Zdenek’s English Podcast
Episodes
Episode 395 - Discord Server English Events, Live Lessons, How to Become a ZEP Patron
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell about how you can improve English with Learn English Online Discord server that I created about a year ago and that is still gr...
Episode 394 - Love Island
27 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a friend of mine Olivia who I met in London at a summer camp about 2 and a half years ago. We first talk about our experience of...
Episode 393 - The Owl Episode
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this fully improved "freestyle" episode, I talk mostly about owls, hence the name of this episode. No owls or any other birds were harmed in the m...
Episode 392 - Catching up with Teacher Rod
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Teacher Rod and I got together again and recorded a podcast for us. Have fun listening to our catch up. Teacher Rod's YouTube channel: https://www.y...
Episode 391 - In War with Roommates
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A friend of mine (and this podcast) Mark features in this episode. Basically I came up with this silly concept of asking Mark mad questions about his ...
Episode 390 - Ride and Drive Idioms
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Monika, a professional driver and a listener to this podcast, about her experiences driving and life in general and along t...
Episode 389 - Taking the CELTA course with Michael
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael, who has been on this podcast before to talk Dungeons and Dragons (episode 372), has decided to take a CELTA. What's that, I hear you asking? ...
Episode 388 - Chatting Away with Emma from Pronunciation with Emma
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 388 features none other than the well-known online English teacher Emma. We have a chat about her projects Pronunciation with Emma and The Pr...
Episode 387 - Complete Improvization
10 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes things happen, and I don't have a guest for the live show. Usually I try to improvise when that happens. Sometimes it ends up being weird, s...
Message for Listeners
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here is an explanation as to why I haven't been able to publish any episodes lately. If you are interested in the role plays course or feel like say...
I Can‘t Publish an Episode this Week
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A short message explaining what has happened and why there is no Zdenek's English Podcast episode this week.
Episode 386 - Musa‘s Friday Drinks
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Musa, a former colleague of mine from Speak Up London language school, is back on the podcast. This time we mostly talk about his Friday Drinks event....
Episode 385 - Language Exchange
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To learn more about the topic of "language exchange" I invited Maria who is going to tell us about her "thing" - the thing stands for the project wher...
Episode 384 - What I Have Been up to Lately + Immediate Plans
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode does what it says on the tin, as in, in the title. I'm going to give you an update on my slightly "boring" life. Who do I teach this seme...
Quick Message
05 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
No Live Show tonight. Listen to this message to find out why :) Talk to you soon. Zdenek
Episode 383 - Talking to Helene about Language Learning
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Helene, the guest of this episode, is a moderator of Learn English Online Discord server and Zdenek's English Podcast patron. In this episode, I talk ...
Episode 382 - Cheating with Marija
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a returning guest, Marija from Macedonia. We talk everything cheating related. What are our experiences with cheating? Do we ...
Episode 381 - Rob Playing the Irrational Game
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob from English with Rob is back, this time playing the Irrational Game with other listeners. How does Rob do in this fierce battle? How much do we k...
Quick Message - Fantasy League 2021-22
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
To join my Fantasy Premiere League, follow this link: https://fantasy.premierleague.com/leagues/auto-join/vaktby the code to join my league is: vak...
Episode 380 - Tennis, Catch-up with Nrup, The Vaccine
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Nrup again. He joins about 17 minutes into the episode, though, so I have to improvise the beginning at first. This is when...
Episode 379 - Talking to Insane Monkey about Language Learning
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to an online friend of mine Insane Monkey who was born and grew up in America, but a few years ago moved to Egypt. Why is h...
Episode 378 - A Chat with a Fellow English Teacher Stephen
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time, I talk to a fellow English teacher and podcaster, Stephen Green, who is originally from Birmingham. Stephen, who is a well-travelled and ex...
Episode 377 - Accent Reduction
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast I talk to teacher Vlada, a returning guest, about the accent reduction course she has recently taken. We talk a lot abo...
Episode 376 - Birds
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to my friend Irena who has previously been on the podcast to talk about painting. This time the topic is birds since Irena is f...
Episode 375 - EURO 2021 Swapcast featuring Luke and Martin (part 2)
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Are you into football? Have you been enjoying EURO 2020? Do you like English learning podcasts? If the answers are YES, then this might be for you!!! ...
Episode 374 - Talking to Paul about Food
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul is back on the podcast. This time we talk about nothing but food. What's Paul's favourite meal? How did he learn to cook? How similar is food to ...
