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Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners. Learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. Every episode comes with an interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary and is spoken at a speed you can understand. Join listeners from 189 countries and discover a more interesting way of improving your English. Find the bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, key vocabulary, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com

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  • Folge vom 06.08.2021
    #182: The Crazy Life of John McAfee
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***He was an internet security pioneer, and his McAfee Antivirus software was used on hundreds of millions of computers all around the world.But privately, he lived a crazy life that ended in tragedy.In this episode, we'll learn all about the wild, wild, life of this cybersecurity legend.The early life of John McAfeeFinding talent for mathematicsEarly vices: drink & drugsBeing kicked out of his PhD programmeWorking in high-powered technology jobs (and developing a terrible drug addiction)Creating McAfee Antivirus and making money from paranoiaWalking away with $80 millionBecoming a target for hackersLosing all of his money in the financial crashMoving to BelizeClaiming he was being extorted by the Belizean governmentThe murder of George FaullFleeing BelizeRunning for US PresidentAttacking McAfee AntivirusPromoting cryptocurrencyBeing chased by the IRS and FBIThe final chapter: The Spanish jail cellConspiracy theories about his deathFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/john-mcafee ---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
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  • Folge vom 30.07.2021
    #180: Winston Churchill & The English Language
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***He is considered by many to be the greatest public speaker in British history, and his words and speeches were a defining force in the British war effort.In this episode, we'll learn all about how Winston Churchill used the English language to inspire a nation.Winning the 1953 Nobel Prize for literatureEarly obstacles to being a great oratorCompleting his education on his ownStudying the great English oratorsSpending four decades as a member of parliamentChurchill's gift for storytellingThe medium: the radioMy grandfather's memories of Churchill's speechesBackground to Churchill's speechesHow Churchill wroteWriting more words than William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens combinedSpeech #1: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat“ Speech #2: "We shall never surrender"Speech #3: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"Why Churchill's words are so powerfulChurchill's wit (and some funny jokes)Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/winston-churchill-language ---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
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  • Folge vom 23.07.2021
    #178: The Space Race - Part Three | The New Space Race
    ⚡️⚡️⚡️  Black Friday Sale ⚡️⚡️⚡️Secret link: bit.ly/ELFCMBlackFriday24?  Save up to 67% vs. monthly cost⏳  Limited availability⏱  Ends 23:59, Sunday, December 1st***In 2019, former Vice President Mike Pence said "Make no mistake about it - we're in a space race today".Discover who the key players are, why there is a renewed interest in going to space, why it is now cheaper than ever before, and what the future of space exploration might look like.Enthusiasm for space post moon landingWhat was the next step in the first space race?Mike Pence's view on the new space raceUS, Russia and ChinaThe emergence of private space companiesWhy has going to space become cheaper?Space mining: what is it, and how does it work?Space junk?The benefits of space exploration for life on EarthPrivacy and spaceThe laws of spaceReasons to be excited about a new space raceDifferences between the new and the old space raceFull interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/space-race-3 ---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
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  • Folge vom 16.07.2021
    #176: The Space Race - Part One | The Early Years
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