Learning English with TV Shows is all good. But not all genres are created equal. This is a guide to the most underrated genres of shows that you might be ignoring. Yes, Friends and How I Met Your Mother are fun and stuff, but you might be sleeping on where the learning is actually happening. This episode is a wake up call for those of you whose main exposure to English is related to your TV. + Let's end the subtitle debate. This episode is ALSO a guide for how to use subtitles the right way, as well as strategies you can start using to really challenge yourself and ge to that next level. I really liked this episode. I hope you agree 🫶
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We change the way we speak depending on who we're talking to. I think we can all agree on that. Some do it more than others, and some ethnicities HAVE to do it more than others, in order to try to avoid being stigmatised or stereotyped. I thought this was SUCH an interesting article about the Costs of Code-Switching and how we are impacted by it. This article focuses more on how Code-Switching affects black professionals in the US, and gives a really interesting view into a world that perhaps most of us are completely unaware of.
A look into some of the most common phrases and verbs you can use at work to sound like you know what you're talking about 😉. To circle back, to touch base, to sync up and more.
+ Dane's new immersion project right here in Madrid.
Conversación en inglés para practicar.
This conversation features my friend and celebrity hairstylist / make up artist Ruben Ramos @theawakeningofstyle
We talk about the importance of feeling good about yourself and how that impacts how you act upon the world, if beauty standards are getting away from us a bit, if botox and other procedures are a "slipper slope", and more.
Ruben's English isn't perfect, and throughout our conversation im helping him with small corrections to make sure we don't reinforce any incorrect structures. I hope this conversation illustrates that your English doesn't have to be perfect to be able to get your point across, and it's more about choosing your words with purpose, and speaking at a pace that feels good to you.
¿Es posible criar hijos bilingües sin aunque tú no lo seas? Pues sí. Y no lo digo yo, lo dice la ciencia. Este episodio responde a muchas preguntas que tenemos como padres sobre la educación de nuestros hijos en cuanto a la enseñanza de idiomas. ¿Se van a confundir si les exponemos al inglés desde muy pequeños? ¿Qué podemos hacer desde hoy mismo para que puedan desarrollar esta habilidad? ¿Me tengo que dejar todo el sueldo en clases? ¿En qué deberíamos enfocarnos? etc.
+ Te cuento mi filosofía sobre cómo hacer que disfruten del inglés y que no sea una experiencia estresante, tanto para ellos como para ti.
Noticias en inglés para practicar.
Cómo Trump esta arrinconando a los Latinos y por qué los jóvenes están tan desilusionados con todo.
I hope you enjoy this type of episode, because I think it's really
imporant (and interesting) to talk about these kinds of things. This isn't a political podcast, as you know, but sometimes we need to talk about the world to try to make sense of it. Tell me if you like this type of episode and I'll be sure to include them more often.
Thanks for listening, and for all of your support and kind messages . 🫶
Dane
P.S: I made a mistake in the recording, this is actually episode 28 of season 2.
Hoy hablo con mi amigo Coco Montes (@coco.montes), uno de los chefs más talentosos de España y creador de PABÚ, un restaurante que hace poco recibió su primera estrella Michelin 🌟Hablamos sobre el proceso secreto de evaluación de la guía Michelin y si realmente es como lo pintan en las pelis o en los programas de cocina. También sobre por qué ser chef puede ser una experiencia tan solitaria, qué es lo que de verdad separa a un chef con estrella Michelin de una persona normal, y la filosofía de Coco sobre la alta cocina, la hospitalidad y si la industria está fallando a la gente común.Coco isn’t just a great chef — he’s also a perfect example of how having a non-native accent but speaking English at a high level can sound incredible. His comfort with the language and his natural communication style allow him to express his ideas clearly and be himself — which is the whole point. He doesn’t stress about pronunciation or trying to sound “more native.” He speaks calmly, chooses his words carefully, and gets his message across beautifully. I think there’s really something to that.Let me know what you think about this type of episode, and if there’s anything I can do to make it an even richer experience.As always, thanks for watching (or listening) 🙌
Se podría decir que las preposiciones son una de las frustraciones más grandes para la gente. Te han enseñado mil reglas (con mil excepciones), pero pararte a pensar qué regla tienes que usar mientras vas hablando es inviable. Este episodio de English with Dane propone una manera más manejable y eficiente para lidiar con las preposiciones para que te cueste menos navegarlas .
