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Learn English PodcastE82 Master These English Idioms and Don’t Get Rocked!🎸In this episode of the Learn English Podcast, we talk about idioms that all use the word “rock.” You probably know that a rock is a piece of stone or a kind of music. But in English, we also use the word "rock" in many different idioms. These idioms have different meanings, and learning them can help you speak more naturally and with more confidence.🎤We talk about fun phrases like “rock star,” “rock on,” “rock the mic,” and “someone rocks.” These expressions are used a lot in everyday conversation to show feelings like excitement, happiness, or support. We give you examp...2025-07-2815 min

Star Wars English ClassSWA101: Narration and Point of View (ESB)This week in "Star Wars Appreciation 101," Julia and Fern tackle The Empire Strikes Back from a certain point of view (sorry, we had to!). This episode covers narration and POV in literature and film, including how we identify a scene's point-of-view character or characters and what that can teach us. Other points of interest: What is narration, and how does it work in movies compared to literature? What is a work of fiction asking us to consider by taking certain points of view? Read Fern's short story, "Fox Finds the Fairies" in Fruitslice Magazine!On t...2025-07-141h 26

Plain EnglishThe five-star rating system isn’t working [Archive episode]Leaving a five-star review has become customary for any experience that is excellent, good, average, or even acceptable, and anything below five-stars means terrible in the world of online reviews. As consumers, this system isn’t helpful in identifying the true high performers, and it makes it difficult for people or businesses to stand out from the crowd.Full lesson: https://plainenglish.com/lessons/five-star-reviews --Upgrade all your skills in English: Plain English is the best current-events podcast for learning English.You might be learning English to improve your career, en...2025-06-3019 min

Plain EnglishThe five-star rating system isn’t working (Rave about)Leaving a five-star review has become customary for any experience that is excellent, good, average, or even acceptable, and anything below five-stars means terrible in the world of online reviews. As consumers, this system isn’t helpful in identifying the true high performers, and it makes it difficult for people or businesses to stand out from the crowd. Plus, learn “rave about.”Full lesson: https://plainenglish.com/419 --Upgrade all your skills in English: Plain English is the best current-events podcast for learning English.You might be learning English to improve your c...2024-12-3028 min

How Star Wars Is It? - Not Really a Star Wars PodcastEp 303: English (the School Subject)School subject month continues! This week it's English! Who knows what the weeks to come will hold! (It's Social Studies and Science.) We also play Only Connect, of course. A very English/British game. Enjoy! You can contact the show at agoodpodcast@gmail.com and find us @HowStarWarsIsIt on all platforms. You can also follow Mike @MikeGospel on Twitter and @WordGospel09 on Youtube and Instagram and Josiah @JosiahDotBiz on social media and on his website josiahrobinson.biz. And don't forget to rate and review on iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts! And if you REALLY like th...2024-12-1058 min

Star Wars English ClassSWA101: Plot (ANH)This week in "Star Wars Appreciation 101," Julia and Fern try not to lose the plot while watching Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Analyzing the film’s structure, conflicts, and (weird) pacing, they make some surprising discoveries about the story we think we know. Spoiler Alert: However long you think the Death Star sequence is, no it’s not. On the Syllabus this Week:Lucas, George, director. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Twentieth Century Fox, 1977. Mays, Kelly J. The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 14th Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022. Additional Sources...2024-10-151h 04

Star Wars English ClassStar Wars Appreciation 101: What We Do With Star WarsWelcome to Star Wars Appreciation 101! (#SWA101). In this episode, Fern and Julia explore "What We Do With Star Wars" by reading "The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland (Tales of Light and Life YA High Republic Anthology) through three main "principles" that challenge how we engage with stories.On the Syllabus Today:"The Force Provides" by Justina Ireland. Tales of Light and Life. Disney Lucasfilm Press, 2023, pp. 181-214. Mays, Kelly J. The Norton Introduction to Literature: Shorter 14th Edition. W. W. Norton & Company, Inc, 2022. Additional Sources:Bernheimer, Kate. “Fairy Tale is Form, Form is Fairy Tale...2024-09-301h 17

