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Episode 162: All About Superman 2:18:03

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Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's our newest pop culture character deep dive!Joined by friend of the show and brother of host Mark, we dig deep on the Man of Steel, what we love and what's not so great. We're talking about the new James Gunn flick, but also get into the 1979 OG Superman, the 2013 Man of Steel, as well as the comics All…

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Episode 161: Haunted Houses 1:23:31

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It's Halloween in July! Pete has once again allowed Martha free reign to talk about her nonsense, so we're doing a horror episode. Homework discussed: House on Haunted Hill (1959, dir. William Castle); Poltergeist (1982, dir. Tobe Hooper); His House (2020, dir. Remi Weekes)Join us next month when we're all about the man himself, Superman!…

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Episode 160: Missions Impossible 1:35:22

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Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to listen to Martha and Pete yell about Mission: Impossible for approximately 90 minutes. Martha made a timeline of action movies , but to what end? Will you agree with their rankings of the movies? Will Tom Cruise perish doing a ridiculous stunt? There's only one way to find out.…

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Episode 159: When Science Was Cool 1:14:52

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Remember when science was cool and good and we all wanted to be Sam Neill in Jurassic Park? So do we! That's why we're bringing you a whole episode on science movies, why we love them, and how OPPENHEIMER became an absolute box office behemoth.Homework for the episode: Jurassic Park (1993, dir. Stevie Spiels); The Martian (2015, dir. Ridley Scott);…

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Episode 158: A Mann Amongst Men 1:23:10

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Are you a Mann or aren't you? We've touched on Michael Mann here and there but it's time to put him under the microscope.Homework for the episode: The Last of the Mohicans (1992), Heat (1995), The Insider (1999), and Miami Vice (2006). Also discussed: Ferrari (2023), Collateral (2004)By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 157: The Oscars 1:23:36

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It's the discussion Martha looks forward to all year - our Oscars breakdown! Find out what we liked, what bummed us out, what fits we appreciated and what bits worked best. We recommend listening to this episode whilst watching a sandworm play a harp for no reason.On our next episode: it's a Michael Mann deep dive! We're talking about The Last of t…

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Episode 156: Best of 2024 1:40:52

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It's finally here, our Best of the Year 2024! As always, what qualifies is a nebulous concept, but that's why it's our show and not yours. Next episode: Oscars recap!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Bonus: Oscar Nominations 52:15

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It's that time of year, when every pop culture/movie podcast gets to merrily nitpick the selections from the Academy of Motion Pictures. What do we like? What do we not? We get into everything on this bonus episode!Note: as of recording, your friendly podcasters were not aware of the malicious social media posts from Best Actress nominee Karla Sofí…

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Episode 155: Nosferatoos 1:34:29

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We're going back to cinema history, baby! In light of Robert Eggers' new gothic horror fantasy NOSFERATU, Pete and Martha take the opportunity to watch it in the context of its predecessors. How does it stack up? Listen to find out...Homework for the episode: Nosferatu (1922, dir. F.W. Murnau), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979, dir. Werner Herzog), Nosf…

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Episode 154: Films That Never Were 1:04:37

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It's our last episode of the year! Pete and Martha dig into the most passionate of passion projects, the movies that almost-but-not-quite get made. Movies die in Hollywood all the time, but some are such powerful ideas that they leave an impression in our imaginations. And sometimes, decades later, they do get made! But should they? Let's find out.…

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Episode 83: WICKED 1:15:29

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Did that really just happen? We come out of our hiatus (still maintaining that it's temporary) to bring you a movie that does not fit within our normal parameters at all, but that we're desperate to talk about. Martha and Maren go deep on their personal histories with WICKED and their feelings about part 1 of John M. Chu's fantasy epic.…

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Episode 153: Prequels! Do We Need Them? 2:11:13

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It's the most wonderful time of the year - our annual crossover event with Catching Up David! We're taking a deep dive into two popular prequels and asking ourselves...do we need this? DHomework for the episode: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023, dir. Francis Lawrence) and The First Purge (2018, dir. Gerard McMurray).…

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Episode 152: Locations as Character 1:05:08

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What does it mean to make your setting a starring player in your story? Pete and Martha talk it out, through a cinematic master and a science fiction virtuoso author.Homework for the episode: Collateral (2004, dir. Michael Mann), The City & The City (2009, auth. China Mieville)By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 151 - Spiders Man 1:16:29

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Today we turn our eye to that most iconic of sad street-level heroes, your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Starting with Tobey McGuire in 2002, Pete and Martha dig into the screen iterations of Spidey, and discuss what makes one successful.Homework for the episode: look, it's a whole lot of Spider-Man, but we dig in deep on Spider-Man (2002, dir.…

