Learn real English through inspiring stories told by people from all over the world. Intermediate to advanced learners — including those preparing for Cambridge B2 First, C1 Advanced, and IELTS exams — will improve their English by listening to life-changing stories and motivational advice. Bree Aesie uses her psychology background to take you into the lives of extraordinary people, discovering different English accents and cultures. Studies show that stories activate your brain, making flue ...
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Perspectives in Business, hosted and produced by Juan Carlos Giraldo, is a bilingual podcast about management, ESG, sustainability, Business, corporate, and entrepreneurship. We interview and learn from entrepreneurs and professionals worldwide from Boston, United States.
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When Charlie Baxter meets his girlfriend's parents for the first time, a big mistake turns into a lesson on honesty and connection. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (London) Get More: Join Bree’s free newsletter for tips on confident communication in English. Preparing for your Cambridge B2 First Certificate? Enroll in my free Cam…
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When Nikki started her career in human rights, she found herself adapting to a job that required a lot more than she expected. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: Canada (Calgary) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - BLASTING (MUSIC/AIR-CONDITIONING): Playing music or running air-cond…
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Sarah Allworthy tells a story of what happens when you do something you're "not supposed to do." Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (London) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO CALL SOMEONE’S BLUFF: To challenge someone to prove something they said or did. "He called…
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En la actualidad es sabido que las métricas ESG juegan un papel crucial en las organizaciones. Asi mismo a surgido una tendencia que se debería incluir a estas métricas la letra D de democracia. Marcos Buscaglia, es un economista argentino experto en mercados emergentes y una voz autorizada sobre la relación entre la democracia y los mercados. Busc…
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Growing up, Archy Jamjun didn't feel seen, until someone finally saw him for who he really was. Level: Advanced Accent: United States (Chicago) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO THROW DOWN THE GAUNTLET: To challenge or invite someone to compete or flight. "She threw down the gau…
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By involving employees in sustainability efforts, companies can create a more committed, innovative, and responsive workforce, leading to more successful and sustainable business practices. My guest in this episode is Laura Althoff. With extensive experience in coaching and change management, Laura believes that transitions have the potential to pr…
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After her dream job left her exhausted, Megan Nicholls decides to change her pace completely. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Manchester) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - TO RUSTLE: To make a soft, crackling sound, usually from something moving, like leaves or pa…
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Ariel Goodbody steps into the world of stand-up comedy with a performance no one expected. Level: Advanced Accent: United Kingdom (Bath) 👉 Get the FREE EPISODE PACK to go further Into the Story. 5 Words & Expressions in Today's Story: - DEADPAN: To say something serious or with no emotion, often in a funny way. "He told the joke in a deadpan voice,…
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This episode will explore hospitals, health care, and sustainability. Today, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Slutzman. Dr. Slutzman is the Director of the Center for the Environment and Health and Medical Director for Environmental Sustainability at Massachusetts General Hospital. We discuss this critical topic and the significant sustainability initiativ…
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Rob Rudge tells a story about that moment when you’re so close to a problem that you can’t see the solution. Level: Upper-Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Yorkshire) FREE EPISODE LEARNING PACKAGE to make the most of this episode and subscribe to our newsletter to take your English much further. SPONSORS THAT SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: - Free course…
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Fabio decides to contact someone famous and what ends up happening gives him a new perspective on what becomes possible, when you ask. Level: Intermediate Accent: Non-Native English Speaker (Italy) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript, and more. WE HAVE A NEW SPONSOR!…
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New episodes starting August 13, 2024 — Join Bree as she explores stories that inspire and improve your English.
