Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
240 episodes - English - Latest episode: 20 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWe are educators connecting academic ideas to popular culture
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Third Semester, Episode 6: Immigrants in America
November 20, 2019 15:10 - 55 minutes - 102 MBReturn 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 had a snitfit and we lost most of our audio! Pete did the best he could to get you all an ep, and we apologize if the episode feels a little disjointed. Homework for the episode: Carnival Row, 1.05: "Grieve No More" (2019 Amazon Prime original) Gangs of New York, dir. Martin Scorsese, 2002 Internmen...
Love YA! Let It Snow
November 13, 2019 21:08 - 34 minutes - 63.8 MBThe 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 Netflix's brand spanking new adaptation Let It Snow.
Third Semester, Episode 5: Crises of Faith
November 09, 2019 20:11 - 1 hour - 157 MBIt 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 crises of faith. Homework for the episode: Silence (2016, dir. Martin Scorsese), SIgns (2002, dir. M. Night Shyamalan), and The Da Code (2003, wri. Dan Brown).
Love YA! Sixteen Candles
October 30, 2019 20:55 - 45 minutes - 82.6 MBIt'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 as they discuss Sixteen Candles.
Third Semester, Episode 4: Urban Legends
October 24, 2019 17:14 - 1 hour - 124 MBWe'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 media inspired by the scary stories we tell ourselves. Homework: Candyman (1992, dir. Bernard Rose); Beware the Slenderman (2016, dir. Irene Taylor Brodsky); Over the Garden Wall (2014, crt. Katie Krentz and Patrick McHale)
Love YA! Tall Girl
October 17, 2019 15:08 - 45 minutes - 83.3 MBWelcome 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 everyone feel that way?)
Third Semester, Episode 3: Guilty Pleasures
October 09, 2019 14:41 - 57 minutes - 105 MBPete 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? Homework for the episode: EMOTION by Carly Rae Jepson, 1989 by Taylor Swift, and A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton.
Love YA! Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List
October 02, 2019 14:42 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MBFor 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 David Levithan.
Third Semester, Episode 2: King of Adaptations
September 25, 2019 01:44 - 1 hour - 159 MBWe 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 to go deep into Stephen King and the adaptations of his work, all the good, bad, and ugly. Homework for the episode: Carrie, novel published in 1974; Carrie, film by Brian de Palma released in 1976; Carrie, film by Kimberly Pierce released in 2013; IT, novel published in 1986; IT: Chapter One, film...
Love YA! To All the Boys I've Loved Before
September 19, 2019 14:26 - 40 minutes - 75 MBIt'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 Loved Before. Is it the perfect teen rom com? You'll have to listen to find out.
Third Semester, Episode 1: In Living Memory
September 11, 2019 17:13 - 56 minutes - 104 MBWelcome 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 - specifically, turning history into pop culture. The homework for the episode: The Hurt Locker, directed by Kathryn Bigelow; Remember Me, directed by Allen Coulter.
Love YA! An Announcement
September 05, 2019 18:43 - 2 minutes - 1.84 MBLove YA! An Announcement by Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast
Episode 24: Cycles of Storytelling
August 28, 2019 18:45 - 1 hour - 121 MBWe'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 episode: N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning novel The Fifth Season, and everyone's favorite techni-color landscape film The Wizard of Oz.
Love YA: BATTLE
August 21, 2019 15:24 - 41 minutes - 76.4 MBMaren 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 Tatum and Jenna Dewan's divorce, and never actually say that you should watch this movie (but please do, it's really good!)
Episode 23: Social Media Memes
August 15, 2019 00:04 - 55 minutes - 101 MBMartha 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.
Love YA: The Last Summer
August 08, 2019 19:03 - 37 minutes - 67.8 MBIt'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.
Episode 22: Book Reports
July 31, 2019 12:41 - 36 minutes - 67.2 MBIt's summer and we're busy! Here's a recap of some of the media Pete and Martha have been enjoying this summer.
Love YA! DJ Cinderella
July 25, 2019 14:29 - 32 minutes - 60.3 MBThis 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 watched A Cinderella Story.
Episode 21: Vacation Reads
July 17, 2019 15:10 - 51 minutes - 94.9 MBPete and Martha go guest-less in an episode all about recommending the perfect book for your vacation.
