Reading, reviewing and objectively ranking all 41 novels in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, chronologically. Updates monthly.
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Learning a language is hard, but Easy Stories in English makes it easy! Ariel Goodbody introduces each story, explaining difficult vocabulary and talking about their life. Thanks to their high energy and clear pronunciation, the stories are entertaining and simple to understand. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced learner, there’s something for everyone. The stories cover a wide range of genres, such as fairy tales, myths and legends, drama, comedy, romance, horror, science f ...
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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…
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The frost is on the pumpkin and the hay is in the barn, disceroonies! On today's episode of DISC COVERERS, we're covering WINTERSMITH, the third Tiffany Aching book from 2006. Tiff is coming into her own as a witch, but like any teenage work study program, she's dealing with her share of issues-- obtuse supervisors, difficult coworkers, absurd work…
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Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling (Conversation)
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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 m…
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BONUS: "Going Postal", The Miniseries [ft. Kel McDonald]
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A little treat for you this week, discerati! Friend of the pod Kel McDonald joins us as we watch through the two-part Sky TV adaptation of GOING POSTAL! This bold reimagining cuts the original book's breathless enthusiasm for the telecommunications industry and burning hatred of the moneymen who strangle it, and replaces those themes with, uh... le…
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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 chur…
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Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Pre-Intermediate)
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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 …
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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 trans…
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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 s…
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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 EasySto…
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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 f…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Spicy bullfrog, fights with policemen and getting locked out... my first two weeks in China have certainly been eventful! Find out all about my move to Ningbo in today's episode. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/China2…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Her mind runs, so she runs. She runs to stop her mind running. But one day, she sees an owl in the park, and reality stops running smoothly. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Running for the full transcript. Level: Pre-Inte…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! In the last week before moving to China, I recount awkward goodbyes, the British tradition of caterpillar-shaped cakes, my sneaky strategy to avoid jet lag, and my super secret language study hacks. Keep listening to learn Eng…
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DISC COVERERS rides again, discii maximii! This episode, we're covering THUD!, another Watch-centric book where our boy Sam has to face down festering racial tensions, political turmoil and fatherhood with the strongest, stiffest "oi wot's all this then" he can possibly muster. What do monster girls do on their nights out? Can gamers truly change t…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! A horrible pirate called the Denschman terrorises a small Scottish island. But when a storm leaves the Denschman trapped in a cave, will the people of the island be cruel enough to leave him to die? Go to EasyStoriesInEngli…
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Freezing to Death in Scotland (Conversation)
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! So I recently went to my cousin’s wedding in Edinburgh, which turned out to be much colder than expected, ESPECIALLY since I was camping! Fortunately, the beauty of the Quaker wedding ceremony more than made up for it. I couldn'…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Yes, that's right, I was kicked out of a public building... Not only that, I went to a wild party in Cambridge, and I'm setting the house on fire with incense. Sort of. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Kicked for the full trans…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! A monkey shares his figs with a shark, and for a while they are friends, but when the shark invites the monkey to his home under the sea, the monkey suspects that something may be wrong... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Monkey…
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Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! British people are obsessed with class, but what does it mean to be middle class? From accents to animatronic tigers, come with me for a whirlwind tour of class markers in British society. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/MiddleCl…
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes Tony cannot say no. So he eats food he doesn't like, does a job he hates, and goes on holidays where he almost dies. But when his friend asks him to marry her, will he still say yes? Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Yes for the full transcript. Get episodes witho…
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes Have you met Elaine? Elaine is very giving, but not very nice. Oh, she loves everyone, but she shows her love through action, not smiles. And Elaine has a secret, which only I know about... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Elaine for the full transcript. Get episodes…
