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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...

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, Ha...

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!  Join our fam:  ⁠Instagram⁠ |...

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 a...

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 / suic...

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....

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. Join our fam:  Spotify: @evilly.yours.engli...

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 Join our fam:  Spotify: @evilly.yours.english  Podcast also on IHeartRadio,...

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. Join our fam:  Spotify: @evilly.yours.english  Podcast also on IHeartRadio, Amazon Music, & Apple Podcast  Instagram: @evilly...

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 yo...

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...

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...

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 Chri...

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 th...

EPISODE 6: Ep 6: The minute minuet of New York minutes Ever wonder why we say "min-it" to express time, but "my-noot" to express how small something is? Did it mess you up, too? Well, luckily, we're here to explain and complain about the etymology of these words and two other words that are super related! Bonus - who was our guest speaker? Let us know what you think in the comments below! Look out...

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. Look out for our monthly special, a Book Club discussion. :) Join our fam: Spotify: @evilly...

EPISODE 4: The 72 (Marginal) Seas of Incontinent(s) The Word of the Week is CONTINENT, which actually represents a set of homographs. Yes, we asked whyyy too. Tune in to hear us explain and complain about ALL of the meanings of this word, as well as contemplate how many bodies of water actually exist on Earth. Look out for our monthly special, a Book Club discussion. :)  Join our fam:  Spotify: @e...

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...

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:: Look out for our monthly special, a Book Club discussion. :) Join our fam: Spotify: @evilly.yours.english Instagram: @evilly.yours.english TikTok: @evilly.yours.english Email us your ideas and suggestions for words and bo...

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 Cl...