English Learning for Curious Minds

 It's one of the most controversial topics in modern Spain; some say it's a cultural art form, and others say it's a brutal form of torture.In this episode, we look at the history of bullfighting through the ages and ask ourselves what lies ahead.The matador looks up to the crowdWhat happens in a bullfightThe early history of bullfightingBullfighting in the Iberian peninsulaThe first "anti-bullfighting" legislation in the 16th CenturyThe development of "modern" bullfightingThe different styles of bullfightingGeneral Franco & bullfightingThe opposition to bullfightingBullfighting todayWill bullfighting ever be banned in Spain?Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/bullfighting ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 We have been recycling for decades, yet only 9% of the world's plastic has ever been successfully recycled.In this episode, we ask ourselves the heretical question, "is plastic recycling actually worth it?"A brief history of plastic usageHow much plastic do we really use?The uses (and advantages) of plasticPlastic's advantages in food productionPlastic's usage in medicinePlastic as a way to reduce energy usage?The durability of plasticThe problem of what to do with plastic after we have finished using itWhat proportion of the world actually recycles?The environmental "cost" of recyclingPlastic vs. cotton bags: the numbersRecycling + reducing + reusingSimple acts to reduce plastic usageTechnological developments with recyclingFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/plastic-recycling ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 For thousands of years, humans have had ideas about mankind's potential impact on the climate.In this episode, we look at how these ideas have changed, the men and women who have contributed to them, and ask ourselves why it has taken so long to start paying attention.Ancient ideas about mankind's impact on the climateThe North American "rain follows the plough" theoryJoseph Fourier & The Greenhouse EffectEunice Newton Foote's discovery about CO2The theory that burning coal might be causing temperatures to riseSvante Arrhenius & global heatingGuy Callendar, the amateur meteorologistThe fear of a return to the Ice AgeThe Great Smog of 1952 in LondonCharles David Keeling attributes human activity to climate changeWere rising CO2 levels good or bad?The establishment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeModern climate change theoriesThe role of the oil & gas industryClimate change deniers in US politicsFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-climate-change ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 He was put on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list in 1999, and he would only be removed after he was hunted down and killed by US operatives in 2011In this episode, we will tell the story of how Osama bin Laden went from a shy, religious young boy to the world's most famous terrorist.The early life of Osama bin LadenHis time at universityDeciding not to join the family businessThe Iranian Revolution of 1979The Soviet invasion of AfghanistanFighting in the Afghanistan WarThe invasion of Kuwait by Iraqi forcesWhy Osama bin Laden didn't want US forces in Saudi ArabiaLosing his Saudi citizenshipLaunching Al QaedaThe 9/11 attacksOsama bin Laden's whereabouts after 9/11The killing of Osama bin LadenWhat was found in Osama bin Laden's compoundPopular misconceptions about Osama bin LadenThe legacy of Osama bin LadenFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/osama-bin-laden ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 He was the American civil-rights leader who was a prominent spokesman for the Nation of Islam. Yet he grew too powerful and was killed by the same organisation he had represented.In this episode, we look at the amazing life, impact and legacy of Malcolm X.The assassination of Malcolm XThe early family life of Malcolm X ("Little")The death of Malcolm's fatherThe teenage years of Malcolm XGoing to prison and finding religionJoining The Nation of IslamBecoming Malcolm "X"Converting Americans to the Nation of Islam (including Mohammed Ali)Clip of Malcolm X speakingThe attack on Hinton JohnsonBecoming known to the press (and the police)Going on a global tourMalcolm X vs. Martin Luther KingBreaking with the Nation of IslamThe murder of Malcolm XHis legacy on the civil rights movementFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/malcolm-x ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 The game of chess played a vital role during the Cold War, allowing Russia and the United States to fight intellectual battles over a board game.In this episode, we'll explore how the game of chess was used in a world where nuclear weapons could not.The modern-day political impact of ChessThe life of Anatoly KarpovThe start of the Cold WarWhy chess was the battleground for the Cold WarHistory of chess & statesmanshipThe "Fried Chicken Tournament"Why the USSR had a head start on the USAThe early popularity of Chess in the USSRThe fighting of "proxy wars" in the 1960sThe relationship between KGB & chess playersThe bizarre 1978 Chess Championship in ManillaThe arrival of Garry KasparovChess in the modern dayFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/chess-cold-war ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 To some, he was a visionary who helped us understand our unconscious mind. To others, he was a sex-crazed maniac who made no contributions to psychiatry.In this episode, we'll explore the fascinating life and works of Sigmund Freud.The early life of Sigmund FreudTheories of the mind in 19th century EuropeMeeting the love of his life, Martha BernaysFreud's first medical "treatment": cocaineMoving to Paris and studying with Jean-Martin CharcotThe idea of the unconscious mind"The plunging of sexuality in theory and practice is not to my taste’"Opening his own "talking therapy" practiceCoining the term "psychoanalysis"The publication of The Interpretation of DreamsFreud & The Oedipus ComplexThe publication of The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, and the idea of "Freudian slips"His friendship with Carl JungThe First World War breaks outDeteriorating health and final yearsThe complicated legacy of Sigmund FreudFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/freud ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 He was Britain's most famous hangman and was responsible for the executions of up to 600 prisoners.In this episode, we'll explore the curious life of a man who ended people's lives for a living.The unusual boyhood dream of Albert PierrepointExecutions running in the familyCapital punishment in the UK in the early 20th centuryBecoming an assistant executioner and working with his uncleConducting his first executionThe "long drop"Executing Nazi war criminalsBecoming a pub landlordWhy Albert Pierrepoint was so successfulControversial hangings in the 1950sWas he really a kind and gentle man?Retiring from his job as an executionerThe beliefs of Albert Pierrepoint about capital punishmentLegacy in books, films & TVFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/albert-pierrepoint ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 Part three of our three-part mini-series on The Atomic Bomb.Ever since the atomic bomb was dropped, people have been asking whether it was actually necessary.In this episode, we'll explore the arguments for and against the use of atomic weapons in World War II, and look at how this has changed the world we live in.Recap of the journey to dropping the bombs on Hiroshima & NagasakiThe American reasons for dropping the bomb“It seems to be the most terrible thing ever discovered, but it can be made the most useful…”Arguments against dropping the bomb on Hiroshima & Nagasaki#1: Drop a demonstration bomb somewhere else#2: Japan would have surrendered without a bomb#3: The use of atomic weapons is ethically unacceptableAmerican counterargumentsThe scientists who were against dropping the atomic bombPost-war theories about why the atomic bomb was usedWas Japan really close to surrendering?Nuclear proliferation since 1945Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/atomic-bomb-aftermath ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

 Part one of this three-part mini-series on The Atomic Bomb. In this episode, we explore the discovery of nuclear fission, the key scientists involved, The Manhattan Project and the race to develop a functioning atomic bomb.Early ideas about atomismModern atomic theory in the 19th and 20th centuriesThe discovery of nuclear fissionWar breaks out in EuropeEinstein and Szilárd's letter to President RooseveltThe Manhattan ProjectThe first atomic test in Nevada“Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/manhattan-project ---You might like:🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists✨ 5 Powerful Tips for Learning English with Podcasts (Faster & Effectively!) [YouTube]📹 A look inside Leonardo English membership 📧 Join our FREE weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, vocabulary, lessons, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية