Stuff I Didn't Write My Dissertation On
Welcome to Stuff I Didn't Write My Dissertation On! Where else can you find highly detailed investigations of incredibly specific subjects other than dissertations? Well, hopefully here! Join Kyra and Emily on a podcast journey of exploration, as they learn about everything and anything that they didn't write their dissertations on. From Dungeons and Dragons to hygiene in the Middle Ages, this podcast will help you achieve a dissertation-level understanding of various topics (or at the very least, win trivia night).
Episodes
57 episodes
Holiday Specials (Improvise, Adaptation, Overcome, Episode 4)
Happy Holidays from Stuff I Didn't Write! We discuss one of the not-so-great holiday rom coms available on the usual streaming platforms and take a spin on adaptations and attempt to write our own holiday rom com adaptation...MASH style!
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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48:58
It's Alive! (Improvise, Adaptation, Overcome, Episode 3)
Happy Halloween from Stuff I Didn't Write! Join us for a spoooopy Halloween episode where we're joined by special guest Charlee to discuss Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (not the Branagh movie...but also, the Branagh movie). We...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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49:26
You Haven't Seen The Last of Us (Improvise, Adaptation, Overcome, Episode 2)
Hi, everyone! Sorry this one is massively delayed...but, you haven't seen the last of us! You might have seen HBO's The Last of Us, though. Join us as we dissect this award-nominated adaptation, compare it to its video game p...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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39:39
A Truth Universally Acknowledged (Improvise, Adaptation, Overcome, Episode 1)
We're back with a new arc — improvise, adaptation, overcome! This arc kicks off with a discussion of one of the most memorable pieces of literature — Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Kyra and Emily are joined by S-Tier Pride and ...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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38:36
Words are Hard (Words, Words, Words: Episode 4)
Our final episode in our Words, Words, Words arc focuses on how quirky the English language is! Join Kyra and Emily as we stumble over "The Chaos" by Gerard Nolst Trenité (1922) and attempt to make sense of the language.This episode con...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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25:05
Around the Word in Eighty Days (Words, Words, Words: Episode 3)
Have you ever wondered what certain phrases, idiomatic expressions, or even punctuation are called in other languages? Emily and Kyra uncover some fun, fascinating, and flavorful phrases in other languages today!This episode does cover ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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35:28
Friend or Foe? (Words, Words, Words, Episode 2)
Our next episode in our words arc series focuses on the opposite of cognates — false friends! Join us as we decode some not-so-obvious false cognates and see how they all tie together!This episode contains strong language.
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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35:47
Cognate-ive Development (Words, Words, Words, Episode 1)
Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words.We're kicking off our next arc all about words! We study cognates, word history, and see how migration patterns affected the development of speech. T...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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36:41
The Other Woman (Vox Regium: Messy Royals, Episode 5)
In this episode of Stuff I Didn't Write (and the last episode in our Messy Royals arc), Kyra takes Emily back to the 1500's to talk about one of the world's most famous mistresses: Diane de Poitiers. From getting a castle, to getting another ca...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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33:15
There May Possibly Have Been Blood? (Vox Regium: Messy Royals, Episode 4)
In today's episode of Stuff I Didn't Write, Kyra tells Emily all about Erzsébet Báthory AKA Elizabeth Bathory AKA The Blood Countess. Was she really a prolific serial killer who bathed in her victims' blood? Or was she the unfortunate target of...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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36:18
The Original Horse Girl? (Vox Regium: Messy Royals, Episode 3)
Today, Emily takes Kyra through the wild world of Genghis Khan. Was he brilliant or brutal? Maybe both? How many kids did he have exactly? Are we all related to this guy? So many questions — all to be answered! This language contains st...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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30:26
Akin to Royalty (Vox Regium: Messy Royals, Episode 2)
It's all relative — especially when it comes to European monarchies. Join Emily as Kyra walks her through how the various royal houses of Europe are all interconnected (some, in more ways than one) all thanks to Queen Victoria.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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21:30
Run the World (Vox Regium: Messy Royals, Episode 1)
SEASON 3 IS HERE!!!Join Kyra and Emily for their season 3 opener and their first episode arc: messy royals. Royalty is a messy business, but someone's got to do it. Listen to Emily walk Kyra through three women who ruled — litera...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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36:54
#15: American Smartbad (A Coming of Age Story)
It's our season two finale — surprise! See you soon for season 3!Coming of age films + slapstick high school comedy films are inevitable. That's where films like American Pie, Superbad, and Booksmart come in....
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Season 2
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Episode 18
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30:28
#14: What the Sound
We're back and kicking off 2023 talking about sound! From the history of sound effects, to our favorite and least favorite effects, join Kyra and Emily on an episode of epic sound-wave proportions!(It is upon publishing this episode tha...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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35:14
#13: The One With the Holiday Episode Discussions
It's not the holidays without tv shows doing holiday episodes. So, Kyra and guest host Jourdan from Let's Rewatch it Again chat about their favorite holiday episodes from Friends. Happy Holidays, from Stuff I Didn't Write! See you ...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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34:45
#12: A Roaring Good Time
Emily loves dinosaurs. So does Jourdan (from Let's Rewatch it Again!). So, Kyra sat down with both of them talk about their love of dinosaurs and Jurassic Park — even the newer films.This episode is rated T for T-rex and contains spoile...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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32:06
#11: We Have Mail? (feat. Let's Rewatch It Again!)
Today's a joint episode! Kyra & Emily join Jourdan from Let's ReWatch It Again to discuss You've Got Mail (aka the movie Kyra made Emily watch when she visited). We discuss favorite moments, characters, what we would do if we were stuck in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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39:43
Conversation Corner Vol. 2 (E3): Music that Made Movies
Movies wouldn't be the same without their movie scores. Join Kyra and Emily for a Conversation Corner where they share their favorite movie scores and what songs they truly believe "slap."In addition, listen to some tunes while you don'...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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23:24
Conversation Corner Vol. 2 (E2): Kyra and Emily Finally Meet
The moment finally happened—Kyra and Emily met up, in-person, and recorded an episode. They used the opportunity to record a podcast episode where they play the Newlywed Game (and argue about ambiguous grey-areas), talk about Kyra's trip to Cal...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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26:06
#10: Meet Cute (All About Rom Coms)
Hey girl hey, let's dish about rom coms! Romantic comedies were staples for so many of us growing up, and now we want to unpack the tropes and the nopes of our favorite ones. Were you a 90s fan, a 00s? Maybe you're into more modern cinema? Join...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:55
#9: Doc Talk with the Boys
In today's episode, Kyra and Emily pass the microphones for our second installment of separating fiction from reality: career edition! Welcome to the Wade and Brian show, as they discuss how medicine has evolved in television shows, what it's l...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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36:06
#8: More Legal, Less Blonde
In our next episode series, join Kyra and Emily as they try to separate fiction from reality and reality in movies: who did it best? We study 2001's Legally Blonde and its depiction of law school, law, and being a lawyer. Is it on par ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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38:32
#7: Kyra Watches The Simpsons (Part 2)
...I didn't do it! Kyra and Aric from Zeng This! team up again to discuss three more episodes of The Simpsons. Kyra shares her thoughts on which of the six episodes in this mini-series was her favorite, compares episodes to other sitcom episode...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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36:06
Conversation Corner Vol. 2 (E1): Kyra and Emily Answer Hypotheticals
Join us for our first Conversation Corner of the new season, where we take a break from talking about dissertation-esque topics and enjoy casual conversation!In today's Conversation Corner, Emily and Kyra are inspired by the hypothetica...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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15:18
