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 years !

MAIL BAG HERE FABLE BOOK CLUB HERE We're back with our first ever Book Club re-read ! We're once again taking a look at The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. Stick around for some fun times and nice discussion. Introduction (00:00) Book Discussion (6:49) What's Coming Up (54:00) Album Recs (58:30) Thanks for listening !

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 milestones coming up, so stay tuned! Thanks for listening !

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) Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 (51:07) Album recs (52:40) Thanks for listening !

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 What We Watched (36:15) 24 Hour Party People (2002) Asteroid City (2023) The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) Thief (1981) To Catch a Thief (1955) Heathers (1989) ParaNorman (2012) Hundreds of Beavers (2022) Kinds of Kindness (2024) What's Coming Up on the Pod (1:05:20) Our Album Recs (1:06:44) Thanks for listening !

MAIL BAG HERE At long last, we have returned. And this time around we have a book club for you hot off the presses. We read Dubliners by James Joyce and talk all about it here. Additional topics include: what we've been up to lately, some sacred movies for us, and more Mad Max. Thanks for listening !

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 listening, and hope to see you around !

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 La Nochevieja de Montalbano by Andrea Camilleri Movies we watched (32:46) The Addams Family (1991) Red River (1948) The Blues Brothers (1980) My Neighbor Totoro (1988) Evil Does Not Exist (2023) ¡Three Amigos! (1986) City Lights (1931) When Marnie Was There (2014) Challengers (2024) Perfect Days (2023) Ivan's Childhood (1962) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Coming Up on the Pod (1:21:54) Our Album Recs (1:23:09) Ladies of the Canyon -Joni Mitchell A Sailor's Guide to Earth -Sturgill Simpson Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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 special Eps. 99-101 Thanks for listening !

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: Norwegian Wood: Ep. 51 La Notte: Eps. 95 &96 Thanks for listening !

MAIL BAG HERE 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 Thanks for listening !

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) 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) Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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 !

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) 124: Prisoners (2013) 132: Thirst (2009) Also, The Daily Is Eight! Thanks for listening, and have a great February !

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 The Shiners HERE

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 (1973) Charlie's Angels (2000) Wuthering Heights (1939) Nobody Knows (2004) The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Amelie (2001) Barbie (2023) Oppenheimer (2023) Cria! (1976) Phantom of the Paradise (1974) The Lure (2015) Carrie (1976) Double Indemnity (1944) In a Lonely Place (1950) Torn Curtain (1966) Bell, Book and Candle (1958) Links to my 100 Years Ago Project: Features from 1923 Shorts from 1923 Watchlist for 2024 (Movies from 1924)

MAIL BAG LINK Book Club returns once again. This time we are discussing Kindred by Octavia Butler. It was a great discussion for all involved. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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

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 !

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 !

MAILBAG HERE Book Club is back in action once again! The long-awaited return brings us 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, a science-fiction/adventure banger from the brilliantly creative mind of Jules Verne. Buckle up for an adventure under the high seas, as we discuss this great work. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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 !

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 !

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 !

MAIL BAG Book Club is back, and this time around we read I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. It was a great time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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 !

MAILBAG HERE Book Club is back! This time around we read Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, and we talked all about it. Thanks for listening!

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 !

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 !

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

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 !

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 !

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 !

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 !

Book Club is back, and this time around we read Wuthering Heights, a classic Gothic novel by Emily Bronte. Thanks for listening !

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

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 !

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 !

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 !

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 !

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

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 !

LINK TO VOTE FOR THE SHINERS Book club is back after a little while, and this time around we read All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. It was a wild time and quite a good read. We talk about some other stuff here too. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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

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 !

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

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 !

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 !

Book Club is back and this time we read The Call of Cthulu and Other Weird Stories by H.P. Lovecraft. We talked about it as well as some Christmas stuff. A fun time for all involved. Twitch link is here for anyone interested Thanks for listening !

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 !

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

Noirvember concludes with a special screening of Chinatown (1974), one of the greats. Thanks for listening !

Book Club is back ! And this time we read Fool on the Hill, a novel by Matt Ruff. Enjoy, and thanks for listening !

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

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

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

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 !

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 !

We Begin October with Videodrome (1983). A wild, if slightly underwhelming time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

What we read and watched in the month of September 2022. Twitch Link for those interested. Thanks for listening !

It is time for book club once again. This time we have Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. Fun conversations abound. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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 !

What we read and watched in the eighth month of 2022. Twitch link if you are interested. Thanks for listening !

