# The English We Speak Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072.md RSS feed: https://iono.fm/rss/chan/2379 Official site: http://www.bbc.co.uk Author: BBC Episodes: 150 ## Resource Make the English you speak sound more natural with The English We Speak from bbclearningenglish.com. Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-english-we-speak-1437072 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072.md ## Episodes - [The English We Speak: Wrap it up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-wrap-it-up) — 2026-06-16T10:11:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Throw ideas at the wall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-throw-ideas-at-the-wall) — 2026-06-09T08:43:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Like a moth to a flame](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-like-a-moth-to-a-flame) — 2026-06-02T10:11:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Gatekeep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-gatekeep) — 2026-05-26T08:33:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: In over my head](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-in-over-my-head) — 2026-05-19T10:11:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: A hunch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-a-hunch) — 2026-05-12T08:38:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Take it as a given](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-take-it-as-a-given) — 2026-05-05T08:56:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Think on your feet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-think-on-your-feet) — 2026-04-28T09:04:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Can't see the wood for the trees](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-can-t-see-the-wood-for-the-trees) — 2026-04-21T09:18:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Yap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-yap) — 2026-04-14T09:18:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Flow State](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-flow-state) — 2026-04-07T08:55:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Got you](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-got-you) — 2026-03-30T08:42:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: A bit of a stretch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-a-bit-of-a-stretch) — 2026-03-24T09:46:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Kick the can down the road](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-kick-the-can-down-the-road) — 2026-03-16T11:13:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Cut corners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-cut-corners) — 2026-03-10T15:18:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 8. I’m scared I can’t be myself](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-8-i-m-scared-i-can-t-be-myself) — 2026-03-09T12:23:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Short-change](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-short-change) — 2026-03-03T11:45:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 7. I’m scared I’m not getting better](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-7-i-m-scared-i-m-not-getting-better) — 2026-03-02T13:49:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Go through a rough patch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-go-through-a-rough-patch) — 2026-02-24T10:29:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 6. I’m scared I won’t get the joke](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-6-i-m-scared-i-won-t-get-the-joke) — 2026-02-23T12:18:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Learn the hard way](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-learn-the-hard-way) — 2026-02-16T12:09:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 5. I’m scared people won’t understand me](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-5-i-m-scared-people-won-t-understand-me) — 2026-02-16T12:05:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: A big ask](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-a-big-ask) — 2026-02-10T11:52:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 4. I'm scared of speaking in front of people](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-4-i-m-scared-of-speaking-in-front-of-people) — 2026-02-09T12:42:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Facepalm moment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-facepalm-moment) — 2026-02-03T10:49:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 3. I’m scared I won’t understand people](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-3-i-m-scared-i-won-t-understand-people) — 2026-02-02T12:14:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Shoot off](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-shoot-off) — 2026-01-27T14:57:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 2. I’m scared of forgetting my words](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-2-i-m-scared-of-forgetting-my-words) — 2026-01-26T11:13:00+00:00 - [The English We Speak: Hot on the heels](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/the-english-we-speak-hot-on-the-heels) — 2026-01-20T11:58:00+00:00 - [Beating Speaking Anxiety: 1. I’m scared of making mistakes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-english-we-speak-1437072/beating-speaking-anxiety-1-i-m-scared-of-making-mistakes) — 2026-01-19T09:57:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. A page view does not automatically enqueue transcription.