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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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¡Qué Spooky! Podcast

¡Qué Spooky! Podcast

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Kevin and Andrez share stories of paranormal encounters, urban legends, true crime, and other scary things from around the world. Spanish episode every 5th month! — Kevin y Andréz comparten historias de encuentros paranormales, leyendas, crímenes reales, y otras cosas espeluznantes de al rededor del mundo. ¡Episodio en español cada 5to mes!
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We had the honor of participating in Susto's Swap-a-thon 2024! Check out his other spooky episodes too! This guy is the WORST! In this episode, Ayden shares the Chilean legend of El Trauco, a very creepy, very perverted, short man who is able to entrance and kill with a simple glance. Want to share your own creepy story, picture, or recording? Leav…
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Bree believes in her idea, but when reality doesn’t match her expectation, she must rethink and adapt. Level: Upper Intermediate Accent: Canadian ⚡ Join the waitlist for Bree’s course Public Speaking for Non-Native Speakers 🥧 FREE EPISODE PACK is still cooking — check back later! Key Vocabulary: LEAN: To bend your body slightly forward or toward so…
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Gabriel Kazz’s musical journey takes him to the TV show The Voice, where he realizes the power of showing up and trying. Level: Advanced Accent: Canadian 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 Cambridge B2 First Course⁠⁠⁠ for Spanis…
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On this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to start planning where Christmas dinner is gonna be! Don't wait until 3 days before to plan it! On this episode, Andrez walks us through a truly surprising case: el estrangulador de Tacuba, or the Tacuba Strangler. This strange case just goes to show how violence against women has always been …
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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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Welcome to the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, where we remind you to start Christmas shopping now or you'll forget later. Kevin takes us on a hike through Starved Rock State Park in Illinois. There is so much activity in this state park; ghostly apparitions, voices, and strange events happen here and at the lodge. This episode is a little longer because asi…
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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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CONTENT WARNING: CANNIBALISM. Welcome to the Halloween special! Your kids won’t even notice a few missing candy, so help yourself to them while we get a lil spooky. Join us on this episode as Andrez tells us some scary stories to close out the month of Halloween. Every story is very different from the last, will you make it all the way through? Oh,…
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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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Welcome to the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast! It’s another kooky and spooky Halloween special! Grab your blanket, settle down, turn down the lights, and grab your panecito, because Kevin is going to tell us 5 chilling stories to creep us out. Will you make it through all 5 stories? Join us and see who makes it to the end of this episode. Email us any person…
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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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CONTENT WARNING: SUICIDE Welcome to the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, where we remind you to start pulling the sweaters out from storage ‘cause, it is getting chilly! Andrez is going to take us to Japan! We’re revisiting Aokigahara (青木ヶ原), known as the sea of trees. This forest at the foot of Mount Fuji is a peculiar site. Unalivings, UFOs, ghost sightings…
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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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Welcome back to the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast! We wish you a happy Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month! On this episode, Kevin shares the story of the Ammons family haunting, also known as the Demon House case. This family moves into a home in Gary, Indiana and all hell breaks loose. Swarms of flies, disembodied voices, and apparitions were just a few th…
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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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Bienvenidos al ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, el podcast donde te recordamos que ya viene el frío y ya vienen los espantos! Una vez has escuchado que te llaman el nombre per cuando investigas, todos dicen que no te llamaron? O quizás escuchaste que llegó tu hermana y te saluda, pero cuando vas a buscarla, no la encuentras? Cuando le llamas por teléfono ella…
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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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¡Saludos desde la ciudad de Chicago! ¡Ya nos mudamos! En este episodio, les platicamos que nos ha pasado desde la últiuma vez que nos escucharon en español. Hablamos acerca de las nuevas películas de terror que se estrenarán este año y como nos estamos acostumbrando a una nueva rutina. Kevin nos cuenta el caso de la Casa Sallie, o "the Sallie House…
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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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In this episode of the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you that that butter container in the fridge probably doesn't have butter in it. It's most likely green salsa. Andrez presents us with more ritual games in this episode. He has 4 more paranormal/ritual games you can play with the besties. Up to now, playing has been for a prize, but what happen…
