Reading Through History
Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier: Women During the Civil War
We put this together after stumbling across a great collection of photographs, most of which were taken by Matthew Brady in 1863, during the height of the American Civil War and with the outcome very much in doubt. I LOVE these types of...
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Matt Damon tops People magazine's sexiest man alive poll
AP Entertainment File Los Angeles, 25 July 2007 1. MS Matt Damon AP Entertainment File London, 15 August 2007 2. Matt Damon AP Entertainment File London, 12 November 2007 3. Brad Pitt AP Entertainment File Los Angeles 20 July 2007 4. VS...
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The Civil War Part 2 Crash Course US History
In which John Green teaches you how the Civil War played a large part in making the United States the country that it is today. He covers some of the key ways in which Abraham Lincoln influenced the outcome of the war, and how the lack...
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The Camera: How The Camera Exposed The Reality of The Civil War
The camera changed how many Americans saw the Civil War – and exposed millions to the horrors of conflict for the very first time.
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The Civil War: Photography, Technology and Destruction
Photography took the realities of modern warfare to the doorsteps of America. This video is part of a series on American Art.
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Swedish Slang & Idioms
This video is all about Swedish slang and idioms. Learners of Swedish, check out Swedishpod10 ( https://langfocus.com/swedishpod ) *Summer sale: up to 35% off. Ends August 21st* For 33 other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101...
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Mexican Spanish and What Makes it NOTORIOUS
This video is all about the variety of Spanish spoken in Mexico, and what makes it unique and different from European Spanish. *Visit SpanishPod101: https://langfocus.com/spanishpod *Secret video on crude slang:...
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Confused Canadian Investigates AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH
In this video I do my best to make sense of Australian English and some of its most interesting features. *Special thanks to Damian Horne for his Aussie English samples and suggestions!* Check out Langfocus on Patreon (...
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Galician & Portuguese - Are They the Same Language?
In this video I explore the differences between Galician and Portuguese to see if they are similar enough to be considered two varieties of the same language. ** Learners of Portuguese, check out PortuguesePod101:...
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How Different Are European Portuguese & Brazilian Portuguese?!
In this video I examine the two major varieties of Portuguese and see how they are different. * Learners of Portuguese, check out PortuguesePod101: https://langfocus.com/portuguesepod For 33 other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101...
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Langfocus Cafe #1: Naming Disputes
Start time: @1:25 In this first episode of Langfocus Cafe I talk about some geographic naming disputes around the world. Why do people disagree on the names of places like Kyiv/Kiev or Bombay/Mumbai? These Langfocus Cafe livestreams will...
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Comparing Danish & Norwegian (Bokmål)
In this video I compare two closely related languages: Danish and Norwegian (Bokmål). * Check out NorwegianClass101 ( https://langfocus.com/norwegianclass ) and DanishClass101 ( https://langfocus.com/danishclass ). For 32 other...
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The Danish Language
This video is all about the Danish language! * Learners of Danish, check out DanishClass101 ( https://langfocus.com/danishclass ). *EPIC SALE: Get 30% off. Ends September 25th* For 33 other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101 Special...
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The Swedish Language
This video is all about the Swedish language! * Learners of Swedish, check out Swedishpod10 ( https://langfocus.com/swedishpod ) *Summer sale: up to 35% off. Ends August 21st* For 33 other languages: https://langfocus.com/pod101 Special...
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The Korean Language
This video is all about the Korean Language! Special thanks to Juyong Park for his Korean audio samples and sentence feedback. Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus My current patrons include: Adam Fitch, Andres...
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Moroccan Darija: an Arabic Dialect?
This video is all about the Moroccan Darija: the Arabic dialect that stumps and mystifies other Arabic speakers. In fact, some say that Darija is not even an Arabic dialect. Special thanks to Zohair Iksiou for his Moroccan Darijan...
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Mystery Languages 6: Viewer Edition!
► Learn a language online with a native speaker today: http://go.italki.com/1Ojye8x (italki voucher) Can you identify the mystery languages? Listen and read the samples and give it your best shot! Special thanks to the Langfocus viewers...
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VIKING INFLUENCE on the English Language!
This video is all about the Viking age and how it affected the English language. Special thanks to Oliver Jahren for his Norwegian samples! Support Langfocus on Patreon: http://patreon.com/langfocus Current Patreon supporters include...
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PIDGIN ENGLISH! TOK PISIN (updated)
This is an updated re-release of last year's video about Tok Pisin - the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea, sometimes known as "Pidgin English". Special thanks to Nita Bayagau for her feedback and audio samples! Tok Pisin news broadcast:...
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Tok Pisin: The English-Based Creole of Papua New Guinea
This video is all about Tok Pisin - the lingua franca of Papua New Guinea which partially descended from English. Special thanks to Nita Bayagau for her feedback and audio samples! Tok Pisin news broadcast: https://youtu.be/53PdBRb-FOE...
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Rioplatense - The Spanish of Argentina & Uruguay
This video is all about Rioplatense - the variety of Spanish spoken in much of Argentina and neighboring Uruguay. ▶ Get unlimited Spanish lessons with Baselang: https://baselang.com/?ref=langfocus ◀ Coupon code: langfocus (all lower case...
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LEBANESE - A Levantine Arabic Dialect
▶ Learn Spoken Arabic: https://bit.ly/talkinarabic ◀ This video is all about Lebanese Arabic, but also about Levantine Arabic in general, since Lebanese is similar to Syrian, Jordanian, and Palestinian dialects. Special thanks to Hussein...
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The Vietnamese Language
This video is all about the Vietnamese language! Special thanks to Nguyễn Văn Phi for his Northern Vietnamese samples, and Tô Lê Nam for his additional Southern Vietnamese samples. ► Learn Vietnamese with VietnamesePod101:...
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How Different are Swiss German and Standard German?
In this video I investigate the differences between Swiss German dialects (focusing on the Zurich dialect) with Standard German. Learn German with German Uncovered: https://langfocus.com/german-uncovered-1. Other “Uncovered” courses:...