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Easy Stories in English

Ariel Goodbody, Polyglot English Teacher & Glassbox Media

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Learning a language is hard, but Easy Stories in English makes it easy! Ariel Goodbody introduces each story, explaining difficult vocabulary and talking about their life. Thanks to their high energy and clear pronunciation, the stories are entertaining and simple to understand. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner, there’s something for everyone. The stories cover a wide range of genres, such as fairy tales, myths and legends, drama, comedy, romance, horror, science f ...
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Myths and Legends

Jason Weiser, Carissa Weiser, Nextpod

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Jason Weiser and Carissa Weiser tell stories from myths, legends, and folklore that have shaped cultures throughout history. Some, like the stories of Aladdin, King Arthur, and Hercules are stories you think you know, but with surprising origins. Others are stories you might not have heard, but really should. All the stories are sourced from world folklore, but retold for modern ears. These are stories of wizards, knights, Vikings, dragons, princesses, and kings from the time when the world ...
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Robin Kermode reads his favourite children's stories. All the stories are about kindness and forgiveness in some form. Robin Kermode, is an actor, best selling author, leading Communication Coach, popular keynote speaker, body language expert, media commentator, and the author of SPEAK SO YOUR AUDIENCE WILL LISTEN. His podcast, THE ART OF COMMUNICATION, has over 20,000 listeners. For more information visit: www.robinkermode.com
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Spotlight English: Advanced

Spotlight English

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Spotlight English ADVANCED is a for all people who want to challenge themselves in their English learning. Spotlight Advanced is a 10 minute audio program for learning English. It uses a special method of broadcasting that makes it easier to understand for listeners worldwide.
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Spotlight English

Spotlight English

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Spotlight is an audio program for learning English. It uses a special method of broadcasting that makes it easier to understand for listeners worldwide. If you want to try faster programs, please subscribe to our Spotlight Advanced podcast (https://www.spreaker.com/show/spotlight-english-advanced)
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Lord Dunsany (24 July 1878 – 25 October 1957) was a London-born Anglo-Irish writer and dramatist notable for his work in fantasy. He was influenced by Algernon Swinburne, who wrote the line “Time and the Gods are at strife” in his 1866 poem “Hymn to Proserpine”, as well as by the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen. In turn, Dunsany’s influence was felt by H. P. Lovecraft and Ursula K. Le Guin. Arthur C. Clarke corresponded with Dunsany between 1944 and 1956. Those ...
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Click A Story

Moving Copenhagen

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Welcome to Click A Storys podcasts! We give you great stories about extraordinary Danes and the times they lived, wrapped in music and amazing sounds. These podcasts will give you a feel for Copenhagen and Denmark. Combine them with a city walk - you can pick and choose from the Click A Story app. It's easy to download it from the iTunes Store or Google Play.
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Bob Neufeld from Vintage Audiobooks is your host and storyteller. He reads favorites and lesser-known gems in multiple genres, including children's works, American and international fiction, history/biography, and philosophy With episodes from the Sleep Time Edition, you can fall asleep listening to classic stories told in a calm, gentle style that will help you relax from your long, hard day and drift into dreamland.
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Dispatches from Nowhere

