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Aug 15, 2023 • 21min

The Piper of Hamelin (Beginner)

A piper comes to the town of Hamelin to get rid of giant rats with his music, but the mayor refuses to pay him. The piper plays a different kind of music and leads the rats into the river. The piper strikes a deal with the mayor and leads the children of Hamelin to a mountain, causing sorrow and the disappearance of the mayor.
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Aug 1, 2023 • 21min

The Elephant and the Hare (Intermediate)

Rendez-vous sur babbel.com/parler et obtenez 6 mois supplémentaires gratuits de Babbel en vous abonnant au plan de 6 mois et en utilisant le code "FACILE".Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!An elephant is travelling to meet his family, bringing delicious honey as a gift. He stops to give a hare a ride over the river, but the hare smells the honey and can't resist just having a taste...Today's story is The Elephant and the Hare. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/ElephantL3 for the full transcript. This is a levelled-up version of an beginner-level story. You can listen to the original version of The Elephant and the Hare at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elephant.Level: Intermediate.Genre: Children's.Vocabulary: Herd, Savanna, Sack, Hare, Hop, Crush, Wily, Trunk (Elephant), Skin (verb), Spit.Setting: Fairytale.Word Count: 1294.Author: Fairy Tales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 18, 2023 • 22min

The King's New Clothes (Beginner)

Rendez-vous sur babbel.com/parler et obtenez 6 mois supplémentaires gratuits de Babbel en vous abonnant au plan de 6 mois et en utilisant le code "FACILE".Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!There is a king who loves only his clothes. One day, two brothers come to town and say that they can make magic clothes for the king. If you are stupid or bad at your job, you can't see the clothes. But what happens when the king can't see them?Today's story is The King's New Clothes. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/KingL1 for the full transcript. This is a levelled-down version of an intermediate-level story. You can listen to the original version of The King's New Clothes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/King.Level: Beginner.Genre: Philosophical.Vocabulary: Wardrobe, Outfit, Council, Weaver, Lie, Pretend, Stupid, Parade, Knight (verb), Naked.Setting: Fairytale.Word Count: 1439.Author: Hans Christian Andersen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jul 4, 2023 • 31min

The Voice of Reason (Pre-Intermediate)

Rendez-vous sur babbel.com/parler et obtenez 6 mois supplémentaires gratuits de Babbel en vous abonnant au plan de 6 mois et en utilisant le code "FACILE".Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!In a small town, the people look after each other. When someone is hungry, the others give them food. But one day, the Voice of Reason comes to town and changes everything.Content warning: hanging.Today's story is The Voice of Reason. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Voice for the full transcript.Level: Pre-Intermediate.Genre: Philosophical.Vocabulary: Reason, Spread, Pitchfork, Tame, Bandit, Ignore, Land (verb), Hedge, Property, Jeweller, Hanging, Obey.Setting: Fairytale.Word Count: 2303.Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 20, 2023 • 21min

Four Windows (Intermediate)

Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!Buy a 3 month Babbel subscription and immediately receive 3 extra months free. Use code: INGLESE at check out at www.babbel.com/parlaTwo people live in buildings next to each other: a clean man and a messy woman. Each day, they look through the window into the other's flat and imagine what their life is like. But in the end, only one person knows the truth...Content warning: suggestions of drug use, addiction and depression.Today's story is Four Windows. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Windows for the full transcript.Level: Intermediate.Genre: Philosophical.Vocabulary: Scrub, Mundane, Warfare, Quirk, Aerosol can, Pristine, Sleep in, Rut, Distort, Moral (story).Setting: Modern.Word Count: 1609.Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 16, 2023 • 5min

Easy Stories in English Premium has arrived!

