Podcast Episodes

#350 British English Expressions Chat with Lewis

Episode 350

In this cross-post episode, Lewis and Michael go through some fun conversation questions that involve a lot of British English idioms and slang.

While…

11 months, 1 week ago

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#349 Cycling the Shimanami Kaido (Casual English Chat)

Season 1 Episode 349

I just came back from a trip to Japan where I cycled the 80km Shimanami Kaido trail that connects two of the main islands by a group of small islands…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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#348 Sharing My Shower Thoughts

Season 1 Episode 348

Shower thoughts are basically deep thoughts that tend to come to us when we're in the shower, or at other times in the day free from distractions. 

In…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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#347 The Reality of Running a Podcast for 16+ Years (Luke's English Podcast)

Season 1 Episode 347

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of a top English learning podcast? 

In this episode, I chat with Luke from Luke's English Podcast about t…

1 year ago

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#346 Learn English with Proverbs

Season 1 Episode 346

"The more you know, the more you realise you don't know"

This is an example of a well-known proverb (that is so true for language learning too, by the…

1 year ago

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#345 How to Make Your English Sentences Longer

Season 1 Episode 345

Sentences that are too short and simple is an issue that all language learners face. We can say what we want, but we don't sound natural because all …

1 year ago

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#344 How to Actually Set & Achieve Goals

Season 1 Episode 344

It's great to have goals, but what's the point of having them if we never actually achieve them?

Or maybe you do eventually get there, but wouldn't it…

1 year ago

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#343 When 'Terrific' Meant 'Terrifying'

Season 1 Episode 343

This is an episode I'm excited for because we'll be looking at a group of words that have gone through a similar history; namely, they have all had q…

1 year ago

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#342 Small Talk & Spirituality with Ray

Season 1 Episode 342

Rayhan is back for his second appearance on the podcast since Episode 144, about 4 years ago, to talk about a range of topics from getting better at …

1 year, 1 month ago

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#341 Are You Being Rude in English?

Season 1 Episode 341

As you may know, politeness in English - especially in British English - is a very important thing. Learners often struggle to keep up with the confu…

1 year, 1 month ago

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