Podcast Episodes

908. Bits & Bobs 2 📚 Questions of English (Part 2) Listener Comments

Responding to comments from listeners on various episodes in the LEP archives, including how to get a TEFL certificate, linking /r/ sounds, being a fly on the wall, singular "they", antique vs vintag…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

907. Catching a Cold / Travelling with Children / LEP Premium Sample Episode [P64]

This is a free sample of LEP Premium. The episode contains clips from my recent premium series: P64, in which I told a couple of anecdotes about catching a cold and travelling to England with my two …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

906. The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 🖤😱 (Learn English with a Short Story)

In this episode for Halloween I read out a classic work of gothic horror fiction by Edgar Allan Poe, then go through each line and explain vocabulary and discuss the themes and meanings of the story.…

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

905. 49 Random Jokes, Explained 🐸 ✂️ (Dissecting the Frog)

Explaining a joke is like dissecting a frog. You can learn from it, but the frog dies in the process.

Let me tell you 49 jokes (of varying quality). How many do you understand? I will explain all the …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

904. Bits & Bobs 📚 Questions of English (Part 1)

This is the first part of a series in which I share various little things which I have collected over the years for this podcast, including questions about English, some interesting talking points an…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

903. Reading from my Japanese hospital diaries 📘 (Sept 2002)

By popular demand I have chosen to publish this episode! In 2002 I ended up stuck in a Japanese hospital feeling very ill and confused. I ended up staying there for about two weeks. During my stay I …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

902. "A Year on the Fosse" by Rick Thompson (English History & Wildlife) Dad's New Book 📕 Out Now

A conversation with my dad about his new book, which is about the history and wildlife of a famous Roman road which passes right through the heart of England. Expect stories from various periods of E…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

901. Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of The Speckled Band (Learn English with a Short Story)

Learn English with another classic Sherlock Holmes mystery story by Arthur Conan Doyle. In this episode my aim is to help you to understand and enjoy a Sherlock Holmes story. I'll read the original t…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

900. Doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results (with Amber & Paul)

It's a catchy title! Episode 900 is here, and what better way to celebrate than by inviting my pals Amber & Paul back onto the podcast? Amber & Paul have been regular guests on this podcast for 10 ye…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago

899. Back on the Mic: September 2024 Ramble & Grammar Tangents 🎙️ 📖

Rambling about being back after the summer break, with regular moments of grammar analysis. Includes a lot of tangents, funny moments and analysis of English tenses and complex sentence structures. P…

Published on 1 year, 3 months ago