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24 Minuten
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The term "fake news" came to prominence in late 2016, but the idea of fake news is as old as time.
In this episode, we explore how fake news has been created over the years, for what purpose and by who, and ask ourselves whether it is harder than ever to tell the truth from a lie.
"Fake News" in 2016
What does "fake news" actually mean?
The three reasons that people create fake news
Fake News & Mark Anthony
Fake News in Trento in 1475
Fake News & the Nazis
The British government and Fake News in the First World War
How has news changed over the years?
Life on the moon in 1835
Macedonian teenagers and Donald Trump
Sensational News vs. Fake News
Russian troll farms
Deep Fakes in 2021
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The term "fake news" came to prominence in late 2016, but the idea of fake news is as old as time.
In this episode, we explore how fake news has been created over the years, for what purpose and by who, and ask ourselves whether it is harder than ever to tell the truth from a lie.
"Fake News" in 2016
What does "fake news" actually mean?
The three reasons that people create fake news
Fake News & Mark Anthony
Fake News in Trento in 1475
Fake News & the Nazis
The British government and Fake News in the First World War
How has news changed over the years?
Life on the moon in 1835
Macedonian teenagers and Donald Trump
Sensational News vs. Fake News
Russian troll farms
Deep Fakes in 2021
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-fake-news
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25 Minuten
The Speaking Challenge - Starts 28th September - https://dripl.ink/1l2uE
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From 1995 to 2001, a man from eastern France stole 239 different pieces of art from 172 museums, an average of one theft every 14 days.
It's estimated that the value of all the stolen art was over 1 billion Euros, but he never sold a single piece of it.
The early life of Stéphane Breitwieser
Breitwieser's life falls apart
Meeting (and falling in love with) his accomplice
The first theft
Why he was such an unusual art thief
How the thefts would take place
Why he was a billionaire with no money
Being arrested for the first time
Promising to do things differently
Becoming even bolder
Breaking promises
Getting caught
The aftermath of the crime
Breitwieser's hopeless addiction to theft
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From 1995 to 2001, a man from eastern France stole 239 different pieces of art from 172 museums, an average of one theft every 14 days.
It's estimated that the value of all the stolen art was over 1 billion Euros, but he never sold a single piece of it.
The early life of Stéphane Breitwieser
Breitwieser's life falls apart
Meeting (and falling in love with) his accomplice
The first theft
Why he was such an unusual art thief
How the thefts would take place
Why he was a billionaire with no money
Being arrested for the first time
Promising to do things differently
Becoming even bolder
Breaking promises
Getting caught
The aftermath of the crime
Breitwieser's hopeless addiction to theft
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/stephane-breitwieser
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28 Minuten
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"Let's jump on board and cut them to pieces!" - Blackbeard.
"A merry life and a short one" - Captain Bartholomew Roberts.
Pirates have a special place in our imagination. They are both heroes and villains, their lives attractive but scary.
In this episode, we'll take a closer look at pirates through history, the situations that allowed them to exist and prosper, what life as a pirate was actually like, what caused the Golden Age of Piracy to come to an end, and the legacy that they left behind.
The classic idea of a pirate
Pirates throughout history
The Golden Age of Piracy
Why was there a boom in piracy in the 17th century?
Captain Kidd: was he even a real "pirate"?
State-sanctioned pirates
The life of a pirate
Pirate hierarchies
What was a pirate attack really like?
Pirates: early masters of the power of image
The story of Blackbeard
What caused the end of the pirates?
The legacy of pirates
Pirate myth-busting: parrots, pirate language, hooks and treasure
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"Let's jump on board and cut them to pieces!" - Blackbeard.
"A merry life and a short one" - Captain Bartholomew Roberts.
Pirates have a special place in our imagination. They are both heroes and villains, their lives attractive but scary.
In this episode, we'll take a closer look at pirates through history, the situations that allowed them to exist and prosper, what life as a pirate was actually like, what caused the Golden Age of Piracy to come to an end, and the legacy that they left behind.
The classic idea of a pirate
Pirates throughout history
The Golden Age of Piracy
Why was there a boom in piracy in the 17th century?
Captain Kidd: was he even a real "pirate"?
State-sanctioned pirates
The life of a pirate
Pirate hierarchies
What was a pirate attack really like?
Pirates: early masters of the power of image
The story of Blackbeard
What caused the end of the pirates?
The legacy of pirates
Pirate myth-busting: parrots, pirate language, hooks and treasure
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29 Minuten
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In September 1519, a Portuguese explorer and a crew of 270 men set sail from Spain trying to find a sea route west, through the Americas.
