HeyJaredTeacher Joseph Podcast
An entertaining and informative podcast to help people learn English as a second language [ESL] and more about English speaking culture.
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Neil McTaggart's Crossing (18): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1250) (opens the original)
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Chapter 18 – Another Mother’s Son Robert returns from the river with news: the dead man is not Thomas. Relief gives way to renewed uncertainty as the weeks pass without his return. While Agnes mends Thomas's shirt and Robert wrestles with his last words to his son, Neil discovers a handwritten letter hidden in a boot. Struggling to read it, he plans to ask Esther for help. Neil McTaggart's Crossing is a historical fiction audio serial following a young Scottish emigrant from Kilbirnie as he begi
1249 Scotland’s Drug Death Crisis: Europe’s Drug Death Capital | English News Podcast (opens the original)
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Scotland continues to have the highest drug death rate in Europe. New figures show that 1,133 drug-related deaths were registered in Scotland in 2025 — an increase of 11% on the previous year. In today’s English news podcast, I look at Scotland’s continuing drug crisis, why the country has become known as the drug death capital of Europe, and some of the issues behind these disturbing figures. We also look at the growing danger from synthetic drugs, including powerful opioids such as nitazenes,
Neil McTaggart's Crossing (17): A Story of 1920s Scottish Emigration to Canada (Podcast 1248) (opens the original)
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Chapter 17 – Word from the River Neil tells Robert about the rider who watched the house the previous night. Before they can discuss it, a messenger arrives with troubling news: a body has been found by the river, but its identity is unknown. Robert leaves to find out more. Neil stays with his aunt as they wait for word of Thomas. Neil McTaggart's Crossing is a historical fiction audio serial following a young Scottish emigrant from Kilbirnie as he begins a new life in 1920s Canada. Read and lis
1247 A Visit to Greggs | British Coffee, Food & Everyday English (opens the original)
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Come with me on a visit to Greggs, one of the best-known food and bakery chains in the UK. In this episode, I stop for a coffee at Greggs and use the visit as an opportunity to talk about everyday life in Britain. For English learners, places like cafés, bakeries and coffee shops are great places to hear and use the kind of natural English that people speak every day. Greggs is a familiar sight on British high streets, selling coffee, sandwiches, pastries, sausage rolls and other food to take aw
1246 UK Funeral Customs Explained | British Culture & English Listening Practice (opens the original)
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What happens at a funeral in the UK, and what customs and traditions are commonly followed? In this episode, I talk about funeral customs in Britain, including some of the traditions, expectations and practices surrounding death and funerals in the UK. It’s a subject that we don’t always talk about openly, but funeral traditions can tell us a great deal about a country, its history and its culture. This episode is particularly suitable for English learners who want to improve their listening ski
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