Episode 132: Food for Thought

In the first decade of the 1600s, English speakers were on the move as they established the first permanent English settlement in North America. They also began a steady a migration to northern Ireland after an event known to history as ‘the Flight of the Earls.’ As these English ... Show More

In the early 1600s, several landmark events shaped the history of England and determined how and where the English language would be spoken in the centuries that followed. The period from 1602-1605 saw the end of the Elizabethan era, the unification of the crowns of England and S ... Show More

In the first couple of years of the 1600s, several new Shakespeare plays appeared. ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ and ‘As You Like It’ were recorded in the Stationer’s Register, and a third play called ‘The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’ was likely performed on the stage for the ... Show More

Episode 109 brings our long season on Late Antiquity to a close, reviews the past 24 programs on the beginnings of the Middle Ages, and introduces our new season on early Islamic History. The Actual First Novels Bonus Series: https://literatureandhistory.com/bonus-content#tafn Li ... Show More

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we begin by discussing a random quick fact involving the curious old practice of mailing children. We then move on to discussing the show’s first sponsor, RXBar. For 25% off your first order, visit https://rxbar.com/brainfood and enter the ... Show More

Find the transcript of the story and the questions at https://enbooo.com. Mouth-watering, hearty breakfast, light meal, spoil someone's appetite, food poisoning. Here are the five expressions you'll learn how to use in this episode! Listen to the story and discover how ... Show More

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at that time the United States government banned pre-sliced bread… Really. Next up, we have a brief message from a sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3,000 bestselling nonfiction books in ju ... Show More

Write to Mike Bilbrough to ask a question or give an opinion.In this final part of the story (see part 1 at Podcast 160), Simon prepares for his part in the play, and life seems to be getting better for him - but will everything happen the way Simon imagined? Lots of B1 adjective ... Show More

In today's episode, we will share 3 segments to help you teach English or learn and increase English fluency:Grammar: "Understanding Infinitives and Gerunds"American English Idioms "Time to Kill" English Listening Comprehension: An excerpt from Chapter 2 of Vladislav Bogorov's bo ... Show More

📖 Episode Transcripts in Link Below ⬇️ In today’s episode, we’ll be diving into one of the most intense and dramatic periods of World War II – The Blitz. https://patreon.com/HistoryinSlowGerman?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_c ... Show More

In this episode of The Brain Food Show, we start off looking at the interesting reason why milk is white, yet cheddar cheese is yellow/orange. Next up, we have a brief message from our sponsor, Blinkist, which gives you the key ideas from more than 3,000 bestselling nonfiction bo ... Show More

Following our episode in Lübeck, we couldn’t miss the opportunity to tell you about this much loved sweet treat. Marzipan has been made in Lübeck since 1806 and has a long history with royalty. Find our recipe to make Marzipan, the transcript to follow along and the translation o ... Show More

In this debut episode of our new The BrainFood Show podcast, we discuss the surprising similarities between online commenters and audiences throughout history, as well as how the practice of throwing tomatoes at performers got started.  We’ll also be looking at the various ways t ... Show More