English Podcast with Tommy

It's incredibly hard to build self-confidence when we think that we're constantly going to make mistakes.-But, as Eliza on her return to the podcast says, most of her students tell her that their English is not good enough, despite doing the contrary.-So, how do we really build self-confidence? It's easy to think that's it hard. But the most important thing is to do the best you can do and not to give up on yourself.-To find out more tips to help your self-confidence, come and join Eliza and myself and unlock true self-confidence!

What is tarot and what does it have to do with social media?-Well, tarot reading is a good way you can predict your future, according Raisa, who joins us on this podcast for the fifth (!) episode.-From backgrounds ranging between Spain all the way to Austria and the UK, these cards are used for different things, including to focus on your inner thoughts in the future.-So, what does tarot reading have to do with social media? Well, Raisa started this journey of a different kind on her blog and expanded it into her lessons and private.-Come and find out about the future and how tarot reading can improve your English as well.

English journeys come from all over the world. And today's journey comes from Patagonia, Argentina.-Rosario, in her debut, tells us about how her region is inhabited by animals that we would only see in the zoo in certain parts of the world.-But where did Rosa's journey start? With her parents, like many others. And Rosa's parents were people, who wanted to make sure their kids spoke English. A big shout out to you.-Want to know more? well, of course you do! Come and find out where Rosario's journey went from there!

I've got something horrifyingly interesting to give you on the spookiest day of the calendar: identity creation.-Yes, this is something spooky that happens even without us really knowing it. Did you know that whole we are speaking different languages, that we're learning, even our native language(s), we're building an identity. And this is exactly the horrifying topic that Eleanor brings to the podcast today.-So join us to uncover the murderous topic of identity creation and figure out how many identities we talked about in this gruesome episode!

How can you not listen to this podcast and yet still be on the podcast 6 (!) times? Just ask Inna!-In her return, the Queen of Morbid brings something that might be very bad: Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen. And to be honest, this episode fits perfectly to the most horrific day of the calendar: Halloween.-So why did Inna choose this TV series, despite it not being from Inna's director Tim Burton? Because, despite it being from a different producer and director to Inna's staple diet of morbidity, it still resembles morbidity at its best!-So, join us and find out more about this horrifically morbid TV series on Inna's 6th episode!

Whether we live in Germany, France, UK or other parts of the world, democracy is in danger.-This weekend sees the run-off between Lula, a socialist politician and Flavio Bolsonaro, a far-right politician, in what we will have massive repercussions for all of us.-My message is to think critically about who you vote for and understand the real consequences of this.

Today, I'm proud to announce that I've unlocked a new country on this podcast. For the first time, I have someone from my second home country: Hungary!-From the capital of Hungary, Budapest, Bianka, tells us to start with, which parts of the city she would recommend to go to for example: Margaret Island.-But how did Bianka start with her English journey? It was not down to her parents because they actually studied Russian. But after the collapse of the Communist system in 1989, Bianka's mum actually went on to learn English.-But, despite her experiences, Bianka's mum actually encouraged her to learn English. And so the journey really started at kindergarten with the bare basics.-Want to find out more about why we talk about heritage languages being endangered, despite a very successful English journey?-Join us and find out more!

What do you get when you ask for English lessons from your parents and your parents believe it to be a good investment in your future? My next debutant: Aline!-Yes, Aline and her parents believed, sometime that it would be a great idea to start studying English. And hey presto! that's what happened with Aline when she was around 10 years old: she started studying English.-On her graduation day, at the age of 17, Aline's teacher (big shout out to you), took the decision of asking Aline to take tests to become a teacher at the same school, which gave her years of English classes.-Want to find out more about this teacher's English journey? Of course you do! Strap in and find out more about Aline's English journey and where it took her!

When we have someone you helps us to become accustomed to a language, that's a good start. And that is exactly what happened to my latest debutant: Malena-But that Malena had her mum to thank for getting her interested in film and literature is an extra bonus. However Malena is not only someone who teaches English, but she's also a sworn translator.-As with many people who have been on this podcast from south America, it is clear that Malena has seen others struggle with English, whether that be her colleagues while she was learning, or her students she's teaching.-But, it's important that we don't look at just the negatives, so join me to hear about the language journey of our latest debutant!

What do you get when you cross a journalist with an English teacher? Well, you get my latest debutant: Katarina-But what background does our latest debutant come from? To start with Katarina is a language lover, BUT, Katarina is also someone who had numerous paths open to her.-From an early age, thanks to her teachers, Katarina found English easier than some others in her class.-Come and find out more about her journey including how Katarina was confused by different things that the English language has to offer.