This week we watched 2013's Prisoners. It was a wild ride most definitely.  Thanks for listening !

For this book club, we checked out The Picture of Dorian Gray. Here is what we have to say about it. Unicorn Twitch Link Thanks for listening !

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 !

What we read and watched this past July. Thanks for listening !

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 !

This week we watched 1950's All About Eve, and here we are now to talk about it.

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 !

This month for the book club, we checked out Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises. It was a fun time for all involved.

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 !

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 !

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

This week we watched Last Year at Marienbad, an absolute puzzler. Can we make any sense of it? find out! Thanks for listening !

For this edition of Book Club we read Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro. A fun time for all involved. Sorry about the late upload this week, we are trying our best. Thanks for listening !

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 !

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 !

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

We've got some Shiners to hand out, so wear your finest attire and listen to this episode, recognizing the best of what we watched in 2021. Check us out on Instagram @speakingenglishpod to get involved. Thanks for listening !

We're doing something wild and new these next two weeks and putting on our own awards show ! Pulling from the movies that we watched for the pod in the 2021 calendar year, we will be handing out awards, similar to those presented at the Oscars. This week we go through each category and nominate up to five people or movies for the awards. Tune in and participate in the voting for next week's awards ! Thanks for listening !

This week we watched 1985's Angel's Egg for the pod and this is where we talk about it. Follow us on Instagram @speakingenglishpod to get involved in our mailbag segment. Thanks for listening !

What we read and watched in the month of March 2022.  Discussion about the Oscars and the podcast's 2nd birthday also included. Thanks for listening !

This Book Club we read Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Caitlin Doughty, a memoir about working in the death industry. A fascinating read and discussion. Thanks for listening !

This week we watched Buffalo '66 and here we are to talk about it. Enjoy. Also check us out on Instagram @speakingenglishpod to add your voice to the conversation. Thanks for listening !

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

We hit the tier ranks again, this time focusing on the books we have read for book club. This concludes our 100 episodes celebration. Thanks for listening !

We wanted to do something special for our 100th episode, so we present our longest episode yet, where we tier-listed every movie we have seen for the pod so far. Join us for a great and fun trip down memory lane, and hear all about our favorite movies from the pod thus far. Thanks for listening !

Another Q & A Episode !? part 1/3 of our 100 episode special. We're starting out with something more familiar that we haven't done in a while with a good ol' Q & A.  Thanks for listening !

For Book Club 14 we read One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Join us for a fun and magically realistic concerning this book and other fun stuff. And also get ready for our 100 episodes special that will be taking place over the next three weeks. Thanks for listening !

What we read and watched in January 2022. Don't miss out, this month was a good one! Thanks for listening !

We wrap up our third edition of Movie Reports with a 24-hour lineup (48 if you put them together) of Magnolia and La Notte. The reverse of last week, where we each watch the movie the other presented, we really got into how these movies played out and any connections between them.  Thanks for listening !

Movie Reports 3 rolls around and this time we watched two movies that take place over 24 hours. They were La Notte and Magnolia. Fun times were had. Thanks for listening !

This week we watched Long Day's Journey Into Night (2018) d. Bi Gan. It was quite an interesting movie and here is where we talk about it. Thanks for listening !

Another Nightmare Alley this week as we checked out Guillermo Del Toro's 2021 version. Here is where we talk about it and compare it with Edmund Goulding's 1947 predecessor. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

Our second annual New Year's Special. The best of what we read and watched in 2021, and some resolutions for the coming year. A true bundle of fun. Thanks for listening !

Here comes our December Wrap up Holiday special for this year ! A regular December Wrap up, but with the addition of some fun Christmas content. Enjoy, and have a great holiday season. Thanks for listening !

Book Club is back ! And Evan is back in the USA for this one (sorry about another late episode). This week we read The October Country by Ray Bradbury and had a grand ol time breaking it down. Thanks for listening !

This week we watched Dracula (1992), Directed by Francis F. Coppola. It was out of control. Bit of a mellow episode this week but that is okay, we are prepping for some crazy episodes coming up.  Get in touch with us through our Instagram page @speakingenglishpod or our Patreon.com/speakingenglish  We'd love to hear from you! Thanks for listening !

The movies we watched and books we read in this month of November 2021. It was a really successful month for both of us, and we really get into it, including discussion on Dune and The French Dispatch. You can find us on Instagram @speakingenglishpod or on Patreon.com/speakingenglish for some bonus content Thanks for listening !

