Health & Medicine
What is the Best Exercise?
Freakonomics
15 Min.
CEFR Level: B2-C1
A listener writes in with a question: "What is the best exercise?" The podcast hosts help her find an answer.
How Worried Should We Be about Sugar?
TED Radio Hour
10 min.
CEFR Level: B1-B2
How has the American Diet Changed over Time?
TED Radio Hour
11 min.
CEFR Level: B2
Debate: Don't Eat Anything with a Face
Intelligence Squared
21 min.
CEFR Level: C1-C2
22Â min.
CEFR Level: B2-C1
Lingering Shame and Prejudice around HIV
TED Radio Hour
9 min.
CEFR Level: B2-C1
35Â min.
CEFR Level: C1-C2
Author Arthur Allen describes the development and distribution of the typhus vaccine.
The Food We Eat
TED Radio Hour
8-11 min.
CEFR Level: B2+
Host Guy Raz interviews five TED speakers about their thoughts on our connections to food.
For this podcast assignment, students choose a segment of the podcast, write a summary, and identify new vocabulary heard in the episode.
The Economics of Vaccines
Planet Money Indicator
8 min.
CEFR Level: C1-C2
The podcast host discusses the expense of vaccines, and explains how this can cause a delay in their release to the public.
Feeling Sick: Phrases, Expressions, Idioms
English Challenges
8 min.
CEFR Level: A2
In this podcast episode, made specifically for learners of English, the podcast host provides helpful expressions that students can use when they feel sick.