Welcome to Didn't Do The Reading! A Podcast about books, the arts, and living a creative life. Some of our favorite genres are Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Literary Fiction, and Horror - but being true lovers of storytelling, we're fans of fiction in all of it's forms. So join us for a bit while we talk about works that we love, some we don't, and challenge one another to grow a life around great art...but know the reading is not mandatory.
Embark on The Odyssey with Syd and Caleb as they discuss Nolan's Film, the problems and passes you get with adaptations, what Emily Wilson had to say about it, Syd fighting for her life, and Caleb just havin' a good time. Welcome. Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
Emily Wilson's article: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man (https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n14/emily-wilson/an-uncomplicated-man)
DDTR is available to download/stream wherever you listen to your podcasts!
All music by Caleb check out...
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
syd's channel: @bysydsyd (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCdYCAc67H3fNQxy2Sy-PFDg)
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/ (https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/)
caleb's substack: coming soon
4 Jul 2026
Backrooms and Piranesi🛋️
Calling all Lovers of The Liminal! Can you find the secret door? Blip in through the library stacks and have a seat with us while we discuss the a24 film Backrooms directed by Kane Parsons.
Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
DDTR is available to download/stream wherever you listen to your podcasts!
All music by Caleb
check out... syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
syd's channel: @bysydsyd
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/ (https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/)
caleb's substack: coming soon
20 Jun 2026
Interview With a Book Lover📖 Get to Know Us!
It's a hard job, but someone's gotta do it... have a seat with the top candidates Syd and Caleb as they interview for the position of your new favorite podcast hosts! From the books that shaped them to books to the books that aren't for them, enjoy the episode! Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
DDTR is available to download/stream wherever you listen to your podcasts!
All music by Caleb
check out...
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
syd's channel: @bysydsyd
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/ (https://bysydneyadams.substack.com/)
caleb's substack: coming soon
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
Indianapolis City Chapter for Reese's Book Club: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IptKfp9JK4tBMQOCWf8Fo7?mode=gi_t (https://chat.whatsapp.com/IptKfp9JK4tBMQOCWf8Fo7?mode=gi_t)
30 May 2026
How To Read Well📖🖋️
If you can read this, then you're halfway there! But just like your grade school teacher once said, "there's always room for improvement". Reading can be an art, and practice makes perfect. In this episode Syd and Caleb discuss two essays written by literary icons and their own thoughts on what it means to read well and how to do so. Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
All music by Caleb
check out...
Indianapolis City Chapter for Reese's Book Club: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IptKfp9JK4tBMQOCWf8Fo7?mode=gi_t (https://chat.whatsapp.com/IptKfp9JK4tBMQOCWf8Fo7?mode=gi_t)
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
gaymathon merch: https://www.bonfire.com/store/by-sydsyd/ (https://www.bonfire.com/store/by-sydsyd/)
syd's channel: @bysydsyd
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page (https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page)
caleb's substack: coming soon
DDTR is available to download/stream wherever you listen to your podcasts!
16 May 2026
The 2026 International Booker Prize Run Down🤌🏼
Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session. In this spoiler-free episode Syd and Caleb discuss three of the six shortlist nominees for this year's International Booker Prize. Settle in for the delicious, the brutal, and the multigenerational with these titles!
All music by Caleb check out...
syd's channel: @bysydsyd
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page (https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page)
caleb's substack: coming soon
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
DDTR is available to download/stream wherever you listen to your podcasts!
14 May 2026
There is No Antimemetics Podcast🫠 Spoiler-Free!
Forget what you know, things are not what they seem with this one. There is No Antimemetics Division is a book that is sure to leave an impression. who knows...it may have already and your memory was just...eaten. In this episode, Syd and Caleb chat about the sci-fi horror by QNTM taking the world by storm. enjoy, it's spoiler-free! Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
14 May 2026
Podcast Hail Mary🚀 Book vs. Movie☄️
Greetings earthlings! Join us for this episode coming to a screen near you! Syd and Caleb discuss Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir and its recent movie adaptation. Prepare for liftoff👩🏼🚀👨🏼🚀🪨 Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session.
All music by Caleb
check out...
syd's channel: @bysydsyd (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCdYCAc67H3fNQxy2Sy-PFDg)
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page (https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page)
caleb's substack: coming soon
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
14 May 2026
Flesh, Seascraper, and the Booker Prize☁️💫
Didn't do the reading? Fear not friends, class is in session. In this episode Caleb and Syd talk all about the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize, Flesh and their personal honorable mention, Seascraper. Each of the hosts have strong opinions about their respective titles, so settle in and enjoy a discussion about shrimp, finding yourself, and the complicated structures that define our lives.
All music by Caleb
check out...
syd's channel: @bysydsyd (https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCdYCAc67H3fNQxy2Sy-PFDg)
caleb's channel: coming soon
syd's substack: https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page (https://substack.com/@bysydneyadams?utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page)
caleb's substack: coming soon
syd's patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd (https://www.patreon.com/bysydsyd)
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