6 Minute English
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Latest episodes
Jan 21, 2021 • 6min
What makes a good story?
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
Jan 14, 2021 • 6min
For the love of foreign languages
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
Jan 7, 2021 • 6min
Why can't we resist comfort food?
Neil and Rob talk about comfort food and what actually makes us eat it.
Dec 31, 2020 • 6min
What is fat-shaming?
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
Dec 24, 2020 • 6min
Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
Dec 17, 2020 • 6min
Are trees intelligent?
We talk about trees and how they can communicate and help each other.
Dec 10, 2020 • 6min
Can jellyfish help us solve our problems?
We discuss how these sea creatures could help us solve the problem of plastic pollution.
Dec 3, 2020 • 6min
Why do we choose to text instead of talk?
Communicating by text has become more and more popular. Neil and Georgina talk about it.
Nov 26, 2020 • 6min
Loneliness
Neil and Rob talk about loneliness and how some people prefer their own company.
Nov 19, 2020 • 6min
Is punctuality important?
We discuss people's attitude to being on time and why some people are always late.
