English Podcast with Tommy

Freedom is a thing that we strive for in some way. And my guest today is no different.-In her debut episode, Daniela starts by telling us about her like of cats and how many cats she once had.-But more importantly, Daniela has always been someone who has loved English since the age of four, when she started watching Cartoon Network. -This English journey is something that has been in the making for a long time and it has brought Daniela freedom!-Come and be free with us and listen to another great debut!

A journey can be something that might be longer or something that can be a little shorter.-In her debut episode, Lydia talks to us about her journey that started in Hastings, UK.-And from that town, there was no turning back.-And after her five week experience in Hastings, something changed. Want to know what it was that changed?-Then it's time to tune in and find out more about Lydia's English journey!

TV series are one of the many different ways we can improve our language skills, no one is arguing about that.-If anything, we actually think that TV series are probably one of the best types of media you'll find to improve your English.-In her return to the podcast, Ana talks to us about an animated TV series that's more appropiate for adults than for kids: BoJack Horseman.-The series, from the creators of American Dad, and others tells us the story of BoJack, a strange character, who sees the world in a different way.-Interested to find out more?! Of course you are! Join us and find out more about this TV series and why Ana likes it so much.

In our modern society we are always under pressure, constantly feel like we need to do everything quickly and immediately.-But her in debut episode on the podcast, Lisa tells us something completely different and very relevant.-The most important thing is to enjoy your learning process and also to keep CALM!-But what else does CALM mean? Spoiler: it's something you're probably not thinking of!-Join us and find out about tips and tricks that will help you on your English language journey. Also find out about a journey that Lisa has had ;).

Horror films will send shivers down some peoples' spines.-But not for our latest debutant!-In actual fact, Aline feels the love for horror quite a lot.-But why would anyone want to watch horror films when they send shivers down our spines?-Well, for one, they are in English! -For more reasons and the 5 films that Aline chose for the podcast, come and watch / listen!

Journeys are something, which are special to us all.-And our latest debutant, Livia, had somewhat of a privilege, that she was able to study English from a young age.-But the roots of her English knowledge are not just down to being able to learn English from a young age, but, and you'll find this out, are also down to one special person in Livia's life.-Who that person is? Come and find out by listening and watching to this episode!-SPOILER: it's the person you'd expect it to be ;).

There's nothing more magical, at times, than watching a good old-fashioned Disney film.-But, and it's important to say, in her debut episode, Amanda is not just someone who likes Disney. No! In actual fact, we could say, Amanda loves Disney. From the old-time favourites of Snow White all the way to the newer ones such as Frozen, Amanda is your go-to person, to find out more.-So jump in, find out about her journey and more importantly about what links Amanda with one of my kids.

Journeys don't always have to about people watching TV series and films to improve their English-No, indeed our latest debutant on the podcast, Claudia (Cacau) has completely journey.- Cacau is someone who has a club, The Rotary Club, to thank for the journey that has brought her to the podcast.-But the story of loving English was to start as a teenager and then moving around the world, experiencing different cultures.-Hop in, join us and find out more about why The Rotary Club had an affect on Cacau's journey.-SPOILER: there's a shoutout for a specfic country!

English is a language, which engulfs the world. That we all know.-But where does the journey start?-In Suzana's case, it was not with loving the English language but loving mathematical equations.-The story continues that with Suzana's family moving to the USA, she was now forced to speak more English.-Want to find out more about her journey? Join us and find out more!

We all have different tastes when it comes to what we watch. And today's guest is no different.-Today's guest, Yara, on her return tells us that she has an eccentric collection of TV and film series.-We have someone, who doesn't only like to watch TV series and films in English, but we have someone who also likes to watch series from different countries for example Japan and one of her favourite series: Naruto.-Hop in and find out what else belongs to Yara's eccentric collection!

It's a dream for all of us to go away to a country where English is spoken as a native language of governmental language.-And today's guest, in her return to the podcast was lucky to get to go to Canada and America.-Lis, coming back onto the podcast, tells us about her experiences of going to Canada and the USA.-While on her journey to these two countries, she tells us about things she enjoyed and things that were, also, not so good.-Buckle up and find out more about my guest's experiences and what tips she would give you when you travel English-speaking countries.

We all have someone who pushes us to strive towards doing something. And today's guest has someone to thank as well.-Glaucia, on her debut, tells us about her aunt who encouraged her to go and study English at the age of 11!-Yes, a tender age to start learning. BUT, and this is very important, Glaucia felt at home with the language. And with a lot of love and care, Glaucia has come to be where she is today-As for mindfulness, we need to do things with a meaningful purpose and not just do things for the someone else's sake!-Come, join us, get to know another great teacher and find more out about her journey and the meaning of mindfulness.

