Podcast Episodes

689. Baking Cakes, Telling Jokes & Speaking Chinese with Kate Billington

Episode 689

689. Baking Cakes, Telling Jokes & Speaking Chinese with Kate Billington

A funny chat with Kate who speaks multiple languages, makes delicious cakes, teaches English and does stand-up comedy. Enjoy!

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

688. Sean Connery

Episode 689

689. Sean Connery

I recorded an episode about Sean Connery, who died yesterday. I didn’t expect to get emotional, but I did. Here it is. Hope you like it.

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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

687. WISBOLEP Problem / Polite Requests / An Inspiring Email / Fly Me To the Moon

Episode 687

687. WISBOLEP Problem / Polite Requests / An Inspiring Email / Fly Me To the Moon

A rambling episode with some news about a problem I have with the WISBOLEP competition (ooh!), some tips on making po…

Published on 5 years, 1 month ago

686. Christian from Canguro English

Episode 686

686. Christian from Canguro English

A conversation with YouTube English teacher Christian Saunders from Canguro English about the realities of learning and teaching English, motivation and goal-setti…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

685. Raising Bilingual Children [1] Alex and his daughter Alice, in Moscow

Episode 685

685. Raising Bilingual Children [1] Alex and his daughter Alice, in Moscow

An episode exploring the subject of how to raise a child to speak English. I speak to Alex, an English teacher from Moscow a…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

684. Chasing the Tangent Train with Elspeth Graty

Episode 684

684. Chasing the Tangent Train with Elspeth Graty

A conversation with English-teaching stand-up comedian Elspeth Graty, which covers lots of different topics including Elspeth's background in England…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

683. Feelgood Stories of Flirting with Marie Connolly

Episode 683

683. Feelgood Stories of Flirting with Marie Connolly

Marie Connolly is an Australian stand-up comedian and TEFL teacher who has written a book of short stories about times when men (from various cou…

Published on 5 years, 2 months ago

682. Key Features of English Accents, Explained

Episode 682

682. Key Features of English Accents, Explained

Exploring the main differences between standard English pronunciation (RP) and non-standard regional or colloquial accents. How do people really speak …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

681. New Competition: Why I Should Be On LEP (WISBOLEP) / Story: The First Time I Said F*ck

Episode 681

681. New Competition: Why I Should Be On LEP (WISBOLEP) / Story: The First Time I Said F*ck

Announcing a new LEP competition which everyone is welcome to enter, plus an anecdote about the first time …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago

680. Park Life - A Year in The Wildlife Of An Urban Park (by Rick Thompson) / Animal Collective Nouns

Episode 680

680. Park Life - A Year in The Wildlife Of An Urban Park (by Rick Thompson) / Animal Collective Nouns

My dad has written a book and it's all about the wildlife you can find in an urban English park. …

Published on 5 years, 3 months ago