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In this episode I am reconnecting with an old friend after over 25 years of not seeing each other. Jez Booker is from Solihull in the West Midlands and I first met him at 6th form college, where we became friends and later we got into a band together and had many adventures. Jez later went on to work in marketing and has recently started up his own YouTube channel all about getting out and enjoying the British countryside. Expect a chat full of natural English expressions and slang, and a journey into the past as Jez and I reminisce and also jog each other's memories of things that we did together years ago.
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Sind die Deutschen wirklich kalt — oder einfach nur ehrlich, direkt und sehr auf Privatsphäre bedacht? Gemeinsam mit Janusz und Stimmen aus der Easy German Community sprechen wir über Smalltalk in der U-Bahn, Freundschaften fürs Leben, die Service-Wüste Deutschland, Berliner Schnauze und die Distanz, die durch das Siezen entsteht. Dabei lernen wir auch, warum der Satz „Kein Bock heute" unter Freunden ein Zeichen echter Nähe sein kann.
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Leaving a conversation in British English is rarely as simple as saying “goodbye.” In this episode, Charlie breaks down the wonderfully awkward social dance Brits use to escape chats politely, from “Right…” to “I’d better crack on.” You’ll learn a simple three-step formula for sounding natural, not robotic, plus the one situation where you can break the rules entirely.
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[991] A conversation with English teacher / comedian / cake maker Kate Billington, talking about her academic qualifications, cutting edge subtitling technology for theatres, questions of teaching English including teaching in Taiwan vs in France, Kate's tips for language learning, a cat-village in Taiwan, traffic madness, earthquakes, signage in train stations, using flashcard apps to learn English, testing Kate's Chinese by making her translate jokes, and drinking coffee in Taipei! Just that! Check out P81 a premium episode with vocabulary review for this conversation.
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Trevor and Eugene sit down with professor, author, and The Curiosity Shop co-host Brené Brown for a conversation about connection in an age of constant connectivity. From parasocial relationships and modern media to friendship, community, and the universal desire to feel like we belong, Brené brings her trademark mix of insight, honesty, and humor.
Together, the three explore why genuine human connection can feel harder to find than ever — and why it remains one of the most important things we have.
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[987] British English listening practice at a natural speed with surprising facts and lots of humour. Pod-pals Amber & Paul join me for an outlandish and outrageous "true or false" quiz 📝. Can Amber and Paul decide if these facts are true, or just total bulls#*t (or maybe that should be b*llocks?) The episode is long, the English is fast, but the jokes come regularly and I promise that you will learn something new.
⚠️Warning: some topics are a bit disgusting, graphic or explicit and not for the kids👧🙅.
Includes talk of satanic cats 🐈⬛, animal accents 🐐, unsexy corn flakes 🥣, wolverine toads 🐸, blood-shooting lizards🦎🩸, suicide sex-bees 🐝, British tank tea 🫖, astro pee 🛰️, urine mouthwash 😬, ancient dogs 🐕, 23-hour dinosaurs 🦕 and a lot more. Listen all the way to the end as things get incredible in the 2nd half. Transcript available.
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In this bitesize episode Charlie gives you 3 super advanced words to sound even more intelligent than you already are and uses a large number of colloquial expressions throughout the episode when talking about them. So, get those notebooks out because you are certainly going to be adding some phrases to your "new vocabulary" list from this episode. More useful links below...
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In this rerun, Harry is back on the podcast to talk about British home life. This includes what our family dynamics are like, personal relationships, interests and a few more areas that you might like to hear about from a British perspective.
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In this IELTS Speaking Part 3 episode, Charlie breaks down how to talk about technology and social media naturally, without sounding robotic or over-rehearsed. You’ll hear Band 5, Band 7, and Band 9 answers to the same question, then learn exactly what separates a basic response from one that feels thoughtful, fluent, and genuinely human. Perfect for anyone who wants to stop describing and start discussing in English.
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This episode follows one thread—from Britain’s fading empire to today’s oil chokepoints—to uncover the hidden logic behind global tension. It’s not about taking sides, but seeing the patterns that shape power, money, and conflict. Slightly unsettling, occasionally eye-opening… and hard to unsee once you do.
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Ep. 494: En este episodio de ‘Nadie Sabe Nada’, Andreu Buenafuente y Berto Romero arrancan con el falso inicio marcado por zumos détox, la Semana Santa y las obras eternas de Barcelona.