A language journey can start anywhere you'd like. At home, at school, influenced by a friend, or even society.-In the final episode of the year, Sabrina, on her debut tells us about how she started her English language journey as a translator, but found out how hard it was to be a translator.-After living in the USA, in Maryland and New Jersey, Sabrina returned back to Brazil to become an English teacher.-Join us in this final episode of the year to get to know this wonderfully talkative and energetic teacher!

We all have stories to tell about how we made it to being in different professions.-And today's guest, Rafaela, is no different any other, or is she?-In her debut, Rafaela tells us about how, despite studying philosophy, she became an English teacher and how it affected her life.-Join us and find out more about this great teacher, as well as the name of her cat. SPOILER: it's something to do with classic English literature!

We all know that listening skills are important in all parts of our life, whether that be in our native language(s) or foreign language(s).-But something, which is quintessential in order for good communication skills is active listening. So what is it?-In her return to the podcast Marialva talks to us about the pitfalls that many people struggle with it comes to listening. SPOILER ALERT: it's the most obvious thing that you've probably got in your mind.-Sit back, actively listen to this episode and find out about how to avoid the problems that we may face when it comes to listening.

Struggling is essential in everything!-As kids we are told that we need to struggle so as we can learn and understand new things.-So why as adults is it something we don't want to accept or can't accept?-In her debut Kecia tells about struggles and what's important when we do struggle. She also tells us about how best we can solve our problems, should we struggle.-No need to struggle here! Come and join us and find out more what to do!

Some of us can't help, just like me, but we like to play video games now and again.-And my debutant today is someone else who can't get enough of the different video games either.-In her debut episode, Laís talks to us about her love for video games from Pokemon all the way to Zelda and much more.-We also discuss why Laís has a BIG love for Manga and why, even though Manga is a Japanese genre of books and series, it can still take your English to the next level.-So get your favourite video game, sit back and find out more about what you can do to level up your English with video games!

Sometimes on the podcast it is just nice to have a quick catch-up with some of my guests. And that is exactly what I did with Rafaela.-In this episode we talk about everything and anything that comes to our minds, such as the reason why Rafaela didn't bring on the podcast, ;), the reason why we sometimes don't always have a topic when we talk in conversations.-Come and join us, take some time and relax as we wind our way through different important topics in language learning.

We all need a bit of motivation when we're learning something new. And that's nothing new for any of us.-In her debut episode on the podcast, Paula talks to us about her journey with English. She also tells us why English for her was something that she has embraced a lot.-Talking about embracing, Paula has something that might interest you a lot.-Tune in and find out about her journey and also about the motivational message she has for you learners.

We all love a success story when we see and hear it, don't we?!-And today's guest, on her episode, is another person, who we can praise for continued striving.-Ana talks to us about her beginnings of learning English in the public education system in Brazil to learning English in a private school-Ana talks to us about the private school, which could be similar to that of a private British school.-Join us to find out more about Ana's successes while learning English and how she became an English teacher.

Making mistakes in any language happens.-But making the same mistakes over and over again, is not something that you should be doing!-In her return to the podcast, Eleanor talks to us about why mistakes are commonly made.-We deep-dive into some top tips to stop those same mistakes from arising all the time.-Come and join us and find out more about what you can do to enhance your English-learning.

Learning English for some of us doesn't come easy.-And if it doesn't come easy, then we find it hard to motivate outselves to even want to continue our English journey.-In her debut episode, Ana Helena talks to us about where her English journey started. From business administration as a bilingual secretary to international relations, Ana Helena has always been immersed in the English language.-So how can we keep motivated while continuing our English journey? That is exactly what Ana Helena talks about in this episode, :-).-Join us and find out some key elements to English success with a teacher who has over 30 years experience!

Watching series is a great way to improve your language skills.-And in her debut episode, Laís talks to us about how she used TV series to study and improve her English.-We also look at not one, but two top quality series that will help you improve your English.-Which ones are they? Tune in to find out. They are not the most obvious ones!

We all learn languages in different ways, that's a given.-But what we choose to use depends, obviously, on who we are and what we like.-In their debut episode. Klaudia and Aga talk about what things they like to improve their English.-From TV series to films and music, we talk about different media that these two wonderful teachers use to improve their English and teach it.-SPOILER: which of these two is a big Taylor Swift fan? Come and find out!

We all experience English in a completely different way, whether we experience it as a natives or non-natives.-In her debut episode, Flávia talks to us about her teenage years where she started teaching to pay for her student fees.-From that moment onwards, despite English teaching not being her first choice job, Flávia never looked back on the opportunity to expand her horizons!-Join us and find out more about what made Flávia the amazing teacher and coach that she is today.

