The edge of the Grand Canyon. A remote mountaintop. A medieval cathedral. Some places are so mystical you feel like you're close to another dimension of space and time. There's a term for such locales: thin places. And: did you ever go tick-tacking a few nights before Halloween? It's pranks like tapping ominously on windows without being caught or tossing co ... Show More
Jun 8
Outer Space - 8 June 2026
A writer stumbles upon a tiny, motionless creature on a country road and, against all good advice, takes it home. The resulting memoir, Raising Hare, is a lovely meditation on nature and our relationship to it. And: have you ever invented a fake swear word to hide the real ones f ... Show More
53m 45s
Apr 2023
#215 Animal Idioms You Can Use in Daily Conversation
In this week's episode, we're exploring the fun topic of animals, except we're not learning simple animal words or noises they make. This is more advanced.We'll be looking at a few animal idioms, expressions and phrasal verbs that you can use in your daily life. Native speakers u ... Show More
31m 18s
Oct 2017
The Big Lick
The Tennessee Walking Horse has a natural gait that's famously smooth. And, if trained in a certain way, it can perform a walk that's even more spectacular, called the Big Lick. But, there's a secret behind how, exactly, these horses are trained to do the crowd-pleasing step they ... Show More
25m 35s
Sep 2023
151 - Expression: To Steer Clear
This lesson has two parts. In part one, you'll learn the common English expression "to steer clear," you'll hear a joke and you'll do some pronunciation exercises. In part two (which will be posted shortly), we'll be talking about moose in the US. You know what a moose is, right? ... Show More
16m 21s
Mar 2021
A Rather Large Cat (Pre-Intermediate)
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Kåre catches a polar bear and decides to take him to the King of Denmark as a present. On the way, they stay the night in Dovrefjell. There, on Christmas Eve, the trolls come to eat all the people's food. But they aren't exp ... Show More
18m 3s
Nov 2021
Horses | Can't Sleep? Learn About the Animals That Built Human Civilization
In this episode, Benjamin reads about Horses — the history, key details, and the parts most people never think to look up. It's a relaxed reading designed to give your mind something steady to follow as you wind down. No whispering, no sudden changes, just a consistent pace to he ... Show More
34m 5s