Quick Hello
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Website: teacherzdenek.com
Episode 373 - EURO 2021 Swapcast featuring Luke and Martin (part 1)
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
👉 Are you into football? Do you follow EURO 2020? Do you like English learning podcasts? Well, this might be the podcast for you!!! I teamed up wit...
Episode 372 - Dungeons and Dragons with Michael the Shaman
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a huge honour to feature a really cool guest in this episode - Michael the Shaman - who had previously appeared in episode 718 of Luke's Englis...
Episode 371 - Chatting with Rob about Geeky Gadgets
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Once again we have Rob on the podcast. This time we talk about everything gadgets and technology related. The highlight is a somewhat shocking anec...
Episode 370 - Role Plays, Discord Server, Live Lessons, EUROS
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This bonus episode is more or less all about admin. It is an invitation to join my brand-new English course English through Role Plays, I also speak a...
Episode 369 - Talking to Saviour about Means of Transport
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to Saviour about means of transport. Saviour is a cheerful young man from Zambia, and he is currently studying in the Czech Rep...
Episode 368 - Catching up with Dustin - Board Games Talk
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I chat with Dustin from Board Gaming with Education who has been on the podcast before. What is he up to? Are his projects going stron...
Episode 367 - The Recorder Story - part 2
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of arguably the most ridiculous venture I have ever undertaken on Zdenek's English Podcast - an improvised story called the Recorder St...
Episode 366 - Talking to Kieren about Dangerous Situations
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to my mate Kieren, who you might know as the author of the book Battery Life, about danger and Kieren's attitude to taking ...
Episode 365 - A Chat with Franta about Brighton, the UK's Lockdown, and the Super League
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to my good friend Franta who is a regular on ZEP. I ask Franta how he has been coping with the lockdown. We touch upon Franta's...
Episode 364 - Discussing The Lord of the Rings with Erin
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This time I speak to Erin from Dublin, Ireland. Erin is a fellow English teacher and a brilliant podcaster. She is also very passionate about the Lord...
Episode 363 - Speaking to my Cousin about his Job
25 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years, my cousin Honza has been the guest with the most appearances on this podcast. You might remember that we used to record a series calle...
Episode 362 - Raising Awareness of the Environmental Issues with Teacher Vlada
18 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What can we do for our environment as individuals to reverse the destruction of our planet which seems imminent? I invited teacher Vlada to answer thi...
Episode 361 - An interview with Cathy about British Politics
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview my DELTA tutor Cathy about British politics. We touch upon Cathy's political career, John Bercow, Brexit, the last parliam...
Episode 360 - A Catch-up with Mark (Boris, Lockdown, Mental Health, and Games)
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode epitomizes what the expressions mixed bag means. A friend of the podcast Mark from England makes his first appearance this year to discus...
Episode 359 - Speaking to Teacher Rod about Disability
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with Rod from Brazil. Rod is a great English teacher who also happens to have his own Youtube channel called Rod the Brazilian te...
Episode 358 - An Interview with Daniel from We are English
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I chat with Daniel from England who happens to be living in Spain. Apart from being a good laugh, Daniel has an excellent Youtube cha...
Episode 357 - Painting with Irena
13 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Irena from Poland whom I know quite well from Learn English online Discord group. There is so much I could talk about wit...
Episode 356 - A Word with Alvaro about Confidence
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Alvaro, an English teacher from Spain, about confidence. How important is it to be confident as a language learner? What ra...
Episode 355 - They Left me in the Lurch
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an improvised episode recorded as a live show. I first explain why there was no guest this time, I tell you what I hate about pursuing my vent...
Episode 354 - Lucid Jake
21 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to my ex-colleague from London Jack about his band called Lucid Jake. Not only do you get to hear Jack's fascinating story abo...
MINI LESSON 3 - Episode 353 - Weak Forms
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a mini lesson based on episode 353. This time, I'm looking at an essential aspect of pronunciation - the weak forms. The next mini lesson will ...
Episode 353 - A Catch-up (or is it Ketchup?) with Clare
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to good old Clare (actually she is pretty young). This must be the worst description to an episode I've ever written. Anyway, ...
MINI LESSON 2 - Episode 352 - Knowledge Expressions
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Would you like to know what the idioms "go over one's head", "a flash in the pan", and "It's All Greek to me." mean? Listen to this mini lesson that i...
Episode 352 - Learning Languages with Pan
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this ZEP live show I talk to Pan, a fascinating English teacher who is now working in Finland. Pan speaks many languages, knows a lot about languag...
