Netflex on English

Opposing an authoritarian regime may cost you your freedom and, sometimes, even life. Gary and Leo discuss the story of the Russian opposition leader’s poisoning Alexei Navalny. Vocabulary: poison, investigate, expose, appease, track down, dicsredit, prisoner of conscience. Cover by Chloe Cushman (Instagram: @chloecushman). The transcript is available here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qMq3wueEEmUPO7uuiP19wqaGnB42MlgA-il4kq4c85M/edit?usp=sharing].

How could a flat broke girl trick New York's elite into thinking she was a rich German heiress? Gary and Leo discuss the story of the notorious fraudster Anna Delvey-Sorokina. Vocabulary: con artist, socialite, rip off, max out, convicted, felony charge Cover by Samira Jannat (Instagram: @mii_voi) The transcript is availablehere. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1F1oPfGI8XSAyqrx1WiYVgLc6Ql4MpUljbnspElYB_xM/edit?usp=sharing]

Is there still sex in the city when you are a widow in your 50s? Gary and Leo discuss the new story of the iconic TV character Carrie Bradshaw Vocabulary: fall out, non-binary, widow, will, facelift, woke Cover by Fiona Stark (Instagram: @fionastark) The transcript is available here [https://docs.google.com/document/d/11pPrMe0CK-dwFEnfDwh_nS1D1BvFvhbZ7avnIqisgpU/edit?usp=sharing]

Marrying a prince may seem a fairytale come true. Until you learn to prepare yourself for a not so happily ever after. Gary and Leo discuss the story of Britain’s Queen of Hearts – Princess Diana. Vocabulary: fit the bill, the Balmoral Test, triumph, have an affair, thrown in at the deep end, resent, bulimia, push away Cover by Tanya Maklashina (Instagram: @tanyamaklashina) The transcript is available here. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WhCdPZjN3Uamz5vT9yU-5V5Dm1SJXxW8CgRSqich2Mo/edit?usp=sharing]

Ruling the country as the first female prime minister certainly takes a lot of grit. Especially, if you have a testy relationship with your own ministers, as well as the Queen herself. Gary and Leo discuss the story of the legendary Iron Lady – Margaret Thatcher. Vocabulary: the Conservatives, wet, grit, privileged, testy, the Commonwealth of Nations, revitalise, compare like with like Cover by Hubert Dłużniewski (Instagram: @kalakadaj) The transcript is available here. [https://docs.google.com/document/d/16usmBmLjDoZnPPc_eWvYlka7lNWDgA_ZrDm8w4d1hb8/edit?usp=sharing]