Evilly Yours, English

By Evilly Yours, English

Join us as we explain and complain about a variety of linguistic topics and books! You can watch our faces on YouTube, too!... more

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May 19, 2023 Ep 10: Poor Unfortunate Us
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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1h 9min
May 11, 2023 Ep 9 Witches or Wives: Porque No Los Dos?
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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1h 10min
May 05, 2023 Ep 8: The Love Story of Hans Christian Andersen & Edward Cullen
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
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1h 11min
April 28, 2023 Ep 7: The 7 Husbands of Evelyn Hugo BOOK CLUB
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

Help is Available.
https://988lifeline.org/
https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus/what-is-domestic-abuse
https://samaritansnyc.org/24-hour-crisis-hotline/

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55min
April 21, 2023 Ep 6: The minute minuet of New York minutes
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 for our monthly special, a Book Club discussion. :)
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30min
April 15, 2023 Ep 5: There there, they're their own enemies
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. :)
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43min
April 07, 2023 Ep 4: The 72 (Marginal) Seas of Incontinent(s)
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. :)
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36min
March 31, 2023 Ep 3 - BOOK CLUB: "Neon Gods"
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!
Already read it? What did you think? Connect with us and let us know!
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55min
March 25, 2023 Ep 2 - Defining the Madness and the Truest Ick of All!
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. :)
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42min
March 18, 2023 Ep 1 - Prolegomenon
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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10min

FAQs about Evilly Yours, English:

How many episodes does Evilly Yours, English have?

The podcast currently has 20 episodes available.