720. How Fred Learns Vocabulary with the New York Times Spelling Bee (with Fred Eyangoh)

Fred often plays spelling games on his phone during his lunch break, and he has discovered lots of new words as a result. In this episode I talk to Fred about his process of discovering and understanding new words and I talk about learning vocabulary with online dictionaries.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oTV

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719. Amber & Paul are on the Podcast

Talking to pod-pals Amber & Paul about diverse topics including organ harvesting (yes), favourite fruits (exciting), accent challenges, guess the punchline, British Citizenship tests, What the "great" in Great Britain really means, and Amber's son Hugo's astonishing fluency in English.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oTL

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718. Michael the Shaman 🇵🇱 (WISBLOEP Runner-Up)

Talking to competition runner-up Michael from Poland about two top English learning tips, scary hitch-hiking stories and the practice of shamanism using psychoactive substances.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oPQ

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717. Gill's Book Club: "One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time" by Craig Brown

Talking to my mum about a book which you could read as part of your English learning routine. The book tells the story of The Beatles and their impact on society. We review the book and then discuss many aspects of The Beatles story, especially the four Beatles themselves.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oRi

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716. Interview with a Pop Star from the 1960s - Megan Brady from The Applejacks

An interview with Megan Brady, who was the bass guitar player in The Applejacks - a pop band from Birmingham in the 1960s who had a top 5 record, met The Beatles and performed on TV shows and at concerts in the UK. 

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oJn 

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715. Catching up with Craig Wealand [LEP/AIRC Swapcast]

Exchanging questions with English teacher Craig Wealand from "Apprender Ingles con Resa y Craig" about COVID-19, living in Europe post-Brexit, my daughter's English, getting proper tea in France and Spain, teaching English on Zoom, the worst jobs we've ever had + more, with a song on the guitar at the end.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oOG

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Apprender Ingles con Resa y Craig www.inglespodcast.com 

714. Robin from Hamburg 🇩🇪 (WISBOLEP Runner-Up)

Talking to another runner-up from last year's listener competition. Robin from Hamburg had a big setback in his learning of English, but worked hard to overcome it. We talk about his English learning trajectory, and ramble about German language & culture, his podcast for learners of German, podcasting microphones and then Robin teaches me some German words which are difficult to pronounce.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oNC

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713. Lucky Dip with Paul Taylor

More random questions, talking points, accent challenges and "guess the idiom" with pod-pal Paul Taylor. Includes discussion of accents in English, cancel culture in comedy, some rude Spanish phrases and more. Video version available.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oLA 

Video Version on YouTube https://youtu.be/3M47zI3PPho 

Luke on Paul Taylor's Happy Hour (5 April 2021) https://youtu.be/msSIeSSLPRs 

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712. A Chat with Charlie Baxter

Chatting with Charlie from The British English Podcast and Real English with Real Teachers on YouTube. We talk about the north/south divide in England, Charlie's background in psychology & NLP, his decision to become an online English teacher and his travelling experiences in Chile, Germany and Australia. Video version available on YouTube.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oJp 

Video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/Lqcvk1ptXD0 

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Links for The British English Podcast

• Website: http://thebritishenglishpodcast.com/
• Podcast links: https://plinkhq.com/i/1533216336
• Charlie's interview with me https://thebritishenglishpodcast.com/blog/s2-e4

711. William from France 🇫🇷 (WISBOLEP Runner-UP)

William started learning English at 12 years old and continued at university and beyond, spending a couple of years in England as a teaching assistant and then returning to France to work as a school teacher, in some pretty tough classrooms and less-than-perfect teaching conditions. William talks about how he continues to maintain his English, the importance of finding good language exchange partners, and more.

Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oJw 

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