Three years later, 18 of the men returned, tired and hungry, but becoming the first people to have successfully completed a full circle of the Earth.
Introduction to The Age of Exploration
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Seeking a route west to The Spice Islands
Magellan presents his idea to King Charles V of Spain
Why was the Spanish king listening to a Portuguese explorer?
The early life of Ferdinand Magellan
A “career-minded daredevil"
Why were spices in such high demand?
Why did Magellan sail for Spain, not Portugal?
The start of the expedition
The first mutiny
Finding a passage through South America
Crossing The Pacific Ocean
Arriving at Guam
Magellan's death in The Philippines
Arriving at The Spice Islands
The journey back to Spain
The legacy of the expedition
Who was the first person to have circumnavigated the globe?
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In September 1519, a Portuguese explorer and a crew of 270 men set sail from Spain trying to find a sea route west, through the Americas.
Three years later, 18 of the men returned, tired and hungry, but becoming the first people to have successfully completed a full circle of the Earth.
Introduction to The Age of Exploration
The Treaty of Tordesillas
Seeking a route west to The Spice Islands
Magellan presents his idea to King Charles V of Spain
Why was the Spanish king listening to a Portuguese explorer?
The early life of Ferdinand Magellan
A “career-minded daredevil"
Why were spices in such high demand?
Why did Magellan sail for Spain, not Portugal?
The start of the expedition
The first mutiny
Finding a passage through South America
Crossing The Pacific Ocean
Arriving at Guam
Magellan's death in The Philippines
Arriving at The Spice Islands
The journey back to Spain
The legacy of the expedition
Who was the first person to have circumnavigated the globe?
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/ferdinand-magellan
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20 Minuten
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On September 17th, 2011, hundreds of people descended on a park in the heart of New York's financial district.
Their aim? To protest against the global financial system and its effects on 99% of the population.
On this 10th anniversary of the protests, we take a look at what happened, what they achieved, and what impact they might have in the future.
The United States in 2011
The 1% vs. the 99%
A global sense of uprising
The idea behind Occupy Wall Street
Meeting in Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District
What did the protestors actually want to change?
Famous article by economist Joseph Stiglitz
The public perception around the need for change
A different model of decision-making
The end of the protests
What actually happened during the protests?
Criticisms of Occupy Wall Street
Disorganisation & being tricked about Radiohead playing
Did it really represent the 99%?
Pushing the idea of the 1% vs. 99% into the public consciousness
Legacy of Occupy Wall Street
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On September 17th, 2011, hundreds of people descended on a park in the heart of New York's financial district.
Their aim? To protest against the global financial system and its effects on 99% of the population.
On this 10th anniversary of the protests, we take a look at what happened, what they achieved, and what impact they might have in the future.
The United States in 2011
The 1% vs. the 99%
A global sense of uprising
The idea behind Occupy Wall Street
Meeting in Zuccotti Park in New York's Financial District
What did the protestors actually want to change?
Famous article by economist Joseph Stiglitz
The public perception around the need for change
A different model of decision-making
The end of the protests
What actually happened during the protests?
Criticisms of Occupy Wall Street
Disorganisation & being tricked about Radiohead playing
Did it really represent the 99%?
Pushing the idea of the 1% vs. 99% into the public consciousness
Legacy of Occupy Wall Street
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/occupy-wall-street
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27 Minuten
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It is one of the most popular websites in the world and has the goal of being a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge in the world.
In this episode, we'll learn about the history of this amazing website, why it succeeded where others failed, how it actually works, and its importance as a source of truth.
Some statistics about how big Wikipedia is
History of encyclopedias
Bomis.com and the dot-com-boom
The founding of Nupedia
Why Nupedia didn't work
Launching Wikipedia
Why (and how) Wikipedia was different
Wikipedia's early growth
Early criticisms of Wikipedia
Who pays for Wikipedia?
The surprising second and third most popular languages on Wikipedia
Automating article creation
Criticisms of Wikipedia's trustworthiness
Trump vs. Biden on Wikipedia
Influence of the contributors on what is published on Wikipedia
Why you should edit Wikipedia
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It is one of the most popular websites in the world and has the goal of being a comprehensive collection of all of the knowledge in the world.
In this episode, we'll learn about the history of this amazing website, why it succeeded where others failed, how it actually works, and its importance as a source of truth.
Some statistics about how big Wikipedia is
History of encyclopedias
Bomis.com and the dot-com-boom
The founding of Nupedia
Why Nupedia didn't work
Launching Wikipedia
Why (and how) Wikipedia was different
Wikipedia's early growth
Early criticisms of Wikipedia
Who pays for Wikipedia?
