English Learning for Curious Minds | A More Interesting Way To Learn English

 

A deadly bomb. A death in a police station. A secret kept from the public. 


In 1969, an explosion in Milan killed 17 people. The police accused a group of anarchists, but the story was not that simple. 


In part one of this three-part mini-series on "Gli Anni Di Piombo" (The Years of Lead), we look at how this tragedy started one of the darkest times in Italian history. 


  • Italy modernising fast, but divided and tense.
  • 12 December 1969: bomb at Milan’s Piazza Fontana.
  • Seventeen dead, eighty-eight injured; shock across Italy.
  • Coordinated Rome bombs; no claim; anarchists blamed.
  • Anarchist Giuseppe Pinelli dies after police questioning; controversy.
  • Pietro Valpreda arrested; weak evidence; years before acquittal.
  • Evidence pointed to far-right group Ordine Nuovo.
  • Suspected cover-ups by police and secret services.
  • Strategy of tension; suspected Gladio links; extent unclear.
  • Impact: fear, ordinary victims, start of the Years of Lead.

 Full interactive transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/piazza-fontana

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English Learning for Curious Minds is an English podcast for intermediate and advanced English learners who want to improve their English listening while learning weird and wonderful things about the world.

If you want to learn English naturally, improve your English listening skills, and discover fascinating ideas at the same time, this podcast is for you.

Every episode helps you improve your English through interesting stories, history, psychology, business, culture, science, and strange-but-true events from around the world. Instead of textbook exercises or boring grammar drills, you’ll learn English through ideas worth talking about.

This is an English-learning podcast for curious adults — people who want to build confidence in English, improve listening comprehension, expand vocabulary in context, and enjoy the process of learning.

This podcast is spoken in clear, British English.

Whether you want English listening practice, vocabulary in context, or simply a way to learn through ideas worth talking about, you'll find episodes designed for intermediate to advanced learners and spoken at a speed you can understand.

Every episode comes with:

* Interactive transcripts
* Subtitles
* Key vocabulary explanations
* Bonus learning materials
* PDF study packs

You’ll hear episodes about history, psychology, language, business, habits, strange stories, culture, communication, and the ideas that shape how people think and behave — all designed to help you improve your English naturally.

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