English Plus Podcast
Episodes
Word Power | Rangoli, Art at the Threshold
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the traditional art of rangoli, art at the threshold in this new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast. Practice the 10 keyword...
Spotlights | Cancel Culture, AI’s Job Market Impact, and Stretching Secrets Revealed
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
| In this special episode of the English Plus Podcast, we dive into our recent English Plus Magazine articles, exploring the complexities of cancel ...
[PREVIEW] EP760 | Spotlights | Cancel Culture, AI's Job Market Impact and Stretching Secrets Revealed
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of the English Plus Podcast, we dive into our recent English Plus Magazine articles, exploring the complexities of cancel ...
Word Power | Three Laws That Must Be Obeyed
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the meaning and usage of ten interesting keywords from a text about Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion. We discuss words li...
[PREVIEW] EP759 | Word Power | Three Laws That Must Be Obeyed
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore the meaning and usage of ten interesting keywords from a text about Sir Isaac Newton's laws of motion. We discuss ...
Word Power | Learning the Ropes
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this Word Power episode – Learning the Ropes, we discuss 10 commonly used English keywords, including Gothic, impregnable, riven, insularity, eli...
Ask Danny | Write Better Paragraphs
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to this episode of English Plus Podcast, where we'll be discussing the art of crafting powerful paragraphs. Whether you're a student looking...
Word Power | Stick Style
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Word Power, we explore the unique architectural style of the Great Camps in the Adirondack Mountains, and learn 10 new vocabulary w...
Word Power | Meaningful Measurement
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about how the metric system came to existence and how it replaced the archaic arbitrary imperial system as a meaningful measurement in this new ...
Science | Let’s Talk about Brain Myths 1
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about brain myths in this Let’s Talk Science episode from English Plus Podcast. Are our brain perfectly designed? Are creative people right-br...
Word Power | William Tell, Man or Myth?
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the Swiss hero, William Tell in today’s Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast and lean ten keywords in the context of the story. ...
Science | Let’s Talk about Brain Myths 2
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about 6 brain myths and what the reality about them is in a new Let’s Talk Science episode from English Plus Podcast. We’ll learn whether ou...
Casual Talk | Is It Time to Give Up?
04 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about what’s coming to English Plus in season 6, and about English Plus Premium. You will also get the chance to meet Achilles in the Fan...
Business | Let’s Talk about The Working Environment
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this new Let’s Talk Business episode, our discussion will focus on the working environment and the well-being of employing in terms of the physic...
Discussions | Let’s Talk about Global Problems
31 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Let’s Talk Topics, we will focus on global problems. We will talk about poverty, climate change, inequality, political conflict a...
Word Power | An Uncommon Common Liquid
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 10 new words in the context of our story today about water — An Uncommon Common Liquid. Practice what you learned on our website https://eng...
Christmas Around the World
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the origins of Christmas and the different traditions of Christmas from all around the world. Learn how different countries from around th...
Discussions - On Forgiveness
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you find it easy to forgive people? What is forgiveness and why is it so hard? What do religions say about forgiveness? In this new Discussions epi...
The Moche of Ancient Peru | Word Power
28 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the Moche of Ancient Peru and learn 10 new words in the context of our very interesting story in which we will dive into ancient history. ...
Wisdom of the Ages | Word Power
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about proverbs and why they are important in oral cultures all around the world and learn 10 new words in context. Practice what you lear...
Charting the Elements | Word Power
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered about the elements, the periodic table? Who put it like that? In this word power episode, we will talk about Charting the Eleme...
