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Thinking in English

Thomas Wilkinson

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Thinking in English is a podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to do more than just study grammar and vocabulary. I believe that thinking is one of the most important steps on the road to fluency. That’s why each episode explores fascinating topics, from politics, economics, and history to philosophy, science, and culture. Instead of simply learning English, this podcast helps you learn in English. You’ll expand your knowledge, discover new ideas, and improve your l ...
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All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon and Michelle Kaplan

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Are you looking for a new and fun way to learn American English? Come hang out with Lindsay and Michelle from Boston and New York City and have fun while you improve your English listening skills! We are an English as a Second Language (ESL) podcast for intermediate to advanced English learners around the world. We will show you how to use everyday English vocabulary and natural idioms, expressions, and phrasal verbs and how to make small talk in American English. We will also give you speci ...
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Are you struggling to find good listening material for learning Chinese? Are you tired of robotic and boring textbook audio? Chillchat is the answer for you! Our podcasts not only cover vocabulary and grammar, but we also talk about culture, trends, and other useful topics. With our fun and relaxing conversations, Chinese learning is a breeze! You can DOWNLOAD the transcript + study material at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chillingchinese
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The American English Podcast teaches the language and culture of the United States. Through common expressions, pronunciation tips and interesting cultural snippets or stories, I hope to keep this fun, useful and interesting! All bonus material can be accessed at http://americanenglishpodcast.com/
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A weekly discussion of current affairs in China with journalists, writers, academics, policymakers, business people and anyone with something compelling to say about the country that's reshaping the world. Hosted by Kaiser Kuo.
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Every week on Undeceptions we’ll explore some aspect of life, faith, history, culture, or ethics that is either much misunderstood or mostly forgotten. With the help of people who know what they’re talking about, we’ll be trying to ‘undeceive ourselves’ and let the truth ‘out’.
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Learn French with Gaëlle, an experienced French teacher. 99% in French and designed for students with a basic level (A2) or lower intermediate (B1). Gaëlle speaks slowly to make it easier to understand. If you have an intermediate level, you can always increase the playback speed in your app. Each week, you’ll improve your French whilst also learning about French culture, society, history, and much more. Go to LanguaTalk.com/frenchpod to read an interactive transcript of each episode as you ...
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The Chara Project podcast is for anyone interested in learning how to explore and understand the Bible, no matter your faith background. Tune in regularly as our team helps you build confidence in studying the Bible on your own and with your neighbor. Each podcast complements content found at www.thecharaproject.com.
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The Critical Media Studies podcast discusses the interplay of technology and culture from an academic perspective. In each episode we consider the work of a prominent thinker in the field of critical media studies and discuss the implications of their work in relation to other thinkers and in light of current social contexts.
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Next Culture Radio

Possibility Management

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Next Culture’s Voices - bridges to Archiarchy: regenerative human cultures of archetypally initiated adult women creatively collaborating with archetypally initiated adult men. How to get there yourself, now. Powered by Possibility Management, possibilitymanagement.org.
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The American Vandal

Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies

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An ever-growing collection of conversations about literature, humor, and history in America, produced by the premier source for programming and funding scholarship on Mark Twain's life and legacy.
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The Black Studies Podcast

Ashley Newby and John E. Drabinski

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The Black Studies Podcast is a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore the cultural and political meaning of Black Studies as an area of inquiry and its critical methods.
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Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics

Regina Nuzzo and Kristin Sainani

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Normal Curves is a podcast about sexy science & serious statistics. Ever try to make sense of a scientific study and the numbers behind it? Listen in to a lively conversation between two stats-savvy friends who break it all down with humor and clarity. Professors Regina Nuzzo of Gallaudet University and Kristin Sainani of Stanford University discuss academic papers journal club-style — except with more fun, less jargon, and some irreverent, PG-13 content sprinkled in. Join Kristin and Regina ...
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The key to learning Korean is how easy it is to stay motivated to learn the language. At TalkToMeInKorean.com, we provide a systematic curriculum of easy-to-follow lessons, and a wide selection of self-study Korean-learning books!
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Material Girls

