Episode cover art description for screenreaders:An art gallery featuring a large, ornately framed painting of a majestic, long-bearded cat with a regal expression. The painting is prominently displayed on a central wall, with two visitors, a man and a woman, admiring it from either side. The text 'MONSIEUR CHAT' is written above the painting, and 'WORDGENDER.COM/FRENCH' is displayed at the bottom of the image.Transcript:In the hushed confines of the Louvre's restoration room, an accidental di...

Fluent Fiction - Serbian: The Bronze Soldier Chat: A Kalemegdan Tale Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/the-bronze-soldier-chat-a-kalemegdan-tale Story Transcript:Sr: U zlatokosom Beogradu, gde se Sava sušta u Dunav, stoji čuvena Kalemegdanska tvrđava.En: In Belgrade with its golden-haired beauty, where the Sava merges with the Danube, stands the famous Kalemegdan Fortress.Sr: Na samom vrhu, tamo gde prošlost šapuće priče, jednog valovitog popodneva, desio

Send us a Text Message.Have you ever felt a twinge of guilt while indulging in a TV series binge, wondering if perhaps your time could be better spent? Welcome to our world, where we embrace the escape of fiction and debate its role in our real lives. From the royal intrigues of Bridgerton to the spacefaring voyages in Star Trek: Enterprise, we consider the slow burn of character development and the fast pace of our modern existence. Guilty pleasures? Maybe. But we argue that these narrative ...

Lilian and Oliver chat as he takes an early bank holiday ride before another busy day. Oliver asks after Alice who is still staying with Ruairi in London. Lilian wishes she could have done more before everything got so out of hand. She feels guilty about encouraging Alice’s relationship with Harry. And she fears things might be awkward at The Bull after the crash. Later, Lillian awkwardly broaches the subject of Alice and Fallon with Jolene, who has no problem with her being supportive towards her

Harrison greets Fallon as he returns from church and they chat awkwardly, with Harrison apologising for leaving his bedding where he slept, on the sofa. Fallon's finishing up mowing the grass and Harrison's off to training ahead of the T20 cricket. Before he goes, he mentions Philip Larkin’s poem – The Mower. He offers to read her the last line but she suggests he send it to her instead.At the Tearoom Chelsea isn’t looking forward to playing but Pat gives her a pep talk and some fielding practice,

Fallon and Harrison both agree that it’s great that Fallon’s back at Woodbine Cottage after her stay at The Bull. Harrison’s relieved Alice has gone to London – at least he won’t bump into her. Ambridge is playing Layton Cross at cricket and Kirsty pops by to wish the team luck on her way to an appointment with Rex’s pigs – she’s looking after them while Rex is away. George and Pat are mildly concerned when Kirsty reckons it’ll be a breeze. They chat about Mick inviting Joy’s daughter Rochelle

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Fallon and Jolene chat about Fallon’s forthcoming scan. Fallon admits she’s finding it hard to be in the same room as Harrison, since he told Alice about the miscarriage. She’s never seen Harrison so angry and the crash may not have caused the miscarriage. Just because Harrison was thrilled to discover that Fallon was pregnant, he presumed Fallon felt the same. But Harrison knew she’d never wanted to be a mum. Jolene reminds Fallon that she and Harrison love each other - they must try not to

Pip and Kirsty check up on Rex’s boat while he’s away and notice a bit of damage, maybe caused by debris from the crash. Pip’s going to fix it to make up for not being able to look after Rex’s pigs next week. Kirsty offers to give Pip a hand and they chat about Roy, who seems to be spending a massive amount of time video calling Lexi, even though he insists they’re just good friends.At The Tearoom, Chelsea notices that Fallon looks under the weather. Fallon admits she didn’t sleep well. Kirsty

