Danny Ballan

English Plus with Danny

English Plus with Danny is your definitive hub for lifelong learning. Hosted by educator and creator Danny Ballan, this podcast breaks the mold of traditional educational content. By bringing together a massive variety of topics—from English language mastery and practical advice for parents and teachers, to immersive explorations of literature across different genres—every single episode is crafted to enrich your mind. Whether you are tuning in for a free daily lesson or a premium deep dive, you will find genuine knowledge and a passion for adding value to the world. Subscribe today and embrac...

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Danny Ballan

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Education

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Latest episode

Oct 21, 2026

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Episodes

Business English Intermediate | Ways of Working 25.01.2021

Learn how to talk about working hours, how to describe your work or job, and how to talk about the nature of your work in this new Business English Intermediate episode from English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to g...

Word Power | The Pony Express 25.01.2021

Learn 10 new words from a text about The Pony Express, 10 new words about money, and 10 new words from the roots vid, vis, and audi. You will learn a lot of new words in context so that you can add them to your active vocabulary bank, all in this new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and suppor...

Do You Know | Marie Curie 24.01.2021

Learn more about Marie Curie. This extraordinary woman gave her life for the sake of advancing science and some of the things she discovered were able to save numerous lives at the cost of her own. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to...

Idioms Intermediate | Happiness and Sadness 23.01.2021

Learn new way to describe happiness and sadness with the idioms you are going to learn in this episode from English Plus Podcast about the idioms we use to describe happiness and sadness. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get sched...

Professional English | The Marketing Mix 22.01.2021

Learn about the marketing mix, the four Ps Cs As and Os, the AIDA and much more in this episode from English Plus Podcast Professional English Series. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium con...

Grammar Elementary | Am Is Are 21.01.2021

Learn the present form of verb to be, am, is, and are and how to use them in affirmative and negative in this new Grammar Elementary episode from English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and excl...

Grammar Advanced | The Present Simple and the Present Continuous 20.01.2021

Learn the special uses of the present simple and the present continuous in this new Grammar Advanced episode from English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium content. http://ee...

Pronunciation | The long [i] and the Short [I] 19.01.2021

Pronounce the long [i] and the Short [I] correctly in English with this new episode form English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium content. http://eepurl.com/ggT_Q1 Read the...

Vocabulary Builder | Giants of the Desert 18.01.2021

Learn new words and add them to your English active vocabulary bank with Vocabulary Builder from English Plus Podcast. Learn from a text about the Saguaro Cacti, The Giants of the Desert. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get sched...

Common Mistakes | Adjectives Form and Position 17.01.2021

Learn to spot and correct the common mistakes people make when they use adjectives and we will focus in today's episode on adjectives form and position. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates and exclusive premium c...

Collocations | What is a Collocation 16.01.2021

Learn about collocation. What is a collocation, and why do we need to learn about it. Learn about the significant benefit and sophistication collocations add to your English language. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule...

Writing Intermediate | Introduction to Writing 15.01.2021

This episode form English Plus Podcast will introduce you to important concepts you need to know about writing and major writing blocks you can overcome before you start the journey of improving your writing skills. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podca...

Vocabulary Intermediate | Countries Nationalities and Languages 14.01.2021

Learn words you can use to talk about countries, nationalities, languages, ethnic groups, world regions and more in this Vocabulary Intermediate episode form English Plus Podcast. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule upda...

Grammar Intermediate | Present Continuous 13.01.2021

Learn about the present continuous from the Grammar Intermediate series on English Plus Podcast. Learn about the main uses of the present continuous and how you can form it. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus Podcast mailing list to get schedule updates an...

Business English | Work and Jobs 12.01.2021

In this episode, you will learn about how to answer the question "What do you do?" professionally, especially in a job interview, you will learn the word combinations with 'work,' and the types of job and types of work. Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscribe to English Plus P...

Word Power | Robin Hood 11.01.2021

Learn 30 new words in this new Word Power episode from English Plus Podcast. Learn the first 10 words from a text about Robin Hood, the second 10 words about activity and action, and the final 10 words based on the roots -frac- and -rupt-.Get the premium practice worksheet from Patreon by becoming a patron of English Plus podcast and support our show on https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Subscrib...

Project Orpheus | Susanna and the Elders 24.12.2020

Project Orpheus is a celebration of the timeless stories told to us through painting masterpieces. Enjoy prose and poetry inspired by this masterpiece by Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, Susanna and the Elders. Link to the painting (Susanna and the Elders by Chiari): https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gp9eNZdSoA8G5L2X8 Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learni...

Spotlights | Ozymandias 23.12.2020

Listen to Shelley's famous poem, Ozymandias, and enjoy a plunge into the deep meanings of this poem. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our mission to keep creating high-quality educational and entertaining content available to everyone around the world. Be...

Vocabulary Builder 24 | Women in the Civil War 21.12.2020

In this episode you will learn about the great role women played in the American Civil War, and you will learn some new words to add to your vocabulary bank. You will also have the chance to practice and expand your word bank by doing the interactive exercises on Quizlet and the PDF worksheet. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community...

Kings and Pawns | Introdcution 17.12.2020

This is the first episode in the series Kings and Pawns, which is a series that will feature the creative nonfiction book I am writing about chess and life and the lives of James and Donna. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballan Support the show Support our mission to keep creating hig...

Spotlights | The Tears of the World 16.12.2020

Let's look at laughs, tears and fate from another perspective based on an excerpt from Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot. In this spotlights episode, we will shed some light on a very interesting idea from Beckett's famous play. Spotlights are never meant to figure out answers, but pose more questions and let you think, maybe, from a different perspective. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time...

Short Stories | The Machine 15.12.2020

Immerse yourself in The Machine, a story by Danny Ballan from The Antichrist short story collection. Listen to the story with original music composed for the story and sound effects that will take you right in the middle of the action of the story. Practice, learn more and enjoy your time on https://englishpluspodcast.com Support our learning Community on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/dannyballa...

Vocabualry Builder 23 | The Space Race 14.12.2020

In Word Power 23 | The Space Race, you will learn about The Space Race and you will learn new words along the way. Follow the link to read the full transcript of the episode and to get the chance to practice the new words in Quizlet interactive activities and quizzes and in the downloadable PDF worksheet that includes crossword puzzles, word searches, multiple-choice questions, and more. https://w...

Vocabulary Builder 22 | John Wesley Powell 19.10.2020

In Vocabulary Builder 22 | John Wesley Powell episode, you will learn the words: anonymous, browse, dupe, dynamic, eradicate, frustrate, grim, inimitable, makeshift, marginal, pending, prescribe, preview, prominent, quaint, reluctant, scrimp, snare, utmost, and vengeance. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/2020/10/vocabulary-builder-22-john-wesley-powell.html Practice, lear...

Vocabulary Builder 21 | Cardiff Giant 05.10.2020

In Vocabulary Builder 21 | Cardiff Giant episode, you will learn the words: anecdote, consolidate, counterfeit, docile, dominate, entreat, fallible, fickle, fugitive, grimy, iota, maul, potential, radiant, rural, substantial, tactful, tamper, ultimate, and uncertainty. Episode Notes/Transcript Link: https://www.dannyballan.com/vocabulary-builder-21-cardiff-giant/ Practice, learn more and enjoy you...

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