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English Learning for Curious Minds
History, culture and science stories told in clear English. Listen to English Learning for Curious Minds online with a synced transcript. Replay sentence by sentence, check translations, get AI explanations, and shadow each line in GoodScriber.
24 audio lessons, 10 h 4 min in total. Levels: Intermediate.
Lessons
| # | Title | Length | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #636 | Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower | 24:34 | Intermediate |
| 2 | #634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback | 23:30 | Intermediate |
| 3 | #631 | The Dark Side of Psychology | The Milgram Experiment | 26:43 | Intermediate |
| 4 | #629 | “Please, Sir, I Want Some More": The Truth About Victorian Workhouses | 22:36 | Intermediate |
| 5 | #626 | The Strange Story of Punch and Judy | 25:31 | Intermediate |
| 6 | #624 | George III: The Real Story of the “Mad King” | 25:30 | Intermediate |
| 7 | #622 | A Short History of Fire | 24:39 | Intermediate |
| 8 | #619 | Wyatt Earp | The Man Behind the Legend (English Listening Practice) | 23:08 | Intermediate |
| 9 | #617 | Bob Denard: The Mercenary Who Ruled the Comoros (English Listening Practice) | 25:10 | Intermediate |
| 10 | #614 | The Conquest of Ireland: How England Never Left (English Listening Practice) | 31:31 | Intermediate |
| 11 | #612 | Should Britain Abolish Jury Trials? (English Listening Practice) | 23:44 | Intermediate |
| 12 | #609 | A Short History of Blasphemy in Britain (English Listening Practice) | 21:44 | Intermediate |
| 13 | #607 | The Life of JD Vance (English Listening Practice) | 26:22 | Intermediate |
| 14 | #604 | Otto Warmbier: The American Tourist Who Never Came Home (English Listening Practice) | 25:55 | Intermediate |
| 15 | #602 | AI & Learning English in 2026 (English Listening Practice) | 26:28 | Intermediate |
| 16 | #599 | Man's Best Friend: The Remarkable History of Dogs (English Listening Practice) | 24:04 | Intermediate |
| 17 | #597 | The Global Housing Crisis Explained (English Listening Practice) | 28:39 | Intermediate |
| 18 | #594 | Mohammed Bin Salman & The Rise of Saudi Arabia (English Listening Practice) | 29:59 | Intermediate |
| 19 | #592 | A Beginner’s Guide To British Politics (English Listening Practice) | 27:30 | Intermediate |
| 20 | #590 | The Unabomber | The Story of Ted Kaczynski (English Listening Practice) | 27:30 | Intermediate |
| 21 | #587 | The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year (English Listening Practice) | 20:48 | Intermediate |
| 22 | #585 | Is AI Really Destroying the Planet? | 20:55 | Intermediate |
| 23 | #582 | Piazza Fontana & The Accidental Death of An Anarchist | 25:29 | Intermediate |
| 24 | #580 | Operation Valkyrie & The Plot To Kill Hitler | 21:54 | Intermediate |
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