A partir de ahí, nos adentramos en terrenos cada vez más absurdos: robots que pegan a humanos echando por tierra las tres leyes de la robótica, oficios de pueblo con horarios imposibles, vampiros, jabalíes confundidos con personas y recuerdos traumáticos vividos en televisión. Un episodio caótico muy representativo de lo que sabemos hacer.
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A particularly useful and interesting episode for you today - a conversation about English words which are very similar, but crucially, not the same. My guest Eli Burnstein is the author of “Dictionary of Fine Distinctions” - a book which aims to bring clarity to English words. Expect a funny discussion about subtle shades of meaning between words like poison & venom, accuracy & precision, envy & jealousy and many others. Eli is Canadian, now living in London and so he also shares some key features of Canadian English.
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Another short story on LEP to entertain you and help you learn some more English words and expressions. This one is a creepy tale about a room in a house with a strange, fatal attraction. People can't stop themselves going through the door, but then what happens to them? Follow along with me and try to understand the final, crucial line at the end. I will explain everything, analyse the vocabulary line by line and teach you plenty of useful English phrases. PDF available as usual!
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A funny British English conversation about food, cooking & eating habits, with my friend Martin. Why is British food a bit of a joke? Do French people have the right to criticise British cuisine? What is marmite, and why don't Brits just throw it away? What did Luke eat for lunch every single day during secondary school? And, who would be Luke's dream dinner party guests? All that and more, in a conversation full of tangents, recipes, rants and apologies, and a nice range of vocabulary expressions to spot. Enjoy! PDF Transcript available.
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[984] English listening practice in the form of an authentic conversation about ghosts and the paranormal. Returning guest Anna Brooke returns to talk about her latest book "Death by Chocolate" which is inspired by various spooky and unexplained experiences she has had recently, including a suspected haunting of her apartment, poltergeist activity, cold and creepy atmospheres, sightings of spirits and more strange encounters. Anna describes these experiences and we have a discussion about the paranormal. A premium episode with vocabulary review is available for premium subscribers. PDF transcript also available.
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Ep. 492: En este ‘Nadie Sabe Nada’, Andreu Buenafuente hace la digestión tras desayunarse un par de huevos poco antes de empezar la grabación. Berto Romero descubre, para los que no lo conocían, lo que es el reble.
Programa muy participativo en el que, gracias a una experta en plagas, conocemos el poder de las cucarachas. La cosa deriva en los superhéroes de animales de mierda como la Babosaman, Perezosoman o Trumpman. Y todo desemboca en la épica ‘vivécdota’ de Toni, explicada por Andreu, quien tuvo una “agradable” experienc
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In this episode I discuss optimism and pessimism, what forms our outlook on life, which is healthier, how we talk about optimism and pessimism in English and which perspective helps you learn English more effectively. Expect some discussion, science, vocabulary, advice for learning English and a few jokes thrown in for good measure. PDF available.
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Practise listening to British English conversation and enjoy some complaining, ranting and funny anecdotes in this episode based on the concept of a popular BBC TV chat show. My guest is Charlie Baxter from The British English Podcast. Charlie has chosen 3 things which he wants to be locked inside the mythical "Room 101" 🚪 an imaginary place where all the things you hate in the world are stored forever. What would Charlie like to remove from the world to be kept inside this room? And what is the shocking info about a certain popular British English YouTuber 👩🏫 that could break the internet? 🤔
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More than a decade ago, the film Her imagined a love story between a human and an artificial intelligence. Today, it no longer feels like fiction.
In this special live taping of Where Should We Begin? from the Vox Media Stage at SXSW, Esther Perel is joined by Academy Award–winning filmmaker Spike Jonze to explore what happens when technology captures our affection. Drawing on a recent therapy session on the podcast with a man in a romantic relationship with his AI companion, Esther brings the audience into a deeply human story—one that raises new questions about intimacy, attachment, the state of "love," and what it means to feel seen.
What happens when the being that understands you best isn’t a human being?
As AI moves closer into our emotional lives, this conversation invites us to consider not just what technology can do, but what it awakens within us.
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Books and stories mentioned in this episode:
— "The Perfect Plan" by James Hilton
— Lost Horizon by James Hilton
— Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton
— Murder at School by James Hilton
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