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The Renaissance Politics of Virtue | Episode LXVII

New Humanists - May 01, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
A pandemic. A changing climate. A hopelessly divided country. Christianity threatened by Islam. Universities completely out of touch with normal people. Late medieval Italy was a basket case. All the while, a small group of men was dreaming of the Roman Empire - maybe emulating Rome was the way ...

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216. Save Time & Stress! A Quick & Easy Framework to Report Your KPI Performance in English

Confident Business English with Anna - May 01, 2024 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
𝐈'𝐦 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠! Imagine it's Friday. Your boss tells you they want you to present your KPI performance at the director's meeting on 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺. You are definitely not over the moon about it but honestly, your biggest worry is...when I am I going to prepare?? Unless I...

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Luke Thompson on reaching 1 mln subscribers on Youtube

OnlineBound with Elena Mutonono - April 25, 2024 05:15 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, I'm speaking with Luke Thompson who just reached a million YouTube subscribers! We talk about why he loves making content and the challenges he's faced. Luke explains why language teachers feel burned out over time, whether teaching in-person or online. For him, creating video...

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215. How to Chase a Colleague Without Sounding Rude

Confident Business English with Anna - April 24, 2024 03:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Your colleague, let's call them John, said he was going to send you the information you needed on Monday. Now it's Thursday and you know that you have to chase this up by email otherwise you are going to miss your deadline. The thing is John is a peer, or a superior and you don't know him very ...

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124. The Chats #1: Rivers and Lakes

Little Seal English - April 19, 2024 13:36 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Good morning you beautiful English learners, my name is Ronan and my plan is to: Empower you to speak English Boost your confidence when speaking Help you understand high level, natural, fluent English I am so excited to share this podcast with you because it's the first of a long journey I ...

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214. Understand What Your Colleagues Say In Meetings: Master Business Expressions #5

Confident Business English with Anna - April 17, 2024 03:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
The world is changing so fast. Businesses and companies have to adapt all the time. A transformational programme here, a new strategy over here. There's a lot going on and it's a topic we talk about all the time. But,  what expressions do you know about managing people and change? Today we will...

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123. I gave him the benefit of the doubt

Little Seal English - April 16, 2024 15:45 - 11 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Hey! Last week I told you about the incident with my landlord and turning off the water mid shower, I was not one bit happy. Anyway, I went and spoke to my landlord about this issue and he explained how it was out of his control. Rather than kicking up a fuss, I gave him the benefit of the dou...

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Мосты cотрудничества: community-based learning в программе русского языка. Интервью с Екатериной Бурвиковой (U of New Hampshire)

Foreign Language Pedagogy Podcast - April 16, 2024 02:22 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Сегодня у нас в гостях Екатерина Бурвикова, старший преподаватель Нью-Гемпширского университета, специалист по преподаванию русского языка как иностранного как в языковой среде, так и вне языковой среды. В 2023 году Екатерина получила престижную награду от Американского совета преподавателей р...

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Christine de Pizan | Episode LXVI

New Humanists - April 15, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
The poet of Joan of Arc, and a notable example of a female writer in the premodern period, Christine de Pizan took a turn at the popular humanist genre of the mirror to princes in her book "The Book of the Body Politics." Jonathan and Ryan take a look at her characterization of virtue, corporal ...

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Oli Cooke on how to help yourself with money anxiety

OnlineBound with Elena Mutonono - April 11, 2024 05:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
In this episode, Oli Cooke shares insights about how he was able to overcome a lifetime of anxiety. By using Rapid Resolution Therapy, he has shifted his mindset and his coaching. As a language teacher, he first understood the role of the unconscious mind in learning. He discovered that miscom...

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213. What To Say When Your Boss Gives You Positive Feedback On Your Work

Confident Business English with Anna - April 10, 2024 03:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Imagine your boss or colleague gives you feedback on a piece  of work. It's good news, they are really happy with the work you have done, they are telling you that everything is great. And when they finish speaking, you don't really know what else to say other than "Thank you." You don't feel th...

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122. I was livid

Little Seal English - April 10, 2024 00:05 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Welcome to another episode of the Little Seal English podcast. The aim of this podcast is simple, fan the flame of learning English! This podcast is only talking about real and relevant issues, nothing trivial here. Random Discussion Questions When is the last time you were livid? When is th...

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212. Sound More Advanced: Business Phrasal Verbs #4

Confident Business English with Anna - April 03, 2024 03:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
This week we continue with our series on business phrasal verbs. I'm going to cover 3 new ones that will give you an alternative from always using the same classic business english verb. Listen to find out what it is and how you can vary your vocabulary and sound more advanced.  Click here to s...

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Your Children Are Weak | Episode LXV

New Humanists - April 01, 2024 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
In his essay "On Educating Children," a follow-up to his denunciation of pedantry, Michel de Montaigne warns that "natural affection makes parents too soft" and incapable of properly disciplining their children, or even of letting their children take the risks and encounter the dangers they ough...

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Elena Mutonono on the power of reflection

OnlineBound with Elena Mutonono - March 28, 2024 05:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Welcome to season 7 of OnlineBound! This season, I'm excited to share a revelation that has become an integral part of my business. To succeed, we need the power of evaluation. This can be scary for a lot of reasons. It's much more tempting to chase dopamine hits by running from one course, or...

