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English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English — 311 episodes
#609 | A Short History of Blasphemy in Britain
[From The Vault 🔐] Penny Dreadfuls | “The Victorian Video Game”
#607 | The Life of JD Vance
#604 | Otto Warmbier: The American Tourist Who Never Came Home
[From The Vault 🔐] Flight 571: Survival in the Andes
#602 | AI & Learning English in 2026
#599 | Man's Best Friend: The Remarkable History of Dogs
#597 | The Global Housing Crisis Explained
#594 | Mohammed Bin Salman & The Rise of Saudi Arabia
#592 | A Beginner’s Guide To British Politics
#590 | The Unabomber | The Story of Ted Kaczynski
#587 | The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year
#585 | Is AI Really Destroying the Planet?
#582 | Piazza Fontana & The Accidental Death of An Anarchist
#580 | Operation Valkyrie & The Plot To Kill Hitler
#577 | A Short History Of Universities
#575 | The Science of Happiness: Can It Be Measured?
#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor
#570 | DOGE | Elon Musk's Quest to Shrink the US Government
#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws
#565 | How I Make Podcast Episodes
#563 | The Curious Origins of The Nobel Prize
#560 | What Makes An Italian?
#558 | General Hannibal | Rome’s Greatest Enemy
#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats
#553 | A Short History Of The Minimum Wage
#550 | The Egyptian Revolution
#548 | The Salem Witch Trials
#545 | The Life of Lawrence of Arabia
#543 | From Temples to Duty-Free | The Ancient History of Modern Perfume
#540 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | The Father of Modern Turkey
#538 | Percy Fawcett | The Real Life Indiana Jones
The Freezer Door [Easy Stories In English]
#536 | A Brief History of Mercenaries
#533 | The Science of Leap Years
#530 | Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar
#528 | The Stanford Prison Experiment
#526 | Space Mining | The Future or Science Fiction?
#523 | The Mysterious World of Secret Societies
#521 | “A Heartbeat Away” | The Role Of The US Vice President
#518 | Atoms For Peace | The Early Years of Nuclear Power
#516 | Journey to the Deep: A Short History of Underwater Exploration
#513 | The UK University Crisis
#511 | The Death Of Princess Diana
#508 | A Short History of Crime and Punishment in Britain
#506 | Citizens of Nowhere: The Stateless Bidoon of Kuwait
#504 | Liquid Gold | The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Robbery
#501 | George Best: The Wild Life of Football's Lost Star
#500 | This is Episode #500
#498 | Ozempic - The Weight Loss Miracle Drug?
#496 | Labour Won The Election. Now What?
#494 | The Haitian Revolution
#492 | Cool Britannia | 1990s Britain
#490 | JK Rowling & Transgenderism
#488 | John Stonehouse | The Politician Who Faked His Death
#486 | North vs. South | The Great English Divide
#484 | Robert Fortune: The Man Who Stole Tea From China
#482 | Ayn Rand & The Philosophy of Objectivism
#480 | Marcus Aurelius | The Philosopher Emperor
#478 | The UK General Election (2024)
#476 | The Glasgow Ice Cream Wars
#474 | The Trial Of Amanda Knox (pt1)
#472 | Nayib Bukele | “The World’s Coolest Dictator”?
#470 | The Collapse Of Venezuela
#468 | I Lived In Malta For 7 Years (Part 1)
#466 | Adnan Khashoggi | The Richest Man On Earth?
#464 | Will Scotland Ever Be Independent?
#462 | Fried Mars Bars, Bagpipes & Unusual Scottish Traditions
#460 | Prince Andrew | The Black Sheep of The Royal Family
#456 | Fredric Tudor | The Ice King
#454 | The Future of Fertility
#452 | The World’s Shrinking Population
#450 | The 1978 World Cup in Argentina
#448 | Modern Slavery
#446 | Slavery In The Ancient World
#444 | The Amazing Story of Christian The Lion
#442 | Shamima Begum | ISIS Bride
#440 | The Korean Wave: How K-Pop Conquered the World
#438 | Bad Science | When Scientists Got It Wrong
#436 | Transhumanism & The Rise of The Superhumans
#434 | Edward Snowden | American Patriot or Traitor?
#432 | The Most Unusual New Year's Eve Traditions
#430 | What Is Effective Altruism?
#428 | Sanctions: Do They Even Work?
#426 | K-Pop, Zelensky & Cricket | 21st Century Soft Power
#424 | A Brief History of Salt
#422 | Jeffrey Epstein | American Sex Offender
#420 | The Economics of Chicken
#418 | The Race To The South Pole
#416 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile | Henry Morton Stanley
#414 | The Quest To Find The Origin of The River Nile | Burton vs. Speke
#412 | A Short History of Mental Health
#410 | (Keeping Up With) The Kardashians
#408 | Upstairs, Downstairs: The Lives of British Servants
#406 | What Does “Lord” Really Mean? An Exploration Of The British Aristocracy.
