Author: Ariel Goodbody
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All the Housemates I’ve Ever Had
Living with people isn’t easy, and I’ve had it really hard. The Illuminati, the silent treatment, and deadly narcissists – I’ve seen it all. If you live alone, this episode will fill you with relief, and if you have housemates, it’ll make you think ‘Maybe they aren’t so bad after all!’
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How the Moon Became Beautiful
The moon is beautiful, but it wasn’t always that way. True love was needed, as well as breaking a mother’s heart…
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Christmas in Japan
Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions We were editing these pictures for ages, and then these girls came in and said, uh, excuse me. I think that’s our picture. And we realised we had just edited someone else’s picture. It was incredibly embarrassing, like deeply, deeply mortifying. Hello and welcome to Easy Stories […]
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Hansel and Gretel
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Genre: HorrorSetting: FairytaleNew Vocabulary: Abandon, Belly, Betrayal, Breadcrumbs, Prison bars, Quitter, Sweet tooth, Twig, Witch, WoodcutterWord Count: 2357What if the witch in Hansel and Gretel was Chinese? Well, then things would be very different. In this twisted version of the classic fairy tale, the two young children run away from the house of sweets and end up somewhere far more exotic…
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It’s My Podcast and I’ll Ramble If I Want To
Have you ever eaten bone marrow? You know, the fat inside of animal bones? Have you ever wondered whether ancient humans sucked out the marrow like a tube of yoghurt? Yeah, that’s the kind of stuff I’ve been doing recently. Have a listen.
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Hangzhou and the Joy of Cycling
Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Attributions Hello, my lovely learners and welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good and from Good to Great! I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s episode is a conversation about Hangzhou and the joy of […]
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The Demon Cats
Would you go fishing on Halloween night? That’s when demons walk the Earth, and nobody is truly safe…
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Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake (Pre-Intermediate)
Download as a PDF Watch on YouTube Hello my Lovely Learners, and welcome to Easy Stories in English, the podcast that will take your English from OK to Good, and from Good to Great. I am Ariel Goodbody, your host for this show. Today’s pre-intermediate story is called Doggo and Kitty Bake a Cake. As […]
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How Slow Can I Go?
Listen to me articulate every word as I discuss unusual beverages, insane apps, Pilates in Chinese, and how I’m feeding you all worms.
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The Juniper Tree
Skin as white as snow and eyes as red as blood. Some would call it beautiful, but to Nicholas’s parents, he is a demon child. But when Nicholas discovers that his ‘mother’ is not his real mother, his whole world starts to change.
