Episodes of Easy Stories in English

Watch the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SqPoEVhjGnUIn this episode of Easy Stories in English, Ariel Goodbody, the host, discusses a recent controversy involving a blasphemous phrase in a podcast episode titled 'The Holy Cat,' leading t

A Crooked Old House (Pre-Intermediate)

10 days ago 24m 31s

An old man lives in an old house. The house is so old that it has changed shape and many things are broken. Every day, the man must climb up a big hill to get to the kitchen. Lots of people tell him he needs to leave the house, but the old man

The Emu and the Kangaroo (Beginner)

17 days ago 21m 11s

Dinewan gets married to Bohra the kangaroo, and they go for a walk in the desert. But Dinewan soon gets bored. Bohra is a magic kangaroo, and his spirit can walk through the sky. Dinewan thinks it would be interesting to see Bohra's spirit...G

Coming Back to God (Conversation)

Mar 26th, 2024 26m 36s

In this episode, I talk about the kinds of performance I've been doing recently - storytelling in a sauna, spinning a tale at the London Esperanto Club, improvising at an open mic night, moderating a talk-show discussion and singing in a church

What Makes a Snake (Advanced)

Mar 19th, 2024 1h

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 pos

The Holy Cat (Beginner)

Mar 12th, 2024 16m 6s

A cat hunts all the mice in the town, so it goes to the fields. But the mice in the fields are too fast. So the cat decides to start praying...Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Holy for the full transcript.Get episodes without adverts + bonus ep

Love and Friendship in Your 30s (Conversation)

Feb 27th, 2024 29m 22s

In this episode, I talk about my challenges finding stable friendship and love in London as a single in my 30s. I argue that technology has encouraged ghosting and 'no contact' culture, and because of this it's harder to form stable relationshi

The Singing Widow (Beginner)

Feb 20th, 2024 16m 39s

A woman's husband dies, and she visits his grave every week to pray. When she dies, she goes to the land of the dead, and is excited to finally see him again. But she can't find him...Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Widow1 for the full transcri

The Great Race (Rerun)

Feb 10th, 2024 22m 56s

Get 20% off Gymglish! Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/Courses and use the code DRAGON2024.Buddha is about to leave Earth, and he wants to say goodbye to the animals in a special way: he will have a race, and name the years after them in the ord

200 Episodes and Five Years of Easy Stories in English! (Conversation)

Jan 30th, 2024 38m 38s

Apologies that this episode is a bit late. I've been fighting both catatonia and a cold.In this episode I talk about the history of the podcast, give an update about my life and discuss the genocide taking place in Palestine.Follow me on Inst

The Red Book (Beginner)

Jan 16th, 2024 27m 26s

Gemma finds a strange red book on her way home from school. She starts reading it, and it is a story about a boy called Nai. In the story, Nai also finds a red book, and when he starts to read it, the story is about Gemma...Go to EasyStoriesIn

A Tarot Reading (Conversation)

Jan 9th, 2024 25m 49s

In this conversational episode, I do a tarot reading. Tarot is a type of playing cards that can be used to read your future. The tarot is made up of the major arcana and the minor arcana.Get the transcript for this episode by joining Easy Stor

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A Lucky New Year (Rerun)

Dec 31st, 2023 32m 52s

Harold has terrible luck. Bus shelters collapse on him, he makes his dates vomit, and no matter how many good-luck charms he wears, his luck won't change. So he decides that this New Year's Eve, he's going to follow every tradition and supersti

How the Narwhal Got Its Tusk (Intermediate)

Dec 19th, 2023 33m 51s

A blind boy lives in Greenland with his parents and his aunt. The aunt is always complaining, so the boy's mother sends her away, but one night, there is a storm and the boy hears his aunt being struck by lightning. The aunt goes mad, and only

The Giant Turnip (Beginner)

Dec 5th, 2023 17m 1s

A woman grows a really big turnip. She wants to pull it out of the ground but she can't. Her husband helps her, but together they still can't pull the turnip out of the ground. How much help will they need?Go to EasyStoriesInEnglish.com/GiantT

The Water Monster (Intermediate)

Nov 21st, 2023 19m 19s