Star Wars English ClassOffice Hours #2: Syllabus WeekIn this episode, Fern and Julia finally explain where they've been and where they (and the podcast) are going. Tl;dr: New season "Star Wars Appreciation 101", coming soon! Social Media:@swenglishclass on Twitter, TikTok, and InstagramJulia is on TikTok @juliachristine77Fern is on TikTok @alwaysfernBusiness inquiries: starwarsenglishclass@gmail.comLogo by Jacob David Earl (@jacobdavidearl)Music by ZapSplat.com 2024-09-1653 min

Learn English PodcastE41 Improve Your English with the History of the U.S. National Anthem - the Star-Spangled Banner🎧Welcome back to the Learn English Podcast! As we kick off July, we're celebrating Independence Day, one of the biggest holidays in the United States. This week, we're celebrating by exploring the national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner." We'll uncover the story of the song's rise to fame, and the controversy surrounding its lyrics.🇺🇸 Did you know the Star-Spangled Banner wasn't even the official anthem for most of US history? Francis Scott Key, the man behind the song, witnessed a battle during the War of 1812 that inspired a poem that eventually become the anthem. Yet, "The Star-Spangled Banner" didn't be...2024-07-0115 min

Skywalk Before You RunThe Phantom Menace: Part 2 with Star Wars English Class - Imagine Beefing with an 8 Year OldIn Episode Thirteen of this podcast, Qui-Gon keeps being cryptic on the walkie, Jedi DNA is a thing, and Tatooine goes hard for space NASCAR. Skywalk Before You Run - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skywalkbeforeyourun/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@skywalkbeforeyourun Patreon (yes it says it’s for That’s What I’m Tolkien About but you’re in the right place): https://www.patreon.com/tolkienaboutpod Cover Art and Music by Jason Hilton: https://www.instagram.com/negativeselections/ Deus Ex Media: https://www.deusexmedia.org/ Julia...2024-04-091h 00

Anything Goes with James EnglishReality Star To Multi-Millionaire - Tommy Mallet Tells His StoryAnything Goes with James English Reality Star To Multi-Millionaire - Tommy Mallet Tells His Story You can contact James English on his social media platforms http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2024-03-091h 42

Star Wars English ClassOffice Hours #1Welcome to the first in a series of rambling, casual episodes where Fern and Julia do not hold themselves to pesky things like "academic standards" and "research" and just kind of chat, like you would during your professor's office hours. Points of Interest:-Julia's Broken Brain-Sometimes, Star Wars is Book-SWCC London Live Episode THANK YOU!!-Talking Back to Our Own Podcast-This is a Pro Union Podcast-You Can Podcast from the WoodsSocial Media:@swenglishclass on Twitter, TikTok, and InstagramJ...2023-11-1339 min

Plain EnglishAmerican football is smitten with Taylor Swift | Learn English expression 'lean into'" Just when you thought nothing could make American football more popular, Taylor Swift comes onto the scene. She is reportedly dating a football star, Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs. The union brings together separate worlds of fandom, as Swifties tune in to football games for the first time. -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/623 -- Learning English should be fun! That’s why our less...2023-11-0920 min

Anything Goes with James EnglishExposing the Porn Industry - Ex Porn Star Samantha Browne Tells AllAnything goes with James English Exposing the Porn Industry - Ex-Porn Star Samantha Browne Tells All You can contact James English on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2023-10-272h 02

Plain English'The Morning Show': a serious drama with a star-studded cast | Learn phrasal verb 'star in'" ""The Morning Show"" on Apple TV+ is about morning network news, a light-hearted way to start your day. But the show is anything but fluffy: it's a serious drama with a star-studded cast. The show deals with cutthroat media competition, sexual misconduct, the onset of COVID-19 and more. Plus, learn the English expression ""star in."" -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/586 -- Learning English should be fu...2023-07-0317 min

