English Learning for Curious Minds

English Learning for Curious Minds


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#416 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile | Henry Morton Stanley
November 02, 2023

January Special Offer [ends 23:59 Jan 14th] Become a Pro Member and get Students of Murder course (normally 49) for free: https://bit.ly/FreeStudentsOfMurder---He embarked on a perilous journey to explore the Great Lakes of Africa and unravelled

#414 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile | Burton vs. Speke
October 26, 2023

January Special Offer [ends 23:59 Jan 14th] Become a Pro Member and get Students of Murder course (normally 49) for free: https://bit.ly/FreeStudentsOfMurder---It's an amazing story of exploration, near-death experiences, and the most almighty f

#412 | A Short History of Mental Health
October 19, 2023

Mental health it is a sensitive subject that affects every single one of us, with some of us struggling more than others. In this episode, we are going to explore how mental health has been perceived throughout history and look at some of the reasons

#410 | (Keeping Up With) The Kardashians
October 12, 2023

Over the past two decades, this one family has shaped not just American but global culture but how did they become so influential?In this episode, we'll be telling the story of the Kardashians and their rise to fame, the influence they have on cultur

#408 | Upstairs, Downstairs: The Lives of British Servants
October 05, 2023

Save 50% on ELSA Premium (#1 pronunciation app): https://bit.ly/ELSA-AI[ends 23:59 on Dec 17th]--It was at one point the most popular job in Britain, surpassing professions such as coal mining and factory work. In this episode, we'll be talking about t

#406 | What Does “Lord” Really Mean? An Exploration Of The British Aristocracy.
September 28, 2023

Fill in a short survey about the podcast and have the chance to win 100 https://tally.so/r/wo2kab"Duke", "Earl", "Lord", and "Baron" what do these titles actually mean?In part one of our mini-series on British social class, we'll be talking about th

#404 | The Rise And Fall Of The Vanderbilts
September 21, 2023

It's a story of how one family went from almost literal slavery to being the richest in the world before losing it all.In this episode, we'll be talking about the rise and fall of one of the most influential families in American history the Vanderb

#402 | The French Foreign Legion
September 14, 2023

It is, by some measures, the toughest fighting force in the world yet it continues to attract people from across the globe through the promise of a fresh start and adventure. In this episode, we'll be talking about the origins of the French Foreign L

#400 | Degrowth vs E/Acc | How To Save The World
September 07, 2023

Degrowth and Effective Accelerationism - two outlooks about the direction in which humanity needs to go to stay alive. But they couldn't be any more different. In this episode, we'll be exploring these two ideas and perhaps, come to some conclusions on

#398 | Ernest Shackleton | Antarctic Explorer
August 31, 2023

Save 50% on ELSA Premium (#1 pronunciation app):https://bit.ly/ELSA-AI[ends 23:59 on Nov 12th]--Courageous, resilient, and an incredible leader. Ernest Shackleton was an Antarctic explorer who never gave up in the face of adversity. In this episode, w