Peaks and Politics | Word Power
31 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Word Power episode, we will talk about Peaks and Politics, and in the context of our story for today, you’re going to learn 10 new words tha...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Episode 07 | Life Cycle and The Aging Brain
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last episode of our series, An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain and in it, we will talk about the body’s life cycle and we will fi...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Episode 06 | The Unconscious and Emotional Brain
29 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 6 of An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain, we will talk about the Unconscious and Emotional Brain. We will talk about what happens whe...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain | Episode 05 | Caring and Feeding Systems of the Body
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode from our Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Series, we will learn about the circulatory, the respiratory and the immunity sys...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Series Episode 04 | The Perceptive Brain
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new episode of our series An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain, we’re going to learn about the perceptive brain, how the senses really ...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain | Episode 03 | Body Control
26 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what controls your body’s actions both voluntary and involuntary? The answer may sound a lot simpler than it looks, it’s yo...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Series | Episode 02 | The Learning Brain
25 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The brain should need no introduction. After all, the brain is what makes you you. But it’s a paradox that the organ that lets you understand the wo...
An Essential Guide to Your Body and Brain Series | Episode 01 | The Body’s Framework
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don’t you want to learn about your body and brain? Don’t you want to understand better what’s going on inside? Join me in this new Essential Gui...
Beyond Earth Series Episode 02 | The Milky Way
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Beyond Earth Series episode, we will learn about our own galaxy, the Milky Way. We will start learning more about our own stars and other...
Beyond Earth Series Episode 01 | The Solar System
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of our brand new series, Beyond Earth, we’re going to start our journey exploring our own solar system before we go further an...
Tropical Rain Forests | Word Power
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Build your vocabulary, learn encumbrance, biome, stupendous, camouflage, dank, and five more words in the context of Word Power, Topical Rain Forests....
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 6
01 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of our series Great Mysteries, we’re going to talk about mysteries related to natural forces, phenomena and beyond. Find the t...
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 5
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Despite sciences’ amazing advances in the past century, we are still in the dark about some of the basic facts in life. For example, what is hiding ...
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 4
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of our series Great Mysteries, we’re going to talk about mysteries related to religion, myth and the supernatural. Faith, hope, and ...
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 3
28 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes cultures leave behind mysteries that baffle those who come after them, from standing stones to coded manuscripts. Here are a few that have s...
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 2
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We keep wondering about many things happening around us or things that happened in the past and even things that will happen in the future and we find...
Great Mysteries Series | Episode 1
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis and other mysteries in The Greatest Mysteries of the World, a new series from English Plus Podcast. A new s...
The Art of Horace Pippin | Word Power
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are many things in this life that we call art, and art does not take our understanding of any of the intricacies of color, light and shade, or t...
The Language of Sign | Word Power
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the language of sign and how it was not regarded as a real language at first and learn 10 new words in context as this is a new Word Power...
Acids and Bases | Word Power
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about acids and bases and add 10 new words to your active vocabulary bank with the interactive activities on the website and the PDF practice wo...
Grammar Plus | Modal Verbs 2 | Have To and Must
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Grammar Plus episode, we’re going to continue our modal verbs series and we will talk about have to and must this time. Practice what you’...
Vocabulary Plus | Talking about Feelings 3
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Vocabulary Plus episode, we’re going to conclude our talking about feelings mini-series. Practice what you’re learning on https://englishp...
Grammar Plus | Modal Verbs 1 | Can, Could and Be Able To
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Grammar Plus episode, we’re going to start our series talking about modal verbs in English. We will start with can, could and be able to. Pr...
Vocabulary Plus | Talking about Feelings 2
24 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're going to learn about how to express happiness, sadness and anger using commonly used idioms. Practice what you’re learning on...
The Terra Cotta Army | Word Power
22 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this Word Power episode, we will learn 10 new words in context of our story of the Terra Cotta Army of Emperor Shi Huang Di. Practice what you le...
Brain Myths Episode 02 | Are Creative People Right-Minded?
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new episode of our series Brain Myths, we’re going to tackle two myths, or questions. Are creative people right brained? And Is mental illne...
Stories Plus | The Last of Us Episode 01 | All Is Lost
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What seemed to start out as a nice surprise birthday gift and maybe a little party turned out to be the beginning of a nightmare. This is the first ep...
Celia Thaxter and Childe Hassam | Word Power
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Word Power episode, we’ll talk about one of the most powerful artistic collaborations in American history between Celia Thaxter and Chi...
Brain Myths Episode 01 | Are Bigger Brains Smarter?
