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A letter from Luke (9 Nov 2018)

Nov 9, 2018

Hello dear listeners,

This is not an audio or video episode - it's a letter from me to you.

If you've listened to episode 557 you'll know that I'm currently moving flat, which also means that I'm moving my podcast headquarters out of the sky-pod and into a new sky-pod in our next flat. (What's a sky-pod Luke? Keep reading and I'll tell you) We're saying goodbye to the terrace and the magnificent view, but hello to more space!

Most of the move is finished now, and in our new flat we are surrounded by boxes and bits of furniture.

There's no internet installed in the new place and so I can't upload any episodes at the moment.

That's why Luke's English Podcast is a bit quiet at the moment with no new episodes. When we have WIFI again, more episodes will return including new episodes of A Phrasal Verb a Day (in the App), a Premium episode (or two) about the English that my wife has learned from me over the years (featuring Mrs Thompson herself) and various other normal episodes of the podcast. I've got people to interview, stories to tell and English to teach you.

I was recently interviewed by an online magazine called "Our Paris Stories". It's all about people who have moved to Paris, their reasons for moving, the challenges of living in another country and so on. They also did a photo shoot in the sky-pod (now sadly empty after our departure). If you'd like to know some personal things about me, like why I moved to Paris, what my most challenging experiences here are, and what it's like to record episodes of my podcast at home in the flat, check out the article. There are also some nice pics of the sky-pod and the terrace. If you're wondering what a 'sky-pod' is, read the article - everything is explained. http://www.ourparisstories.com/luke-thompson/ 

So, as I wrote before, LEP will be back after a brief pause while we wait for our internet to be installed at home. 

Then I'll tell you some recent news, like a description of the new sky-pod and what it was like to meet Louis CK (infamous comedian) just the other night. Yep, he was in Paris doing a secret comedy gig and I managed to chat with him backstage after the show. It was a bit complex because although I really like Louis' comedy, he is currently in trouble after being involved in a sex scandal. Is it possible to still enjoy his comedy even though he did some pretty despicable things to women and took advantage of his position in the comedy industry? In fact, Amber wrote an article in The Guardian about it. You can read it here https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/nov/08/louis-ck-paris-female-comic 

It's complicated. I'll talk to you about it soon.

But for now, I'll just say (write) bye bye bye bye bye!

Luke