# English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English

A podcast by Leonardo English. Are you looking for a more interesting way to learn English? English Learning for Curious Minds is an English podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their English listening while learning weird and wonderful things about the world. If you want to learn English naturally, improve your English listening skills, and discover fascinating ideas at the same time, this podcast is for you. Every episode helps you improve your English through interesting stories, history, psychology, business, culture, science, and strange-but-true events from around the world. Instead of textbook exercises or boring grammar drills, you’ll learn English through ideas worth talking about. This is an English-learning podcast for curious adults — people who want to build confidence in English, improve listening comprehension, expand vocabulary in context, and enjoy the process of learning. This podcast is spoken in clear, British English. Whether you want English listening practice, vocabulary in context, or simply a way to learn through ideas worth talking about, you'll find episodes designed for intermediate to advanced learners and spoken at a speed you can…

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## Latest episodes

- [#639 | What’s Wrong With Italy’s Economy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/31d97ec6f25a) (2026-10-22, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/c7dbe60c/dfe51e7b.mp3
- [#636 | Victor Lustig: The Man Who Sold the Eiffel Tower](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/cf6188e7c060) (2026-10-08, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/cd38338e/5301ba7a.mp3
- [#634 | Nuclear Power's Unlikely Comeback](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/090367d3abf3) (2026-09-24, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/69802836/59b067d3.mp3
- [#631 | The Dark Side of Psychology | The Milgram Experiment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/f07b009d531e) (2026-09-10, 27 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/de4c4e9c/e701e339.mp3
- [#629 | “Please, Sir, I Want Some More": The Truth About Victorian Workhouses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/87c7395a9459) (2026-08-27, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/5ecbf011/1fb606ff.mp3
- [#626 | The Strange Story of Punch and Judy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/edefec702b4f) (2026-08-13, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/18506bed/7c3fbdbc.mp3
- [#624 | George III: The Real Story of the “Mad King”](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/8082f90c3bc4) (2026-07-30, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/eff5cb56/bab1a284.mp3
- [#622 | A Short History of Fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/49448408ab28) (2026-07-16, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/150481d8/0613059e.mp3
- [#619 | Wyatt Earp | The Man Behind the Legend (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/7eb5cc9e6fc6) (2026-07-02, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/dee61ff3/3c91778b.mp3
- [#617 | Bob Denard: The Mercenary Who Ruled the Comoros (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/25abfd421124) (2026-06-18, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/d67de5f1/e4b89d0b.mp3
- [#614 | The Conquest of Ireland: How England Never Left (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/f8448492d2b7) (2026-06-04, 32 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/d931055d/836c8b28.mp3
- [#612 | Should Britain Abolish Jury Trials? (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/cae13e4ab3c0) (2026-05-21, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/7b0325e6/11f1ff64.mp3
- [#609 | A Short History of Blasphemy in Britain (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/60cd3555faa5) (2026-05-07, 22 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/418fdde3/9c6d6ef3.mp3
- [#607 | The Life of JD Vance (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/d1a48d1e2e1a) (2026-04-23, 27 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/21077386/a7aef38e.mp3
- [#604 | Otto Warmbier: The American Tourist Who Never Came Home (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/1c672173890b) (2026-04-09, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/a92b209b/ad508acc.mp3
- [#602 | AI & Learning English in 2026 (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/caebaa0c87a5) (2026-03-26, 27 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/5315ec00/2a0dbf03.mp3
- [#599 | Man's Best Friend: The Remarkable History of Dogs (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/ae2dd6b643ba) (2026-03-12, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8e45d50c/65ae0fea.mp3
- [#597 | The Global Housing Crisis Explained (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/89319466e510) (2026-02-26, 29 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/5e8bcbfb/568404ac.mp3
- [#594 | Mohammed Bin Salman & The Rise of Saudi Arabia (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/f9e2ce08f768) (2026-02-12, 30 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ac3ed8b2/0eef3ce9.mp3
- [#592 | A Beginner’s Guide To British Politics (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/ebc68a2de3e5) (2026-01-29, 28 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/214dec0e/1b45358f.mp3
- [#590 | The Unabomber | The Story of Ted Kaczynski (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/1c9a7f58db3f) (2026-01-15, 28 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ec963911/50ea5080.mp3
- [#587 | The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year (English Listening Practice)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/6740737023a1) (2026-01-01, 21 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8e645f06/e66593f3.mp3