We attempt to take down two birds with one stone this week, as Addie subs out for Grace and Bucket. This episode works as a regular Conversational English episode, plus a little bit about different experiences about film school in Europe and how the big project has been going.  You can find Grace on Instagram @gracebeatty_ and Bucket @bentley319 We are on Instagram @speakingenglishpod and on Patreon at Patreon.com/SpeakingEnglish Thanks for listening !

We're getting with the times this week and actually talking about a new movie coming out in the theaters. We watched Last Night in Soho and had all sorts of opinions. Tune in for a good time. Thanks for listening !

We take a break from the hustle and bustle this week to talk November. Not a wrap-up, but more of a general appraisal of the month. What does it mean to belong to November? Feel free to add your voice to this conversation, we'd love to hear from you. You can reach us through our Instagram page @speakingenglishpod Thanks for listening !

This week for the pod, we watched The Firemen's Ball (1967) Directed by Milos Forman. Here is where we talk about it. Apologies for the awful audio quality from my end this time around, I was kicked out of my room and had to record in the kitchen. Hopefully it isn't too much of a hinderance.  Contact us through Instagram @speakingenglishpod to get involved. It'll be fun. Also check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/SpeakingEnglish for bonus episodes and fun videos. Thanks for listening !

Just like last year, we really went all out for October's wrap-up. Enjoy us talking about what we read and watched during the month, as well as some other fun stuff here at the conclusion of the tenth month of 2021.  We also have a new Halloween themed Patreon exclusive episode out now at our Patreon: Patreon.com/speakingenglish and you can follow us on Spotify, as we mention in the episode we have lots of fun playlists, @addiejoo and @evanspanish Or on Instagram @speakingenglishpod Thanks for listening, and have a great November, we're rooting for you !

This week we watched I Married a Witch (1942), directed by Rene Clair. It was a more chill episode this week, but still tons of fun ! Thanks for listening !

Book club is back with the full cast, and this month we read My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Otessa Moshfegh. It was a fun and slightly uncomfortable time for all involved. Here is where we talk about it, among other things. You can find us on Instagram @speakingenglishpod and check out our Patreon page: Patreon.com/speakingenglish Thanks for listening!

This week for the pod we watched 2009's Coraline, directed by Henry Selick. It was a super fun time, and a perfect start to October for us. You can follow us on Instagram @speakingenglishpod and check out our Patreon at Patreon.com/speakingenglish Thanks for listening and supporting!

Another wrap-up episode, this time what we watched and read in September. It was a pretty busy month but we both managed to get a good amount of movies and books in. A fun time for all involved this week. Check us out on instagram @speakingenglishpod and on Patreon at Patreon.com/speakingenglish Thanks for listening !

Sorry for the late upload this week! It has been a crazy hectic time for us both and I'm just glad we were able to get the episode in. Part two of Movie Reports, where we watched two Nightmarish movies and had lots to talk about. Nightmare Alley (1947) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). You can find us on Instagram @speakingenglishpod or on Patreon at Patreon.com/Speakingenglish Thanks for listening!

This week is our second attempt at Movie Reports, an episode type where we each find a movie to watch and then talk about it and present. We each chose Nightmare movies this week, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) and Nightmare Alley (1947). I want the records to show that this was not planned, and quite a pleasant surprise actually. But it makes for a nightmarish episode 77. If you like the Pod and would want to support us more you can check out our Patreon page at Patreon.com/speakingenglish . Even if the finances are not feasible we'd love it if you give the page a look. Otherwise, you can give us a review on Apple Podcasts, which I am told helps out quite a lot. Thanks for listening and supporting, and have a great week!

This week we watched The Cremator (1969) directed by Juraj Herz. It was a creepy time for all involved. Wanted to watch a Czech movie for Evan's second week in Prague and this is the one we chose. Check out our Patreon page at Patreon.com/Speakingenglish if you'd like to help support the pod. Thanks for listening !

In our first episode from different sides of the Atlantic, we revisited one of the first movies we watched for this podcast, Jacques Tati's 1967 classic Playtime. Some opinions changed and some stayed the same in our first movie revisited. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

What we watched and read in this month of August as we are both undergoing big life changes ! Not as many items on the lists this month but the conversation is as good as ever. Thanks for listening and supporting ! 

This month for book club we read Breakfast at Tiffany's, Truman Capote's 1958 novella. Fun opinions are shared and a good time is had. Check us out on Patreon at Patreon.com/speakingenglish and go listen to The Daily. Thanks for listening!

