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Would you go fishing on Halloween night? That's when demons walk the Earth, and nobody is truly safe... But Murdo McTaggart doesn't believe in superstitions like that, and he heads out to catch fish while the other villagers go to church. He'll come to regret that mistake as the Devil - Auld Clootie himself - comes to him in the form of 13 tone-deaf cats.

Have a spooky time with today's Scottish folk tale! Apologies for the changes to the usual schedule - I'm recovering from an appendicectomy (having my appendix removed) so I've had to move things around a bit.

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Level: Beginner

Genre: Horror.

Vocabulary: Demon, Fisherman, Superstition, Fur, Disappear, Bone, Stab, Scratch, Bite, Priest, Holy water.

Setting: Scotland.

Word Count: 1423.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

00:00 Intro

01:09 Pumpkin Day?

02:28 Vocabulary descriptions

02:32 Demon

03:12 Fisherman

03:30 Superstition

04:10 Fur

04:24 Disappear

04:47 Bone

05:09 Stab

05:35 Scratch and bite

06:01 Priest

06:16 Holy water

06:52 The Demon Cats

08:02 Murdo ignores the warnings

09:14 Something dark is coming...

10:13 The cats sing a cumha

11:48 The first gift

12:32 Another 'song'

13:20 Another offering

13:54 More singing?!

14:57 A clever trick

16:11 A fight to the death?

17:07 A cry for help

18:01 Just in time!

19:32 Outro

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It's Kitty's birthday! And how better to celebrate than by baking a cake? Just one problem: how do you do it? Well, if you add five delicious things, it will be five times as delicious, and if you add a hundred delicious things...

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Level: Pre-Intermediate.

Genre: Children's.

Vocabulary: Sandpit, Nuts, Eggshell, Divine, Pretend, Wag, Naughty, Stomach rumbles, Mud.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 1947.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

0:00 Intro

0:52 You can see me!

2:31 Relevelling

6:26 Vocabulary

11:03 Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake

26:10 Outro

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Listen to me articulate and enunciate every word as I discuss unusual beverages, insane apps, doing Pilates in Chinese, and how I'm feeding you all worms.

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Vocabulary: Latte, Beetroot, Pistachio, Red envelope, Massage, Pilates, Monologue, Worm, Nest

0:00 Intro

01:41 How slow can I go?

05:33 A mysterious drink

08:10 Crazy Chinese apps

13:00 Inappropriate videos

17:20 Pilates à la Chinoise

19:15 Levelling up abroad

20:59 Autumn, anyone?

22:00 Where to find my funky food pics

24:20 My upcoming travels

27:08 Let's speed things up a bit

32:23 Mother has arrived

33:19 Outro

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Skin as white as snow and eyes as red as blood. Some would call it beautiful, but to Nicholas's parents, he is a demon child. But when Nicholas discovers that his 'mother' is not his real mother, his whole world starts to change.

Today's story has themes of child abuse, cannibalism and violence. It is not appropriate for children.

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Level: Advanced.

Genre: Horror

Vocabulary: Juniper berry, Torment, Console, Demon, Witch, Chest (box), Padlock, Millstone.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 4623.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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What I do every morning, in excruciating detail. When do I floss, how do I know when to put on deodorant, and what do I eat for breakfast? All these fascinating questions, and more, answered for you.

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Vocabulary: Night owl, Equator, Dental floss, Mouthwash, Yoga block, Yoga strap, Cork, Bar soap, Shower gel, Deodorant, “He could talk for England”, Grind, Muesli

00:00 Intro

00:50 Throwback to French class

02:59 Are you a morning person or a night owl?

06:22 Brushing and flossing

10:41 Adventures in Listerine

11:55 Yoga time!

16:11 Getting clean

18:27 Deodorant tactics

22:40 Talking for England

23:32 A coffee fiend

26:40 What's for breakfast?

31:21 Eating isn't enough!

35:03 Dumping rubbish

37:43 Easy like Sunday morning

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The king asks a clockmaker to repair an old magical clock. But when the clockmaker tries to repair the clock, nothing works... until he discovers a secret that will change his life.

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Level: Beginner.

Genre: Romance.

Vocabulary: Clockmaker, Ancestor, Repair, Ban, Apprentice, Gear, Rush, Symbol, Diary, Honesty, Secret.

Setting: Fairytale.

Word Count: 1753.

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out... my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful! Find out all about my move to Ningbo in today's episode.

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Vocabulary: Bureaucracy, Ultrasound, Bedside manner, SIM card, Apartment complex, Congee, Adzuki bean, Bullfrog, Red bayberry, 'Mad dogs and Englishmen', Sweat, Cicada, Pale, 'A fish out of water', Scavenger hunt

00:00 Intro

01:56 The flight

05:07 The fastest train in the world

06:33 Assaulting a policeman

07:48 Making friends with the locals

10:00 The joys of bureaucracy

15:46 My home away from home

17:46 Finally, I'm rich!

19:32 Get your chopsticks out

25:49 It's too darn hot!

27:50 Comfortable and livable

29:15 Security

32:10 Locked out of the system

34:06 My new job

37:23 The hardest thing you can do

40:35 Outro

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Her mind runs, so she runs. She runs to stop her mind running. But one day, she sees an owl in the park, and reality stops running smoothly.

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Level: Pre-Intermediate.

Genre: Philosophical.

Vocabulary: Squirrel, Leash, Freedom, Owl, Mad, Hunt, Bin, Otter, Footprint, Pawprint, Hoofprint.

Setting: Modern.

Word Count: 1448

Author: Ariel Goodbody.

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In the last week before moving to China, I recount awkward goodbyes, the British tradition of caterpillar-shaped cakes, my sneaky strategy to avoid jet lag, and my super secret language study hacks. Keep listening to learn English!

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Vocabulary: Bubbly (drink), Caterpillar, Irish goodbye, Fly long-haul, Maglev, Jet lag

00:00 Intro

01:36 Audio chat

04:42 A week of lasts

05:46 A British icon

10:54 My travel itinerary

13:05 Avoiding jet lag

16:18 Dodging earthquakes

17:39 How I'm studying Chinese

21:51 Finding love at the worst time

24:13 Bathed in love

27:20 Outro

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A horrible pirate called the Denschman terrorises a small Scottish island. But when a storm leaves the Denschman trapped in a cave, will the people of the island be cruel enough to leave him to die?

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Level: Beginner.

Genre: Myths & Legends.

Vocabulary: Raid, Eagle, Hide, Sink, Pray, Crash, Sword, Gift, Kind-hearted.

Setting: Scotland.

Word Count: 1992.

Author: Tom Muir.

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