#404 | The Rise And Fall Of The Vanderbilts
#402 | The French Foreign Legion
#400 | Degrowth vs E/Acc | How To Save The World
#398 | Ernest Shackleton | Antarctic Explorer
#396 | The Extraordinary Life of Kim Dotcom: Hacker, Entrepreneur, Fugitive
#394 | What Is Hell?
#392 | Homes, Homelessness & Evolving English
#390 | Edward VIII | The King Who Said No
#388 | Vardy vs. Rooney | The Battle Of The Footballers’ Wives
#386 | The Creation of The Modern Office
#384 | Napoleon Bonaparte
#382 | Geli Raubal | Hitler’s Murdered Lover?
#380 | Marc Rich: The King of Oil
#378 | [2023] Meet the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast
#376 | Porn & Big Money
#374 | The Rise And Fall of “The Fake Sheikh”
#372 | The War on Milk
#370 | FIFA: The Most Corrupt Name in Sport
Killing Hitler [episode 1 of Pioneers Of The Continuum]
#368 | Britain's Tabloid Culture: A Love-Hate Relationship
#366 | New York’s Five Families and The Business of Crime - Part I | History & Creation
⚡️Trailer: Pioneers Of The Continuum
#364 | Do Idioms Really Matter?
#362 | Anna Delvey | The Fake German Heiress
#360 | Fyre Festival | The Worst Festival In The World
#358 | Poker Island | How Malta Became A Gambling Hub
#356 | The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Hate
#354 | The Disappearance of Lord Lucan
#352 | Lee Harvey Oswald | The Man Who Killed A President
#350 | The Unusual Names of Cocktails
#348 | The Cambridge Five Part III | Beer & Betrayal
#346 | The Cambridge Five Part I | The Recruitment
#344 | Adolf Hitler | Der Führer
⚡️ Bonus episode from Easy Stories in English // Sisters, Sisters
#342 | Josef Stalin | The Grey Blur
#340 | Catherine The Great | Russia’s Fearless Empress
#338 | The Tragic Life of Anne Boleyn
#336 | “The British Disease” | A Short History of Football Hooliganism in the UK
#334 | The Magical Life of Roald Dahl
#332 | The Bizarre Life of Lewis Carroll
#330 | A Short History of Measurements
#328 | The Unusual British News of 2022
#326 | How TikTok Took Over The World
#324 | Artificial Intelligence & Language Learning
#322 | A King in Waiting | The Life of Charles III
#320 | The Florida & Munich Hostage Disasters
#318 | A Job From Hell | Slaves in Ancient Rome
#316 | The World Cup’s Five Biggest Controversies
#314 | Michael Jackson | The Troubled Life of The King of Pop
#312 | A History of Witches | Misogyny, Magic and Murder
#310 | A History of Vampires | Fangs, Fear and Fiction
#308 | The Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Part 3 | A Culture of Impunity
#307 | The Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Part 2 | Crooks Everywhere You Look
#306 | The Murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia Part 1 | Cocaine, Corruption, and Filthy Money
#304 | The Life of Donald Trump
#302 | The Bloody History of Bullfighting
#300 | Plastic Recycling - Is It Worth It?
#298 | A Brief History of Climate Change
#296 | Osama Bin Laden | The World's Most Wanted Man
#294 | By Ballot Or By Bullet | The Life of Malcolm X
#292 | Chess & The Cold War
#290 | Sigmund Freud | Father of Psychoanalysis
#288 | Albert Pierrepoint | Britain’s Most Famous Executioner
#286 | The Atomic Bomb Part 3: The Aftermath
#284 | The Atomic Bomb Part 1: The Manhattan Project
[BONUS: REPLAY] The Rise of Air Conditioning
#282 | Joe Rogan & Spotify | The Most Expensive Podcast In The World
#280 | The Tower of London
#278 | Londongrad: Why Russian Oligarchs Fell In Love With Britain’s Capital
#276 | Oxbridge: Why Two Universities Dominate Britain
#274 | The Rise of The Great Fashion Houses
#272 | Apollo 13
#270 | The Inimitable Charles Dickens
#268 | Grigori Rasputin - The Mad Monk
#266 | What’s Happening In San Francisco?
[BONUS] A Conversation with Lindsay from All Ears English
#264 | Meyer Lansky: The Mafia's Accountant
#262 | JK Rowling & The Battle To Publish Harry Potter
#260 | The Cambridge Analytica Scandal
#258 | The War Of The Currents
#256 | Where Does All Our Rubbish Go?
