Podcast Episodes

631. 29 Awful Christmas Jokes, Explained

Episode 631

631. 29 Awful Christmas Jokes, Explained

The annual Christmas episode of LEP is here! Explaining 29 truly awful jokes that you might get in a Christmas cracker this year. Enjoy! Merry Christmas and a…

Published on 6 years ago

630. The English Guy with a Sitcom on Japanese TV (with BJ Fox)

Episode 630

630. The English Guy with a Sitcom on Japanese TV (with BJ Fox)

A conversation with English comedian BJ Fox, who performs stand-up in Japan and has his own TV show on NHK. Our conversation includes t…

Published on 6 years ago

629. Do you ever ... ? (with James) Strange Habits & Funny Observations

Episode 629

629. Do you ever ... ? (with James) Strange Habits & Funny Observations

A funny conversation about strange habits that we don't often talk about, with my brother James. Notes & scripts available on t…

Published on 6 years ago

628. OASIS (with James)

Episode 628

628. OASIS (with James)

A conversation with James about the English rock band Oasis, including details about their story, music, lyrics and the sibling rivalry between Noel and Liam Gallagher.

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Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

627. Emina's Long Journey to English Proficiency

Episode 627

627. Emina's Long Journey to English Proficiency

My friend Emina Tuzovic has learned English to a proficient level as a non-native speaker of the language. She says it has been "a long journey". Let'…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

626. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal / General Election / Football

Episode 626

626. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal / General Election / Football

An update from my dad about Brexit, including details about Boris Johnson's deal, the shutting down of Parliam…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

625. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 2)

Episode 625

625. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 2)

Let's continue going through this list of words from an article I found in The Independent. Here is another list of 30 items of British…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

624. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 1)

Episode 624

624. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 1)

An episode about British English slang and culture, featuring expressions that Brits know but everyone else finds confusing. Here are t…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

623. 13 Terrible Jokes, Explained

Episode 623

623. 13 Terrible Jokes, Explained

Actually, it's 17 jokes, including some simple one-liners and a few longer story-based jokes for you to remember and practise telling yourself. Listen to Luke read o…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

622. General Ramble (Oct 2019) Learning English / Politics / Recording Setup / Book Recommendation / Beatles / Star Wars / Bill Bailey

Episode 622

622. General Ramble (Oct 2019) Learning English / Politics / Recording Setup / Book Recommendation / Beatles / Star Wars / Bill Bailey

Rambling on my own about all sorts of things including Brexit ne…

Published on 6 years, 2 months ago