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  • The Three Goats (Rerun)

    The Three Goats (Rerun)
    Dec 1 2025
    Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠. Your support is appreciated! Three goats live happily in a field eating grass. But one day, there's no more grass. They decide to cross a bridge to another field. But when they try to cross, a monster jumps out, and he wants to eat them! Go to ⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/ThreeGoats⁠ for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Goat, Eldest, Middle child, Greedy, Flow, Silly, Drown, Narrow, One by one, Troll, Annoying. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1232. Author: Fairy Tales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 minutos
  • Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling (Conversation)

    Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling (Conversation)
    Nov 17 2025
    Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! This episode has come out very late because of my appendicectomy. Apologies! I have recovered now and we should be back to our regular schedule soon enough. 'Above there is heaven, and below there is Hangzhou.' So it must be a pretty great city, right? I sure thought so! In today's episode, I tell you all about my visit to this ancient Chinese city, with its lovely lake, temples and food. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Hangzhou⁠⁠ for the full transcript. 00:00 Intro 00:53 A rite of passage 02:54 A new view 06:03 Hali Bote 09:57 Hang Joe! Do it! 11:36 Bustling with history 13:30 A mouldy hotel 14:24 That West Lake vibe 16:59 Soaking up the temples 19:22 Amazing noodles 21:37 Back on the bike! 25:44 An unfortunate incident 28:07 New frames 29:18 Where's this cafe?? 31:13 The results of my Japanese exam 34:07 Random China things 37:49 The best tissues in the world 40:22 Stay in the light? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 minutos
  • The Demon Cats (Beginner)

    The Demon Cats (Beginner)
    Oct 30 2025
    Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! Would you go fishing on Halloween night? That's when demons walk the Earth, and nobody is truly safe... But Murdo McTaggart doesn't believe in superstitions like that, and he heads out to catch fish while the other villagers go to church. He'll come to regret that mistake as the Devil - Auld Clootie himself - comes to him in the form of 13 tone-deaf cats. Have a spooky time with today's Scottish folk tale! Apologies for the changes to the usual schedule - I'm recovering from an appendicectomy (having my appendix removed) so I've had to move things around a bit. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/DemonCats⁠ for the full transcript. Level: Beginner Genre: Horror. Vocabulary: Demon, Fisherman, Superstition, Fur, Disappear, Bone, Stab, Scratch, Bite, Priest, Holy water. Setting: Scotland. Word Count: 1423. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 00:00 Intro 01:09 Pumpkin Day? 02:28 Vocabulary descriptions 02:32 Demon 03:12 Fisherman 03:30 Superstition 04:10 Fur 04:24 Disappear 04:47 Bone 05:09 Stab 05:35 Scratch and bite 06:01 Priest 06:16 Holy water 06:52 The Demon Cats 08:02 Murdo ignores the warnings 09:14 Something dark is coming... 10:13 The cats sing a cumha 11:48 The first gift 12:32 Another 'song' 13:20 Another offering 13:54 More singing?! 14:57 A clever trick 16:11 A fight to the death? 17:07 A cry for help 18:01 Just in time! 19:32 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    22 minutos
  • Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Pre-Intermediate)

    Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Pre-Intermediate)
    Oct 13 2025
    Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! It's Kitty's birthday! And how better to celebrate than by baking a cake? Just one problem: how do you do it? Well, if you add five delicious things, it will be five times as delicious, and if you add a hundred delicious things... Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/CakeL2 for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Intermediate. Genre: Children's. Vocabulary: Sandpit, Nuts, Eggshell, Divine, Pretend, Wag, Naughty, Stomach rumbles, Mud. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1947. Author: Ariel Goodbody. 0:00 Intro 0:52 You can see me! 2:31 Relevelling 6:26 Vocabulary 11:03 Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake 26:10 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 minutos
  • How Slow Can I Go? (Conversation)

    How Slow Can I Go? (Conversation)
    Oct 6 2025
    Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! Listen to me articulate and enunciate every word as I discuss unusual beverages, insane apps, doing Pilates in Chinese, and how I'm feeding you all worms. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Slow⁠ for the full transcript. Vocabulary: Latte, Beetroot, Pistachio, Red envelope, Massage, Pilates, Monologue, Worm, Nest 0:00 Intro 01:41 How slow can I go? 05:33 A mysterious drink 08:10 Crazy Chinese apps 13:00 Inappropriate videos 17:20 Pilates à la Chinoise 19:15 Levelling up abroad 20:59 Autumn, anyone? 22:00 Where to find my funky food pics 24:20 My upcoming travels 27:08 Let's speed things up a bit 32:23 Mother has arrived 33:19 Outro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 minutos
  • The Juniper Tree (Advanced)

    The Juniper Tree (Advanced)
    Sep 29 2025
    Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! Skin as white as snow and eyes as red as blood. Some would call it beautiful, but to Nicholas's parents, he is a demon child. But when Nicholas discovers that his 'mother' is not his real mother, his whole world starts to change. Today's story has themes of child abuse, cannibalism and violence. It is not appropriate for children. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Juniper⁠⁠ for the full transcript. Level: Advanced. Genre: Horror Vocabulary: Juniper berry, Torment, Console, Demon, Witch, Chest (box), Padlock, Millstone. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 4623. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 minutos
  • My Morning Routine (Conversation)

    My Morning Routine (Conversation)
    Sep 15 2025
    Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! What I do every morning, in excruciating detail. When do I floss, how do I know when to put on deodorant, and what do I eat for breakfast? All these fascinating questions, and more, answered for you. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Routine for the full transcript. Vocabulary: Night owl, Equator, Dental floss, Mouthwash, Yoga block, Yoga strap, Cork, Bar soap, Shower gel, Deodorant, “He could talk for England”, Grind, Muesli 00:00 Intro 00:50 Throwback to French class 02:59 Are you a morning person or a night owl? 06:22 Brushing and flossing 10:41 Adventures in Listerine 11:55 Yoga time! 16:11 Getting clean 18:27 Deodorant tactics 22:40 Talking for England 23:32 A coffee fiend 26:40 What's for breakfast? 31:21 Eating isn't enough! 35:03 Dumping rubbish 37:43 Easy like Sunday morning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 minutos
  • Before the Light Dies (Beginner)

    Before the Light Dies (Beginner)
    Sep 8 2025
    Get episodes without adverts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your support is appreciated! The king asks a clockmaker to repair an old magical clock. But when the clockmaker tries to repair the clock, nothing works... until he discovers a secret that will change his life. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Clockmaker⁠ for the full transcript. Level: Beginner. Genre: Romance. Vocabulary: Clockmaker, Ancestor, Repair, Ban, Apprentice, Gear, Rush, Symbol, Diary, Honesty, Secret. Setting: Fairytale. Word Count: 1753. Author: Ariel Goodbody. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    30 minutos