Ep21: Brad Pitt and the Nightmare on Tom Cruise Street
Welcome back to EYE! Join us as we explain and thoroughly complain about Interview with the Vampire… the cinematic, uh, hype, from 1994. “There’s nothing pensive about Brad Pitt…” and yet, come, friends, let us tell you why we sympathize! Warning - this is a Nandor the Relentless stan account, and not a Tom Cruise fan account.
S/o to Meredith Bull for her haunting cover on TikTok of Bullet with Butterfly Wings by the Smashing Pumpkins!!
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Episode 20 - Tainted Lore: Juriando Grande and the Romanian Eat, Pray, Love Conquest
Yeah... 'tainted lore' says it all. Join us this week as we DISSECT the history of the modern, Western concept of a Vampire. We nod briefly toward Bram Stoker, but dig far much deeper and also, travel by night across the globe to learn about some other blood suckers.
Content warning - disturbing themes, Halloween
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Ep 19: Dante’s Whole and Swole Song of Fire and Ice
Welcome back to EYE! Join us as we hash it out over our September novel, "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Let’s just say, the nomenclature was indeed accurate. Bonus content — we heard the book is turning into a Hulu show, so we saved the casting directors some trouble and picked out our main cast!
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Ep 18: The Mentally Metal Gymnastics of Repurposed Goths
Welcome back to EYE! We're loudly greeting Spooky Szn this September with our book of the month, "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Today’s Prep-isode (get it…?) will spotlight several crucial elements to enrich and support your reading of "Mexican Gothic" along with us. Moreno-Garcia’s gothic horror novel is an onion of dark symbolism with parallels to disturbing historical truths. Check out this episode to reveal the Word(s) of the Month, motifs and symbols, and our really chaotic dissection of the main characters’ names. Is the nomenclature accurate?!
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Ep 17: Not Enough Handwashing and Historically Male Hysteria
In this book club episode, we talk all things The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath. Join us as we discuss gender roles, mental health, and our overall impressions of this iconic novel. Wulfi the Dog makes a few special guest appearances to lighten the mood, too! Did you know dogs enjoyed green beans? Neither did we.
cw / abuse / suicide / suicide ideation / violence / self harm / mental illness
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Ep 16: Blazing Confessions and French Ass Words ~research your authors~
cw: suicide/ neglect/ abuse/ self harm/ mental health/ manic depression
It’s Book Prep Week! This week we spotlight the late, great poet Sylvia Plath, author of our book of the month: The Bell Jar. Plath’s tumultuous and short life serves as the resource from which she pulled the content of this novel, which we discuss today. Word of the Week (Month?) is also back today, with a dark twist and a root word that accidentally serves as a motif throughout the discussion.
Stay tuned for our next episode, our deep dive into and underneath The Bell Jar.
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Ep 15: Go See Barbenheimer, Chloe Brown
Welcome back to the book club session! Join us and guest speaker Athena as we explain Talia Hibbert's spicy romance novel, "Get a Life, Chloe Brown." We had barely any complaints ;) keep listening to hear an expertly rewritten scene, pet peeves, and personal stories about living with chronic illness.
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Episode 14: Neil Grasson-Tasson - The Transcendence of the Overuse of Finger Guns and the Decibel System
Happy Disability Pride Month! New month, new novel. In this episode, we get into the nitty gritty pre-work for "Get a Life, Chloe Brown" by Talia Hibbert.
Cw: disability/pain/narcotics/manipulation/flashbacks
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Episode 13 - The Buttons and Satyrs of TJ Klune's Londattle
Happy last day of pride month! We are finally discussing and reviewing The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune. This book celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community and displays being different among a gray crowd.
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Episode 11: Yup, Halle Bailey is our Princess!
MerMAYd’s main event has finally arrived: Our review of the live action Little Mermaid!! Thank you for all your support throughout this month. We’ve had so much interacting with you and making content for this momentous event!
“For the First Time”, we are reporting to you from one square in a new magical location, so please excuse any random sounds you may hear. One aspect we need to address is that we didn’t spend enough time discussing Halle Bailey. To be honest, if we did, the episode would’ve ended up being 3 hours. Just know, Halle is a gem, and she is our Little Mermaid.