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Book a class in June and July and get 50% off! EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Classes An old fisherman sits by the sea, waiting for fish to come. He has seen the world change hugely through his life. But today, something different is waiting in the water: something monstrous. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Return for the full transcript. Get episodes wi…
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Today's episode is a rerun of an older story. Before we get into the story, I talk about my religious experiences during Easter. St George is a famous mythical figure throughout Europe. Most versions of his story involve him fighting and killing a dragon who is causing problems in a city. But in my version, things are bit... smellier. Go to EasySt…
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MAIL CALL!!!! Welcome back to DISC COVERERS, dearest discettes! This episode is one I KNOW a lot of you have been waiting for: we're covering GOING POSTAL, the first book starring fandom babygirl Moist von Lipwig and a towering polemic against the privatization of the telecommunications grid. From stamp collecting to civil infrastructure to the fin…
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Why is the weather in March so changeable? Well, it's all to do with wine and a very angry lady from Bulgaria... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/March for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vocabulary: Vineyard, …
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Lent is the 40 days leading up to Easter. Traditionally, during Lent, Christians fast or give something up. In today's episode, I talk about giving up sugar, plus give some tips on how best to use flashcards to learn vocabulary. Vocabulary: Give something up, Lent, Ramadan, Abstain, Hold someone accountable, Hojicha, Taste buds, Crave, Vain, Spring…
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Banksy | The World's Most Famous Anonymous Artist (English Learning for Curious Minds)
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Hello, my Lovely Learners! Today we have an episode from English Learning for Curious Minds with Alastair Budge. You might remember last year we did an episode together where we wrote a story, A Visitor from Chilly Bottom, which you can listen to here: https://easystoriesinenglish.com/Chilly/ Banksy is one of the most famous modern British artists …
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Adrian wants to write, but he can never concentrate. He tries waking up early before work, but he always just goes back to bed. Finally, he decides to start napping, but the results aren't what he expects... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Dream for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Suppor…
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Life, Love and Learning Japanese (Conversation)
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I catch you all up on what I've been up to recently. There's a bit of philosophy, some dating, and some very manic studying for Japanese. Plus a bit of history! Ever wanted to know about Britain's most infamous king? Now you can! All that and more in today's free-wheeling conversational episode. Content warning: this episode has some mild swearing …
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A dragon is terrorising the city of Kraków, but one man has a way to defeat it. It won't take strength, though, but wisdom. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Krakow for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Pre-intermediate. Genre: Myths & Legends. Vo…
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HELLOOOOOO, discettes and discerati! Our latest episode of DISC COVERERS is all about A HAT FULL OF SKY, the second novel in the Tiffany Aching YA series and the deepest look we've gotten yet into the interpersonal lives and careers of witches. Is the concept of "mean girls" an omniversal constant, like gravity or hubcaps rolling out of vehicular c…
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Felicity is a successful lawyer, but she wants a change. She tries painting and loves it. But there's a problem: everyone hates her paintings. Can she find the true shape of her art? Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Shape for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is apprec…
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One day, Leila finds a strange butterfly with three dots and fine lines on its wings. When she tries to touch the butterfly, it turns into a witch and drags her to her castle! For seven years Leila works for the witch, trying to find a way to escape. Then, one day, the witch says she is going travelling... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wool for th…
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This is the episode a lot of you gender criminals have been waiting for: on this installment of DISC COVERERS, we're covering MONSTROUS REGIMENT! Special guest MOSS aka "BEATINGTHEBINARY" joins us on a no-expenses-paid trip to tiny, war-torn Borogravia, where we follow and dissect the worst gal pal road trip on the history of the Disc. What geopoli…
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Eugene is a big nerd, and he's afraid of everything. But one day, a man attacks him in the street, and Eugene discovers that he isn't so weak after all. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Fast for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support is appreciated! Level: Beginner. Genre: …
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Chocolate oranges, burning puddings and white carrots: British Christmas is quite unique. Find out all about how it's celebrated in today's episode. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Christmas for the full transcript. My video on making mince pies: https://youtu.be/i7VcVKYQRKI Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/S…