Star Wars English ClassThe Hero's Journey LIVE from Star Wars Celebration 2023Recorded live from the HoloNet News Stage at Star Wars Celebration London, Fern and Julia explore Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces and the impact of "The Hero's Journey" on Star Wars and mass-media storytelling in general. (Psst...the audio isn't great in this one because Julia forgot she saved the audio we recorded with the nice microphone to her external hard drive...which is currently 2000 miles away from her. We'll upload the improved audio as soon as we can). Points of Interest: The KCU (Korkie Cinematic Universe), Joseph Campbell's Whole Deal, Audience Par...2023-05-2255 min $The Armor Men\'s Health Show$ The Armor Men's Health ShowEP 630: Former NFL Star, Doug English, Discusses The Lone Star Paralysis FoundationIn this segment Dr. Mistry and Donna Lee are joined by a very special guest and former NFL star Doug English. Since Doug's career was affected by a spinal cord injury sustained during a football game, he has committed countless hours to helping others whose lives are impacted by spinal cord disorders and injuries. Today, he works with the Lone Star Paralysis Foundation to advance his mission of research, recovery, and recreation. Listen in to hear Doug and Dr. Mistry discuss the emotional and physical toll of finding out you have a spinal cord injury, as well as some...2023-04-1920 min

Anything Goes with James EnglishOnly Fans Star - Elle Brooke Tells Her StoryAnything Goes with James English Ep/276 Only Fans Star - Elle Brooke Tells Her Story You can contact James English on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 Sound Edited by Stephen Pettigrew https://www.facebook.com/shinersp/ https://soundcloud.com/shinersp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2022-09-071h 07

Anything Goes with James EnglishMale Porn Star Damian Oliver Tells His StoryAnything Goes with James English Ep/268 Male Porn Star Damian Oliver Tells His Story You can contact James English on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 Sound Edited by Stephen Pettigrew https://www.facebook.com/shinersp/ https://soundcloud.com/shinersp Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2022-07-231h 10

Star Wars English ClassOnce Upon a Time in a Galaxy Far, Far Away...Star Wars as Fairy TaleIn this week’s episode, Fern teaches Julia about fairy tales! Join us as we explore the history of folktale, the rise of the literary fairy tale, the tropes and conventions of the genre, and J.R.R. “Jorts” Tolkien’s most famous essay, “On Fairy Stories.” How does our understanding of Star Wars shift and develop when we consider it in the context of this literary tradition? What do fairy tales and stories like Star Wars “offer” us in our adult lives? And will Hank Green finally admit that Star Wars is more fantasy than science fiction?Points of In...2022-06-201h 56

Star Wars English ClassBroken on Purpose: Star Wars and Serial StorytellingIn this episode, Julia teaches Fern about serialization! We explore the differences between series and serials, discuss the effects of serialization on storytelling and audience engagement, and consider what it means to be agents of narrative continuation as members of the Star Wars fandom. How does serialization determine story structure? Is Star Wars broken (on purpose)? And was George Lucas right when he said that Star Wars is like poetry? On the syllabus:Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020)Star Wars: A New Hope (1977)Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)Kelleter, Frank. “Five Ways of...2022-05-242h 01

Star Wars English ClassThe Bedrock All Goodness is Built Upon: An Obi-Wan Kenobi Character StudyFern and Julia are back for Star Wars English Class's sophomore year! We're kicking off swenglishclass season two with our first Character Study. Join us as we perform an in-depth exploration of Obi-Wan Kenobi's characterization and character development within both Canon and Legends materials. How does Obi-Wan's narrative purpose shift between the Original Trilogy and the Prequels? Which Legends story beats inform Obi-Wan's Canon characterization? And what exactly is a character, anyway?On the syllabus:Uri Mangolin. “Character.” The Cambridge Companion to Narrative, edited by David Herman, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2007, pp. 66–79. Cambridge Companions to Literature.Star W...2022-04-252h 11

Star Wars English ClassStar Wars Book Report: Queen's Hope with Camila (@boricuawookiee)Hey class, it's time for another Star Wars Book Report! In this special bonus episode and second installment in our Book Report series, Julia is joined by fellow Star Wars TikToker, Camila (@boricuawookiee) to discuss the final installment in E.K. Johnston's Padmè-focused YA Queen's Trilogy, Queen's Hope. TIMESTAMPS BELOW.(00:14:13) General Padmè Discussion(00:29:24) Queen's Trilogy General Discussion(00:41:08) Queen's Hope No Spoilers(01:02:05) Queen's Hope Spoilers DiscussionCamila is on TikTok @boricuawookiee and Beings of the Galaxy can be found wherever pods are cast. Social Media:@swen...2022-04-061h 59

