English Podcasts

#6MinuteEnglish The woman whose cells never die Henrietta Lacks made an amazing contribution to medical research which has only recently been recognized. @bbcpod

#TheWhyFactor Why do some people become hermits? What makes people choose a life of isolation and silence? @bbcpod

#6MinuteEnglish What makes a good story? Telling stories is a powerful way to connect and communicate with people - they help us make sense of the world. @bbcpod

#TheEnglishWeSpeak Mic drop @bbcpod

#6MinuteEnglish For the love of foreign languages How many languages would you like to speak? Do you agree that "to have another language is to possess a second soul"? Neil and Rob talk about polyglots and teach you some English vocabulary. @bbcpod

#TheListeningProject The Listening Project Episode: 03 January 2021 @bbcpod

#6MinuteEnglish Women and motorbikes Biker culture is often seen as essentially masculine. What's the current image of women on motorcycles? And what happens to gender at 110 kph? That's what Neil and Sam talk about as they teach you related vocabulary. @bbcpod

We will learn the following VOCABULARY in this podcast: 1️⃣ comforter: something that makes us feel relaxed and feel good. 2️⃣ culinary: connected to cooking 3️⃣ associated: made a connection in our mind with something 4️⃣ irrelevant: not important or has no connection with the discussion taking place 5️⃣ nuanced: small but important differences 6️⃣ take comfort: don’t feel so bad (because of something else)

#6MinuteEnglish Comfort Food Cakes, chocolate and crisps! Comfort food refers to snacks and meals we like to stuff our faces with, even if it’s not always good for us. @bbcpod

We will learn the following VOCABULARY in this podcast: 1️⃣ fat-shaming: criticising, humiliating or drawing attention to someone for being fat 2️⃣ obese: overweight in a way that is dangerous for health, as measured by BMI or the body mass index 3️⃣ coin (a word or phrase): invent a new word or phrase or use it in a particular way for the first time 4️⃣ moral fibre: the ability or determination to behave ethically 5️⃣ attribute: a quality, characteristic or feature that someone has 6️⃣ scorn: strong feeling or contempt or disrespect

#6MinuteEnglish What is fat-shaming? Incidents of fat-shaming, when someone is criticised or humiliated for being overweight, are on the rise. Neil and Georgina discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from. @bbcpod