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“First and foremost, I cannot express how deeply I am in love with your podcast. I generally looove a podcast as a format; I can say I am hooked on it. What do I like about yours? Well, everything. Your soothing voice - very pleasing to the ear, your ‘messy English’, topics you cover, to name but a few. And were I to describe you, using a couple of words, I would say that you radiate warmth and love. That would be my definition of you." — Dragana S., Serbia
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I've just had the loveliest conversation with one of my students who has started listening to your podcast. She said it's the perfect combination of of interesting topics and useful language advice.
She also said she finds your voice very soothing. — Sarah Morgan, Meaningful English
Catherine's podcast is for more than learning a new language and new vocabulary, it helps build confidence and fluency through the exploration of spoken English and, yes, listening skills too!” — A fan :)
Just wanted to let you know that I've been catching up with your latest podcast episodes and they all have some sort of a soothing effect on me.
Thank you for creating such a beautiful and unique product for both English teachers and learners! — Another fan!
I really enjoyed listening to this episode! I follow Fernanda on Instagram and she inspires me so much. It was interesting to learn more about her journey in learning English. I can definitely say that after I got help from professionals, my understanding of the language has changed a lot..for better, of course. I used to study only with textbooks and I'd get bored easily.
However, I've learned that learning a new language involves much more than studying with books and the process doesn't have to be boring. Catherine, you have helped me tremendously! — Bruna Dell’Orto, Toronto
Feeding the System: Why Listening Fuels Your Speaking| Advanced English Language Conversation with Jessy Dias
In this episode, I sit down with English language coach and pronunciation pro Jessica Dias to talk about one of the most underrated language skills: listening. But not just listening for meaning — listening as a speaking strategy. Jessy shares how tuning your ear to real English helps you sound more natural, confident, and fluent.
We explore why so many learners struggle to speak — and how the problem often starts with what and how they’re listening. From the importance of decoding fast, messy, connected speech to the power of noticing reductions, contractions, and rhythm, Jessy breaks it all down with clarity and warmth.
We also discuss the difference between listening for pleasure and listening with intention, and how noticing small pronunciation details (like the difference between sheep and ship) can make a huge impact on both your listening and speaking skills.
✨ Highlights:
Why real conversations beat curated audio
How decoding speech helps you speak more freely
The myth of “they speak too fast”
Listening as a gateway to pronunciation mastery
🎓 Want to go further? Jessy’s Clear Pronunciation Program (CPP) is now open — a self-paced course designed to help learners and teachers fine-tune their pronunciation and listening. Or check out Jessy Academy, her live conversation program for intermediate to advanced learners.
📲 Follow Jessy on Instagram: @MsJessyDays
Links to courses and more in her bio.
A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders: Why Learn a Language? | Advanced English Listening Practice.
A Beginner Goes to Italy and Wonders: Why Learn a Language? | Advanced English Listening Practice
In this episode of Hear You Go for intermediate and advanced English language learners, I take you with me as I connect the TED Talk by linguist John McWhorter to my 2½-week language experiment in Italy. Can I tell you how often I felt like my head was going to explode?!
In this three-part episode, I:
unpack McWhorter’s four compelling reasons to learn a language
share my real-world Italian wins and stumbles, and
reflect on what this experience taught me about learning, teaching, and recommitting to French
Wherever you are on your language journey, this episode might make you pause and ask: Why am I learning a language—and what do I want from it? We probably don’t ask ourselves this question enough, right?
Bonus: travel vicariously through me as I share some remarkable moments from a special trip.
Obasan and the Silence of History | Advanced English Listening Practice & Book Talk.
In this episode of Hear You Go, we honour Asian Heritage Month in Canada by exploring the groundbreaking novel Obasan by Joy Kogawa—a powerful and emotional story that reveals the experiences of Japanese Canadians during and after WWII.
In this two-part episode, we:
examine the historical context of Japanese immigration to Canada and the discrimination they faced, then
turn to the novel itself—its emotional resonance, narrative structure, and the legacy it preserves.
Through reflection and storytelling, this episode asks: What happens when a nation forgets? And what power lies in remembering?
🔊 Listen now and test your listening in this advanced English language podcast 🎧
Nathaly Rodriguez on Figuring Out Phrasal Verbs – No need to pull your hair out! | Advanced English Conversations.
Phrasal verbs: the ultimate headache for English learners—or are they?
In this episode (E69), I sit down with Nathaly Rodriguez, an English language teacher and self-proclaimed "language detective," to uncover the secrets behind these tricky verb + particle combinations.
Nathaly shares her personal journey with English, from struggling with phrasal verbs as an instructor to discovering the cognitive linguistics approach that finally made them click. We explore how understanding the core meaning of particles—like down in burn down or off in take off—can make phrasal verbs feel more intuitive and even easier to remember.
Along the way, we discuss how phrasal verbs are incredibly flexible (peopled out?) and why they’re actually shortcuts in conversation rather than obstacles.
If you've ever felt overwhelmed by phrasal verbs, this episode is for you. By the end, you might even start to light up when you hear them!