The surprising second and third most popular languages on Wikipedia
Automating article creation
Criticisms of Wikipedia's trustworthiness
Trump vs. Biden on Wikipedia
Influence of the contributors on what is published on Wikipedia
Why you should edit Wikipedia
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22 Minuten
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It's one of the United States' most powerful advocacy groups and is a fierce defender of gun rights.
But it hasn't always been like this.
In this episode, we'll discover how it went from helping create gun control laws to becoming the most powerful pro-gun organisation in Washington D.C.
The early years of the NRA
Helping introduce gun control laws in the 1930s
Passing the Gun Control Act of 1968
The 1970s: A change in the NRA
What does the NRA actually do? 5 key activities
How the NRA reacts after a mass shooting
The effect on the NRA of mass shootings
Barack Obama: "the best gun salesman in America"
The controversy within the NRA
How many Americans live in a household with guns?
American perceptions towards gun ownership
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It's one of the United States' most powerful advocacy groups and is a fierce defender of gun rights.
But it hasn't always been like this.
In this episode, we'll discover how it went from helping create gun control laws to becoming the most powerful pro-gun organisation in Washington D.C.
The early years of the NRA
Helping introduce gun control laws in the 1930s
Passing the Gun Control Act of 1968
The 1970s: A change in the NRA
What does the NRA actually do? 5 key activities
How the NRA reacts after a mass shooting
The effect on the NRA of mass shootings
Barack Obama: "the best gun salesman in America"
The controversy within the NRA
How many Americans live in a household with guns?
American perceptions towards gun ownership
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/nra
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29 Minuten
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In 1745 Charles Stuart arrived on the west coast of Scotland with the aim of taking back the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
It didn't go as planned and resulted in the last battle fought on British soil.
In this episode, we'll learn about his failed rebellion, and the legacy he has left on Great Britain.
The early life of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Relationship Bonnie Prince Charlie and Mary Queen of Scots
Meaning of "Pretender" in English
The Divine Right of Kings
Arriving in Scotland in 1745
Life in Britain under the Hanoverians
The Highland Clans
Marching towards Edinburgh
Marching south towards London
Stopping at Derby and turning back north
What if the French had come to help?
Who actually was in the Jacobite and government armies?
The night before Culloden
The Battle of Culloden
The aftermath of the battle
“Run, you cowardly Italian”
The life of Bonnie Prince Charlie after Culloden
Suppression of Highlandism after the battle
Three unusual facts about Bonnie Prince Charlie
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In 1745 Charles Stuart arrived on the west coast of Scotland with the aim of taking back the throne of England, Scotland and Ireland.
It didn't go as planned and resulted in the last battle fought on British soil.
In this episode, we'll learn about his failed rebellion, and the legacy he has left on Great Britain.
The early life of Bonnie Prince Charlie
Relationship Bonnie Prince Charlie and Mary Queen of Scots
Meaning of "Pretender" in English
The Divine Right of Kings
Arriving in Scotland in 1745
Life in Britain under the Hanoverians
The Highland Clans
Marching towards Edinburgh
Marching south towards London
Stopping at Derby and turning back north
What if the French had come to help?
Who actually was in the Jacobite and government armies?
The night before Culloden
The Battle of Culloden
The aftermath of the battle
“Run, you cowardly Italian”
The life of Bonnie Prince Charlie after Culloden
Suppression of Highlandism after the battle
Three unusual facts about Bonnie Prince Charlie
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23 Minuten
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He was the Scottish rebel who fought against the English and has become the most famous freedom fighter in Scottish history.
In this episode, we'll learn all about his battles against the English, and the legacy that William Wallace left on the country.
Introduction to mini-series on Scottish heroes
The brutal execution of William Wallace
Introduction to Scotland (as a part of the British Isles)
William Wallace "the man" vs. William Wallace "the legend"
The death of Alexander II
Gaining a reputation as a hater of the English
Raising a small army and fighting the English
The battle of Stirling Bridge
Being rewarded with the position of The Guardian of Scotland
Edward II marching north to teach William Wallace a lesson
The battle of Falkirk
"The machine gun of the Middle Ages"
Becoming a diplomat and going to Europe
Capture and execution
Legacy of William Wallace within Scotland
1995 film "Braveheart"
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He was the Scottish rebel who fought against the English and has become the most famous freedom fighter in Scottish history.
In this episode, we'll learn all about his battles against the English, and the legacy that William Wallace left on the country.
