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Enshittification: Why Everything Seems To Be Getting Worse
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Enshittification: Why Everything Seems To Be Getting Worse
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Jan 9, 2026
Speaking Gently: The Story of Euphemisms
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Speaking Gently: The Story of Euphemisms
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Jan 6, 2026
The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year
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The Curious Tradition of Words of the Year
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Jan 2, 2026
The Wars Of The Roses
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The Wars Of The Roses
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Jul 9, 2024
Homes, Homelessness & Evolving English
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Homes, Homelessness & Evolving English
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Aug 11, 2023
Do Idioms Really Matter?
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Do Idioms Really Matter?
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May 5, 2023
Visions of Utopia
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Visions of Utopia
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Mar 29, 2022
How To Use Podcasts To Improve Your English [My Favourite Strategies]
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How To Use Podcasts To Improve Your English [My Favourite Strategies]
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Feb 11, 2022
The Curiosities of Colour
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The Curiosities of Colour
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Dec 14, 2021
The Illogicality of The English Language
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The Illogicality of The English Language
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Nov 12, 2021
Banned Books
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Banned Books
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Aug 13, 2021
The Curious History of Spice
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The Curious History of Spice
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Jun 18, 2021
Tax
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Tax
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Apr 9, 2021
Diego Maradona
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Diego Maradona
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Apr 2, 2021
Whaling
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Whaling
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Mar 26, 2021
The Rosetta Stone
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The Rosetta Stone
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Mar 16, 2021
Cockney Rhyming Slang
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Cockney Rhyming Slang
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Mar 12, 2021
Invented Languages
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Invented Languages
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Mar 9, 2021
Disney Part III: The Magic
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Disney Part III: The Magic
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Mar 5, 2021
A Short History of The English Language
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A Short History of The English Language
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Feb 19, 2021
Rose Island
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Rose Island
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Feb 5, 2021
Oasis vs. Blur
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Oasis vs. Blur
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Jan 15, 2021
Bitcoin
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Bitcoin
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Jan 8, 2021
Personality Tests
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Personality Tests
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Dec 4, 2020
Black Friday & A Short History of Discounting
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Black Friday & A Short History of Discounting
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Nov 27, 2020
Survivalism
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Survivalism
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Nov 6, 2020
Daylight Saving Time
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Daylight Saving Time
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Oct 30, 2020
Leonardo Da Vinci
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Leonardo Da Vinci
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Oct 23, 2020
GDP & Measuring Growth
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GDP & Measuring Growth
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Oct 16, 2020
The English of Boris Johnson
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The English of Boris Johnson
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Sep 25, 2020
The Amazing Life of Whales
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The Amazing Life of Whales
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Sep 11, 2020
Tito | The Man Who Stood Up To Stalin
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Tito | The Man Who Stood Up To Stalin
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Aug 28, 2020
The English of Donald Trump
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The English of Donald Trump
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Aug 21, 2020
1MDB & The Missing Malaysian Billions
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1MDB & The Missing Malaysian Billions
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Aug 14, 2020
Modern Day Pirates
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Modern Day Pirates
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Aug 7, 2020
The World Bank
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The World Bank
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Jul 31, 2020
What Happens When Languages Die?
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What Happens When Languages Die?
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Jul 3, 2020
The British Sense of Humour
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The British Sense of Humour
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Jun 5, 2020
Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan
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May 22, 2020
Harrods | The Playground of London's Rich & Famous
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Harrods | The Playground of London's Rich & Famous
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May 15, 2020
Fair Trade
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Fair Trade
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May 1, 2020
The Spanish Flu
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The Spanish Flu
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Apr 28, 2020
Fox News // The Presidential Propaganda Machine
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Fox News // The Presidential Propaganda Machine
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Apr 24, 2020
The Taliban
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The Taliban
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Apr 21, 2020
Guy Fawkes // The Man Who Tried To Blow Up Parliament
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Guy Fawkes // The Man Who Tried To Blow Up Parliament
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Apr 17, 2020
The Man Who Cracked The Nazi's Code
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The Man Who Cracked The Nazi's Code
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Apr 14, 2020
Tulipmania // When Flowers Cost More Than Houses
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Tulipmania // When Flowers Cost More Than Houses
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Apr 10, 2020
The Countries That Sell Their Passports
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The Countries That Sell Their Passports
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Apr 7, 2020
The Great Train Robbery
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The Great Train Robbery
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Apr 3, 2020
April Fool's Day
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April Fool's Day
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Mar 31, 2020
The Story Of A Fantastic Dictionary
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The Story Of A Fantastic Dictionary
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Mar 27, 2020
How To Write Effectively // George Orwell's Six Rules For Writing
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How To Write Effectively // George Orwell's Six Rules For Writing
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Mar 24, 2020
London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
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London’s Gin Craze // Mother’s Ruin
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Mar 20, 2020
The Suffragettes // How Women Won The Vote
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The Suffragettes // How Women Won The Vote
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Mar 17, 2020
Is The World Really Running Out Of Sand?
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Is The World Really Running Out Of Sand?
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Mar 13, 2020
Chickens Are From The Jungle // How The Chicken Conquered The World
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Chickens Are From The Jungle // How The Chicken Conquered The World
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Mar 10, 2020
Universal Basic Income
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Universal Basic Income
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Mar 6, 2020
Henry VIII - The King With Six Wives
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Henry VIII - The King With Six Wives
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Mar 3, 2020
Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
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Palantir: The Most Important Company You’ve Never Heard Of
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Feb 21, 2020
Help!
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Help!
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Feb 19, 2020

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