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Aug 2024
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#500 | This is Episode #500

Leonardo English
About this episode

 


In this milestone episode, we will deviate from the usual style of weird and wonderful stories. 


Instead, I'll take you behind the scenes of the podcast, share some never-before-revealed information, and tell you about an update to our programming schedule. 

  • Introduction & Milestone Celebration
  • Starting the Podcast Journey
  • Behind the Scenes: Research & Production
  • Listener Demographics & Podcast Growth
  • Expanding Beyond the Podcast
  • Changes to the Production Schedule
  • Reasons for the New Schedule
  • Conclusion & Community Engagement


 Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/500


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