In this episode, I talk to Jack aka Galaxy from Northern Ireland who happens to have a very distinct Northern Irish accent. We cover different topics such as geography, and politics (including Brexit). We also talk about Jack's univesity studies, his interests, and notably Galaxy teaches us some useful words from Northern Irish dialect. In additiona to all of this, you will actually hear me speak French in this episode. When I say "speak", I may be a bit exxagerating.
Feb 14, 2018•39 min•Ep. 416
This episode features Dominik, a friend of Mirek's. To remind you, Mirek was on the podcast in episode 97 - Iceskating with a Lifeguard (recorded about 3 years ago). As a coincidence, Dominik has recently started working for a company where I teach English so I became his English teacher. I learnt that Dominik and Mirek had worked in the USA as lifeguards together and this is what a major part of this interview is about - his 3 experiences of working in the USA as a lifeguard. Dominik studied po...
Feb 08, 2018•49 min•Ep. 415
In this episode I talk to Bruce who is a playtester for my board game Kingdoms of Deceit. We talk about the country he is from which happens to be Estonia, and about how Bruce learnt English through playing computer games. There is generally a lot of banter because we are friends. I would say that the the second part of the episode is a bit stronger because Bruce actually starts talking more.
Jan 30, 2018•35 min•Ep. 414
Anither episode in which I go through the expressions from my vocab app.
Jan 24, 2018•34 min•Ep. 413
This is a direct continuation of the previous episode which featured my student and a regular board game club attendee Nrup. This time we talk about football, Arsenal and the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. More importantly, though, Nrup sheds some light on the cast system and arranged marriages and, last but not least, elucidates why the cow is so sacred in India.
Jan 17, 2018•30 min•Ep. 411
In this episode I talk to Nrup from India. He is a young student who lived in Quatar for a long time and now decided to study medicine in the Czech Republic. What has been Nrup's journey of learning English and other languages like? What is it like living in Quatar? How is life different from the one in India and the Czech Republic? What were Nrup's first days in the czech Republic like? What was his first impression of this place? did Czech people speak English with him? We also talk about the ...
Jan 07, 2018•37 min•Ep. 410
This is the 10th episode of Road to Civilisation traditionally recorded on New Year's Eve. Expect not less than usual a ramble, some funny language corrections of Honza, and a lot of thematic background noices.
Jan 02, 2018•22 min•Ep. 409
Here is episode 200 of Zdenek's English Podcast. The episode could be divided into three parts. The first part is my never-ending ramble about this podcast (in hindsight, I know I should have made it shorter), the second part is devoted to the messages from the listeners (Zeppers) and my reponses to them, and the last part is my attempt to describe how Czechs celebrate New Year's Eve.
Dec 24, 2017•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 408
In this episode I talk my former student Petra during one of our last classes together. She was about to leave her job to work as a waitress in Iceland. She speaks about her expatations and gives her motivations behind this bold move. Next, she also talks about her town Libice nad Cidlinou and how it could have become the capital of the Czech Republic, she mentions her 6 dogs and how she will miss them, and last but not least she descibes her 5 tattoes. This is one of the episodes which was reco...
Dec 03, 2017•43 min•Ep. 406
This episodes is another continuation from the series of my flashcards vocabulary.
Nov 22, 2017•51 min•Ep. 405
As you know episode 200 is quickly approaching. I took this as an opportunity to ask you, my listeners, to get involved in the celebration by sending me short messages to which I would then respond. In this episode I also talk about 17 November and explain why it is such an important date in Czech hostory and, last but not least, I tell you about a new podcast I have started.
Nov 17, 2017•27 min•Ep. 404
This is the final part of my interview with Marija from Macedonia. This time, we play a fun word association game. If you want more from the two of us, you can become a patron of this podcast, which will grant you access to extra content every month including an extra episode with Marija in which we test each other on 10 English words/expressions.
Nov 12, 2017•33 min•Ep. 403
As you know, these days I don't publish episodes which are over 1 hour long. Unfortunately, I accidentally published the entire episode last time, even though it was meant to be divided into 2 part. It should explain why the jingle was missing. When I told this to Marija, eager learner of English she is, it was actually herself who suggested meeting up to record part 2 (and part 3 which will be published soon). In this episode Maria reacts to the comments we received from the listeners about par...
Nov 06, 2017•47 min•Ep. 402
In this episode I speak to Marija, a proficient student from Macedonia who happens to be a member of my board game meet-up club. We have a pleasant conversation about her life journey and ambitions. Marija is an inspiring English learner with wide range of vocabulary, great fluency and charming accent.
Oct 30, 2017•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 399
This episode is pure banter between my cousin and me. It starts off with John rustling his plastic bag trying to sabotage the podcast. During the entire episode I attempt to ask John about the cureent affairs, but I end up teaching English instead.
