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Easy English Podcast: Learn English Through ListeningAuthor: Oliver
Oliver's 'Easy English Podcast' is for all levels of learners of the English language. He helps you learn English by talking slowly and clearly about different topics. Increase your English vocabulary, improve your listening skills, speaking and pronunciation! If you are learning English - this is the podcast for you! A new episode every Monday. Subscribe to Support Me & Access Bonus Episodes Every Week: https://www.patreon.com/englishwitholiver/ My Easy English Videos on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Easy-EnglishPodcast Website: https://easyenglishpodcast.com/ Language: en Genres: Education, Language Learning Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Is AI Making Us Lazy? | Easy English Podcast
Sunday, 8 November, 2026
Get the full study guide for this episode on Patreon: the complete transcript, vocabulary practice and comprehension questions, plus bonus episodes every week. https://www.patreon.com/c/englishwitholiver When did you last write an email completely by yourself? No AI, no help - just you and your brain? In this episode of the Easy English Podcast, Oliver tells the story of Mark, who uses AI for everything until he can't explain his own report in a meeting. You'll learn about the hidden cost of convenience, the "Google effect", what a 2025 MIT study found about ChatGPT and our brains, and a famous philosopher who warned about a new technology more than 2,000 years ago. It's clear, natural English for intermediate (B1-B2) learners who want to improve their listening and vocabulary. 5 key words: convenient, trade-off, rely on, outsource, shortcut Vote in the poll: how often do you use AI tools? Enjoying the show? Please rate it 5 stars on Spotify or Apple Podcasts - it really helps new learners find us. Links:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/englishwitholiverYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Easy-EnglishPodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/easy-english-podcast-learn-english-through-listening/id1520690072 Chapters:0:00 Are we forgetting how to think?1:22 Mark's AI day4:21 Word 1: convenient - and the trade-off6:19 Word 2: rely on8:51 Word 3: outsource - the Google effect11:24 The MIT ChatGPT study12:44 What this means for English learners13:36 Poll: how often do you use AI?14:41 The 2,000-year-old warning16:38 Word 4: shortcut - the cable car question18:17 Quick check19:34 Patreon, word review and goodbye