Introduction to mini-series on Scottish heroes
The brutal execution of William Wallace
Introduction to Scotland (as a part of the British Isles)
William Wallace "the man" vs. William Wallace "the legend"
The death of Alexander II
Gaining a reputation as a hater of the English
Raising a small army and fighting the English
The battle of Stirling Bridge
Being rewarded with the position of The Guardian of Scotland
Edward II marching north to teach William Wallace a lesson
The battle of Falkirk
"The machine gun of the Middle Ages"
Becoming a diplomat and going to Europe
Capture and execution
Legacy of William Wallace within Scotland
1995 film "Braveheart"
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26 Minuten
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It's often said that the pen is mightier than the sword, and throughout history there are books that have been considered too dangerous to be read.
In this episode, we'll take a look at the times when governments have banned books, the reasons for this, and ask ourselves what this tells us about society.
What's the link between The Bible, William Shakespeare, Harry Potter, The Quotations of Chairman Mao and Mickey Mouse?
What does "banning" actually mean?
Correlation between banning books and restricting civil liberties
“….where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people.“
The invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press
Indulgences of the Catholic Church
Growth of printing (and importance of censorship)
Reasons for banning books: political, sexual, moral & religious
The banning of Mein Kampf
The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
What banning books does for book sales
The debate around The Catcher in the Rye
Religious bans & The Satanic Verses
Banning books in 2021
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It's often said that the pen is mightier than the sword, and throughout history there are books that have been considered too dangerous to be read.
In this episode, we'll take a look at the times when governments have banned books, the reasons for this, and ask ourselves what this tells us about society.
What's the link between The Bible, William Shakespeare, Harry Potter, The Quotations of Chairman Mao and Mickey Mouse?
What does "banning" actually mean?
Correlation between banning books and restricting civil liberties
“….where they burn books, they will also ultimately burn people.“
The invention of the Gutenberg Printing Press
Indulgences of the Catholic Church
Growth of printing (and importance of censorship)
Reasons for banning books: political, sexual, moral & religious
The banning of Mein Kampf
The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover
What banning books does for book sales
The debate around The Catcher in the Rye
Religious bans & The Satanic Verses
Banning books in 2021
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23 Minuten
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He was an internet security pioneer, and his McAfee Antivirus software was used on hundreds of millions of computers all around the world.
But privately, he lived a crazy life that ended in tragedy.
In this episode, we'll learn all about the wild, wild, life of this cybersecurity legend.
The early life of John McAfee
Finding talent for mathematics
Early vices: drink & drugs
Being kicked out of his PhD programme
Working in high-powered technology jobs (and developing a terrible drug addiction)
Creating McAfee Antivirus and making money from paranoia
Walking away with $80 million
Becoming a target for hackers
Losing all of his money in the financial crash
Moving to Belize
Claiming he was being extorted by the Belizean government
The murder of George Faull
Fleeing Belize
Running for US President
Attacking McAfee Antivirus
Promoting cryptocurrency
Being chased by the IRS and FBI
The final chapter: The Spanish jail cell
Conspiracy theories about his death
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He was an internet security pioneer, and his McAfee Antivirus software was used on hundreds of millions of computers all around the world.
But privately, he lived a crazy life that ended in tragedy.
In this episode, we'll learn all about the wild, wild, life of this cybersecurity legend.
The early life of John McAfee
Finding talent for mathematics
Early vices: drink & drugs
Being kicked out of his PhD programme
Working in high-powered technology jobs (and developing a terrible drug addiction)
Creating McAfee Antivirus and making money from paranoia
Walking away with $80 million
Becoming a target for hackers
Losing all of his money in the financial crash
Moving to Belize
Claiming he was being extorted by the Belizean government
The murder of George Faull
Fleeing Belize
Running for US President
Attacking McAfee Antivirus
Promoting cryptocurrency
Being chased by the IRS and FBI
The final chapter: The Spanish jail cell
Conspiracy theories about his death
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/john-mcafee
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29 Minuten
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He is considered by many to be the greatest public speaker in British history, and his words and speeches were a defining force in the British war effort.
In this episode, we'll learn all about how Winston Churchill used the English language to inspire a nation.
Winning the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature
Early obstacles to being a great orator
Completing his education on his own
Studying the great English orators
Spending four decades as a member of parliament
Churchill's gift for storytelling
The medium: the radio
My grandfather's memories of Churchill's speeches
Background to Churchill's speeches
How Churchill wrote
Writing more words than William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens combined
Speech #1: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat“
Speech #2: "We shall never surrender"
Speech #3: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"
Why Churchill's words are so powerful
Churchill's wit (and some funny jokes)
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He is considered by many to be the greatest public speaker in British history, and his words and speeches were a defining force in the British war effort.