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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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Welcome to chiquisode #6! This is where we share stories that you, the listeners, have sent in! On this episode, we've got some creepy ghosts, lechuzas, and paranormal encounters. We had so much fun sharing these and reacting to them, so please feel free to submit your own to keep these going! They can be personal experiences, something that happen…
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Hello! On this episode of the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to put enough water in the beans while they cook, or they'll burn. On today's episode, Kevin takes us to Puebla, Mexico! Have you ever heard of Mexico's own Roswell crash? This strange crash happened in 1977 with many eye witnesses. Pictures, video, and even physical evidence all sho…
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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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Hola! On this episode of the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to put little shoes in your pets if you’re going to walk them outside ‘cause it’s hot as hell out there. This is part 2 of Andrez’s ritual games series. Join us to summon a couple of creepy crawlies into your homes. These games are played to gain knowledge, clairvoyance, or gifts. Do …
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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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¡Hola! In this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! podcast, we want to say Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father figures for all you do!Kevin tells us all about Houska Castle. The strangeness that surrounds this castle started on the land even before it was built! Strange apparitions, voices, and presences fill this castle. Join us for a history of the…
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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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On this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to wear sunscreen, even indoors.Andrez has a very interesting episode for us. Do you remember having a sleep over with the primos back in the day? You’d eat hot Cheetos, drink Jarritos, and stay up late. How many of us played paranormal games and told scary stories? Well, Andrez is going to wal…
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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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CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL ASSAULT, MURDER, SUICIDE, DISMEMBERMENT, GUN VIOLENCE.Hola, primos, primas, and primxs. We’re coming back after our month hiatus, reporting from the state of Illinois. On this episode, Kevin covers the murder of Vanessa Guillén. This episode is a little different and was harder to record. Although we are happy justice was se…
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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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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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¿Qué pasa, primos, primas, y primxs? We’re here to remind you to not for get to add consomé de pollo to your soup or it’ll be bland.On this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, Andrez tells us about jinn (جِنّ) from Middle Eastern and Islamic folklore. In the West, they’ve been represented as genies. Some of them can be good and some can be bad… really…
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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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CONTENT WARNING: SUICIDE, DEATH, CAR ACCIDENTS, DECAPITATION.Welcome! In this episode of the ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to take all of the pots & pans out of the oven before turning it on.On this episode, Kevin takes us to the beautiful country of Colombia. He starts off by filling us in on the history about Hotel del Salto de Tequendama. …
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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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ADVERTENCIA DE CONTENIDO: SUICIDIO. En este episodio de ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, Andrez comparte la historia de el bosque Aokigahara (青木ヶ原) en Japón. Este bosque es también conocido como el bosque de su!cidio. Un lugar donde muchos han fallecido tiene una energía rara, donde se reporta apariciones de fantasmas llamadas yūrei (幽霊) y otros fenómenos par…
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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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ADVERTENCIA DE CONTENIDO: ACOSO, SUICIDIO, VIOLENCIA, BULLYING.En este episodio de ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, Kevin nos cuenta de unos casos de violencia escolar, llamada hakpok (학폭) en Corea del Sur. Nos habla de unos casos donde unas niñas fueron marcadas permanentemente con planchas de cabello. Estos casos luego inspiraron un programa en Corea que tu…
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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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CONTENT WARNING: SEXUAL ABUSE, POLICE BRUTALITY, RACISM, VIOLENCE. Hola! In this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, we remind you to add veggies to your plate for more fiber.Andrez takes us to Canada. Let’s just say that in this episode, we find out that Canada niceness does not trump Canada’s racist problem. We cover what are known colloquially as t…
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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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Hello, we hope that by this time in the month you’ve returned anything you didn’t like or didn’t fit. That return policy is about to expire. On this episode of ¡Qué Spooky! Podcast, Kevin is taking us to Guanajuato. Did you know that this state in Mexico has its own mummies? The way locals found out how this happens naturally on this land is not wh…
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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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