Bedste English Speaking-podcasts (2024)

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202: Our Full Fall Wrap-up 1:37:20

1M ago1:37:20

1:37:20

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 !

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201: We'll Always Have Paris 50:06

2M ago50:06

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⁠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 !

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200: The Big 200 Bash 1:34:14

2M ago1:34:14

1:34:14

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…

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199: Book Club 30: The Devil Goes Down to Moscow (Again !?) 1:04:29

3M ago1:04:29

1:04:29

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 !…

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198: The Great August Wrap-Up of 2024 1:25:49

4M ago1:25:49

1:25:49

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 list…

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197: A Bad Time 55:30

4M ago55:30

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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) Wh…

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196: July Wrap-up 2024 1:11:05

4M ago1:11:05

1:11:05

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 !

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195: Bringing Up Wolfgang 58:56

5M ago58:56

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 …

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194: A Timely June Wrap-up 2024 1:11:21

5M ago1:11:21

1:11:21

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…

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193: Book Club 29: Straight Outta Dublin 1:02:32

5M ago1:02:32

1:02:32

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 !…

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A Speaking English Reboot: The Place to Start if You're New Here 20:10

7M ago20:10

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…

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192: May Wrap-up 2024 1:28:40

7M ago1:28:40

1:28:40

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 Sea…

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191: Stunts n Stuff 55:02

7M ago55:02

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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 (4…

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190: The Campiest Movie You've Probably Never Seen 1:05:35

8M ago1:05:35

1:05:35

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 !…

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189: Faces, Masks, But no Facemasks 56:15

8M ago56:15

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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…

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188: Double Wrap-up 1:41:21

8M ago1:41:21

1:41:21

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)…

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187: Book Club 28: The Life and Times of Billy S. 1:03:12

9M ago1:03:12

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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 !

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186: The 3rd Annual Speaking English Awards 1:00:47

10M ago1:00:47

1:00:47

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 Desig…

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185: February Wrap-up 2024 1:20:18

10M ago1:20:18

1:20:18

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 !

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184: Interdimensional Double Feature 57:56

10M ago57:56

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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 !

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183: Loving the Alien 47:07

11M ago47:07

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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 !

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182: Big January Wrap-up 2024 1:43:12

11M ago1:43:12

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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:…

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Bonus: Evan's 100 Years Ago Project 2023 50:40

11M ago50:40

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 (19…

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181: Shiners Nominations III 1:04:23

11M ago1:04:23

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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 P…

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180: Book Club 27: Not Back to the Future 59:56

11M ago59:56

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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 !

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179: New Year Special IV 1:32:54

12M ago1:32:54

1:32:54

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 !

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178: Christmas Witches 57:39

1y ago57:39

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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 !

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177: Bored Curtain 50:04

1y ago50:04

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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

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176: Ultra November Wrap-up 2023 1:43:53

1y ago1:43:53

1:43:53

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 !

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175: An Episode of Doomed Men and the Women They Associate With 58:08

1y ago58:08

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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 !

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174: Book Club 26: Around the Seas in 20,000 Leagues 1:00:02

1y ago1:00:02

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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 !…

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173: October Here We Go Again 1:26:24

1y ago1:26:24

1:26:24

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 !

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172: Prom Queen Carrie 1:04:43

1y ago1:04:43

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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 lis…

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171: A Bit Fishy 47:37

1y ago47:37

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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 !

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170: Phantom Fan Club 50:02

1y ago50:02

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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 !

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169: Speaking English Once Again 1:06:06

1y ago1:06:06

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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…

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168: Book Club 25: No Men Here 1:04:41

1+ y ago1:04:41

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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 !

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167: July Wrap Up 2023 1:04:41

1+ y ago1:04:41

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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 !

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166: Barbenheimerpalooza 1:04:12

1+ y ago1:04:12

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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 nex…

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165: Back in Business 1:04:26

1+ y ago1:04:26

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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. W…

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164: Book Club 24: Jude the Dude 1:05:45

1+ y ago1:05:45

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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!

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163: French People 52:57

1+ y ago52:57

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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 !

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162: Creepy People Challenge Week 1:04:45

1+ y ago1:04:45

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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 !

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161: May Wrap-up of 2023 1:15:17

1+ y ago1:15:17

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

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160: Do You Remember High School? 50:59

1+ y ago50:59

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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 !

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159: Somebody Probably Knows 1:00:57

1+ y ago1:00:57

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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 !…

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158: Back From the Grave: The April Wrap-up of 2023 (and more) 1:34:50

1+ y ago1:34:50

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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 !

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vocabulary 2:12

1+ y ago2:12

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157: Still Wuthering 49:32

1+ y ago49:32

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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 !

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156: Book Club 23: Keep On Wuthering 1:08:53

1+ y ago1:08:53

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

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