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The Playne English Podcast

The Playne English Podcast

by The English Club of Montclair State University

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Season 6

How to be a Reader in the Age of Low Attention Spans

Today we talk about ways to be a reader in the attention economy where your attention span may be deteriorating.

Season 5

Guessing the book by the Outrageous Review

In the season 5 finale, our guests compete in a game show where they need to figure out the book by the outrageous one-star Goodreads review.

The Grad Students Talk Orwell

Paloma, Hailey, and Faith who are all taking a graduate level Orwell course talk about 1984 and what makes it stand out.

The Rise of Romantasy

Kenzie and Maria get into romantasy and why it got so popular.

AI vs English Majors: Should We Be Worried

In this episode we talk about the emergence of AI in the classroom and discuss whether majors like English Lit should be worried about what's to come.

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.

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