Learn English with: My Life and Other Funny Stories

By Dagmar Tomášková

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A podcast created for intermediate and upper-intermediate English students who want to improve their listening comprehension.You can find episodes about real-life and other stories.Podcast pro všechny, kdo se učí anglicky (a jsou alespoň mírně pokročilí) a chtěji se zlepšit v porozumění a poslechu.Najdete tady krátké epizody z mého života (o erasmu, cestování, fuck-upy) a i jiné příběhy :)

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Episode Date
Ep.145: How Does Exercise And Sleep Influence Your English Learning?
Aug 28, 2026
Ep.144: How Your Brain Learns Vocabulary
Aug 21, 2026
Ep.143: 6 Phrases Native Speakers Use Every Day But Might Leave You Confused
Aug 14, 2026
Ep.142: What To Do If You Want to Give Up English Forever
Aug 07, 2026
Ep.141: Why Does Britain Drive on the Left?
Jul 31, 2026
Ep.140: 7 Reasons Why Some English Students Succeed And Others Give Up
Jul 24, 2026
Ep.139: American vs British English - Which One Is Better?
Jul 17, 2026
Ep.138: How Australia Lost a War Against Birds (The Great Emu War)
Jul 03, 2026
Ep.137: Advanced Grammar - Inversion (Learn It in Context!)
Jun 26, 2026
Ep.136: WHY is English a Global Language Today?
Jun 19, 2026
Ep.135: Things I've Learned Since Becoming an English Teacher (Last 6 Years) 
Jun 12, 2026
Ep.134: 9 Thoughts That Helped Me Through Difficult Times (+ B2 Expressions You Need to Know)
Jun 05, 2026
Ep.133: Verb Patterns - Learn Them With This Episode!
May 29, 2026
Ep.132: 5 Things That Secretly Ruin Your English Progress
May 22, 2026
Ep.131: The Kennedy Family Tragedies
May 15, 2026
Ep.130: 5 Most Infamous American Serial Killers
May 08, 2026
Ep.129: What If Scenarios (Second Conditional Practice) - It Is Fun, I Promise
May 01, 2026
Ep.128: What You Need To Know About American Civil War
Apr 24, 2026
Ep.127: Pronunciation vs Accent: What Really Matters?
Apr 17, 2026
Ep.126: Strange Everyday Things In the USA That Surprised Me
Apr 10, 2026
Ep.125: The Unfortunate Life And Death Of Edgar Allan Poe
Apr 03, 2026
Ep.124: Fun Facts About The British Royal Family
Mar 27, 2026
Ep.123: Does Your Personality Change When You Speak a Different Language?
Mar 20, 2026
Ep.122: I Flew To London To Go To a Theatre (Storytime)
Mar 13, 2026
Ep.121: Amazing ADVANCED Words I Learned From Taylor Swift’s Songs (Part II)
Mar 06, 2026
Ep.120: Amazing Words I Learned From Taylor Swift Songs (Part I)
Feb 27, 2026
Ep.119: Work Culture In the US - This Might Surprise You
Feb 20, 2026
✨Ep.118: Social Media Is Exhausting (Phrasal Verbs Series 5/5)
Feb 13, 2026
✨Ep.117: Talking About Adulthood and Freelancing (Phrasal Verb Series 4/5)
Feb 06, 2026
✨Ep.116: How To Stop Translating Everything In Your Head And Start Think In English (Phrasal Verbs Series 3/5)
Jan 30, 2026
✨Ep.115: When To Cut People Off From Your Life (Phrasal Verbs Series 2/5)
Jan 23, 2026
✨Ep.114: Motivation Comes and Goes (Phrasal Verbs Series 1/5)
Jan 16, 2026
Ep.113: American Measurement System (Chaotic But Stay With Me!)
Jan 09, 2026
Ep.112: Talking About 2025 (Recap Of My Year)
Dec 19, 2025
Ep.111: The Most Common Grammar Mistakes in PET, FCE & CAE and How to Fix Them
Dec 12, 2025
Ep.110: 10 Facts You Didn't Know About Me + English Idioms You Need To Know!
Dec 05, 2025
Ep.109: 7 Advanced Phrasal Verbs You Absolutely NEED To Know!
