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⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***On 26 June 1997, an unknown author published a book called Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Harry Potter would go on to become the best-selling series in literary history, selling over 500 million copies worldwide.The journey to get there, however, was far from simple.The early life of JK RowlingHer mother's illnessGetting the idea for Harry PotterLosing her mother, moving to Porto and her unhappy first marriageEscaping to EdinburghWriting Harry Potter in a cafe while her daughter sleptTrying to find a publisher for Harry PotterWhy Harry Potter was rejected by so many publishersThe daughter of the boss of Bloomsbury Publishing reads one chapterGetting her first book dealThe reception of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneSeeing JK Rowling's personal story in Harry PotterTaking the book to the USAFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/publishing-harry-potter ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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

⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***In March of 2018, it was revealed that 50 million Facebook profiles had been "hacked" and used to target American voters. The story involved Donald Trump, a supposed Russian spy, a Cambridge researcher and a political consulting company.The only problem was, how much of it was actually true?The breaking of the story on March 18th 2018A summary of the Cambridge Analytica report in The GuardianThe academic: Aleksandr KoganThe role of Facebook in 2012Quiz apps on Facebook (and their real purpose)The role of Cambridge Analytica (the company)Building "This Is Your Digital Life"How many people took the quiz?Was there really a "data breach"?What was Aleksandr Kogan's involvement in the story?The results come in: was the Facebook data effective at guessing someone's personality?Cambridge Analytica's message to its clients: "5,000 data points on over 220 million Americans"Working for Ted CruzWorking for the Donald Trump CampaignThe news breaking in 2018Was Cambridge Analytica involved in Brexit?Conclusion: Did Cambridge Analytica actually have any involvement in the US election?Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/cambridge-analytica ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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

⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***In the late 19th century there was fierce competition to provide electricity to the rapidly industrialising USA. The winner would be rewarded with huge wealth and fame.But who would claim the prize, and how dirty would the fight get?Difference between AC & DCThe Golden Age in AmericaEarly electrical inventionsThe race to invent indoor electric lightingThomas Edison's incandescent electric light bulbWhy Edison pushed for DCThe problems with DCThe opportunity for a monopolyCreating a challenge for Edison's employeesBreaking with TeslaWhat was better: AC or DC?The arrival of George WestinghouseThe battle gets dirty as Edison fears he is losingThe creation of the first electric chairThe execution of William KemmlerWestinghouse's AC system wins the contract for the 1893 World FairThe legacy of The War of CurrentsFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/war-of-the-currents ---You might like:? Black Friday Sale? A look inside Leonardo English membership⚡️  How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English? Join the weekly newsletter✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---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