A man gets stuck behind a waterfall for two days while out with his friends, which means we get a bunch of new vocabulary + Some thoughts on why English is tailor made (hecho a medida) for humans and the origins of phrasal verbs.

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Conversations are about connection and this episode is dedicated to help you connect. We get into what makes a great conversation great, how you can tweak (slightly change) your approach to follow-up questions, how to be more likeable, and more. New vocab too, of course.

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I read this article about why facts don't change our minds and it gave me a lot to think about. What views am I holding that I haven't really thought through? How can I communicate my frustrations with certain ideas/beliefs in a heated argument in a way that makes people actually listen? Can we even change people's opinions? Oh, and there's some cool new vocabulary in there that we'll talk about, of course.

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Are we laughing at actors/actresses failing at accents? Yup.

Ranking the 5 most appalling attempts at accents in Hollywood . But this episode isn't just making fun of actors, it's a bout understanding why accents mean so much to us, what they reveal and how we are slaves to our evolutionary traits.

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The story behind the dark origin of "Don't drink the Kool-Aid".

In the 1950s a preacher named Jim Jones starts a cult in Indiana. He envisions a multiracial, tight-knit* community where everyone succeeds. Sounds good, right? Well, in theory. Things take a turn for the worse and the man who once preached equality and respect suddenly thinks he's the voice of God, and he must be worshipped. What started out as a search for a utopia, ends in mass tragedy.

*Tight-knit = muy unido/estrecho, hablando sobre grupos de personas.

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En algún momento vas a tener que decirle a alguien que no estás de acuerdo. Eso es así. Este episodio te da las herramientas que necesitas para poder hacerlo sin faltar el respeto, de manera profesional y además sonando a que controlas de inglés. No sé qué más quieres.

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I bring good news. It turns out that learning a second language is actually doing much more for you than you think. Sure, the communication stuff is great, but were you aware that it's also protecting your brain against potential future ailments, while also allowing you to have more neuroplasticity (the rewiring of your brain) and more cognitive computing? ALSO, stuff on the correlation between English proficiency and career fulfilment. Check it out.

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Articles I reference in the episode:

Bilingual Brain

The Bilingual Advantage

Impact of Learning a Language on Brain Health

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A veces no me creo que el inglés sea un idioma real. Tiene reglas invisibles, expresiones que no tienen ningún p*to sentido, sustantivos que se convierten en verbos y verbos que se vuelven sustantivos. ¿Hay reglas, o estamos improvisando todos? En este episodio vemos por qué el inglés puede parecer tan caótico y cómo podemos navegarlo.

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It's not all podcasts and movies and tv series when it comes to staying sharp. Don't forget to branch out (buen phrasal verb) and try things you might not usually do. Reading an article while on your coffee break, or on the bus on the way to see a friend is a great way to keep practicing while learning new things. Let me know if you like this type of episode

Vamos a cambiar un poco las cosas porque siento que últimamente he estado predicando demasiado. Tengo unos segmentos nuevos para ti: Behind the Headline, Lost in Translation y La lista de Dane. Cuéntame qué te parece este episodio en los comentarios. Let's go!

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