Nov 28, 2025
Ep.108: Conditional Sentences and My Opinions About AI
Nov 07, 2025
Ep.107: How To Learn English From Movies and TV Shows Effectively
Oct 31, 2025
Ep.106: 5 Mistakes Advanced English Speakers Make - Little Quiz!
Oct 24, 2025
Ep.105: My Last Week: A Series Of Unfortunate Events
Oct 17, 2025
Ep.104: Being Completely Honest With Myself
Oct 10, 2025
Ep.103: Why Saying “I Don’t Know” Makes You Sound More Confident
Oct 03, 2025
Ep.102: "I Understand But... I Can't Speak" - What To Do?
Sep 19, 2025
Ep.101: "She said that..." - Reported Speech In English
Sep 12, 2025
✨Ep.100: SPECIAL EPISODE - English Game Show!!!
Sep 05, 2025
Ep.99: How To Sound More Natural In English (Immediately!)
Aug 29, 2025
Ep.98: Books I Have Been Reading Lately
Aug 22, 2025
Ep.97: Explaining Future Continuous Through Short Stories
Aug 15, 2025
Ep.96: Not Seeing Results On Your Language Journey? Here's Why And What To Do About It
Aug 08, 2025
Ep.95: A Little Life Update ...And a Lot of Excitement
Aug 01, 2025
Ep.94: Crazy Period of American History! (1920s and 1930s) - From Alcohol, Jazz and Dance to Dust
Jul 25, 2025
Ep.93: My Summer Camp Stories
Jul 18, 2025
Ep.92: My Experience With Learning a Language With AI (Advantages and Disadvantages)
Jul 11, 2025
Ep.91: 8 Mistakes To Avoid If You Are Preparing For FCE Or CAE Cambridge Exam
Jul 04, 2025
Ep.90: Expressions You NEED to Know to Understand Modern English
Jun 27, 2025
Ep.89: What I Did and Saw In London
Jun 20, 2025
Ep.88: My Regrets (+ Past Modals Grammar!)
May 30, 2025
Ep.87: Why Learning English Is Like Going To The Gym
May 23, 2025
Ep.86: Weird Things I Used To Do As a Child
May 16, 2025
Ep.85: Instant Gratification VS Long-term Happiness
May 09, 2025
Ep.84: TV Shows Recommendations For You (That You Might Love)
May 02, 2025
Ep.83: 7 Reasons You're Struggling with English (And None of Them Are Laziness)
Apr 25, 2025
Ep.82: Bunnies, Chocolate… and Beating Women?! Easter in the US, UK and Czechia 🐰
Apr 11, 2025
Ep.81: Why Do We Forget English Grammar and Words and How To Remember More
Apr 04, 2025
Ep.80: How The American Dream Works
Mar 28, 2025
Ep.79: British vs. American English -A Small Analysis!
Mar 21, 2025
Ep. 78: Working Abroad, Studying Abroad and English Exams Q&A
Mar 14, 2025
Ep.77: The Craziest Conspiracy Theories!
Mar 07, 2025
Ep.76: Sorting English Words into Hogwarts Houses 🏰🦁🐍🦅🦡
Feb 21, 2025
Ep.75: Key Steps To Make Reading English Books Effective And Enjoyable
Feb 14, 2025
Ep.74: 10 Classic American Books – My Personal Picks and Why You Should Read Them 📚
Feb 07, 2025
Ep.73: Are You Insecure About Your Accent in English? Listen To This!
Jan 31, 2025
Ep.72: My Christmas Holiday In the USA 🇺🇸 (Part III)
Jan 24, 2025
Ep.71: My Christmas Holiday In the USA 🇺🇸 (Part II)
Jan 17, 2025
Ep.70: My Christmas Holiday In the USA 🇺🇸 (Part I)
Jan 10, 2025
Ep.69: Talking About 2024 (Last Episode of the Year)
Dec 13, 2024
Ep.68: How I Achieved C1 English Level By the Age of 18
Dec 06, 2024
Ep.67: Eight Common Mistakes I Hear From My Students All the Time
Nov 29, 2024
Ep.66: Thanksgiving + Black Friday 101 (What You Should Know)
Nov 22, 2024
Ep.65: Can You Translate These SUPER USEFUL Phrases Into English? Quiz Yourself!
