English with Dane

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. Follow along with the [transcript] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GF2ruitNmPdMF531l1feCSWTHvmOZqbj/view?usp=sharing] @englishwithdane Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/englishwithdane?igsh=MWMyNzJiZGViMzhnYw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] / TikToK [https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithdane?_t=ZN-8xeDBtSEYBq&_r=1] / YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@EnglishWithDane]

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. Follow along by reading the transcript [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wlPSVTGZMveLs1puahyPIOCb5qHLR6na/view?usp=sharing] while you listen. @englishwithdane on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/englishwithdane?igsh=MWMyNzJiZGViMzhnYw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] / TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithdane?_t=ZN-8xeDBtSEYBq&_r=1] Episodes will now also come out on YouTube

I read this article about why facts don't change our minds [https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-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. [EPISODE TRANSCRIPT] [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ixxgm3_vnRfAxbSuaVapRtA9JeDeLG1Y/view?usp=sharing] Follow me for more content IG @englishwithdane [https://www.instagram.com/englishwithdane?igsh=MWMyNzJiZGViMzhnYw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr] TikTok @englishwithdane [https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithdane?_t=ZN-8xeDBtSEYBq&_r=1]

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. Transcript [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IaToqeYZe5eR7LpNSlnuEHYsnYbG-agc/view?usp=sharing]

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. TRANSCRIPT [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O68Ndk5d9HLq457XaUbsXGSpKuSrZX3Y/view?usp=sharing] Original Article [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/jonestown-massacre-jim-jones-peoples-temple-civil-rights]