English Learning for Curious Minds

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

Episodes

Total: 281

#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

 “It measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile.” - Robert KennedyIt's th

#96: The Vikings

2020/10/8

 For almost 300 years the vikings terrorised large parts of Europe, arriving in boats and killing an

 You've heard of zoology, but you might not have heard about its pseudoscience cousin, cryptozoology

 The Prime Minister of the UK has a unique way of using language, which shows his privileged upbring

#90: The House of Medici

2020/9/17

 "He it is who decides peace and war… He is king in all but name.” Quote about Cosimo de' MediciThe

 “The whales do not sing because they have an answer, they sing because they have a song.”- Gregory

#86: Electric Cars

2020/9/3

 The history of electric cars goes back a lot further than Tesla and Elon Musk.Indeed, the 'golden a

 Tito, the former president of Yugoslavia, survived 21 assassination attempts, fought in two world w

 The former President of The United States of America uses a kind of English you won't find in a tex

 It's one of the biggest financial frauds in history, and involves bankers, politicians, Hollywood c

#78: Modern Pirates

2020/8/6

 The pirates of the 21st century don't have parrots and swords, but night-vision goggles and AK47s.D

#76: The World Bank

2020/7/30

 It's one of the world's most important financial institutions, but also one of the most controversi

 This far-right conspiracy theory has gone from niche internet forums to President Trump's Twitter a

#72: The War on Drugs

2020/7/16

 In 1971, Richard Nixon declared The War On Drugs. Almost 50 years later, and a war that has cost th

#70: Human Rights

2020/7/9

 In 1948 the United Nations signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which set out the 30 '

 There are 7,000 languages spoken across the world.Yet 80% of the population speaks just 1.1% of the

 Discover the amazing story of how a young woman from France befriended the royal family, escaped th