938. Film Club: Monty Python’s Life of Brian (with Antony Rotunno)

A conversation with my brother about a specific musical genre, "ambient". We discuss Brian Eno's inspiration and approach to his first ambient albums, talk about the genre's origins in French 19th century classical music, jazz and the avant-garde and describe ambient trance music from the 80s and 90s including artists like Aphex Twin, The KLF, The Orb and The Irresistible Force. Enter the ambient zone on LEP.👉 Get James' new ambient EP "Ambient Mode" on BandCamp https://jimthompson.bandcamp.com/album/ambient-mode👉 Episode page with lots of music recommendations https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sKj Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 Feb 20231h 13min

An unedited conversation with Amber & Paul about toilet habits, Titanic (1997), weird videos on TikTok & YouTube and plenty more. Advanced level listening practice with the POD-PALs.Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sKt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 Feb 20231h 33min

James Harris is a writer, comedian, English teacher and language learner (French, German, Chinese) from England. In this funny chat, we talk about learning Chinese, being married to a Chinese woman and his semi-autobiographical book, "Midlands" which tells several funny and touching stories about two ex-pats living in Germany; Stuart, who is a stand-up comedian trying to understand the Germans, and Doug who gets involved in a love affair. James reads several passages from the book during the episode.👉 Get James' book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midlands-James-Harris/dp/B0B38CX11P👉 Sign up to James' email newsletter "Stiff Upper Quip" for regular short articles in English & more https://stiffupperquip.substack.com/👉 Follow James on Twitter https://twitter.com/JamesHarrisNow👉 Page for this episode on Luke's website https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sJr👉 Listen to James' first episode on LEP https://youtu.be/nppFuFyIBZU Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

25 Jan 202350min

A conversation about two legends of contemporary popular culture - Bob Dylan and John Lennon, with pop-star academic Jon Stewart (guitarist in The Wedding Present and Sleeper).👉 Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sJE📖 Get Jon's book here https://a.co/d/fPBgTel (other bookshops are available)Jon Stewart is an interesting mix. He is both a university lecturer and a pop star. He runs a Masters Degree course in Music Business and Popular Music Practice at the BIMM Institute in London and he also plays guitar for legendary British group The Wedding Present, AND classic 'Britpop' band Sleeper. So, Jon knows all about the music business from both a personal and academic point of view. In this conversation I ask Jon about his new book "Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God" which is an amazing dual-biography of John Lennon and Bob Dylan, two of the most significant figures in contemporary popular culture. Jon talks about the way Dylan and Lennon used language in their work, the references they make to the culture they grew up in, including their spiritual and political views.Jon also talks about his time as a musician, including working with Elvis Costello and George Michael, and a funny story about John Lennon's "Imagine piano".I hope you find this conversation as fascinating as I did. If you like it, consider getting a copy of Jon's book! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

18 Jan 20231h 6min

Santiago has a top job in the English teaching industry. He is the managing director of English teaching at Oxford University Press. But English is not his first language. He learned it as an adult when he moved to London in his twenties. This conversation explores how he progressed in his English learning and in his career, while dealing with daily challenges and failures in English. The conclusions are that motivation and positivity are vital, you have to keep going through the difficult times, and you can achieve great things in your career in English even if you're not perfect. This episode should be a boost for the confidence of all English learners! Keep an open mind, keep your eyes on the prize, keep going and your English WILL improve!Episode page https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sJx Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

11 Jan 20231h 11min

A rambling episode about making a fresh start in the new year, and some things I just have to tell you about listening to Luke's English Podcast using a podcast app on your phone + lots of tangents. I hope you enjoy it!Episode page on my website (with transcriptions, notes, video version etc) https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sIV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 Jan 20231h 35min

The third (and final) adventure in this series of mini-mysteries on LEP. Can I improve my detective skills to work out the disappearance of a priceless painting and a series of gruesome murders? Story by Peter Carlson and available on textadventures.co.uk👉 Episode page with links https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sJd👉 Play Victorian Detective Interlude by Peter123 yourself here https://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/abwfcm2vke6b6nbmqh2v1w/victorian-detective-interlude Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 Dec 202246min

The second in a trilogy of text adventure stories by Peter Carlson. In this one we are chasing a ghostly serial killer with a few tricks up his sleeve. Do I have the detective skills to solve the mystery and avoid certain death? 👉 Episode page on teacherluke.co.uk https://wp.me/p4IuUx-sJ7👉 Play "Victorian Detective Interlude" on textadventures.co.uk https://textadventures.co.uk/games/view/abwfcm2vke6b6nbmqh2v1w/victorian-detective-interlude Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 Dec 202220min