Now, was this movie filled with “Wild Uncharted Waters”? Or did we dance “Under the Sea” with enjoyment? Grab your dinglehoppers and snarfblatts as we give you “the Scuttlebutt”!
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Happy Mermayd to you all! The celebration of Disney’s live action Little Mermaid keeps bumping like Sebastian’s beats in “Under the Sea” with our final literary installment, “Poor Unfortunate Souls” by Serena Valentino, before the main event! We hate to break it to you, but we turned out to be the poor unfortunate souls/polyps in this read. Join us while we explain and complain why Ursula deserved better than this book.
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EPISODE 9 Witches or Wives: Porque No Los Dos?
We’re celebrating the release of the Little Mermaid the only way we know how - dedicating an entire month to the lore and legend of mermaids! The celebration of Disney’s live action Little Mermaid continues and we our joined today by Ariana Joubert, trained ancient classicist and esthetician extraordinaire. Join us as we dive into the inspiration for the baddest sea witch around, Ursula. Find out what makes a female a villain, what sea witches are, and the answer to the age old question: wife or witch?
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Happy MerMAYd! We’re celebrating the release of the Little Mermaid the only way we know how: reading what inspired Disney to create the film! Stay tuned this month as we prepare to attend the main event: our review of the live action Little Mermaid in Disney Springs, Orlando!!! What is a mermaid, anyway? And WHY do they exist in our collective unconscious? In EYEPod Episode 8, we discuss Hans Christian Andersen's original, 26-page short story that inspired a cult following Disney film, starring Princess Ariel. We also dive into folklore from non-Western cultures that highlight the legend of the half human/half fish being! Do you know of any other aquatic sea creature lore? And... what zodiac sign is the little mermaid? Leave us a comment below. UPCOMING MERMAYD READING SCHEDULE: 05/12: "Circe" - Odyssey Excerpt by Homer 05/19: "Poor Unfortunate Souls" by Serena Valentino 06/02: Disney's live action movie The Little Mermaid review Join our fam: Spotify: @evilly.yours.english Podcast also on IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, & Apple Podcast Instagram: @evilly.yours.english TikTok: @evilly.yours.english
Welcome to the Scandal! In our second Book Club podcast, we’re diving into the life and 7 husbands of the fictional Hollywood starlet Evelyn Hugo. [SPOILER ALERT, as usual.] In this episode, we discuss and rate this eye opening account of a woman living in a white man's world, and the obstacles she must overcome, or manipulate, to protect the things she loves. Already read it? What did you think? Connect with us and let us know!
Content Warning: Several themes in relation to this novel may be upsetting to some listeners. See TW below and if you cannot listen to this podcast, we will chat with you in the next one! tw // Abortion (mentioned) // Abusive relationship // Alcohol // Cancer // Car accident // Cheating // Death // Divorce // Domestic abuse (graphic) // Homophobia (including use of slurs) // Physical abuse // Racism // Sexism // Sexually explicit scenes // Smoking // Statutory rape // Suicide
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EPISODE 5: There there, they're their own enemies
You know them. We know them. Everyone hates them. Which is which, and WHY?! Join us as we explore Old English and Germanic roots of the homonyms we can't stop using and love to hate (because we can't spell them) - THERE, THEY'RE, & THEIR.
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Episode 3: BOOK CLUB - Neon Gods by Katee Robert
Welcome to the Chaos. In our first official Book Club podcast, we’re diving into the Olympus built by Katee Robert, where humans are made to be avatars for Greek gods. In this episode, we discuss and rate this spicy, modern retelling of the relationship of Hades and Persephone. Listen to the end to see how we rate the book and if we recommend it to you!
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EPISODE 2: Welcome to the Word of the Week! It's a nasty one. Listen to us explain and complain the etymology and psycholinguistics behind the word ...
M O I S T.
::shudder::
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EPISODE 1: Prolegomenon
Welcome to EYE! We are Claud and Chris, and we are excited to share our complaints and ... explanations (why don't they rhyme?!) with you on our ponderous new Podcast. Join us on our adventure down Etymology Boulevard, where we will dissect English words based on their Greco-Roman (sometimes German, sometimes ... other) roots.Look out for our monthly special, a Book Club discussion. Stay tuned for more on that :)
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