6 Minute English Podcast
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations.
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Episodes to download
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US and China vs climate change
Thu 22 Apr 2021
Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
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The language of biscuits
Thu 8 Apr 2021
Rob and Neil talk about the origins and the language of this humble snack.
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Is English really English?
Thu 1 Apr 2021
Neil and Georgina discuss where the English language we use today really comes from.
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Astronauts on strike?
Thu 25 Mar 2021
Hear all about the Skylab astronauts鈥� disagreement with mission control.
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Digital help for blind people
Thu 18 Mar 2021
Hear about digital technology which helps blind people improve their lives.
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What鈥檚 the key to happiness?
Thu 11 Mar 2021
Hear about what small things you can do to feel happier about life.
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Covid: One year on
Thu 25 Feb 2021
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
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Singing in tune
Thu 18 Feb 2021
Neil and Georgina discuss singing and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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Working for yourself
Thu 11 Feb 2021
Rob and Georgina talk about the advantages and disadvantages of freelancing.
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How much heat do you lose from your head?
Thu 4 Feb 2021
Rob and Georgina talk about percentages and teach you some English vocabulary.
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The woman whose cells never die
Thu 28 Jan 2021
Rob and Georgina discuss medical research and teach you related vocabulary.
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What makes a good story?
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
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For the love of foreign languages
Thu 14 Jan 2021
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
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Why can't we resist comfort food?
Thu 7 Jan 2021
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
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Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Christmas Eve 2020
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn鈥檛 that bad compared to historical pandemics
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Are trees intelligent?
Thu 17 Dec 2020
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
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Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
Thu 10 Dec 2020
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
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Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
Thu 3 Dec 2020
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
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Loneliness
Thu 26 Nov 2020
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
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Is punctuality important?
Thu 19 Nov 2020
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
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Could you be a victim of online fraud?
Thu 12 Nov 2020
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
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Melting ice sheet: Is it too late?
Thu 5 Nov 2020
Many scientists are wondering whether it鈥檚 now too late to stop global warming.
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Walkman: the music player revolution
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
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Could humans live in underwater cities?
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
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Hacking help for US elections
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Rob and Sam discuss plans in the US to reduce the risk of cyber-attacks on election day.
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Do chimps have the same emotions as us?
Thu 8 Oct 2020
Hear Jane Goodall talk about the deep connections between humans and the great apes.
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How can we make the web a better place?
Thu 1 Oct 2020
Neil and Sam talk about the subject and teach you vocabulary along the way.
