The Words of the Year 2025 📖 with Amber & Paul [968]
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<p>[968] The Collins Dictionary Words of the Year is a list of 10 words which capture the cultural zeitgeist - the spirit of the times that we are living in now. These are new words, picked by Collins, which reflect big issues that people have been talking about over the last 12 months. In this conversation, Amber, Paul & I discuss the impact of AI, the ways social media is affecting people's behaviour, how people are using technology to control their health, the strange habits of tech leaders, and more. Pick up new words and listen to conversation about big issues in society. Full transcript available.</p><p>🔗 Episode page 👉 <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/12/25/the-words-of-the-year-2025-with-amber-paul-968/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/2025/12/25/the-words-of-the-year-2025-with-amber-paul-968/</a></p><p>📄 Get the PDF transcript 👉 <a href="https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Transcript-968-The-Words-of-the-Year-with-Amber-Paul-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Transcript-968-The-Words-of-the-Year-with-Amber-Paul-1.pdf</a></p><p>🏆 20% off LEP Premium until 31 January 2026 👉 <a href="https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.teacherluke.co.uk/premium </a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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