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6 Minute English

6 Minute English with BBC Radio. 347 episodes in the official feed, 37 hr 4 min of listening. Free official feed published by the creator.

Details

Length
347 episodes · 37 hr 4 min
Episodes
347
Language
English
Level
Lifelong
Feed
RSS
Source
Podcast
Rights
Free official feed published by the creator

Episodes

  1. Is aircon the answer to a heating world? 6:19
  2. What should you eat for a better night’s sleep? 7:03
  3. Why has gold got so expensive? 6:59
  4. Are people drinking less alcohol? 6:49
  5. Why does heartbreak hurt so much? 6:33
  6. Why do we itch? 6:22
  7. Is rejection good for us? 6:21
  8. Can apps teach you a language? 6:37
  9. Climate change and extreme weather 6:36
  10. How do we describe smells? 6:37
  11. Sharing the road with driverless cars 6:37
  12. Who does the housework? 6:35
  13. How do climate scientists make predictions? 6:39
  14. The Enhanced Games 6:37
  15. Children in warzones 6:44
  16. What's in a footballer's brain? 6:29
  17. Should we cycle more? 6:13
  18. Rude emails 6:34
  19. Stress-free family meals 6:45
  20. Limiting screen time for children 6:47
  21. How advertisers make us spend money 6:35
  22. The power of poetry 6:35
  23. Living with debt 6:37
  24. Making cities feel quieter 6:37
  25. How reading shapes your brain 6:35
  26. Searching for life on another planet 6:36
  27. Should we eat ultra-processed food? 6:42
  28. Why are we all so stressed? 6:42
  29. Love the foods you hate 6:41
  30. The future of food 6:47
  31. Are saunas good for you? 6:34
  32. Weight loss drugs 6:31
  33. How do we adapt to the cold? 6:46
  34. Should we pay more for chocolate? 6:21
  35. Why are some animals black and white? 6:37
  36. The power of pepper 6:46
  37. Dreaming of being a chef 6:43
  38. Artistic swimming 6:46
  39. Rethinking dyslexia 6:47
  40. Why are billionaires building bunkers? 7:03
  41. Scared to speak English? 7:11
  42. What English phrases really mean 6:38
  43. Is social media dead? 6:37
  44. Is it OK to disagree? 6:39
  45. Was Christmas better in the past? 6:51
  46. Finding and eating wild food 6:36
  47. How are horses helping to heal humans? 6:41
  48. What’s your favourite flavour of crisp? 6:36
  49. How are influencers affecting politics? 6:41
  50. Do you have good dining etiquette? 6:34
  51. How important is play? 6:40
  52. Do you like garlic? 6:41
  53. Is breakfast the most important meal of the day? 6:38
  54. Did a civilisation exist on Earth before humans? 6:43
  55. Are we too fixated on protein? 6:47
  56. What makes a good citizen? 6:42
  57. Have you ever seen a whale? 6:40
  58. The criminal trade in ancient objects 6:41
  59. Would you like a robot companion? 6:43
  60. What causes hearing loss? 6:40
  61. The joys of writing lists 6:43
  62. What's it like to be a twin? 6:30
  63. What's your favourite snack? 6:41
  64. Grown-ups buying kids’ toys 6:38
  65. Are you flourishing? 6:28
  66. What is the manosphere? 6:45
  67. What is degrowth? 6:58
  68. How can we help wild bees? 6:54
  69. Do you need to declutter your home? 6:49
  70. How do you say sorry? 6:33
  71. Are plant-based substitutes healthier than meat? 6:33
  72. How do babies communicate? 6:33
  73. Can climate change affect our mental health? 6:49
  74. How important is politeness? 6:15
  75. What's your favourite kind of noodle? 6:15
  76. Foods that go crunch 6:15
  77. Which cooking oil is the best? 6:50
  78. Should animals be kept in zoos? 6:34
  79. Can cows prevent wildfires? 6:33
  80. How climate change affects animal migration 6:34
  81. Can AI solve crime? 6:59
  82. Learning multiple languages 6:59
  83. Are we getting more allergic to things? 6:31
  84. Can we boost the immune system? 6:43
  85. Healthy meals on a budget 6:18
  86. Should we eat less rice? 6:13
  87. The country that measures happiness 6:13
  88. A vaccine for cancer 6:31
  89. Young women on social media 6:37
  90. Rage bait: How online anger makes money 6:40
  91. Why smells make us feel at home 6:40
  92. Becoming a musician 6:51
  93. How the world learned to love fast food 6:40
  94. Which country has the best schools? 6:33
  95. Eating 50-year-old stew 6:33
  96. Are you drinking enough water? 6:36
  97. Embarrassed to go to the doctor? 6:34
  98. Call centres: Are you talking to AI? 6:13
  99. Making 'mum friends' 6:33
  100. Can you trust ancestry DNA kits? 6:33
  101. How babies learn to talk 6:14
  102. The secrets to a healthy old age 6:58
  103. The bond between sisters 6:31
  104. Having acne 6:34
  105. Why you need a good night's sleep 6:14
  106. Divorce: Why does it happen? 6:49
  107. Tech that refuses to die 6:32
  108. Did Taylor Swift fans cause an earthquake? 6:45
  109. What decides our taste? 6:40
  110. Learning a new food culture 6:14
  111. Saving water in the driest place on Earth 6:42
  112. Keeping kids off smartphones 6:41
  113. Less salt, better health 6:41
  114. Meet a real Willy Wonka 6:12
  115. Why we love dumplings 6:10
  116. Kids and climate change 6:57
  117. Birthday cakes 6:49
  118. The science of falling in love 6:14
  119. Why read books, not screens? 6:14
