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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 an English podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their English listening while learning weird and wonderful things about the world. If you want to learn English naturally, improve your English listening skills, and discover fascinating ideas at the same time, this podcast is for you. Every episode helps you improve your English through interesting stories, history, psychology, business, culture, science, and strange-but-true events from around the world. Instead of textbook exercises or boring grammar drills, you’ll learn English through ideas worth talking about. This is an English-learning podcast for curious adults — people who want to build confidence in English, improve listening comprehension, expand vocabulary in context, and enjoy the process of learning. This podcast is spoken in clear, British English. Whether you want English listening practice, vocabulary in context, or simply a way to learn through ideas worth talking about, you'll find episodes designed for intermediate to advanced learners and spoken at a speed you can understand. Every episode comes with: * Interactive transcripts * Subtitles * Key vocabulary explanations * Bonus learning materials * PDF study packs You’ll hear episodes about history, psychology, language, business, habits, strange stories, culture, communication, and the ideas that shape how people think and behave — all designed to help you improve your English naturally. Questions we help listeners answer include: * How can I improve my English listening? * How can I learn English without boring textbooks? * What is the best English podcast for intermediate learners? * How can I build vocabulary in context? * How can I stay motivated while learning English? Join listeners in 189 countries and discover a more interesting way to learn English. Find bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, vocabulary explanations, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com

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  • Folge vom 09.10.2026
    #636 | Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
     In 1925, Victor Lustig convinced a Paris scrap-metal dealer that the French government was selling the Eiffel Tower.  His secret was a mixture of official papers, careful acting, and victims too embarrassed to report him.  He later returned to Paris and tried to sell it again.  Victor Lustig reads that Paris may dismantle the rusting Eiffel Tower Born in Bohemia, Lustig learns languages, gambles and develops his skill at deception On Atlantic liners, he persuades wealthy passengers to invest in imaginary projects In America, he sells a fake money-printing box containing hidden real banknotes A Texas sheriff confronts Lustig, then receives counterfeit money as compensation Lustig uses forged ministry letters to invite scrap metal dealers to his hotel André Poisson buys the Eiffel Tower and pays Lustig a bribe Poisson stays silent from shame, so Lustig returns to attempt the scam again Lustig tricks Al Capone into paying him for returning an untouched investment Police arrest Lustig for counterfeiting; after escaping, he is recaptured and imprisoned Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/sold-eiffel-tower ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership ? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 25.09.2026
    #634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback
     Nuclear power was meant to disappear in much of Europe, but Germany, Belgium and Italy are changing their minds.  Rising energy demand, climate concerns and artificial intelligence are making old reactors and new designs attractive again.  Germany’s Chancellor admits closing nuclear plants was a serious strategic mistake Belgium cancels its nuclear shutdown law and plans longer reactor use Italy approves plans to return to nuclear power after decades of bans Energy security and climate needs make nuclear support grow across political groups Wind and solar need nuclear’s steady electricity when weather conditions change AI data centres increase electricity demand and face long waits for grid connections Technology companies fund reactors, including Microsoft restarting a Three Mile Island reactor High construction costs delay projects, while governments support financing and smaller reactors Finland prepares deep underground nuclear waste storage, designed to last 100,000 years Fusion investment grows, promising low-carbon power without a possible reactor meltdown Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/nuclear-comeback ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership ? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 11.09.2026
    #631 | The Dark Side of Psychology | The Milgram Experiment
     In 1961, psychologist Stanley Milgram tested how far ordinary Americans would go when an authority figure told them to hurt someone.  His disturbing experiment revealed the power of obedience and raised frightening questions about how easily good people can do terrible things.  Adolf Eichmann's trial and the banality of evil Stanley Milgram studies obedience to authority at Yale Volunteers deceived with teacher and learner roles Shock machine with rising volts and scripted learner reactions Experimenter prompts encourage teachers to continue Sixty-five per cent gave the maximum 450-volt shock Variations test authority setting proximity and peer dissent Factors include authority distance and gradual escalation Ethical debates and belief in real shocks 2009 replication and the agentic state concept Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/milgram-experiment ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership ? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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  • Folge vom 28.08.2026
    #629 | “Please, Sir, I Want Some More": The Truth About Victorian Workhouses
     Charles Dickens made the Victorian workhouse famous, but the reality behind Oliver Twist was even worse than fiction.  This episode tells how workhouses treated Britain’s poorest people, and how pensions and the welfare state finally replaced them.  Oliver Twist and the image of hunger in workhouses Early poor relief and rising costs during the Industrial Revolution 1832 Royal Commission and 1834 Act creating national workhouses The harsh idea of less eligibility as a warning Who ended up in workhouses: the elderly, sick children, and women Small meals, family separation, and hard work like treadmills Andover scandal: starving people and an abusive, drunken master Charlie Chaplin's childhood in the workhouse Reforms pensions: National Insurance and 1948 changes Ongoing debates about welfare and supporting vulnerable people Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/victorian-workhouses ---You might like:? Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]? A look inside Leonardo English membership ? Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
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