Teacher Talking Time

1.5 Million YouTube Subscribers Later: The Truth About Money - Jennifer Lebedev

31 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"One of the mindsets that I really like is that I want to earn more so that I can sometimes offer more to those who can't afford it. It's like a cycle...

The End of Traditional ELT: Why Teachers Must Unlearn Everything - Evan Frendo

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"We’ve got to have a very hard look at ourselves and stop calling ourselves experts just because we have a Master's from 10 or 15 years ago. Those t...

The Imposter Syndrome Trap: The Psychological Reason You’re Not Charging What You’re Worth [and how to fix it] - Catherine Angus

28 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"You have to get beyond the 'it’s all about me' and get over that 'non-profit mindset' to realize you have a skillset worth an investment. Don't com...

You Can't NOT Teach Grammar (And Why We’re Doing It Wrong) - Caitlyn Pineault

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"Designing curriculum around proficiency goals for your program  is a way of making them a positive, empowering tool instead of something that's pun...

Don't go Viral: The real keys to creating IMPACTFUL content - Laura Wilkes

31 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

"You don't have to feel confident to be great at what you do."  We talk with Laura Wilkes, founder of Communicating for Impact, about content creatio...

There's a problem with the word "INCLUSION." We should use THIS instead - Ben Goldstein

15 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "You can be included and still not feel that you belong" - B...

The biggest risk isn't being WRONG, it's being CONFUSED - John Healy

01 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "Make a decision about which direction you wanna h...

You'll never feel ready: do you want to build a teaching business or not? - Mariela Mondaca

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   "So many people are out there doing great things and the...

Can learning apps REALLY support language learning? The research may be surprising - Shawn Loewen

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   "How do we make research meaningful for the classroom? W...

It's magical to feel PROUD of something you created - Anna Aleksenko

31 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to chat with us about your business? Book a free meeting here.  "I have no shame whatsoever in marketing my own courses because I feel proud. I...

Kids do NOT learn languages faster than adults. That's a MYTH - Dr. Karen Lichtman

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to move away from 1:1 and build your teaching business? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help. "There's this myth that kids learn faster...

You need to master the art of self-reinvention - Jessica Dias

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*This is episode two of our series highlighting education entrepreneurs. New episodes every first of the month.  Want to chat with us about your busi...

Is a TRULY task-based curriculum possible? - Claudia Fernandez

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to move away from 1:1 and build your teaching business? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   From beginner to intermediate in 9 mon...

Practice is the Price: What Teaching Taught us about Building a Business

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

*This launches the beginning of a new series of our show: education entrepreneurship. We'll release an additional episode monthly, highlighting entre...

The Big BEASTS of English Grammar: What we Need to UNLEARN - Graham Burton

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

50% off our CPD courses for podcast listeners - click here and use the code "TTT"   Does the grammar that is normally taught match the evidence corpu...

"Don't teach AT the students. Teach OFF them" - Scott Thornbury

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to move away from 1:1 and build your teaching business? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   "Don't teach at the students. Teach of...

Learner autonomy is driven by the TEACHER, not the learner - Dr. David Little

02 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   Learner autonomy is something that happens INSIDE the cl...

Native English isn't Relevant to the Majority of English Users - Jennifer Jenkins

30 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Want to monetize your skills as a teacher? Book a free 1:1 with us to see if we can help.   "It's  such social injustice to expect people to use E...

Native Teachers can't Fix Pronunciation - John Levis

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Book a complimentary meeting with us to help grow your business.  Learners can think a native teacher is a vaccine against poor pronunciation. Equall...

Stop Apologizing for Being Multilingual - Dr. Angelica Galante

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your goals for your teaching business.  Native speaker or non-native speaker? Monolingual or plurilingual? Why do we h...

A PLAN is not a STRATEGY: The 7 Cs of Teacherpreneur Success

04 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your goals for your teaching business.  Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free support group here.   Why do some te...

We should AIM to give more STATUS to being a teacher - Audrey Rousse-Malpat

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business goals.  Black Friday 2024: 50% off CPD (click here).  Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free ...

Burnout and stress is TOO LATE for teacher wellbeing - Sarah Mercer

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business goals.  Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free support group here.   Education is designed a...

ELT is full of DISASTERS - Dr. Enrica Piccardo

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business goals.  Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free support group here.   ELT is full of disaster...

Teachers have TWO options: Earn more or leave ELT

24 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business goals.  Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free support group here.   What do toad venom, the...

ELT has the WRONG input: Learners can't understand REAL people - Sheila Thorn

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Escaping precarity in ELT? Join our free support group here.   Want to move faster? Book a free 1:1 to strategize your teaching business.  ELT prov...

Grammar is in the BRAIN, not on a piece of paper - Tania Ionin & Silvina Montrul

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free support group for teachers building their business.  Grammar instruction or grammar learning? We dive into this with today's guests.  ...

We CANNOT and DO NOT Control What Students Learn - Bill VanPatten

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free support group for teachers building their business.  So many teachers focus on teaching when they should focus on something else. In t...

The traditional pronunciation model EXCLUDES virtually every teacher - Robin Walker & Gemma Archer

29 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free support group for teachers building their business.  So many teachers feel they can't teach pronunciation if their speech doesn't sound...