Witch, Please Productions

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A scholarly podcast about pop culture hosted by Hannah McGregor and Marcelle Kosman, produced by Witch, Please Productions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Fantasy Football fans, this is the podcast for you. Marcas Grant and Michael F. Florio provide detailed fantasy football analysis combining in-depth stats and film study to help you win your league and earn bragging rights over your friends, coworkers or family. A mix of humor and pop-culture references keep the show fresh and light, & will expose you to new movies, music, books and more!
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Director's Club

Jim Laczkowski

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A monthly show that reviews one film director per episode with the occasional bonus episode. Episodes 123-172 were hosted by Brad & Al. As of 2022, new episodes will be hosted by Jim and/or Bill. directorsclub.substack.com
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With their epic journey through six seasons of Community behind them, the Greendale Three soldier on through their true mission: to talk about every piece of pop culture ever created. From the Witcher to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to selections by you--the listeners--we're hacking away at that mountain of #content week after week. Past and future home of PodCATS, HEDGEPod, and The StoneZone. Patreon: www.patreon.com/tvskevin Art by Jonah Steenbock
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As an academic and university lecturer in Philosophy and Religious Studies, I'll share peer-reviewed research on MAGIC, ESOTERICISM, WITCHCRAFT, PAGANISM, SHAMANISM and related currents. CONNECT & SUPPORT💖 https://linktr.ee/angela_symposium Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/drangelapuca/subscribe
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If you long to see transformation in your life, if you’d also like to dive deep into God’s Word to find answers to challenging doctrinal questions & find some hidden gems, or perhaps you’d like to know why the Bible APPEARS at times to contradict itself... then come with us on a journey as we explore the WHOLE council of The Word, Biblical history & culture. Warning: We dive deep, so if you are a surface swimmer and you are content with being spoon-fed baby food from a seeker-friendly pulpit ...
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Robert Bound and his guests discuss what has piqued their interest in our one-stop shop for lively reports and in-depth interviews on the newest and finest in art, film, books and the media business.
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Liberalism in Question | CIS

Robert Forsyth | Centre for Independent Studies

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Are you looking for sound, thought-provoking conversations on current affairs, politics, and culture from a Classical Liberal perspective? If yes, you are in the right place. Liberalism in Question engages some of our society’s most prominent researchers, political figures, and free speech advocates --finding out their views on the state of Classical Liberalism.
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Front Office Sports Today

Front Office Sports

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Sports is big business - and there is no offseason to the major moves, groundbreaking deals and culture-shifting moments happening across the world of sports. Front Office Sports Today is your daily guide on all things sports, business and culture. Join our host, Baker as he offers insightful commentary on breaking news and engages in conversations surrounding the biggest headlines, with guest appearances from athletes, executives, experts and more.
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Reforming Masculinity

P.Samuel Hahn. and Ethan Brand

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reforming masculinity is a show that actively reclaims a Biblical understanding of masculinity from a culture hostile towards the concept. We are reforming masculinity through interesting discussions between two friends about fun, thought provoking topics, or just things that interest us.
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The History on Film Podcast is an award-winning wide-ranging podcast series that looks at the intersections of history, film and media studies, technology, and more. Our goal is to make the educational parts entertaining and the entertaining parts educational. New episodes every Monday morning! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Russian Roulette

CSIS | Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Russian Roulette takes a look at the politics, economics, and culture of Russia and Eurasia through both interviews and lively discussion with experts from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and around the world. Hosted by CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program experts Olga Oliker and Jeffrey Mankoff.
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Some Work, All Play

