Speaking English Evan English
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- TV & Film
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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190: The Campiest Movie You've Probably Never Seen
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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)
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189: Faces, Masks, But no Facemasks
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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 special Eps. 99-101
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188: Double Wrap-up
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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:
Norwegian Wood: Ep. 51
La Notte: Eps. 95 &96
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187: Book Club 28: The Life and Times of Billy S.
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Book Club is back, and this time we read Stoner by John Williams. This book is a frank portrayal of a life with all of its ups and downs, and we thought it was a bleak yet oddly satisfying read.
Other Episodes mentioned:
Wings of Desire - ep 184
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186: The 3rd Annual Speaking English Awards
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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)
Production Design (33:38)
Supporting Performance (35:32)
Cinematography (37:41)
Most Unique Picture (40:50)
Direction (43:11)
Lead Performance (45:15)
Best Picture (47:50)
Award Show Conclusion (51:38)
- I wanted to point out here that Nobody Knows is also one of our favorite movies of last year that didn't end up winning any awards
What's Coming Up on the Pod (54:31)
Our Album Recs (55:58)
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185: February Wrap-up 2024
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 !