TBLT isn't a fad & this is why NOT using it is holding you back - Lara Bryfonski

16 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Find your niche & get 5 new clients. Start here.  Many teachers are wary of using a task-based approach. Learn how to overcome that and start usi...

Donna Brinton on Content-based Instruction

13 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Our 5in30 community helps you get 5 new clients in 30 days. Start here.  Donna M. Brinton is a methodologist, trainer, author, and distinguished figu...

2023 Wrapped: Making Next Year an Authentic One

20 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our 5in30 helps you get 5 new clients in 30 days. Start here.  Leo, Mike, and Andrew grab some nog, get in the holiday spirit, and chat about authent...

Cecilia Nobre on Using Video for Teacher Development

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We help teachers start their own online business for free. Click here to join in. Cecilia Nobre is a Ph.D. student in Applied Linguistics at Warwick, ...

Geoff Jordan on ELT Now and How It Could Be

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We help teachers start their own business for free. Click here to join in. Geoff Jordan is a teacher, trainer, academic, and author. Geoff has a Ph.D....

Paul Nation on the Four Strands, 27 years later

10 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

See our free CPD and business growth guides for teachers. Click here.  Paul Nation is an Emeritus Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University ...

Dogme Days of Summer 2

17 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Want to get your first 5 clients in the next 30 days? Click here.  Deep in the Dogme Days of Summer, Mike, Leo, and Andrew get into part 2 of their ...

Dogme Days of Summer

21 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to join our free teacherpreneur support community to grow together.  Andrew, Mike, and Leo sit down and ponder Dogme....as a new approach?...

Dylan Gates on Dogme and the RDS Method

21 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to join our free teacherpreneur support community to grow together.  Dylan was born just outside London and has been working in the ELT se...

Nicola Prentis on Investing in your Future Self

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  And click here to check out The Chilled Investor to make your money wor...

Ken Lackman on the Lexical Approach

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  Ken has been in ELT since 1995. A teacher, trainer, and author, he has ...

Teacherpreneur Challenges & Tackling Irrational Fears

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  Leo, Mike and Andrew return to the studio to discuss the most common ch...

Lessons Learned in 2022

17 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Click here to grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  Leo, Mike, and Andrew hop in the studio to record their annual year-end...

Danny Norrington-Davies & Richard Chinn on Emergent Language

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Grow with other teacherpreneurs in our free support community.  Danny Norrington Davies and Richard Chinn have done extensive research on emergent la...

Katarina Mentzelopoulos on Exceptionalism in Language Learning

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free teacherpreneur community.  Katarina Mentzelopoulos is an ESRC-funded Ph.D. student at the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research in...

Chris Jacobs on Flow Theory

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free teacherpreneur community. Chris Jacobs joins Mike and Andrew to talk about flow theory. Chris is an assistant professor at the Universit...

The Advantages of Disadvantages

15 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Join our free teacherpreneur community.  Leo, Mike, and Andrew talk about burnout in education, Learn YOUR English beginnings, their journey, and how...

CEFR and the Dutch School System

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to use Dogme and TBLT to grow your sustainable teaching business? Schedule a chat with us to see if we can help.  This is a very special episode...

Anthony Gaughan

14 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to use Dogme and TBLT to grow your sustainable teaching business? Schedule a chat with us to see if we can help.  Anthony Gaughan is a teacher a...

Florencia Henshaw

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take the LYE Free 120-hour training on growing your teaching business in 5 days. Click here to enroll free.  Want to talk about how to grow your busi...

Practically Speaking: The CEFR & Plurilingualism

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to use Dogme and TBLT to grow your sustainable teaching business? Schedule a chat with us to see if we can help.  This is a very special episode...

TAP into the Future

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  How much lesson planning is required? Should I use a coursebook? Are teaching 1-1 or groups are the ...

The Cult of Learning 18: Fear

02 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learn...

Episode 37: Twenty Twenty Won

19 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  Mike, Andrew, and Leo sip some nog and reminisce on the year that was. From COVID to a corrective fe...

Episode 36: Ask Us Anything

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  Mike, Leo, and Andrew get back in the studio for a special, bizarro episode. In this "Ask Us Anythin...

The Cult of Learning 17: The Art of Noticing Language

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learn...

Episode 35:Jane Setter

01 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  Jane Setter joins the show to talk accents, speech prosody, and her new book "Your Voice Speaks Volu...

The Cult of Learning 16: S.M.A.R.T. Goals for Effective Language Learning

21 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learn...

Episode 34: Chris Jones

29 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to teach less and earn more? Find out how.  Chris Jones joins us to talk conversation, strategies, and speaking.  Chris Jones is a Senior Lectu...

Corrective Feedback 8: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Miroslaw Pawlak

09 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

The Cult of Learning 15: The Three Essentials of Language Learning, Part III

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what they...

Corrective Feedback 7: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Shaofeng Li

28 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

The Cult of Learning 14: The Three Essentials of Language Learning - Part II

14 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what they...

