Impudent: The Fine Line Between Boldness and Disrespect
Impudent is the word for the person who says the thing they weren’t supposed to say — with remarkable confidence and no apparent shame. In this episode, we explore where impudence crosses into something useful, and where it just becomes rude.
I Know Depression’s Handwriting: A Writer on the Struggle, Without the Toxic Positivity
An honest, un-patronizing look at the strange relationship between writers and depression. No advice, no toxic positivity, no chirpy sunset memes. Just a peek into the struggle, and real hope built on real things.
Catch Your Breath: The Permission to Pause in a World That Never Stops
We rarely give ourselves permission to stop. To pause. To simply let the breathing steady before we go again. ‘Catching your breath’ sounds like a quick fix: but this episode unpacks it as something far richer: a small, essential act of self-restoration that most of us don’t take nearly enough.
Balmy: The Gift of the Perfectly Gentle Day
Some words exist just to name something that makes life feel worth it. Balmy is one of them — a word for soft warmth, pleasant air, and the specific pleasure of a day that asks nothing of you except that you enjoy it.
A Second Wind: When Exhaustion Isn’t the End of the Story
You’re done. Spent. Running on empty: and then something shifts. The breathing steadies. The energy returns. The thing you thought was impossible suddenly isn’t. ‘A second wind’ is one of the most hopeful expressions in English, and it holds something essential about human resilience and the surprising capacity to keep going.
Iconoclast: The Beautiful Trouble of Breaking What Everyone Agreed to Worship
Every idea you now take for granted was once heresy. Someone broke the consensus to establish the new truth. That person was an iconoclast — and in this episode, we make the case for more of them.
Draw a Line in the Sand: The Art of Knowing Where You Stand
Some lines are permanent. Some are drawn in sand: and that’s not weakness, it’s wisdom. ‘Drawing a line in the sand’ is an expression about boundaries, ultimatums, and the complicated courage of declaring where you will and won’t go. This episode explores what it really means to hold a line.
Impetuous: The Glorious, Dangerous Energy of Acting Before You Think
Impetuous gets a bad reputation. Yes, it can lead you off a cliff. But it’s also the energy behind some of the best decisions you’ll ever make. In this episode, we make the case for impetuous — with appropriate caution.
Set the World on Fire: The Burning Ambition to Matter
Some people move through the world quietly. Others arrive with a heat that changes everything around them. ‘Setting the world on fire’ is one of the most electrifying expressions in English: a phrase about passion, impact, and what it looks like when someone shows up with everything they’ve got.
The Unboxing of Us: Why We Judge People Faster Than Headphones
We spend weeks researching tech gadgets, yet we judge complex human beings in exactly seven seconds. English Plus Magazine’s Danny explores the trap of first impressions, why our brains rely on snap judgments, and how to discover the incredible people we’ve been missing out on.