#254 | En Garde! A History Of Duelling
#252 | Five Surprising Food Origins
#250 | A History of Smoking
#248 | The Antarctic Treaty
#246 | Cornish Smugglers
#244 | The Scandalous Life of Lord Byron
#242 | Operation Pied Piper: The Evacuation of British Cities in World War II
#240 | The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson
#238 | A Short History Of Tea
#236 | How To Use Podcasts To Improve Your English [My Favourite Strategies]
#234 | The Future of The British Royal Family
#232 | When Britain Killed Its King
#230 | The Opioid Crisis
#228 | The Crazy Life of Elvis Presley
#226 | The Amazing Life Of Ray Charles
#224 | Predictions Of The Future From The Past
#222 | John Dillinger - American Bank Robber
#220 | The Real Peaky Blinders
#218 | The Rise Of Fast Food Part 3: Today & Tomorrow
#216 | The Rise Of Fast Food Part 1: The Early Years
#214 | Robert Baden-Powell & The Boy Scouts
#212 | A Short History of Childhood
#210 | The Illogicality of The English Language
#208 | A History of James Bond
#206 | Queen Elizabeth II
#204 | Brexit: Part 2
#202 | A History of Fake News
#200 | Stéphane Breitwieser: The Greatest Art Thief of All Time
#198 | A History of Pirates
#196 | Ferdinand Magellan & The First Voyage Around The World
#194 | Occupy Wall Street
#192: A History of Wikipedia
#190: The National Rifle Association
#188: Bonnie Prince Charlie
#186: William Wallace
#184: Banned Books
#182: The Crazy Life of John McAfee
#180: Winston Churchill & The English Language
#178: The Space Race - Part Three | The New Space Race
#176: The Space Race - Part One | The Early Years
#174: 3D Printing
#172: The Curious Taste of British Food
#170: A Brief History of Scientology
#168: The Curious History of Spice
#166: Theranos: When Blood Testing Goes Bad
#164: The Rise And Fall Of WeWork
#162: The Genius of William Shakespeare
#160: Politics & The Olympic Games
#158: George Orwell
#156: The Grand Tour
#154: Las Vegas
#152: The French Revolution
#150: The Industrial Revolution
#148: Tax
#146: Diego Maradona
#144: Whaling
#142: Scotland
#140: Cockney Rhyming Slang
#138: Disney Part III: The Magic
#136: Disney Part I: The History
#134: A Short History of The English Language
#132: Valentine's Day
#130: Rose Island
#128: The Art of War
#126: Chocolate
#122: Bitcoin
#120: Vespa
#118: 9 Things That Happened on Christmas Day
#116: Jeremy Bentham & Utilitarianism
#114: Charles Darwin & On the Origin of Species
#112: Personality Tests
#110: Black Friday & A Short History of Discounting
#108: Penal Colonies
#106: Superstitions
#104: Survivalism
#102: Daylight Saving Time
#100: Leonardo Da Vinci
#98: GDP & Measuring Growth
#96: The Vikings
#94: Cryptozoology | The Hunt for Mystery Animals
#92: The English of Boris Johnson
#90: The House of Medici
#88: The Amazing Life of Whales
#86: Electric Cars
#84: Tito | The Man Who Stood Up To Stalin
#82: The English of Donald Trump
#80: 1MDB & The Missing Malaysian Billions
#78: Modern Pirates
#76: The World Bank
#74: QAnon | America's Most Dangerous Conspiracy Theory?
#72: The War on Drugs
#70: Human Rights
#68: What Happens When Languages Die?
#66: The Weird History of Madame Tussauds
#64: The Hidden Cost of Food Delivery Apps
#62: The Resource Curse
#60: The British Sense of Humour
#58: Plastic
#56: Turkmenistan
#54: Harrods | The Playground of London's Rich & Famous
#52: The Guinness World Records
#50: A Service Announcement
#49: Fair Trade
#47: Fox News // The Presidential Propaganda Machine
#45: Guy Fawkes // The Man Who Tried To Blow Up Parliament
#43: Tulipmania // When Flowers Cost More Than Houses
#41: The Great Train Robbery
#39: The Story Of A Fantastic Dictionary
#37: London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
#35: Is The World Really Running Out Of Sand?
#33: Universal Basic Income
#31: How Google Works
#29: Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
#28: Help!
#27: North Korea - The Hermit Kingdom
#25: What's The Difference Between Great Britain and The United Kingdom?
#24: Part 2: The Most Common Mistakes People Make When Learning English (and How To Avoid Them)
#23: Part 1: The Most Common Mistakes People Make When Learning English (and How to Avoid Them)
#21: Conspiracy Theories
#19: British Food Part 4 - The (Earl of) Sandwich
#18: British Food Part 3 - The English Breakfast
#17: British Food Part 2 - Fish & Chips
#16: British Food Part 1 - Oysters
#15: Why Is All The News So Negative? And What If It Wasn't?
#13: Why is New Year, New Year?
#11: The Book That Made Christmas, Christmas
#9: Who Owns Space (And Why Does It Matter)?
#8: Who Owns The Sky (And Why Does It Matter)?
#7: Who Owns The Sea (And Why Does It Matter)?
#5: What Is Soft Power (And Why Does It Matter)?
#4: How To Use Podcasts To Learn English (Like A Boss)
#3: The Most Amazing Prison Escapes in History
#2: The Places In The World Where Planes Can't Fly
#1: Meet the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast
Trailer: English Learning for Curious Minds