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Luke: вЂњFinally, heвЂ™s crackedвЂќ вЂ“ heвЂ™s вЂcrackedвЂ™ means heвЂ™s вЂlost his mindвЂ™ Howard: вЂњI think it might be for realвЂќ вЂ“ вЂfor realвЂ™ means genuine, not fake. Luke: вЂњ IвЂ™m leaning towards вЂitвЂ™s all a joke'вЂќ вЂ“ to be leaning towards something means that you are starting to take that opinion.

Howard: вЂњIt sounds like heвЂ™s on the edgeвЂќ вЂ“ on the edge means вЂclose to being crazyвЂ™ or вЂclose to a nervous breakdownвЂ™ designed to fool everyone, to make fun of everyone. Luke: вЂњItвЂ™s a piss takeвЂќ вЂ“ a вЂpiss takeвЂ™ is a joke. Comedians are often heckled, by hecklers during stand-up comedy routines вЂ“ e.g. Luke: вЂњSomeone in the crowd was heckling himвЂќ вЂ“ to heckle someone means to shout criticisms from the crowd. Luke: вЂњIвЂ™m a bit scepticalвЂќ вЂ“ вЂIвЂ™m scepticalвЂ™ means вЂI donвЂ™t really believe it is trueвЂ™ Howard: вЂњA lot of weird and wacky things happeningвЂќ -wacky is another word for crazy, bizarre, weird, odd, etc Howard: вЂњA lot of crazinessвЂќ вЂ“ craziness is the noun from вЂcrazyвЂ™ Howard: вЂњHis family are very eccentricвЂќ вЂ“ вЂeccentricвЂ™ means slightly crazy, odd, weird, bizarre, strange DeNiro famously put on a lot of weight to become Jake LaMotta in the film Raging Bull (an excellent film!) Famous method actors are Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino. The actor lives as that character all the time, even at home. Luke: вЂњHeвЂ™s famous for a method approach to actingвЂќ вЂ“ a method approach is an acting style which involves the actor totally becoming the character he is performing. Luke: вЂњIt sounds like heвЂ™s slurring his wordsвЂќ вЂ“ to вЂslurвЂ™ your words means that you donвЂ™t pronounce your words properly, like when you are drunk. you gain wait, your hair grows too long, etc. Luke: вЂњHeвЂ™s let himself goвЂќ вЂ“ to вЂlet yourself goвЂ™ means you stop looking after yourself and your appearance goes bad, e.g. Howard: вЂњHe looks like a twatвЂќ вЂ“ a twat is a slightly rude word which means вЂan idiotвЂ™ Joaquin PhoenixвЂ™s flow is slow, and elementary. Luke: вЂњThe thing about rapping is that you have to have a flowвЂќ вЂ“ a rapperвЂ™s вЂflowвЂ™ is his rhythmical style of rapping.

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Luke: вЂњA comedy movie a bit like BoratвЂќ вЂ“ Borat is a satirical comedy about a man called Borat, played by Sacha Baron Cohen

This is not a reality show like Big Brother.

Luke: вЂњHeвЂ™s making a fly-on-the-wall documentaryвЂќ вЂ“ a fly-on-the-wall documentary is a documentary film or programme which is filmed to look like the people in the film are not really aware of the cameras, so they act naturally and it is like the viewer is a вЂfly on the wallвЂ™ just watching what is happening. Howard: вЂњHe looks like a homeless (person), or a tramp or somethingвЂќ вЂ“ вЂhomelessвЂ™ and вЂtrampвЂ™ both mean someone who doesnвЂ™t have a home and has to live on the street. Howard: вЂњHeвЂ™s from a famous acting dynastyвЂќ вЂ“ a dynasty means a large and powerful family We really hope that it is a joke, because if it isnвЂ™t, he could be in real troubleвЂ¦ Some vocabulary that Luke & Howard used in their conversation + definitions We canвЂ™t wait to find out if it is real, or if it is all a big joke. Also, below you will see some pictures of Joaquin Phoenix, and some YouTube videos вЂ“ one of him announcing his retirement from acting, and one of him rapping (badly) and then falling off the stage! For more strange Joaquin Phoenix videos, have a look on YouTube. The language section of the podcast is about making speculations with modal verbs. You can listen to the conversation вЂ“ some of the vocabulary is defined below. In this episode of the podcast, Luke talks about Joaquin Phoenix with his friend and colleague Howard. Is it real, or is it a joke? No one really knows. His decision has become a Hollywood mystery.

Also, his appearance has become very strange! He looks more like a homeless person than a Hollywood star. Recently he announced that he wants to quit acting to become a rapper. He appeared in Gladiator and Walk The Line (the Johnny Cash story). Joaquin Phoenix is a famous Hollywood A List actor.

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