BONUS: Unboxing my Shiny YouTube Award (Audio Version) Just the audio track for my YouTube live video in which I unboxed my nice shiny award for reaching 100,000 subscribers, with some audience questions and a song at the end. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-p1C Video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/KYm4KjB7F0E LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherl...
Jun 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast 724. The Mountain (Short Story) + Video Reading an emotional short story, with vocabulary explanations and differences between British and American English. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oXm LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 11, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep 724•Transcript available on Metacast I'm unboxing my YouTube shiny thing on Thursday 10 June at 3PM Paris time (CET). Come and join me! Link here https://youtu.be/mYAYWs06HeI Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 07, 2021•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast 723. Bahar from Iran 🇮🇷 (WISBOLEP Runner-Up) This is the final episode in the WISBOLEP competition series, speaking to Bahar from Iran about the 7-step method she used to improve her English and develop a British-sounding accent. Bahar used to be a terrible student who hated English, but then she made a decision to focus on her English in her own way. Listen to her explain how she did it. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oX1 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP...
Jun 04, 2021•2 hr 42 min•Ep 723•Transcript available on Metacast 722. Discussing John Lennon with Antony Rotunno The second in a short series about The Beatles, this one focuses on the life of John Lennon, with an overview of his life story, some thoughts about his psychology and some rambling discussion questions about this iconic British musician, with podcaster, English teacher and musician Antony Rotunno Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oY0 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes...
May 29, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 722•Transcript available on Metacast 721. Collins Dictionary Word Quizzes / Confusing Words with Fred Eyangoh This is the second part of my recent conversation with Fred Eyangoh about learning new vocabulary. This one includes a word quiz with homophones and commonly confused words from the Collins Dictionary website. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oVJ LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teache...
May 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 721•Transcript available on Metacast 720. How Fred Learns Vocabulary with the New York Times Spelling Bee (with Fred Eyangoh) Fred often plays spelling games on his phone during his lunch break, and he has discovered lots of new words as a result. In this episode I talk to Fred about his process of discovering and understanding new words and I talk about learning vocabulary with online dictionaries. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oTV LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add t...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Ep 720•Transcript available on Metacast 719. Amber & Paul are on the Podcast Talking to pod-pals Amber & Paul about diverse topics including organ harvesting (yes), favourite fruits (exciting), accent challenges, guess the punchline, British Citizenship tests, What the "great" in Great Britain really means, and Amber's son Hugo's astonishing fluency in English. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oTL LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on yo...
May 10, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Ep 719•Transcript available on Metacast 718. Michael the Shaman 🇵🇱 (WISBLOEP Runner-Up) Talking to competition runner-up Michael from Poland about two top English learning tips, scary hitch-hiking stories and the practice of shamanism using psychoactive substances. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oPQ LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...
May 03, 2021•2 hr 35 min•Ep 718•Transcript available on Metacast 717. Gill's Book Club: "One Two Three Four - The Beatles In Time" by Craig Brown Talking to my mum about a book which you could read as part of your English learning routine. The book tells the story of The Beatles and their impact on society. We review the book and then discuss many aspects of The Beatles story, especially the four Beatles themselves. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oRi LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium ...
Apr 27, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep 717•Transcript available on Metacast 716. Interview with a Pop Star from the 1960s - Megan Brady from The Applejacks An interview with Megan Brady, who was the bass guitar player in The Applejacks - a pop band from Birmingham in the 1960s who had a top 5 record, met The Beatles and performed on TV shows and at concerts in the UK. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oJn LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast....
