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202: Our Full Fall Wrap-up Nov 26, 2024 01:37:20 MAILBAG HERE We're back with our first wrap-up in a while. It's the best of what we read and watched in September, October, AND November of 2024. Lots of good stuff here. Introduction (00:00) Mailbag (4:29) Books (10:52) Movies (22:30) What's Coming Up and Our Albums (1:34:33) Thanks for listening !

201: We'll Always Have Paris Nov 5, 2024 00:50:06 ⁠MAIL BAG HERE⁠ Well, we finally did it. It's Casablanca for this episode. Introduction (00:00) Op-Ed Corner (7:09) Double Indemnity Ep 175 The Big Sleep Ep 136 Chinatown Ep 138 Movie Discussion (11:19) What's Coming Up (44:37) Albums and Outro (46:08) Thanks for listening !

200: The Big 200 Bash Oct 22, 2024 01:34:14 MAIL BAG HERE Well, we made it. For our 200th episode we are taking a look back over our first 4 1/2 years by selecting our podcast favorite book and movie of each decade. Join us for a fun discussion and nice retrospective. Introduction (00:00) Rules of the Game (7:45) The Game Itself (9:50) Summary and Look Ahead (1:21:30) Our Album Recs (1:25:53) Thanks so much for all the listening over the

198: The Great August Wrap-Up of 2024 Sep 11, 2024 01:25:49 MAILBAG HERE We're back in action with the best of what we read and watched in August of this year. Back to our intercontinental format with this one. Introduction/ What we've been up to (00:00) What you guys put in the mailbag (7:35) What we read (16:08) What we watched (30:48) What's coming up on the pod (1:18:50) What we think you should be listening to (1:20:30) Lot's of big

197: A Bad Time Aug 27, 2024 00:55:30 MAILBAG HERE A little different episode this time around, as we take a look at Battlefield Earth (2000), notorious for being one of the worst movies ever made. Find out what we thought of it, some of our opinions on what makes a movie bad, and much more here in this episode. Introduction (00:00) Decision to Leave (7:02) Battlefield Earth (17:58) What's coming up and our album recs (49:18) T

196: July Wrap-up 2024 Aug 17, 2024 01:11:05 MAILBAG HERE We're back with our July wrap-up for this time around, with the best of what we read and watched in July here in one place. Intro (00:00) Mailbag/ Show and Tell (4:17) Books we read (10:10) Movies we watched (21:10) Album Recs (1:04:48) Thanks for listening !

195: Bringing Up Wolfgang Aug 7, 2024 00:58:56 MAILBAG HERE Challenge Week is back for the first time in quite a while. We have an excellent selection this week, with Bringing Up Baby (1938) d. Howard Hawks and Amadeus (1984) d. Milos Forman. Two excellent pictures directed by two of our best boys. Intro (00:00) Mailbag and etc (4:54) Bringing Up Baby (18:54) Amadeus (37:12) The Fireman's Ball was featured in ep 84 What's Coming Up (5

194: A Timely June Wrap-up 2024 Aug 1, 2024 01:11:21 MAILBAG HERE We're back right on time with a June Wrap-up filled with fun discussions, primarily what we read and watched in June 2024. Introduction (00:00) Mailbag (8:58) w/ special guest Sierra What we Read (19:34) Farewell, My Lovely by Raymond Chandler Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

A Speaking English Reboot: The Place to Start if You're New Here Jun 9, 2024 00:20:10 MAIL BAG Welcome one and all, especially if this is your first time visiting us. We decided that our first episode doesn't really paint a good picture of what we do here, so we made a bonus episode as an intro to the pod. So this is what Speaking English is all about: a little about ourselves, what you can expect from us here, and what we do in our different types of episodes. Thanks for li

192: May Wrap-up 2024 Jun 5, 2024 01:28:40 Mail Bag Here We're back in action this week again with another wrap-up episode of the best of what we read and watched in May 2024: Introduction and Weeks (0:00) Mailbag and Op-Ed (12:19) Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance featured in Ep. 15 Books we read (17:22) Federico Garcia Lorca by Ian Gibson Animal Farm by George Orwell Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

191: Stunts n Stuff May 27, 2024 00:55:02 MAIL BAG HERE It's a new movie this time around, as we watched The Fall Guy (2024) d. David Leitch, a PG-13 picture we may add. A fun time for all involved. Bullet Train was discussed in Episode 158 for the record. Introduction and what we've been up to (0:00) Mailbag (7:36) The Fall Guy (17:34) What's Coming up on the Pod (44:40) Our album recs (47:22) Thanks for listening !

