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English and Go!

English and Go!

A unique approach with awesome results for You! By using English to explore current events, different topics and useful words, English and Go! podcasts help your English skills. We use international standard English, so this podcast is suitable for all English learners and speakers

Episodes

139

English and Go! · Dec 27, 2024

Born in the USA - What this song Really means...

I walk you through the verses of 'The most misunderstood song in the history of Rock 'n Roll' . Far from the flag waving, the lyrics of this song are dark and highly critical …

7:51

English and Go! · Dec 2, 2024

Word of the Week - Seize

An English word that comes from German. You can seize people, things or even power but you don't want to seize your car's engine.

4:23

English and Go! · Nov 13, 2024

Word of the week - Demagogue

Can a 2,500 year old word from Greek help us understand things today?

6:48

English and Go! · Jul 22, 2024

Thank you, Mr President

President Biden suspends his campaign and supports his Vice President as the next nominee for President of the United States. We look closer at why it was the best move, both morally & politically.

9:30

English and Go! · Jul 9, 2024

Word of the week - Parasite part 1

Lets look closer at the horrifying worlds of parasites. While viruses are not usually included in the list of human parasites, I make the case that they should be.

8:25

English and Go! · Jul 2, 2024

Dream interpretation

We all dream - but how can we understand our dreams? Let's take a closer look and discover some tools to help us make sense of what happens when we sleep.

13:12

English and Go! · Jun 16, 2024

Word of the Week - Substitute

When you need to replace one person with another or one thing with another - you need a substitute. Substitutes are usually, but not always, temporary.

6:31

English and Go! · Jun 8, 2024

Pickpocket

Someone 'picked my pocket' - kind of. Learn the most common pickpocket technique and why it it almost always used in a crowded area.

8:13

English and Go! · Jun 2, 2024

Word of the week - Guilty

What does it mean? A Jury of 12 citizen found Donald Rump - Guilty of 34 crimes. They had to say the word - Guilty 34 times.

6:56

English and Go! · May 28, 2024

The Demotivators

A more personal explanation of changes both good and bad, large scale and small scale, over the past year that kept me away from the microphone.

13:19

English and Go! · Feb 12, 2024

Interview with Edib 1 - Changing parental roles

Edib explains how he and his wife changed their parenting style due to circumstances and the benefits and challenges the family has with this arrangement.

24:08

English and Go! · Aug 21, 2023

English in New Zeland

I explore and explain the various influences on how New Zealanders speak English. In particular the Australian, British and Māori influences

12:20

English and Go! · Jul 15, 2023

Humidity is Danger

We need to learn to check the Heat Index and not just the air temperature. 🌡️

13:03

English and Go! · Jul 3, 2023

Word of the Week - Roar

Lions and tigers roar - so do crowds and jet engines.

2:36

English and Go! · May 21, 2023

Britain and Circuses 🎪

The Torys seem to be focused on providing circuses to the British public, its past time for them to start spending on the bread.

11:21

English and Go! · May 9, 2023

Common Pushbacks against change

Change is hard and people don’t like change. This podcast helps us understand how we get away from common pushbacks against the changes we make.

11:41

English and Go! · Apr 16, 2023

Germany does the right thing

Germany makes good on its promise to shutdown its last 3 nuclear power plants. It is the right decision, for several very important reasons.

7:46

English and Go! · Apr 8, 2023

The new Bamboo Curtain

China is slowly separating dictatorship countries from the democratic world. As resource rich countries depend on China for cash, China will demand their obedience and cooperation.

29:19

English and Go! · Mar 14, 2023

A poem - The cool of the evening

I give the background and explain the vocabulary needed to understand a poem I wrote almost 20 years ago.

8:24

English and Go! · Mar 4, 2023

From Russia with Guns 14: February in 3 parts

An in-depth look at three key parts of the Invasion of Ukraine as of March 4 2023 - Bakhmut, Vulhedar and what is happening behind the front lines.

16:08

English and Go! · Feb 26, 2023

Higher wages will increase fertility rates

As many developed countries wonder how to increase their fertility rate…the answer is clear: Pay people more for the work that they do.

12:26

English and Go! · Dec 13, 2022

English and Hibernation

We look into the secret life of sleeping animals during winter

7:05

English and Go! · Nov 21, 2022

Oh Really? Prove it…

Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?

8:28

English and Go! · Nov 13, 2022

The results of the mid-term elections.

America has a normal election with very unusual results. Also, The rump got spanked and this will lead to Republicans fighting each other for a while.

8:49

English and Go! · Nov 1, 2022

Word of the Week - Fog

Autumn is a great time for fog in North Germany. Learn other ways how the word ‘fog’ is used in English.

5:16

English and Go! · Sep 28, 2022

Electricity ⚡️ Let’s save YOU some money!

Small changes at home can result in big savings on your electricity bill. We cover three ways to reduce your electricity use that actually work.

14:41

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