Podcast Room

Head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, published an essay explaining how he feared that humans could lose control of AI systems. Following recent hacking incidents Amodei said that it is possible that AI sy

2026-09-16

Do you want to share a surprising opinion? Learn how to use 'hot take' with Feifei and Becca. Get a free transcript to read while you listen here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english//featur

2026-09-15

Policeman/policewoman, actor/actress - learn about job titles and gender. FIND BBC LEARNING ENGLISH HERE: Visit our website ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish Follow us ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/

2026-09-14

Georgie and Phil have a real conversation in easy English about desserts – the sweet treats we have at the end of a meal. Learn to talk about having a sweet tooth or being a chocolate person, and find

2026-09-11

Have you ever used Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu or perhaps another language-learning app? How did you get on? Some people love the convenience of these apps – you can learn on the go, like during your comm

2026-09-10

A transplanted pig kidney has worked inside a patient for a record nine months. Learn about this news story in simpler English with Becca and Phil. Get a worksheet for this episode to practise the voc

2026-09-09

Learn to use the idiom 'try it on' to mean deceiving someone or testing limits.

2026-09-08

The British love to talk about weather! Learn some useful vocabulary about it here. TRY THE LISTENING ROOM: ✔️ https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the_listening_room (Hard: Upper in

2026-09-07

Georgie and Neil have a real conversation in easy English about how we tell people we are not happy about something - complaining. Learn how to talk about whether you might be entitled to a discount,

2026-09-04

Every year we see damage, death and destruction caused by hurricanes, cyclones and typhoons - tropical storms. Is climate change making this impact worse? Climate change may be making this destruction

2026-09-03