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Season 6 of Into the Story arrives August 2024! Meanwhile, enjoy this fiction story from Ariel Goodbody of Easy Stories in English about two sisters. If you haven't already listened to Sisters, Sisters (Part 1), go listen now! Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing together, but Angeline gets all…
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En este episodio mi invitada es Laura Forni, Directora del Departamento del Agua - en el Stockholm Environment Institute - Sede Estados Unidos. En esta oportunidad analizamos un interesante reporte de su autoria y otros colaboradores titulados "Implicaciones de la producción de shale oil & gas en las áreas de las cuencas hidrográficas de Vaca Muert…
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Season 6 of Into the Story arrives August 2024! Meanwhile, enjoy this fiction story from Ariel Goodbody of Easy Stories in English about two sisters. Angeline and Annabelle are a classic sister act. Annabelle writes the songs and they sing together, but Angeline gets all the compliments. When a music producer offers a deal to Annabelle, she realise…
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Christie was on tour as a professional dancer when unexpected turns teach her about strength and confidence, even when things get difficult. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: …
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Business leaders and corporations profess their dedication to sustainability and ESG metrics, but the question is: do they do it? Christopher Marquis is the author of The Profiteers: How Business Privatizes Profits and Socializes Costs. Christopher Marquis is the Sinyi Professor of Chinese Management at the University of Cambridge in the UK. This e…
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Tom spends months preparing for an ultramarathon, but race day brings surprising challenges. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Australian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO PUSH YOURSELF TO DO SOMETHING: To make a …
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Jaclyn tells the story of a paragliding accident and its emotional impact on her life. Level: upper intermediate Accent: Canadian 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and much more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO END UP: To arrive at a particular place…
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Welcome, some Business Perspectives, I am Juan Carlos Giraldo from Boston, United States. Palm oil is used in almost everything that is used in our homes, such as frying oil, margarine, butter, cookies, snacks, ice cream, soap, etc. According to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the palm oil industry is a strategic product that contributes to society's econo…
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Twice in her life has Brigitte felt alone and lost, and both times she decided to search for the northern lights. Level: Intermediate Accent: Canadian (Quebec) 🚐 Do you want to get much further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - UPROOT: to pull somethin…
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When Scott goes exploring in a dark cave and gets stuck hanging on a rope with no light, he has to use his imagination to find a way out. Level: Advanced Accent: United States (Ohio) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: -…
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En este nuevo episodio estaré analizando y compartiendo mis puntos de vista de un libro que terminé de leer. Este libro esta escrito por George Serafeim, titulado Purpose + Profit : How Business Can lift Up The World. Es un buen libro y no es muy denso, fácil de leer y te permite engancharse rápidamente con la temática ESG. George Serafeim, es prof…
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Tiffani leaves her job at NASA to explore a new path, leading her to the most difficult thing she's ever done. Level: Upper intermediate Accent: United States (Maryland) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO BE GLUED …
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When Martin becomes a dad, he realizes how difficult it is when we can’t be with the ones we love. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Essex) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with full vocabulary list, transcript, test, and much more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: -TO SHO…
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Gloudina goes to Ecuador to volunteer with a wildlife veterinarian and ends up learning an important lesson from children in the Amazon.Level: Upper IntermediateAccent: South Africa🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript!5 words and expressions in today's story:- WIL…
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There is currently political polarization in the United States regarding Sustainable Investing and the environmental, social, and governance metrics, also well-known as ESG. My guest for this episode is Urban Larson. Urban is a Sustainable Finance Advisor at White Pine Advisory and a professor of Sustainable Investing at Duke University. Visit: www…
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Anna wanted to go to one of the most prestigious music schools in the UK and Europe, but felt that she wasn’t good enough. Level: Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and more! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO NAG: To…
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When Lindsay McMahon was backpacking alone in Southeast Asia, an injury teaches her an important lesson about living a good life.Level: Upper IntermediateAccent: United States (New Hampshire)🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, transcript and much more!5 words and expressions in…
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Un pilar fundamental que puede ayudar a las empresas a tomar decisiones más informadas y diseñar estrategias adecuadas para avanzar en su camino a la sostenibilidad es el Life Cycle Assessment o LCA. El LCA nos va a ayudar a identificar el impacto ambiental en todo el proceso de vida de un producto. En este episodio me acompaña desde Londres, el Re…
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Alastair Budge talks about his experience working in technology start-ups and how his ideas about success have changed over time. Level: Advanced Accent: United Kingdom (London) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO B…
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Anna Connelly tells a story about giving her first big presentation at work and about confidence. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Oxford) 🥧 Access The EPISODE PACKAGE for vocabulary, test, transcript and more. 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO HAVE EVERYTHING TOGETHER: To be organized, calm, or sure about handling al…
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Michael Lavers from Level Up English tells a story about trying 16 different jobs in search of something more. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: United Kingdom (Cornwall) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? CLICK HERE FOR FULL EPISODE PACKAGE with vocabulary, test, and transcript! 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO SEE WHAT…
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The energy transition faces many challenges, and mining companies play an essential role in this energy transition with the need for critical minerals. Mining companies have an excellent opportunity to contribute to the energy transition by providing many raw materials. Implementing best practices in ESG (environmental, social, and governance) is c…
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Erica Tait shares a story of falling off an 18-meter cliff. Level: Intermediate Accent: United States (New Jersey) 🚐 Ready to take your English further? The EPISODE PACKAGE is here ready for you in our English academy website, AC English School: TAKE ME TO THE EPISODE PACKAGE 5 words and expressions in today's story: - TO TAKE IN: Appreciating …
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Into the Story is back with new episodes on January 2, 2024!
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Ep. 318 Sustainability and Consumers: Does Our Sustainable Behavior Change According to Our Pocketbook?
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I read an interesting article published by Deloitte titled "Economic Uncertainty Puts Pressure on Sustainable Behavior Change." Discussing this article with some of my colleagues would be a great opportunity. In this episode, my guests are from Denmark. Josephine Piplits is the founder and CEO of TripDoodler. Tripodoodler is a company with one purp…
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ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) is a very broad field of expertise with many challenges ranging from diversity, investments, and the impact on the environment that any organization has, and even many of these companies are redesigning their business models to adjust themselves to these challenges. However, one of the pillars of ESG is t…
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