6 Minute English Episodes Episode guide
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Gardening
Why are so many people drawn to gardening?
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For the love of foreign languages
Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?
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Football songs
Neil and Dan discuss ways to liven up the atmosphere at football matches
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Foods that go crunch
Do you like the crunch of biting into a fresh apple?
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Foodie
Many in the UK describe themselves as 'foodies', but do they really know about food?
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Food superstitions
We talk about food superstitions and teach you vocabulary along the way.
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Food shortages
Listen to an expert on the global food system and learn some vocabulary.
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Food made in space
Find out how growing plants in space might help develop better crops.
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Food for new mums
What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?
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Food banks
Food banks provide food to people in the UK who can't afford to buy their own
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Food and mood
We look at the link between what you eat and how you feel.
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Food and mood
How does your food affect your mood?
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Flexible working
Is there a stigma attached to not wanting to work the 9-to-5 shift?
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Finding your way in space
What鈥檚 up and what鈥檚 down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity?
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Fighting loneliness with soup
Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.
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Feed your brain
Food is fuel for our brains. So, what should we be eating?
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Fancy dress funerals
Have you ever thought about what sort of funeral you would like to have?
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Family history
Neil and Catherine talk about genealogy
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Family history
Neil and Catherine talk about genealogy
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Faking it: Computers that spot a real smile
We discuss if computers can recognise human emotions from the expressions on our face.
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Fake or real: What鈥檚 the best tree to have at Christmas?
What's the carbon footprint of your Christmas tree? We discuss which trees are best.
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Faces and first impressions
Can we trust our first impressions?
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Exercise for The Lazy
What's the least amount of exercise you should do to stay healthy?
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Evolution before Darwin
Was Charles Darwin the only man with ideas about evolution?
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Evolution and anxiety
Has anxiety been good for humans?
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Ethical coffee
Would you pay more for coffee if you knew it was doing some good?
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Environmentally friendly living
How can you change the way you live to help the environment? Sam and Neil discuss.
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English for dating online
We discuss language that gets used for dating online and new language that is emerging.
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Embarrassed to go to the doctor?
What are the consequences of medical embarrrassment?
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Elephant-proof farming
What happens when an elephant wants to eat your crops? How can you stop it?
