Best Canguro English Podcasts (2024)

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The Last Frontier (ft. Christian from Canguro English) 13:04

10M ago13:04

13:04

In the final episode, self-confessed optimist Julian is back from the future, but things are not quite as they seem. Will he and the other time travellers ever be able to return to the present they came from? -- Guest starring Christian Saunders from Canguro English. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pa…

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Utopia (ft. Christian from Canguro English) 16:00

10M ago16:00

16:00

In the penultimate episode, self-confessed optimist Julian decides to travel 100 years into the future. Will he find the utopian society he thinks, or will he be met with a nasty surprise? -- Guest starring Christian Saunders from Canguro English. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pack at: https://www.l…

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The Saviour (ft. Ariel from Easy Stories in English) 19:39

11M ago19:39

19:39

In episode six, Gabriel goes back in time to try to meet Jesus Christ and answer important religious questions. They manage to find someone called Jesus but end up leaving more confused that they arrived… -- Guest starring Ariel Goodbody from Easy Stories in English. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pa…

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Too Soon? (ft. Anna from English Like A Native) 15:37

11M ago15:37

15:37

In episode five, an outspoken activist called Ellie decides to travel back to the time of the Suffragettes. She expects her ideas to be welcomed by everyone, but she gets into more trouble than she bargained for… -- Guest starring Anna Tyrie from English Like A Native. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study …

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The Dawn of Time (ft. Tom from Thinking in English) 19:23

11M ago19:23

19:23

In episode four, a shy archaeologist called Jacob decides to go back to 100,000 years ago. He brings gifts, makes friends, and is surprised to find out that his intentions are misunderstood…. -- Guest starring Tom Wilkinson from Thinking in English. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pack at: https://www…

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A Family of Lies (ft. Lindsay from All Ears English) 14:07

11M ago14:07

14:07

In episode three, Marcie decides to go back in time to save her father from a terrible accident. She manages to find him but discovers secrets about her life that would have been better left in the past. -- Guest starring Lindsay MacMahon from All Ears English. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pack at:…

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On Patrol with The 13th Legion (ft. Andrew from Culips English Podcast) 16:58

11M ago16:58

16:58

In episode two, a devoted historian named Bobby decides to travel back to the Roman era to speak with Julius Caesar. Unfortunately, he gets his timing wrong and ends up fighting for his life. -- Guest starring Andrew Bates from Culips English Podcast. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pack at: https://w…

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Killing Hitler (ft. Luke from Luke's English Podcast) 13:56

11M ago13:56

13:56

In episode one, Winston travels back to 1939 and comes face to face with Adolf Hitler. Will he put a bullet in his brain and change the course of history? -- Guest starring Luke Thompson from Luke's English Podcast. -- Free interactive transcript, subtitles, translations in 12 languages & study pack at: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/pioneers/kill…

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Trailer: Pioneers Of The Continuum 1:48

12M ago1:48

1:48

Launching on May 23rd, Pioneers of The Continuum, a time-travelling story for English learners. The year is 2039. A group of scientists, linguists and historians have invented a time travel machine. Each can return to a place and time, but only for one hour. Some choose to go back to change the course of world history, while others go back to a per…

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Accent and identity (with Erik Singer) 1:21:41

3y ago1:21:41

1:21:41

If you know me and my work then you know that I talk a lot about identity, and especially how your accent is a big part of your identity: your accent tells the story of your life. But if you do want to change your accent, or improve your pronunciation, how do you do it? Recently I had the pleasure of talking to someone with expert answers to that q…

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The state of modern linguistics | The Story of Language | Bonus episode 1:04:24

3y ago1:04:24

1:04:24

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this bonus episode we talk about the state of modern linguistics, including the effects of the replication crisis, scientific fraud, Anglocentrism, and how the underappreciated work of Charles Sanders Peirce might offer a universal t…

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Embodied cognition | The Story of Language | Episode 12 1:07:06

3y ago1:07:06

1:07:06

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss embodied cognition and the uncontroversial fact that the brain is an organ of the body, which then leads to the very controversial conclusion that our brain is no more important than our skin, and that imagini…

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Dark matter of the mind | The Story of Language | Episode 11 1:31:27

3y ago1:31:27

1:31:27

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we discuss the content of Dan’s book Dark Matter of the Mind, which lays out Dan’s theory of culture. The book contains bold statements as ‘brains do not learn’ and ‘science is NOT pure rational thought’, but after this …

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The cognitive revolution | The Story of Language | Episode 10 1:16:09

3y ago1:16:09

1:16:09

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the cognitive revolution, and whether the revolution really exists at all. We discuss the beginnings and the state of the art of the study of cognition and show why it’s important to celebrate all discoveri…

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Endangered languages | The Story of Language | Episode 9 1:00:14

3y ago1:00:14

1:00:14

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about endangered languages. I ask why languages are important, what is lost when a language disappears, the cultural and economic factors behind language loss, and the truth about the best way to stop languages f…

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Language acquisition | The Story of Language | Episode 8 1:12:53