Apr 22, 2021•2 hr 36 min•Ep 716•Transcript available on Metacast 715. Catching up with Craig Wealand [LEP/AIRC Swapcast] Exchanging questions with English teacher Craig Wealand from "Apprender Ingles con Resa y Craig" about COVID-19, living in Europe post-Brexit, my daughter's English, getting proper tea in France and Spain, teaching English on Zoom, the worst jobs we've ever had + more, with a song on the guitar at the end. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oOG LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Apprender Ingles con Resa y Craig www.ingles...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 715•Transcript available on Metacast 714. Robin from Hamburg 🇩🇪 (WISBOLEP Runner-Up) Talking to another runner-up from last year's listener competition. Robin from Hamburg had a big setback in his learning of English, but worked hard to overcome it. We talk about his English learning trajectory, and ramble about German language & culture, his podcast for learners of German, podcasting microphones and then Robin teaches me some German words which are difficult to pronounce. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oNC LEP Premium https:/...
Apr 11, 2021•2 hr 46 min•Ep 714•Transcript available on Metacast 713. Lucky Dip with Paul Taylor More random questions, talking points, accent challenges and "guess the idiom" with pod-pal Paul Taylor. Includes discussion of accents in English, cancel culture in comedy, some rude Spanish phrases and more. Video version available. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oLA Video Version on YouTube https://youtu.be/3M47zI3PPho Luke on Paul Taylor's Happy Hour (5 April 2021) https://youtu.be/msSIeSSLPRs LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 713•Transcript available on Metacast 712. A Chat with Charlie Baxter Chatting with Charlie from The British English Podcast and Real English with Real Teachers on YouTube. We talk about the north/south divide in England, Charlie's background in psychology & NLP, his decision to become an online English teacher and his travelling experiences in Chile, Germany and Australia. Video version available on YouTube. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oJp Video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/Lqcvk1ptXD0 LEP Premium https://www.teacherlu...
Apr 03, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep 712•Transcript available on Metacast 711. William from France 🇫🇷 (WISBOLEP Runner-UP) William started learning English at 12 years old and continued at university and beyond, spending a couple of years in England as a teaching assistant and then returning to France to work as a school teacher, in some pretty tough classrooms and less-than-perfect teaching conditions. William talks about how he continues to maintain his English, the importance of finding good language exchange partners, and more. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep 711•Transcript available on Metacast 710. The Umbrella Man by Roald Dahl (Short Story) In this episode I read out a short story written by Roald Dahl and then comment on the style, language and plot. Enjoy some storytelling and learn some English in the process. Video version available. Episode page (with link for the PDF) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oFb Video version on YouTube https://youtu.be/Fxm1vTW5jdg LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app ...
Mar 17, 2021•55 min•Ep 710•Transcript available on Metacast 709. The Stoicism of Groundhog Day (with Mum) This is a conversation with my mum about philosophy, how the film Groundhog Day can help us understand the principles of stoicism, and how this can all help us to feel a bit better about the world. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oDi LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo The Stoicism of Groundhog Day by Tim LeBon https://modernstoicism.com/the-stoicism-of-groundhog-dayby-tim-lebon/ Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premiu...
Mar 11, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep 709•Transcript available on Metacast 708. Tasha Liu from China (WISBOLEP Runner-Up) This conversation with competition runner-up Tasha Liu is a way to get to know Chinese culture in a personal way including the story of how Tasha's father gave up drinking alcohol, and other interesting details about real life in the world's most populated country. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oC7 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. h...
Mar 05, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep 708•Transcript available on Metacast 707. [2/2] Let's Play Another Text Adventure Game - "Zombolocaust" by Peter Carlson [Part 2] Playing the rest of a text adventure game about the zombie apocalypse, with text on the screen so you can read with me while you listen. Works best on full-screen mode. Episode page with video & notes https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oBv YouTube video version https://youtu.be/6SsQYURFdvo Play "Zombolocaust" by Peter Carlson (play along while you listen, or play later) https://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/5kjlubyv...
