English Learning for Curious Minds
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English Learning for Curious Minds
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 tran...
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#582 | Piazza Fontana & The Accidental Death of An Anarchist
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A deadly bomb. A death in a police station. A secret kept from the public.
In 1969, an explosion i...
![[Black Friday Freebie #7] The Red Baron | Germany’s Deadliest World War I Fighter Pilot](https://img.transistor.fm/8GxkHQi5L0qxg74mNLgcmGo9JhRsXZ9t_80CfFRNZjg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNjJl/YmM5ODZlOTMxMTEz/NDhjYzI4MWRlMTc0/ZWUyMS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #7] The Red Baron | Germany’s Deadliest World War I Fighter Pilot
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![[Black Friday Freebie #6] Mata Hari | Lover, Dancer, Courtesan…Spy?](https://img.transistor.fm/T6k-rakyuFCHTu8vHdEIBa1x7_r14wAJ09s3CZI-F6Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOGYx/YWY0N2I0M2VmNzM4/OGNjNmRlMzI0ZmVi/YWQ1Ny5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #6] Mata Hari | Lover, Dancer, Courtesan…Spy?
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![[Black Friday Freebie #5] Banksy | The World's Most Famous Anonymous Artist](https://img.transistor.fm/WRfrnWnptdkOVASlfgdbB6-c7H1Cyv0l3bqaVw_DN8c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYTlh/MzI5NjE2NTU5NGMy/MWJmNmFiZTI2MTlj/OWQ0Yy5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #5] Banksy | The World's Most Famous Anonymous Artist
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[Black Friday Freebie #4] The Murder Of Giulio Regeni
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[Black Friday Freebie #3] The Worst Church In The World | The Westboro Baptist Church
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![[Black Friday Freebie #2] The Hijacking Of The Achille Lauro](https://img.transistor.fm/xq__Om0JSnboWpkG1AAmWBN9P0t9HT3gMTrLnEY2IAM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85N2I2/MmQ0NjE0ZjdmMjA1/MWY1NzMyNjVkMTlh/ODVhMS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #2] The Hijacking Of The Achille Lauro
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[Black Friday Freebie #1] Trump University: A $25 Million Lesson in Fraud
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#580 | Operation Valkyrie & The Plot To Kill Hitler
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On 20 July 1944, a bomb ripped through a meeting room in Hitler’s Wolf’s Lair.
This episode tells...
#577 | A Short History Of Universities
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In part one of a three-part mini-series on the theme of "university", we go on a whirlwind tour of the hi...
#575 | The Science of Happiness: Can It Be Measured?
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What does happiness really mean, and can it be measured?
In this episode, we move from Aristotle’s...
⚡️ A bonus episode from SEND7: World News in 7 minutes. Monday 20th October, 2025
Today, we have some news in English from our friends over at SEND7 - Simple English News Daily in 7 minutes.
World News in 7 minutes. Monday 20...
![[From The Vault 🔐] The Affair of the Poisons](https://img.transistor.fm/kaWss8jQndFb0eHJkRHgSU5p-P94P74uTEQTaf4Ha2M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85M2Y4/YTM3ZWEwNTUzYjE1/ODA1YjdjOThlZmRj/NWNiZC5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] The Affair of the Poisons
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The Affair of the Poisons was a scandal in...
#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor
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In part one of our three-part series on "Tyrants of the Roman Empire," we'll meet Caligula, the notorious...
![[Bonus] Stoicism, Existentialism, and More: Philosophy for English Learners!](https://img.transistor.fm/BHDAwCddLCWscI2N3ahfMfYDOQ0JCH-VC3Usg1_gyfY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMGE3/MzU2YzFkMTE2NzFk/ZGNhOGM1OTRlM2Zh/MjNkOS5qcGVn.jpg)
[Bonus] Stoicism, Existentialism, and More: Philosophy for English Learners!
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#570 | DOGE | Elon Musk's Quest to Shrink the US Government
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The Department of Governmental Efficiency, otherwise known as DOGE, was a radical plan to cut government...
