6 Minute English Episodes Episode guide
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What's the appeal of high-heeled shoes?
Neil and Rob talk about these uncomfortable but very glamorous shoes.
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What's on your to-do list?
Neil and Rob discuss what could make life admin tasks more interesting.
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What's inspiring women to get involved in politics?
Sam and Georgina discuss the engagement of women in politics and teach you vocabulary.
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What's in a fairy tale?
Sophie and Neil talk about traditional fairy tales for the adult market
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What your lunch says about you
Sandwiches are the most popular lunchtime meal in the UK, but why?
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What to do when you can't sleep
Neil and Rob talk about insomnia and teach you the related vocabulary.
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What makes us laugh?
Are you good at telling jokes? What makes a good comedian?
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What makes a video go viral?
Rob and Neil discuss what makes people want to share a video
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What makes a great library?
What makes a library a library?
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What makes a good story?
Hear about storytelling and how it helps us to connect and communicate.
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What is the Platinum Jubilee?
We talk about a very British tradition involving Queen Elizabeth II
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What is the future of work?
Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?
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What is happiness?
Neil and Rob discuss what makes people happy and teach you new vocabulary.
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What is fat-shaming?
We discuss where the attitudes behind fat-shaming come from.
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What is 'scumbro' fashion?
There's a new look which some people are calling 'scumbro'. But what does is mean?
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What do you buy when you're sad?
Have you ever bought something when you're sad and then regretted it later?
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What difference has #MeToo made?
Sam and Georgina talk about the movement and teach you related vocabulary.
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What decides our taste?
What makes us like the flavours we like? Phil and Beth discuss this.
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What chickens can teach us about hierarchies
What can chickens help us learn about the way we organise ourselves?
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What can't computers do?
Are you afraid of machines that copy human intelligent behaviour?
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What can we learn from toddlers?
You might think that we teach toddlers, but they can teach us as well!
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What and where is Little Italy?
How did Italian food become famous throughout the world? Find out with Neil and Georgie
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Welcome to the 'metaverse'
We discuss how things like the metaverse and AI might influence how we live.
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Ways to live for 100 years
More and more people are living to 100, but what is the secret of a long life?
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Water Burial
A new way to rest in peace
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Walkman: the music player revolution
Neil and Georgina take a nostalgic look back at the 1980s and the birth of the Walkman.
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US and China vs climate change
Can the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases work together?
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United against food waste
According to the UN, one third of the food we grow is thrown away. How can we stop this?
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Uniforms
A policeman, a pilot, a chef - what's our fascination with uniforms?
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Transport of the future
What will travel be like in the future? We discuss new ideas for moving us faster
