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Learn English With Me. In these podcasts you will improve your English by listening to how an American from Florida speaks. The goal is to teach you common English and not the Textbook Style English that nobody speaks. You will learn vocabulary, idioms, slang and much more.
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Language unites and divides us. It mystifies and delights us. Patrick Cox and Kavita Pillay tell the stories of people with all kinds of linguistic passions: comedians, writers, researchers; speakers of endangered languages; speakers of multiple languages; and just speakers—people like you and me.
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RAW, NATURAL and FUNNY Hip Hop Music & Culture Commentary from a West Midlands, UK Perspective. Join us every week for real and interesting discussions and debates on an array of topics within the culture.
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'Larrikin' is an Australian-English word for someone who goes against the grain and sees the world differently. These fresh eyes allow you to approach a problem with ingenuity. And that ingenuity breeds people we call 'trailblazers.' This is a podcast about such people and ideas.
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We all have questions that keep us up at night. The self-help industry tells us they have answers to those questions. As a public health researcher turned journalist, I’m not so sure. Green juice and journal keeping are great aids, but they don’t offer answers. I’m Katherine Rowland, and on Seeking, I set out to talk to people who have gone to radical lengths to find answers to our deepest and most discomfiting questions. On Season 1 of Seeking, we’re diving deep into the portal of psychedel ...
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Are you a curious kid? Do you like to know the logical and often the scientific reason behind things that happens around you? Does it ever wonder you that: Why is sky blue in color? How do birds fly? Why is seawater salty? How does an airplane fly? Why are leaves green? Well if you also tend to stress your mind to find the answers to such questions, then you are in the right place. “Kabhi Socha Hai” is a factual science podcast for kids. Each episode is 3-4 minutes long where we take on such ...
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Will Icelandic survive the invasion of English?
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Some Icelanders are becoming unsettled by this existential question: Will their language still be spoken in the future? Comedian and former Reykjavik mayor Jón Gnarr is convinced that this uniquely archaic-yet-modern language will one day die out. He says his children express themselves beautifully in English but speak limited Icelandic. Give it a …
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Episode 104 | Mastering Small Talk and Conversational Skills
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Join us on Lingua Juice, where we explore the art of small talk and sharpen your conversational skills! Discover practical tips and engaging conversation starters to make every interaction more meaningful and enjoyable. Whether you're networking, making new friends, or navigating social gatherings, tune in to boost your confidence and connect effor…
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Episode 102 | Mastering English Phrasal Verbs: Same Meaning, Different Words
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In today's episode, we dive into the world of English phrasal verbs that share the same meaning. Whether you're trying to cut back on a bad habit, make a quick visit, admit a mistake, delay a task, or increase the intensity of something, we've got you covered. Join us as we explore pairs and groups of phrasal verbs that simplify your learning proce…
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Many place names in the United States are borrowed from Native American words. It's often hard to trace the roots. Over time, the original names were often transformed beyond recognition, victims of mangled pronunciation. Suzanne Hogan is our guide to the origins of Missouri, a name rooted in the Chiwere language. Chiwere has been imperiled for gen…
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In this episode, we're handing over the reins to the podcast series, Home, Interrupted, produced by Feet in 2 Worlds. The series explores how the climate crisis affects immigrants across the U.S., and how immigrant communities are finding new ways to deal with a warming planet. In this episode, reporter Allison Salerno tells the stories of migrant …
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Icelandic, the language that recycles everything
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Icelanders are protective of their language. When a new piece of tech or a new disease emerges, people debate what to call these things in Icelandic. New words must sound and look Icelandic, otherwise they may not survive. The country's Knitting Words Committee is one of dozens of community panels charged with proposing new words. Typically, they r…