190: The Campiest Movie You've Probably Never Seen May 15, 2024 01:05:35 MAIL BAG HERE We're back at it this week with another movie episode, this time watching What a Way to Go! (1964). It was a wonderful time for one and all. Intro and Our Weeks (0:00) Mailbag and Editorial Corner ? (8:36) What a Way to Go! (15:02) What's coming up on the pod (54:34) Our Album Recs (59:53) Thanks for listening !

189: Faces, Masks, But no Facemasks May 8, 2024 00:56:15 MAIL BAG HERE We're back with a movie episode this week: The Face of Another (1966) d. Hiroshi Teshigahara. Listen to hear what we thought about it, as well as some other fun stuff. Intro (00:00) All about our weeks (1:45) Mailbag (12:27) The Face of Another (12:40) What's Next on the Pod (45:18) Our Album Recs (50:10) Other Episodes mentioned: The Devil All the Time Ep. 30 100 episode s

188: Double Wrap-up Apr 29, 2024 01:41:21 MAIL BAG HERE We're back in action once again, with a wrap-up for both March and April this time. The best of what we read and watched, and whether you should check it out too: Intro & How our weeks have been (00:00) Mailbag (11:20) Books we read (12:36) Movies we watched (26:50) What's coming up next episode (1:34:14) Albums for the week (1:38:00) Other Episodes mentioned: Norwegia

186: The 3rd Annual Speaking English Awards Mar 12, 2024 01:00:47 MAIL BAG HERE The Shiners have arrived once again! Tune in to see who took home the prizes in the biggest movie award show around ! Intro (00:00) Our Previous Shiners episodes: 108, 152 What We Did This Week (02:30) Quick Oscars Discussion (09:46) The Shiners Begin (15:20) Ensemble Cast (16:30) Best Soundtrack (20:16) Screenplay (22:57) Sound Design (25:20) Editing (27:30) Costuming (31:13) Prod

185: February Wrap-up 2024 Mar 4, 2024 01:20:18 LINK TO SHINERS VOTING (LAST CHANCE TO VOTE) We're back with another wrap-up for the month of February 2024. All the best of what we read and watched over the past month. Thanks for listening !

184: Interdimensional Double Feature Feb 28, 2024 00:57:56 SHINERS VOTING HERE We're back after another fairly long break with two movies for the price of one. This week we watched Wings of Desire (1987) and After Life (1998), two more entries from the Criterion Channel's Interdimensional Romance collection. Thanks for listening !

183: Loving the Alien Feb 10, 2024 00:47:07 VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE It's our first regular movie episode of the year, and this time around we watched Starman (1984). We wanted to choose something from the Criterion Channel's Interdimensional Romance series and so we did just that. Thanks for listening !

182: Big January Wrap-up 2024 Feb 5, 2024 01:43:12 VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE We're back at it with a new wrap-up episode. Happy February one and all! Celebrate the beginning of the new month with a wrap up of what we read and watched in the month of January 2024. Enjoy ! Episodes Featuring movies/books we talked about here: 4, 75 : PlayTime (1967) 24: Oldboy (2003) 82: I Married a Witch (1942) 112: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (The Book

Bonus: Evan's 100 Years Ago Project 2023 Feb 2, 2024 00:50:40 All the movies from 1923 that should still be seen today (according to me) Lists here on Letterboxd: Features Shorts Canon (will be linked once I make the list) Movies mentioned that aren't from 1923: The Cameraman's Revenge (1912) Corpus Christi (2019) Sherlock Jr. (1924) - Watched for the pod in ep 149 Sunset Boulevard (1950) Shanghai Express (1932) Thanks for listening ! Go vote for

181: Shiners Nominations III Jan 29, 2024 01:04:23 LINK TO THE VOTING FORM We're back this week for the third annual Speaking English Awards nomination show. We talk about the best of the best of what we watched for the pod in 2023 and nominate up to five movies or people for each category. Enjoy ! List of movies eligible for nomination: Color Out of Space (2019) A Separation (2011) Stranger Than Paradise (1984) The Big City (1963) Badlands

179: New Year Special IV Jan 5, 2024 01:32:54 MAIL BAG HERE We're back in action with another New Year's Special. Our fourth all-time, which is crazy. The best of what we watched and read last year, as well as some resolutions for this one. Thanks for listening !

178: Christmas Witches Dec 20, 2023 00:57:39 MAIL BAG HERE Our pre-Christmas episode this week, we watched Bell, Book and Candle (1958). We got to talking about that one, as well as a different movie from the same year, featuring the same two leads: Vertigo. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday season. Thanks for listening !

177: Bored Curtain Dec 15, 2023 00:50:04 MAIL BAG HERE Movie episode this week, as we watched Torn Curtain (1966) Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Here is where we discussed it, among a few other things. Thanks for listening and do great things this week ! We both believe in you

176: Ultra November Wrap-up 2023 Dec 6, 2023 01:43:53 MAILBAG We're back in action to talk about what we read and watched in the month of November. This is quite a long one (Our new longest episode ever!) , so buckle up as we jump around through all sorts of topics for discussion. Thanks for listening !

