Synopsis
This podcast is brought to you by LingQ.com where you can learn languages from the best podcasts on the web. Learn English and be entertained as you listen to Mark, Steve and guests from their home in Vancouver, Canada. Topics include anything and everything, current events, the weather, Vancouver, language learning, you name it... Study the full transcripts of all episodes at LingQ.com
Episodes
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Eighty-two: Long-Weekend Fun
04/04/2025 Duration: 15minSteve and Jill discuss how they spent their 3-day weekend. They also talk about some questions that were asked on the LingQ community forum.
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Eighty-one: LingQ Update-Tutor Selection
04/04/2025 Duration: 16minOn this Podcast, Mark and Jill discuss an important new LingQ feature. Plus and Premium members are now able to choose their own tutor
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Eighty: Focus on Vocabulary
04/04/2025 Duration: 12minSteve and Jill discuss words and phrases from a LingQ member’s vocabulary list.
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Seventy-nine: Famous Chef in the News. Part Two
04/04/2025 Duration: 09minMark and Jill talk about what’s making headlines in Vancouver newspapers. They also discuss a couple of vocabulary questions from LingQ members.
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Seventy-eight: Famous Chef in the News. Part One
04/04/2025 Duration: 09minMark and Jill talk about what’s making headlines in Vancouver newspapers. They also discuss a couple of vocabulary questions from LingQ members.
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Seventy-six: General Discussion about English. Part One
04/04/2025 Duration: 09minJill and Steve have a casual conversation about English and about LingQ.
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Seventy-five: Different Ways of Saying the Same Thing
04/04/2025 Duration: 13minJill and Steve discuss how there is often more than one way of saying the same thing in English. They also talk about what motivates people to exercise, study and so forth.
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Seventy-four: Soccer in the Rain
04/04/2025 Duration: 16minMark tells Jill about his soccer-filled weekend. The two of them also discuss the popularity of soccer among Canadian children.
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Seventy-three: LingQ Update - Assignments by Language
04/04/2025 Duration: 13minOn today’s show, Mark and Jill discuss how members can see all their active assignments in order to delete or archive them. There is now a list that indicates a member’s number of active assignments per language. They also discuss future enhancements to the LingQ forum.
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Seventy-two: Different Synonyms for ‘To See'
04/04/2025 Duration: 15minSteve and Jill discuss the verb ‘to see’ and its many synonyms and usages.
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Seventy-one: Weekend in Las Vegas
04/04/2025 Duration: 11minMark and Jill discuss Mark’s weekend getaway to sunny Las Vegas and Jill’s weekend in the rain.
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Seventy: LingQ Update - Forum and Assignment Limits
04/04/2025 Duration: 11minMark and Jill discuss the most recent LingQ updates including the launch of the Community Forum and the increase in Assignment Limits.
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Sixty-nine: The Benefits of Tagging
04/04/2025 Duration: 09minToday, Jill and Steve discuss how creating Tags can help the language learner categorize and organize related words and phrases so they are easier to review and learn.
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Sixty-eight: Cross-border Shopping and Rugby
04/04/2025 Duration: 15minOn today’s show, Jill and Mark discuss their weekend and answer a few questions about English from our Forum. Topics covered include cross-border shopping and the new strength in the Canadian dollar and the ongoing Rugby World Cup.
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Sixty-seven: Web
04/04/2025 Duration: 18minMark, Steve and Jill discuss Web 2.0 and how it applies to LingQ.
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Sixty-six: LingQ Update - Membership
04/04/2025 Duration: 22minMark and Jill discuss the latest changes to the LingQ system including the launch of the payment system and the introduction of Assignments for each Item selected from the Store.
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Sixty-five: Blogging and Podcasting
04/04/2025 Duration: 10minJill, Steve and Mark discuss blogging and podcasting.
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Sixty-four: Vacationing in France
04/04/2025 Duration: 11minSteve and Jill talk about Steve’s upcoming trip to France.
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