363. Muhammad Ali & The Rumble in the Jungle

*Update 24/06/2022 - problems are now fixed!*Episodes of LEP have disappeared from podcast apps like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play - sorry about this! I'm changing podcast host, and my podcast feed is being updated. This is causing a few technical issues, but they are being fixed. Details below 👇I have moved to a new podcast host - one which is based in Europe and which just suits me much betterCool things are: You’ll be able to get LEP Premium much more easily - in your podcast app of choice (details on the website - coming soon)You can support the podcast a lot more easily, if you’d like to be a stakeholder in LEP. This is all part of my attempt (over 13 years!) to become a self-sufficient podcaster who can devote more time and energy to this project, and make episodes better and more useful and entertaining for youYou will notice some ads in episodes, depending on where you are. Not every time.Also you might hear me mentioning podcast sponsors at the start of episodes sometimes.Previously I used to have sponsors, but the pandemic stopped that, basically. I used to talk about italki, spoken, audible, but those things stopped fully during the coronavirus pandemic.But I have to find ways to keep the podcast going and so the new host I’m working with (Acast) gives the option to put some ads in my episodes and they might also let me read some sponsorship promos too.This is the way podcasts are going, as the technology develops and the medium becomes more established, little automatic adverts and sponsorships are part and parcel of that. This is how an industry develops around this sort of thing.Back when I started this in 2009 it just wasn’t possible because the technology wasn’t there but these days it’s normal to either have some advertising in the content or you have the option to pay for a subscription with more content and no ads. Just like YouTube, you get some ads on that platform and it’s just normal. Some people get YouTube premium to go ad-free and get all the music and stuff.Or Spotify - if you use the free version to listen to your music there are ads on that too, unless you pay for a subscription.So that’s what’s happening with LEP.It’s not going to make a huge difference to you, I have to say, but I thought I would at least mention it, just so I can be transparent. So here’s how it’s going to work.You’ll get all the free episodes as normal, and the whole episode archive will continue to be freely available as normal.You’ll probably hear a few ads sometimes. They’ll be short - certainly shorter than if I did them myself!If you want to remove those ads so you never hear them while listening to LEP you’ll also be able to sign up for ad-free episodes. That’ll cost about $2 per month. You’ll be supporting me too if you do that.You’ll be able to access LEP Premium episodes more easily than before, and it should be a system that you all should have access to (unlike with my original system which seems or seemed to block certain credit cards from different countries - the Acast system should accept all of you) and you’ll be able to get your premium content in your normal podcast app - not just through the LEP App. And if you become a premium subscriber, that will also remove all the ads. And you’ll be supporting me too.This way I can keep the archive free, but also reward people who support me by giving them my premium content which I always work hard to produce.For LEP Premium subscribers - keep an eye on your LEP subscription because I will be uploading an announcement about that too, and also some new premium content is in the pipeline. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23 Kesä 202247min

775. A Rambling Chat with James (June 2022) My brother James comes back onto the podcast for a conversation about the hot weather, tricky Wordpress updates, the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, Rock Music concert movies, Alan Partridge's live show, Irish/British relations and plenty more. 📖 Episode page with introduction transcript and other notes + videos https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qRz 🍺 🎶 Buy James and pint and listen to his music www.jimthompson.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

20 Kesä 20221h 36min

Listen to Luke reading a text adventure story set in a summer camp. You can read the story at the same time as you listen, or just relax and have fun following this action packed horror story, and read do text adventure later. Includes some vocabulary explanations, differences between British & American English and some very dodgy jokes. Video version available.Episode page (download the audio, find my other episodes) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qAQOpen the story in your browser http://play2.textadventures.co.uk/Play.aspx?id=lu8kzyzfp0wxpnqsdcpexq LEP T-shirts, mugs, etc https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

15 Kesä 20221h 38min

773. What do British people think about The Queen and The Royal Family? (with James)Luke and James discuss their feelings about the Royal Family, with some survey results about the popularity of royal family members among British people in general.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qMp Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Kesä 20221h 29min

772. Rambling in the Podcastle (June 2022) News / Thoughts / Reflections This is an unedited monologue in which I talk about some things which are on my mind at the moment, including how my hair is stopping me from learning French (and vice versa), virtuous and vicious circles, how English is like a shark (or a river - or maybe a shark in a river), some comments about recent episodes and a visit from a friendly bat at my podcastle. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qJQ  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo LEP Merch https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch Image by FunkyFocus from Pixabay    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Kesä 20221h 35min

771. Sick In Japan (Recorded Live at the BC) My story about how I ended up in a Japanese hospital bed, scared out of my brain. Recorded live in front of an audience at the British Council in Paris. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qC0  LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  LEP T-Shirts, Mugs & Merch https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/merch  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

24 Touko 20221h 14min

770. Boats & Murder (but mostly murder) with Moz An episode with my friend Moz from the Murder Mile True Crime Podcast. Moz returns to tell us some true stories of crimes in the London area. Expect some smalltalk about living on a boat, some murder stories and an interactive detective game in which we have to solve a murder. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qm6 LEP Premium https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premiuminfo  Luke's stand up comedy at the English Comedy Night in Paris https://www.panameartcafe.com/shop/stand_up/paname-english-comedy-night/  Murder Mile Podcast https://www.murdermiletours.com/podcast.html  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Touko 20221h 33min

769. Film Club: This Is Spinal Tap (with James) A return to Luke's Film Club with the classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap, a "mockumentary" about a fictitious rock band from the 1980s. This time I am joined by my brother James and we discuss what was once voted "Funniest comedy film of all time". Learn some famous quotes from the film, listen to some scenes and understand the comedy with help from James and me. Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-qwC Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Touko 20222h 8min