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Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand. Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English. Find the bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, key vocabulary, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com

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  • Folge vom 21.01.2022
    #230 | The Opioid Crisis
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***Over the past twenty years, over half a million Americans have died of opioid overdoses.In this episode, we'll explore how this happened, who is responsible, and ask ourselves whether the USA will ever be able to kick its addiction to prescription opioids. Origin of "opioid"Opioid overdoses in the US vs Western EuropeWhat caused the boom in opioid use in the United States?Morphine & heroin during the American Civil WarThe arrival of OxyContinPurdue Pharma sales representatives' tactics to sell the drug to doctorsIncreasing the doses for patientsThe "less than 1% of patients become addicted" claimPeople start abusing the drugSenior executives are aware but do nothingThe cycle of addiction that doctors sawMoving onto heroin & fentanylWhy fentanyl is so powerful and dangerousWho has been held responsible for the opioid crisis?The Sackler Family (and its quest for immunity)Opioid prescriptions are down, but overdoses are upIs a solution for the opioid crisis possible?Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/opioid-crisis ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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 14.01.2022
    #228 | The Crazy Life of Elvis Presley
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***He was told by countless people that he would never make it as a star, yet by his mid-20s he was the most successful musician in the world.In this episode, we'll learn about how Elvis Presley defied all his critics, became the biggest star of the 1960s, created the category of rock and roll but then lost the battle with his personal demons.The USA that Elvis Presley was born intoBeing given his third choice of birthday present: a guitarComing fifth place in a singing competitionMoving to Memphis and developing his own styleRecording his first song at the studio of Sun RecordsFailing to achieve success and being told to continue driving a truckHis first hit: "That's All Right"The musical style of Elvis PresleyHis first tour in 1954, aged only 19Thrusting his hips and causing controversyLetter to the FBI: "Presley is a definite danger to the security of the United States"Meeting Colonel Tom Parker, his exploitative managerGoing on the Ed Sullivan showHow much of his own music did Elvis actually write?Trying to make it as a Hollywood starJoining the armyMeeting the 14-year old Priscilla BeaulieuDiscovering prescription drugsReturning to music after a 7-year breakThe Elvis comebackThe Las Vegas years & a changed imageHis marriage breaking upHis two addictions: prescription drugs & fast foodHis love for "Fool's Gold"How he died, and how it was covered up by his familyThe rise of the Elvis impersonatorThe legacy of Elvis PresleyFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/elvis-presley ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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 07.01.2022
    #226 | The Amazing Life Of Ray Charles
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***His early life was full of tragedy and misfortune, but Ray Charles never let this get in his way.In this episode, we'll learn about how Ray Charles overcame adversity to become one of the most loved musicians in American history. The early life of Ray Charles: born to a teenage mother in an institutionally racist countryRay Charles: "Even compared to other blacks we were on the bottom of the ladder looking up at everyone else. Nothing below us except the ground"The death of Ray Chales' younger brotherGoing blind and being sent to a school for the blindLearning to play the piano (while blind)The death of his mother and moving to JacksonvilleTrying to make ends meet playing musicCopying the style of Nat King ColeDeciding to move to SeattleMaking a name for himself in Seattle and meeting Quincy JonesGetting his first record deal & "I Got A Woman"Ray Charles' style: a combination of blues, jazz & gospelWhy Ray Charles was unpopular with many pastorsRay Charles as an excellent businessmanWhere his confidence comes from - “you’re blind, you ain’t stupid”Battling his heroin addictionRay Charles and womenLater life and legacyFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/ray-charles ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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 31.12.2021
    #224 | Predictions Of The Future From The Past
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***As a general rule, people are very bad at predicting the future.In this episode, we'll take a look at some predictions of the future from the past, looking at what people thought our "today" would be like, the times they got it wrong, the times they got it eerily correct, and we'll also look at some predictions about what the future holds for future generations.Why there was never a great need to "predict" the future until recentlyA Roman born in 100BC being transported 1,000 years into their futureThe prediction of Robert Malthus in 1798 about populationPaul Ehrlich's 1968 prediction: "The Population Bomb"John Maynard Keynes's 1930 prediction about a reduced working weekPredictions from 1900 about what cities would look like: flying cars, roofs, driving shipsThe Millennium Bug predictionThe man who could predict the future: Nikolas TeslaTesla predicting self-driving carsTesla predicting video callingTesla incorrectly predicting fashion choicesTesla predicting an increasing expenditure on scientific discovery vs. warPredictions today about our future: cancer, multi-planetary, metaverseThe terrible predictions top 3: computers, silent films & everything being inventedFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/predictions-of-future ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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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