Oct 7

Sir David Attenborough 🌍 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 documentaries on the BBC about the natural world. Listen as I give an overview of his life and career, explain why he is so loved by people, share ane ... Show More

1h 35m

Sep 28

Luke’s Improvised Storytelling: Jurassic Park 🦖 [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 on narrative tenses, vocabulary recall and spoken fluency, while having fun reliving some great moments from cinema or literature. In this ep ... Show More

2h 6m

Sep 22

Testing My Friends on English Grammar / Irregular Verbs with Amber & Paul 🎯 [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 based on the table of irregular verbs. This is the result. I decided to test the POD-PALS on their grammatical knowledge, and to see what a ... Show More

2h 38m

Nov 2024

910. FUNNY ENGLISH SIGNS 🪧 Explained (Part 1)

Let's look at some funny examples of badly-worded signs from around the world (including UK & USA), which show the ambiguity and unintended consequences of unclear English. I analyse lots of signs, explaining the errors and offering improved versions, using them as teaching momen ... Show More

1h 18m

Sep 2021

How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.

In the world of great debates, there is one that has been long enduring and still keeps language prescriptivists awake at night: Is it "tom-ay-to" or "tom-ah-to"? Now, this may not seem as pressing as whether nuclear fusion is possible, but to people in the linguistic trenches, i ... Show More

11m 35s

Sep 2025

Questions of English & Listener Comments 🙋Bits & Bobs 4 [951]

Dealing with some questions from listeners about pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, namely how to know when 'd is had or would (in writing and pronunciation), the curious origins of the word podcast and a vocabulary lesson about the word cast including various collocations an ... Show More

1h 24m

Aug 2019

Long and Short Vowel sounds in English

In this episode you will hear the long and short vowel sounds of different words. These words are often confusing for students to pronounce. This lesson will help you to better pronounce these words.

14m 46s

May 2020

Episode 27 - These words can be pronounced 2 different ways!

These words have 2 different ways they can be pronounced! If you here them pronounced in two different ways you may scratch your head but they're both right!

12m 56s

Jan 2024

Recipe, Receipt, Prescription

These 3 words often confuse people when they go to use them. In this episode, you will learn their differences, pronunciations, and how to get them confused again.

5m 27s

Feb 2020

Episode 6 - Everyone's not so favorite words to pronounce

These are the some of the most difficult words to pronounce for non native and even some native English speakers!

10m 19s

Sep 2018

Episode 15

Learn how to pronounce some difficult words . Make sure to practice and repeat with the audios

50s

Dec 2024

#422 - 40 English Words You're Probably Pronouncing Wrong (and How to Fix Them)

Listen with FREE Interactive Transcript only on the <a style= "color: rgb(35, 111, 161);" href= "https://reallifeglobal.com/app/">RealLife App</a>. English pronunciation can be tricky — so ... Show More

33m 24s

Oct 2023

Bonus Ep 48 - Brits Tackling Awkward Moments | Ft. Harry

📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation Listen in to find out how Charlie & Harry would deal with some terribly British awkward moments. Ever fumbled with odd tea or feigned an accent? Tune in for a fun journey through the quirks of ... Show More

40m 39s

524. Tricky Pronunciation Debates / "Eit...