Corrective Feedback 6: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Neomy Storch

28 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

The Cult of Learning 13: The Three Essentials of Language Learning - Part 1

20 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what they...

Corrective Feedback 5: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. María del Pilar García Mayo

09 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

Corrective Feedback 4: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Yucel Yilmaz

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

The Cult of Learning 12: What are Habits and The Science Behind Them, Part III

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Want to win a free subscription to habit tracking app Habitica?  1. Review Teacher Talking Time in Apple Podcasts or on Google 2. Send us a screensho...

Corrective Feedback 3: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Rebecca Adams

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

Corrective Feedback 2: Exploring the Discourse with Dr. Hossein Nassaji

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

Corrective Feedback 1: Exploring the Discourse by Connecting Scholars & Teachers

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're thrilled to announce our new partnership with Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, to produce an 8-part mini series on the topic of Corrective...

Cult of Learning 11: What are Habits and The Science Behind Them, Part II

27 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 33: Scott Thornbury

14 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Thornbury joins Leo, Mike, and Andrew in studio.  Scott has taught and trained in Egypt, UK, Spain, and in his native New Zealand. Until recent...

Cult of Learning 10: What are Habits and The Science Behind Them, Part I

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 32: Two Years of Teacher Talking Time

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off 2021, Mike, Leo, and Andrew hold Teacher Talking Time’s first ever live episode to commemorate two years of podcasting with Learn YOUR E...

Cult of Learning 9: Our Words of the Year for 2020

26 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 31: 2020 Year in Review

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mike, Leo, and Andrew sit down and reflect on the year that was in 2020. In a year unlike any other in our lifetime, many things happened. They discus...

The Cult of Learning 8: Mastering the Art of Conversation

15 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 30: Luke Meddings

01 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leo invites Luke Meddings into the digital studio. Luke is a teacher, trainer, and author with over 30 years in the ELT industry. In 2009 he co-author...

The Cult of Learning 7: Visualizing Yourself in English

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 29: Dr. Masatoshi Sato

30 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Leo and Mike chat with Dr. Masatoshi Sato about academic research, second language teaching, and why a lack of implementation still exists between res...

The Cult of Learning 6: Why Learn a New Language?

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what the...

Episode 28: Ana-Marija Petrunic

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew sits down with Ana-Marija Petrunic to discuss her work in post-conflict Kosovo in the late 1990's, how language & identity factor into teaching...

The Cult of Learning 5: Setting Clear Language Goals, Part III

03 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what th...

Episode 27: Chiara Bruzzano & Marc Jones

02 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In Teacher Talking Time’s first round-table episode, we focus on the topic of teaching and developing listening skills. Leo and Andrew are joined by...

The Cult of Learning 4: Setting Clear Language Goals, Part II

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what th...

Episode 26: Jason Anderson

29 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 26, Andrew invites Jason Anderson into the studio. Jason is a teacher educator, educational consultant, award-winning author and researche...

The Cult of Learning 3: Setting Clear Language Goals, Part 1

01 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what th...

Episode 25: Jane Willis

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 25, Mike and Leo chat with the great Jane Willis. Jane started her career teaching French in Ghana and has since worked extensively overse...

The Cult of Learning 2: Three Myths of Learning

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what th...

Episode 24: Dr. Marije Michel

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 24, Leo welcomes Dr. Marije Michel to the studio. Dr. Michel has a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Amsterdam and is an as...

Episode 23: Fernando Rosell-Aguilar

12 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 23, Mike and Leo invite Fernando Rosell-Aguilar into the virtual studio. Fernando is an author, course designer, and currently delivers lec...

The Cult of Learning 1: Three Rules of Learning

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

/CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what th...

Episode 22: Vinicius Nobre

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

*If you're interested in attending the Learn YOUR English webinar on March 22, 2020, please RSVP here. We'll be talking Language Awareness & Knowledg...

Episode 21: Neil McMillan

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 21, Leo chats with Neil McMillan. Neil is an experienced teacher, teacher-trainer, writer, and translator. He holds a Diploma in TESOL (Te...

Episode 20: A Decade, Change, and the Three Musketeers

07 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

To kick off 2020, Leo, Mike, and Andrew take a light and casual look at the year that was. In their first roundtable episode in a while, the boys refl...

Episode 19: Dr. Paula Winke

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Andrew sits down with Michigan State University Associate Professor Dr. Paula Winke. Dr. Winke is a leading researcher on foreign and...

Episode 18: Why Did You Become a Teacher? Part 2

26 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

October 5 is Teacher Appreciation Day in Canada, and in over 100 countries globally. To help celebrate teachers and teaching professionals the LYE pod...

Episode 17: End the Stigma - Global Mental Health Awareness Day

10 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

*The following episode contains subject matter pertaining to mental health. These topics may be sensitive in nature and could be triggering to some li...

Episode 16: Why Did You Become a Teacher? Part 1

05 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

October 5 is Teacher Appreciation Day in Canada, and in over 100 countries globally. To help celebrate teachers and teaching professionals the LYE pod...

Episode 15: Brett Reynolds

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Leo talks to teacher, trainer, and author Brett Reynolds. Brett has almost thirty years in the ELT industry, getting his start in Jap...