English Learning for Curious Minds
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English Learning for Curious Minds
Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive tran...
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#602 | AI & Learning English in 2026
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#599 | Man's Best Friend: The Remarkable History of Dogs
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![[From The Vault 🔐] Cryonics | Freezing People in Time](https://img.transistorcdn.com/wyx-JN6zwCKRDnUgbQZDIYxm7OV_ljqudpYElzFL4gY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYzBi/NTExZjFkZTIxNjBj/MTk3ZTRkYTQ4ZmVm/NzkxZS5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] Cryonics | Freezing People in Time
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#597 | The Global Housing Crisis Explained
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![[From The Vault 🔐] MrBeast & The Global Water Crisis](https://img.transistorcdn.com/YCCYZ3LoqoZLcB_-o2KS0ISZ1keuFt1njCYKrTrFWag/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NTI1/ZGI0YjkxZDI4NWFm/NTdhOGU2OTg3NWQ5/NmY0Ny5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] MrBeast & The Global Water Crisis
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#594 | Mohammed Bin Salman & The Rise of Saudi Arabia
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⚡️ A bonus episode from SEND7: World News in 7 minutes. Monday 9th February, 2026
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#592 | A Beginner’s Guide To British Politics
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#590 | The Unabomber | The Story of Ted Kaczynski
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#587 | The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year
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#585 | Is AI Really Destroying the Planet?
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#582 | Piazza Fontana & The Accidental Death of An Anarchist
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![[Black Friday Freebie #7] The Red Baron | Germany’s Deadliest World War I Fighter Pilot](https://img.transistor.fm/8GxkHQi5L0qxg74mNLgcmGo9JhRsXZ9t_80CfFRNZjg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iNjJl/YmM5ODZlOTMxMTEz/NDhjYzI4MWRlMTc0/ZWUyMS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #7] The Red Baron | Germany’s Deadliest World War I Fighter Pilot
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![[Black Friday Freebie #6] Mata Hari | Lover, Dancer, Courtesan…Spy?](https://img.transistor.fm/T6k-rakyuFCHTu8vHdEIBa1x7_r14wAJ09s3CZI-F6Q/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOGYx/YWY0N2I0M2VmNzM4/OGNjNmRlMzI0ZmVi/YWQ1Ny5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #6] Mata Hari | Lover, Dancer, Courtesan…Spy?
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![[Black Friday Freebie #5] Banksy | The World's Most Famous Anonymous Artist](https://img.transistor.fm/WRfrnWnptdkOVASlfgdbB6-c7H1Cyv0l3bqaVw_DN8c/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jYTlh/MzI5NjE2NTU5NGMy/MWJmNmFiZTI2MTlj/OWQ0Yy5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #5] Banksy | The World's Most Famous Anonymous Artist
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![[Black Friday Freebie #4] The Murder Of Giulio Regeni](https://img.transistor.fm/fAjdfEZ9H2hwAjyX02d16P4sqaMmDFJTKOVxeoEaYl8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNWMz/Mjc4OGJhMDdmMjAx/MGQwNjZiNWY1MThh/YmQxMS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #4] The Murder Of Giulio Regeni
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![[Black Friday Freebie #3] The Worst Church In The World | The Westboro Baptist Church](https://img.transistor.fm/RfATyE63JbCRx9q0m-HlngVw8tLSHgMAawbmSVYITOs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83OTM3/ZmI2NjZhYjg3ZTUx/YTY2MGNhNjBlMjk5/NGY1Yi5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #3] The Worst Church In The World | The Westboro Baptist Church
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![[Black Friday Freebie #2] The Hijacking Of The Achille Lauro](https://img.transistor.fm/xq__Om0JSnboWpkG1AAmWBN9P0t9HT3gMTrLnEY2IAM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85N2I2/MmQ0NjE0ZjdmMjA1/MWY1NzMyNjVkMTlh/ODVhMS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #2] The Hijacking Of The Achille Lauro
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![[Black Friday Freebie #1] Trump University: A $25 Million Lesson in Fraud](https://img.transistor.fm/Xn4UuM8Tai_Nos5rlS9kDtN89PV3lYyDsovAmyR_NFs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NWNh/YjFlMzZkNWZkMDVl/NGU5ODMzOWY3OTk5/ZmQ1MS5wbmc.jpg)
[Black Friday Freebie #1] Trump University: A $25 Million Lesson in Fraud
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#580 | Operation Valkyrie & The Plot To Kill Hitler
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#577 | A Short History Of Universities
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#575 | The Science of Happiness: Can It Be Measured?
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⚡️ A bonus episode from SEND7: World News in 7 minutes. Monday 20th October, 2025
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![[From The Vault 🔐] The Affair of the Poisons](https://img.transistor.fm/kaWss8jQndFb0eHJkRHgSU5p-P94P74uTEQTaf4Ha2M/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85M2Y4/YTM3ZWEwNTUzYjE1/ODA1YjdjOThlZmRj/NWNiZC5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] The Affair of the Poisons
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#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor
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![[Bonus] Stoicism, Existentialism, and More: Philosophy for English Learners!](https://img.transistor.fm/BHDAwCddLCWscI2N3ahfMfYDOQ0JCH-VC3Usg1_gyfY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yMGE3/MzU2YzFkMTE2NzFk/ZGNhOGM1OTRlM2Zh/MjNkOS5qcGVn.jpg)
[Bonus] Stoicism, Existentialism, and More: Philosophy for English Learners!
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#570 | DOGE | Elon Musk's Quest to Shrink the US Government
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![[From The Vault 🔐] Teflon’s Toxic Secret | The Hidden Cost of a Non-Stick Pan](https://img.transistor.fm/gT3pK7xh0zgK5dAIVl0hCDrZCdbsjk9CgQ3RGETGyOQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNTM4/NzViZjQ3MDI4YWZm/MDM5OWZjZjY0ZDQ5/NmRkYy5wbmc.jpg)
[From The Vault 🔐] Teflon’s Toxic Secret | The Hidden Cost of a Non-Stick Pan
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#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws
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#565 | How I Make Podcast Episodes
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#563 | The Curious Origins of The Nobel Prize
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#560 | What Makes An Italian?
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#558 | General Hannibal | Rome’s Greatest Enemy
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#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats
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#553 | A Short History Of The Minimum Wage
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#550 | The Egyptian Revolution
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#548 | The Salem Witch Trials
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#545 | The Life of Lawrence of Arabia
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#543 | From Temples to Duty-Free | The Ancient History of Modern Perfume
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#540 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | The Father of Modern Turkey
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