This week we watched Edward Yang's 1991 masterpiece, A Brighter Summer Day. Discussion followed, including the pros and cons of crazy-long movies and what its like when bad things happen when you're a kid. A great time for all involved. Thanks for listening! And if you want to support the pod even more, we have a Patreon page now, give it a look at Patreon.com/speakingenglish Thanks !

This week we watched 1955's Rebel Without a Cause, an American classic that neither of us had seen. Here is where we talk about it, and its influence on America, even today. Thanks for listening, and if you want to check out the video version of this episode, it is up for free on our Patreon as a preview of the content that can be found there. Patreon.com/speakingenglish for all of that fun content. Thanks for Listening!

Another month down as we talk about what we watched and read in July 2021.  In other news, we have finally activated a Patreon and have published our first exclusive episode there. For more information and to get involved: https://www.patreon.com/speakingenglish Thank you for all of the support!

In a shorter episode for this week, the book club takes on Dispatches by Michael Herr, a firsthand account of the war in Vietnam. Here is where we discuss it. Apologies for poorer audio quality in this episode the recording conditions were not ideal. Thanks for listening !

This week we watched Kajillionaire (2020) Directed by Miranda July. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening!

We talk about Bo Burnham in this episode, as we watched two of his comedy specials, Inside and Make Happy, as well as a movie he directed, Eighth Grade. A fun time for all involved. Thanks for listening !

What we watched and read in the month of June 2021. This one gets dramatic. Thanks for listening !

We conclude our trilogy of episodes that are like this. Audrey returns once again for 3/3. Thanks for listening !

Part 2 of 3 of this series where we pick our favorite movie of every year since 1920. Once again joined by Audrey this week.  Thanks for listening!

We have undertaken one of our biggest projects yet and we may be in a little bit over our heads for this one, but we are choosing our favorite movie from every year, starting in 1920. Joined by Audrey today, this is part one of a multistage series. Thanks for listening!

This week we watched Sunrise (1927), Directed by F. W. Murnau. We had a great time with it. Thanks for listening!

What we read and watched in the month of May 2021. Thanks for listening.

We are doing another Q & A because we have lots of fun with them and think they are a really good time. If you have any better ideas send them our way. Follow the pod on Instagram @speakingenglishpod and leave a review on Apple Podcasts if you want to support Thanks for listening !

Book Club time once again. And this time we read Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut. Follow the pod on Instagram @speakingenglishpod thanks for listening !

For this week we watched Juliet of the Sprits (1965) and this is where we talk about it.

Our second edition of the April Wrap-up, and our 13th wrap-up episode. Join us to see what we watched and read in April of 2021

We recorded twice this week for the 93rd Annual Academy Awards. First to make predictions, and then to talk about what went wrong. Here is the link to The Daily, the playlist mentioned at the end of the episode. It may or may not work : https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6BiHnqOBh80NyrRgQ31C8M?si=0883abf13e5348bc

We wrap up our Oscars watches with Nomadland. It was a fun and relaxing time.

We watched Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Sound of Metal for the pod this week, in prep for the Academy Awards in a couple of weeks.

What we watched and read in the month of March 2021. As well as some other fun content.

We close out the first full year of the Podcast with a Q and A. We also revisited our first episode and talk about how the podcast has grown or stayed the same over this first full year. Check this episode out first if you're new hear, it is a great place to start. 

Despite what you may hear in the episode, this is Book Club 8. And we read Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami this week. With special book club guest Aubrie.

This week we watched Burning (2018, Directed by Lee Chang-Dong) as well as read the two short stories it is based on. Here is where we talk about them. Tons of fun, don't miss out.

Our wrap-up of what we read and watched in the month of February 2021. Intro is a little long this time around, the actual wrap up starts at around 17:25 if you get bored. Thanks for listening!

We return to our discussion of Persona (Ingmar Bergman, 1966) and The Florida Project (Sean Baker, 2017), this time from a new angle. Thanks for listening!

This week we are trying a new thing called Movie Reports. We each watch a movie and present it to the other person, giving thoughts, interpretations, and reactions. It turned out pretty cool. Listen to the episode to find out which movies we actually watched.

Title has no relation to Valentine's Day but rather to the book we read this week, Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis. Here are our thoughts on it.

We finish Park Chan-Wook's Vengeance trilogy with 2005's Sympathy for Lady Vengeance in this episode. Other topics include auteur theory and important personal milestones. If you want more of the Vengeance trilogy, check out episodes 15 and 24.

