885. Still Raining, Still Rambling (News, Comments, Questions, Guitars & Music) Learning English

Hang out with me while the rain pours down outside ????️ and in this episode I'll talk about the problem of "faffing around" ????‍???? , podcast news & updates ????, some stand-up comedy dates ????, comments on recent episodes ????, some common questions from listeners ????, plus a lot of rambling about how I learned to play music ????, a tour of all the guitars in my podcast room ???? and a song at the end ????, with lyrics explained ????‍????.
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0:00:00 Faffing around
0:02:49 How are you? / Weather
0:04:03 Let's look at the PDF (link in the description)
0:05:40 PDF STARTS HERE
0:06:13 The plan for this episode
0:09:00 How long is a piece of string? (idiom)
0:11:28 LEP Premium series 60 is available now
0:12:47 When you get in LEP Premium
0:15:40 Some stand-up comedy dates
0:24:37 Luke, do you give one-to-one English lessons?
0:25:55 Luke, can you add subtitles on Spotify?
0:29:16 Comments on ep.877 (how to learn vocabulary)
0:31:37 Comments on ep.878 (with Elena Mutonono)
0:33:18 Comments on ep.879 (Think Fast, Talk Smart with Matt Abrahams)
0;35:18 Comments on ep.880 (Is Paris ready for the Olympics?)
0:38:06 Comments on ep.881 (with Barbara Serra)
0:39:27 Should you learn to speak with a British accent?
1:11:20 Comments on ep.882 (Country Jokes)
1:21:14 Comments on ep.883 (Last-minute ramble)
1:22:57 This is Spinal Tap "None more black"
1:27:50 Why episode 883 underperformed on YouTube
1:33:50 Viaduct vs Aqueduct (vocabulary difference)
1:36:08 Prince William voted UK's 3rd sexiest man?
1:41:14 Comments on ep.884 (Madness)
1:45:47 The benefits of learning to play musical instruments
1:46:38 The basics of learning the guitar
1:50:04 How I learned to play piano, bass , drums and guitar
2:02:41 Teaching music to my kids
2:08:08 Rick Beato
2:13:26 Luke goes to pick up his son (and the podcast continues 21 hours later)
2:14:24 Intentions and plans for upcoming episodes
2:26:46 Summer will be a busy time (no episodes?)
2:30:24 Describing all the guitars in my room (and playing them)
2:31:21 Ukulele
2:37:57 Acoustic guitar (Taylor GS-Mini)]
2:40:20 Spanish/classical style acoustic guitar (Cordoba C5)
2:41:42 Squier Telecaster
2:44:19 Fender Stratocaster (made in Mexico)
2:47:18 Fender Precision Bass (made in Mexico)
2:53:13 Fender Jazz Bass (Japanese import)
2:59:47 Hofner Club Bass
3:00:54 Ukulele bass
3:03:38 Song (Homeward Bound by Simon & Garfunkel)
3:07:03 Song lyrics explained
3:14:48 Episode ends ????