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Episode 150: GODZILLA 58:48

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It's happening - we're talking about Martha's hyperfixation and special interest, Godzilla! (Mothra makes an appearance, natch). We discuss the old, the new, the good, the bad, the Japanese and the American. Homework for the episode: Godzilla (1954, dir. Ishirô Honda), Godzilla (2014, dir. Gareth Edwards), Shin Godzilla (2016, dir. Hideaki Anno); G…

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Episode 149: Heists 1:07:59

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What exactly IS a heist movie? It is impossible to say, but Pete and Martha take a crack at it (it's not impossible, Martha is correct and since Pete doesn't write these descriptions, I get to say whatever I want).Homework for the episode: Ocean's 11 (2001, dir. Steven Soderbergh); Inside Man (2006, dir. Spike Lee); Inception (2010, dir. Christophe…

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Episode 148: Concert Movies 1:04:59

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Pete and Martha stay up too late talking about Concert Films! In this once in a lifetime episode, they take on the weight of nearly 50 years of cinematic concert experiences. 2023 was a banner year for concert films, and your intrepid hosts set out to figure out why, while talking about two of the best ever made, and a new contender for that title.…

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Episode 147: In the Courtroom 1:18:30

1+ y ago1:18:30

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Objection! Drop what you're listening to and check this out instead! Pete and Martha look at legal thrillers and courtroom dramas, and ask the question: are they back? Why did they leave? Why are production companies cowards about mid-budget adult dramas?Homework for the episode: My Cousin Vinny (1992, dir. Jonathan Lynn); Runaway Jury (2003, dir. …

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Episode 146: Denis Villeneuve 1:28:30

1+ y ago1:28:30

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Will we ever run out of excuses to talk about Dune? Not likely! Pete and Martha take a deep dive into the oeuvre of Denis Villeneuve, including his early English-language works, and discuss what excites us about his future.Discussed on this episode: Enemy (2013), Sicario (2015), Arrival (2016), Blade Runner 2049 (2017), Dune Part 2 (2024). For a de…

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Episode 145B: Oscars Post-Show 44:21

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A SECOND episode, so soon?? We had feelings about the Oscars and we had to share. Regular episodes coming soon!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 145: Oscars Pre-Show 1:46:40

1+ y ago1:46:40

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 144: Best of 2023 1:50:23

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All three of your DYDYH network regulars are here to share their best of lists for 2023!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Love YA! EXMAS 44:00

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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 Chris…

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Episode 143: It's Miyazaki's World 2:23:45

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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 newes…

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Episode 142: Wes Anderson 1:14:30

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Does what it says on the tin - we're digging into the works of one of America's most distinctive filmmakers, Wes Anderson.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Love YA! Love Again 37:55

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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)By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 141b: Fall of the House of Usher 50:16

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 141: Edgar Allan Poe 1:13:18

2y ago1:13:18

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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!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Love YA! Red, White and Royal Blue 45:43

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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)By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 140: Richard Linklater's BEFORE 1:31:47

2y ago1:31:47

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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 …

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Love YA! Happiness for Beginners 51:47

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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.…

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Episode 139: Sunset on Summer Blockbusters 1:00:39

2y ago1:00:39

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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!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Love YA! Love & Gelato 39:06

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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).By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 138: Summer Camp 59:22

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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).By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Love YA! Bros 42:28

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Rerun: Sea Shanties 59:14

2y ago59:14

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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…

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Love YA! Do Revenge 40:16

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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.…

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Episode 137: Anti (?) War Movies 1:12:56

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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 Quie…

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Love YA! Rye Lane 46:10

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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)By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 136: Robot Woobification 55:02

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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)…

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Love YA! Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between 40:14

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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 Al…

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Episode 135.5: John Wick Addendum 37:59

2+ y ago37:59

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Martha finally watched John Wick, so we had to talk about it! Lots of spoilers within!By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 135: John Wick 52:17

2+ y ago52:17

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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/120…

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Love YA! Leap Year 39:45

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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).By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 134: Oscars 95 59:08

2+ y ago59:08

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 133: Too Many Draculas 2:04:08

2+ y ago2:04:08

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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. Franci…

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Love YA! Your Place or Mine 41:32

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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...By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 132: The Star Wars Episode 1:21:51

2+ y ago1:21:51

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast

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Episode 131: We're Back! 2:12:08

2+ y ago2:12:08

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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 m…

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Love YA! Fire Island 45:58

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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.By Did You Do Your Homework? | A Pop Culture Podcast