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Return 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: "Grie...

The 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.

It 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).

It'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.

We'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...

Welcome 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?)

Pete 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.

For 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.

We 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; Carr...

It'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.

Welcome 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.

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We'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.

Maren 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!)

Martha 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.

It'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.

It's summer and we're busy! Here's a recap of some of the media Pete and Martha have been enjoying this summer.

This 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.

Pete and Martha go guest-less in an episode all about recommending the perfect book for your vacation.

Martha and Maren dig into the debate team vehicle Candy Jar, starring Jacob Latimore, Sami Gayle, Christina Hendricks, Uzo Adubo, and an inexplicable Helen Hunt.

Friend 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) Sa...

For 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.

Pete 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 t...

Maren 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!

It'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 strea...