Category: L4 – Advanced

The Devil Made Me Do It

Jun 10, 2025

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Genre: Conversation

New Vocabulary: ASMR, Disintegrate, Esoteric, Generosity, Get a lot of mileage out of something, Hedonism, Quantum physics, Shuffle, Tarot, Temptation, The Devil, Uncoil, Vibrate at a certain frequency, Woo woo

Word Count: 6329

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

I do a tarot reading, and I draw THE DEVIL!! Dun dun dun… Will I survive, or is my future all going up in flames?
6 Things I Wish I’d Done Sooner

May 20, 2025

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Genre: Conversation

New Vocabulary: Coup d’état, Dump someone, Harness, Incense

Word Count: 10038

I discuss six things I wish I’d done sooner in life, tell you about my 32nd birthday and discuss some books and films I’ve enjoyed recently.
Guess Who’s Moving to China?

Apr 22, 2025

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I discuss my upcoming move to Ningbo, China, as well as full moon drumming circles and shamanistic journeying. It’s a travel around the world, both physically and spiritually!
Adrian’s Dream

Mar 18, 2025

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Genre: Philosophical

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Autopilot, Bespectacled, Blaring, Buoy, Circadian rhythm, Dent, Diagnostic framework, Fête, Hook line sinker, Nap, Pond, Querying agents, Thrum, Weaker self

Word Count: 1118

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Adrian wants to write, but he can never concentrate. He tries waking up early before work, but he always just goes back to bed. Finally, he decides to nap.
Strange Friends (Advanced)

Jul 2, 2024

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: “For all the good it will do you”, Altar, Christening, Crumbs, Disposition, Fantasise, Godmother, Kitty, Might as well, Ponder, Savour

Word Count: 1554

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

A cat and a mouse live together as friends, and what strange friends that makes! One day, the cat suggests they store some food for the winter, so they buy a pot of fat and hide it in a church. But while the mouse happily cleans the house, the cat starts to think about the food…
Let’s Write a Story Together! with Alastair Budge

May 7, 2024

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Genre: Conversation

Word Count: 5619

Original Author: Alastair Budge, Ariel Goodbody

In this episode, I brainstorm a story with Alastair Budge. We start with the concept of someone from Antarctica moving to London and experiencing culture shock and peculiarities of life in the UK. We come up with cultural references and humorous situations involving misunderstandings about British culture. After this episode, Alastair went off and wrote the story, which I then edited, and next week you’ll be able to hear the recorded version.
What Makes a Snake

Mar 19, 2024

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Genre: Drama

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Dread, Drill down, Filing cabinet, Get the memo, Line manager, Minutes, Piss, Scroll (computer), Sexual harassment, Squeeze out, Synergy, Touch base, Urinal

Word Count: 6590

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

Sam works in the stupidest department of his company: the ‘Synergy Snakes’. What they’re actually supposed to do, he has no idea, but he’s managed to create a system where he doesn’t have to talk to his co-workers and does as little work as possible. The only problem is, the company is looking to get rid of some people, and Sam’s an easy target…
Doggo and Kitty Tear Their Trousers (Advanced)

Nov 7, 2023

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Curl up, Giggle, Knot, Needle, Parasol, Peck, Seamstress, Thorn, Thread, Uneven, Unravel, Wriggle

Word Count: 1766

Original Author: Josef Čapek

It’s a lovely day, and Doggo and Kitty go for a walk in the forest. But when Doggo gets into a fight with a rabbit, he tears his trousers, and now everyone is laughing at him! How can they mend his trousers when they’re just a dog and a cat?
Doggo and Kitty Do Their Laundry (Advanced)

Jan 17, 2023

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Genre: Children’s

Setting: Fairytale

New Vocabulary: Alas, Clamber, Claw, Foam, Glitter (verb), Lather, Leap, Ponder, Scrub, Seeing as, Spit out, Turn up your nose in disgust, Wriggle

Word Count: 1905

Original Author: Josef Čapek

Doggo and Kitty want to be like the adults, and adults put on clothes when they go outside. But there’s a problem: Doggo and Kitty’s clothes are dirty! Well, they’ll just have to do laundry. That should be simple, right?
The End

Nov 8, 2022

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Genre: Fantasy

Setting: Modern

New Vocabulary: Agony, Base instincts, Bioregionalism, Bloom, Buzzard, Cannibalism, Cathartic, Curl up, Cymbals, Horizon, Intentional, Millennium, Mourn, Roar, Solace, Tapestry, Tinnitus, Umbilical cord

Word Count: 866

Original Author: Ariel Goodbody

One day, God came down and took all life from earth. Except humans. But how can you survive in a world without life?