Paul McCartney turned 80 this year, so let's talk about this legend of British music! In this one, I am joined by Sam Whiles, the host of the Paul or Nothing podcast. Listen to hear an overview of Paul's career, and some Paul McCartney stories.  Episode page with introduction transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-rmH Watch the conversation on YouTube https://youtu.be/fUZCqVm8d6g Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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782. Paul McCartney at 80 (with Sam Whiles)

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A conversation with my brother about one of the most successful British bands of all time - Madness. We talk about the story of the band, our early memories of their music, the songs, the members, their lyrics, their popularity and why we've always been big fans! Episode page with links, music videos and more š https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/27/884-british-music-madness-with-james/ 
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884. British Music: Madness (with James)

A spontaneous monologue about being taken by surprise by public holidays in May (in France), a podcast recommendation, and seeing a hard-rocking and hilarious band perform live in a big arena last week. Includes a song at the end as a tribute. Episode page with links etc š https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/21/883-a-last-minute-rambling-episode/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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883. A Last-minute Rambling Episode

Here's a list of jokes about different countries which I found on the website Bored Panda. I'll tell you the jokes and then explain them all (dissecting the frog), including any homophones, double meanings or specific cultural references. Can you "get" the jokes? Do you find any of them funny, or are they all just terrible dad jokes? And, what vocabulary can you learn in the process? Includes a vocabulary review at the end of the episode. Episode page with notes, jokes and vocabulary list š  https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/05/14/882-47-funny-country-jokes-explained-learn-english-with-humour/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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882. 47 "Funny" Country Jokes, Explained š š Learn English with Humour

Barbara Serra is an award-winning Italian journalist who has spent much of her career reading the news in the UK on various high-profile well-established English language news networks including the BBC, Channel 5, Al Jazeera English and Sky News. 
Barbara has quite a specific relationship with English. Itās her dominant language but not her native language. She has a certain accent, which does place her outside the UK somehow. 
So how has this affected her career as a news reader and reporter? What is the story of her English? What kind of challenges has she faced while reading the news in the UK? And what does this all tell us about learning English, what it means to improve your accent, the relationship between accent and identity, the definition of ānativeā and ānon-native speakerā, the status of different English accents in the English speaking world?
š Barbara's email newsletter "News with a foreign accent" š https://barbaraserra.substack.com/ š Barbara's website with course info š https://www.barbaraserra.info/ šŗ Luke talks to Alastair Budge about Paris š https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jveYc5vFh7A&ab;_channel=LeonardoEnglish on  @LeonardoEnglishCom   š§ Luke on Elenaās mtunonon's podcast "Online Bound" š https://www.elenamutonono.com/2024/04/25/1-mln-subscribers/ š Take the Acast listener survey š https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/ugLVUK15 Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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881. The first non-native speaker to read the UK TV news (with Barbara Serra)

I read an article about Paris' preparations for the 2024 Olympic Games, discuss the issues, summarise the article and explain plenty of vocabulary. Is Paris ready for the games? What are the attitudes, complaints, expectations and fears ahead of this potentially controversial event.  š Episode page https://teacherluke.co.uk/2024/04/29/880-is-paris-ready-for-the-olympic-games-2024-article-vocabulary/ š Article https://theweek.com/sports/olympics-2024-is-paris-ready-to-party Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke.

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782. Paul McCartney at 80 (with Sam Whiles)

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