Nov 15, 2024
Ep.64: Explaining the American Elections To You Like You Are Five Years Old (Simple, Short and Sweet)
Nov 08, 2024
Ep.63: Key Phrases for the Cambridge Exams: PET, FCE, and CAE
Nov 01, 2024
Ep.62: Why Do We Celebrate Halloween? 🎃
Oct 25, 2024
Ep.61: 👻 Reading and Rating 5 Scary Stories Made By Chat GPT
Oct 18, 2024
Ep.60: English Idioms That Don't Make Much Sense
Oct 12, 2024
Ep.59: Comparing American, British and Czech Education Systems
Oct 04, 2024
Ep.58: Explaining PAST PERFECT Through Stories
Sep 27, 2024
Ep.57: 7 Steps To Feel More Confident While Speaking English
Sep 20, 2024
Ep.56: 7 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before Going Abroad For A Longer Period Of Time
Sep 13, 2024
Ep.55: Six Weird Laws In The English-Speaking World
Sep 06, 2024
Ep.54: How Much Do You Know About Native Americans?
Aug 30, 2024
Ep.53: Solo-traveling And My Trip To Berlin
Aug 23, 2024
Ep.52: 15 English Idioms In The Context Of My Stories
Aug 09, 2024
Ep.51: Learn Phrasal Verbs From Songs
Aug 02, 2024
Ep.50: Stories of Assassinations of American Presidents
Jul 26, 2024
Ep.49: Explaining Present Perfect Through Stories
Jul 12, 2024
Ep.48: Doing Things You Are Not Ready For
Jul 05, 2024
Ep.47: Why Do Americans Celebrate 4th of July? 🇺🇸
Jun 28, 2024
Ep.46: Amazing Books For Learning English (My Recommendations)
Jun 21, 2024
Ep.45: Funny English Words That Are Frequently Used
Jun 14, 2024
Ep.44: Five Crazy Florida Stories That Will Make You Laugh
Jun 07, 2024
Ep.43: American Tipping Culture And Its Problems
May 31, 2024
Ep.42: Language Learning: Tips That Actually Work
May 17, 2024
Ep.41: Let’s Hang Out Together - Like We Are Friends ❤️
May 10, 2024
Ep.40: How Much Do You Know About American History? (Part II)
Apr 26, 2024
Ep.39: How Much Do You Know About American History? (Part I)
Apr 19, 2024
Ep.38: My Small Couchsurfing Stories
Apr 12, 2024
Ep.37: 3 Funny English Idioms and Their Origins
Mar 29, 2024
Ep.36:  Why Do You Feel Tired After Speaking English?
Mar 22, 2024
Ep.35:  What to Do When You Want to Give Up on Your Learning Journey?
Mar 15, 2024
Ep.34: How I Became a Cheerleader Coach Without Knowing Anything About Cheerleading
Mar 08, 2024
Ep.33: Bees and Wasps Hate Me 🐝
Feb 16, 2024
Ep.32: Mini Storytime - Embarrassing Myself Again
Feb 02, 2024
Ep.31: Mini Storytime - How I Broke My Toe
Jan 26, 2024
Ep.30: How I Made the Biggest Progress In Learning French In 2023 – And How You Can Do the Same with English – PART II
Jan 19, 2024
Ep.29: How I Made the Biggest Progress In Learning French In 2023 - And How You Can Do the Same with English - PART I
Jan 12, 2024
Ep. 28: Talking About 2023
Jan 05, 2024
🎄Day 24: Listen to a “Christmas Carol” Story! (Advent Edition)
Dec 24, 2023
🎄Day 23: Which Christmas Song Wasn’t Supposed To Be a Christmas Song? (Advent Edition)
Dec 23, 2023
🎄Day 22: How Do Other Religions Celebrate The Time Around Christmas? (Advent Edition)
Dec 22, 2023
🎄Day 21: Where Does Rudolph the Reindeer Come From? (Advent Edition)
Dec 21, 2023
🎄Day 20: When Was Jesus Actually Born? (Advent Edition)
Dec 20, 2023
🎄Day 19: How Is Christmas In the US Different From the UK? (Advent Edition)
