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Tim and Tom talk discuss the latest news from the world of football. Practise your listening skills and learn new vocabulary in each episode. This podcast is intended for upper-intermediate to advanced level English learners. Ideal to practise your listening skills and share our passion for the beautiful game.
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Real Stories with Random Writers

R.A. Spratt, Jacqueline Harvey & Tim Harris

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This podcast is hosted by R.A. Spratt, Jacqueline Harvey and Tim Harris. We're all authors, which means we tell stories for a living. This podcast is all about sharing our stories with you. We'll have a special guest each week.
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Tim and Tom review the 2 semi finals between Spain and France and England and the Netherlands. They talk about the key moments, the controversies and the tactical decisions that determined the two finalists. Tom gives surprising praise to Southgate and Tim picks out a sixteen year old and a nineteen year old as the two stars of their respective sem…
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Tim and Tom discuss the thrilling attacking encounter between Spain and Germany; if this was the end of the road for Ronaldo in the (not as thrilling) tie between France and Portugal; England somehow finding a way to the final 4 despite their unconvincing performances so far; and Netherlands fabulous second half comeback to defeat a talented Turkis…
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Katrina Nannestad joins us to talk about pre-school memories. To find out more about Katrina you can visit... https://www.katrinanannestad.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To…
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Tim and Tom talk about the eight matches between the remaining teams in the knockout stage of the Euros 2024 tournament in Germany. They run through the matches in order, including Switzerland's elimination of Italy, Bellingham's last minute 'Chilena' to spare England's blushes, Spain's rampant second half against Georgia and Slovenia's Stalwart de…
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Louise Park joins us to talk about celebrity encounters. To find out more about Louise you can visit her website... https://www.louisepark.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify…
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This week Mick Elliott joins us on the show to talk about pets and parenting. To find out more about Mick you can visit his website... https://mickelliott.me/books-by-mick Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen …
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John Larkin joins us to talk about things that go wrong when we're doing author talks at schools. Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more about R.A. Spratt visit raspra…
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Deborah Abela joins us to share her dangerous travel tale. To find out more about Deb you can visit... https://www.deborahabela.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out m…
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When we came up with the idea for this podcast we recorded a pilot episode. This is it. Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more about R.A. Spratt visit raspratt.com To …
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James Hart joins us on the podcast to tell us his gardening stories. To find out more about James visit... https://www.jameshart.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find o…
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Tristan Bancks joined us to tell us his story on the theme of 'childhood'. https://www.tristanbancks.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more about R.A. Spratt visit…
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James Foley joins us on the podcast, when we were all at the Somerset Storyfest on the Gold Coast and we told tales about strange things that have happened to us at literary festivals. To find out more about James Foley visit... https://jamesfoley.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this p…
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Kate Isobel Scott joins us on the podcast as we tell our tales about learning challenges. To find out more about Kate visit her website https://www.kateisobelscott.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: …
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Candice Fox joins us to talk about "rescues". To find out more about Candice and her books visit https://www.candicefox.org Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify To find out more abou…
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George Ivanoff joins us as we all share our stories about collectibles. We find out about his sonic screwdrivers. If you want to find out more about George you can check out his website... https://georgeivanoff.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Ex…
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In this episode we tell stories about first love and we're joined by Allison Tait. To find out more about Allison and her books visit her website... https://allisontait.com/ Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Liste…
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Tim and Tom discuss the first leg matches between Arsenal and Bayern Munich; PSG and Barcelona; Atletico Madrid and Dortmund; Real Madrid and Manchester City; Liverpool and Atalanta; and Bayer Leverkusen and West Ham. Lots of great goals, outstanding performances and fixtures that are poised on a knife's edge!…
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Belinda Murrell joins us as we all share our stories about animals. If you want to find out more about Belinda (or Dame B as we know her) you can check out her website... belindamurrell.com.au Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World…
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Tim and Tom discuss the 2nd leg champions league ties between Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, Arsenal and Porto, Real Madrid and Red Bull Leipzig, and they preview the mouth-watering quarter final ties after the UEFA draw on Friday. They also briefly discuss the prospects for Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool and West Ham in the Europa league quarter fi…
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Nat Amoore joins us as we tell stories about travel experiences. To find out more about Nat Amoore you can visit her website at... natamoore.com Please review, rate, subscribe, follow and like the show. Your support will help us keep this podcast going. Curiosity and Beyond Exploring the Magical World of Knowledge Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify …
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Tim and Tom discuss the discontentment among West Ham fans and whether it is justified, following Arsenal's 0-6 thrashing at the London stadium. They also discuss the spectacular final of the African cup of nations and the many heroes for the Ivory Coast who ran Nigeria ragged on the night. They finish with a preview of the champions league last 16…
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Tim and Tom discuss the recent announcements of Jurgen Klopp and Xavi Hernandez to retire from their management an senior coaching positions at Liverpool and Barcelona respectively. What were there reasons? Can we expect to see them again? How will Klopp be remembered in comparison to see of the other managerial greats to have graced the stage of t…
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Tim and Tom discuss yesterday's 0-0 draw at the Power Horse Stadium between league leaders Girona and bottom club Almerí a. They talk through the key moments in the match and the formations, tactics and outstanding individual performances. Despite not taking away three points, the lads sense some optimism is returning as well as the freedom to play…
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Tim and Tom look at three heavy defeats suffered by Manchester United, West Ham and Newcastle United in the premier league at the weekend and they discuss which performance was the worst. They then sink their teeth into the final group games in the champions league and make some bold predictions about which teams will qualify for the last 16 knocko…
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Tim and Tom discuss the eye-catching moments from last weekend's premier league action. Stellar performances from Newcastle United and Arsenal. A refereeing moment to forget for Simon Hooper, the official in charge of Man City and Spurs. And some spectacular goals for Liverpool in their 4-3 victory over Fulham. The lads argue their cases for the pl…
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Tim and Tom discuss the latest news to affect Premier League ever-present Everton as the club fail to turn a profit, overspend their budget and suffer a 10 point deduction that drops them down to 19th place. The lads discuss if the punishment is fair? Is it enough? Are all the clubs treated fairly given recent financial question marks around Manche…
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Tim and Tom discuss the league cup fourth round tie between West Ham and Arsenal at the London Stadium. They talk about the line-ups for each team, Arsenal's superior statistics, the goals, the substitutions and the prospects for West Ham with a tricky away fixture against Liverpool in the next round. Tom tries not to gloat too much and Tim tries n…
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Tim and Tom discuss the Champions League victories of Manchester United against Copenhagen, Borussia Dortmund away at Newcastle, PSG against AC Milan, and Arsenal away in Seville. They also look at the Europa League where Tom spots a little known Greek player who brought 'Fortounis' to his Olympiacos team with a domineering performance. The lads fi…
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The lads talk about the weekend's results and the controversies that arose. Fury and frustration over Kovacic escaping a red card after 3 minutes of madness against Arsenal. Kieran Trippier's composure, grace and pin-point accuracy was admired. Brighton conveyor belt of fresh talent continues to produce the goods. And Tim explains the VAR communica…
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Tim and Tom discuss the weekend's results in the Premier League. 10 man Manchester City cruise past Nottingham Forest; Liverpool looking lethal in attack; Newcastle United put 8 goals past Sheffield United, and Tottenham and Arsenal maintain their unbeaten runs with honours even in the north London derby. The lads also take a look at what's going w…
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Tim and Tom look back on the first four games of the 23/24 Premier League season. The lads discuss the early challengers for the title and the teams who look like they might be facing a long relegation dogfight. Lots of new signings to talk about and players and clubs to keep an eye on. We finish with a bold bet from Tom that one club will win Euro…
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Tim and Tom kick off the new season with a monster-sized podcast about the scandalous behaviour of the Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales after the final of the women’s World Cup. There’s plenty of controversy and disagreement in this episode as the story unfolds - hunger strikes , sexual violence , accusations and defiance in the …
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Tim and Tom discuss the huge controversy at last week's match between Valencia and Real Madrid. What happened? Who's to blame? What should be done about it? They also discuss the relegation battle at the bottom of the la liga table which involves 7 teams fighting for survival with two games left.
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Tim and Tom discuss the semifinals of the Champions League, the Europa League and the Europa Conference League. Is this the end of the road for Ancelotti in Madrid? Will Sevilla break Jose Mourinho's unbeaten run in European finals? Should West Ham stick with David Moyes after delivering their first European final for 46 years? These questions amon…
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Tim and Tom discuss the Champions league semi-finals between Real Madrid and Manchester City, and the Milan derby. Tom talks about West Ham's victory over AZ Alkmaar in the Conference League and they finish with some thoughts on Sevilla's draw against Juventus and Roma's home victory against Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa league.…
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Tim and Tom talk about the latest developments in the battle for the Premier League title between Manchester City and Arsenal. They take the time to indulge in what has gone wrong at Tottenham before focussing their attention on the bottom half of the table and make surprisingly similar predictions about the clubs that will go down.…
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Tim and Tom review the action from last week's European quarter final second legs in the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League. They also find the time to talk about the premier league, the FA Cup semi finals and the Spanish La Liga. They speculate about the premier league title race and relegation dogfight, the European tour…
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Tim and Tom share their thoughts on yesterday's crucial victory for Almería against Valencia. The lads talk about the match, the goals, the tactics, the atmosphere in the stadium and the decisive factors that resulted in a win for the home team. There is also time for talk about the toilet facilities, the prohibition of critical messages on Valenci…
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