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode from our brand new series Brain Myths, we're going to discuss two questions or myths, Are bigger brains smarter? and Are our bra...
Vocabulary Plus | Talking about Feelings 1
10 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this vocabulary and speaking premium episode, we're going to discuss how we can talk about feelings in English. Practice what you learn on https://...
Five and Alive Word Power
08 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is fire alive? Do you think it’s an easy question; well think again, as we will talk about that in today’s Word Power episode Five and Alive. Prac...
Shocking Events That Made History | Episode 7
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of our series Shocking Events That Made History, we will talk about shocking events related to leaders and losers, and shocking ...
The Birth of the International Red Cross | Word Power
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We always feel alarmed when we hear their sirens, but if we were the ones who called them, we would definitely feel relieved. We wish we would never h...
Cuna Creations | Word Power
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered about the exotic beauty of the Caribbean islands? Have you ever heard of the San Blas Island and the Cuna people who live there? Well, i...
Shocking Events That Made History | Episode 6
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode of our Shocking Events That Made History Series, we will continue talking about shocking events related to social movement. Fin...
The Most Important Chemical Reaction in the World | Word Power
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When we talk about the most important chemical reaction in the world, some may think it has something to do with nuclear bombs. For some, it might be ...
The Wreck of the Ten Sail | Word Power
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new Word Power episode, we’re going to learn about The Wreck of the Ten Sail and learn 10 new words in context. Practice what you learn on...
Shocking Events That Made History Series | Episode 5
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a new episode of our series Shocking Events That Made History. Belief systems have been with us since the start of civilization—and for j...
Swamps Features and Creatures | Word Power
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There might be very few horror stories that did not employ the swamp as part of its creepy setting in one way or another. Swamps have been infamous fo...
Shocking Events That Made History Episode 4
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Art, entertainment, sports; these forms of expression are among humanity’s greatest prides, and yet none of it comes easily: Artists are blasted for...
Playing Your Baseball Cards Right | Word Power
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about Playing Your Baseball Cards Right and how this almost childish pastime turned into a serious investment for some people, and also learn 10...
Shocking Events That Made History | Episode 3
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
From the days when there was no greater dare than to sail oceans unknown to centuries of dueling over established territories, humanity’s global pri...
Too Many Deer | Word Power
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about what happens if there are too many deer in an area, or when our own overpopulation becomes a dangerous problem, and learn 10 new words in ...
A Very Short Introduction to Childhood Diseases
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the different diseases children may contract, and this should be important to learn about whether you have children or not. We're not goin...
Shocking Events That Made History Series | Episode 2
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever thought of how women were first introduced to the world of advertising as, unfortunately, an object? Do you believe that when you discover or cre...
Magna Carta - The Spirit of 1215 | Word Power
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about The Magna Carta and the spirit of 1215 in this Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast and learn 10 new words along the way to add to...
Shocking Events That Made History - Series | Episode 1
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this new series, I will talk about shocking events that made history, not only because of the impact they left, but because of how shocking they we...
Architecture in the Prairie Style | Word Power
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, his style and work in this new English Plus Podcast episode and learn 10 new words along the way and add...
The Free Spirits of the Molecular World | Word Power
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 10 new words in the context of The Free Spirits of the Molecular World, and get to practice what you learn on the website. Take your English voc...
The Navajo Code Talkers | Word Power
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 10 new words in the context of The Navajo Code Talkers, and get to practice what you learn on the website. Take your English vocabulary to the n...
Master of the Wordless Theater | Word Power
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 10 new words in the context of Master of the Wordless Theater, Marcel Marceau, and get to practice what you learn on the website. Take your Engl...
An Early Voice for the Environment | Word Power
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 659 Vocabulary Builder An Early Voice for the EnvironmentLearn 10 new words in the context of An Early Voice for the Environment and get to pr...
Jeanealogy | Word Power
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn 10 new words in the context of jeanealogy and get to practice what you learn on the website. Take your English vocabulary to the next level. Pra...