This episode is NOT about debunking (proving wrong) any particular theories. It's about understanding why some of us are susceptible to adopting these theories. Is it something inside us? Is it mostly to do (tiene que ver) with external factors? Is it about the current state of the world? This article read-along is about trying to find answers to these questions and shed light on (clarify) why we are so quick to believe things that already fit our vision of the world. Let me know what you think.
After listening to this episode you'll think smarter. Guaranteed.
The human brain isn't perfect. In fact, it’s lying to you every single day. In this episode, we’ll break down 5 of the most common biases (the sneaky mental shortcuts that mess with your decisions) and 3 everyday fallacies (the bad arguments we fall for without realizing). From thinking everyone is staring at you, to finishing a terrible TV show/series because you’ve “already watched half,” these little traps are everywhere. Let’s expose them, and fight back.
¡PRIMER EPISODIO EN VIDEO! 😲
Three news stories, and a bunch of new words/phrases for you to start using. An influencer on a plane doing something really unhygienic, rumours about White House staff, and a man with an unconventional bond to his alligator.
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What does it mean to sound natural? Is it something we can practice? (YES). This episode is a guide on how to make your English flow, and help you achieve the ultimate goal: to sound more like you. It turns out (resulta que) there's something you can start doing today that will give you the fastest results. This episode is about exactly that.
If you haven't grown up speaking English, you might have a
difficult time making some of these vowel sounds. This episode is all about helping you feel more comfortable with those "in-between" sounds that seem to escape us at times. A step by step guide for how to really internalise these sounds and apply them right away.
For most people, moving to an English-speaking country for a few months isn't really a possibility. This episode is the antidote to that malady (illness). We'll cover what changes you can make right now in your life that will mimic/copy the benefits that you get from a full language immersion. From small like changing your devices to bigger things like your very own conversation buddy, there's a lot you can do to trick your brain into thinking you moved abroad. And the best part, it's all free.
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A man gets stuck behind a waterfall for two days while out with his friends, which means we get a bunch of new vocabulary + Some thoughts on why English is tailor made (hecho a medida) for humans and the origins of phrasal verbs.
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Conversations are about connection and this episode is dedicated to help you connect. We get into what makes a great conversation great, how you can tweak (slightly change) your approach to follow-up questions, how to be more likeable, and more. New vocab too, of course.
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I read this article about why facts don't change our minds and it gave me a lot to think about. What views am I holding that I haven't really thought through? How can I communicate my frustrations with certain ideas/beliefs in a heated argument in a way that makes people actually listen? Can we even change people's opinions? Oh, and there's some cool new vocabulary in there that we'll talk about, of course.
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Are we laughing at actors/actresses failing at accents? Yup.
Ranking the 5 most appalling attempts at accents in Hollywood . But this episode isn't just making fun of actors, it's a bout understanding why accents mean so much to us, what they reveal and how we are slaves to our evolutionary traits.
The story behind the dark origin of "Don't drink the Kool-Aid".
In the 1950s a preacher named Jim Jones starts a cult in Indiana. He envisions a multiracial, tight-knit* community where everyone succeeds. Sounds good, right? Well, in theory. Things take a turn for the worse and the man who once preached equality and respect suddenly thinks he's the voice of God, and he must be worshipped. What started out as a search for a utopia, ends in mass tragedy.
*Tight-knit = muy unido/estrecho, hablando sobre grupos de personas.
En algún momento vas a tener que decirle a alguien que no estás de acuerdo. Eso es así. Este episodio te da las herramientas que necesitas para poder hacerlo sin faltar el respeto, de manera profesional y además sonando a que controlas de inglés. No sé qué más quieres.
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