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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 03.12.2021
    #216 | The Rise Of Fast Food Part 1: The Early Years
     Every day 1% of the world's population will eat at McDonald's, and hundreds of millions more will eat burgers, chips and all sorts of different fast food.But just how popular is it, how is it so cheap and where did it come from in the first place?Ancient "fast food"The first modern fast food at White Castle in 1921Bringing the automobile assembly line to the kitchenWhy there was an early emphasis on cleanlinessThe 5 cents "Slider"Why White Castle didn't expand all over AmericaThe arrival of The Great DepressionRichard & Maurice McDonald & the birth of the modern McDonald's restaurantThe "Speedee Service System"The fast-food boom of the 1950sRay Kroc discovers (and then buys) McDonald'sWhy McDonald's is so successfulAdapting fast food to fit American cultureFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/fast-food-1 ---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 26.11.2021
    #214 | Robert Baden-Powell & The Boy Scouts
     Within the course of a few years, Robert Baden-Powell created a global movement that united children from all over the world.In this episode, we'll take a look at how he came up with the idea, why it was so appealing, and the legacy that he has left on the world.The early life of Robert Baden-PowellDoing what was expected of an upper-class Englishman in the Victorian eraBaden-Powell in The Boer WarThe Siege of MafekingReturning to the UK a heroThe first-ever scouting tripThe publication of Scouting for BoysThe 1909 Jamboree and the arrival of girl scoutsThe Scouts as a socially-progressive organisationThe appeal of the Boy ScoutsThe Scouts PromiseThe Scouts during World War IThe Scouts in the post-war periodCreating a mass global movement & becoming ​​“Chief Scout of The World”The death of Baden-Powell and his legacyScouting todayThe controversies The Scouts have facedThe future of The ScoutsFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/baden-powell-scouts ---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 19.11.2021
    #212 | A Short History of Childhood
     Although there have always been children, the concept of "childhood" is more recent than many people think, with one French historian declaring that childhood didn't exist until the 17th century.In this episode, we'll explore how ideas of childhood have changed, from John Locke to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, from the English Romantic poets right through to the creation of the teenager in post-war America.What exactly is a child? What is childhood? When do you stop being a child, and for what reasons?Phillipe Ariès: the author of “Centuries of Childhood”Infant mortality in the Medieval eraMedieval ideas of childhoodChildhood in the EnlightenmentJohn Locke's idea of childhood: a tabula rasaJean-Jacques Rousseau's idea of childhood: innate and natural, guided by emotionsThe Romantics on childhood: a blissful innocenceChildhood during the Industrial RevolutionWorking 68 hours a week in Victorian BritainThe Victorians develop children's literatureThe invention of the teenagerChildhood today: better, worse, or just different?Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-childhood ---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 12.11.2021
    #210 | The Illogicality of The English Language
     There is a lot about the English language that makes very little sense at all.In this episode we look at some of these illogicalities, paying close attention to homonyms, homographs, homophones, and even something called lonely negatives.How many words are there in English?English: The Mongrel LanguageA quick history of the English language: Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & FrenchThe scribes making English spelling very complicatedThe typesetters introducing new spellingsFinding classical ancestry for words in EnglishConfusing English #1: HomophonesFork candles vs. Four candlesConfusing English #2: HomophonymsConfusing English #3: HomophographsConfusing English #4: Lonely NegativesAn extremely confusing sentenceFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/illogicality-of-english ---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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