In this episode, we talk about what we read and watched in this month of January 2021.

This week on the pod we take you through our personal bookshelves, talking about organization and some favorite books. A good time for all involved.

Audrey returns to the podcast and we answer questions. Mostly talking about being in Film School currently, but lots of other fun questions too. 

This week we watched Soul, a movie about Jazz (kinda). Here is where we talk about it and how it made us feel.

(THIS IS A GREAT EPISODE TO START WITH IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PODCAST) We say goodbye to 2020 in style with our longest episode ever ! The best of the best of what we watched in 2020, as well as some goals and opportunities for the next year. Even though we didn't start this podcast at the beginning of the year, this definitely feels like a huge milestone. So thanks for being with us through the journey this year ! : )

Recorded on Christmas Day ! What we watched and read in December, along with some other Christmas-ey content. A good time for one and all.

A double feature of Rebecca movies this week as we watched the Best Picture Hitchcock Classic from 1940 as well as the recent Netflix remake (2020). We have lot's to say on both as our Rebecca Saga comes to a close. We've learned a lot.

We did not watch Citizen Kane this week. But rather, Mank (2020), Directed by David Fincher. This is where we talk about it. (the audio is a little weird this episode, so apologies. Should be better by next week.)

This week we talk about what we read and watched in November, as well as some other fun stuff, including Spotify Wrapped. Don't miss it!

We read the classic Rebecca, by Daphne du Maurier , and we got some opinions about it. Listen to them here.

We answer some fun questions including Kids tv shows and Movies as candles. Don't miss out, it's even shorter than usual.

This week we watched Yi Yi (2000) directed by Edward Yang. This is where we talk about it, alongside things like growing up and getting old.

Usually title these episodes something different, but I just really like this title, which is shared by the movie we watched this week. (1957) Directed by Yasujiro Ozu.

Things get spooky as we talk about what we watched and read in the month of October 2020. At time of release this is the longest episode of the podcast, which must mean its the best and you should listen. 

this week we both read and watched The Devil All the Time. Here are our thoughts on it.

This week we are joined once again by Audrey to talk about Horror movies and other Halloween-y topics.

We watched The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) for this week. Hear what we have to say about it, and maybe even watch it for yourself.

What we read and watched in the month of September.

That's the name of the movie, I'm not making a declarative statement.

We read The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov this month. Also discussion about Quarantine movies and best movie trailers.

This week we watched Oldboy (2003) - Park Chan-Wook. Wholesome family friendly movie.  Good Talk.

What we read and watched in the month of August.

We're ending Challenge Month with a Q&A. Questions from friends as well as previous bingo questions. A good time for one and all.

This week on Challenge Month: Chef (2014), Notorious (1946), Still Walking (2008),  and Wet Hot American Summer (2001)

Challenge Week, but the movies are connected.

For the first week of challenge month, we watched all of Hayao Miyazaki's movies and tier listed them. Here it is.

What we read and watched in the month of July.

Joined on the pod by my good friends Haley and Olivia to talk all sorts of stuff.

For Book club this month we read Kafka on the Shore (2002) by Haruki Murakami. It was a wild ride. Other topics on the episode include movies about cities, the 50s, and the Oscars.

This week we watched Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002) Directed by Park Chan-wook. It was crazy.

June Wrap-Up Episode: what we watched and read during the month.

Where were you when the Speaking English Podcast had its first Challenge Week?

This month we read Eileen (2015) by Ottessa Moshfegh. This episode we talk about it.

A Ghost Story (2017) - David Lowery (Available on Netflix) and Honey Boy (2019) - Alma Har'el (Available on Amazon Prime).

A real sense of community.

Books and movies we read and watched in the month of May 2020. A little bit of other stuff also included.

Violent (2014) -Andrew Huculiak, available to watch on kanopy, and all sorts of other fun stuff.

The inaugural meeting of the book club. We talk about The Collected Schizophrenias by Esme Weijun Wang as well as other fun stuff.  

the bingo episode

Books we read and movies we watched in the month of April 2020

We watched PlayTime (1967, available on Kanopy and the Criterion Channel) and this is where we talk about it, along with some other stuff.

We take on the 30-day Film Challenge from Instagram, but in a hopefully less annoying way.

In the acclaimed sequel to episode 1, we talk about some good books to get into, and about The 39 Steps (1935, available to watch on The Criterion Channel and Amazon Prime), which we watched beforehand.

A lil' introduction and some tips to get with the program as we kinda figure this whole business out. You know how it goes.