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6 Minute English

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All Episodes

6:30

How to talk to a climate denier

6 Minute English ·

2023/03/09

The dos and don'ts of trying to discuss science with someone who doesn't believe in it.

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6:19

Losing your mother tongue

6 Minute English ·

2023/03/02

Hear the story of a woman who replaced her native Czech for English.

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6:21

The health benefits of apples

6 Minute English ·

2023/02/23

Could there be some truth in the proverb 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away'?

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6:14

Why do we procrastinate?

6 Minute English ·

2023/02/16

Do you leave your work until the last minute? If so, this programme is for you!

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6:16

Doomscrolling: Why do we do it?

6 Minute English ·

2023/02/09

We discuss if there is an evolutionary reason why we're attracted to bad news.

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6:19

Exercise for The Lazy

6 Minute English ·

2023/02/02

What's the least amount of exercise you should do to stay healthy?

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6:20

Can AI have a mind of its own?

6 Minute English ·

2023/01/26

Hear about the software engineer who became 'friends' with his computer.

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6:17

Climate change: Are there too many people?

6 Minute English ·

2023/01/19

Does the size of your carbon footprint depend on where in the world you were born?

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6:00

The hidden life of buffets

6 Minute English ·

2023/01/12

We discuss buffet meals and the history behind them and teach related vocabulary.

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6:16

Songwriting

6 Minute English ·

2023/01/05

We discuss the art of songwriting – combining lyrics and music to make a hit song.

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6:18

United against food waste

6 Minute English ·

2022/12/29

According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?

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6:17

3D printers

6 Minute English ·

2022/12/22

We look at the role of 3D printers in medicine, and teach you some related vocabulary.

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6:20

Are opinion polls accurate?

6 Minute English ·

2022/12/15

What can opinion polls really tell us?

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6:22

Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet?

6 Minute English ·

2022/12/08

Could some ideas to deal with climate change actually damage the environment?

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6:16

Can music mend a broken heart?

6 Minute English ·

2022/12/01

Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love.

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6:19

The art of conversation

6 Minute English ·

2022/11/24

We discuss whether the art of conversation is being lost in the era of social media

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6:11

Qatar's World Cup workers

6 Minute English ·

2022/11/17

Hear about the workers who built the World Cup stadiums

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6:17

Controlling the weather

6 Minute English ·

2022/11/10

We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.

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6:20

Meet the flavourists

6 Minute English ·

2022/11/03

Is designing a food flavour a dark art? We talk about the people who make flavours.

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6:18

Are Halloween costumes too scary?

6 Minute English ·

2022/10/27

Some parents are complaining that some Halloween costumes are too scary.

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