![[From The Vault 🔐] Teflon’s Toxic Secret | The Hidden Cost of a Non-Stick Pan](https://img.transistor.fm/gT3pK7xh0zgK5dAIVl0hCDrZCdbsjk9CgQ3RGETGyOQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNTM4/NzViZjQ3MDI4YWZm/MDM5OWZjZjY0ZDQ5/NmRkYy5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] Teflon’s Toxic Secret | The Hidden Cost of a Non-Stick Pan
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#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws
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Was Ross Ulbricht a visionary pioneer or a dangerous criminal?
In part one of our series on "Young...
#565 | How I Make Podcast Episodes
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Ever wondered how the (podcast) sausage is made?
In this slightly "meta" episode, I reveal the step...
#563 | The Curious Origins of The Nobel Prize
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Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, was shocked to read his own obituary branding him the "merchant o...
#560 | What Makes An Italian?
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In part one of a three-part mini-series on the theme of citizenship and identity, we'll ask ourselves, "W...
#558 | General Hannibal | Rome’s Greatest Enemy
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Hannibal of Carthage, one of history's greatest military strategists, almost brought the Roman Republic t...
#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats
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Meet Mobutu Sese Seko, the man who rose from a lowly army officer to become the autocratic ruler of the D...
#553 | A Short History Of The Minimum Wage
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In this episode, we'll explore the complex world of minimum wage laws, from their surprising origins in A...
#550 | The Egyptian Revolution
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In 2011, Egypt erupted in protest, toppling a 30-year regime.
What began as a grassroots movement a...
#548 | The Salem Witch Trials
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In this episode, we'll explore the eerie events of the Salem Witch Trials, a chilling tale of suspicion,...
#545 | The Life of Lawrence of Arabia
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In part one of this three-part mini-series, we'll explore the captivating life of T.E. Lawrence, the Brit...
#543 | From Temples to Duty-Free | The Ancient History of Modern Perfume
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In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating history of perfume, tracing its journey from Ancient Mesop...
#540 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | The Father of Modern Turkey
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In this episode, we'll explore the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey.
Di...
![[Bonus] The 2008 Financial Crisis and Housing Bubble – Past Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)](https://img.transistor.fm/UlDkgcw_YP9wzU8pYRXNRqD8T54axOYLBixa1KWSx_U/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMTIw/YjViM2RkN2Y1MjAx/OTMwZjg0MjUzMDBk/MzAwMi5wbmc.jpg)
[Bonus] The 2008 Financial Crisis and Housing Bubble – Past Perfect Continuous (English Grammar Lesson)
In this episode of Thinking in English, host Tom Wilkinson explores the past perfect continuous tense, using the 2008 financial crisis as a case study...
#538 | Percy Fawcett | The Real Life Indiana Jones
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In this episode, we'll explore the incredible story of Percy Fawcett, a daring British explorer who vanis...
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The Freezer Door [Easy Stories In English]
A woman has a loving husband and children, and she's great at her job. So why is she sad? One day, she opens the freezer door and sees the way into an...
#536 | A Brief History of Mercenaries
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In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating history of mercenaries, taking you from the era of Italian...
#533 | The Science of Leap Years
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Leap years help keep our calendars in sync with Earth's orbit, but have you ever wondered why we need the...
#530 | Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar
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In this episode, we will explore Vladimir Putin's unlikely journey from a rat-catching streetfighter to t...
#528 | The Stanford Prison Experiment
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In this episode, we'll learn about the notorious Stanford Prison Experiment, known for revealing human be...
#526 | Space Mining | The Future or Science Fiction?
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Space mining sounds like something out of science fiction, but could it soon become reality?
In thi...
#523 | The Mysterious World of Secret Societies
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In this episode, we'll enter the shadowy realm of secret societies.
We'll uncover the mysterious hi...
#521 | “A Heartbeat Away” | The Role Of The US Vice President
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In this episode, we will explore the evolving role of the Vice President of the United States.
We...
#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power
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In part one of our mini-series on nuclear energy, we'll explore the origins of nuclear power as it emerge...