3y ago1:12:53

1:12:53

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the big questions in language acquisition. Is there a Language Acquisition Device? Is language learned or innate? How does child learning differ from adult learning? Should syntax be the basis for language …

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Metaphor in language | The Story of Language | Episode 7 1:05:20

3y ago1:05:20

1:05:20

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the fundamental role of metaphor in language, from its involvement in the creation and evolution of language to its role in the modern understanding of language through the work of Lakoff and Johnson, and t…

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Learn English with a dictionary (with Peter Sokolowski) 1:15:35

3+ y ago1:15:35

1:15:35

People are passionate about language, especially language change, and words matter. And nobody knows this better Peter Sokolowski, who is an editor at the Merriam-Webster dictionary, one of the most famous and most trusted dictionaries in the world. Peter has spent his life immersed in words and their meanings, and all the complications that come a…

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1 powerful mind trick to get fluency 15:58

3+ y ago15:58

15:58

In this podcast you will learn how Pygmalion and the Wizard of Oz can teach you the secret to fluency in English that has been causing controversy for more than 50 years.

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Destroying language myths (with Shana Poplack) 57:59

3+ y ago57:59

57:59

It’s an unfortunate fact that many people don’t know the truth about how language works outside of their grammar books, in the real world, but recently I spoke to someone who is trying to change that. Shana Poplack and her sociolinguistics laboratory at the University of Ottawa are known as the mythbusters, because they destroy damaging myths about…

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Where words come from and how to remember them (with Mark Forsyth) 45:34

3+ y ago45:34

45:34

There are few people in the world who know as much about where words come from as Mark Forsyth. His first book, The Etymologicon, was a journey through the origins of many common words and their connections, and he has since written various other books about words, language, and writing. In this interview Mark tells fascinating and entertaining sto…

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Grammar based on the unfamiliar (with Robert Van Valin) 44:26

3+ y ago44:26

44:26

It’s an unfortunate fact that most of linguistic theory is based on a few major European languages, especially English, which actually damages our understanding of how the thousands of languages in the world might work. But there is one man who has spent his career trying to correct the balance. Robert Van Valin is one of the developers of Role and…

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How to speak English faster 16:06

3+ y ago16:06

16:06

In this podcast you will learn the connection between Pixar, red triangles, information, thought, and fluency. Enjoy!

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The weight of expectation 12:39

3+ y ago12:39

12:39

In this podcast I talk about the positive and negative effects of the weight of expectation, and how living the in past or the future might be stopping you from getting fluency in English.

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Touch wood 15:49

3+ y ago15:49

15:49

In this episode you'll learn why touching wood, throwing salt, and car accidents can help you to see the truth about learning a language.

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How many holes does a straw have? 14:28

3+ y ago14:28

14:28

In this episode you'll learn why culture connects London taxi drivers, donuts, smiling Japanese people, and Australian shop assistants.

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Immersion is a state of mind 19:32

3+ y ago19:32

19:32

In this episode you'll learn the hard lessons of my army father-in-law, who failed to learn a language after 14 years of 'immersion'.

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Question everything to get fluency 14:58

3+ y ago14:58

14:58

In this episode you will learn about the differences and similarities between humans and animals, and why you shouldn't take everything you know about language learning for granted.

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Why you need to learn slowly to get fluency 14:15

3+ y ago14:15

14:15

In this episode I talk about what mathematics really means, why Mathematicians asked schools to stop teaching calculus, and the parallels between maths and language. In this episode you might be surprised to learn that the secret to fluency is to slow down.

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Construction grammar and language learning (with Remi van Trijp) 50:22

3+ y ago50:22

50:22

Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Remi van Trijp, head of the Language Research Unit and the Sony Computer Science Laboratories in Paris, and one of the main developers of Fluid Construction Grammar. His team is trying to answer some of the most profound questions in linguistics by combining techniques from computational linguistics, artifi…

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How Language Began | The Story of Language | Episode 6 1:15:41

3+ y ago1:15:41

1:15:41

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about how language began, including language evolution vs language change, how animal and human communication are similar and different, and the evidence for why language is probably millions of years old, not th…

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How language works (with Ted Gibson) 1:25:37

4y ago1:25:37

1:25:37

Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Ted Gibson from his eponymous TedLab at MIT which researches why human languages are the way they are, how people learn and process language, and the relationship between language and culture. In this interview we talk about his work with numbers, colours, word order, and information theory across various l…

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You are STUPID and LAZY (how to speak English PERFECTLY) 9:09

4y ago9:09

9:09

Are you stupid and lazy? Do you want to speak English perfectly? Then this podcast is for you! We are going to take a journey through the light and dark of the human mind to discover why you are so bad at English and the secret to speaking perfect English.

