Podcasts
Real discussions between people on interesting topics — 10+ minutes each, for every level. Follow the transcript and see the Arabic for every line.
حوارات ونقاشات حقيقية بالإنجليزية لكل مستوى، مع النص الكامل وترجمة كل جملة إلى العربية.
Showing 30 episodes
- 14:42A1Food
What Do You Eat for Breakfast?
ماذا تأكل على الفطور؟
Sara, James and their guest Noura talk about their favourite breakfasts. Is breakfast really important? Do you like sweet or salty food in the morning?
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Noura 🇦🇺
- 12:06A1Culture
My Home and My Room
بيتي وغرفتي
Sara, James and their guest Khalid talk about houses, flats, favourite rooms and dream homes. What is in your room? Is it tidy or messy?
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Khalid 🇺🇸
- 13:46A1Environment
Our Favourite Animals
حيواناتنا المفضلة
Do you like cats or dogs? Join Sara, James and their guest Faisal to talk about pets, camels, horses and the animals we love.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Faisal 🇺🇸
- 13:28A1Education
A Busy Week
أسبوع مزدحم
What is your busiest day? What is your best day? Sara, James and their guest Hana talk about the days of the week, daily routines and time.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Hana 🇦🇺
- 15:32A1Travel
Clothes and Weather
الملابس والطقس
Hot summers in Riyadh, rainy days in London, and the right clothes for every season. Learn easy English words for the weather with Sara, James and their guest Reem.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Reem 🇬🇧
- 13:48A2Business
Shopping Online or in Shops?
التسوق عبر الإنترنت أم في المحلات؟
Is it better to buy things online or in a shop? Sara, James and Majed, a shop owner from Jeddah, share funny delivery stories and give their honest opinions.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Majed 🇺🇸
- 16:10A2Travel
Our Best Holiday Ever
أفضل إجازة في حياتنا
Sara, James and their guest Lina share funny holiday stories about lost bookings, a broken tent and a broken car. Why do the worst moments often become the best memories?
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Lina 🇦🇺
- 15:10A2Business
Jobs We Wanted as Children
الوظائف التي حلمنا بها ونحن أطفال
A pilot, a train driver and a vet: what did Sara, James and their guest Omar want to be as children, and what do they do now? They talk about what makes a good job and give advice to young people.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Omar 🇺🇸
- 13:50A2Education
Learning to Drive
تعلّم القيادة
Sara, James and their guest Dana talk about their first driving lessons, the scary driving test, funny rules in different countries and the cars of the future.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Dana 🇬🇧
- 12:13A2Travel
A Night in the Desert
ليلة في الصحراء
Is a night in the desert a dream trip or a cold, sandy problem? Sara, James and their guest Fahad talk about stars, food around the fire and what to take.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Fahad 🇺🇸
- 15:23B1Technology
Is Social Media Making Us Less Social?
هل تجعلنا وسائل التواصل الاجتماعي أقل اجتماعية؟
A teacher from Jeddah and a very optimistic James disagree about phones, friendships and screen time. Do our apps bring us closer together, or do they quietly keep us apart?
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Tariq 🇺🇸
- 15:43B1Culture
City Life or Village Life?
حياة المدينة أم حياة القرية؟
A city lover, a village boy living in London and a guest from the mountains of Abha talk about noise, rent, neighbours and the best place to raise children.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Salma 🇦🇺
- 14:56B1Education
Should Students Wear Uniforms?
هل يجب أن يرتدي الطلاب الزي المدرسي؟
Do school uniforms make students equal, or do they take away their freedom to be themselves? Sara, James and teacher Layla share funny memories and strong opinions.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Layla 🇦🇺
- 14:26B1Sports
Football Fever: Why We Love the Game
حمّى كرة القدم: لماذا نحب هذه اللعبة؟
Why do billions of people love football? Sara, James and sports journalist Hamza talk about supporting a team, watching or playing, the World Cup and the rise of women's football.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Hamza 🇺🇸
- 14:14B1Business
Saving Money: Tips That Really Work
توفير المال: نصائح تنفع فعلاً
Why does money disappear so fast? A young financial coach from Riyadh joins Sara and James to talk about budgets, impulse buying, saving for a goal, advice from parents, and the big question: apps or notebooks?
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Ziad 🇺🇸
- 15:29B2Education
Should Homework Be Banned?
هل يجب منع الواجبات المنزلية؟
A teacher from Amman and a student from Jeddah join Sara and James to argue about homework. Is it a useful habit, an unfair burden, or something in between? Hear the stress, the research and some creative alternatives.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Lama 🇬🇧 · Yusuf 🇺🇸
- 15:50B2Technology
AI in the Classroom: Helper or Cheat?
