Podcast Episodes

65. What is the Milk Tea Alliance? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 65

In this episode of Thinking in English we will discuss the Milk Tea Alliance. Protestors and pro-democracy activists in South East Asia have begun to connect with each other online using the hashtag …

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

64. Daylight Savings Time!: Why do we change our time in the summer? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 64

On the final Sunday of March, the UK and many other European countries adjust their time forward by one hour. This is known as Daylight Savings Time, or Summer time, and is designed to give people mo…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

63. North Korean Missile Tests: Explained!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 63

North Korea has recently restarted missile tests, worrying neighbouring countries and international organisations. Why have they decided to do this now? This episode will look at a few different expl…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

62. Octopuses vs Octopi vs Octopodes: The Strange World of English Plurals

The plural of bird is birds, the plural of dog is dogs, but what is the plural of octopus? Is it octopuses, octopi, or octopodes? In this episode, we’ll discuss why no one seems to know the answer to…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

61. What is the Happiest Country in the World?: 2021 World Happiness Report (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 61

Where is the happiest country in the world? How can we measure happiness? Is happiness a good way to compare countries? Has the ongoing pandemic affected people's happiness all over the world? These …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

60. St Patrick’s Day: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 60

In this episode, I want to talk about St Patrick’s day! St Patrick’s day is an incredibly popular celebration of Ireland and Irish culture with events taking place around the world. However, the hist…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

59. 5 Books Recommendations to Improve Your English!

Season 1 Episode 59

Reading is an incredibly important skill to learn and improve for all language students. You can build your vocabulary and grammar knowledge, discover new facts about different cultures and history, …

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

58. The Future of Nuclear Power: 10 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Season 1 Episode 57

It has been 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake struck the Asian country, causing a massive and destructive tsunami.  On this episode of Thinking in English, I want to talk about the event…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

57. Is Democracy Dying?: Freedom House 2021 Report (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 57

Is democracy dying? According to a recently released report, the answer might be ‘yes.’ Freedom House’s democracy rankings for 2020 were released last week, and the findings were shocking! In this ep…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

56. The Minimum Wage Debate: Explained! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

Season 1 Episode 56

What is the lowest wage a company should be able to pay someone? This is not an easy question to answer. Higher wages might help workers but hurt companies, while low wages will hurt those workers bu…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago