Oct 6

Thompson Originals 💿 (A Chat with My Brother) [956]

My brother James joins me again on the podcast for a rambling chat about diverse topics such as: trousers 👖 sandwiches 🥪 gangster films 🍿 the work of Edgar Allan Poe 📖 vinyl and cassettes 🎵 memories of living together 🎮 annoying behaviour 😤 and English words and grammar th ... Show More

1h 37m

Sep 29

Let’s do a REAL C1 English Test! 🙇‍♂️ (CAE Use of English) [955]

In episode 949 I did an online test which claimed to be for C1 level, but let's be honest - it was more like an intermediate level, the questions were rubbish and it was ultimately a useless scam. This time I'm taking a proper C1 English test - the Use of English section from a C ... Show More

1h 18m

Sep 22

Holiday Hell 🔥 Serious Sandcastles 🏰 & AI Inbreeding 🤖 with Amber & Paul [954]

The Pod-Pals are back on the podcast for another catching up session! Recorded just after the summer holidays, there is talk of Paul's hatred of the beach 🏖️, the English tradition of building epic sandcastles 🏰, other famous people with our names (including an "evil" teacherlu ... Show More

58m 10s

Jun 2025

938. Film Club: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (with Antony Rotunno)

A return to Luke's Film Club with a conversation about one of the funniest and most controversial films of all time, also voted one of the UK's favourite films. Antony and I discuss the film's writing, production, story, famous scenes, deeper meanings and acting by the various me ... Show More

1h 58m

May 2025

937. A Birthday Ramble / The Spinning Wheel of Random Questions

It's my birthday 🥳 so join me for a relaxed and light-hearted ramble, first with some comments about recent episodes and other podcast housekeeping, and then a series of talking points with the Spinning Wheel of Random Questions ☸️ including bits about how being an English teach ... Show More

1h 40m

Mar 2016

Mini-Ep #50: 70s and 80s Buddy Cop Movies

Each week, comedian Gilbert Gottfried and comedy writer Frank Santopadre share their appreciation of lesser-known films, underrated TV shows and hopelessly obscure character actors -- discussing, dissecting and (occasionally) defending their handpicked guilty pleasures and buried ... Show More

22m 57s

Jun 2017

462. British Comedy: Bill Bailey

In this episode I talk to you about one of my favourite stand up comedians from the UK. We’re going to hear some of his comedy and use it to learn English. Episode page for scripts, videos, notes: http://wp.me/p4IuUx-7PU Spoken offer: http://www.getspsoken.com/lep See acast.com/p ... Show More

1h 11m

May 2024

#141 Charlie Chaplin

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ Today we delve into the fascinating life and impressive career of the legendary comedian and filmmaker Charlie Chaplin. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator& ... Show More

4m 47s

Aug 2024

📽️ Describe a film you watched recently (Part 2) + Transcript

You should say: what the film was, where you watched it, what the film was about, and explain if you enjoyed it or not. - Book a class with Rory here: https://successwithielts.com/roryTranscript: https://telegra.ph/Part-2-Describe-a-film-you-watched-recently-08-06 Find an IELTS S ... Show More

15m 39s

Sep 2019

Spirited Away with David Rees

Humorist, David Rees, returns to Blank Check discuss one of the greatest animated films of all time, Spirited Away. Together they examine dream logic, Shrek, David Rees presents an important review of Spirited Away from Nigel Andrews at the Financial Times and plenty more! Join ... Show More

2h 38m

Dec 2024

Hasan Minhaj (Off With His Head / Patriot Act / The Daily Show) • #329

LOOK OUT! It’s only Films To Be Buried With! Join your host Brett Goldstein as he talks life, death, love and the universe with the hilarious and awesome comic, actor and writer HASAN MINHAJ! A lovely episode featuring someone big in the game, from a good handful of comedy specia ... Show More

46m 48s

938. Film Club: Monty Python’s Life of B...