A Big Talk about Small Talk ๐ฃ๏ธ (with Ray Addam) Improve your Speaking Skills in English [1007]
Small talk is not just a pointless way to fill silence in social situations, it is an opportunity to make great social connections, build yo...
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Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson
Luke's English Podcast is an award-winning podcast for learners of English. Listen, learn and have fun while picking up natural British English as it really is spoken.
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9 True Ghost Stories & Unexplained Mysteries from Listeners ๐๐ฏ๏ธ LEPster Writing Competition [1006]
Listen to a selection of 9 fascinating stories written by listeners, one of which will win the competition which I launched earlier this yea...
Sir David Attenborough ๐ Britain's #1 National Treasure [1005]
This episode is a celebration of a living-legend of British life & culture - Sir David Attenborough, who is best known for making documentar...
Lukeโs Improvised Storytelling: Jurassic Park ๐ฆ [1004] Listen & Learn English
Retelling the story of your favourite film, or book, can be a great way to practise your speaking skills in English. It can help you focus o...
Testing My Friends on English Grammar / Irregular Verbs with Amber & Paul ๐ฏ [1003]
Following a challenge from the comment section, I decided to see if it was possible to make an entire episode with my friends Amber and Paul...
Neuroscience & Learning English ๐ง 11 Surprising Facts [1002]
This episode is full of fascinating science-backed insights into how the brain processes language. I read an article, and then explain vario...
Real English Learning Stories from Around the World ๐ Listener Comments & Questions [1001]
LEP is back after a summer break, and in this episode you can hear messages and questions from listeners, including stories of English learn...
Episode 1000! ๐
Here it is, finally! The long-awaited episode 1000. It has taken me weeks to finish this. If you listen, you will understand why it has take...
Sherlock Holmes & The Adventure of the Man with the Twisted Lip ๐ต [999]
Back by popular demand, here is another Sherlock Holmes mystery for episode 999. How will Watson deal with his mini-mission to an opium den,...
Rambling in the Countryside ๐ก (feat. my daughter) [998]
Some podcast housekeeping is necessary in this episode, as I talk about current LEP news, moving into a house in the countryside, sketchy pl...
WORLD CUP RAMBLE #4 โฝ๏ธ FIFA 2026 England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ vs Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท and more... (with Zdenek) [BONUS]
Recorded the day after Argentina beat England in the semi-final ๐ญ here is World Cup Ramble #4. Zdenek joins me again as we discuss as many...
Funny Childhood Memories & Stories โก๏ธ๐ฆ (with Martin) [997]
Martin returns with a set of questions about childhood, sparking a funny conversation full of stories from school, family holidays, getting...
WORLD CUP RAMBLE 3 โฝ๏ธ FIFA 2026 with Fred [BONUS]
Here is the third World Cup ramble, covering the events of the last 16, predicting the outcomes of the quarter finals and beyond, and discus...
Debating Skills in English ๐ฃ๏ธ (with Ray Addam) [996]
Win any argument in English with these incredible debating skills. Ray Addam joins me for a discussion about the art of debating, including...
WORLD CUP RAMBLE #2 โฝ๏ธ FIFA 2026 with Zdenek [BONUS]
Here is the next bonus football rambling episode on LEP. The group stage of FIFA World Cup 2026 is over and teams are now being eliminated i...
How to talk about HEATWAVES like a (sweaty) British man ๐ฅต [995]
There has been an awful heatwave in Europe recently, with really high temperatures and a humid, sticky atmosphere. In this episode I ramble...
London Accents & Study Tips with Patricio Languages ๐ฃ๏ธ๐ฌ๐ง [994]
What are the different English accents you can hear if you visit London? In this episode I am talking to Patricio from the YouTube channel P...
Music, Marketing & Memories with Jez Booker ๐ฅ [993]
In this episode I am reconnecting with an old friend after over 25 years of not seeing each other. Jez Booker is from Solihull in the West M...
Vietnam Travelling Diary ๐ป๐ณ [992]
In 2009 I did a solo travelling experience around Vietnam, and I wrote a diary while I was there. In this episode, over 16 years later, I re...
[BONUS] FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 PREVIEW MEGARAMBLE โฝ
A bonus mid-week episode previewing the FIFA World Cup 2026 in North America. I'll be talking about all the teams, the favourites, the under...