English in 10 Minutes
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English in 10 Minutes
English in 10 Minutes is a weekly podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners. Each episode is about 10 minutes long and features real, unscripted English conversations about people, places and their stories. Worksheets for each episode, including full transcripts of every conversation an...
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132 episodes
Episode 125: Language Tips and Tricks
In the last episode of English in 10 Minutes, Nick and Wendy give their top tips for language learning, including how to enjoy the process, how to pra...
Episode 124: Roman Stories V (Jovanka)
Our guest Jovanka tells us how she arrived in Rome from New Zealand, why she stayed there, what her favourite Roman places are, and what changes she n...
Episode 123: Favelas
Nick and Wendy talk about visiting two favelas, the famous slums of Rio de Janeiro. In particular, they discuss the security situation and the level o...
Episode 122: Return to Rio
Nick and Wendy return to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the last major destination on their trip in South America. They talk about Rio’s staggeri...
Episode 121: New Zealand
Our guest Jovanka talks about her home country of New Zealand. In particular, she discusses the differences between the north and south islands, the i...
Episode 120: Afro-Brazilian Religion
While in Salvador, Nick and Wendy attended a ceremony of the Afro-Brazilian religion candomblé. In this episode, they talk about the experience and th...
Episode 119: Salvador
Nick and Wendy visit the Brazilian city of Salvador de Bahia. They talk about the Afro-Brazilian culture of Salvador, including music and capoeira.
Episode 118: Colonial Cities
Nick and Wendy continue their trip in Brazil and visit three colonial cities in the northeast of the country: São Luís, Recife and Olinda. They talk a...
Episode 117: Planned Cities
Nick and Wendy visit the Brazilian capital Brasília. They talk about their impressions of Brasília and about other planned cities such as Washington,...
Episode 116: The Pantanal
Back in Brazil, Nick and Wendy discuss their visit to the world’s largest wetlands area: the Pantanal. In particular, they talk about the various anim...
Episode 115: Into the Mines
Nick and Wendy visit a working silver mine in Bolivia. They talk about the extremely difficult conditions they saw and the impactful experience they h...
Episode 114: Roman Stories IV (Jill)
In our fourth Roman Stories episode, our guest Jill talks about why she moved to Rome 13 years ago. She chooses her favourite place in Rome and explai...
Episode 113: Beautiful Bolivia
Nick and Wendy talk about returning to Bolivia 13 years after their last visit. In particular, they discuss the country’s amazing natural beauty, incl...
Episode 112: Paraguay
Nick and Wendy talk about spending a few days in Paraguay. They discuss Paraguay’s attractions such as the Jesuit missions in the south and the capita...
Episode 111: Roman Stories III (Tyson)
Our guest Tyson tells his story of moving from the United States to Rome in 2000, starting by working in a bar and eventually becoming a city tour gui...
Episode 110: Iguaçu Falls
Nick and Wendy visit Iguaçu Falls for the second time and have a much better experience than on their disappointing first visit. They talk about the w...
Episode 109: São Paulo
Nick and Wendy begin their South American trip in the mega-city of São Paulo, Brazil. They talk about their expectations before they arrived and how S...
Episode 108: Munich
In our first ever three-person conversation, Nick, Wendy and Nick’s brother Tim talk about the German city of Munich. In particular, they talk about M...
Episode 107: Rio de Janeiro, 1995
As Nick and Wendy prepare to go to Brazil, Wendy reminisces about the time she went to Rio de Janeiro to study Portuguese as a university student in 1...
Episode 106: Roman Stories II (Wendy)
In the second episode of Roman Stories, Wendy talks about how she found herself living in Rome many years ago and why she keeps going back, as well as...
Episode 105: Learning German
Our guest is Nick’s brother Tim, who returns to the podcast to talk about his experiences learning German while living in Germany, both as a teenager...
Episode 104: Roman Stories I (Nick)
In the first of our Roman Stories episodes, Nick shares the story of how he visited Rome for the first time and how he eventually came to live there a...
Episode 103: Slovakia
Nick and Wendy talk about their recent trip to Slovakia in Central Europe. They discuss Slovakia’s natural beauty as well as its cities and castles an...
Episode 102: Family
Our guest, Nick’s mother Marion, talks about her mother’s life journey, from the Netherlands to Indonesia to spending time in a Japanese prison camp i...
Episode 101: Prague
Nick and Wendy recently visited Prague in the Czech Republic. They talk about what they did there and they also reminisce about their previous trips t...
Episode 100: Rome
For our 100th episode, Nick and Wendy talk about their favourite city in the world: Rome, Italy. They discuss Rome's historical layers and the difficu...
Episode 99: Europe, 1969
Our guest, Nick’s mother Marion, talks about visiting Europe as a 21-year-old in 1969. In particular, she talks about travelling to Europe from Austra...
Episode 98: Tunisia
Nick and Wendy talk about visiting the North African country of Tunisia. They talk about enjoying Tunisia’s cultural heritage, taking a Roman bath, an...
Episode 97: Ethiopia
Nick and Wendy talk about one of their favourite countries in Africa: Ethiopia. They discuss the country’s history and food and talk about some of the...
Episode 96: Sydney
Our guest, Nick’s father Geoff, is back to talk about his home town of Sydney, Australia. He talks about Sydney’s harbour, beaches and beauty.
Episode 95: Fado
Nick and Wendy talk about the famous Portuguese music style known as fado. They discuss the concept and origins of fado, and how to see it in Lisbon.
Episode 94: The Maya World
Nick and Wendy talk about visiting Maya archeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. They discuss the Maya pyramids, the surrounding landsca...
Episode 93: Australia
Nick and his father Geoff talk about their home country of Australia. In particular, they talk about identity and development in Australia, the countr...
Episode 92: The Original Way
Nick and Wendy talk about walking the Camino Primitivo - the Original Way - of the Camino de Santiago in Spain. They talk about the people they met al...
Episode 91: The Douro Valley
Nick and Wendy talk about their recent trip to the Douro Valley in northern Portugal. They talk about the region’s famous vineyards and its other attr...
Episode 90b: Driving Through Arabia, 1976
In the second part of this two-part conversation about his overland trip from South Africa to the UK in 1976, our guest Reg talks about travelling thr...
Episode 90a: Driving Through Africa, 1976
In the first part of a two-part episode, our guest Reg talks about living in Apartheid-era South Africa in the 1970s and the challenges he faced and e...
Episode 89: Porto
Nick and Wendy talk about Porto, the second largest city in Portugal. They talk about life along the riverfront and the other things they did during t...
Episode 88: Exploring Egypt
Nick and Wendy talk about another one of their favourite countries: Egypt. They discuss Egypt’s incredible ancient sites as well as its natural beauty...
Episode 87: Singapore
Our guest Hairul talks about his home country of Singapore. He talks about doing army service as well as Singapore’s ethnic mix, its delicious food an...