After giving us hit TV shows like MTV Love School, Roadies and Tere Ishq Mein Ghayal. Karan Kundrra has now joined the beautiful star of Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi and Kasautii Zindagii Kay; Erica Fernandes. In this episode, they sit down for a quick chat and open up about their teenage years and also talk about their hardships.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fluent Fiction - Lithuanian: Statue Chat: A Misstep in Old Town Vilnius Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/statue-chat-a-misstep-in-old-town-vilnius Story Transcript:Lt: Vieną šiltą pavasario dieną Gediminas nusprendė pasivaikščioti po Vilniaus senamiestį.En: One warm spring day, Gediminas decided to take a walk through the old town of Vilnius.Lt: Saulė švietė ir paukščiai čiulbėjo, primindami jam, kad žiema pagaliau baigėsi.En: The sun was shining and the

Alistair and Denise are driving to a hotel after an enjoyable dinner together. Nervous, they chat about the evening to come. They screech to a halt as Alistair spots headlights in the water – a car has gone off the bridge into the Am. George, frantic, is on the scene. They hear Mick shouting and George helps Denise pull him out of the water, Alistair goes to help Joy. He and George drag her to the shore but she’s unconscious having hit her head. To their relief she’s breathing and has a pulse. But

New crime fiction titles for May 2024. novels:Fiona McPhillips When We Were SilentJohn Connolly The Instruments of Darkness Aslak Nore Sea Cemetery Emiko Jean The Next GirlKellye Garrett Missing White WomanJennifer Lee Thompson Vigilante CityDark Deeds Down Under Vol.2 eds. Craig Sisterson and Lindy Cameron Olivier Norek Between Two WorldsPaul Burke writes for Monocle Magazine, Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger ...

Fluent Fiction - Slovak: Statue Chat: A Laughter-Filled Day! Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/statue-chat-a-laughter-filled-day Story Transcript:Sk: Slnko svietilo nad Bratislavou a hlavné námestie žilo svojim obvyklým každodenným ruchom.En: The sun was shining over Bratislava and the main square was alive with its usual everyday bustle.Sk: Lukáš a Jana sa rozhodli užiť si tento krásny deň a vybrali sa na prechádzku mestom.En: Lukáš and Jana decided to

Denise is teasing Alistair about his dancing and as they work they get distracted talking about what might have happened in the church hall if they hadn’t been disturbed by Joy and Azra. Far from being uncomfortable, Denise thinks they should just choose a better time and place. They chat about Bartleby – Jakob is considering having a word with the Grundys because all the extra attention can’t be doing Bartleby any good. Alistair asks Denise if she has plans for this evening – he has Greenacres to

Alistair is clipping Monty’s claws as he and Robert agree what an asset Denise is to the vet’s practice. They chat about Sunday’s cricket win over Darrington and Linda’s worry that she might not get enough volunteers to prepare the teas for the T20 match during May Bank Holiday weekend. Jim arrives with Alistair’s forgotten packed lunch. They agree to meet for a drink later at The Bull. Robert remarks how happy Alistair seems these days and says he might adopt a similar approach to working with

Join us to learn about our forthcoming educational books from Lerner Publishing Group! Visit lernerbooks.com to learn more. Music credits: "Farm" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

We welcome Tad Leckman back to the kitchen to chat about the current state of Star Wars role playing games and other tabletop games. Grab your droid and broom and join us!

The Odd Couple: A case study of gaslighting?This podcast summarises a case study of the working relation of a broadcasting team and in particular of its two lead broadcasters whose names I have described as Kenneth and Barbie. Their story reminds me of examples of teams from real life and fiction, including the one made famous in the film The Odd Couple, brilliantly played by Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau.Another humorist and actor Steve Cooghan mocked the morning chat show displays of ...

Ed and Fallon chat about how much Emma’s enjoying fitness training and getting stronger. Fallon is dropping off a gift for Emma – a bonsai tree from a tea room customer, for good luck. Ed’s concerned that too many people know about the tree surgery before it has got off the ground. Fallon senses something’s amiss, and Ed’s admits he’s worried they’re making a mistake launching the business. It is a big change, says Fallon, and maybe that’s what Ed’s most scared of. She tells him to talk about it