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May 27
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937. A Birthday Ramble / The Spinning Wh...

Luke Thompson
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It's my birthday ๐Ÿฅณ so join me for a relaxed and light-hearted ramble, first with some comments about recent episodes and other podcast housekeeping, and then a series of talking points with the Spinning Wheel of Random Questions โ˜ธ๏ธ including bits about how being an English teacher affects my social interactions ๐Ÿ’ฌ, the infamous ice-cream wars of Ice-Cream Island ๐Ÿ๏ธ, leading an army of English learners into battle on the back of an Elephant ๐Ÿ˜, the title of my (hypothetical) autobiography ๐Ÿ“–, and my age revealed at the end of the episode. Full transcript available ๐Ÿ“„.

๐Ÿ“„ Get the PDF with transcript and questions ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/937.-A-Birthday-Ramble-_-The-Spinning-Wheel-of-Random-Questions-PDF-.pdf

๐Ÿ”— Episode page on my website ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/05/27/937-a-birthday-ramble-the-spinning-wheel-of-random-questions

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