  120. AI to reduce animal testing 6:13
  121. The school that puts the kids in charge 6:14
  122. What can we learn from toddlers? 6:13
  123. How learning to read changes lives 6:13
  124. Building a better world with wood? 6:13
  125. How names can tell painful stories 6:13
  126. Too old to have a baby? 6:19
  127. E-rickshaws driving away pollution 6:14
  128. How bubble tea got its bubbles 6:13
  129. Can you keep a secret? 6:13
  130. Bitter food, better health? 6:14
  131. Talking at the table 6:10
  132. Eating for two 6:13
  133. Dancing for the brain 6:13
  134. Nudges: The secrets of persuasion 6:11
  135. Why sitting is bad for health 6:13
  136. Why everyone loves the underdog 6:13
  137. Disability in music and theatre 5:57
  138. What makes a great library? 6:14
  139. Sewing to fight period poverty 6:13
  140. Plastic waste eaten by enzymes 6:13
  141. Feed your brain 6:11
  142. Food for new mums 6:22
  143. Fighting loneliness with soup 6:37
  144. What is the future of work? 6:31
  145. How the language of menus matters 6:13
  146. The psychology of greed 6:13
  147. Addicted to sugar 6:14
  148. Our love of pets 6:07
  149. Sexism: Female farmers fighting back 6:13
  150. Learning lessons from the Moon 6:14
  151. Could we live without plastic? 6:14
  152. Invasive species: Why don't we eat them? 6:13
  153. What and where is Little Italy? 6:14
  154. Social media and teenage health 6:09
  155. Mystery flying objects 6:13
  156. Elephant-proof farming 6:13
  157. Should we farm octopus? 6:13
  158. Ways to live for 100 years 6:13
  159. How green is your money? 6:12
  160. Mushrooms: Medicine or myth? 6:13
  161. Saving dead languages 6:14
  162. Sounds that make you want to scream 6:11
  163. How fans talk about their passions 6:13
  164. Making male friends 6:14
  165. Space-saving solar hacks 6:13
  166. The stories behind our names 6:11
  167. Heatwaves - can we adapt? 6:14
  168. Are you unhappy at work? 6:11
  169. Do you have eco-anxiety? 6:10
  170. Can we stop natural disasters? 6:11
  171. The right way to say sorry 6:14
  172. Could you live on wild food? 6:22
  173. Plants fighting pollution 6:13
  174. Should we fear chatbots? 6:14
  175. Is it wrong to eat plants? 6:26
  176. Sonic seasoning 6:15
  177. The benefits of doing nothing 6:19
  178. The art of subtitling 6:15
  179. Ecotourism: good or bad? 6:29
  180. Can climate change cause more disease? 6:21
  181. Food shortages 6:31
  182. Addicted to war 6:21
  183. Ice and the origins of life on Earth 6:21
  184. Women in politics 6:18
  185. What's the point of museums? 6:19
  186. How culture affects sadness 6:15
  187. Would you eat a Kalette? 6:35
  188. Do you get jealous easily? 6:20
  189. Are you lonely in a crowd? 6:20
  190. Food and mood 6:15
  191. How to talk to a climate denier 6:30
  192. Losing your mother tongue 6:19
  193. The health benefits of apples 6:21
  194. Why do we procrastinate? 6:14
  195. Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? 6:16
  196. Exercise for The Lazy 6:19
  197. Can AI have a mind of its own? 6:20
  198. Climate change: Are there too many people? 6:17
  199. The hidden life of buffets 6:00
  200. Songwriting 6:16
  201. United against food waste 6:18
  202. 3D printers 6:17
  203. Are opinion polls accurate? 6:20
  204. Deep-sea mining: Good or bad for the planet? 6:22
  205. Can music mend a broken heart? 6:16
  206. The art of conversation 6:19
  207. Qatar's World Cup workers 6:11
  208. Controlling the weather 6:17
  209. Meet the flavourists 6:20
  210. Are Halloween costumes too scary? 6:18
  211. Does climate change make you anxious? 6:20
  212. Translating recipes 6:20
  213. Are artistic brains different? 6:19
  214. Why are prices going up? 6:21
  215. English for dating online 6:20
  216. Man vs beast: Who is more efficient? 6:18
  217. Are you following your dreams? 6:19
  218. Do emojis make language better? 6:22
  219. Being a beauty influencer 6:19
  220. Women in the workplace 6:18
  221. Connecting remote communities 6:18
  222. How pandemics end 6:24
  223. Confused by modern idioms? 6:26
  224. Which are more dangerous: Sharks or humans? 6:24
  225. Climate change and evolution 6:18
  226. Preserving traditional recipes 6:18
  227. Restoring trust in science 6:18
  228. The Manhattan Project 6:21
  229. Island life: Is it paradise? 6:20
  230. The technology of translation 6:19
  231. What is the Platinum Jubilee? 6:17
  232. People who can taste words 6:18
  233. Finding your way in space 6:18
  234. Can VR treat fears and phobias? 6:18
  235. Life in the modern office 6:17
  236. Remembering Desmond Tutu 6:24
  237. Discoveries of the Deep Sea 6:16
  238. Rhetoric: How persuasive are you? 6:18
  239. Britain's love affair with coffee 6:26
  240. Optimists vs Pessimists 6:19
  241. The world of Agatha Christie 6:22
  242. Mars: Mysteries of the Red Planet 6:18
  243. Why laughter is the best medicine 6:17
  244. Is being kind good for you? 6:17
  245. Eating bugs 6:19
  246. The benefits of boredom 6:15
  247. Sleepy in South Korea 6:19
  248. Sleepy in South Korea 6:19
  249. Preparing for the Beijing Winter Olympics 6:18
  250. Are personalised diets the best way to be healthy? 6:17