6 Minute English Episodes Episode guide
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Dancing for the brain
Not a dancer? You might change your mind once you hear the benefits!
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Curbing our plastic addiction
Could we live without plastic? Rob and Neil discuss the progress that's being made.
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Covid: One year on
Over a year on since the first outbreak, what have we learnt? We talk about the pandemic.
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Covid-19: The office after lockdown
Companies are rushing to install technology to make offices safer. Neil and Sam discuss.
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Could you live on wild food?
We hear about a new foraging project and the health benefits of eating wild food.
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Could you go vegan?
Could you give up meat and animal products?
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Could you go flexitarian?
Scientists say too much meat is bad for us and the planet. Could you go semi-vegetarian?
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Could you give up fast fashion?
Is fast fashion harming the planet? We discuss this topic and teach you vocabulary.
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Could you give up booze for a month?
Sam and Rob discuss the challenge of cutting down on alcohol and teach you vocabulary.
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Could you be an astronaut?
Do you have what it takes to go to space?
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Could you be a victim of online fraud?
We talk about online fraud and teach you some useful vocabulary along the way.
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Could we live without plastic?
Is it time to start living without plastic? Beth and Neil discuss this.
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Could humans live in underwater cities?
Hear about projects to create liveable underwater habitats and learn new vocabulary.
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Corporate team building
Neil and Sophie discuss the growing industry of team building
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Coronavirus: Dealing with mass unemployment post-pandemic
Neil and Sam discuss the post-Covid job landscape and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Coronavirus vs other pandemics
Hear about coronavirus and how it isn’t that bad compared to historical pandemics
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Controlling the weather
We discuss two different types of weather manipulation.
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Conspiracy theories
Are conspiracy theories harmless, and why do some people believe in them but not others?
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Connecting remote communities
How do you connect the unconnected?
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Confused by modern idioms?
We talk about some new expressions that have been introduced to English through the media
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Compulsory voting
To vote or not to vote – is it your choice?
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Compassion fatigue
Has the pandemic made people tired of feeling sorry for others and themselves?
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Coffee cups: Do you use your own?
Does recycling coffee cups make a difference? Neil and Rob discuss and teach vocabulary.
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Climate change: Are there too many people?
Does the size of your carbon footprint depend on where in the world you were born?
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Climate change and evolution
We discuss the impact of climate change on today's wildlife.
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Cleopatra
Sophie and Neil discuss why the last pharaoh of Egypt still fascinates people today
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Cleaning the air we breathe
Sam and Neil discuss measures to restrict or ban polluting cars in city centres.
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Cities of the future
What will the cities of the future look like, and will we enjoy living in them?
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Christmas kindness
Neil and Alice discuss how some charities are helping those in need
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Chins
What's the point of having a chin?