6 Minute English Episodes Available now
Plastic waste eaten by enzymes
Plastics can be difficult to recycle, could a recently discovered enzyme help?
Feed your brain
Food is fuel for our brains. So, what should we be eating?
Food for new mums
What do mothers eat after giving birth? Does it depend on which country you are from?
Fighting loneliness with soup
Neil and Beth discuss a project in the Netherlands for helping lonely people.
What is the future of work?
Should we be worried about our jobs disappearing? Or is the future positive?
How the language of menus matters
Could french menu terms be going out of fashion?
The psychology of greed
Is it ever OK to be greedy?
Addicted to sugar
How has sugar become such an important part of our diets? Neil and Georgie discuss.
Our love of pets
Why do we keep, and love, pets? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach new vocabulary.
Sexism: Female farmers fighting back
Female farmers in many countries face sexism. Some are finding ways to be fairly treated.