Dispatches from Nowhere

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The aim of this podcast is simple: to bring a group of friends back together to dissect & discuss thought-provoking texts in an open and colorful forum. Abiding by the philosophical underpinnings of Galbraith that a “conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking,” we commit to think deeply and acknowledge all evidenced-based arguments to be fair game. It is through this vein of reflective and fun conversation that we hope to relate to listeners looking for a frank a ...
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Roger Basick and Alice Irrizary share about the life of a writer whose stories continue to be told to children around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/books/hans-christian-andersen-the-story-teller/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.…
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Roger Basick and Alice Irrizary share about the life of a writer whose stories continue to be told to children around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/books/hans-christian-andersen-the-story-teller/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.…
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Roger Basick and Marina Santee tell us about Cerebral Palsy and how to be more helpful and considerate to those who live with this condition. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/i-am-not-drunk/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.faceb…
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes⁠ Have you met Elaine? Elaine is very giving, but not very nice. Oh, she loves everyone, but she shows her love through action, not smiles. And Elaine has a secret, which only I know about... Go to ⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elaine⁠ for the full transcript. Get episodes…
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Roger Basick and Marina Santee tell us about Cerebral Palsy and how to be more helpful and considerate to those who live with this condition. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/i-am-not-drunk/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.faceb…
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🦊 Reynard the fox hates meetings, too 🦊 Especially because at most of the meetings he's invited to, people usually try to kill and eat him. Today, we're back in the stories of Reynard the fox, with sick kings, superpowered storks, and Isengrim the wolf trying to not constantly get skinned alive. 😈 The Creature: The Devs I guess you have to worry ab…
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Colin Lowther and Alice Irizarry share about the life and music of Woodie Guthrie, an American folk singer who influenced many singers and shaped American folk music. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/this-land-is-your-land-the-woody-guthrie-story/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at …
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Colin Lowther and Alice Irizarry share about the life and music of Woodie Guthrie, an American folk singer who influenced many singers and shaped American folk music. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/this-land-is-your-land-the-woody-guthrie-story/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at …
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes I discuss six things I wish I'd done sooner in life, tell you about my 32nd birthday and discuss some books and films I've enjoyed recently. Go to ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Sooner⁠ for the full transcript. List of books: Butter by Asako Yuzuki Invisible Cities by Italo…
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When parents cannot raise their children, sometimes grandparents take that responsibility. Spotlight looks at this kind of family. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/when-grandparents-raise-children/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://ww…
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Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary share about something that many couples might experience but may be embarrassed to talk about it or to ask someone for help. https://spotlightenglish.com/relationships/the-wedding-blues/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook…
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes An old fisherman sits by the sea, waiting for fish to come. He has seen the world change hugely through his life. But today, something different is waiting in the water: something monstrous. Go to ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Return for the full transcript. Get episodes wi…
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Colin Lowther and Alice Irrizary share about something that many couples might experience but may be embarrassed to talk about it or to ask someone for help. https://spotlightenglish.com/relationships/the-wedding-blues/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook…
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Learn a new language called Seaspeak in today's programme. Colin Lowther and Marina Santee introduce us to a special kind of English used at sea. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/seaspeak/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.faceboo…
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Robin Basselin and Nick Page tell the old, famous story of Robin Hood. Are these stories true? Why are they still so popular? https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/robin-hood-an-old-hero/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/…
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On May 6, 1954, Roger Bannister set a new record for running the mile – a record that made him a global sports hero. Bruce Gulland and Anne Muir look at the record, and his life. https://spotlightenglish.com/biography/running-the-four-minute-mile/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit…
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🏰When a knight says he'll be right back, he means it Unless he dies. Or gets captured. Or just forgets about it, prompting his son to come looking for him in the land of wickedness...and also maybe saving Camelot in the process? It's the story of Sir Morien. 😈 The Creature: The Kaichigo All those games you haven't played are lonely...and also maybe…
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Are there dams where you live? Robin Basselin and Ryan Geertsma look at the good and bad results from building dams. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/the-good-and-bad-of-building-dams/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.fa…
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Liz Waid and Joshua Leo look at why monarch butterflies are disappearing, and what people can do to increase the monarch population. https://spotlightenglish.com/science-and-technology/save-the-butterflies/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www…
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Is it possible for anything good to come out of garbage? Liz Waid and Ryan Geertsma look at a group of people making musical instruments out of garbage. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/recycling-for-music/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https:/…
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Why would 285 girls change their names at one time? Liz Waid and Joshua Leo tell the story. https://spotlightenglish.com/society/new-names-for-unwanted-girls/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning En…
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Joshua Leo and Liz Waid look at an effort to clean up the world's garbage waste in one day! "Let's Do It!" started in Estonia, but it is spreading around the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/international-un-days/cleaning-the-world-together/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly…
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Would you go out in a dangerous storm? Katy Blake and Liz Waid look at people who chase tornados to get information and pictures. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/chasing-storms/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spot…
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Patrick Woodward and Megan Nollet look at how animals are used in English idioms. https://spotlightenglish.com/how-to-learn-english/english-idioms-animals/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning Engli…
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Today's episode is a rerun of an older story. Before we get into the story, I talk about my religious experiences during Easter. St George is a famous mythical figure throughout Europe. Most versions of his story involve him fighting and killing a dragon who is causing problems in a city. But in my version, things are bit... smellier. Go to ⁠EasySt…
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Patrick Woodward and Megan Nollet look at how animals are used in English idioms. https://spotlightenglish.com/how-to-learn-english/english-idioms-animals/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are you learning Engli…
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Why are books forbidden in different countries around the world? In recognition of the UN's World Book and Copyright Day, Ryan Geertsma and Marina Santee look at why books get banned. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/dangerous-books/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/…
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Alice Irrizary and Colin Lowther talk about the longest-running TV program and why it has remained popular for so many years for the Japanese audience. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/sazae-san-life-never-changes/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Fac…
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🍼Have a budding tyrant? You need a snarky talking baby🍼 Yenga Naa is wiser than the chief. How do you know? Well, he named himself that...the moment he was born. 😈 The Creature: The Cornu How do you torment sinners without getting your hands dirty? The cornu, that's how. --- Links 🎧 Connect with us! Discord: https://myths.link/discord Instagram: ht…
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I discuss my upcoming move to Ningbo, China, as well as full moon drumming circles and shamanistic journeying. It's a travel around the world, both physically and spiritually! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/China for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! …
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Alice Irrizary and Colin Lowther talk about the longest-running TV program and why it has remained popular for so many years for the Japanese audience. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/sazae-san-life-never-changes/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Fac…
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Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share with us about the successful career of film producer, Steven Spielberg. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/steven-spielberg/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are y…
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Why is the weather in March so changeable? Well, it's all to do with wine and a very angry lady from Bulgaria... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/March for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Vineyard, …
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Gillian Woodward and Roger Basick share with us about the successful career of film producer, Steven Spielberg. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/steven-spielberg/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/spotlightradio Are y…
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Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about a clever invention that is bringing not only water, but also a better life to communities around Africa and beyond. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/rolling-water/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook:…
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Roger Basick and Gillian Woodward talk about a clever invention that is bringing not only water, but also a better life to communities around Africa and beyond. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/rolling-water/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook:…
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🐄Baba Yaga, Dragons, Giant Talking Pigs🐄 We'll see what happens when a king who wants one son gets more than he bargained for: three sons, with the oddest one of all, the one capable of calming dragons (when he's not slaying them) and outsmarting giant evil pigs (when he's not slaying them), being born...from a cow. 😈 The Creature: Coliunn Gun Chea…
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Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis talk about an ancient city in Turkey that was hidden underground until it was recently discovered. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/turkeys-ancient-underground-cities/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://…
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Alice Irrizary and Andrew Devis talk about an ancient city in Turkey that was hidden underground until it was recently discovered. https://spotlightenglish.com/uncategorized/turkeys-ancient-underground-cities/ Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-android Download our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-apple Facebook: https://…
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Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians fast or give something up. In today's episode, I talk about giving up sugar, plus give some tips on how best to use flashcards to learn vocabulary. Vocabulary: Give something up, Lent, Ramadan, Abstain, Hold someone accountable, Hojicha, Taste buds, Crave, Vain, Spring…
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