Oct 22, 2017•26 min•Ep. 397
As a response to the mistakes I have made as a podcaster in the last few episodes, I bring you the second sequel to a Flashcards Vocabulary series. I went out of my way with this one because I recorded more than 50 minutes while lying in my bed completely improvising the whole thing. I hope you will like and you won't judge me too harshly for going off on a few tangents, making a few mistakes here and there and trying to fix the blunders by improvising and using other techniques involving humour...
Oct 11, 2017•56 min•Ep. 396
In this epsioe I talk to my intermediate student Marek about his life, especially about an interesting challenge he underwent alone in a forest without any food, and also about what it was like living in Norway. If you become a patron of the podcast, you will get about 8 more minutes of the interview in which Marek speaks about what was the hardest thing about vision quest and also about bulding shelters in snow.
Oct 05, 2017•34 min•Ep. 394
In this episode I go through vocabulary that I collected in the past 2 months.
Sep 29, 2017•44 min•Ep. 1
In this episode I decided to share with what I have been up to lately, to tell you what fills most of my time these days, and where I will be teaching English this year. More importantly, my host Audioboom.com are changing their policy meaning that from the beginning of October 2017 I can no longer use their service for free. Honestly I don't know what I will do. So in this episode I am basically asking whether you think some sort of donation system would cover the costs or if you could suggest ...
Sep 24, 2017•30 min
In this episode I talk to Yusuke from Japan on his last day in the Czech Republic. Yusuke is my former student and a new enthusiastic listener to Luke's English Podcast . He has been to one Lepster meet-up, too. In fact, this is his second appearance on the podcast. This episode is fully improvised. There was no zero prep done for it. In it, we speak about different topics revolving around Yusuke's holiday, future plans, and his language studies. We also touch upon Luke's English Podcast, Greeti...
Sep 10, 2017•43 min
In this episode I talk to Dasha, an English teacher who came to my town as an activity leader of 15 Ukrainian kids. She talks about how she became an English teacher and tells us some very interesting stories from her past, but also present time. I think it is apparent that we both had a really great time recording this interview.
Aug 20, 2017•33 min
This episode is a summary of how I spent July 2017 - working in London for a language school. As I recorded this with little preparation and I speak off the top of my head 99 percent of the time, I sometimes ramble a bit and repeat myself so do not judge me too harshly. This episode is unedited. It seems like I am becoming more ballsy or lazy. Tell me what you think.
Aug 11, 2017•50 min
It wouldn't be a proper visit of London if I didn't get to see Luke and do some podcasting with him. This time I decided to find out a bit more about his criminal past. Luke was surprisingly open about everything and let the cat out of the bag on several occasions, although to be fair, some of the things he owns up to don't seem to be true. But it might as well be because Luke, as we all know, is the creator and an experienced player of the so called "Lying Game". So who knows. You will be the j...
Aug 04, 2017•40 min
In this episode I say good-bye to Michaela, my esteemed colleague from England. She tells us about her next work-related move and we also tell you the best moment She and I experienced. It involves an incredibly powerful innuendo. In fact, as of publishing this episode I am leaving London myself, flying back to the Czech Republic. Stay tuned, there is a real gem coming out soon.
Aug 02, 2017•36 min
In this episode I talk to Marzena, a colleague teacher of mine from Poland. We discuss how this summer school experience has been for us so far, including its positives and negatives. We also tell a few amusing anecdotes. Later in the episode we get a surprising visit. Despite my initial reservation, we go along with it and it turns out to be a wonderful conversation.
Jul 23, 2017•29 min
In this episode I meet up with my Russian friend who happens to be living in London since he was ten. When you speak to him, you wouldn't really think at all he actually is a non-native. We mostly talk about his experience and challenges of learning English and we also delve into British education system a lot. Mark is one of the best people to have on my podcast because he is an English learner that made it. So if you want to find out more, for instance how we two know each other and what are M...
Jul 17, 2017•43 min
Finally I managed to come out of my comfort zone and accepted an offer to work in Wembley, London for a few weeks teaching kids in a summer school. In this episode I talk to Michaela, my English colleague. She is somewhat a globetrotter and she has been nicknamed Sunshine. It's very interesting to listen to her adventures which lead her to this point.
Jul 13, 2017•36 min
This is the second part of the interview with Marvin, an English teacher from Great Britain. Following the previous episode, we continue talking about teaching English, but we also go into football a bit.
Jul 05, 2017•39 min
In this episode I talk to Marvin from England who is an English teacher just like me and who has similar approach in teaching. He is very positive and passionate about teaching and definitely a great guest to have on the podcast. He aims high and I find that very inspirational. Fun fact, he is actually a listener to my podcast, although he is a native speaker himself. Don't forget to tune in for part tune which will be published some time next week.
Jun 17, 2017•30 min
This is the second part of a 2-part series about how I took the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam. In this particular episode I go on about the speaking part of the exam.
Jun 11, 2017•42 min
