English and Go!

I walk you through the verses of 'The most misunderstood song in the history of Rock 'n Roll' . Far from the flag waving, the lyrics of this song are dark and highly critical of American society. This podcast is by request.

An English word that comes from German. You can seize people, things or even power but you don't want to seize your car's engine.

How do you make a Bomb - NOT go boom?

Can a 2,500 year old word from Greek help us understand things today?

President Biden suspends his campaign and supports his Vice President as the next nominee for President of the United States. We look closer at why it was the best move, both morally & politically.

Lets look closer at the horrifying worlds of parasites. While viruses are not usually included in the list of human parasites, I make the case that they should be.

We all dream - but how can we understand our dreams? Let's take a closer look and discover some tools to help us make sense of what happens when we sleep.

When you need to replace one person with another or one thing with another - you need a substitute. Substitutes are usually, but not always, temporary.

Someone 'picked my pocket' - kind of. Learn the most common pickpocket technique and why it it almost always used in a crowded area.

What does it mean? A Jury of 12 citizen found Donald Rump - Guilty of 34 crimes. They had to say the word - Guilty 34 times.

A more personal explanation of changes both good and bad, large scale and small scale, over the past year that kept me away from the microphone.

Edib explains how he and his wife changed their parenting style due to circumstances and the benefits and challenges the family has with this arrangement.

I explore and explain the various influences on how New Zealanders speak English. In particular the Australian, British and Māori influences

We need to learn to check the Heat Index and not just the air temperature.

Lions and tigers roar - so do crowds and jet engines.

The Torys seem to be focused on providing circuses to the British public, its past time for them to start spending on the bread.

Change is hard and people don't like change. This podcast helps us understand how we get away from common pushbacks against the changes we make.

Germany makes good on its promise to shutdown its last 3 nuclear power plants. It is the right decision, for several very important reasons.

China is slowly separating dictatorship countries from the democratic world. As resource rich countries depend on China for cash, China will demand their obedience and cooperation.

I give the background and explain the vocabulary needed to understand a poem I wrote almost 20 years ago.

An in-depth look at three key parts of the Invasion of Ukraine as of March 4 2023 - Bakhmut, Vulhedar and what is happening behind the front lines.

As many developed countries wonder how to increase their fertility rate…the answer is clear: Pay people more for the work that they do.

We examine an old, cold winter word that is actually made up of two separate words…

We look into the secret life of sleeping animals during winter

A word that is more commonly used in spring, or in international politics

Does hot water really freeze faster than cold water?

America has a normal election with very unusual results. Also, The rump got spanked and this will lead to Republicans fighting each other for a while.

Autumn is a great time for fog in North Germany. Learn other ways how the word ‘fog' is used in English.

Putin did what I predicted in April (episodes 9 & 10). What does this mean for Ukraine

Small changes at home can result in big savings on your electricity bill. We cover three ways to reduce your electricity use that actually work.

What started as a Ukrainian counterattack by a medium sized grouping, became a massive rout of the Russian military in Kharkiv Oblast.

What can one person do with a small panel and a small battery?

When we travel it is important that we do not carry the problems from home on our backs.

A tiny word with many meanings. We also explore why tipping is such a big deal in the United States

We examine why artillery is important, and why Ukraine is beginning to push Russia out of areas in the South. Consider making a donation to u24.gov.ua

Ascension day is very close so we look at the word ‘ascend' and ask some unusual questions about the story of Jesus ascension.

In this episode we explore some of the terms now being applied to the Russian army and their online supporters.

Russia continues to try to press for a political solution so they can find a way to end the war before the tide turns against them…

While most are focused on the new Russian assault in the East, the real plan appears to be creating a fake political solution in the south of Ukraine.

This episode has Romans, and Popes and a surprise!

The current situation from the war in Ukraine. The retreat of Russian forces from the north, the concentration of fighting in the East and Southeast and a special examination of the city of Kherson.

What is a feint? We explore how a feint be used in martial arts, board games and warfare.

The invasion has stalled, Ukrainian forces are counter-attacking and missile attacks are increasing. Focus on Mariupol and Belarus

In Chess (Schach)♟ games can end in a stalemate. Negotiations can end is a stalemate and so can wars.

Russian military forces experienced losses and tactical errors on both March 9 and March 10. The invasion is not going particularly well. We should expect a change in tactics very soon

This episode crushes five totally wrong rumors about the war in Ukraine.

An overview of the war. It is time for all of us to stop being afraid of Russia. Meanwhile as the fighting continues; sanctions, airspace denial and corporate boycotts are pulling Russia into a black hole.

I apologize for my incorrect prediction in part two and I include messages to our Russian listeners and our Ukrainian listeners.

This episode looks back at the two options for Russian action in Ukraine that I outlined in the 11 January podcast. Was I wrong? Listen to find out!

English has several ways to use the word ‘sore'; but none of them are positive.

From Wolfpacks to six packs; from packing a suitcase, to packing it in.