English with Stephen

Listen to discover the origin of the Halloween festval and also find out what the word means.

The people who spoke the language that evolved into English developed a secret weapon: they became lactose tolerant. Find out how this affected the spread of their language around the world.

One of the best ways to learn, is to teach. You don't need to be a teacher to teach. Find out how you can teach to learn in this latest episode.

Mandarin is the most common language, but why is it called Mandarin and why are there many other things with the same name?

In the search for the origins we of English, we are going all the way back to the end of the last ice age.

Discover the surprising origin of the word "sabotage" and some of the coincidental ways it has been used.

Lots of English learners have problems with double negatives in English. Discover the advice I give students on this subject.

An introduction to a new series on the origins of English.

Learn all about the word "wash" and how it can be used in phrase like "whitewash" and "sportswash". 

Learn why you shouldn't sweat if you are having problems focussing on learning English.