Down to Business English

By Skip Montreux, Dez Morgan & Samantha Vega | Business English InstructorsEducation Language Learning

Down to Business English episodes

June 15, 2014 D2B 069 | Bitcoin
Skip reports on the crypto currency Bitcoin. What is it? How did it start? And why has it been in the news recently?
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Dez: And welcome to Down to Business English
Skip: Thanks for downloading us today. It is good to have you here.
Dez: So Skip, what have you been up to recently?
Skip: Well to tell the truth, I'm working as much as I can, saving my money up for a trip I'm planning to the US later this year.
Dez: Oh? Where in the US are you going?
Skip: I am on my way to Texas actually.
Dez: Nice.
Skip: Yes, I’m hooking up with some friends and we are going to do some offshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico.
Dez: Great, but it sounds expensive. At least the exchange rate is still somewhat favorable for you coming from Japan.
Skip: Well, the Japanese Yen has weakened over the last few months but historically it is still fairly strong.
Dez: The currency in the UAE is officially tied, or artificially pegged, to the US dollar, so has not been faring too well over the last few years.
Skip: A lot of that has to do with the US quantitative easing policies which has seen the America create more and more money.
Dez: And the more money they print, the more people lose faith in the currency and so its value goes down. The same thing has been happening in Britain too. In fact there are a couple of towns that have created their own money.
Skip: Really? Can they do that?
Dez: The two that I can think of are Brixton in London and Lewes, which is near Brighton in Sussex. Both places have created their own pound which is equivalent to a British pound but can only be used to make local purchases. So I guess they can do that locally.
Skip: That is interesting but on a much larger scale, have you heard about Bitcoin, the alternative international online crypto currency?
Dez: Bitcoin? Yes I've heard it mentioned but I'm not that up on the details. So are you going to tell me and the listeners the story behind Bitcoin?
Skip: I sure am. Are you ready?
Dez: I'm all ears?
Skip: Great. So let's get D2B...Down to Business with Bitcoin. What is it? How did it start? And why has it been in the news recently?
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18 min
March 16, 2014 D2B 068 | Scottish Independence
Dez gives his take on the upcoming Scottish referendum on independence from the U.K. He also has a big announcement to make.
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15 min
March 05, 2014 D2B 067 | Khalifa Port
Dez fills in Skip on all the details about the recently opened Khalifa Port in the UAE and how it is impacting the regional economy. While doing so, he also reveals a bit of his ‘nerdy’ side.
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15 min
February 23, 2014 D2B 066 | The Computer Gaming Industry
Skip provides Dez with the business background on something he has been spending way too much time on recently–computer games.
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16 min
November 20, 2013 D2B 065 | Nokiasoft
Skip explains everything you need to know about the recent acquisition of Nokia by Microsoft. He even throws in his own little conspiracy theory…
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20 min
November 01, 2013 D2B 064 | Iran-Pakistan Pipeline
Skip Montreux & Dez Morgan are back together again! Today they talk you through everything you need to know about the history and geopolitical forces behind the Iran-Pakistan pipeline.
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15 min
July 05, 2013 D2B 063 | The Life & Times of Hugo Chavez
Today on Down to Business English, Skip and Dez talk about the life and times of Hugo Chavez. How did he rise to power? What changes did he bring to his country? What does the future hold for Venezuela now that he is gone?
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16 min
June 21, 2013 D2B 062 | Working from home
Are employees more productive working at their desk or from the comfort of their own home? Does giving workers more freedom lead to a more successful company?
Today on Down to Business English, Skip and Dez talk about Yahoo's recent policy change regarding employees working from home.
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13 min
February 22, 2013 D2B 061 | Argentinian Debt
Are austerity measures the only way for a country to reduce debt?
Today on Down to Business English, Dez explains to Skip how Argentina is doing the opposite in an attempt to spend their way back from the brink of economic ruin.
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15 min
September 15, 2012 D2B 060 | Taxing the Rich
Today on Down to Business English, Skip Montreux and Dez Morgan discuss the trend of increasing taxes on the super wealthy. Is it the right thing to do?
15 min

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A podcast for people who use English as a Second or Foreign Language (ESL/EFL) in their work environment and want to improve their overall language skills. In each episode, hosts Skip Montreux, Dez…