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It Was a Sick Day, and an Episode on Nostalgia

It Was a Sick Day, and an Episode on Nostalgia

Hey guys: I set this sucker to publish about two weeks ago, and for reasons I don’t fully understand it did not. So, here’s the Sick Day episode we recorded as well as our most recent episode from last week. Thank you for your patience!

So, first: Martha was sick and had no voice a while ago, so we were unable to record. Instead of missing a week, Pete cut together a placeholder track where we…

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Hypocrisy

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: Hypocrisy. Starting the new year off on a positive, optimistic foot, eh?

Before we get to that, we (and return guest Sara Shaw) share some of the good, positive things in our lives, like video games and Philip Pullman.

What’s Stuck In Our Heads This Week Mart…

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Top Ten of 2018

Top Ten of 2018

Merry Christmas, everyone! Since this is the last episode we’ll be releasing in 2018, Pete and Martha discuss their favorite stuff from this year. There’s no Stuck In Our Heads segment because really, the whole list is a Stuck In Our Heads from this year.

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Martha’s Top Ten

10. Teen rom coms in general 9. Brooklyn 99, 5.22: “Jake &…

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We're Back!

We’re Back!

And we may not be better than ever, but we’re at LEAST as good as the last time anyone posted an entry on here. If you’re only a follower of the blog, I apologize – things got crazy and for a while there we were only uploading our episodes to Soundcloud and the various podcast aggregates out there.

We are six episodes into our second season, with some minor changes to the format, but delivering…

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Episode 37: Summer Blockbusters

Episode 37: Summer Blockbusters

Hey guys! You may have noticed there was no blog post for our last episode. That’s because I was feeling like lazy trash through most of the month of July, and I am sorry for that! To make up for it, here’s a link to our episode from July 18, which has a lot of whining about SOLO and also some good book and music recommendations from your favorite Millennial podcasters.

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Episode 36: Zombies As Metaphor

Episode 36: Zombies As Metaphor

The homework for the episode: Martha: Feed, 2010 novel by Mira Grant Pete: The Girl With All the Gifts, 2016 film directed by Colm McCarthy Austin: Warm Bodies, 2013 film directed by Jonathan Levine

In a post-zombie world, one blog conglomerate gets the prize job of covering the campaign trail for a Presidential candidate and discover a conspiracy that runs deeper than they could ever imagine.

Chi…

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Episode 35: Remixing the Bard

Episode 35: Remixing the Bard

The homework for the episode: Martha: As I Descended, 2016 novel by Robin Talley Pete: Ran, 1985 film directed by Akira Kurosawa Maren: 10 Things I Hate About You, 1999 film directed by Gil Junger

Two teens scheme to topple their school’s It Girl in a plan that goes horribly awry for many people. Also known as: Macbeth, but with lesbians and also ghosts.

A Japanese warlord is the victim of his own…

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Episode 34: PTSD

The homework for the episode: Martha: Netflix show Jessica Jones, 1.01 (“AKA Ladies Night”) and 1.02 (“AKA Crush Syndrome”) Pete: Macbeth, 2015 film directed by Justin Kurzel Joel: Perks of Being a Wallflower, 2012 film directed by Stephen Chbosky

A former superhero-turned-private investigator has to face her former abuser(and deal with her lingering trauma) when evidence emerges that he isn’t as…

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Episode 33: Virtue

The homework for the episode: Martha: Dogma, the 1999 film by Kevin Smith Pete: The Crucible by Arthur Miller (for extra credit, watch the film adaptation starring DYDYH’s unofficial mascot Daniel Day Lewis!) Sara: Peace Like a River, 2001 novel by Leif Enger

Two angels exiled from heaven find a loophole that will allow them back in and thus destroy the universe – a mortal woman is enlisted to…

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Episode 32: Vice

The homework for the episode: Martha: Repo! The Genetic Opera, 2008 film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman Pete: Neuromancer, 1984 novel by William Gibson Pat: Rounders, 1998 film directed by John Dahl

In response to a global epidemic of organ failures, a genetic modification conglomerate starts financing replacement organs – and repossessing them when clients fail to pay. Also this fosters a…

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Episode 31: Anti Heroes

Episode 31: Anti Heroes

The homework for the episode: Martha: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (2008 thriller) Pete: The Maltese Falcon (1941 film directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor) Bill: Dredd (2012 action opus directed by Pete Travis and starring Karl Urban and Karl Urban’s Chin and also Olivia Thirlby) A journalist enlists the best hacker in Sweden to help him…

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Episode 30: Toxic Masculinity

Episode 30: Toxic Masculinity

The homework for the episode: Martha: Devils Within by S.F. Henson (2018 YA novel) Pete: The Sopranos, 1.01 (“Pilot”) Caitlin: TED talks from Jackson Katz and Tony Porter A teenager escapes from the Neo Nazi compound that raised him and tries to integrate into the real world, overcoming years of brain washing and conditioning…while those same White Supremacists hunt him down for killing their…

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Episode 29: Niche Communities

Episode 29: Niche Communities

The homework for the episode: Austin: Awesome Games Done Quick-sponsored Speedrun of Star Wars: Jedi Knight Academy by gamer CovertMuffin Another AGDQ speedrun of your choice Pete: Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle (2014 novel) Martha: Fursonas, 2016 documentary (available to watch for free here) Gamers join together and use their powers for good, in friendly competition and the sharing of…

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The Oscars: Bonus pre-show episode and main listening

The Oscars: Bonus pre-show episode and main listening

Did you know we recorded a wee bonus episode? We did! The homework for the episode: I hope you watched the Oscars or at least read up enough to have an…

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Oscars Livetweeting

(Written by Martha S.) Hey all, you don’t know this yet but in our upcoming episode about the Oscars I mention that I’m going to throw my livetweets from the awards ceremony into Storify to post here. Here you are! I tried to keep any threads I participated in in order, but other than that everything is in the chronological order that I tweeted everything in. This will give you a pretty good idea…

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Episode 27: Fairy Tales

Episode 27: Fairy Tales

The homework for the episode: Martha: Pan’s Labyrinth, 2006 film by Guillermo del Toro Pete: Hellboy volume 3: The Chained Coffin and Others by Mike Mignola Lauren Maxwell: The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman Extra Credit: Episode 1.01 of Once Upon a Time, 2011 show created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis A young girl in post-revolution Spain discovers she may be a fairy tale princess,…

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Episode 26: Body Image

Episode 26: Body Image

(CW: body image, eating disorders. We talk about anorexia, bulimia, and other sensitive subjects.) The homework for the episode: Martha: The Art of Starving, 2017 novel by Sam J. Miller Pete: Zoolander, 2001 film directed by Ben Stiller and starring Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, and Christine Taylor Maren: Hairspray, the 2007 film directed by Adam Shankman and starring Nikki Blonsky, John Travolta,…