Listening English activities

Listening: Volunteering in Free Time

Culture & entertainment

Listening · 10 min

Listening: Why Do Cats Sleep So Much?

Cats and sleep

Listening · 9 min

Listening: Meet the Planets

The eight planets

Listening · 10 min

Listening: Where Did Pizza Come From?

The history of pizza

Listening · 9 min

Listening: Travel Packing Tips

Travel

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Making Friends in a New City

Daily life

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Learning Through Play in Schools

Education

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Giving Cash to People in Poverty

Society

Listening · 12 min

Listening: How Pop Songs Get Written for Artists

Music

Listening · 10 min

Listening: What Staying Up All Night Does to the Brain

Health

Listening · 12 min

Listening: How Long Human Hair Can Grow

Science

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Cold Remedies and How They Work

Health

Listening · 12 min

Listening: How to Train Your Brain

Psychology

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Listening: How a kidney transplant works

Health

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Listening: How dishwashers work and should you rinse?

Technology

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Listening: Visual thinkers and their big ideas

Psychology

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Listening: Living near a volcano and stopping lava

Science

Listening · 11 min

Listening: What is silica gel and is it safe to eat?

Science

Listening · 12 min

Listening: The science of cuteness

Psychology

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Earth's tilt and the seasons

Science

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Listening: What long isolation does to the brain and body

Health

Listening · 13 min

Listening: How ancient people brewed beer

History

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Listening: Toys children played with in ancient times

History

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Listening: Myths and facts about the Vikings

History

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Listening: The history of ice cream

History

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Seeing the World Through Cultural Glasses

Culture

Listening · 10 min

Listening: Why We Talk to Ourselves

Psychology

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Rawls and the Veil of Ignorance

Philosophy

Listening · 12 min

Listening: How Does AI Learn?

How AI learns from examples

Listening · 9 min

Listening: Why You Procrastinate

Procrastination and feelings

Listening · 9 min

B2Business English

Business Listening: Job Interview Tips

Work & careers

Listening · 12 min

B2Business English

Listening: Handling Mistakes in Presentations

Work & careers

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Languages with no numbers and no left or right

Language

Listening · 10 min

Listening: The story of how coffee spread around the world

History

Listening · 12 min

Listening: How the Milky Way got its shape

Science

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Listening: How the Electoral College works

Politics

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Listening: Human rights and the environment

Environment

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Insects in extreme places

Science

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Listening: Why trees matter to cities

Environment

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Listening: Why whale poop matters to the ocean

Science

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Listening: Animals with extraordinary hearing

Science

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Listening: When Tree Planting Fails

Environment

Listening · 12 min

Listening: What Is in the Air We Breathe

Science

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Listening: Making Air on the Space Station

Science

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Listening: When the Brain Dies Before the Body

Health

Listening · 13 min

Listening: How Engines and Electric Cars Work

Technology

Listening · 12 min

Listening: What Food Date Labels Really Mean

Food

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Health

Listening · 11 min

Listening: How AI Narrows Our Choices

Technology

Listening · 11 min

Listening: A Day in the Life of an Ancient Doctor

History

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Listening: The Underground Cities of Cappadocia

History

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Listening: Old World Maps and Their Mistakes

History

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Listening: Should People Retire Later? France's Pension Fight

Retirement age and pensions

Listening · 13 min

Listening: The 10,000 Steps Rule: Marketing or Science?

Walking, health and research

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Who Will Care for an Ageing Society?

Ageing society and elder care

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Why Thailand Closed Maya Bay

Tourism and nature

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Can a Tiny Tax Change Behaviour?

Plastic bags and behaviour

Listening · 11 min

Listening: The True Cost of a Cheap T-Shirt

Fast fashion and garment workers

Listening · 11 min

Listening: At What Age Should Kids Get a Phone?

School phone bans and children

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Will Robots Take Our Jobs?

AI, jobs and the Luddites

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Are Electric Cars Really Cleaner?

Electric cars and pollution

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Should Short Flights Be Banned?

Climate policy and flights

Listening · 12 min

Listening: Why Pay $5,000 for a Handbag?

Luxury goods and psychology

Listening · 11 min

Listening: Why Sad Songs Feel So Good

Music and emotions

Listening · 10 min