David Roche and Megan Roche

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Five to ten topics, sometimes about running, with lots of love and enthusiasm and science. We dig deep into training, races, studies, pop culture, and much more! With Megan Roche, M.D. and David Roche!
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Law in a Culture of Theology: The Use of Canon Law by Parisian Theologians, ca. 1120-ca. 1220 (Routledge, 2025) considers the study of law within its intellectual environment. It demonstrates that theologians associated with the schools of Paris in the twelfth century, particularly Peter the Chanter and his circle, had a working knowledge of Romano…
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After watching this entire recording of the Study Group #158 please register the Matrix Code NCRADIO4.10 in your free account at StartOver.xyz: login.startover.xyz. This Experiment is worth 1 Matrix Point. HOW TO LIVE IN ARCHIARCHY? - Cavitation Study Group started on Tuesday 3rd of June 2025, with reading Clinton Callahan’s "Cavitation: The Emerge…
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This is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - …
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Charles Watkins joins Jana Byars to talk about his new book, Trees Ancient and Modern (Reaktion, 2025). This delightful new book explores the relationship between trees and people and reveals how people have used, valued and understood forests over time. While trees are celebrated as symbols of natural beauty, they are increasingly at risk from cli…
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What's the episode about? In this episode, hear Dr Jessica Young on assisteddying, the New Zealand End of Life Choice Bill, culturally responsive research, end of life care and decision making, and sociological approaches. Who is Jessica? Dr Jessica Young is a Senior Research Fellow at Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Aucklan…
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In this episode, host Jeremy Shere talks with Shachar Pinsker, a professor of Judaic and Middle East Studies at the University of Michigan, about the historical and contemporary relevance of the feuilleton–an arts and entertainment section of newspapers that during the 19th and 20th centuries became known as a Jewish genre of journalism. The discus…
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The humble goat has played a surprising and important role throughout the history of the United States. Despite this, goats are often overlooked by many Americans, even if they have strong opinions about these complex creatures. In Goats in America: A Cultural History (Oregon State UP, 2025) Dr. Tami Parr calls attention to these disregarded animal…
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For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code AEE at checkout. That’s A-U-R-A Frames.com promo code AEE. This exclusive Black Friday Cyber Monday deal is their best of the year, so order now before it ends! Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! …
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Patrick Claybon, Marcas Grant, and Adam Rank recap the Monday Night Cowboys-Raiders game and discuss George Pickens and Dak Prescott’s strong performances. Then Adam Rank suggests his favorite waiver wire pickups for week twelve and the guys offer fantasy trade tips. They also share the latest news updates, play "Real or Mirage," and offer some sle…
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James Franklin is heading to Virginia Tech, and although the details of his new contract aren't yet known, Penn State will reportedly have to pay only $9 million of the $49 million in his contract buyout. FOS newsletter writer David Rumsey joins to explain the significance of this move, as well as the alleged deadline issued to Lane Kiffin to decid…
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In this Material Concerns episode, we debrief Halloween and an Okay, Hear Me Out segment quickly gets into a conversation abut boundaries and control. If you want more, head to Patreon.com/ohwitchplease for Part II! It begins with a quick convo about Harry Potter (if you believe it!) before moving into Consumer Retorts and Make It Make Sense! Tune …
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We thought deeply about the societal implications of Paw Patrol before this amazing episode! The main science discussion involved a pair of strange, counter-intuitive wrinkles of physiology. The first was the sometimes paradoxical finding of higher hemoglobin A1c in many elite athletes. The second involved a new paper addressing a connection betwee…
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👉 Watch here: https://youtu.be/bGv018CfXg8 In this episode of Liberalism in Question, we dive into Roger Partridge's provocative Quillette essay, "Classical Liberalism Without Strong Gods", where he challenges the rise of "strong gods" like religion and nationalism as antidotes to liberal society's spiritual void. You can read the article here: htt…
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For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code AEE at checkout. That’s A-U-R-A Frames.com promo code AEE. This exclusive Black Friday Cyber Monday deal is their best of the year, so order now before it ends! Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! …
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Patrick Claybon, Adam Rank, and Cynthia Frelund discuss the week’s top performers, including Bijan Robinson, Sean Tucker, and Tetairoa McMillan. Then they share some of the latest news, such as Ja'marr Chase’s suspension for spitting on Jalen Ramsey. After the break, they play “Panic or Patience” on some underperforming players and and review which…