Series | The Greatest Mysteries of the World Episode 01
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the Bermuda Triangle, Atlantis and other mysteries in The Greatest Mysteries of the World, a new series from English Plus Podcast. A new s...
Series | 100 events That Changed the World 91-100
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about events going all the way from the birth of the 24-hour news to the Nobel Prize being awarded for youth advocacy in the last episode of 100...
Street Art | Word Power
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words amnesty, aegis, ravage, ensue, wield and five more words in the context of Street Art in a new Vocabulary Builder episode from English...
What Do You Know about the Crusades?
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you know about the Crusades? Learn more about them in this new Do You Know episode from English Plus Podcast. Learn more on https://englishp...
What Do You Know about John F. Kennedy?
12 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you know about President John F. Kennedy? Learn more about him in this new Do You Know episode from English Plus Podcast. Learn more on http...
Stories | The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What started as an ordinary hunting trip will turn into an extraordinarily perilous adventure and clash between two hunters to claim the most valuable...
Special Reports | Women’s Rights
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In our Special Report and in celebration of the International Women’s Day, we will talk about Women’s Rights in history. How the movement started,...
Of Chess and Life | Are You A King?
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You don’t have to be a chess player, or even a fan to know if you are a king or not. In this Of Chess and Life episode, I will only help you answer ...
Series | 100 Events That Changed the World 81-90
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about major events from the exile of the Dalai Lama, to the assassination of Kennedy, the Imprisonment of Mandela all the way to the PC revoluti...
Typhoon
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words abnormal, catastrophic, conspiracy, intervene, kindred, spawn minimal, generate, specific and sustain in context while learning about ...
Business | Quality Standards and People
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the common ISO quality standards and about other standards and frameworks used to measure the quality standards of a company not only from...
The Delany Sisters
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words: preeminent, feisty, militant, serene, confound and 5 more words in the context of our topic, The Delany Sisters, in a new Vocabulary ...
Series | 100 Events That Changed the World 71-80
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from our series, 100 Events That Changed the World, we will talk about 10 important events from discovering the wonder drug, to World ...
In Search of A Common Language
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words: legion, foster, profound, relentless, tenet, prosaic and 4 more words in the context of our topic, In Search of a Common Language, in...
Lightning
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words depict, surpass, induce, inherent, prevalent and 5 more words in the context of our topic, lightning, in a new Vocabulary Building epi...
Special Reports | Remember the Holocaust
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, we have this special report – Remember the Holocaust for us to ...
Series | 100 Events That Changed the World 61-70
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode from our series, 100 Events That Changed the World, we will talk about 10 important events from women getting the vote, to World War I...
Gods and Heroes | The Afterlife
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the different beliefs people have for the afterlife, especially from myths and legends in a new Gods and Heroes episode from English Plus ...
I Have A Dream — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words abridge, charismatic, creed, galvanize, indefatigable and 5 more words in a new vocabulary building episode ‘I Have a Dream of Dr. M...
Special Reports | The History of Education
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s Special Report celebrating the International Day of Education, we will talk about the history of education from the ancient time until pr...
Vocabulary Building | Let the Good Times Roll
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words robust, traverse, acculturation, quell, plaintive and 5 more words in a new vocabulary building episode ‘Let the Good Times Roll,’...
Vocabulary Building | Earthquake
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Learn the words immense, desolation, converge, diverge, creep and five more words in the context of our vocabulary building episode about earthquakes....
Word Power | Lincoln Begins His Second Term
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the moment Abraham Lincoln began his second term and learn 10 new word in the context of this little story in a new Vocabulary Building ep...
Word Power | The Surrender Speech of Chief Joseph
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the brief but eloquent and heartrending surrender speech of Chief Joseph and learn 10 new words in context in this new Word Power episode ...
Word Power | Fossils Trapped in Tar
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the fossils trapped in tar in Rancho La Brea and learn ten new words in the context of this word power story with interactive exercises an...
Word Power | The Statue of Liberty‘s Roots
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about the Statue of Liberty’s Roots and, in the context of this story, learn the meaning of ten new words with interactive exercises and an ex...