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Speaking English

Evan Englishdocs.google.com
The spot to be for anyone who says to themselves, "I want to watch more movies, or read more books, but I don't know where to start." Co-hosts Evan English and Addie Rzonca bring a passion for media consumption that is hard to find, and dive into the culture of movie-watching and book-reading from a unique perspective. A fun and interesting time for all involved.
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Episodes

169: Speaking English Once Again

MAIL BAG LINK It seems like each time we take a little hiatus it is for a longer and longer amount of time. No matter. We are back once again with a bit of a wrap-up/update on the last month-and-a-half or so. Just in time for Spooktober, which we love to get into the spirit of. More stuff to come in the coming weeks and months, but it feels good to make an episode again. Thanks for listening !...

Oct 03, 20231 hr 6 minEp. 169

167: July Wrap Up 2023

MAIL BAG HERE We're back again, this time for some wrap-up awesomeness. July was a tumultuous month, but we were each able to read and watch some stuff. Here is where we talk about it all. Thanks for listening !

Aug 07, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 167

166: Barbenheimerpalooza

MAILBAG HERE We're back in action with somewhat of a double feature. Two movies that just came out? unheard of for this podcast ! Yet here we are. We watched both Barbie and Oppenheimer for this week, and we talk all about them here. We did have a bit of a delay when recording, so any audio weirdness can be explained by that. Should be fixed by next time. Thanks for listening !...

Aug 02, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 166

165: Back in Business

MAIL BAG The Speaking English Pod returns after a bit of a break. This week we cover what we've been up to recently, some stuff we saw in June, movie-watching burnout, and Asteroid City . A full episode, but not too full. Let us know what you've been watching or reading while we've been gone in the mail bag above and we'll talk about it next week. Would love to hear from you. Also you can find my YouTube channel here if anyone is interested. Thanks for listening !...

Jul 21, 20231 hr 4 minEp. 165

163: French People

MAIL BAG HERE For this week, we watched Amelie (2001). There were a lot of French people and things in it. Give a listen to see what we had to say about it and add to the discussion in the mail bag linked above. Thanks for listening !

Jun 17, 202353 minEp. 163

162: Creepy People Challenge Week

Mailbag Here Challenge Week is back, and this week we watched Inglorious Basterds (2009) and Nightcrawler (2014). Two movies with some creepy dudes. A fun time for all involved though. Thanks for listening !

Jun 12, 20231 hr 5 minEp. 162

161: May Wrap-up of 2023

Mailbag Here What we read and watched in the month of May, 2023. Thanks for listening !

Jun 03, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 161

160: Do You Remember High School?

Mail bag here We had a re-watch week for this time around, and we decided to revisit The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012). A very fun and interesting watch, and here is where we talk about it. Thanks for listening !

May 24, 202351 minEp. 160

159: Somebody Probably Knows

This week we watched Nobody Knows (2004), and here is where we talk about it. The episode we talk about Kore-eda's other picture, Still Walking (2008) is 21. And the link directly to our postbox is right here . Say whatever there, and also let us know if there is a director you think we should tier-list. Thanks for listening !...

May 16, 20231 hr 1 minEp. 159

157: Still Wuthering

This time we're at Wuthering Heights to watch the movie (1939). Here is where we talk about it, as well as how it compares to the book. Thanks for listening !

Apr 21, 202350 minEp. 157

155: Camp Angels

A fun one for this week ! We watched Charlie's Angels (2000), and here is where we talk about it. Thanks for listening !

Apr 08, 202349 minEp. 155

154: The March Wrap-up of 2023

What we read and watched in March 2023. We got to talking about a lot of different stuff in this one too. Thanks for listening !

Apr 01, 20231 hr 22 minEp. 154

153: Good Vibes in Bad Lands

Back to a movie episode for this week, we watched Badlands (1973), Terrence Malick's directorial debut. A nice, chill episode for a nice, chill movie. Thanks for listening !

Mar 25, 202342 minEp. 153

152: The Second Annual Speaking English Awards

This week the only award show that matters takes center stage, as we hand out the coveted Shiners to the most impressive movies we watched for the pod in the year of 2022. Tune in to see who won and join us for a celebration of our favorites. Thanks for listening and voting to whoever voted for these awards !

Mar 17, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 152

151: Large Metropolitan Area

VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE We watched our first Ray this week as we checked out The Big City (1963). A nice compassionate movie for these trying times. The Shiners air next week, get your votes in while you still can. Thanks for listening !

Mar 11, 202347 minEp. 151

150: February Wrap Up 2023

VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE What we read and watched in the month of February 2023. Thanks for listening !

Mar 03, 20231 hr 7 minEp. 150

149: The Short Episode

VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE For the first time, we are tackling a program of shorts instead of a single or double feature in one of our movie episodes. Today we watched Sherlock Jr. (1924), Night and Fog (1955), and La Jetee (1962). All superlative pictures, and we had a great time discussing them, as well as the format in general. Thanks for listening !...

Feb 23, 20231 hr 3 minEp. 149

147: The Real American Dream

LINK TO VOTE FOR THE SHINERS Please vote, it would mean a lot to us ! This week we watched Stranger Than Paradise (1984) a somewhat big deal for the American Independent scene, and a springboard for Jim Jarmusch's career. We had a good time talking about it and other stuff here in this episdoe. Thanks for listening !...

Feb 10, 202348 minEp. 147

146: January Wrap-up 2023

Shiners Voting Here What we read and watched across January of 2023. A fun time for one and all. Thanks for listening !

Jan 31, 20231 hr 10 minEp. 146

145: The Second Annual Shiners Nominations !

VOTE HERE The Second Annual Speaking English Awards are just around the corner! This week is our nomination show, where we line up the categories and decide who is deserving of winning what. Feel free to participate and vote, as voting is now open ! Thanks for listening !

Jan 27, 20231 hr 15 minEp. 145

144: Heavy (Separate) Lies

This week we watched A Separation (2011) and discussed it. A tough watch, but a great picture. Thanks for listening !

Jan 20, 202346 minEp. 144

143: The Color Purple

Our first movie episode of the new year, and this time around we watched Color Out of Space (2019), inspired by our recent H.P. Lovecraft book club. It was. . . an interesting time. Thanks for listening !

Jan 12, 202340 minEp. 143

142: New Years Special III

Oh yeah, we're back in business. It's a new year, and with it time to go over the best of what we watched and read in 2022 and set some goals and resolutions for this year along the way. Sorry for missing a week, but we're happy to be back now and ready to take on the new year. Here is Addie's and Evan's Letterboxd pages, feel free to check them out. And here is Evan's list of 2022 First watches . Thanks for listening !...

Jan 06, 20231 hr 29 minEp. 142

140: Black Christmastime

This week we watched Black Christmas (1974), a perfect movie to bridge the gap between Halloween and Christmas some would say. We hope you enjoy as much as we did. Here are some links if you are interested in The Daily or my Twitch stream . Thanks for listening !

Dec 14, 202257 minEp. 140

139: Noirvember 2022 Wrap Up

What we read and watched last month. A wild ride, truly. Thanks for listening !

Dec 09, 20221 hr 10 minEp. 139

136: Big Sleepy Movie

Noirvember marches on with The Big Sleep (1946) this week. A very divided episode. Here is the trailer . Thanks for listening !

Nov 17, 202255 minEp. 136

135: Noirvember Cold Open

This week we watched Touch of Evil (1958) to kick off Noirvember. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

Nov 10, 202255 minEp. 135

134: October 2022 Wrap-up

What we read and watched in the month of October 2022. Thanks for listening !

Nov 03, 20221 hr 8 minEp. 134
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