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How the Platypus Came to Be (Pre-Intermediate)
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The nose of a duck, the fur of an otter and the tail of a beaver: platypuses are one of the strangest animals in the world! So where did they come from? Find out in this hilarious story... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Platypus for the full transcript. Get episodes without adverts + bonus episodes at EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Support. Your support …
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New to the podcast, or want to know how best to learn English, and more about me, Ariel Goodbody? You're in the right place. In today's episode I reintroduce myself, answer some frequently asked questions and recommend you my favourite episodes. Transcript: https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/start Get episodes without advertisements! EasyStoriesI…
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BAAAAAA! It's DISC COVERERS time again, discettes and discerati, and this time we're covering THE WEE FREE MEN, the first book in Sir T to the P's Tiffany Aching subseries of young adult novels! Will we find stuff to be gay and nasty about in this idyllic ramble through a pastoral countryside? Are the Nac Mac Feegle an offensive cultural stereotype…
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A princess finds a book that tells her future. When she grows up, she will have to marry a pig. The girl doesn't want to believe it, but one day a pig comes knocking on her door. But things are not as they seem. This is a curse, and there has to be a way to break it... Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Curse for the full transcript. Get episodes witho…
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Answer my survey and get the free beginner story, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse: https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/ask Leah's mother dies, and her brother leaves home, and Leah is so sad that she cannot speak. Her father plants a rose garden on her balcony, and every day she gives a white rose to a seagull and kisses it three times, sendi…
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Answer my survey and get the beginner story, The City Mouse and the Country Mouse: EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Ask Today, I have a confession to make. I thought I knew what you all wanted, but I was wrong. In this episode, I ask for your help. Get the transcript: https://easystoriesinenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TRANSCRIPT-I-have-a-confessio…
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Level up your English with Story Builders, an eight-week online course https://www.easystoriesinenglish.com/build A woman has a loving husband and children, and she's great at her job. So why is she sad? One day, she opens the freezer door and sees the way into another world. If she goes, she will lose her husband and children. But could she be hap…
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The Superpower of Story with Bree Aesie
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Get 25% off my Story Builders course by signing up by the end of today! https://easystoriesinenglish.com/build Today I talk to Bree Aesie from the Into the Story podcast about how to use stories in your everyday life, what makes a great communicator and some interesting memory techniques. Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Bree for the full transcript.…
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Did you miss us?? Back from the Summer of Surgery, DISC COVERERS presents a very special episode: for the first time ever, all four of us are recording face to face! And we're covering the book people have been asking us about since we started the show, NIGHT WATCH! Sam Vimes has come unstuck in time, and now he's trying to prevent a massive crimin…
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Hamburg, City of Water (Conversation)
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Get 25% off my Story Builders course by signing up before 1st October! https://easystoriesinenglish.com/build In today's episode, learn all about the second-largest city in Germany with the world's largest model railway, how I'm conquering my fears with a piece of paper, the controversial new smoking bans in the UK and my fabulous new course Story …
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A king meets a woman who grows pumpkins. She gives him water in a dirty old jug, and then she breaks it. The king thinks this is strange, but he likes the woman. So he gives her a challenge: if she can put a big pumpkin in a small jug, he will marry her. But she cannot break the jug or the pumpkin. Can she do it? Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Jug …
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Misty the Snake loves eating other people's pets. This does not make the people of the United Kingdom happy. So her owner takes her to Brazil, but really she wants to go home to Ghana... This episode is a rerun, BUT I add some new commentary and talk about my exciting new project, Story Builders. Story Builders will be an eight-week online language…
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In today's episode, I talk all about how I injured my leg at my sister's wedding, the race riots currently happening in the UK, not so nice, and end with some motivation for all of you. Very nice. Keep listening to learn English! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Wedding for the full transcript. Mit dem Code easystories erhältst du das 12-Monatsabo vo…
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Mit dem Code easystories erhältst du das 12-Monatsabo von Babbel zumPreis von nur 6 Monaten. Das Angebot gilt bis zum 31. Oktober 2024. Einfach auf https://www.babbel.com/audio einlösen und loslegen. Tobias arrives at St Gummarus' School for Nasty Children. At first, he thinks his parents might have made a mistake, because all the kids here are bad…
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