Mar 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep 707•Transcript available on Metacast 706. [1/2] Let's Play Another Text Adventure Game - "Zombolocaust" by Peter Carlson [Part 1] Playing a text adventure game about the zombie apocalypse, with text on the screen so you can read with me while you listen. Works best on full-screen mode. Episode page with video & notes https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oBr YouTube video version https://youtu.be/YCPwEDlzmOo Part 2 on YouTube https://youtu.be/6SsQYURFdvo Play "Zombolocaust" by Peter Carlson (play along while you listen, or play later) https://texta...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep 706•Transcript available on Metacast 705. Kate Billington Returns (and she brought cake) Listen to another natural conversation with Kate Billington about some listener comments, Chinese New Year, English festivals & food in February, sports day traditions, more cake recipes, various bits of vocabulary and more. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oAC LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke ...
Feb 24, 2021•2 hr 38 min•Ep 705•Transcript available on Metacast 704. The Rick Thompson Report: Brexit Update (February 2021) Talking again to my dad about UK politics and current affairs, focusing on the latest developments in Brexit, plus a bit of weather and sport. Listen to hear my dad explain complex things in plain English. Download the audio, get the full transcript and access the full episode archive 👉 https://wp.me/p4IuUx-oxp LEP Premium 👉 https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Get the LEP App to listen to all the audio episodes on your phone. i...
Feb 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep 704•Transcript available on Metacast 703. Walaa from Syria - WISBOLEP Competition Winner 🏆 Walaa Mouma from Syria has an amazing and inspiring story for all learners of English around the world, and some specific tips on how to improve your English long-term. Listen to this episode to hear all about it. Transcript and text video available. Episode page (download the transcript, download the mp3, comment section, etc) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-npA Text Video Version on YouTube (Don't forget to like & subscribe of course) https://youtu.b...
Feb 03, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep 703•Transcript available on Metacast 702. Emergency Questions (with James) Listen to Luke and James talking about various topics as we answer questions from the book "Emergency Questions" by comedian Richard Herring. Text video and full transcript available. Episode page with full transcript https://wp.me/p4IuUx-l5P LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Text video coming soon here https://www.youtube.com/lukesenglishpodcast Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone....
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep 702•Transcript available on Metacast 701. Legal English with Louise Kulbicki Discussing some of the most important terms and concepts in legal English, while also learning about key cases through some amusing stories, with legal English trainer Louise Kulbicki. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-kKI LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Text video on YouTube (currently uploading here www.youtube.com/lukesenglishpodcast ) Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. htt...
Jan 19, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep 701•Transcript available on Metacast 700. Marooned With My Music: Luke Thompson Marking episode 700 with a special episode. Guest host Oli Thompson interviews Luke using a classic format from BBC Radio. Luke is going to be marooned on a desert island but he is allowed to bring 8 pieces of music, one book and a luxury item. For episode 700 this is a chance to get to know Luke and his musical choices a little better. (Transcript and text video versions available) Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-klK LEP Premium https://www.teacherlu...
Jan 13, 2021•2 hr 30 min•Ep 700•Transcript available on Metacast 699. Welcome (back) to Luke's English Podcast / FAQ (January 2021) Wishing everyone a happy new year and taking stock of the main aims and methods of this podcast, plus some frequently asked questions. Video version available on YouTube. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-jW0 YouTube video version https://youtu.be/b476zEQ1e7I LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/...
Jan 07, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep 699•Transcript available on Metacast 698. Paul is on the Podcast / Random Questions with Paul Taylor Paul Taylor joins me for some random questions and challenges, including various little discussion points, accents, citizenship test questions, idioms, jokes and more. Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep 698•Transcript available on Metacast 697. 11 Christmas Cracker Jokes for 2020, Explained\ Going through 11 topical Christmas jokes for 2020, then a ramble about podcast statistics for 2020 and more... Merry Christmas everyone! Sign up to LEP Premium on Acast+ and add the premium episodes to a podcast app on your phone. https://plus.acast.com/s/teacherluke . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Dec 18, 2020•42 min•Ep 697•Transcript available on Metacast 