In this episode, we'll learn all about how Winston Churchill used the English language to inspire a nation.
Winning the 1953 Nobel Prize for literature
Early obstacles to being a great orator
Completing his education on his own
Studying the great English orators
Spending four decades as a member of parliament
Churchill's gift for storytelling
The medium: the radio
My grandfather's memories of Churchill's speeches
Background to Churchill's speeches
How Churchill wrote
Writing more words than William Shakespeare and Charles Dickens combined
Speech #1: "I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat“
Speech #2: "We shall never surrender"
Speech #3: "Give us the tools, and we will finish the job"
Why Churchill's words are so powerful
Churchill's wit (and some funny jokes)
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/winston-churchill-language
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20 Minuten
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In 2019, former Vice President Mike Pence said "Make no mistake about it - we're in a space race today".
Discover who the key players are, why there is a renewed interest in going to space, why it is now cheaper than ever before, and what the future of space exploration might look like.
Enthusiasm for space post moon landing
What was the next step in the first space race?
Mike Pence's view on the new space race
US, Russia and China
The emergence of private space companies
Why has going to space become cheaper?
Space mining: what is it, and how does it work?
Space junk?
The benefits of space exploration for life on Earth
Privacy and space
The laws of space
Reasons to be excited about a new space race
Differences between the new and the old space race
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/space-race-3
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In 2019, former Vice President Mike Pence said "Make no mistake about it - we're in a space race today".
Discover who the key players are, why there is a renewed interest in going to space, why it is now cheaper than ever before, and what the future of space exploration might look like.
Enthusiasm for space post moon landing
What was the next step in the first space race?
Mike Pence's view on the new space race
US, Russia and China
The emergence of private space companies
Why has going to space become cheaper?
Space mining: what is it, and how does it work?
Space junk?
The benefits of space exploration for life on Earth
Privacy and space
The laws of space
Reasons to be excited about a new space race
Differences between the new and the old space race
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/space-race-3
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24 Minuten
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After the end of the Second World War, the US and the USSR were locked in a race to get to space first.
Discover how the race started, who scored all the early points, and why going to the moon first was the biggest prize in space history.
End of World War II & Nazi V2 rockets
The head of the USA space programme: Wernher von Braun
The head of the USSR space programme: Sergei Korolev
The early years of The Space Race
Why there was such a desire to get to space
Communism vs. Capitalism
The first Sputnik Satellite
Confusing The Americans
First animals into space
Yuri Gagarin: The first man in space
1962: A bold claim from President John F. Kennedy
Next step "the moon"
The alternative "man on the moon" plans
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/space-race-1
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After the end of the Second World War, the US and the USSR were locked in a race to get to space first.
Discover how the race started, who scored all the early points, and why going to the moon first was the biggest prize in space history.
End of World War II & Nazi V2 rockets
The head of the USA space programme: Wernher von Braun
The head of the USSR space programme: Sergei Korolev
The early years of The Space Race
Why there was such a desire to get to space
Communism vs. Capitalism
The first Sputnik Satellite
Confusing The Americans
First animals into space
Yuri Gagarin: The first man in space
1962: A bold claim from President John F. Kennedy
Next step "the moon"
The alternative "man on the moon" plans
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/space-race-1
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22 Minuten
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It's a technology that some have said will bring in a Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Discover how 3D printing actually works, what industries it is revolutionising, and how it will (or won't) change every aspect of the world we live in.
A brief history of the creation of objects
3D printing vs. traditional manufacturing
Should we really call it "printing"?
Early versions of 3D printing
Patents & 3D printing
Lowering of costs of 3D printing
3D printing & prototyping
Recent cost reductions in 3D printing
Revolutionising the global supply chain
Example of a British car manufacturer
3D printing "anything"
3D printing in space
Settlements on Mars
3D printing a cup, a new ear, and a full English breakfast
The implications of 3D printing on the world we live in
3D printing guns & criticisms of 3D printing
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/3d-printing
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It's a technology that some have said will bring in a Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Discover how 3D printing actually works, what industries it is revolutionising, and how it will (or won't) change every aspect of the world we live in.
A brief history of the creation of objects
3D printing vs. traditional manufacturing
Should we really call it "printing"?
Early versions of 3D printing
Patents & 3D printing
Lowering of costs of 3D printing
3D printing & prototyping
Recent cost reductions in 3D printing
Revolutionising the global supply chain
Example of a British car manufacturer
3D printing "anything"
3D printing in space
Settlements on Mars
3D printing a cup, a new ear, and a full English breakfast
The implications of 3D printing on the world we live in
3D printing guns & criticisms of 3D printing
Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/3d-printing
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