Star Wars English ClassStar Wars Book Report: The Fallen StarIt's a Star Wars Book Report! In this special bonus episode, Fern and Julia review and discuss the latest adult novel in The High Republic era, The Fallen Star by Claudia Gray. Thank you to Del Rey for an early review copy. Social Media:@swenglishclass on Twitter, TikTok, and InstagramJulia is on TikTok @juliachristine77Fern is on TikTok @alwaysfernBusiness inquiries: starwarsenglishclass@gmail.comLogo by Jacob David Earl (@jacobdavidearl)Music by ZapSplat.com 2022-01-052h 06

Star Wars English ClassIntertextualityIn the penultimate episode of season one of Star Wars English Class, Julia overcomes her fear of French literary theory to teach Fern about intertextuality. We explore the The Ferdinand de Saussure to Disney Star Wars Canon Pipeline, analyze some of George Lucas's cultural and historical "references," Fern goes on a Quick Adventure Zone Tangent™️, and we discover two ultimate truths: language is a prison and there is no Star Wars. On the SyllabusStar Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, dir. J.J. AbramsStar Wars: The High Republic, A Test of Courage by Justi...2021-12-281h 33

Anything Goes with James EnglishGame of Thrones Star, Thor ‘The Mountain‘ Björnsson Tells His StoryAnything goes with James English Ep/227 Game of Thrones Star, Thor 'The Mountain' Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson Tells His Story A man If many talents - World strong man, world record breaker, actor, boxer You can contact James English on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 http://Facebook.com/Jamesenglish11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2021-11-291h 06

Plain EnglishThe five-star rating system isn’t working | Learn the English expression ‘rave about’" Leaving a five-star review has become customary for any experience that is excellent, good, average, or even acceptable, and anything below five-stars means terrible in the world of online reviews. As consumers, this system isn’t helpful in identifying the true high performers, and it makes it difficult for people or businesses to stand out from the crowd. Plus, learn “rave about.” -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today’s full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/419 ...2021-11-2526 min

Star Wars English ClassHappy Holo-ween! (Bonus)Happy Holo-ween! (Thanks TikTok User @natethegirl!) Or, Unalive Day? Death Day? In this chaotic and spooky live episode, Fern and Julia discuss all things spooky and scary in a galaxy far, far away including: haunted artifacts in The High Republic, Mothman Truther Quinlan Vos, and what exactly we should call Halloween in Star Wars. On the Syllabus:Into the Dark by Claudia GrayDooku: Jedi Lost by Cavan ScottWild Space by Karen MillerThe Travels of Sir John Mandeville by John MandevilleSocial Media:@swenglishclass on Twitter and...2021-10-3052 min

Star Wars English ClassFrom a Certain Point of View 2: Electric BoogalooIt's FACPOV 2: The Empire Strikes Back -- or, wait a minute, nope, we gave this episode a different funny name. In today's episode, Fern and Julia return their discussion of point of view as Fern teaches the class about 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person POV, the difference between an involved and an uninvolved narrator, and the way POV shapes a narrative. Why might an author choose to write in the 3rd person subjective POV instead of the 1st person? What can we learn from uninvolved narrators like Nick Carraway? Is The Bad Batch truly about the Bad Batch? And w...2021-10-111h 52

Anything Goes with James EnglishUFC Star Paddy ”The Baddy” Pimblett tells his storyAnything goes with James English Ep/214 UFC Star Paddy "The Baddy" Pimblett tells his story The link to Paddy’s YouTube channel https://m.youtube.com/channel/UC160Ln3rSb3Ym2iUxJasZVw You can contact James English on his social media platforms ⬇️⬇️ http://instagram.com/jamesenglish2 http://twitter.com/jamesenglish0 http://Facebook.com/Jamesenglish11 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 2021-10-111h 17

Star Wars English ClassStarting with Revenge: Star Wars and the Revenge TragedyOn today's episode, Julia teaches Fern about revenge tragedy and Shakespeare's favorite Star Wars character, Maul. Julia and Fern discuss the elements of a revenge tragedy, Maul's backstory, and the ultimate fate of all revengers. Essential questions: What makes Maul a revenger? What stops the cycle of revenge? And what would have happened if Maul had been found by a traveling Shakespeare troupe instead of Palpatine?On the Syllabus:Charles and Elaine Hallett, The Revenger's Madness: A Study of Revenge Tragedy Motifs (1990)Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999)Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008...2021-09-272h 04