English and Go!

I walk you through the verses of 'The most misunderstood song in the history of Rock 'n Roll' . Far from the flag waving, the lyrics of this song are dark and highly critical of American society. This podcast is by request.

An English word that comes from German. You can seize people, things or even power but you don't want to seize your car's engine.

How do you make a Bomb - NOT go boom?

Can a 2,500 year old word from Greek help us understand things today?

President Biden suspends his campaign and supports his Vice President as the next nominee for President of the United States. We look closer at why it was the best move, both morally & politically.

Lets look closer at the horrifying worlds of parasites. While viruses are not usually included in the list of human parasites, I make the case that they should be.

We all dream - but how can we understand our dreams? Let's take a closer look and discover some tools to help us make sense of what happens when we sleep.

When you need to replace one person with another or one thing with another - you need a substitute. Substitutes are usually, but not always, temporary.

Someone 'picked my pocket' - kind of. Learn the most common pickpocket technique and why it it almost always used in a crowded area.

What does it mean? A Jury of 12 citizen found Donald Rump - Guilty of 34 crimes. They had to say the word - Guilty 34 times.

A more personal explanation of changes both good and bad, large scale and small scale, over the past year that kept me away from the microphone.

Edib explains how he and his wife changed their parenting style due to circumstances and the benefits and challenges the family has with this arrangement.

I explore and explain the various influences on how New Zealanders speak English. In particular the Australian, British and Māori influences

We need to learn to check the Heat Index and not just the air temperature. 🌡️

Lions and tigers roar - so do crowds and jet engines.

The Torys seem to be focused on providing circuses to the British public, its past time for them to start spending on the bread.

Change is hard and people don’t like change. This podcast helps us understand how we get away from common pushbacks against the changes we make.

Germany makes good on its promise to shutdown its last 3 nuclear power plants. It is the right decision, for several very important reasons.

China is slowly separating dictatorship countries from the democratic world. As resource rich countries depend on China for cash, China will demand their obedience and cooperation.

I give the background and explain the vocabulary needed to understand a poem I wrote almost 20 years ago.

An in-depth look at three key parts of the Invasion of Ukraine as of March 4 2023 - Bakhmut, Vulhedar and what is happening behind the front lines.

As many developed countries wonder how to increase their fertility rate…the answer is clear: Pay people more for the work that they do.

We examine an old, cold winter word that is actually made up of two separate words…

We look into the secret life of sleeping animals during winter

A word that is more commonly used in spring, or in international politics