Love YA: Candy Jar
July 11, 2019 14:39 - 42 minutes - 78.1 MBMartha and Maren dig into the debate team vehicle Candy Jar, starring Jacob Latimore, Sami Gayle, Christina Hendricks, Uzo Adubo, and an inexplicable Helen Hunt.
Episode 20: Animation Extravaganza
July 03, 2019 14:59 - 1 hour - 148 MBFriend 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 over how incredible animated movies can be and how frustrating it is that people dismiss so many of them as "just for kids." The homework for the episode: Pete: The Breadwinner (2018 from Cartoon Saloon) Sarah: ParaNorman (2011 from Laika Studios) Martha: Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse (2018 from Co...
Love YA! Alex Strangelove
June 26, 2019 18:47 - 43 minutes - 80.3 MBFor 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. Love YA! releases on opposing Wednesdays from Did You Do Your Homework.
Episode 19: It's All Greek to Me
June 19, 2019 14:19 - 1 hour - 139 MBPete 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, Where Art Thou? directed by the Cohen Brothers, and the webcomic Lore Olympus written and drawn by Rachel Smythe (find it on Webtoons.com!) Mark it on your calendars, folks: all three hosts loved all three homeworks! Truly this is a watershed moment for the podcast.
Love YA! Sierra Burgess is a Loser
June 13, 2019 14:02 - 44 minutes - 81.2 MBMaren 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 to capitalize on the SAVE BARB initiative? Maybe!
Episode 18: No Boys Allowed
June 05, 2019 15:45 - 1 hour - 113 MBIt'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 (spoiler alert: no). Pete will be back next week for our discussion on Greek mythology adaptations. In the mean time, make sure to check out Martha and Maren's new podcast Love YA!, which appears on this stream and Martha fails to actually name in the podcast!
Love YA! The Perfect Date
May 29, 2019 22:08 - 36 minutes - 66.9 MBWelcome 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 here to discuss the Noah Centineo vehicle The Perfect Date (available on Netflix). Love YA! releases on opposing Wednesdays from Did You Do Your Homework.
Episode 17: Game of Thrones
May 22, 2019 15:41 - 53 minutes - 97.4 MBPete 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 our pop culture landscape, and make some predictions about where we go from here. Stuck in our heads this week: Pete: Jamilla Woods, The National, and Carly Rae Jepson Martha: His Dark Materials trailer
Episode 16: A Marvelous Discussion
May 08, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 137 MBYour 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 (lots of spoilers!), then have a freewheeling conversation that includes our top 5 MCU movies and whether the 10-year MCU experiment has been successful. And we have a pretty long sidebar about just how far Spoiler Culture has gotten out of hand.
Episode 15: Spring Break
April 24, 2019 13:33 - 1 hour - 123 MBYour 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.
Episode 14: Ties that Bind
April 10, 2019 14:20 - 1 hour - 124 MBFamily: 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 husband of return guest Sarah Caputo) Joe Caputo! After talking enthusiastically about what's stuck in our heads this week, we get into the nitty, gritty, and bodily horror of some found family stories. The homework for the episode: Runaways, vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughn and Adrian Alphona, the 1988 ...
Episode 13: Don't Show Your ClASSism
March 27, 2019 14:16 - 1 hour - 135 MBDid 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 (specifically from American and British perspectives) by looking at Boots Riley's debut film, Jeeves & Wooster, and the Mark Millar graphic something Kingsman: The Secret Service with guest (and fellow librarian!) Hannah Rapp.
Episode 12: DID We Love the 90's?
March 13, 2019 01:10 - 1 hour - 127 MBWe'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) joins us to get into it. Leave your nostalgia at the door, because we do not have time for it today. The homework: Scream (1996, dir. Wes Craven), The Maxx (1993, wri. Sam Kieth), Boy Meets World (1993, ABC).
Episode 11: Investigating True Crime
February 27, 2019 16:10 - 1 hour - 135 MBWe 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 includes In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Zodiac by David Fincher, and the Onion's satirical podcast, A Very Fatal Murder.
Episode 10: Nostalgia
February 13, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBFriend 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 and Martha don't get that excited about musicals. The homework: Meet Me the 1944 film In St. Louis, the Hold Steady album Boys & Girls in America, and the 1998 seminal film Pleasantville.
Sick Day
February 06, 2019 16:58 - 7 minutes - 13.7 MBHey guys! No real episode this week, and for that we apologize - Martha was sick and had no voice, which doesn't make for a very good recording experience. In absentia, please enjoy us gabbing about His Dark Materials with Sarah Shaw, and we will be back with our real episode next time!
