Podcast Episodes

511. My Experiences of (not) Learning French [Part 1]

Episode 511

Sharing my experiences of learning French (or not learning it). My French and Me - How I learned some French as a child and how I'm failing to learn it properly as an adult. Includes conclusions abou…

Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

510. Philosophy Quiz (with Amber & Paul)

Episode 510

In this episode you can listen to Amber, Paul and me as we take an online quiz and try to find out what school of philosophical thought we belong to. Are we empiricists, epicurianists, existentialist…

Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

509. What’s it all about? (Philosophy and Language Learning)

Episode 509

This episode is all about philosophy and how this applies to language learning. Listen to me describing 8 different 'schools' of philosophical thought. Are hedonists good language learners? How do ra…

Published on 7 years, 10 months ago

508. Six True Crime Stories from Victorian England, Told by My Dad

Episode 508

Learn English by listening to Rick Thompson telling some true stories of petty crimes committed in an English town in 1851.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-88W 

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Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

507. Learning English with UK Comedy TV Shows

Episode 507

Recommendations and descriptions of British comedy TV shows with some comments about how to use comedy TV shows to learn English. Transcript available on the episode page. 

Episode page https://wp.me…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

506. One of Britain's Favourite Poems

Episode 506

Listen to readings of "If—" by Rudyard Kipling, a popular poem from England. Includes analysis of the vocabulary and the themes in the poem and also a chance to enjoy the unique voice of Sir Michael …

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

505. A Chat with Dad & James about Star Wars: The Last Jedi (with Vocabulary)

Episode 505

Transcripts and Vocabulary Lists for Episode 505

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-87u 

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Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

504. My Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 2)

Episode 504

Continuing to talk about the latest Star Wars film at length, going through the storyline and giving my thoughts on the characters, events and the audience backlash. Transcript available below.

Episod…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

503. My Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Part 1)

Episode 503

Talking about the new Star Wars film including the audience reaction, English accents you can hear in Star Wars, and a run-through of the plot with my thoughts about the events and characters. Plot s…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago

502. The Birth of My Daughter

Episode 502

Talking about the birth of my baby daughter, including accounts of the main events and how it all felt. Listen carefully for descriptive vocabulary for describing emotions and feelings as well as the…

Published on 7 years, 11 months ago