Sign up for Easy Stories in English Premium and use the code 'easy' to get your first month free!EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/SupportTranscriptHello everyone! It’s me, Ariel Goodbody, here with an exciting announcement.You’ve probably noticed that there are advertisements during episodes of the podcast now, and if you’re paying close attention, you will have seen that I’m not making new content on Patreon anymore.That’s because I’m starting Easy Stories in English Premium. Easy Stories in English Premium is a way to get all the episodes of the podcast without adverts, as well as bonus episodes from me.So why have I decided to do this? Well, having adverts on the podcast helps me do things like buy food and clothes, which I hear are quite important. But I understand that not everyone wants to hear adverts, and many people prefer to support in a more direct way. Also, it lets me give you all something ‘extra special’ – that’s what premium means, by the way, ‘extra special’. The bonus episodes are my way of saying thank you for supporting me.And I’m really excited about these new episodes. At the moment, I’m working on an episode about a recent holiday I took in Cornwall, and I interview my girlfriend Artoria as part of it. I also want to talk to you, my listeners, and record the conversations. So if you think you’ve got a star inside you, or you’d just enjoy having a chat with me on Zoom, this is your opportunity.On Patreon, I experimented with all kinds of bonus content, but it wasn’t an easy platform to use. With Easy Stories in English Premium it’s much easier. As soon as you sign up you’ll get your own podcast feed – that’s the list of episodes – without adverts and with bonus episodes.To sign up, go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support and use the code ‘easy’ to get your first month free. If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts, just go to the top of the feed and click ‘Try Free’!The Patreon isn’t disappearing, by the way – you can join it to get access to the archive of all the content I made for it – that’s exercises for old episodes, bonus podcasts, stories and so on. But I won’t be making any new content there.Thank you to everyone for listening, thank you to people who have supported me on Patreon, and I look forward to seeing you all on the Easy Stories in English Premium podcast feed! One more time, because I know it’s easy to forget how links are spelled, go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support and use the code ‘easy’ to get your first month free. Thank you so much! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 13, 2023 • 23min

Pioneers of the Continuum: The Saviour

Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!===The year is 2039A group of scientists, linguists and historians have invented a time travel machine.Each can return to a place and time, but only for one hour.Some choose to go back to change the course of world history, while others go back to a period in their personal lives.One even travels to the future.It doesn’t quite go as planned…===A few weeks ago I interviewed Alastair, who led the Pioneers of the Continuum project, and today I'm so excited to share with you my episode! You can find all the episodes on the Leonardo English website, or on your podcast app.===Buy a 3 month Babbel subscription and immediately receive 3 extra months free. Use code: INGLESE at check out at www.babbel.com/parla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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24 snips
Jun 6, 2023 • 23min

Eyes, Teeth and Toenails (Beginner)

Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated!Buy a 3 month Babbel subscription and immediately receive 3 extra months free. Use code: INGLESE at check out at www.babbel.com/parlaKen finally has his holiday. But his eyes hurt! Maybe watching TV will help. Lisa loves brushing her teeth - she does it EVERYWHERE. But what will happen when she goes to the dentist? Vladimir has beautiful, long toenails... but does his boss agree?Today's story is Eyes, Teeth and Toenails. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Eyes for the full transcript.Level: Beginner.Genre: Comedy.Vocabulary: Notice, Cavity, Filling, Smile, Hammer, Nail, Sandals, Radiator, Destroy, Hero.Setting: Modern.Word Count: 1165.Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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May 23, 2023 • 30min

Interview with Alastair about Pioneers of the Continuum (Intermediate)

Buy a 3 month Babbel subscription and immediately receive 3 extra months free. Use code: INGLESE at check out at www.babbel.com/parlaRecently, I worked with Alastair Budge on Pioneers of the Continuum, an eight-part audio drama featuring your favourite ESL podcasters as narrators. Today, we talk about Pioneers of the Continuum and Alastair's other work. Alastair also hosts the English Learning for Curious Minds podcast, where you can learn about history and inspiring stories in accessible English.Pioneers of the Continuum comes out today! Find it on your favourite podcast app.Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Pioneers for the full transcript.Level: Intermediate.Genre: Conversation.Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast!===If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting me on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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5 snips
May 9, 2023 • 40min

Eileen (Pre-Intermediate)

Buy a 3 month Babbel subscription and immediately receive 3 extra months free. Use code: INGLESE at check out at www.babbel.com/parlaWith every month that passes, Eileen gets cleverer. The kids at school hate her, and her parents are afraid of her. There's something not... human about this child.This story covers my feelings about AI (artificial intelligence). I talk a lot about an episode of another podcast, Your Undivided Attention, which explains the dangers and possibilities of AI.Today's story is Eileen. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/AI for the full transcript.Level: Pre-Intermediate.Genre: Horror.Vocabulary: Exponential, Precocious, Bully, Disguise, Bruise, Acid, Climate change, Come up with, Hack, Disprove.Setting: Modern.Word Count: 1449.Author: Ariel Goodbody.Buy me a coffee to say thank you for the podcast!===If you enjoy the podcast, please consider supporting us on Patreon. For just a few dollars a month you can get extra episodes, exercises, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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