888. UK General Election 🗳️ / Euro 2024 ⚽️ (The Rick Thompson Report: June 2024)
My dad returns to talk about the current political situation in the UK. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called a general election to take place on 4 July. Why did Sunak call an election at this moment?...
24 Jun 20241h 3min
887. Walk & Talk: Health & Diet (Phrasal Verbs)
Join me as I take a walk along the embankment of the river Seine from Louvre to Pont Marie in the centre of Paris. This time the topic is health and diet. Watch out for the phrasal verbs I use during ...
17 Jun 20241h 23min
886. Networking in English 🗣️ (with Rob from The Business English Podcast)
In this episode I am joined by Rob from The Business English Podcast, and we are talking about networking in English. 🗣️ Networking is when you speak to other people, probably in a professional conte...
10 Jun 20241h 8min
885. Still Raining, Still Rambling (News, Comments, Questions, Guitars & Music)
Hang out with me while the rain pours down outside 🌧️ and in this episode I'll talk about the problem of "faffing around" 😵💫 , podcast news & updates 📲, some stand-up comedy dates 🎤, comments on...
3 Jun 20243h 19min
884. British Music: Madness (with James)
A conversation with my brother about one of the most successful British bands of all time - Madness. We talk about the story of the band, our early memories of their music, the songs, the members, the...
27 Mai 20241h 51min
883. A Last-minute Rambling Episode
A spontaneous monologue about being taken by surprise by public holidays in May (in France), a podcast recommendation, and seeing a hard-rocking and hilarious band perform live in a big arena last wee...
21 Mai 20241h 2min
882. 47 "Funny" Country Jokes, Explained 🌍 😂 Learn English with Humour
Here's a list of jokes about different countries which I found on the website Bored Panda. I'll tell you the jokes and then explain them all (dissecting the frog), including any homophones, double mea...
14 Mai 20241h 31min
881. Reading the news with a foreign accent (with Barbara Serra)
Barbara Serra is an award-winning Italian journalist who has spent much of her career reading the news in the UK on various high-profile well-established English language news networks including the B...
6 Mai 20241h 4min
