Zdenek’s English Podcast

This episode is called “Idiom Game”. The first part of this episode was actually recorded about half a year ago. It features my cousin Honza and my friend Artem from Russia – the photographer from episode 13 called “In a restaurant”. Admittedly,we were a bit drunk while recording this episode so when we bravely embarked on a mission to play an idiom game, consequently, the educational value of the...

This “Road to Civilization” episode has an introduction which is almost longer than the main part itself. The idea behind this was to correct a few chosen mistakes which would occur throughout the second part of this edition but to be honest it kind of went out of control. So what can you expect in the first part? A lot of rambling, my intricate theory which explains why my English speaking abilit...

In the double episode with Jirka you will be able to find answers to the following questions: Is Jirka a sports person? How much sport does he do and what kind of sports he likes? Why does one need to do a lot of sport nowadays? What is windsurfing? Who is Roman Šeberle? What does one need to have to become a successful sportsman? Do football shoes made from kangaroo leather make you jump high? Do...

In this double episode with Jirka you will be able to find answers to the following questions: Is Jirka a sports person? How much sport does he do and what kind of sports he likes? Why does one need to do a lot of sport nowadays? What is windsurfing? Who is Roman Šeberle? What does one need to have to become a successful sportsman? Do football shoes made from kangaroo leather make you jump high? D...

Hello listeners, I am back with the podcast and I am happy to announce that I moved to Audioboo.fm. In this brand new longest episode ever I will tell you more about Crazy English Podcast which was a podcast I did even before discovering Luke's English Podcast. In addition I nostalgically wrote a brand new dialogue between Pat and Mat from which you can hopefully learn some new expressions and idi...

This episode is an interview with my student Jirka whom you might know from episodes 45 ad 46. He kindly agreed to let me interview him about his hiking expedition to the Himalayas. It is in fact a two-part series as we recorded two interviews - one before him going to to the Himalayas and one when he comes back. In this first podcast we talk about his expectations, feelings, and the aim of the of...

I this episode I talk via Skype to my friend Aarony from Bangladesh. She is an articulate educated and well-read girl and has a pleasant voice to listen to which I daresay sounds better than voices some native speakers themselves. How do we two know each other? What is it like to live in Bangladesh? What is her job? What are her further ambitions? ¨ Since Aarony uses a lot of interesting vocabular...

This episode is unique in a way. Usually I know whom I am going to interview and often I prepare some questions related to the field of my interviewee, however, this is an utterly improvised one. To put it simple I met a guy on a train who turned out not to be shy and able to speak English at an exquisite level. What's more, he had a lot to talk about, namely, his experiences of living and working...

This episode is the part two of the interview I recorded earlier in February. It features Jorge, a Peruvian student, who is currently living and studying in the Czech Republic and who himself, as the first person in the history of the podcast, requested me to do this interview :). If you haven't listened to the previous episode, I recommend you to do so before listening to this one. In this episod...

In this podcast episode I interviewed my student Jorge, an interesting and funny guy from Peru. How did Jorge end up in the Czech Republic? Why is he in my country? Where did he use to live and what languages can he speak? How does Jorge perceive the comments his countryman Manuel made in the first podcast episode called "A Word with Future Peruvian Economist?" Why does he stand out everywhere he...

This is the final part of the three-part series of the interview with Ethan. First of all, I am going to practise using the expressions which I explained in the previous episode. I decided to do this in an authentic way - you will have a chance to take a glimpse at my messy room. Secondly, I am going to analyse selected vocabulary which didn't make it through in the previous episode. If you keep o...

This is the longest episode I have done so far as it is over 1 hour long. It consists of two sections. The first (shorter) section, is a linear continuation of the skype interview with Ethan, a native speaker from England, from the previous episode number 50. The second section is, in fact, only the first part of the vocabulary analysis of the whole skype interview (episodes 50-51). It is not as c...

For this jubilee episode I decided to skypecall my mate Ethan, a native speaker from England. We first explain how we two got to know each, and reminisce about the last summer when we recorded an episode in Poděbrady. After that, we move on to discussing various aspects of British culture. Does Ethan feel British or English? Why do British compete as one country in the Olympics? What kind of humou...

This is the second part of the interview with my friend Pavel which I recorded not long ago. Pavel is an IT expert and his mission for this episode was to clarity selected computer related vocabulary. We were already half way through the recording when the serious tone of the topic gradually started getting out of control. If you press the play button, you will be able to hear us discussing cockro...

After years of arduous persuasion, my friend and uni classmate Pavel agreed to record an episode of the podcast with me. since the interview is somewhat long, I divided it traditionally into two parts. Pavel works as an IT technician so the theme for this podcast suggested itself. This show is about computers and the internet. If you happen to notice a skipping music, it is just a mirage :) What's...