175: An Episode of Doomed Men and the Women They Associate With Nov 28, 2023 00:58:08 MAIL BAG HERE We're celebrating Noirvember this week with a double feature of two of the greats. Double Indemnity (1944), and In a Lonely Place (1950) are on offer for this week. Can we find Addie at least one classic Noir to like? Find out on this episode ! Thanks for listening !

173: October Here We Go Again Nov 7, 2023 01:26:24 MAIL BAG HERE We're back with another long October Wrap-up. The best of what we read and watched in the month of October 2023. Let us know about your favorite remakes or any dream remakes you'd like to see Thanks for listening !

172: Prom Queen Carrie Oct 31, 2023 01:04:43 Mailbag Here Our last October movie has arrived! This week we watched a classic, with Brian De Palma's Carrie (1976). A fun one for us, checking out a horror classic that neither of us had seen before. For the mailbag this week, we'd like to hear about your favorite remake or if you have a dream remake you'd like to see. Let us know! Thanks for listening !

171: A Bit Fishy Oct 24, 2023 00:47:37 MAIL BAG HERE We're back in action after a quick turnaround with The Lure (2015) directed by Agnieszka Smoczynska. Another horror-musical! We had a lot to say about this one. Thanks for listening !

170: Phantom Fan Club Oct 20, 2023 00:50:02 MAILBAG HERE We make our return with the first of our October programming: Phantom of the Paradise (1974) directed by Brian De Palma. We also discuss Cria Cuervos (1976) and more fun topics. Thanks for listening !

169: Speaking English Once Again Oct 3, 2023 01:06:06 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 !

167: July Wrap Up 2023 Aug 7, 2023 01:04:41 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 !

166: Barbenheimerpalooza Aug 2, 2023 01:04:12 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 !

165: Back in Business Jul 21, 2023 01:04:26 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. Als

163: French People Jun 17, 2023 00:52:57 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 !

162: Creepy People Challenge Week Jun 12, 2023 01:04:45 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 !

161: May Wrap-up of 2023 Jun 3, 2023 01:15:17 Mailbag Here What we read and watched in the month of May, 2023. Thanks for listening !

160: Do You Remember High School? May 24, 2023 00:50:59 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 !

159: Somebody Probably Knows May 16, 2023 01:00:57 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 !

158: Back From the Grave: The April Wrap-up of 2023 (and more) May 10, 2023 01:34:50 We return with one of our longer episodes ever, and we have a lot to talk about. What we read and watched in April 2023, and a bonus movie discussion. Welcome back, and thanks for listening !

157: Still Wuthering Apr 21, 2023 00:49:32 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 !

155: Camp Angels Apr 8, 2023 00:48:38 A fun one for this week ! We watched Charlie's Angels (2000), and here is where we talk about it. Thanks for listening !

154: The March Wrap-up of 2023 Apr 1, 2023 01:22:08 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 !

153: Good Vibes in Bad Lands Mar 25, 2023 00:42:20 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 !

152: The Second Annual Speaking English Awards Mar 17, 2023 01:02:37 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 !

151: Large Metropolitan Area Mar 11, 2023 00:47:12 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 !

150: February Wrap Up 2023 Mar 3, 2023 01:06:40 VOTE FOR THE SHINERS HERE What we read and watched in the month of February 2023. Thanks for listening !

149: The Short Episode Feb 23, 2023 01:03:23 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 !

147: The Real American Dream Feb 10, 2023 00:48:25 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 !

146: January Wrap-up 2023 Jan 31, 2023 01:10:03 Shiners Voting Here What we read and watched across January of 2023. A fun time for one and all. Thanks for listening !

145: The Second Annual Shiners Nominations ! Jan 27, 2023 01:14:31 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 !

144: Heavy (Separate) Lies Jan 20, 2023 00:46:29 This week we watched A Separation (2011) and discussed it. A tough watch, but a great picture. Thanks for listening !

143: The Color Purple Jan 12, 2023 00:40:06 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 !

142: New Years Special III Jan 6, 2023 01:28:41 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.

140: Black Christmastime Dec 14, 2022 00:56:36 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 !

139: Noirvember 2022 Wrap Up Dec 9, 2022 01:10:01 What we read and watched last month. A wild ride, truly. Thanks for listening !

138: Forget it Addie, It's Chinatown Nov 30, 2022 00:50:36 Noirvember concludes with a special screening of Chinatown (1974), one of the greats. Thanks for listening !

136: Big Sleepy Movie Nov 17, 2022 00:55:14 Noirvember marches on with The Big Sleep (1946) this week. A very divided episode. Here is the trailer. Thanks for listening !

