Podcast Episodes

#329 Training Your English Accent with Jesús Flórez

Season 1 Episode 329

Jesús Flórez is originally from Colombia but now resides in the USA, and despite not being a native English speaker, has built up his English to an impressive level of fluency. Jesús focuses a lot on…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

#328 The Fascinating Origins of 8 English Words

Season 1 Episode 328

This is an episode I've been planning for a long time and I'm quite excited to share. We'll be looking at the origins of 8 different English words and the deep stories behind them. 

Each word original…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

#327 Fewer or Less? (Confusing English Quantifiers!)

Season 1 Episode 327

In this episode, I'll be going through pairs of confusing quantifiers (and similar pairs), such as So or Such, Many or Much, Fewer or Less? 

Some of these are even a struggle for native speakers, so i…

Published on 5 months ago

#326 Is Your Screen Time Too High?

Season 1 Episode 326

I recently reailsed that my own screen time is too high and may be causing a lot of health issues and other problems in my life. With that realisation, I decided to make some changes to fix this prob…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

#325 The Secrets Behind English Word Origins (Gideon - LetThemTalkTV)

Season 1 Episode 325

Gideon from the popular YouTube channel LetThemTalkTV joins us this week for a casual chat about various topics covered on his channel.

Gideon is an English teacher, YouTuber, and founder of LetThemTa…

Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago

#324 How to Learn 2 Languages at the Same Time

Season 1 Episode 324

With my experience of learning multiple languages at the same time, I revisit my thoughts and advice on this popular question.

What are the best ways to approach learning two languages? How do you bes…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

#323 Rose-Tinted Glasses

Season 1 Episode 323

Do you look at the past through rose-tinted glasses? Do you feel a sense of nostalgia when looking into the past?

In this episode, I explore the meaning and use behind this common expression with exam…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

#322 How to Get Better at Small Talk

Season 1 Episode 311

Small Talk is something many of us struggle with, and it's a really important part of socialising and using language.

In this episode, I share some of my own awkward experiences with small talk, and t…

Published on 6 months ago

#321 Can I Use AI Teachers? (Abigail Fulbrook)

Season 1 Episode 321

Abigail Fulbrook (weareenglishteachers.com) joins me for a fascinating chat about a few different topics, including moving to Japan from the UK, what we miss about the UK, learning using AI teachers,…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

#320 Improve Your Brain with Cognitive Biases (Part 2)

Season 1 Episode 320

We first spoke about this in Episode 281, and now we're returning for a part 2. 

Cognitive Biases are ways our brains can trick us into certain beliefs and behaviours without realising, and in this ep…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago