English and Beyond

Flashcards: Available here [00:00:02.180] - Oliver (Host) I live in Valencia, in Spain. And when people ask me where I'm from, I normally just say London. But the reality is, I'm actually not really a Londoner. I'm from a small town just north of London, in a county called Hertfordshire. But no one has ever heard of my town, even in the UK, nor the neighbouring city. So essentially, I just say I am from London. I moved to London after university, and I lived there for over a decade, although...

Quizlet Flashcards: Click here [00:00:03.080] - Oliver (Host) It feels like everyone agrees on one thing at the moment: that our attention spans are collapsing. We say it about our children, we say it about society at large, and often we say it while scrolling on our phones ourselves, captivated by short videos that last maximum 10 seconds and distracted by constant notifications. You, listener, may be thinking about moving on to another piece of content already, and we're only, what, 20...

Flashcards: Available here [00:00:02.080] - Oliver (Host) This is a love story. Or is it? It's certainly something very personal to me. Almost 10 years ago, I matched with someone on the dating app, Tinder. I was on the first day of a five-week trip around Spain. I had landed in Valencia, but instead of being happy and excited to begin my holiday, truth be told, to be honest, I was totally miserable. I will tell you why later on in this episode. But the important bit is, I was lonely, I was...