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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 09.07.2021
    #174: 3D Printing
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***It's a technology that some have said will bring in a Fourth Industrial Revolution.Discover how 3D printing actually works, what industries it is revolutionising, and how it will (or won't) change every aspect of the world we live in.A brief history of the creation of objects3D printing vs. traditional manufacturingShould we really call it "printing"?Early versions of 3D printingPatents & 3D printingLowering of costs of 3D printing3D printing & prototypingRecent cost reductions in 3D printingRevolutionising the global supply chainExample of a British car manufacturer3D printing "anything"3D printing in spaceSettlements on Mars3D printing a cup, a new ear, and a full English breakfastThe implications of 3D printing on the world we live in3D printing guns & criticisms of 3D printingFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/3d-printing ---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 02.07.2021
    #172: The Curious Taste of British Food
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***British food has a bad reputation. It's often considered boring, uninspiring, and tasteless. But it hasn't always been this way. Discover what role William the Conqueror, Henry VIII, The French Revolution and Colonialism all played in making British food taste the way it does. The current reputation of British food The arrival of the Normans in 1066 Henry VIII and the Reformation Making fish taste better in Medieval England Stopping eating dangerous "Catholic" dishes The Industrial Revolution's effect on food Preserving food in cans Not having enough time to cook properly "We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine gun." The arrival of French chefs in British aristocratic homes The British Empire The history of curry “Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management” When (and why) British food lost its taste The Second World War & austerity Modern British food (& TV cooks) British food in 2021 The biggest takeaway market in Europe Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/curious-taste-british-food ---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 25.06.2021
    #170: A Brief History of Scientology
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***It is, by some standards, the most successful modern religion.Discover how Scientology went from the pseudo-medical ideas of an out-of-luck science fiction writer to a religion that counts some of the world's most famous film stars among its believers.The early life of L. Ron HubbardDiscovering a talent as a science fiction writerL. Ron Hubbard's naval careerMoving to Los Angeles and developing a self-help systemThe publication of Dianetics, a book that contained "more promises and less evidence per page than any publication since the invention of printing"L. Ron Hubbard's theory about how the brain workedTurning Dianetics into a religionCharging large amounts of money to believersMaking extravagant purchases all over the worldScientology's legal troublesLaunching the Sea OrgAdding to the doctrine of ScientologyThe disappearance and death of L. Ron HubbardDavid Miscavige: a new leader arisesHow many Scientologists are there?Advertising at The Super BowlHollywood Scientologists: Tom Cruise & John TravoltaCriticisms of ScientologyScientology's tax battle in the United StatesWhat actually is a religion?Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/scientology ---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 18.06.2021
    #168: The Curious History of Spice
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***Spices are an integral part of almost every cuisine in the world and are something that most of us now take for granted.Yet spices used to be an incredibly valuable commodity and were the preserve of only the very richest in some societies. In this episode, we'll learn more about how they went from being the preserve of the very richest in society to something that we sprinkle on our dishes without worrying about the cost.What do we actually mean by "spice"?Is salt a spice?Theories about why hotter countries have spicier foodSpices in Ancient EgyptSalt in Ancient RomePepper in the Middle AgesSpices as a status symbolKing Edward I's spice bill in the 13th centuryWhy were spices so expensive?Vasco Da Gama's trip to IndiaCompetition for spice in AsiaThe Spice IslandsSwapping Manhattan for a tiny spice islandThe spice market todayFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-spice ---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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