6 Minute English Podcast
Learn and practise useful English language for everyday situations.
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Episodes to download
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Why we forget the things we learn
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Georgina and Rob talk about memory and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Why is Super Mario so popular?
Thu 11 Nov 2021
We talk about a famous video game character from the 80s.
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Should fast food sponsor sport?
Thu 4 Nov 2021
Is it right for companies selling unhealthy products to sponsor sporting events?
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Grime: Music from architecture
Thu 28 Oct 2021
We talk about the music of Wiley and Stormy, and teach you related vocabulary.
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Where do your tips go?
Thu 21 Oct 2021
We talk about tipping: the act of giving extra money to someone that has served you well.
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Angela Merkel
Thu 14 Oct 2021
Sam and Neil talk about the influential German leader and teach you related vocabulary.
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Going through the menopause
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Why don't people talk more about this aspect of women's lives?
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I love my language!
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Neil and Sam talk about a woman's effort to keep her language alive.
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Why are people collecting NFTs?
Mon 20 Sep 2021
What are 'non-fungible tokens'? That's what Neil and Sam talk about in this programme.
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Robot Artists
Thu 16 Sep 2021
Will Robots ever be able to think or dream? Could they fall in love or create art?
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Is the planet warming up faster?
Thu 9 Sep 2021
Some extreme weather events are puzzling scientists.
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Is technology harmful to youngsters?
Mon 6 Sep 2021
Can spending hours online affect the new generation's mental health?
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Is chimp politics like ours?
Thu 2 Sep 2021
Just like humans, chimps live in social groups, have leaders and a desire for power.
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Making sense of the census
Thu 26 Aug 2021
What's behind counting people in a country? Neil and Sam talk about the census.
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The fear of numbers
Mon 23 Aug 2021
Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary.
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A future without doctors?
Thu 19 Aug 2021
We discuss if artificial intelligence could replace human doctors and nurses.
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Lights! Camera! Kiss! - Intimacy on screen
Mon 16 Aug 2021
How actors are made to feel more comfortable when filming intimate scenes.
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Head injury in sport
Thu 12 Aug 2021
Contact sports can be dangerous. The truth about the effects on players is coming out.
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Inside the head of Jeff Bezos
Mon 9 Aug 2021
How does the founder of the web giant Amazon think? Listen to the programme to find out.
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The history of swimming
Thu 5 Aug 2021
We talk about the history of swimming and teach you related vocabulary along the way.
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The loneliest man in history
Mon 26 Jul 2021
We talk about Michael Collins, who orbited the Moon in the command module Columbia.
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How colour affects us
Mon 19 Jul 2021
Neil and Georgina add some colour to your life by discussing how colour can make you feel
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Flexible working
Thu 15 Jul 2021
Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?
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Saving the white rhinos
Thu 1 Jul 2021
Conservationists are working on an artificial breeding programme to preserve the species.
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Making old things last longer
Thu 24 Jun 2021
Shouldn't we stop throwing things away and start fixing them?
