Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

644. The Rick Thompson Report: Is Brexit Done?

Talking to my dad about the latest in the Brexit saga including the general election result, Brexit day on 31 January 2020 and the latest government she…

643. The Intercultural Communication Dance with Sherwood Fleming

Talking to Sherwood Fleming, author of "Dance of Opinions" about intercultural communication, including common problems and the soluti…

642. The Lying Game Returns (with Amber & Paul)

This should make you laugh out loud on the bus - it's the return of the Lying Game with Amber & Paul. Listen to our 3 stories. Do you think they are tr…

641. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #9

The pod-pals are back on the podcast and it's time for the usual catching up session in which we talk about how very-pregnant Amber has moved to the suburbs of P…

640. IELTS Speaking Success with Keith O’Hare

Talking to IELTS speaking coach Keith O'Hare about how to get your best score in the IELTS speaking test, plus some chat about the right approach to lear…

639. 3 Quintessentially British Books (that you might not know about) with Mum

Talking to my mum about some examples of quintessentially British things, in this case it's 3 British books that she par…

638. 3 Quintessentially British Things (that you might not know about) with Dad

Dad picks his 3 British things to talk about in this episode which covers things like ancient history, British northern…

637. 5 Quintessentially English Things (that you might not know about) with James

Talking with James about 5 typically English things, including conversation about pop culture, writers, TV shows, Bri…

636. James & Luke Discuss Star Wars IX (SPOILERS) Final Star Wars Episode Ever?

James and Luke ramble about Star Wars IX one more time. This episode is full of little jokes, sketches, voices and full…

635. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 2) Motivation / New Year’s Rules / Bilingual Daughter / Neil Innes

Luke rambles some more at the start of 2020 about new year's resolutions, holiday stories, rai…

634. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 1) Pod Stats / Welcome to LEP / Travelling with a Toddler

Luke wishes you a Happy New year and rambles about recent podcast statistics, new year in the UK, welco…

633. Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILER REVIEW)

I've seen The Rise of Skywalker - here are my comments and thoughts. Please be aware that this episode is full of SPOILERS!

Episode page http…

632. Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (No Spoilers!)

A new Film Club episode in which Luke does a spoiler-free ramble about Star Wars IX, including various speculations and theories.

NO SPOILERS.

…

631. 29 Awful Christmas Jokes, Explained

The annual Christmas episode of LEP is here! Explaining 29 truly awful jokes that you might get in a Christmas cracker this year. Enjoy! Merry Christmas and a…

630. The English Guy with a Sitcom on Japanese TV (with BJ Fox)

A conversation with English comedian BJ Fox, who performs stand-up in Japan and has his own TV show on NHK. Our conversation includes t…

629. Do you ever ... ? (with James) Strange Habits & Funny Observations

A funny conversation about strange habits that we don't often talk about, with my brother James. Notes & scripts available on t…

628. OASIS (with James)

A conversation with James about the English rock band Oasis, including details about their story, music, lyrics and the sibling rivalry between Noel and Liam Gallagher.

Episod…

627. Emina's Long Journey to English Proficiency

My friend Emina Tuzovic has learned English to a proficient level as a non-native speaker of the language. She says it has been "a long journey". Let'…

626. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal / General Election / Football

An update from my dad about Brexit, including details about Boris Johnson's deal, the shutting down of Parliam…

625. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 2)

Let's continue going through this list of words from an article I found in The Independent. Here is another list of 30 items of British…