Episode 351 - LIVE SHOW featuring Eliska - The French
07 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this ZEP live show, I talk to my countrywoman and a fellow teacher Eliska. She teaches Czech and her Slow Czech project is doing really well. Elisk...
MINI LESSON 1 - Episode 350 - Descriptive adjecties
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Target language: gritty, jovial, vibrant, scenic, quick-fire, far-fetched, upbeat, dire, unique, conventional Become a ZEP patron - become a patron of...
Episode 350 - Battery Life - An Interview with the Authors
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I have the honour to talk to Kieren Hughes and Nick White who are the authors of the book called Battery Life. Battery Life is a co...
Episode 345 - A Conversation with Rob from English with Rob
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview a funny Englishman Rob from English with Rob. We talk about Rob's Youtube channel, making videos, Rob's podcast, coronavir...
Episode 243 - Irrational Game
16 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an experimental episode in which I decide to play a new game that I got. It's called Irrational Game, and it's basically a quiz game.
Episode 342 - A Mash-up from the Previous Live Shows (337, 338, 340, 341)
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Bojan from Serbia, Manoel from Brazil, Ahmed from Senegal, and Audrey and Abi from You Don't Say?! podcast. Aud...
Episode 341 - LIVE SHOW featuring Audrey and Abi - Travelling, Living Abroad
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this live show I had two guests, Audrey from Australia and Abi from the UK, and we talked about different cultural experiences, travelling and livi...
Episode 339 - Board Games in English Language Teaching
06 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I revisit the presentation I delivered in Speak up London school back in 2019. The idea was to show my teacher colleagues how to use b...
Episode 336 - Problem Solved
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally, my crowdfunding seems to be working again. What a relief! The bad news is right now I have 0 patrons. If you would like to become my patron a...
Episode 335 - A Word with my Listeners aka Trying to Fix a Big Issue
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode explains why I have no choice but cancel all my patron subscriptions, which is extremely annoying for me. In order words, I'm addressing ...
Episode 334 - A Mash-up from the Previous Live Shows (331, 333)
12 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This ZEP Live Show Mash-up features Ben Gill from to the Point English Youtube channel as well as Katty Ortega from the Chat Box. Ben's channel https...
Episode 332 - The King Commute
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an episode I've been planning to do for a long time. It's about a fellow English teacher and a colleague of mine from Speak up London language...
Episode 330 - An Announcement which Got out of Hand
21 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This was supposed to be one of those announcements in which I invite you to the following live show, but I guess because of my current social deprivat...
Episode 329 - A Mashup from the Previous Live Shows (324, 326, 328)
14 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This time I only have 3 previous live shows for you. You are going to hear from Kais from the Netherlands, Monika from the Czech Republic, and Fergyi ...
Episode 327 - Learn English Online
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I tell you everything you need to know about a new project called LEARN ENGLISH ONLINE. Essentially, this is an online community on D...
Episode 325 - An Interview with Life Coach Ruta
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is an interview with a life coach Ruta. Ruta is an inspiring person who originally comes from Lithuania and has lived in many countries which hel...
Episode 323 - A Mashup from the Previous Live Shows (318, 320, 321, 322)
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This mashup from the previous live shows features 3 Brits, namely Paul, Marvin and Louis and also my good friend Nrup from India.
Episode 319 - A Mashup from the Previous Live Shows (313, 314, 315, 317)
19 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I tell you what this mishmash is all about, I invite you again to join my English through Board Games course, and also to come to Prag...
Episode 316 - Catch up with Jiaqi
03 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to my good friend Jiaqi from China who I first met in England during a Lepster meet-up. I wanted to catch up with her on the la...
Episode 312 - An Important Announcement regarding ZEP
16 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I've had to make an executive decision regarding to podcast. The format of ZEP as you know it is changing. It's probably bad news for some people, but...
Episode 311 - Zdenek's English Vocabulary 1-20
06 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, which is not a live show for a change, I go over the first 20 items of vocabulary that I've been teaching on Youtube in my Teacher Zd...
Episode 310 - LIVE SHOW featuring Stef - Setting up an Online Business
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Here is a cool episode with Stef where we discuss what it is like trying to set up your own online business.
Episode 309 - English through Board Games Course
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I introduce my new English course for levels B1, B2 and C1 to you and you have a unique opportunity as my listener to get a discount o...
Episode 308 - LIVE SHOW featuring Anna - Scotland
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you have a unique opportunity to hear Scottish accent. Anna speaks every clearly, though, so it is a pleasant experience listening. We...
