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✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--Charles Dickens made the Victorian workhouse famous, but the reality behind Oliver Twist was even worse than fiction. This episode tells how workhouses treated Britain’s poorest people, and how pensions and the welfare state finally replaced them. Oliver Twist and the image of hunger in workhouses Early poor relief and rising costs during the Industrial Revolution 1832 Royal Commission and 1834 Act creating national workhouses The harsh idea of less eligibility as a warning Who ended up in workhouses: the elderly, sick children, and women Small meals, family separation, and hard work like treadmills Andover scandal: starving people and an abusive, drunken master Charlie Chaplin's childhood in the workhouse Reforms pensions: National Insurance and 1948 changes Ongoing debates about welfare and supporting vulnerable people Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/victorian-workhouses ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--In 1788, King George III began speaking without pause, talking to trees, and frightening his court. He is often remembered as the “Mad King” who lost America, but his life was far more complex and tragic. This episode looks at the devoted farmer-king, his mysterious illness, and what doctors now believe was really wrong with him. George III beyond the mad king stereotypeEarly life and becoming a British not German kingFarmer George habits and love of family and scienceSeven Years War victory and heavy debts for BritainMissteps leading to American Revolution and independenceHis limited power as a constitutional monarchOnset of illness in 1788 and disturbing behaviourBrutal treatments by Francis Willis and their harmFrench Revolution pressure and long wars with NapoleonLater decline, Regency, and death at Windsor Castle Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/george-iii ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--House prices have soared across the world, rising far faster than wages and locking many people out of home ownership. This episode looks at why cheap credit, global investors, short-term rentals, and slow building have pushed prices ever higher. It also asks whether governments can really fix the problem, or if expensive housing is the new normal. How house prices have outpaced wages since late 1990s.Cheap credit and low interest rates drove prices higher.2008 crisis; policies kept prices from falling much.Homes treated as a global safe asset for investors.Demand outstrips supply: planning, NIMBY, limited land.Rising costs, labour shortages, and developers holding land constrained building.Population changes, migration, and smaller households increased demand.Higher interest rates raised mortgages; prices stayed high from lock-in.Local factors: Airbnb and visa schemes pushed prices up.Housing wealth passed down; family help now often essential.Are there any solutions? Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/global-housing-crisis ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--For decades, Saudi Arabia was ruled by ageing princes, until one young royal began changing the system from within. This episode tells the story of Mohammed bin Salman, and how he rose rapidly to become Saudi Arabia’s most powerful figure. Saudi royal family is huge; succession once moved between brothers.Pressure grew to pass power to a younger generation.Mohammed bin Salman’s early life, connections, and growing ambition.His father becomes king; MBS controls money and army.MBS replaces Mohammed bin Nayef as Crown Prince, 2017.Ritz-Carlton purge targets princes, businessmen; power and assets seized.Vision 2030: modernise society, move economy beyond oil.Global investments and NEOM aim to change Saudi image.Opponents targeted; Khashoggi murder shocks the world.Women driving, cinemas reopen; activists jailed, Yemen war continues. Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/mohammed-bin-salman ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--British politics can feel confusing, with a king, a Prime Minister, and noisy debates in an old building. This episode explains how the system works, from Parliament and voting to why two parties have ruled for so long. Magna Carta and early Parliament shaped British politics.Westminster: Parliament's home with Commons and Lords.Parliament: Commons of elected MPs, Lords of appointed members.Monarch's role: ceremonial, appoints PM, opens Parliament.Voting system: constituencies and First Past the Post.Two-party dominance challenged by rising Reform party.Forming governments, general elections, choosing the Prime Minister.MPs' duties, constituency work, and Prime Minister’s Questions.Leadership contests and votes of no confidence.Devolution: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland; West Lothian Question. Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/guide-british-politics ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--He was a mathematical genius who vanished into the wilderness... and became one of America’s most notorious terrorists. In this episode, we'll explore the life of the Unabomber, the manifesto that finally exposed him, and the manhunt that lasted 17 years. 1995 newspapers publish manifesto; FBI hopes someone recognises author.Manifesto argues technology enslaves and crushes freedom.David Kaczynski recognises his brother’s writing style.Ted’s childhood genius, social isolation, and a Harvard study.Leaves academia; Montana cabin life fuels anti-technology radicalisation.Bombings kill three, injure twenty-three; targets linked to technology.Long, expensive manhunt; few clues for years.Language analysis helps arrest; cabin raid finds crucial evidence.Trial, plea deal, life sentences, death in 2023.Anti-technology message spreads online, despite his original intentions. Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/unabomber ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية

✨ Back To School Sale - Save 25% - https://dripl.ink/MUYZHEnds 23:59, Sunday 6th September.--What do “truthiness”, “selfie”, and “goblin mode” have in common? In this episode, we'll see how Words of the Year are chosen, look at some of the most pertinent from history, and explore the winners of this year's prize. What "Word of the Year" meansHow dictionaries choose: data and expert judgementSometimes a public vote decides the winnerCommon themes: politics, culture, technology, internet language2005 "truthiness": feels true, not actually true2013 "selfie": rise of phone photos of yourself2016 "post-truth": emotions beat facts in politics2022 "goblin mode": lazy, messy, not sorry attitude2025 "6 7": young people's meme with unclear meaningCollins winner "vibe coding": using AI to write code Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/2025-words-of-the-year ---You might like:⚡️ Back To School Sale - Save 25% [ends 23:59, Sunday, 6th September]🔓 Unlock bonus episodes, interactive transcripts, subtitles & vocabulary lists⚡️ How To Use Podcasts Like A Boss To Learn English📧 Join the weekly newsletter---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية