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Simple English Listening — Comprehensible Input Stories

by Tristan Palumbo — Intermediate English Stories · English · Learning

Cambridge-certified teacher of 12 years. I'm Tristan, telling stories & true events in B1–B2 English. Traveler and artist. 📱 My Speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com 10–15 min/day · $8/month · cancel anytime - Read stories & speak about them with AI ——— 🧚 Free Stories & Transcr

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 22 min
Latest: 12 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

12 Oct 2026 · 25 minNew

Paris on Fire: 7000 Arrests. Students vs Police 🔥 Full Story in B2 English

760 police officers injured. Why? B2 English Story 📱 My speaking app → https://CoffeeChatEnglish.com Burning schools, injured students & acid attacks. Why? Upper intermediate English story of the 2026 French protests. Improve English listening skills with comprehensible input. --- No AI voice, 100% human. Performed by Tristan Palumbo, a Cambridge-qualified English teacher. 📜 Free Transcript (60+ languages) → https://SimpleEnglishBooks.com/c3 📌 The information in this podcast i...

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28 Sep 2026 · 19 min
7 Schoolmates STUCK in Cable Car | 900ft Above River (True Story) 🚡 B1 English Story
10 hours until the wire snaps! B1 English story 📱 My speaking app → https://CoffeeChatEnglish.com In 2023, Seven schoolboys hung above a canyon in Pakistan on one damaged wire, four hours from the nearest road — a true story. Learn English through stories with this comprehensible input podcast. --- 📜 Free Transcript (60+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/c2 📌 This is a true story from published reports. The events and the people are real, but one name has been changed. So...
10 Sep 2026 · 25 min
Meta Glasses: Man Films 329 Women Secretly 👀 B2 English Conversation
He knows your name - B2 English Conversation 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com In this real English conversation we share stories of smart glasses. How they affect society, and who is watching you? Comprehensible input. Upper intermediate English listening. --- 📜 Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/c1 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
21 Aug 2026 · 19 min
Facebook Vs 9 Year Old | Lawyer Fights for Her Mind ⚖️ B1 English Story
16 hours of scrolling in one day! B1 English Story 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com David Vs Goliath. The story of lawyer Mark Lanier, who faced the world's most powerful companies, told my a native British teacher. Comprehensible input for intermediate English learners. --- 📜 Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b9 📌 This is a true story. All key events and dialogue are real and taken from published sources. However, a few less impo...
8 Aug 2026 · 27 min
5 Real Ghost Stories Happening to Us! Books Fly Across Bedroom 🕯️ B1 English Comprehensible Input
Book kept opening on the same page - B1 Comprehensible Input. 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Two native English speakers share real ghost experiences, including a guitar that played itself! Listen to a natural, real human conversation and improve English listening skills with true ghost stories. 📜 Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b8 🌎 Joseph's channel → www.youtube.com/@josephlearnstheworld 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.si...
13 Jul 2026 · 18 min
Messi: Boy Who Stopped Growing ⚽ Life Story B1 English
No money for medicine. Injections every night. B1 English story. 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Learn English through Lionel Messi's life story, spoken by a British native speaker, with a real human voice. Comprehensible input. Intermediate English listening. --- Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b7 📌 This is a true story. All events are real and taken from published sources. Some moments are dramatized — thoughts and feeling...
4 Jul 2026 · 30 min
The World Cup Story: Scandals, Comedy & Shocks ⚽ B1 English Conversation
Maradona's handball! Baggio's penalty! Stolen trophy! B1 Conversation 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Two native British English teachers share funny World Cup stories in a native English speaker conversation full of comprehensible input for B1 learners. --- 🌍 I'm Tristan, a Cambridge-certified English teacher. For 12 years experience. I've taught English in classrooms in UK, Italy, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam. I share inspiring stories told as comprehensible inpu...
26 Jun 2026 · 14 min
Worst Earthquake in 100 Years Hits Venezuela — USA & Japan Shake Too 🌋 B1 Comprehensible Input
Two earthquakes 39 seconds apart. True B1 English story. 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com The worst quake in 100 years hit. Neighbors dig through the rubble with their hands to save lives — a true story told as comprehensible input, in clear British English, so you learn English through stories. — — — Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b6 🌍 I'm Tristan, a Cambridge-certified English teacher. For 12 years experience. I've taugh...
18 Jun 2026 · 46 min
Gaza Brothers Feed Thousands While Bombs Drop 🍲 B2 English Conversation
One brother went missing. 4 stories from Gaza — B2 English Conversation 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Two British teachers share inspiring stories from Gaza. Learn English by comprehensible input — a native English speaker conversation at B2 level. — — — 🧙‍♂️ Intermediate Stories (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/s 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
11 May 2026 · 20 min
Jamaica's Winter Olympic Team & CRASH at 140km/h 🏅 Inspiring B1 English Story
Island sun to Olympic ice - they tried the impossible! B1 English story 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Hear the dramatic true story of Jamaica’s first bobsled team! Improve English listening skills with a real human voice, in clear upper intermediate English. — — — Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b5 📌 Disclaimer: This story is based on real events, but names and some details are adapted for English learning. 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with...
23 Apr 2026 · 27 min
Hero Dogs! 4 EPIC True Stories 🐶 B1 English Conversation
Incredible dogs that save lives & one talks! B1 English conversation 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com In this real human voice conversation, we share three inspiring true stories about hero dogs to improve English listening skills. — — — Free Transcript (50+ languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b2 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
26 Mar 2026 · 22 min
Titanic! 2000 People in -2°C Water | Band Kept Playing 🎻 B1 English Story
The band continued to play while water rose — B1 English story 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Real human voice. The dramatic true story of the Titanic, through the eyes of violinist Wallace Hartley. The music never stopped. Learn English through a story. — — — Free Transcript (30 languages) → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b1 This story is based on the true events of Wallace Hartley. Names and some details have been adapted for English learning. 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with ...
9 Mar 2026 · 29 min
Bigfoot! 75,000 Sightings — 5 Terrifying Stories 👣 B2 English Conversation
5 People got too close. Bigfoot stories - B1 English conversation 📱 My speaking app → https://coffeechatenglish.com Real English conversation about Bigfoot, Native American legends, and 4 terrifying encounters. Improve English listening skills with two native British teachers. True stories. — — — Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a9 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
26 Feb 2026 · 18 min
Kidnapped by Pirates - 5 Days of Hell - True Story 🏴‍☠️ B2 English Story
Taken in a small boat by armed pirates - B2 English story 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com An epic true story for upper intermediate English listening. An American captain is taken by Somali pirates. He's trapped at sea for 5 days. Learn English by listening to stories of survival. — — — Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a8 This story is based on the true events of Captain Phillips. Names and some details have been adapted for English learning. 👥 1-to-1 Lesso...
15 Feb 2026 · 24 min
Farmers vs. King: USA’s War of Independence 💥 B1 English Listening
How did poor volunteers beat an empire? B1 English listening 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com/j British teachers tell this epic true story of how America won their independence. Improve English listening skills with slow, clear narration perfect for B1 learners, by myself and James. — — — Free Transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a7 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
3 Feb 2026 · 23 min
Snow White 2: The Poison Apple 🍎 B1 English Story
The evil queen finally finds her! My version - B1 English Story E-book in 13 languages → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a6 Slow English story of Snow White, told by a native British speaker. The evil queen hunts for Snow White in the forest. Learn English through stories. — — — Free Part 1 → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a5 📱 Speak daily (My app) → https://coffeechatenglish.com 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
21 Jan 2026 · 19 min
Snow White 1: A Girl Too Beautiful to Live 🥀 B1 English Story
My version of this old folk story — B1 English story. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com A dark fairy tale. A jealous queen orders Snow White’s death. She escapes into the forest and leaves her old life behind. Learn English through stories in clear B1 English. — — — Free Story Version → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a5 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
5 Jan 2026 · 19 min
Robbed With Taser By Ladyboy ⚡ Manila Police Let Them Go | B1 English Story
Tinder date turned nightmare in Philippines — B1 English story ⚠️ Mature themes (15+) – includes crime 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Traveler shares a true story of corrupt police and crime. Real British English conversation to learn English through a story. — — — Rhys' Travel Channel → 🌐 https://www.tiktok.com/@rhysaroundtheworld Free Transcript in 50+ languages → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b3 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
23 Dec 2025 · 34 min
Jesus: Most Famous Story Ever Told 🕊️ B1 English Listening
Full life story, death & legacy — B1 English Listening. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com A British English telling of history's most famous life. Follow Jesus from the cheering crowds to the cross—and discover why his story changed the world. Learn English through a true story. — — — Free transcript 50+ languages → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/b4 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
