Mar 9

Spring Offer 2026 – FAQ: What's the Difference Between the Podcast and the Premium Courses?

This week is a bit special! All my courses have a 60% discount. I've received several messages with questions about the courses. In this short episode I'm gonna try to answer some frequently asked questions. By the way, you can get the deal at: Speakenglishpodcast.com/courses

9m 13s

Mar 5

#374 The 90% Rule: How to choose English listening level

How to choose English listening level? Listening is powerful… but it must be comprehensible You already know that I insist on one thing again and again: you need to listen a lot.You need to listen every day, and you need to repeat the same lessons many times, because repetition h ... Show More

21m 22s

Feb 18

#373 Why You Freeze When Speaking English

Have You Ever Had This Moment? You start speaking English. At the beginning, it's okay. And then suddenly… your brain stops. You know the idea. You know the meaning. But the word doesn't come. So what do you do? You speak faster. You try to push the words out. And then you feel f ... Show More

15m 2s

Aug 2018

179 - Eight English idioms from Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a poet and playwright who lived in the 16th century. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of the English language. You might know him as the author of the famous "Romeo and Juliet." Many of the English idioms we use to thi ... Show More

5m 14s

May 2021

#162: The Genius of William Shakespeare

He is the most famous playwright in history and has been translated into every major living language.In this episode, you'll learn about this fantastic man's life, his works, and why he is still called "the world's greatest living playwright ... Show More

25m 54s

Oct 2019

Shakespeare - Known and Unknown

William Shakespeare is the most famous writer in the English language. He lived more than 400 years ago, but people still read his poetry and plays today. Christy VanArragon and Colin Lowther look at Shakespeare’s life.

15m 1s

Sep 2020

OFH Throwback - Episode #5- Did Shakespeare Write the Plays?

William Shakespeare is easily the best known playwright in the English language. His works are praised as some of the greatest feats of writing and are still required reading throughout the English speaking world. But what if the man from Stratford-upon- Avon was not the true aut ... Show More

50m 3s

Sep 2020

OFH Throwback - Episode #5- Did Shakespeare Write the Plays?

William Shakespeare is easily the best known playwright in the English language. His works are praised as some of the greatest feats of writing and are still required reading throughout the English speaking world. But what if the man from Stratford-upon- Avon was not the true aut ... Show More

50m 3s

Jan 2023

Shakespeare

No single writer has shaped the way we speak and think more than William Shakespeare. Whether we’re being cruel to be kind, wearing our hearts on our sleeves, or spotting the green eye’d monster — it’s almost impossible to use the English language without quoting him. But who was ... Show More

56m 27s

Mar 2019

Will the real Shakespeare please stand up?

Playwright William Shakespeare is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential writers in the English language, and his plays have been read or performed millions of times around the world. He was also quite prolific: Between about 1590 and 1613, Shakespeare wrote at lea ... Show More

1 h

Feb 2021

William Shakespeare

Join Greg Jenner in 16th century England to meet the bard himself, one of England's greatest writers, William Shakespeare. How did he go from the son of a glove maker in Stratford Upon Avon to a famed theatre owner, actor and writer in London? What was life really like in a Shake ... Show More

13m 32s

May 2021

The Queer Shakespeare: John Lyly

John Lyly's name may not be so familiar. He was a playwright and poet writing at the same time as Shakespeare and, in his day, was more famous than the Bard himself. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr Andy Kesson about Lyly's radical and, frankly, queer works: his plays in w ... Show More

40m 16s

#128 William Shakespeare (part #2)