Yes, APPlying ourselves is something we can't struggle with at all.-With so many apps on the market nowadays, it's almost hard not to laugh at the situation.-In her return to the podcast, Luiza and I talk about the amount of apps we have available to us as language learners.-But, as you'll find out if you APPly yourselves (pun intended ;-)), there are a select few that Luiza really appreciates.-Come and join to find out about the Apps that'll boost your English learning.-Spoiler: most of these are ones you'll NOT have heard of!

Earlier this year, the series 'Adolescence' hit our screens to a whirlwind of comments.-In her return to the podcast, Suzana talks to us about the series.-We go on to discuss the lessons that we can learn from this series, including the effect it had on Suzana as a teacher and as a person outside of the classroom.-Buckle up and come and learn with this award-winning series

In today's world, there are a lot of people who can speak more than one language. And one of these is Letícia-In her return to the podcast, Letícia talks to us about her love of bilingualism and why she believes in bilingualism.-We also talk about the necessity of bilingualism in today's society and how we, as parents use bilingualism, every day.-Strap in and find out more about bilingualism that doesn't mean bye lingualism.

There are certain jobs which are not for the faint-hearted. One of those is being a translator.-Being a translator is a job, which can be very lonely at times, sitting in closed rooms, headphones on, listening to people talking and directly translating everything they say word-for-word.-And Analuci, on her debut is someone, who turned their backs on being a translator, to become a translator.-From working at a big company, Ana tells us how she decided she wanted to teach instead.-And teach, she has indeed! find out in this episode about how she became a teacher, and which world-class football / soccer playres she has taught in the past!

Believe it or not, we always need a plan to learn a language, and that goes for English as well.-In her debut episode, Gabi talks to us about her beginnings of speaking and teaching English.-From the dream of being an airline pilot, Gabi realised that she wanted to sleep in her bed every night.-From this moment onwards, she decided to become a teacher.-Strap yourself in for a journey at a few thousand feet and find out how Gabi became an English teacher!

Patience, as many know, is a virtue.-And it can be incredibly hard stay patient while we're learning a language.-In her debut episode, Júlia talks about her language journey to becoming an English teacher.-Despite her young age, Júlia has had to stay patient.-Starting her teaching journey at the beginning of pandemic, everything was a bit of a surprise.-Come and join us to find out more about Júlia's journey and her tips to stay patient while learning!

Learning languages doesn't come easy to all of us, that's fine.-Even harder is to find confidence and be positive while going through the hard times as a language learner.-So what should we do?-In her debut episode, Thaís tells us about her language journey from not understanding certain tenses and not really liking the language until she became really confident.-So how can I ooze confidence and enjoy the journey?-Well, jump in and find out about how Thaís has become a really positive teacher and person, when it comes to the English language!

Free time is something a lot of us don't have in our lives.-But in her return to the podcast, Marina tells us that one of the best and most enjoyable things to do is to actually enjoy that limited time that we have.-Marina talks to us about something she did a day or so before coming onto the podcast, which made her realise that free time is also relaxing.-Sit back, enjoy, and relax as Marina talks us through a traditional Brazilian dance that made her relax!

As we already know, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is well and truly here to stay with us, whether we like it or not.-In her debut episode, Zdravka drops by to tell us about her past, growing up in the former Yugoslavia, then Serbia, and how she became an English teacher.-Despite teaching a lot, Zdravka is someone who likes to spend her time finding out about AI and how we can use it efficiently.-Find out in this episode about Zdravka's past and also her present and future in the world of AI!

English language journeys can take different forms.-And today's guest, Renata, has a truly amazing journey that she can call upon.-Originally from Brazil, Renata tells us in her debut episode, about how her love for the English came from studying in the USA.-From there, Renata started working for a big multinational company and eventually as an English teacher.-Strap in to find out more about her journey. Also find out how many times Renata went back and forth to the USA.

The Gilmore Girls, a series that for amny years warmed many peoples' hearts and broke many others. It's a series synonymous for the mother-daughter duo of Lorelei and Rory, and their friends, who live in Sleepy Hollow.-But what does this series have to do with helping me with my English?-Being an American series, it helps that it's in English. But apart from this you will pick up on a lot of everyday topics, for example business, for example love and many other things.-Strap in and have a listen to why this series can take your English to the next level.

Learning a language is not easy, that's certain.-Today's debutant, Nathaly, comes from the most-visited country on this podcast, Brazil. And Brazil she has made it to the midwest state of Wisconsin.-Nathaly's journey started with learning very basic vocabulary such colours and the verb 'to be'. From there, it was to Rio, famous for the Copacabana, where English took on a different style.-Eventually she ended up in Wisconsin, USA, where she is now.-Come and join us and find out more about her journey and also about top tips she gives us to improve our English.