12 Dec 2025 · 19 min
Hansel & Gretel: Horror House of Candy 🍭 B1 English Story
Trapped in a candy house horror — B1 English story. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com A dark retelling of Hansel and Gretel in clear B1 English. A forest, a candy house, and a dangerous witch — told with simple vocabulary to help intermediate learners improve listening through stories. ——— 🧙‍♂️ Free story & transcript → https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a4 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
3 Dec 2025 · 35 min
Surviving Vietnam’s Worst Floods! My Story ⛈️ B1 English Stories
Trapped by rising floodwaters in Vietnam — B1 English story. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com British accent story of Vietnam’s worst floods — a powerful true story of fear, darkness, rising water, families climbing higher, and friends escaping Hoi An. ——— Free Vocab Games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a3 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
25 Nov 2025 · 12 min
2 African Folk Stories: Anansi the Spider 🕷️ B1 English Stories
B1 English Stories — improve English listening skills. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Easy English stories with Anansi the Spider 🕷️ — 2 folk tales full of tricks, culture, and lessons, told slow by a British teacher. — — — More Anansi stories → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a2 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
26 Sep 2025 · 22 min
Andes Plane Crash! 72 Days Lost - at 12,000ft ✈️ B2 English Story
B2 English Story — legendary true survival story! 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com British accent story of a plane crash in the Andes ✈️ — a true story of survival, fear, hunger, and human strength, told in clear B2 English by a native teacher. t ——— Transcript (interactive) → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a1 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
1 May 2025 · 26 min
Lazy & Easy Ways to Learn English 2 (Speaking & Reading)
Lazy way to learn English with easy study strategies. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Easy ways to learn English for speaking and reading. Smart tips you can do at home, step by step, with low effort and high results. ——— Transcripts & games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
15 Apr 2025 · 32 min
I Survived A Poltergeist! (Violent Ghost) 😱 B2 English Conversation
B2 English conversation, learn English through true stories. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Hear a real ghost story in natural English. I talk with my American friend about his poltergeist experience. Build listening skills with true B2 conversation. — — — Joseph's channel → https://www.youtube.com/@josephlearnstheworld 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
1 Apr 2025 · 22 min
My 10-Month Journey Making English Storybooks 🪶 B1 English Listening
B1 English Listening for easy English listening practice. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Simple English conversation about creating graded reader storybooks. Clear and slow B1 English with a British accent makes this personal journey easy to follow. — — — Transcripts & games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/t 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
15 Mar 2025 · 13 min
The Lazy (& Easiest) Way to Learn English 👓 Study Tips
English Study Tips with easy ways to learn English. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Simple English study tips explain the lazy and easiest way to learn. Clear strategies and smart methods make English learning fun and effective at home. — — — Transcripts & games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/t 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
1 Mar 2025 · 13 min
Frozen in the Snow.. Until a Dog Found Him ✨ B1 News Stories
Hero dog & boy who hears for the first time — B1 English stories 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Simple English story with two real-life news stories of hope and kindness. Clear British English storytelling to improve your listening skills. — — — Transcripts & games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/t 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
15 Feb 2025 · 26 min
Stress Less and Live More! [1st Conditional] 🧘 B1 English Grammar
Learn the 1st conditional and listen to it used naturally. 📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Clear and slow B1 English grammar lesson on the 1st conditional. Learn how to stress less while hearing natural examples that make grammar easy to understand. — — — Transcripts & games → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/t 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons
1 May 2024 · 13 min
Musical Imperative Verb Lesson ❤️ Beautiful Song ('Little Actions')
📱 Speak daily → https://coffeechatenglish.com Learn how to give advice, suggestions and commands in English with imperative verbs. — — — Transcript → 🌐 https://simpleenglishbooks.com/a3 👥 1-to-1 Lessons with Tristan ➜ www.simpleenglishbooks.com/lessons

About Simple English Listening — Comprehensible Input Stories

Simple English Listening — Comprehensible Input Stories is a English learning podcast from Tristan Palumbo — Intermediate English Stories. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Tristan Palumbo — Intermediate English Stories
Language: English
Category: Learning
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 22 min
Latest episode: 12 Oct 2026
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