English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English
Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand. Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English. Find the bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, key vocabulary, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com
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In the final part of this three-part mini-serie...
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In this episode, we’ll explore the fascinating ...
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Banksy is one of the most famous modern British...
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In 2016, Italian PhD student Giulio Regeni vani...
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The Westboro Baptist Church has been called "Th...
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In 1985, the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hija...
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Donald Trump promised a shortcut to wealth, wit...
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On 20 July 1944, a bomb ripped through a meeting room in Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair.
This episode tells how Operation Valkyrie *almost* managed to kill Adolf Hitler, and the vicious crackdown that came afterwards.
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In part one of a three-part mini-series on the theme of "university", we go on a whirlwind tour of the history of universities, from medieval student guilds in Bologna to the modern day.
- The University o...
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What does happiness really mean, and can it be measured?
In this episode, we move from Aristotle’s eudaimonia to brain scans, surveys, big data, and what truly lifts our mood.
It asks why money only helps so much, ...
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In part one of our three-part series on "Tyrants of the Roman Empire," we'll meet Caligula, the notorious Roman emperor known for his cruelty and excess.
Once hailed as a promising leader, Caligula's reign quickly...
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The Department of Governmental Efficiency, otherwise known as DOGE, was a radical plan to cut government waste and reduce spending.
Where did the idea come from? How did it work? And crucially, did it do what...
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Was Ross Ulbricht a visionary pioneer or a dangerous criminal?
In part one of our series on "Young American Outlaws", we explore the rise and fall of the Silk Road and how Ulbricht's life sentence, followed b...
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Ever wondered how the (podcast) sausage is made?
In this slightly "meta" episode, I reveal the step-by-step process to make an episode of English Learning for Curious Minds.
- Choosing podcast topics:...
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Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was shocked to read his own obituary branding him the "merchant of death."
While the story might not be entirely true, it pushed him to reconsider his legacy.
His...
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In part one of a three-part mini-series on the theme of citizenship and identity, we'll ask ourselves, "What makes someone Italian?"
We'll explore the topic of citizenship and identity in Italy, and see what t...
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Hannibal of Carthage, one of history's greatest military strategists, almost brought the Roman Republic to its knees.
As a boy, he swore eternal enmity against Rome, leading him to cross the Alps with his div...
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Meet Mobutu Sese Seko, the man who rose from a lowly army officer to become the autocratic ruler of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wearing his signature leopard-skin hat, Mobutu rebranded the country a...
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In this episode, we'll explore the complex world of minimum wage laws, from their surprising origins in Australia and New Zealand to modern debates around their effectiveness.
Do they protect the lowest-paid ...
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In 2011, Egypt erupted in protest, toppling a 30-year regime.
What began as a grassroots movement against an autocratic leader turned into a complex struggle for democracy and power.
In this episode, we'll travel thr...
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