Dec 19, 2023
🎄Day 18: How Much Do Americans Spend At Christmas? (Advent Edition)
Dec 18, 2023
🎄Day 17: What Is the Most Expensive Christmas Ornament In the World? (Advent Edition)
Dec 17, 2023
🎄Day 16: Did You Know These 3 Fun Facts About "Home Alone"? (Advent Edition)
Dec 16, 2023
🎄Day 15 : What Are Some Weird Christmas Traditions Around the World? (Advent Edition)
Dec 15, 2023
🎄Day 14: Which Christmas Song Holds a Guinness World Record? (Advent Edition)
Dec 14, 2023
🎄Day 13: Why Do American Children Leave Milk and Cookies for Santa Claus? (Advent Edition)
Dec 13, 2023
🎄Day 12: Where Do Gingerbread Houses Come From? (Advent Edition)
Dec 12, 2023
🎄Day 11:Why Do We Kiss Under The Mistletoe? (Advent Edition)
Dec 11, 2023
🎄Day 10: Why Does Santa Live At The North Pole? (Advent Edition)
Dec 10, 2023
🎄Day 9: What Does Baby Jesus (Ježíšek) Look Like? (Advent Edition)
Dec 09, 2023
🎄Day 8: Why Do We Put Up Christmas Wreaths? (Advent Edition)
Dec 08, 2023
🎄Day 7: Which Czech Christmas Tradition Is Normal for Us But Crazy To the World? (Advent Edition)
Dec 07, 2023
🎄Day 6: Who Is Santa Claus And What Are His Origins? (Advent Edition)
Dec 06, 2023
🎄Day 5: What Is The Traditional Christmas Meal In the US and the UK? (Advent Edition)
Dec 05, 2023
🎄Day 4: Why Do We Decorate Christmas Trees? (Advent Edition)
Dec 04, 2023
🎄Day 3: Why Do Brits Pull a Christmas Cracker At Christmas? (Advent Edition)
Dec 03, 2023
🎄Day 2: Why Do We Exchange Presents At Christmas? (Advent Edition)
Dec 02, 2023
🎄Day 1: Why Is Santa Claus Red? (Advent Edition)
Dec 01, 2023
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT + I am taking a break
Oct 27, 2023
Ep.27: Mini Storytime From Scotland
Oct 20, 2023
Ep.26: Why Is Everyone (Including Me) So Obsessed with Murder Documentaries?
Oct 13, 2023
Ep.25: New Method of Language Learning? AKA I Became a Neurolanguage Coach®!
Oct 06, 2023
Ep.24: I Destroyed a Car In Iceland
Sep 29, 2023
Ep.23: My Short-lived Debating Career
Sep 22, 2023
Ep.22: This World Was Not Made For Short People
Sep 15, 2023
Ep.21: My Worst Part-time Job
Sep 08, 2023
Ep.20: Three Things I Learned Through Therapy
Sep 01, 2023
Ep.19: Working In Iceland- Part II
Aug 25, 2023
Ep.18: Working in Iceland- Part I
Aug 18, 2023
Ep.17: My Holiday In Barcelona
Aug 11, 2023
Ep.16: How I Almost Missed My Plane To Barcelona
Aug 04, 2023
Ep.15: Going To Therapy
Jul 28, 2023
Ep.14: Why Is English Spelling So Strange?
Jul 21, 2023
Ep.13: Volunteering At Spartan Races (Disaster After Disaster)
Jul 14, 2023
Ep.12: Running Spartan Races
Jul 07, 2023
Ep.11: 11 Fun Facts about Harry Potter- Part II
Jun 30, 2023
Ep.10: 11 Fun Facts About Harry Potter- Part I
Jun 23, 2023
Ep.9: My First and Last Weekend Hike
Jun 16, 2023
Ep.8: Weekend in Venice
Jun 09, 2023
Ep.7: Working in Scotland
Jun 02, 2023
Ep.6: Beer and Workout in Church
May 26, 2023
Ep.5: Anger Management
May 19, 2023
Ep.4: Who's That Soldier? (Cross-country Run)
May 12, 2023
Ep.3: My Erasmus Experience - Part III
May 05, 2023
Ep.2: My Erasmus Experience - Part II
May 02, 2023
Ep.1: My Erasmus Experience - Part I
Apr 01, 2023