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English and Go!
by 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
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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 of American society. This podcast is by request.
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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.
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Word of the Week - Defuse
How do you make a Bomb - NOT go boom?
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Word of the week - Demagogue
Can a 2,500 year old word from Greek help us understand things today?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Pickpocket
Someone 'picked my pocket' - kind of. Learn the most common pickpocket technique and why it it almost always used in a crowded area.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Humidity is Danger
We need to learn to check the Heat Index and not just the air temperature. 🌡️
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Word of the Week - Roar
Lions and tigers roar - so do crowds and jet engines.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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English and Go: Word of the week - Hoarfrost
We examine an old, cold winter word that is actually made up of two separate words…
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English and Hibernation
We look into the secret life of sleeping animals during winter
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English and Go - Word of the Week: Thaw
A word that is more commonly used in spring, or in international politics
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Oh Really? Prove it…
Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?
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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.
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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.
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From Russia with Guns 13: Putin proves me right
Putin did what I predicted in April (episodes 9 & 10). What does this mean for Ukraine 🇺🇦?
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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.
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From Russia with guns 12: The Ukraine counter attack goes BIG.
What started as a Ukrainian counterattack by a medium sized grouping, became a massive rout of the Russian military in Kharkiv Oblast.
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Small scale solar ☀️
What can one person do with a small panel and a small battery? 🔋 You can do a lot! I outline how I generate and use solar power while still having a normal energy plan.
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The invisible backpack 🎒
When we travel it is important that we do not carry the problems from home on our backs.
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English and Go - Word of the week - Tip
A tiny word with many meanings. We also explore why tipping is such a big deal in the United States
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From Russia with Guns - part 11 - Inflatable Strelkov
We examine why artillery is important, and why Ukraine is beginning to push Russia out of areas in the South. Consider making a donation to u24.gov.ua
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English and Go: Word of the week - Ascend
Ascension day is very close so we look at the word ‘ascend’ and ask some unusual questions about the story of Jesus ascension.
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Orcs, Trolls and Tankies…
In this episode we explore some of the terms now being applied to the Russian army and their online supporters.
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From Russia with Guns - part 10 - The long occupation
Russia continues to try to press for a political solution so they can find a way to end the war before the tide turns against them…
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From Russia with guns part - 9: The new plan
While most are focused on the new Russian assault in the East, the real plan appears to be creating a fake political solution in the south of Ukraine.
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English and Go - Word of the Week - Century
This episode has Romans, and Popes and a surprise!
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From Russia with Guns - part 8 - all guns to the East and Southeast
The current situation from the war in Ukraine. The retreat of Russian forces from the north, the concentration of fighting in the East and Southeast and a special examination of the city of Kherson.
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English and Go - word of the week- Feint
What is a feint? We explore how a feint be used in martial arts, board games and warfare.
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From Russia with Guns 7 - the 3rd week of March
The invasion has stalled, Ukrainian forces are counter-attacking and missile attacks are increasing. Focus on Mariupol and Belarus 🇧🇾
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English and Go - word of the week - Stalemate
In Chess (Schach)♟ games can end in a stalemate. Negotiations can end is a stalemate and so can wars.
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From Russia w/guns part 6 - 2 bad days for Russia
Russian military forces experienced losses and tactical errors on both March 9 and March 10. The invasion is not going particularly well. We should expect a change in tactics very soon
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From Russia with Guns - Part 5 - fighting rumors
This episode crushes five totally wrong rumors about the war in Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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From Russia with guns - part 4
An overview of the war. It is time for all of us to stop being afraid of Russia. Meanwhile as the fighting continues; sanctions, airspace denial and corporate boycotts are pulling Russia into a black hole.
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From Russia with guns - part 3
I apologize for my incorrect prediction in part two and I include messages to our Russian listeners and our Ukrainian listeners.
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Episode 2 - ‘From Russia with Guns’
This episode looks back at the two options for Russian action in Ukraine that I outlined in the 11 January podcast. Was I wrong? Listen to find out!
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English and Go - Word of the week - sore
English has several ways to use the word ‘sore’; but none of them are positive.
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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
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