• 50 years since Portugal's Revolution I
    Apr 30 2024

    As you know, I live in Portugal. In this episode, I introduce the context for a political revolution that happened in 1974, which ended a long dictatorship in the country.

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    9 mins
  • My brain is full (+ English and the internet!)
    Apr 25 2024

    I begin this week by discussing the feeling that you can't take on any new information because your brain is full, and I finish with some interesting new motivation to keep studying English!

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    8 mins
  • The intralanguage barrier #2 (+ a brief history of English!)
    Apr 16 2024

    In this episode, I finish my discussion of the intralanguage barrier by discussing the history of the English language, my experience with my family in the North East of England, and why this is all relevant for English learners (or any language)

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    12 mins
  • The intralanguage barrier #1 (+ -ing forms)
    Apr 9 2024

    In this episode, I introduce the concept of the intralanguage barrier, and I spend some time helping you to understand exactly what the -ing forms are in English, as well as telling you when you should use them

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    11 mins
  • Food cultures (+ yet another storm...)
    Apr 2 2024

    This week, I get distracted by another storm in Lisbon, and I decide to take up cooking to help alleviate my boredom.

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    7 mins
  • Getting back in the groove
    Mar 27 2024

    Join me as I get back in the groove with the podcast, including the story of how I met my nephew for the first time!

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    8 mins
  • Winter...
    Mar 20 2024

    This week, I rant (complain) about winter. I can bear it, but I definitely don't like it.

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    6 mins
  • Learning Chinese #2: how hard is it?
    Feb 28 2024

    Join me on this second discussion of learning Chinese, where I focus more on my experiences learning this language, including a little bit of myth-busting!

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    9 mins