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The Talking People Podcast — 168 episodes

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A Feminist Halloween! Stories. The Werewolf, by Angela Carter

2

Books. Unbowed, by Wangari Maathai (ch 4, NYC)

3

Stories. Ogichidaakweg. The Women’s Warrior Society, by Winona LaDuke

4

Poems. Written in Blood by Tiffany Midge

5

FAQ UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

6

Dates. Indigenous Human Rights

7

Poems. Two Dickinson Bee Poems!

8

Poems. The Voice of the Voiceless, by Ella Wheeler Cox

9

Stories. A Power Struggle, by Bessie Head

10

Dates. Feminist Feb 14. V-Day!

11

Stories/Dates. The Mirabals & Nov 25 + Pron. Pasts!

12

Poems. Emily Dickinson & Why Read Poetry

13

Stories. The Tale of the Voice, by Emma Donoghue

14

Special Episodes. Feminist Artwork. Desi’s Poster “My Body, My Rules”

15

Feminist Artwork. Rose’s Painting “Women” (March 8)

16

Valentina Quintero, Journalist & Environmental Activist

17

Ada Stolsmo Hegerberg, Extraordinary Footballer

18

Gertrude B. Elion, Nobel Prize Winner for Medicine

19

Gloria Steinem, US American Feminist & Journalist

20

Hadizatou Mani, Nigerien Slavery Survivor & Human Rights Activist

21

Malala Yousafzai, Human Rights Activist

22

Evelyn Millares, Venezuelan NASA Computer Engineer

23

Simone de Beauvoir, French Feminist Thinker

24

Hedy Lamarr, Austrian Actress & Inventor

25

Claudia Mosquera, Colombian Professor & Activist

26

Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan Writer

27

Books. Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” (excerpt)

28

Gender & Feminist Approaches. Por qué Coeducación

29

Books. “Unbowed” by Wangari Maathai (excerpt)

30

Stories. My Mum, the Circus & Family Adventures!

31

Elementary. Dialogues: Where are you from?

32

Stories. Ted Chiang’s “Story of Your Life” (beginning)

33

Poems. Mina Loy’s “There is no Life or Death”

34

People. What can we learn from Virginia Woolf?

35

Intermediate. OP on Healthy Food

36

06. Travel Phrasebook: At a Restaurant / Beach Bar

37

Writing for Básico: email reply to a curious friend!

38

Writing for Básico: email reply (missing a friend)

39

Writing for Básico: Diary entry on holidays

40

Writing for Elementary: Blog entry on shopping habits

41

Useful Language. Everyday sentences with C1 language items (socializing)

42

Poems. “Dear Webster” by Connie Fife (Cree/Mohawk)

43

Elementary. Q&A on Routines for Conversations (part 2, 3rd p. sing.)

44

Useful Language: Tricky verbs for Ementary (see, look, watch; hear, listen)

45

People. Gene Sharp, researcher of nonviolent struggle

46

Elementary. Q&A on Routines for Conversations (part 1), with Speaking Test Tips!

47

Animal Stories: Osipanda Gorgorita

48

05. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At a Hotel

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04. The TP Travel Phrasebook: Tourist Shopping

50

03. The TP Travel Phrasebook: Tourist Getting Somewhere (Tourist Info & Directions)

51

Books. Language is Powerful. Metaphors we live by: Argument Is War

52

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Giving Directions 2

53

Useful Language. Writing. Email to Teacher Apologizing for Absence. All Levels (A2-C1)!

54

Elementary. Brief Dialogues 01

55

Books. Recommended Action, by the Story of Stuff Project

56

02. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At the airport / On a plane

57

Useful Language: Persuasion

58

01. The TP Travel Phrasebook: At the train/coach/bus station!

59

Useful Classroom Language for Pre-school

60

Elementary. Present. Nationalities, countries and languages 2

61

Elementary. Dialogue: Meeting People & Spelling Words

62

Books. Feminism Is for Everybody – Intro

63

Stories. Traveling, the Forging of a Teacher, by michelle

64

Elementary. Functional Translation 2 (of 3)

65

Elementary. Functional Translation 1 (of 3)

66

Books. Ch 1. Orange Is the New Black (Memoir)

67

Books. Language Myths (8, Children Can’t Speak…)

68

Elementary. How to pronounce the -ed ending

69

Elementary. Irregular verbs and some tips for the Past simple!