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The bilingual edge: what the research says
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In recent decades, Americans' perception of bilingualism has been transformed. As recently as the 1990s, the prevailing belief was that if a child grew up bilingual, they would be at a linguistic and cognitive disadvantage. Today, many Americans believe the opposite, that speaking more than one language carries advantages. But the hundreds of studi…
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The guys recap Drake vs Everybody and wonder where Kendrick Lamar is…. Enjoy! Instagram: @HARDFOODPodcastTwitter: @HARDFOODPodcast**WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE**SUBSCRIBE ✅Juice English 🎙️ Instagram: @juicenglishAdrian “Saxon King” Grey 🎙️ Instagram: @adriano_the_saxonking@TimboSlice_87 🎥 @WVLF_DJ 👨🏿💻@APSStudio.co.uk…
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How did Basque survive Spain's military dictatorship under Francisco Franco when speaking, writing and reading it were illegal? With more than six dialects, how did its speakers agree on a standard way of writing the language? And how has Basque thrived in the decades since Franco died? Nina Porzucki tells the story of Europe's most mysterious lang…
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J Cole responds to Kendrick Lamar then apologises two days later. Adrian is extremely enraged and upset. Enjoy! 😬😅Instagram: @HARDFOODPodcastTwitter: @HARDFOODPodcast**WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE**SUBSCRIBE ✅Juice English 🎙️ Instagram: @juicenglishAdrian “Saxon King” Grey 🎙️ Instagram: @adriano_the_saxonking@TimboSlice_87 🎥 @WVLF_DJ 👨🏿💻@APSStud…
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What’s Good!! The guys discuss the Diddy Drama, Kendrick sending for Drake & J Cole, Juice failing the 75HARD Challenge and more! Enjoy! *apologies for some microphone issues in the first 10 minutes**episode recorded 5 hours before J Cole released his response to Kendrick 🤦🏾♂️Instagram: @HARDFOODPodcastTwitter: @HARDFOODPodcast**WATCH FULL EPISODE…
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Chinese sci-fi has crossed the translation barrier
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Netflix's lavish new adaptation of Liu Cixin's The Three-Body Problem is the latest 'translation' of one of this century's best, and best-selling, sci-fi novels. In this episode, we track the role of translation—on screen and on the page—in the global rise of Chinese sci-fi. Our guide is reporter and sci-fi aficionada Lydia Emmanouilidou who talks …
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Apologies for the wait, man have been maaad busy. But ToldYaa joins today’s pod to discuss upcoming new music from himself (finally), new releases from Skrapz, Ghetts, Potter and more! Enjoy!Instagram: @HARDFOODPodcastTwitter: @HARDFOODPodcast**WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE**SUBSCRIBE ✅Juice English 🎙️ Instagram: @juicenglishAdrian “Saxon King” Gr…
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Why the French use the English word ‘black’
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The French language is replete with words borrowed from English, like 'weekend' and 'podcasting.' But French speakers' use of 'black' is in a category of its own: this one short syllable tells the story of France's racial and colonial legacies and how they stack up against U.S. history, from slavery to Black Lives Matter. Both countries are idealis…
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Irish is among Europe's oldest languages. It's a near miracle that anyone speaks it today. Patrick talks with online Irish teacher Mollie Guidera whose students include a Kentucky farmer who speaks Irish to his horses; also with Irish scholar Jim McCloskey who developed a love of the language when he spent a summer living with Irish speakers. Irish…
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What’s good! Back again, YZY MAC joins this week to discuss the 75HARD challenge, Kanye’s new album, is Beyoncé a culture vulture, Usher’s Super Bowl performance, an inside joke about a car alternator, and more! Enjoy! Instagram: @HARDFOODPodcastTwitter: @HARDFOODPodcast**WATCH FULL EPISODES ON YOUTUBE**SUBSCRIBE ✅Juice English 🎙️ Instagram: @juice…
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Israel Jesus used to be ashamed of being from the Mexican state of Oaxaca and speaking the local indigenous tongue, Triqui. When he moved to Salinas, California, a kid in his high school told Jesus he was destined to work in the fields nearby. But it was his knowledge of Triqui that sent him on a different path. A hospital in Salinas recruited Jesu…
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Mastering six languages sounds like a slog, right? But in some corners of Europe, it happens—maybe not effortlessly, but more easily than in, say, Ohio. Gaston Dorren grew up speaking Limburgish at home, and Dutch at school. He fell in love in German and picked up Spanish in Latin America, all the while keeping English and French in his back pocket…
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