- [#585 | Is AI Really Destroying the Planet?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/cc1acaf4772b) (2025-12-18, 21 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/10705436/b351e6e2.mp3
- [#582 | Piazza Fontana & The Accidental Death of An Anarchist](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/c58812076e0b) (2025-12-04, 26 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/a1da504e/bd04d856.mp3
- [#580 | Operation Valkyrie & The Plot To Kill Hitler](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/e762baff7247) (2025-11-20, 22 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2b490114/ac1e6cc7.mp3
- [#577 | A Short History Of Universities](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/0658f7d7cf0c) (2025-11-06, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/eccdaa67/84de4c72.mp3
- [#575 | The Science of Happiness: Can It Be Measured?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/26a7f94f99b3) (2025-10-23, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/9f5d232d/6ffc6b9c.mp3
- [#572 | Caligula | Psychopath, Sadist, Emperor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/3a7fbbf9de0a) (2025-10-09, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/b982877b/5d1aa060.mp3
- [#570 | DOGE | Elon Musk's Quest to Shrink the US Government](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/ad6d3cb66a28) (2025-09-25, 29 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/8c4ac3a0/6c0bcfa3.mp3
- [#567 | Ross Ulbricht & The Silk Road | Drugs, Bitcoin & Digital Outlaws](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/0cbb2be7ff7f) (2025-09-11, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/61c027e0/a5f13fc0.mp3
- [#565 | How I Make Podcast Episodes](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/a08e9fb303ba) (2025-08-28, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/aa7d40d0/d747b037.mp3
- [#563 | The Curious Origins of The Nobel Prize](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/9d326331c100) (2025-08-14, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/c42ec439/6b602a3a.mp3
- [#560 | What Makes An Italian?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/f6951d147051) (2025-07-31, 21 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2068855a/ba89f308.mp3
- [#558 | General Hannibal | Rome’s Greatest Enemy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/c5660ef4e62b) (2025-07-17, 28 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/1e464d3f/d48038cf.mp3
- [#555 | Mobutu Sese Seko | The King of the Kleptocrats](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/e69c86ad74fa) (2025-07-03, 27 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/23fc2960/e5544ab2.mp3
- [#553 | A Short History Of The Minimum Wage](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/27e350cf2148) (2025-06-19, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/ee0631c7/ee39d1b0.mp3
- [#550 | The Egyptian Revolution](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/345a08473da7) (2025-06-05, 29 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/c5ae4fa2/57fe5fb6.mp3
- [#548 | The Salem Witch Trials](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/76cdd32641f5) (2025-05-22, 22 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/1ca37746/77a49620.mp3
- [#545 | The Life of Lawrence of Arabia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/75b3714134e8) (2025-05-08, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/0b19a8e4/8483029f.mp3
- [#543 | From Temples to Duty-Free | The Ancient History of Modern Perfume](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/9b2734d6c3ac) (2025-04-24, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/2f3f560a/eefbf0f0.mp3
- [#540 | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | The Father of Modern Turkey](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/8f3f9e894243) (2025-04-10, 29 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/32e7c2c8/5c0c21fb.mp3
- [#538 | Percy Fawcett | The Real Life Indiana Jones](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/991be922efce) (2025-03-27, 24 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/5b9db175/01396d12.mp3
- [The Freezer Door \[Easy Stories In English\]](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/07a884e03ed3) (2025-03-21, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/3820e0b4/77fc335c.mp3
- [#536 | A Brief History of Mercenaries](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/ebad306f2d08) (2025-03-13, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/602bfeae/fe6d41fe.mp3
- [#533 | The Science of Leap Years](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/f3406c70dc2f) (2025-02-27, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/9758cb81/5d6803a0.mp3
- [#530 | Vladimir Putin: Russia’s Modern Tsar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/91f81a07ca31) (2025-02-13, 27 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/01c0c432/87a24004.mp3
- [#528 | The Stanford Prison Experiment](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/eb9504454e0c) (2025-01-30, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/472330a5/52d9b80e.mp3
- [#526 | Space Mining | The Future or Science Fiction?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/aa9183333352) (2025-01-16, 25 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/48ad1723/b7572b62.mp3
- [#523 | The Mysterious World of Secret Societies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/122fdd21025a) (2025-01-02, 23 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/f1aafed9/5d17ce99.mp3
- [#521 | “A Heartbeat Away” | The Role Of The US Vice President](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1489301603/0c1c09dc770f) (2024-12-19, 22 min): audio https://p.podderapp.com/7325297561/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/media.transistor.fm/af30d20e/29e05e07.mp3

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