The Playne English Podcast

Faith, Delilah, and Emily talk made-up sports, specifically in the cult classic series All for the Game.

Faith, Jacob, Rosie, and Andres recommend some excellent, inclusive romance reads and explore how these books portray the communities they’re representing.

Faith, Eliza, Emily, Bridget, Bella, and Mya gush about everything fanfiction–what it is, why people write it, and how it can bring people together in many unexpected ways.

Faith, Mya, and Rosie discuss the disposable partner of color trope and its far-reaching effects into popular culture and media.

Faith, Rosie, and Andres explore the oddly specific boom of classic literature/romcom adaptations. From Clueless to She’s The Man, how have these classic movies been influenced by these essential literature reads?

What if Katniss Everdeen was in Divergent? What if Ned Stark was in The Magic Treehouse? Faith and Paloma talk about all this and more, putting famous characters in different settings and discussing the outcomes.

Kiara and Heidi go in-depth on what screenwriting means and how it relates to the discipline of English.

Denzel and Chris discuss the life and poems of Emily Dickinson, acclaimed and reclusive American poet.

Emily, Kiara, and Chris analyze the classic Nathanial Hawthorne story and discuss the deeper themes hidden within its pages.

Jacob, Emily, and Andres go back to Ancient Greece and explore the many women who influenced the Trojan War. From Helen of Troy to Cassandra, the doomed prophetess, discover more about the women of the Trojan War.