70

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Speaking about the Weather

71

Books. Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Davis (ch. 4)

72

Stories. Si fuera… / If I were or was… by michelle

73

Stories. The Fun They Had, by Isaac Asimov

74

Useful Language. Relative clauses: intro 1

75

Useful Language. Relative Clauses: Consolidation 1

76

Poems. About bridges, by Marilyn Monroe

77

Useful Language for Speaking Interactions 2. Spain (Intermediate, Advanced)

78

Books. Naomi Wolf’s The Beauty Myth

79

Useful Language for Speaking Interactions 1 (Intermediate, Advanced)

80

Books. Language is Powerful. Metaphors we live by: Argument Is War

81

Oral activities by learners. Someone I love, by Alba (Intermediate)

82

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Felipe (Intermediate)

83

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Irene (Intermediate)

84

Oral Activities by Learners. Someone I love, by Víctor (Intermediate)

85

Useful Language. Indirect questions (2)

86

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (2) My Day Today 2.2

87

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (2) My Day Today 2.1

88

Elementary/Pre-intermediate. Today! (1) – Pres. Perf. or Past Simple? + Dialog

89

Situations. Talking about holiday plans

90

Elementary. Review 1. Useful Language for Everyday Situations. Part 1

91

Elementary. What’s In My Fridge? (Food & Drinks)

92

Useful Language. The Passive 01

93

Elementary. Writing Holiday Postcards. Part 2

94

Elementary. Writing Holiday Postcards. Part 1

95

Elementary. Instructions. Giving Directions (1)

96

Stories. Why I Refused the National Medal for the Arts, by Adrienne Rich

97

Elementary. Past. Questions & Answers 2 (with “be”, other verbs, “have + Who/What as subject)

98

Stories. Why I Wrote “The Yellow Wallpaper”, by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

99

Elementary. Past. My Summer Holidays

100

Elementary. Past. My day yesterday

101

Elementary. Past. My last weekend

102

Elementary. Present. Describing a friend

103

Stories. There Was Once, by Margaret Atwood

104

Stories. Gertrude Talks Back, by Margaret Atwood

105

Stories. Asking Questions in Church, by michelle

106

Elementary. Past. A night out

107

Elementary. Past. Biographies

108

Poems. Child, by Sylvia Plath

109

Elementary. Present. Story-telling: Movie plots

110

Elementary. Present. Likes & Dislikes

111

Elementary. Present. My Neighbors

112

Elementary. Present. My Lifestyle

113

Elementary. Present. My Weekly Routines

114

Elementary. Present. My Daily Routines

115

Elementary. Present. Talking about people in photos

116

Elementary. Present. Talking about myself

117

Stories. How Did I Get Away with Killing …?, by Alice Walker

118

Stories. Cat in the Rain, by Ernest Hemingway

119

Elementary. Present. Describing my house

120

Poems. Dreams, by Langston Hughes

121

Everyday Language 004 (from HIMYM)

122

Everyday Language 003

123

Elementary. Spelling. The ABC & a communicative spelling method!

124

Useful Language. For Primary Teachers 01

125

Poems. Song, by Adrienne Rich

126

Stories. House of Light & Shadow, by Nicholas Gage

127

Poems. To be or not to be, by William Shakespeare

128

Stories. There’s a Man in the Habit of Hitting Me on the Head with an Umbrella, by Fernando Sorrentino

129

Everyday Language 002

130

Books. The Demon Lover (2 excerpts ch. 1)

131

Elementary. Present. The Time and Dates 2

132

Quotes. June Jordan

133

Special Episodes. March 8 – Thanks so much, dear feminists!

134

Elementary. Past. Talking about your winter holidays

135

Stories. A Telephone Call, by Dorothy Parker

136

Useful Language. Saying You’re Sorry

137

Poems. Her Kind, by Anne Sexton

138

Elementary. Present. Questions-n-Answers 1

139

Elementary. Present. Nationalities, countries and languages 1

140

Elementary. Present. Days-n-dates 1

141

Everyday Language 001

142

Poems. This Is Just to Say, by William Carlos Williams

143

Special Episodes. Spelling Your Name Out Loud

144

Stories. The Debutante, by Leonora Carrington

145

Elementary. Useful Classroom Language 2

146

Poems. Brief Bus Stop, by Ani Difranco

147

Useful Classroom Language 1

148

Stories. A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud, by Carson McCullers

149

Poems. The Housing Poem, by Dian Million

150

Useful Language. Saying thank you 01

151

Useful Language. Making requests 01

152

Stories. Ada, by Gertrude Stein

153

Useful Language. Giving contact information

154

Poems. Autobiography in 5 short chapters, by Portia Nelson

155

Elementary. Modals. Invitations. Would you like…?

156

Stories. Dishwashers, by michelle

157

Useful Language. Suggestions, Proposals, Recommendations

158

Poems. Wild Geese, by Mary Oliver

159

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 3

160

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 2

161

Useful Language. Communicative Strategies Part 1

162

Stories. Coyote Kills a Giant, by the Navajo People

163

Useful Language. -ed ending in context 1

164

Poems. Strange Fruit, by Joy Harjo

165

Useful Language. Indirect Questions 1

166

Stories. A Perfect Day for Bananafish, by JD Salinger

167

Useful Language. Banks & Money 1

168

Poems. A Litany for Survival, by Audre Lorde