English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English

 The Peaky Blinders were a violent gang that terrorised the streets of Birmingham in the late 19th century. Who actually were these men, what did they do, to who and why, and were the "real" Peaky Blinders anything like the ones in the TV series?The start of the TV series "Peaky Blinders"Life in Victorian EnglandLife in 19th century BirminghamPetty crime and drinking in urban areasThe creation of the police forceThe "sloggers" of BirminghamThe first "Peaky Blinders"Did the Peaky Blinders put razor blades in their caps?The genius of the Peaky Blinders TV series: transport the gang into the 1920sThe real Peaky Blinders of the 1920sBilly Kimber, Alfie Solomons & Charles SabininCriminal activity at the race tracksThe Epsom Road BattleFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/real-peaky-blinders ---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

 In the space of fewer than 100 years, fast food has fundamentally changed the global culinary landscape.In this episode, we explore how it has managed to grow so much and what it is doing to our societies, world and bodies, and ask ourselves whether we'll ever kick our fast-food addiction.1% of the world's population will eat at McDonald's todayThe entire population of Scotland is flipping burgers in the United StatesThe power of the fast-food lobbyHow the US government pays for Big MacsWhy the fast-food industry won't stop growingFast food during COVID-19Changing dining habits during the pandemicThe rise of "fast-casual"The rise of environmentally friendly fast foodHow fast-food restaurants are changing (or not changing) to accommodate changing tastesImpact of fast food on our bodies and healthFuture of the fast-food industryFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/fast-food-3 ---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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 He is the most famous spy in the world and has been drinking vodka martinis and driving fast cars since 1952.In this episode, we'll look at the history of 007, his creator Ian Fleming, how Bond has changed over the years, and the fascinating family business behind the UK's most famous special agent.The classic image of James BondIan Fleming: the creator of the James Bond novelsThe first hit: Casino RoyaleHow the James Bond novels are different from the James Bond filmsWhy did he choose the name "James Bond" for 007?The very English death of Ian FlemingWhy Sean Connery was a controversial choice to play James BondRoger Moore, Pierce Brosnan & Daniel CraigHow the James Bond character has changedThe (family) business of James BondThe future of James BondThe accents of James BondJames Bond speaking Russian & GermanFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-james-bond ---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

 She is the longest-serving monarch in British history and has lived through 14 British prime ministers and 13 US presidents.In this episode, we'll take a look at the remarkable life of Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, and ask ourselves how she, the monarchy, and the country have changed since she became queen almost 70 years ago.Why Elizabeth was an unlikely queenKing Edward VIII and his abdicationThe death of King George VIThe young life of ElizabethBecoming queen in 1952The changing world in 1952The personal life of Queen ElizabethHow much do we actually know about her views?How has the British monarchy changed since she took the throne?Is Queen Elizabeth still popular in Britain?The controversies of Queen Elizabeth1992: her "annus horribilis"Recent controversies: Windsor Castle, Diana, Harry & Meghan, Prince AndrewThe language of Queen Elizabeth: "The Queen's English"Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/queen-elizabeth-ii ---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

 Part Two of our Brexit mini-series focuses on the Brexit vote itself.In this episode, we'll look at why the UK held a referendum in the first place, how the campaign was fought, who voted for and against Brexit (and for what reasons), and why it was ultimately the vote to leave the European Union that proved successful.Recap of Britain's complicated relationship with EuropeWhy did the UK hold a referendum on EU membership in the first place?The rise of Euroscepticism & UKIPDavid Cameron & the Conservative PartyDid people care about the EU before the Brexit vote?"Indescribably selfish recklessness"The Brexit campaign: Leave vs. RemainReluctant RemainersMessaging of the Remain campaign ("An Unnecessary Risk")Messaging of the Leave campaign ("Take Back Control")Who voted to remain?Who voted to leave?“I think the people of this country have had enough of experts”Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/brexit-part-2 ---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

 The term "fake news" came to prominence in late 2016, but the idea of fake news is as old as time. In this episode, we explore how fake news has been created over the years, for what purpose and by who, and ask ourselves whether it is harder than ever to tell the truth from a lie. "Fake News" in 2016What does "fake news" actually mean?The three reasons that people create fake newsFake News & Mark AnthonyFake News in Trento in 1475Fake News & the NazisThe British government and Fake News in the First World WarHow has news changed over the years?Life on the moon in 1835Macedonian teenagers and Donald TrumpSensational News vs. Fake NewsRussian troll farmsDeep Fakes in 2021Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-fake-news ---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