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Here is the second part of the AGM. For more information, see episode 141. CLICK HERE to read the agenda for this episode. Your donations make this podcast possible  

You are formally invited to attend The LEP AGM (Luke's English Podcast Annual General Meeting) which will take place during the recording of this episode. CLICK HERE to read the agenda for this episode. Your donations make this podcast possible

Keep cool in the hot summer weather with some chilling stories. *Transcript available below* CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPISODE ;)

One Man. One Car. One Destination. *Transcript now available* In this episode you join me in a BMW Mini as I attempt to drive across Paris, through some of Europe's busiest streets, on a very hot July afternoon. My mission is to deliver the car to a car-park while avoiding angry Parisian drivers, pedestrians with prams, and busses full of Japanese tourists. The ultimate goal - a glass of cold beer on the terrace of a cafe, and to save the world through another episode of Luke's English Podcast, of course. Do I manage to complete my mission? And what driving-related vocabulary can you learn during this episode? Listen, and you will find out... CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT FOR THIS EPISODE

This is the second in a 2-part series all about films. In this one, Henry and I answer listeners' questions from Facebook. See below for more details. Click here to read more information, including a list of questions from Facebook and the names of movies we mention in this episode. I plan to do more episodes about movies in the future because it's a subject that we all enjoy very much! Thanks for listening. Good luck with your English.

Henry Dean joins me for a cup of tea and a chat about movies. Part 2 will be available in the next few days. In this episode, I talk to Henry about his background, his university course, his writing work and his interest in film and movies in general. We also explain and discuss various items of vocabulary related to film. We'll teach you various words and phrases that you can use to talk about films with your friends. We also begin to answer questions which were sent in to us via Facebook. We continue to answer the questions in part 2, which will be available soon! CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION AND LINKS TO HENRY'S WEBSITE

What is the longest bike trip you've ever done? Have you ever run a marathon or walked a very long distance? In this episode, I speak to Ben Fisher, who just this weekend cycled all the way from The River Thames in London to La Seine in Paris, covering a distance of over 460km.Listen to the podcast as Ben and I discuss the trip, the challenges, the pain, the joy and the enjoyment of this journey by bicycle. In our discussion you will hear lots of vocabulary relating to cycling and transport in general.Click here to read Ben's blog, in which he describes the journey and shows some photos. Thanks for listening to the podcast.Have you ever made a long journey by bike? Leave a comment to tell us about it.All the best, Luke

"It's raining cats and dogs" - Do native speakers of English often use this idiom to describe heavy rain or do they use different expressions? Click here to read vocabulary notes and other information.

This episode is all about the story of a hardcore punk rock band from London. Listen, and you'll hear an interview with the band members as they talk about how the band started, their influences, and what caused the band to end. CLICK HERE TO READ A TRANSCRIPT FOR THE INTRODUCTION AND MORE INFORMATION

A look at hip-hop culture and analysis of the lyrics to a classic rap song. CLICK HERE TO READ A FULL TRANSCRIPT TO THIS EPISODE and for other useful and interesting links. PEACE.

Some pronunciation, some vocabulary, some romance and a little bit of horror-movie gore in this episode. Hi everyone, I decided to teach you some essential language this time. Here's what to expect from this episode: The first part is about the pronunciation of ~ed endings (e.g. agED, beggED or wastED, etc) The second part involves some -ed adjectives. Then I teach you some idioms and very natural expressions. The episode also includes a romantic story with sentences you can repeat, and a little bit of horror movie violence, just in case you were bored of all the 'romance'. For vocabulary notes and more information, click here. You can make donations here. It's my birthday next Wednesday. Just saying...

A conversation with my Dad, Rick Thompson. In this episode I ask my Dad various questions which were sent in by fans of Luke's English Podcast on Facebook. To visit and like the facebook page, click here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lukes-English-Podcast/227129545507?ref=ts&fref=ts What do you think of my Dad's answers? Leave your comments below. For more information and a transcript, click here.

Conversation with a real American person from New York! Sebastian Marx was born in New York and went to Boston University. He is a stand-up comedian in Paris and regularly performs in English and in French. You can visit his website here http://www.sebmarx.com and find out about his comedy shows! In this episode I invited Sebastian to my flat where we had some tea and some chocolate brownies. Listen to the episode as I ask questions which were suggested by listeners from the Luke's English Podcast Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lukes-English-Podcast/227129545507 CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Pierre Gaspard is a French actor and comedian who performs comedy in English. His English is really good. In this episode I invited Pierre to my flat for a cup of tea and some biscuits, and to talk to him about learning English, doing comedy and life in Canada, France and the UK. I also teach Pierre how to speak using a few British accents - including Manchester, Cockney and a kind of Scottish accent. ***There is SOME RUDE LANGUAGE in this episode, so watch out if you're offended easily, or if you're a teacher and you're using this in the classroom.*** CLICK HERE TO READ VOCABULARY NOTES FOR THIS EPISODE AND WATCH A VIDEO

In this episode you can listen to 30 minutes of my stand-up comedy performance from last Friday in Paris. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO OF MY COMEDY SHOW AND READ A MESSAGE FROM ME