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121. The Oblivious Man

Little Seal English - March 27, 2024 13:09 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Good morning you beautiful Little Seals, This very short, unplanned, off the cuff, impromptu podcast was inspired by a run in I had yesterday with a very sharp detective. Okay, so the first 20 or so minutes is random, after that I start to teach vocabulary. Basically, this story is broke into t...

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211. [REVISIT] 11 Business English Quick Wins To Have On Autopilot

Confident Business English with Anna - March 27, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
This has been one of the most listened to episodes this season and I think a really useful episode to listen to if you haven't already and also to refresh on. This has been a list that I have been working on for a while. It's a recap of the key points I've mentioned on recent episodes and new ti...

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210. My Communication Tips: The Most Common Things I Tell My Clients + Funny Corrections Recently

Confident Business English with Anna - March 20, 2024 04:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Hi, How are you? I would like to do something a bit different today. We've been doing a lot of topic heavy episodes over the last few weeks so let's break it up a bit. Today I'd like to talk about the most common advice and recommendations I give my clients. I am going to talk about: The most c...

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120. The Combination of Fireworks, Teenagers, and School

Little Seal English - March 19, 2024 13:56 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
First, download my ebook https://littlesealenglish.com/4stepstofluency This is a mostly unplanned podcast about one my memories from school. Questions for you, what is the result when you mix fireworks, teenagers, and school? Well listen to this podcast and you’ll find out!   Long story sho...

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The Art of Language Teaching, feat. Tim Griffith | Episode LXIV

New Humanists - March 15, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
When Tim Griffith was coaching soccer and reading ancient Roman rhetorical theory, he realized he had stumbled across a pedagogical goldmine. In this episode, Jonathan and Ryan talk with Tim about raising kids as native Latin speakers, the roles that comprehensible input vs. grammar instruction ...

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209. Speak with Confidence: Describing Trends and Data #2

Confident Business English with Anna - March 13, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Let's continue with our series on describing data and trends. This time I'd like to go into more detail specifically about vocabulary. By the end of the episode you will know what are some common vocabulary mistakes and what words we use specifically to describe increases. In future episodes we ...

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119. Murphy's Law (Story podcast!)

Little Seal English - March 13, 2024 02:24 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 1 rating
First, download my ebook https://littlesealenglish.com/4stepstofluency   This is a compilation of one of my favorite podcasts, Murphy’s Law. There is a wild bunch of English throughout this podcast and I guarantee you, you can relate.   My Links Check out my website: www.littlesealenglish...

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Benny's travel update: 3 huge South American travel projects for 2024

Language Hacking - March 11, 2024 11:00 - 10 minutes
In this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast, host Benny shares his travel plans and projects for the year, all centered around South America. He discusses three major travel projects: visiting all Brazilian states, traveling from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean entirely by b...

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208. Understand More in Meetings: Business Expressions #4

Confident Business English with Anna - March 06, 2024 04:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
Let's continue our deep dive into business expressions. This week we are going to focus on ones that mean dealing with  work situations. By the end of the episode you will be able to understand the meanings of each of them and know the most common, short sentences that you can say if you want to...

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118. FOMO and Social Media

Little Seal English - March 05, 2024 16:37 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
What a beautiful day it is! Some Key English The rat race (be) down | adjective A new world The great reset Rely on social media for… Humanity Bring out the worst in people FOMO (Fear of missing out) Thought Provoking Questions What would some social impacts of no social media be? Wh...

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Benny shares his optimism and enthusiasm about his favourite AI language tool

Language Hacking - March 04, 2024 12:00 - 13 minutes
In this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast, Benny explores the game-changing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into language learning. Breaking away from his previous skepticism, Benny unveils a cutting-edge tool where users can engage with an AI teacher for unlimited lan...

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Republican Education, feat. Clifford Humphrey | Episode LXIII

New Humanists - March 01, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 32 ratings
We threw off the monarchy... now what? Having established a republic on American soil, the Founding Fathers were faced with the question of how to educate a new generation of people who would protect American liberty. The most underrated of the Founding Fathers, Dr. Benjamin Rush, devoted consid...

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117. He paid HOW much for a box of cards?

Little Seal English - February 29, 2024 14:15 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
You know how this works, we are going to learn some amazing English.   Key English from Podcast The GOAT Collector Authenticity Mint condition Expensive Auction Coveted Rare   Idioms Play the cards you’ve been dealt with Hold all the cards Call your bluff     My Links Check ...

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207. The Language of Leadership: Communicating Confidently in English Presentations with Christopher Wright, The English Training Company

Confident Business English with Anna - February 28, 2024 04:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 23 ratings
One of the biggest fears people have  aside from spiders, snakes and flying is speaking in public. As a manager or leading giving presentations is part and parcel of what you have to do, so the question seems to be, how can we make this process better so you can feel more confident? Here to ta...

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116. English Idiom: The Swing of Things

Little Seal English - February 26, 2024 17:18 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
English Idiom: The Swing of Things This podcast is all about the idiom the swing of things, I love this idiom! Let me know if you got any questions my friends! Examples I want to get back into + noun I wanna get back into + noun It's hard to get into the swing of things... I never got int...