English Learning for Curious Minds

Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is

Episodes

Total: 278

 It's a dialect from a small area of London's that might sound impossible to understand.In this epis

 In the last part of our three-part series on Disney, we take a look at the magic of Disney and ask

 In the first part of our three-part series, we take a look at the fascinating history of Disney.Fro

 From a small, wet island, English has come to be the world's dominant language.How did this actuall

#132: Valentine's Day

2021/2/11

 It's the day of the year where we celebrate love and desire.But where does it actually come from?Th

#130: Rose Island

2021/2/4

 Discover the story of what happened when an Italian engineer decided to build an island off the coa

#128: The Art of War

2021/1/28

 It's the world's most famous book on military strategy.Learn about its fascinating history, about t

#126: Chocolate

2021/1/21

 It's the world's favourite sweet snack, and the chocolate industry is worth over $100 billion.Disco

#122: Bitcoin

2021/1/7

 It's the most famous cryptocurrency in the world, and went up in value by 269% in 2020.In this epis

#120: Vespa

2020/12/31

 It's the iconic Italian scooter that has conquered the world.Learn about how it started, how it got

 You might think that nothing of historical importance ever happens on Christmas Day, but you'd be w

 He was the creator of utilitarianism, a philosophical framework for how societies should be structu

 He is the father of modern biology, and his 1869 book On the Origin of Species presented a revoluti

#112: Personality Tests

2020/12/3

 The personality industry is worth billions, and promises to help us better understand ourselves.But

 It's the biggest shopping day of the year. How did it start, what actually happens, and how much do

#108: Penal Colonies

2020/11/19

 Starting in the 17th century, Britain sent hundreds of thousands of people to America and Australia

#106: Superstitions

2020/11/12

 From black cats to Friday the 13th, superstitions exist in cultures all over the world.Where do the

#104: Survivalism

2020/11/5

 It's the belief that the world is unstable and unpredictable, and that we should all be prepared fo

#102: Daylight Saving Time

2020/10/29

 In 70 countries around the world we change the time twice a year, giving us longer evenings in summ

#100: Leonardo Da Vinci

2020/10/22

 He has been called 'the most relentlessly curious man in history', and was the quintessential Renai