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Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones bring you the latest news, including injuries to Josh Jacobs, Drake London, Michael Penix, Aaron Rodgers, and Jaylen Warren (2:08). Then they review week eleven's unexpected fantasy performances and discuss whether they’re likely to continue (15:05). After that they check in on the Broncos, Jaguars,…
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YouTube TV and ESPN ended their two-week-plus standoff late Friday, just in time for a big slate of college football Saturday. FOS newsletter writer Eric Fisher joins to explain how the two sides reached an agreement and what ESPN's new unlimited YouTube TV package will look like. Meanwhile, FOS Asset Class author Ben Horney joins to break down eve…
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This is Ashley Newby and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a Mellon grant sponsored series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - …
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Does a little alcohol really make you speak a foreign language better? This week we unpack a quirky randomized trial that tested Dutch pronunciation after a modest buzz—and came to the opposite conclusion the researchers expected. We use it as the perfect holiday case study: instead of arguing with Uncle Joe at the dinner table, we’ll show you how …
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Ross is joined by music journalist Chris DeVille to discuss his new book, Such Great Heights. They look at how the indie music boom of the early 2000s reflected larger changes in media consumption, as well as the influence of the internet and early social media. Also in this episode: an introduction to the history of technology, Rory Gilmore's tast…
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The event launching the 2025 Quarry Farm Symposium on Energy Studies begins with opening address by co-organizer Jeffrey Insko, then discussion of the theory of Everyday Ecofascism with collaborators from University of Connecticut [8:00}, then questions from the live audience of Energy Humanities scholars [50:00]. Cast (in order of appearance): Jef…
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For a limited time, visit AuraFrames.com and get $45 off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames - named #1 by Wirecutter - by using promo code AEE at checkout. That’s A-U-R-A Frames.com promo code AEE. This exclusive Black Friday Cyber Monday deal is their best of the year, so order now before it ends! Support the show by mentioning us at checkout! …
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Try the Lingoda Sprint Today! 20 EUR OFF with code 20THINKING or click the link ⁠⁠https://try.lingoda.com/ThinkingAugust ⁠⁠ The Collins Dictionary Word of the Year is… Vibe Coding! In this Thinking in English episode, I’m going to define and explain the term vibe coding and talk about why it was chosen as the Word of the Year by Collins Dictionary.…
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This is actually an episode of the Compass podcast, ‘It’s Bloody Complicated’, that featured me (Jeremy Gilbert) and Alan Finlayson being interviewed by Compass director, Neal Lawson. I’ve recorded a ten-minute introduction explaining who and what Compass is. Most of the recording is an excellent discussion of the history of factionalism in the Lab…
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The first-century historian Flavius Josephus is the oldest source we have for the historical Jesus outside of the Bible. His 90-word paragraph about Jesus - where he calls Jesus “the Christ”, and says Jesus “appeared to them [the disciples] alive again on the third day", spending a third day restored to life - has sparked centuries of debate. Most …
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Law in a Culture of Theology: The Use of Canon Law by Parisian Theologians, ca. 1120-ca. 1220 (Routledge, 2025) considers the study of law within its intellectual environment. It demonstrates that theologians associated with the schools of Paris in the twelfth century, particularly Peter the Chanter and his circle, had a working knowledge of Romano…
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Jemma Deer’s Radical Animism: Reading for the End of the World (Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2020) invites the reader to take a moment and to ponder on the way of reading. In her book, the author challenges the narcissistic position of the human being: a status that has been established for some time and which has already been challenged before but d…
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Unlocked Patreon episode. Support Ordinary Unhappiness on Patreon to get access to all the exclusive episodes. patreon.com/OrdinaryUnhappiness Abby and Patrick are joined by one of their favorite writers, Sarah Miller, to talk about her new essay in n+1. Entitled “Pirates of the Ayahuasca,” it’s a first-person narrative, at once understated and dev…
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What if you fall in love on the brink of death? Singing Through Fire (Isaiah 4320 Press, 2025) invites readers into the Job-like true story of a young woman who loses everything-and dares to ask why a good God allows it. When Stanford Law graduate Lara Palanjian collapses on her dream job, she never imagines it will lead to four years bedridden-or …
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The revocation of the Edict of Nantes led more than 200,000 Huguenots to flee France after 1685. Many settled close to the country's frontiers, where their leaders published apologetic texts arguing for their right to return to France and be recognized as French citizens. By framing their refugee experiences intentionally, even using the term "refu…