135: Noirvember Cold Open Nov 10, 2022 00:54:30 This week we watched Touch of Evil (1958) to kick off Noirvember. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

134: October 2022 Wrap-up Nov 3, 2022 01:08:13 What we read and watched in the month of October 2022. Thanks for listening !

133: Challenge (Hallo)week Oct 25, 2022 00:56:00 The conclusion of our spooky October lineup, this week we watched Rosemary's Baby (1968) and Diabolique (1955). Enjoy ! This is one where both of these movies might be better blind, so we encourage you to watch the movies before listening (which we don't do very often). Thanks for listening !

132: Thirsty Boys and Girls Club Oct 20, 2022 00:47:27 October keeps rolling with another horror movie, this time its vampires and priests as we watched Thirst (2009), our fourth Park Chan-Wook movie. It was a wild time for all involved.  Thanks for listening !

131: What is The New Flesh Anyway ? Oct 12, 2022 00:39:41 We Begin October with Videodrome (1983). A wild, if slightly underwhelming time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

130: September Wrap Up 2022 Oct 6, 2022 01:20:55 What we read and watched in the month of September 2022. Twitch Link for those interested. Thanks for listening !

128: The Impromptu Question and Answer Episode Sep 22, 2022 01:00:40 Surprise ! Book club next week, this time around we are answering some questions pulled out of a hat. Quite a fun time, it's been too long. Twitch link if interested. Thanks for listening !

127: Technicolor Movie Reports (Part 2) Sep 14, 2022 01:00:31 Back again this week with the second part of this edition of our Movie Reports series. The features for this time around are The Red Shoes and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. A great time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

126: Movie Reports: Back and in Technicolor Sep 7, 2022 00:55:11 On this edition of Movie Reports, two Technicolor feats from the Mid 20th Century: The Red Shoes (1948) and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953). Hear what we have to say about them and then check them out for next week's episode Twitch link if you want to see Evan watch more movies on Sunday-Wednesday nights. Thanks for listening !

125: August Wrap Up 2022 Aug 31, 2022 01:07:10 What we read and watched in the eighth month of 2022. Twitch link if you are interested. Thanks for listening !

124: Who's the Prisoner Here Anyway ? Aug 24, 2022 00:42:30 This week we watched 2013's Prisoners. It was a wild ride most definitely.  Thanks for listening !

122: Singing in Space Aug 10, 2022 00:33:04 A bit of a shorter episode this week, we watched The American Astronaut, quite a unique picture. Here is where we talk about it. Thanks for listening !

121: July Wrap Up 2022 Aug 2, 2022 01:09:44 What we read and watched this past July. Thanks for listening !

120: Our Encounter With The Gray Man Jul 27, 2022 01:00:20 We checked out a new movie this week: The Gray Man, directed by the brothers Russo. Here is what we thought about it. Also opinions on the state of streaming, referencing an Interview the Russo brothers did. Which can be found here  Also mentioned in the episode, if you would like to follow Evan's Twitch channel, that can be found here Thanks for listening !

119: All About All About Eve Jul 15, 2022 00:47:35 This week we watched 1950's All About Eve, and here we are now to talk about it.

118: June Wrap-Up 2022 Jul 6, 2022 01:03:39 What we read and watched in the month of June 2022. Here is the link to Paul Schrader's diagram if anyone is curious: https://imgur.com/a/9DmpaGC Thanks for listening !

116: Our Spectacular Spectacular Episode Jun 21, 2022 00:44:32 This week we watched Moulin Rouge! a super-classic of the Hollywood heyday, or a 2001 postmodern musical, depending on who you ask. Join us for a fun time and discussion. Thanks for listening !

115: Challenge Week Returns Jun 14, 2022 00:52:58 For the first time in a while, we have a challenge week ! We watched It Happened One Night and The Power of the Dog for this one, and we talk about both. Thanks for listening !

114: May Wrap-up 2022 Jun 6, 2022 01:12:10 What we watched and read in the month of May 2022. Thanks for listening !

113: Another Spooky Hotel May 29, 2022 00:44:13 This week we watched Last Year at Marienbad, an absolute puzzler. Can we make any sense of it? find out! Thanks for listening !

111: Vanishing Lady Moment May 16, 2022 00:44:58 This week we watched The Lady Vanishes (1938), directed by the man himself, Alfred Hitchcock. Other topics of discussion include crochet blankets and The Northman. Don't miss out on this one. Join us on instagram @speakingenglishpod to get involved in the mailbag portion of our show. Thanks for listening !

110: Brutal Days in Small Town Texas May 11, 2022 00:41:10 This week we watched The Last Picture Show (1971) directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Here is where we talk about it. Sorry for the late upload this week, it was a busy time, as you'll hear about in the episode. check out the Instagram account @speakingenglishpod Thanks for listening !

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