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what's the homework?
by whatsthehw
Ed and Eric assign some homework each episode and sometimes bring on a guest a little more knowledgeable than them to complete it and discuss as well
Episodes
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The Anthropology of Solitude
Welcome to episode 24. This week, Ed and Eric attempt to distract you, however brief, from the mess that permeates just outside the four walls of your perfect little apartment. To do so, they bring on returning guest Bryan Stabbe who insists on bringing controversy into the sweet warm comfort of...
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The Virology of Pop Tart Men
Welcome to episode 23. This week, Ed and Eric stick their dirty, uneducated paws into politics but somehow escape with all their limbs intact and available to knead some doughy discussion of baking, pandemics, princes and toads. See you on the next one. Next episode’s homework: go somewhere new...
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The Ecology of Marriage
Welcome to episode 22. This week, Ed and Eric are finally back after a long hiatus. They’ve almost certainly lost some old listeners along the way but are happy to see some fresh new faces in the audience. During the break, Eric got married, the president was impeached and Ed got a new pair of...
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The Anxiety of Journaling
Welcome to episode 21. This week, Ed and Eric are sad and alone and in the mood to talk about feelings. Anxiety at work. Stress of poverty (even if it’s just a game). Disappointing your fans. Eric brings an unfortunate Combo to crunchy corner and they close out with some advice for our president...
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The Language of Love
Welcome to episode 20. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by Rob to discuss all things Bachelor, specifically the season premier of Bachelor in Paradise. Ed seamlessly transitions to a crunchy corner double feature and they wrap things up with a pretty EDiquette bowtie. See you on the next one.…
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The Biology of Meat
Welcome to episode 19. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by Catie again to discuss Kristen Bell as the next super hero, nerd out about Marvel IP and the science behind the future of meat, and of course bring you a double feature crunchy corner with some newly remodeled EDiquette to end the show....
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The Theatre of Magic
Welcome to episode 18. This week, Ed and Eric attempt to learn the dark arts, Eric brings the crunch for a contender in the golden crunch club and the two then take a test to determine how strong their friendship is and wrap up with a look back on Kanye West’s Yeezus. See you on the next one....
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The Comedy of Man
Welcome to episode 17. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by Bryan again to discuss Apple and privacy, Tim Robinson’s I Think You Should Leave, a spectacular Crunchy Corner, the long history of Ed splitting his pants and a thought provoking etiquette segment. See you on the next one. Next…
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The Capitalist C of Coding
Welcome to episode 15. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by Colin to attempt some coding, something neither host has ever done before. One of them fails and the other cheats. See you on the next one. Next episode’s homework: watch Our Planet Listen to more of The Front Bottoms on Spotify and…
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The Parables of Plath
Welcome to episode 15. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by Sydney to read and discuss poetry, starting with Silvia Plath’s “Daddy,” a poem that is definitely not about the war Bryan! The episode hearkens back to the lost Hannah Gadsby episode but is different in that it’s actually good. Poems…
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The Theory of Games
Welcome to episode 14. This week, Ed and Eric sit down to discuss some of their favorite board games, starting with Dominion. They discuss Valentine’s day and the terrible year you’re going to have in 2022 and decide to lend a helping hand with a new segment on relationships. Eric brings us a...
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The Art of the London Doodler
Welcome to episode 13. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by professional doodler, horse hobbyist and competing champion for longest roommate of Ed. They discuss Eric’s trip to London, his mother’s impatience for multitaskers and obsession with physical maps. They then move on to art and whether…
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The Chemistry of Pie
Welcome to episode 12. This week, Ed and Eric get back to the show and start off discussing their technical difficulties, followed by some discussion of pies and thanksgiving. They end with a double crunchy corner and plan for the next episode with Catie. Food Network - 50 States of Pie Bon…
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The Rhythm of the Fab Four
Welcome to episode 11. This week, Ed and Eric start off with a little bird law before getting to last week’s homework to hang out and eat a cheesesteak. They somehow have a lot of opinions on bread, meat and cheese from a can. A little crunchy corner turns up before heading to the real homework...
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The Music Theory of a Playlist
Welcome to episode 10. This week, Ed and Eric are back for a quick turnaround episode focused on music recorded on Halloween. The episode starts with a failed Gritty encounter. Then, the boys discuss trick or treating. Obviously they have thoughts. Then, a quick discussion of this week’s Apple...
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The Morality of Meat
Welcome to episode 9. This week, Ed and Eric are joined by long time redhead, donut lover and daughter to Big Cheese, Molly Thompson. To start things off, Ed and Eric deliberate about whether it’s worth discussing politics with family. Then, a discussion of task assigning, a divvying up chores...
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The Engineering of Fear
This week, Ed and Eric are joined by the guest everyone wants as a host, the man behind @devoutnun on twitter and self proclaimed “scare master” Alex Hartline. We start off checking in on Ed and his new job. Then, a very special halloween edition of Crunchy Corner. Some discussion of halloween...
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The Poetry of Clark Joseph Kent
We're skipping the intro this week because Syd is asleep and I don't want to wake her with my 6-8 attempts at recording an intro. This week, Ed and Eric get a little bit political. Don’t worry, we talk about the homework, which was to read All Star Superman, and bring back Crunchy Corner®, but it...
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The Economics of Apple Picking
This week, Ed and Eric get a little bit nerdy. Tune in to hear Eric fanboy over Apple and Ed to say none of it matters. We then talk about Marvel and DC and how nerd culture is now just…culture. Finally we talk about social media and why we don’t feel the need to share what we’re doing with...
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The Science of Pickling
This week, the three discuss pickling, how Acme sucks, why our guest shouldn't use Redskin4eva as a password for all his accounts and we end with some TV chat. We somehow make it through without discussing Nanette once. Finally, we reveal the first 15 minutes of the upcoming season 3 of Serial.…
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Gender Studies of Comedy
Ugh. Skip this one. The boys for some reason decided to discuss Nanette. But first, Elon Musk and cars. Crunchy Corner makes a triumphant return. Finally, it's wedding season! Would those who object to this episode, please leave a 1-star review in iTunes. The 'Nanette' Problem | The Outline…
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The Anatomy of Wrestling
Welcome to Episode 3. We've found out way outside of Anchor. This week, we catch up on what Ed and Eric have been up to since episode 2. Will Eric stan for Brett Hart? Did Ed get bitten by a snake while camping? Will Ed write these descriptions next week cause I'm not sure what I'm doing?
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The Geometry of Soccer
Welcome to episode 2 of What’s the Homework? We hope you brought two number 2 pencils. Would soccer be better with broomsticks? Did Ed miss his opportunity to be an Olympic athlete? If so, it’s certainly his dad is to blame. Can Eric save cyber baby? He has a week to figure it out. Your homework...
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