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Take our free English-level quiz here to find out what your current English level is. Do you love All Ears English? Try our other podcasts here: Business English Podcast: Improve your Business English with 3 episodes per week, featuring Lindsay, Michelle, and Aubrey IELTS Energy Podcast: Learn IELTS from a former Examiner and achieve your Band 7 or…
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Marcas Grant, Adam Rank, and Cynthia Frelund deliver a Week 11 edition of the NFL Fantasy Podcast! They kick things off by recapping the New England Patriots’ Thursday night win over the New York Jets. Then they roll into their Week 11 previews and break down who you should start and who you should sit, including the rematch between veteran quarter…
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Steph Curry and Under Armour are ending their 12-year partnership, as one of the biggest names in sports is set to become a sneaker free agent. FOS editor-in-chief Dan Roberts joins Baker Machado to explain why this divorce was a long time in the making and what could be next for Curry. Plus, Overtime CEO and cofounder Dan Porter explains how his b…
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This is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore t…
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Basit Kareem Iqbal's new book The Dread Heights: Tribulation and Refuge after the Syrian Revolution (Fordham UP, 2025) uses ethnographic scenes from Jordan and Canada to contextualize the role of Muslim charities and community organizations that support displaced refugees from the Syrian catastrophe. Through these encounters, however, we learn not …
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Take our free English-level quiz here to find out what your current English level is. Do you love All Ears English? Try our other podcasts here: Business English Podcast: Improve your Business English with 3 episodes per week, featuring Lindsay, Michelle, and Aubrey IELTS Energy Podcast: Learn IELTS from a former Examiner and achieve your Band 7 or…
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Should you start Joe Flacco, Tony Pollard, and Christian Watson this week? Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones break down week eleven's toughest start/sit decisions. The guys also give you their previews of the Sunday night matchup between the Lions and Eagles and the Monday night game between the Cowboys and Raiders. They wrap the sh…
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FanDuel is the latest major sportsbook operator to enter the prediction-markets landscape, which offers a legal loophole for users to essentially bet on non-sports events, including the weather, political outcomes, and the price of cryptocurrencies. FOS deals reporter Ben Horney joins to explain how prediction markets work, why FanDuel and DraftKin…
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Steven Ross Pomeroy, Chief Editor of RealClearScience, joins the podcast to discuss NASA’s abandoned nuclear propulsion programs, the future of AI and white-collar work, the rise of “scienceploitation,” and how information overload is reshaping human cognition. GUEST BIO: Steven Ross Pomeroy is a science writer and Chief Editor of RealClearScience.…
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In Future of the Forest: Struggles over Land and Law in India (Cornell UP, 2025), Anand P. Vaidya tells the story of the making and unmaking of India’s Forest Rights Act 2006, a law enacted to secure the largest redistribution of property in independent India by recognising the tenure and use rights of millions of landless forest dwellers. Beginnin…
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Take our free English-level quiz here to find out what your current English level is. Do you love All Ears English? Try our other podcasts here: Business English Podcast: Improve your Business English with 3 episodes per week, featuring Lindsay, Michelle, and Aubrey IELTS Energy Podcast: Learn IELTS from a former Examiner and achieve your Band 7 or…
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Marcas Grant, Michael F. Florio, and LaQuan Jones preview the NFL’s week eleven slate. They start the show with the latest news, including Marvin Harrison Jr. being sidelined this week with appendicitis (1:21), Jameis Winston to start for the Giants (2:48), and Travis Hunter out for the season after knee surgery (4:07). Then they preview the Thursd…
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The Mavericks have fired Nico Harrison, but he's just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Dallas's struggles under its new ownership group. FOS reporter Alex Schiffer joins to explain how a team that was in the NBA Finals just two years ago has so quickly fallen from grace and why everything starts with the owners. Meanwhile, new upstart Europe…
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This is John Drabinski and you’re listening to The Black Studies podcast, a series of conversations examining the history of the field. Our conversations engage with a wide range of activists and scholars - senior figures in the field, late doctoral students, and everyone in between, culture workers, and political organizers - in order to explore t…
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Have you ever heard someone say that the Bible was meant to be read “literally”? Yet the Bible is filled with language that is figurative and symbolic in nature. So, how are we really supposed to decipher between what text is to be taken literally versus figuratively? Join the Chara Project team as they explore how to discern literal versus figurat…
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