17 Best Short English Podcasts
Short English Podcasts
Here are 17 Best Short English Podcasts worth listening to in 2026.
Export Contact List1. Learn English with Coffee Break English
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Coffee Break English is a podcast which will help you learn English in regular 15-minute episodes, perfect for your coffee break! Find out more about Coffee Break English at https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/coffeebreakenglish/ .Coffee Break English can help you improve your English with short lessons - the perfect time to enjoy a cup of coffee while learning. The course is presented in slow English which is easy to understand. Don't worry if you don't understand every word, it's more important to get the general meaning. Season one is at A2 level...MORE Hosts Mark Pentleton, Josie Dinwoodie
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 316Facebook 16.9KTwitter 10KInstagram 54.1K Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Learn English Vocabulary
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Learn English Vocabulary is a short format podcast that teaches English vocabulary! To read the transcript and complete interactive activities, visit www.learnenglishvocabulary.co.uk
Host Jack Radford
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 374Facebook 20.1KTwitter 55 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact
3. Speak Better English with Harry
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Advanced English learning. The best podcast to learn English. Short English lessons with an experienced native English teacher. Most beneficial for intermediate to advanced English learners. Join to become a confident English speaker. Visit www.englishlessonviaskype.com to check out my advanced English intensive courses, online English lessons on Zoom/Skype, online English courses and much more!MORE Host Harry
Email ****@englishlessonviaskype.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 331Facebook 124.3KTwitter 123.2KInstagram 293.9K Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact
4. News Words - VOA Learning English
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A short video explaining a word or term that viewers are likely to hear in the news. Each video offers an example from broadcast news stories and an explanation that often include additional meanings that occur in other contexts.MORE Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 14Facebook 3.1MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Get Email Contact
5. Bob's Short English Lessons
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If you want to learn English with short easy-to-understand lessons then you've come to the right place. I'm Bob the Canadian and I make videos on Youtube (Just search for 'Bob's Short English Lessons' on Youtube!) as well as podcasts right here to help you learn English. Four times each week I upload a short English lesson with a complete transcript in the description. During these lessons I teach one or two curious phrases from the English language and answer a listener question. Thanks for joining me and I hope your English learning is going well!MORE Host Bob
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 63 Avg Length 5 min Format Bite size Since Aug 2020 Get Email Contact
6. The Elements of Style
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Improve your writing and communication skills with The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr.! This concise and practical guide covers the fundamental principles of English language usage, including grammar, style, and clarity. With its clear explanations and examples, The Elements of Style is a must-listen for anyone looking to polish their writing and communicate more effectively...MORE Producer/Network William Strunk Jr.
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7. American Stories - VOA Learning English
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Classic short stories that introduce American literature to intermediate English learners.
Producer/Network VOA Learning English
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 70Facebook 3.1MTwitter 288.9KInstagram 126.5K Avg Length 13 min Format Short form Get Email Contact
8. Dialogue Frog | Short English Conversations for Learning English
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Listen to Short English Conversations with Dialogue Frog! Enjoy short and real English conversations to practice English listening, speaking and pronunciation. Subscribe for weekly updates!Visit our website at dialoguefrog.com for more English speaking and listening practice with episode transcripts, vocabulary lists and extra content.Ranked in the Best 10 English Conversation Podcasts by FeedSpot!Each episode of Dialogue Frog is a real conversation between two people...MORE Producer/Network Dialogue Frog
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 211 Avg Length 3 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
9. VOA Learning English Podcast - VOA Learning English
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Learning English programs use a limited vocabulary and short sentences. They are read at a slower pace than VOA's other English broadcasts. Our broadcasts were formerly known as Special English.MORE Hosts Caty Weaver, Mario Ritter Jr.
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Apple Reviews 2.2K Avg Length 30 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
10. Fluent English Now!
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Hi there! In this set of podcasts you will learn about communication strategies. What are they? And how can they benefit your use of English? By actively using these techniques, you will become a more fluent speaker of English, regardless of your level of expertise or your native language. All my podcasts have both a short theoretical and a larger practical section. Besides the examples given in each podcast, you can easily come up with other exercises on your own. So, do you want to become a more fluent speaker of English? Then let's get fluent in English now!MORE Host Leslie Karpati
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11. EduEnglish224
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EduEnglish224 is a podcast that aims to help people who desire to learn English. It's a podcast that will surely help English learners with their listening skills. It is a platform wherein short and long inspiring stories and some other helpful life lessons are told in a voice that is neither too fast nor too slow. Subscribe in order not to miss any new episode... Happy listening to all ?MORE Producer/Network EduEnglish224
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12. Father's Rage English Podcast
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Short English Lessons. Useful Phrases, Grammar for Speaking.
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13. Unlock Your English
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Hi. My name's Steve Gowlett. Welcome to my podcast for English language learners. Join listeners in over 100 countries and territories from all over the world for short, non-technical tips and tricks to help you improve your English communication skills. My aim with this podcast is to reach out to more and more people across the world and help unlock their English potential.MORE Host Steve Gowlett
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14. Forget About English
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Want to speak English like a native speaker? Don't learn about English! Listen to funny short stories and forget about English!Your host Sasha, a native English speaker from Canada, doesn't know what the past perfect tense is. But he does know how to tell you humorous short stories that help you forget about all tenses. You might even forget to do your boring grammar exercises. You can use these questions to help you practice speaking.If you want to speak English as effortlessly as a native speaker, all you need to do is listen to something interesting!MORE Estimated listeners
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15. GCSE Audio Shots - quickfire revision
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Need to revise but short on time? Got to refresh your facts before the exams? If you want a bit of extra help with your studies, Beyond's Audio Shots are for you! These mini-podcasts squeeze all the must-know info on GCSE topics into just *FIVE MINUTES* (or even, sometimes *TWO MINUTES* !) of concentrated cramming. So, wrap your ears around our latest shots and treat yourself to some short but sweet GCSE exam prep...MORE Producer/Network Beyond Educational Publishing
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16. ESL with Josh
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Simple, short lessons to improve your English and help you speak more like a native English speaker. Season 1 will teach you commonly used idioms, which are phrases that have a meaning that is unrelated to the words found in it.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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17. The Mr Vocab Podcast
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The Mr Vocab Podcast is a resource for students learning English as a foreign language. The episodes are short, easy to follow and full of essential English expressions, idioms, phrasal verbs and more!MORE Producer/Network Mr Vocab
Email ****@mrvocab.com
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Apple Reviews 2Instagram 140 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact
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| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Podcast Episodes | Gender | Twitter Handle | Location | |
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| Mark Pentleton | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1500388439 | 86 | Male | @markpentleton | Glasgow, United Kingdom | |
| Josie Dinwoodie | Co Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1500388439 | 86 | Female | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Jack Radford | Host | redcircle.com/shows/learn-english-vocabulary | 137 | Male | @jackradfords | Ludlow, United Kingdom | |
| Harry | Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/442543 | 783 | Male | @englishvskype | United Kingdom | |
| Bob | Host | buzzsprout.com/1310116 | 434 | Male | |||
| Caty Weaver | Co Host | learningenglish.voanews.com/z/1689 | 2476 | Female | Arlington, VA, United States | ||
| Mario Ritter Jr. | Co Host | learningenglish.voanews.com/z/1689 | 2476 | Male | @maqritter | Washington, D.C., United States | |
| Leslie Karpati | Owner, Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1595081913 | 15 | Female | |||
| Steve Gowlett | Host | unlockyourenglish.buzzsprout.com | 113 | @teach_sg | Spain |
See Also
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