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How to study english well (with Paul Nation) 54:04

4y ago54:04

54:04

There is no doubt that this is the best time in history to learn a language, especially English. We are surrounded by content in English, English language learning apps, English teachers, English courses, information. But one very important question remains: what do we do with all this information? HOW do we study? HOW do we learn a language. One m…

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The theory and practice of field linguistics | The Story of Language | Episode 5 1:20:35

4y ago1:20:35

1:20:35

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the theory and the practice of field linguistics, including how to survive in the field, what to take, and what to bring back.

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Should I learn British or American English? | How are they different? 20:39

4y ago20:39

20:39

Students ask me all the time if they should learn British English or American English, and in this video you'll discover the real differences between UK and US English and how it's not about language rules, it's about culture. You will discover how they are different and if you should study British or American English.…

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How to write business English (with Ellen Jovin) 1:07:14

4y ago1:07:14

1:07:14

When you think about improving your writing in English, especially business writing, you probably think about studying lots of rules, and memorising specific phrases, and complicated vocabulary. But recently I spoke to Ellen Jovin who’s been writing professionally and teaching professionals how to write for more than 20 years, and in this interview…

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Do you want to speak English like a native? (with Heather Hansen) 56:51

4y ago56:51

56:51

It’s a sad fact that the English that millions of people learn in classrooms all over the world, often doesn’t match the reality of English outside the classroom. One person who knows the reality of English as a global language is Heather Hansen. She teaches professionals from the world’s biggest companies how to communicate in English all over the…

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Linguistic Relativity | The Story of Language | Episode 4 1:20:35

4y ago1:20:35

1:20:35

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about linguistic relativity: the idea that the language we speak can change the way we think.By Canguro English

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How languages are learned (with Patsy Lightbown) 1:04:36

4y ago1:04:36

1:04:36

In the world of language there are few people as experienced, or as respected, as Patsy Lightbown, Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Canada. She has been working in the field of language teaching and language learning for more than 40 years as a researcher, writer, editor, and consultant and she literally wrote the book on …

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What is culture? | The Story of Language | Episode 3 1:09:29

4y ago1:09:29

1:09:29

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about culture: we discuss exactly what it is, how it exists on a macro and micro level, how it affects our language and our cognition, and how without it, we would die.…

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Get fluent English in 2020 | 9 tips to help you learn English 11:33

4+ y ago11:33

11:33

Do you want to really succeed at learning English in 2020? It doesn't matter if this is the first or the tenth time you have tried to get fluency in English, these 9 simple steps will help you to succeed at your English learning goals.By Canguro English

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The Piraha Language | The Story of Language | Episode 2 1:17:44

4+ y ago1:17:44

1:17:44

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture. In this episode we talk about the Piraha language, and what it tells us about the intersection of language and culture. We also talk about the practice of the science of linguistics, animal vs human communication, universal translation,…

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Meet Dan Everett | The Story of Language | Episode 1 1:10:42

4+ y ago1:10:42

1:10:42

Welcome to The Story of Language: an original podcast series about language, linguistics, cognition, and culture.My name is Christian Saunders and I am an English teacher, and throughout this series I will be in discussion with Dan Everett: linguist, anthropologist, philosopher, and author.In this episode you will meet Dan, and we will talk about t…

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Task-based English learning (with Geoff Jordan) 1:05:32

4+ y ago1:05:32

1:05:32

In the world of English language teaching there are few people as controversial and divisive as Geoff Jordan. He is not afraid of promoting what he calls a radical approach to the problems in the ELT industry, how to fix them, and how to improve student learning outcomes in the classroom. And that’s why I had to talk to him, and in this interview w…

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Daily Digest 06/11/19 | The secret to fluency in English 14:51

4+ y ago14:51

14:51

Today's daily digest answers a question I get asked every day: How can I get fluent in English? To answer this question we have to travel back in time to 1931, learn about chimpanzees and Klingons, and what that tells us about the secret to fluency in English.By Canguro English

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Plurilingualism and culture (with Angelica Galante) 52:38

4+ y ago52:38

52:38

Recently I had the pleasure of talking to Angelica Galante from McGill University in Canada. Originally from Brazil, Angelica’s work focuses on social justice, inclusive education, and critical sociolinguistics. In this interview we talk about plurilingualism, language and culture, and how teachers and students can take advantage of their existing …

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Daily Digest 24/10/19 | Why can't I speak fluent English? 10:03

4+ y ago10:03

10:03

Today's daily digest is a rant about why you might be part of the problem, and not the solution to good language learning (and teaching).By Canguro English

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Improve your English IMMEDIATELY (with Pete from Aussie English) 1:04:55

4+ y ago1:04:55

1:04:55

In this podcast I talk to Pete from Aussie English about how to improve your English IMMEDIATELY, without learning anything new. We also talk about our personal experiences learning languages, and the history and evolution of swearing. CONTAINS EXPLICIT LANGUAGE.By Canguro English

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Daily Digest 17/10/19 | Speak English without fear 13:54

4+ y ago13:54

13:54

Today's daily digest explains why you are afraid of speaking English, and having conversations, and how you can overcome your fear and use your English in public confidently. I use evidence from clinical psychology and computer science to show you what really works, and why clowns are great role models.…

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