 107: The Neo-Western
July 03, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe'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 Western set in modern times, with more cars than horses but just as many cowboy hats. Homework for the episode: No Country for Old Men (2007, dir. Joel and Ethan Coen) and Hell or High Water (2016, dir. David Mackenzie)
Love YA! Modern Persuasion
June 28, 2021 18:04 - 51 minutes - 94.3 MBHail 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 and Jonathan Lisecki) and critics agree: that certainly was a movie they watched.
Episode 106: Masculinity in the West
June 17, 2021 17:19 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIt'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 is a general good sport about all of it. Homework for the episode: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966, dir. Sergio Leone) and First Cow (2020, dir. Kelly Reichardt)
Love YA! Caught by a Wave
June 13, 2021 17:18 - 45 minutes - 83.9 MBSorry 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. Massimiliano Camaiti)
Episode 105: How the West Was Lost
June 02, 2021 22:30 - 1 hour - 114 MBYeehaw! 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 engaged with the idea of a vanishing Frontier. Homework for the episode: Deadwood, episodes 1-5 (2004, created by David Milch), and The Wild Bunch (1969, dir. Sam Peckinpah)
Love YA! Desperados
May 26, 2021 19:54 - 50 minutes - 93.3 MBCan you believe we talk about Desperados (2020, dir. LP) for almost a full hour and never get into the actual title? Shameful.
Episode 104: Found Family
May 21, 2021 21:50 - 1 hour - 110 MBLook, 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
May 14, 2021 16:47 - 56 minutes - 104 MBGirl, 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).
Episode 103: Archival Insertion
May 06, 2021 23:44 - 1 hour - 120 MBMartha 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 primary source materials woven into these fictionalized depictions of historical events? Are they effective? Let's talk about it!
Love YA! When We First Met
April 28, 2021 23:54 - 57 minutes - 106 MBWe 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 Sandel).
Episode 102: The New Testament
April 23, 2021 20:10 - 1 hour - 128 MBLook, 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 the Passion of the Christ. Specifically, we're looking at The Last Temptation of Christ (1988, dir. Martin Scorsese) and the live musical performance of Jesus Christ Superstar (2018, dir. David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski).
Love Ya! The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
April 19, 2021 17:09 - 53 minutes - 97.3 MBToday Maren and Martha take on the 2021 teen Groundhog Day Scenario flick, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things (dir. Ian Samuels).
Episode 101: Our Top 100, Part 2
April 07, 2021 17:42 - 2 hours - 313 MBPete and Martha finish their list of their Top 100 Media! Ranked lists are nonsense but we did our best.
Love YA! Love, Wedding, Repeat
April 05, 2021 18:54 - 1 hour - 110 MBSorry 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 movie we watched!
Episode 100
March 24, 2021 20:21 - 2 hours - 248 MBCan 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 no more lists need to be made. This is Part 1: 100-51.
Love YA! MOXIE
March 17, 2021 17:55 - 53 minutes - 97.7 MBNetflix 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.
Episode 99: We're On a Boat
March 11, 2021 20:57 - 59 minutes - 108 MBWe'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 the seas and discussing sea shanties, the Age of Sail, and fishing town thrillers. Homework for the episode: Master & Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003, dir. Peter Weir; Blow the Man Down (2019, dir. Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy) Bonus Content: Nathan Evans "Wellerman" remix (ht...
Love YA! Set It Up
March 03, 2021 23:35 - 53 minutes - 98.6 MBMartha 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 Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell.
Episode 98: His Dark Materials
February 27, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 151 MBHave 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! Interviews referenced: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-interview/the-fallen-worlds-of-philip-pullman https://www.ttbook.org/interview/his-dark-materials-author-philip-pullman-consciousness-all-things https://highprofiles.info/interview/philip-pullman/
Love YA! Always & Forever
February 17, 2021 23:05 - 1 hour - 111 MBWell, 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're talking the final adventures of Lara Jean Covey and Peter Kovinsky in To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021, dir. Michael Fimognari).
Episode 97: Cooking and Eating
February 11, 2021 15:11 - 59 minutes - 109 MBWe 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 Fat Acid Heat.
Love YA! Love, Guaranteed
February 08, 2021 23:16 - 37 minutes - 68.5 MBSorry 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 working! Maybe not in this so much, though. Warning: we do not say nearly as much about Cook's amazing wardrobe as we should have.
Episode 96: Food Your Feelings
January 29, 2021 22:04 - 1 hour - 122 MBWill 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 looking at two cartoons that celebrate food in all its glory: the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille (dir. Brad Bird and JenPinkava) and the 2015 anime series Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (dir. Yoshitomo Yonetani).
Love YA! The Prom
January 22, 2021 17:03 - 1 hour - 110 MBToday'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.
Episode 95: Pop Culture Visions of Politics
January 13, 2021 18:11 - 57 minutes - 105 MBEverything 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: Wag the Dog (dir. Barry Levinson, 1997); The West Wing, episodes 2.4 ("The Midterms," 2000), 4.6 ("Game On," 2002), 7.17 ("Election Day: Part II," 2006).