Podcast Episodes

794. The Surprising Power of Reading Aloud (Article) 📖🗣️

Reading out loud can have lots of benefits on our memory and our mental health. How can it help with your English? In this episode I read an article, help you understand it and give comments on the i…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

793. Rambling Through the Streets of Paris at Night on a Bike (with a VERY special guest)

Last week a very special guest visited one of our comedy shows in Paris. I was given a ticket to the show, so I decided to record a podcast while riding through the streets on the way to the show, wo…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

792. The Rick Thompson Report: LIZ TRUSS (16 October 2022)

My dad returns to talk more about UK politics, this time describing the disastrous economic policy of Liz Truss and her Chancellor (finance minister) Kwasi Kwarteng. Advanced level English listening …

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

791. ADJECTIVE + PREPOSITION with Amber & Paul (A+P with A&P on LEP)

Amber and Paul join me in my pod room again for a rambling discussion about everything! Includes a language point about adjective + preposition collocations. Notice the phrases and try to find exampl…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

790. Chatting in the Garden with Mum (Listener Q&A)

My mum returns to the podcast to answer some questions from listeners about books, cooking, her relationship with Luke and her granddaughter, the war in Ukraine, the song Imagine by John Lennon, fami…

Published on 3 years, 2 months ago

789. 50 Random British Facts (True or False Quiz) with James [Part 2]

[Part 2 of 2] James and Luke discuss some more "facts" about the UK, but can you guess if they are true or false? Learn some interesting trivia about life in Britain, and improve your vocabulary in t…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

788. 50 Random British Facts (True or False Quiz) with James [Part 1]

[Part 1 of 2] Can you guess if these "facts" about the UK are true or false?

James and Luke read out the facts and then discuss them one by one.

Learn some odd things about the UK, pick up some vocab…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

787. The Rick & Gill Thompson Report: Queen Elizabeth II / King Charles III

Talking to my parents about events in the UK following the death of The Queen on 9 September, including the media coverage, the proclamation of King Charles III, comments about Charles as King and a …

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

786. THE QUEEN

Queen Elizabeth II died today. Here are my thoughts and feelings about the significance and symbolism of her life and death, recorded just an hour after I first saw the news.

Episode page https://wp.m…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

785. Crossword Puzzles & Word Origins (with Fred Eyangoh)

Fred Eyangoh returns to the podcast to bring some entertaining and useful word puzzles, quizzes and insights into English etymology & history.

👉 Episode page with vocabulary notes and introduction tra…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago