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The Playne English Podcast

The Playne English Podcast

by The English Club of Montclair State University

Books Performing Arts

Season 5

On the Importance of Being Involved

Faith and Jazmin of MSU's Student Union talk about how important it is to be involved with your campus community and effect change.

Our Guide to Picking your Next Read

Andres, Amina, Alex, and Paloma talk about how to best find book recommendations! Hint: It's probably not booktok...

Season 4

Author Guessing Game!

Faith and Rosie compete in an Author Guessing Game (hosted by Andres) to see who really knows their classic lit authors!

Made-Up Sports

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

Diverse Romance Reads

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

Fanfiction Special

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.

Disposable Partner of Color Trope

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

Classic Literature to Early 2000's Romcom Pipeline

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?

Season 3

What If...

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.

Screenwriting!

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

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