Talking to my dad, Rick Thompson about recent developments in the story of Brexit – Britain’s exit from the European Union. Recorded on 18 November 2018.
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Totally confused about Brexit?
Want to know answers to some basic questions, like What does Brexit mean? What is the Brexit deal? What is the backstop in Brexit? When will Parliament vote on the Brexit deal? Will Brexit even happen? Then read this article from the BBC’s website.
Another solo episode recorded in the new sky-pod. Talking about moving to the new flat, some podcast news, meeting Louis CK, WW1 remembrance, rock climbing and more… Some vocab is explained during the episode.
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Here’s another semi-prepared episode in which I’m not really teaching you anything specific (although bits of English might come up as usual) and I’m not talking about a particular topic or interviewing someone, I’m just rambling (and that’s rambling not rumbling) about some news and other things like that.
No episodes recently because no wifi
I know it’s possible to get access with a mobile connection, but I’ve used loads of my offer up already just since the internet was turned off, we downgraded my deal and all that. Normally I don’t use all my allowance, but this time I’ve been using it a lot to watch Netflix in the evening with my wife and stuff.
Why don’t you do more videos and put them on YouTube?
Casey Neistat (YouTube star) gets up between 4AM and 5AM every day. Nutter.
Welcome to the new sky-pod
Describe the space, describe the move.
A Phrasal Verb a Day is back
In the LEP App and at www.teacherluke.co.uk/pv
10 episodes in the app and then future episodes will be premium. Either I make this series premium and continue doing it, or I don’t continue doing it.
Meeting Louis CK
Amber’s Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/08/louis-ck-paris-female-comic
Louis CK’s original statement
WW1 Remembrance
Peace is something that we must protect. Millions of senseless deaths. It must have felt like the world had turned to hell. Living in a wasteland of mud, gas and hideous horror and death every single day.
Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History – Blueprint for Armageddon 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFMT_BVBBsA
My article on Our Paris Stories
http://www.ourparisstories.com/luke-thompson/
3 Years since the Paris attacks of November 2015
#tuesdaythoughts #paris #13Nov pic.twitter.com/8jzEU77RsP
— Robert Hoehn (@roberthoehn) November 13, 2018
This is not an audio or video episode – it’s a letter from me to you.
If you’ve listened to episode 557 you’ll know that I’m currently moving flat, which also means that I’m moving my podcast headquarters out of the sky-pod and into a new sky-pod in our next flat. (What’s a sky-pod Luke? Keep reading and I’ll tell you) We’re saying goodbye to the terrace and the magnificent view, but hello to more space!
Most of the move is finished now, and in our new flat we are surrounded by boxes and bits of furniture.
There’s no internet installed in the new place and so I can’t upload any episodes at the moment.
That’s why Luke’s English Podcast is a bit quiet at the moment with no new episodes. When we have WIFI again, more episodes will return including new episodes of A Phrasal Verb a Day (in the App), a Premium episode (or two) about the English that my wife has learned from me over the years (featuring Mrs Thompson herself) and various other normal episodes of the podcast. I’ve got people to interview, stories to tell and English to teach you.
I was recently interviewed by an online magazine called “Our Paris Stories”. It’s all about people who have moved to Paris, their reasons for moving, the challenges of living in another country and so on. They also did a photo shoot in the sky-pod (now sadly empty after our departure). If you’d like to know some personal things about me, like why I moved to Paris, what my most challenging experiences here are, and what it’s like to record episodes of my podcast at home in the flat, check out the article. There are also some nice pics of the sky-pod and the terrace. If you’re wondering what a ‘sky-pod’ is, read the article – everything is explained. http://www.ourparisstories.com/luke-thompson/
So, as I wrote before, LEP will be back after a brief pause while we wait for our internet to be installed at home.
Then I’ll tell you some recent news, like a description of the new sky-pod and what it was like to meet Louis CK (infamous comedian) just the other night. Yep, he was in Paris doing a secret comedy gig and I managed to chat with him backstage after the show. It was a bit complex because although I really like Louis’ comedy, he is currently in trouble after being involved in a sex scandal. Is it possible to still enjoy his comedy even though he did some pretty despicable things to women and took advantage of his position in the comedy industry? In fact, Amber wrote an article in The Guardian about it. You can read it here https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/08/louis-ck-paris-female-comic
It’s complicated. I’ll talk to you about it soon.
But for now, I’ll just say (write) bye bye bye bye bye!
Luke