Guns, Gingerbread and the American Constitution
In this podcast, Sue, as a European, listens in amazement to Cindy, an American from North Carolina, as she describes her everyday life living with guns in the USA.
Cindy recounts why she needs to own a gun, how she practices shooting and how the constitution allows American citizens to carry an arm (and shoot) for their own protection. Whatever your view of guns, this podcast will fascinate you.
Very Superstitious! Just how superstitious are you?
In this podcast, we dive into superstitions. Do you believe in them or not? Why do we believe in something we rationally know not to be true? Are superstitions dangerous, or just a harmless cultural traditional? In this podcast you can hear Chris put the case for superstitions and Sue who debunks the whole idea of superstition, and you’ll learn lots of vocabulary along the way.
Using Music to work on grammar
Episode 215: Using Music to work on grammarOne way of working on grammar in English, and a great way to memorise some grammar patterns and rules is to use popular songs.Welcome to our latest episode of the English podcasts! In this...
Veronique travelling in Australia
Episode 214: Mega Europe Trivia QuizThink you know about Europe? Maybe you do, maybe you don't. Test your general knowledge with some off the wall questions about culture, history and knowledge of countries, customs and cities in...
French Fun Facts
Have you ever been to France and even spent a few days in Paris? It’s a beautiful country, with stunning countryside and intriguing cities. In this quiz we go beyond the traditional tourists visits to seek out some “off the wall” fun facts… and build vocabulary at the same time.
Vanlife
Have you ever heard of the term, “Vanlife?” , or ever seen the hashtag #Vanlife ?
It is a growing trend where people convert vans to a fully contained living area that enables them to travel and work virtually anywhere in the world whilst pursuing their dream of travel, discovery and adventure.
Listen to Chris telling Sue about a project that he has to buy and convert a van for a future tour that will include every European capital city,
Experience off the Beaten Track in India
In this podcast, Sue asks Chris all about his trip to India where he ticked many things off his bucket list, including seeing elephants in the wild..
Ozzie slang
As part of the Australian series, this podcast takes you into the world of real Ozzie slang…. in other words, Australian informal language.
Do you know what an ambo is ? Or what about “sunnies”…. you shouldn’t leave home in Australia without them !
Listen as Laura tests Sue on her knowledge (or rather lack of knowledge !) about Ozzie slang.
Friday the 13th Superstition Quiz
Are you superstitious ? Do you avoid walking under ladders ? Do you often cross your fingers ? Do you have any special rituals which bring you good luck ? Or do you think it’s just plain silly to let yourself be ruled by such irrational behavior?
7 Riddles that will trick your brain
7 Riddles that will trick your brain 7 Riddles that will trick your brain - riddles and puzzles are a great way of doing thinking exercises. Here is one to get you warmed up and in the mode of thinking laterally. ...
Happy New Year in a Parallel Universe
It's New Year's eve 2020 or is it 2021? Chris meets Sue at a New Year's party, but once again they are in a parallel universe - this happens so often to these two ... Sue is at 31 December 2019 and Chris is at 31 December 2020, so Chris has lived through 2020 and it...
We interview Donald Trump for a job as a podcaster
Donald Trump came to our office in Toulouse for an interview for the job as a podcaster - we think he would make a great podcaster and as he has time on his hands at the moment he came in and did an interview with us. This isn't the first time that Donald has joined...
Top 10 Most Intelligent People of The World
Top 10 Most Intelligent People of The World Top 10 Most Intelligent People of The World are not surprisingly closely linked to the fields of mathematics and physics. So who are the Top 10 Most Intelligent People of The World? There are a lot of intelligent people all...
Animated podcast no 1: The UFO Investigator
So what's an animated podcast ? Good question ! It's a podcast with pictures, learning tips and clues. In short, it's just a helping hand to help you understand the conversation and the context. This is Animated Podcast number 1 in a series of 10, in which each one...
The 41 Most British Things That Have Ever Happened
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Famous people past and present interviewed
Famous people past and present interviewed Have you ever dreamt about interviewing a famous person or a person who is no longer among us? We have some Famous people past and present interviewed here. Well, we have harnessed the power of podcasting to do just that,...
What is going on in these sequences
What is going on in these sequences What is going on in these sequences - can you tell just by listening to the sounds? The best language learners are a combination of people who are curious, who keep asking themselves questions and are actively involved in their own...
What will humans look like in 1000 Years?
What will humans look like in 1000 Years? What will humans look like in 1000 Years? What will humanity look like in 1000 years? About 10,000 years ago, humans evolved a tolerance to cow's milk; over the past 150 years, we've added 10 centimetres to our average height;...
Murder mystery at the castle
Murder mystery at the castle Murder mystery at the castle - there's been a murder at the horrible castle, one of the horrible servants has killed the horrible Duke and nobody knows who the murderer is. Luckily the clever Sergeant Podblog from The Grammar Police is at...
The French Presidential election quiz
It's that time again, The French are going to the polls to elect their new president, the president who will take over running the country from François Hollande. The first round of the 2017 French presidential election is set to be held on 23 April 2017. Should no...
Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino
Spaghetti-Harvest in Ticino This is an old film of the world famous spaghetti harvest in action in Ticina, Switzerland. The spaghetti tree film is a famous 3-minute report broadcast on 1 April 1957 by the BBC current affairs programme Panorama. It told a tale of a...