Episode 307 - LIVE SHOW featuring Marija - Dilemmas.mp3
05 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This ZEP live show features my good friend Marija from Macedonia. The topic is dilemmas.
Episode 306 - LIVE SHOW featuring Martin from Rock n' Roll English - Accommodation
28 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On last week's Zdenek's English Podcast live show we had a high profile guest Martin from England who is well know for his popular Rock 'n Roll Englis...
Episde 305 - LIVE SHOW featuring Yota - How to Learn Vocabulary
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is last week's ZEP live show recorded with my guest Yota. Yota is a teacher I used to work with in London. She has a very popular instagram page:...
Episode 304 - LIVE SHOW featuring Mark- Rules, Law & Order, Authority Idioms
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guest of last week's live show was Mark and the topic was idioms related to rules, law, order, and authority.
Episode 303 - Catching up with Ethan
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak to Ethan over Zoom. Ethan has been on this podcast many times before especially in the early days of the podcast and you can s...
Episode 302 - LIVE SHOW featuring Luu - Struggles with Learning English
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Another ZEP live show this time featuring English teacher Luu who was my DELTA classmate. We talk about our struggles with English in terms of grammar...
Episode 301 - LIVE SHOW featuring Musa - Benefits of Living Abroad
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This ZEP live show features my Turkish friend and an ex-colleague from London Musa who has been living a dream in London. We talk about Musa's learnin...
Episode 300 - I'm Launching a New Podcast
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Finally the wait is over. I've released a new podcast to mark the occasion of 300th episode of Zdenek's English Podcast. What is it called? What kind ...
Episode 298 - The Best IELTS Tip Ever
16 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode starts with an important announcement - an invitation to ZEP Live Show featuring Nrup, which is happening tomorrow at 9pm central Europea...
Episode 296 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 6)
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode I invited Giovannina from Italy, Martin from Germany and Jiaqi from China. They wrap this long series up.
Episode 295 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 5)
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 5 of the coronavirus mini-interview series in which you will hear from Clare from the UK, Diana from Mexico, and Ryota from Japan.
Episode 294 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 4)
13 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 4 of the Coronavirus mini interview series. This time I speak to my friends from the USA, Macedonia, Spain, and Sweden.
Episode 293 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 3)
05 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 3 of the coranovirus mini interviews series. This time features Kieren from England, Kais from the Netherlands, Nikita from Canada, and D...
Episode 292 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 2)
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is part 2 of the series about Coronavirus in which I interview people from different countries. This time I have the pleasure to talk to Luke o...
Episode 291 - Coronavirus Mini Interviews (part 1)
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this admittedly rather depressing series I talk to my friends who live in different parts of the world to tell us about how the coronavirus crisis ...
Episode 290 - I left the UK & The Coronavirus
29 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this slightly depressing "rantlike" episode I give you all reasons why I decided to go back to the Czech Republic, and also my thoughts on the coro...
Episoide 289 - An Episode with a Student that doesn't Want to Speak Much
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I speak to Fatme who is a bit shy, but lovely and funny student of mine. She is bilingual in Bulgarian and Turkish and can speak 5 lan...
Episode 288 - An Interview with Mexican Diana
16 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to my ex-student Diana from Mexico. I taught Diana for about 5 months in total so it felt very fitting to finish off her Englis...
Episode 287 - Reporting Verbs
14 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode has 2 parts. In the first part, I go through some mistakes I made in the previous episode and clarify potential sticking points. Part 2 i...
Episode 286 - Idioms Related to Emotions
08 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode follows unit 12 from book called "English for Everyone English Idioms: Learn and practise common idioms and expressions". Using my own fu...
Episode 285 - Diana's Journey
24 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I talk to my Czech friend Diana who has been living in the UK for more than 10 years. Throughout the episode I express my great admira...
Episode 284 - Spanish Stereotypes
09 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode was recorded during one of my English classes, namely the intermediate class. This was the first time I'd had a Spanish guest on the podc...
Episode 283 - Nurcan Baysal
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is dedicated to Nurcan Baysal who is a Kurdish journalist and a human rights activist from Turkey. Few months ago I taught her in an adv...
Episode 282 - A Pub Ramble with Thespian To-be
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Rafael aka Why me from the USA about different topics, but mostly his visit of London The Globe theatre, his studies to be...
Episode 281 - Cristina Castagnoli
28 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I interview Cristina, a singer Italy that I taught in London for couple of months. She is a huge personality, and was an absolute plea...