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#399 Why You Never Feel Good Enough at Speaking English

Episode 399

We all feel like we're not good enough from time to time, and sometimes this feeling affects our language learning. Have you ever felt "My English is…

17 hours ago

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#398 Walk and Talk in Bangkok (English Listening Practice)

Episode 398

Join me on a long, hot walk through the suburbs of Bangkok as I talk and share some insights about life in Thailand.

I talk about some of the things I…

1 week ago

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#397 Starting Again...

Episode 397

Feeling a bit under the weather today, I share some thoughts on the idea of starting again and the feeling of getting back to old routines after a br…

2 weeks ago

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#396 AI Slop is Ruining Your Brain

Episode 396

AI has come up a few times on this podcast, but I haven't done a great job until now of discussing the drawbacks of using it. I'm not strongly pro or…

3 weeks ago

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#395 How to Think in English | Tom Wilkinson

Episode 395

I chat with Tom from the Thinking in English podcast about some ideas from his podcast. Like me, Tom has been publishing episodes for over 6 years, s…

4 weeks ago

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#394 How to Improve Your English Speaking (Alone!)

Episode 394

Have you ever wondered how to improve your speaking, but you find it hard to get a teacher or language partner? In this episode, I explore on method …

1 month ago

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#393 Fix the Biggest Mistake in Your English

Episode 393

This podcast series is based on the idea that fixing just one or two of the biggest mistakes in your English will have the largest effect.

I noticed …

1 month, 1 week ago

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#392 Make Your English Sound Less Formal

Episode 392

This is Part 2 in my series of comparing formal and casual English, with the aim to make your English sound more natural for everyday conversations. …

1 month, 2 weeks ago

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#391 10 Questions that Changed My Life

Episode 391

On my final day in the UK before returning to Thailand, I get quite self-reflective as I sit in the countryside and answer 10 questions that might ch…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

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#390 The Problem With "Perfect" English | Paul Palmer

Episode 390

Paul is a teacher from the UK who has recently been teaching Saturday group classes on the Level Up English website. Although we've got to know each …

2 months ago

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