Episode 9: Coming of Age
January 23, 2019 16:21 - 1 hour - 119 MBNew 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, Persepolis, and The House on Mango Street.
Episode 8: Hypocrisy
January 09, 2019 16:11 - 1 hour - 129 MBHappy 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: Hypocrisy. Starting the new year off on a positive, optimistic foot, eh? Return guest Sara Shaw also helps us share some of the good, positive things in our lives, like video games and Philip Pullman.
Episode 7: Top Ten 0f 2018
December 26, 2018 19:06 - 1 hour - 157 MBPete 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, and reiterate A LOT about how LONG 2018 has been. See you guys next year!
Episode 6: Showing Vs. Telling
December 12, 2018 16:50 - 1 hour - 115 MBFriend 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.
Episode 5: Environmentalism
November 28, 2018 16:43 - 1 hour - 144 MBWe'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 responsibility humanity has towards caring for our world, the roles of ecoterrorism and legal loopholes in defending the environment, and really cute robots and owls. What's stuck in our heads this week: Pete: #GrittyABook > The Gritty & the Gritty > The City & the City BBC Martha: Damsel by Elana Arn...
Episode 4: The Ghosts of Memory
November 15, 2018 17:57 - 1 hour - 118 MBMark 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 they play with story, and we all only fight a little about Interstellar. Our homework: The Haunting of Hill House (Netflix show), Here by Richard McGuire, and Interstellar, from director Christopher Nolan. Follow us on Twitter @DYDYHpodcast!
Episode 3: Halloween Spooktacular
October 31, 2018 14:33 - 1 hour - 125 MBWe'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 (and also why we kind of like it). The homework for the episode: The Exorcist (film), The Shining (book), and season 3 episode 5 of Community, "Horror Fiction in Seven Spooky Steps." Our next episode will be focused on ghosts, but not the spooky kind (well, not really....). Mark Rhomberg returns t...
Episode 2: Problematic Faves
October 24, 2018 18:51 - 1 hour - 134 MBWe'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 trash? We discuss The Cosby Show, JK Rowling, The Breakfast, and more. Our next episode is our Halloween Spooktacular, and will be coming to you one week early! Your homework for next ep: the film version of The Exorcist, the book version of The Shining, and Community 3.05, "Horror Fiction in Seve...
Episode 1: America to Me
October 10, 2018 02:42 - 1 hour - 143 MBWe'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 be the high school we all went to. Return guest Bill joins us to talk about the documentary, our experiences, and our feelings re: our hometown Next episode we're joined by friend of the show Joel from 40 Going on 14 to discuss problematic faves. The homework for next episode will be: Harry Potter ...
Book Reports #3
September 26, 2018 16:03 - 34 minutes - 62.4 MBThank 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 swears it's related), and also about female teen characters in YA lit. Pete would like to talk to you about problematic podcast phenomena in the context of Serial and S-Town, and also Big Red Machine, PEOPLE music platform, and collaborations in music.
Book Reports #2
September 12, 2018 01:27 - 30 minutes - 55.9 MBIt'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 idea was dumb and bad. She also gets into why Teen Rom Coms are Good, Actually and the importance of movies like Love, Simon and To All the Boys I've Loved Before. Pete talks the role of history books in pop culture, and also his experience with Slice ("that pizza delivery/werewolf/horror-comedy starin...
Book Reports #1
August 29, 2018 15:00 - 22 minutes - 41.5 MBWelcome 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 meantime, we're sending you some shorty individual discussions on what we're enjoying right now. Included in this episode: Free! and cultural norms reflected in pop culture, Crazy Rich Asians and good storytelling,the board game Codename and the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemison.
Episode 39: Reality TV
August 15, 2018 04:36 - 54 minutes - 99.2 MBFriend 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 British Bake Off, and The Great Food Truck Race, but we talk about a TON of stuff. Also: an announcement about the next couple of episodes!
Episode 38: Summer Blockbusters
August 01, 2018 14:24 - 46 minutes - 85.4 MBIn 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 both have a lot of feelings about superheroes and Steven Spielberg.
Extra Credit: Summer Media
July 18, 2018 14:43 - 40 minutes - 74.7 MBIt'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 realms of pop culture. Easy breezy.