Artificial intelligence isn't coming — it's already here. And while most people fear what AI might take from us, visionary learners are asking: What can it give us?In this bold and energising episode, Sana returns with a forward-thinking take on AI's role in language learning. From real-time pronunciation feedback to chat-based fluency boosters, she shares concrete tools and clever hacks that you can apply today.But it's not just about tech. It's about how we use it with intention. Sana reveals the #1 mindset shift that will help you integrate AI into your English journey — without losing your humanity or your joy.This isn't science fiction. It's the future of learning — and it's already in your pocket.

Life doesn't always go to plan. And when you've moved countries, changed cultures, and left pieces of your heart behind — staying positive can feel like a full-time job.In her inspiring return to the podcast, Cintia opens her heart again — this time not to talk about the struggle, but the light she's found since migrating from Argentina to Portugal. From tiny morning rituals to life-changing conversations with strangers, she brings the kind of optimism that feels both real and contagious.And yes, she shares the one sentence that helped her feel like herself again. It's simple. It's powerful. And you might need it today.This episode is a reminder that positivity isn't fluff — it's fuel.

English is a worldwide language that is not spoken in English-speaking countries but also countries that have no affiliation etymologically with it.-In her debut episode, Marija talks to us about how a decent amount of people speak the English language, despite the faults in the educational system.-Marija also says that hard work is not something that many people take pride in but it's more of a talent than anything else.-Drop in and listen to the journey of this exciting English teacher.

What if the smallest spark could reignite your passion to learn English — even after a tough week, month, or year?In this heart-centred episode, Ruzanna is back to share something powerful: how glimmers of hope can shift your mindset, boost your confidence, and bring momentum back to your learning journey. Whether you're struggling with motivation or simply feeling stuck, this episode is your warm reminder that even tiny moments of light can guide the way forward.We explore real-life stories, practical ideas, and even the emotional power of noticing what is going well. And yes — she spills the beans on her recent vacation getaway

Forget boring textbooks and endless grammar drills. What if improving your English could feel like watching a beautiful, raw, and unforgettable film?

TED Talks have become something of a phenomenon in the last years with many talks being held about different topics in many different languages.-In her debut episode, Ana talks to us about the use of TED talks and why she uses them during her class.-SPOILER ALERT: find out about what TED talks have to do with her Instagram handle

Yes. Yes. And absolutely yes.

AI (artificial intelligence) is something we are going to live with from now on, that is probably a given.-From help learning a language to help with finding out new information about a hooby you have, AI is everywhere to be seen.-In her return to the podcast, Agnes tells us about why AI is potentially a wonderful tool for language learners, but also we need to be careful with it.-Come and find out why AI can help you but also hinder you at the same time in this eye-opening episode.

We all know that learning a language is not just language learning but also learning about the culture.-And we know that if we move to a new country there may well be some problems acclimatising.-In her return to the podcast, Sylwia talks to us a little bit more about her journey from Poland via northern Europe to Canada.-In this episode Sylwia tells us about how her time in Scotland helped her acclimatise, a little bit, when she moved to Canada.-Jump in and find out about why we don't need to be scared about culture shock and how we can acclimatise ourselves to what might happen if we move to an English-speaking country.

We all know that to improve English we need to do something active.-And at times the most active thing we can do is to take an English course to perhaps help our grammar or to help our vocabulary.-In her return to the podcast, Bex talks to us about her struggles with Spanish, what she could possibly do and why a course can help us take our English to the next level.-Come and find out about what the advantages of taking a course are and what we can do to avoid dropping out too early.

We all know that artificial intelligence (AI) is a new component of language learning. And we also know, whether we like it or not, that Chat GPT is here to stay as well.-In her return to the podcast, we discuss what Chat GPT is, how I've used it in the past, and the failures it has at the moment.-Nevertheless, we also discuss why Chat GPT can help you unlock the next level to improving your English!-Jump in, have a listen and find out some great tips to boost your English!

We all know how English series can help improve your English.-But did you know that foregin language series can also help you improve your English language skills?-In her debut episode, Luci talks to us about her background as a translator, interpreter and English teacher. -We also find out about why she doesn't like big Hollywood productions and prefers to watch foreign language series including Cassandra on Netflix and how watching foreign language series can take your English to the next level.-Jump in and find out about another very talented English teacher, the series she likes, and about who she works with on Instagram!

Learning English doesn't have to feel like climbing Everest in flip-flops.

We all know that reading is an importsant skill when it comes to improving our language skills-And we also know that, despite this, we struggle, at times, to motivate ourselves to read anything in a foreign language.-In her debut episode, Pan tells us about a key to really taking our reading skills to the next level: by reading out aloud.-This may sound like something you don't want to do, but come and listen to Pan and find out about why we should read out aloud!