Podcasts: Interesting Facts in Easy English

Weekly listening practice based on fun and interesting facts in easy English. Try the gap-fill exercises and comprehension quizzes.

Preferred Gender Pronouns
Please introduce yourself and state your preferred gender pronouns.

The Suffix –stan Means Land
Why do so many nations have the suffix?

Pollyanna the Russian Reindeer
Why would a reindeer travel by submarine?

Black Friday is Also Buy Nothing Day
What’s wrong with the old TV?

International Pilots Require English Proficiency
Did she say fourteen or forty kilometres west?

All Roads Lead To Rome
Which directions should I follow, Mom’s or Dad’s?

An American Football Game Has 11 Minutes of Action
Did anything happen while I was grabbing a drink?

A Day on Venus is Longer Than a Year on Venus
Which planet spins the wrong way?

Alexander Graham Bell Preferred “Ahoy” To “Hello”
Are you ready to talk?

Tortoises And Turtles
What’s the difference between these reptiles?

Accessible Currency for the Blind
Is this a one dollar bill or a one-hundred dollar bill?

Pumpkin is a Term of Endearment
Why did that man call me a deer?

Timbuktu is a Real City
Did you really look all the way from here to Timbuktu?

Spelling Errors in the US Constitution
Would spell check have come in handy in 1787?

Luxury Cars Abandoned at Dubai Airport
Why would someone abandon a Ferrari?