English Learning for Curious Minds
Hosted by unknown · Leonardo English
4.9from 2,447 ratings
- 348
- Episodes
- 20
- Transcribed
- 2,447
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 690K
- YouTube views
About English Learning for Curious Minds
Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is an English podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their English listening while learning weird and wonderful things about the world. If you want to learn English naturally, improve your English listening skills, and discover fascinating ideas at the same time, this podcast is for you. Every episode helps you improve your English through interesting stories, history, psychology, business, culture, science, and strange-but-true events from around the world. Instead of textbook exercises or boring grammar drills, you’ll learn English through ideas worth talking about. This is an English-learning podcast for curious adults — people who want to build confidence in English, improve listening comprehension, expand vocabulary in context, and enjoy the process of learning. This podcast is spoken in clear, British English. Whether you want English listening practice, vocabulary in context, or simply a way to learn through ideas worth talking about, you'll find episodes designed for intermediate to advanced learners and spoken at a speed you can understand. Every episode comes with: * Interactive transcripts * Subtitles * Key vocabulary explanations * Bonus learning materials * PDF study packs You’ll hear episodes about history, psychology, language, business, habits, strange stories, culture, communication, and the ideas that shape how people think and behave — all designed to help you improve your English naturally. Questions we help listeners answer include: * How can I improve my English listening? * How can I learn English without boring textbooks? * What is the best English podcast for intermediate learners? * How can I build vocabulary in context? * How can I stay motivated while learning English? Join listeners in 189 countries and discover a more interesting way to learn English. Find bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles, vocabulary explanations, and more at www.leonardoenglish.com
- Publisher
- Leonardo English
- Category
- education · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 26 Nov 2019
- Latest episode
- 8 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
20 of 348 episodes have a transcript.
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
#636 | Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback
10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
#631 | The Dark Side of Psychology | The Milgram Experiment
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#636 | Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower
Published 8 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The famous author Guy de Maupassant even famously said he ate lunch at the Towers restaurant every day because it was the only place in Paris where you couldn't see the wretched thing. By 1925, it was 36 years old, rusting and not the sort of place American tourists would propose under as they do today. So when a newspaper article suggested it might one day be dismantled, this was not a completely absurd idea. Lustig's plan was built on that small foundation of plausibility. First, he paid a skilled forger to produce official government stationery for him, complete with the seal of the ministry responsible for the tower. […]
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- 689,717
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
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- 4.8 / 5
- 78 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 2,369 ratings
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- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 100
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