الذكاء الاصطناعي في الفصل الدراسي: مساعد أم وسيلة للغش؟
Students everywhere are using artificial intelligence for homework. A teacher from Riyadh and a university student from Boston explain where helping ends and cheating begins.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Rania 🇬🇧 · Ethan 🇺🇸
- 13:37B2Education
Is University Still Worth It?
هل ما زالت الجامعة تستحق العناء؟
A careers adviser from Melbourne and a self-taught developer from Amman discuss the cost of degrees, online courses, apprenticeships and what employers really want.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Yara 🇦🇺 · Waleed 🇺🇸
- 13:37B2Business
The Four-Day Work Week
أسبوع العمل من أربعة أيام
Companies and governments around the world are testing a shorter working week with no cut in pay. Our guests debate whether it really boosts productivity and wellbeing, and which jobs could never work this way.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Saud 🇺🇸 · Claire 🇮🇪
- 15:09B2Environment
Food Waste: Whose Problem Is It?
هدر الطعام: مشكلة من هي؟
A huge amount of good food ends up in the bin every day. Our guests argue about who is responsible, from families with big Eid tables to restaurants and supermarkets, and share simple ideas and apps that really help.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Bassam 🇺🇸 · Emma 🇦🇺
- 15:39C1Technology
Misinformation: Can We Still Trust What We Read?
المعلومات المضللة: هل ما زال بإمكاننا الوثوق بما نقرؤه؟
Fake news, cloned voices and viral rumours are everywhere. A fact-checker and a media-literacy researcher explain why falsehoods spread, how to protect yourself, and who should carry the responsibility.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Mariam 🇿🇦 · Arjun 🇮🇳
- 15:08C1Environment
Cars, Cities and the Right to Walk
السيارات والمدن والحق في المشي
Why are so many cities built for cars, and can a hot city ever be walkable? Two urban designers debate shade, climate, new metro lines in the Gulf and the trade-offs of changing how we move.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Hisham 🇺🇸 · Maeve 🇮🇪
- 16:13C1Culture
Should Museums Return Their Treasures?
هل ينبغي على المتاحف أن تعيد كنوزها؟
A curator from Jeddah and a heritage lawyer from Mumbai debate who really owns the world's famous artefacts, and whether a museum can ever be a fair guardian of objects taken in the age of empires.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Ghada 🇬🇧 · Rohan 🇮🇳
- 15:19C1Health
The Loneliness Paradox
مفارقة الوحدة
Why do so many of us feel lonely when we are never more than a tap away from a message? A psychologist from Sydney and an engineer from Riyadh living in Toronto explore the health effects of loneliness, how culture shapes it, and what really helps.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Rawan 🇦🇺 · Sami 🇺🇸
- 15:35C1Science
Space Tourism: Adventure or Excess?
السياحة الفضائية: مغامرة أم إسراف؟
Billionaires are buying tickets to the edge of space, but is it inspiring exploration or an expensive indulgence? Our guests weigh the cost, the carbon footprint and the future of travelling beyond Earth.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Dalia 🇬🇧 · Marcus 🇺🇸
- 16:08C2Technology
Is Privacy Dead?
هل ماتت الخصوصية؟
Our phones know where we sleep, what we buy and how we feel, and most of us click accept without a second thought. Two sharp-minded guests debate whether privacy is dying, being renegotiated, or was never the same everywhere in the first place.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Fiona 🇮🇪 · Nasser 🇺🇸
- 15:07C2Business
Meritocracy: Fair Ideal or Comforting Myth?
حكم الجدارة: مثال عادل أم وهم مريح؟
We all like to believe that talent and hard work decide who gets ahead. Two guests, a business lecturer and a start-up founder, ask how much of success is really earned and how much is simply luck.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Rasha 🇬🇧 · Rohan 🇮🇳
- 13:17C2Technology
Should We Fear Superintelligent Machines?
هل ينبغي أن نخاف من الآلات فائقة الذكاء؟
Some experts promise a golden age and others warn of disaster. An engineer and a philosopher separate the hype from the real risks of advanced artificial intelligence, and ask what intelligence even means.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Mazen 🇺🇸 · Fiona 🇮🇪
- 15:10C2Culture
Who Owns an Idea?
من يملك الفكرة؟
A music producer and an intellectual property lawyer join Sara and James to ask where inspiration ends and theft begins, from sampled songs to art made by machines.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Adam 🇺🇸 · Jumana 🇮🇪
- 16:04C2Culture
The Pull of Nostalgia
جاذبية الحنين إلى الماضي
Why does the past always seem warmer, simpler and better? A marketing consultant and a psychologist join Sara and James to ask whether nostalgia is a comfort, a sales trick, or a trap.
Sara 🇺🇸 · James 🇬🇧 · Rayan 🇮🇳 · Nadia 🇬🇧