Guys, could anybody recommend me any good English podcast? Whether it is adopted for non-natives or not isn't important. It would be good if it was about classical music, railways, engineering, science, literature, paintings, other arts or was just informative and seriously made. I would be glad for any suggestion. Thank you in advance!

What are you doing here? / What are you doing in here? Is there any difference in these questions?(in meaning/context/ect)

What is the difference in saying "The film is shot superbly" and "The film has been shot superbly"?

What is considered as "An unfinished period of time" while using Present Perfect? For instance, if I want to ask a person about his/her day and it is still the same day what should I say? "What have you done today?" or "What did you do today?" According to the grammar, the variant with Present Perfect is better, because today hasn't finished yet. But maybe for simplification people often use Past Simple here?

How has it happened that saying "I was hoping..." is considered normal? Hope is a verb of state, isn't it?

Is it possible to encounter a phrase that starts with the words "I myself..." ?

Is there a difference between wish+past perfect and wish+could have V3? For instance, what is the difference in saying "I wish I had come to the party" and "I wish I could have come to the party"?

The morning of our life For most people, their childhood is the brightest and the most striking period of life. We usually recollect our past with kindness and fondness in our hearts, as long as social position and way of life allowed us to live properly. When I was a child, I had nothing to complain about. I was born on the 10th April 1997 in Moscow in a family of two university tutors. A funny thing to notice is that I was given a green bow in the maternity hospital, while all the other children were given either pink or blue one depending on their gender. I still haven’t got any proper explanation about it. However, it makes me smile more than embarrassed. Another thing that turns up easily in my head when I’m thinking about my childhood is the affection of my granny. I didn’t attend a kindergarten since she could babysit me. I remember our walks in a park, which seemed to be much longer than they actually were. And I think I remember every leaf, every grass and tree that I met. Birds and dogs, air and light, everything was as mesmerizing and magnificent, as anything that I have seen till now and probably will never see again. For most people, their childhood is the brightest and the most striking period of life. But why? Nature doesn’t change for us, and our opportunities and abilities grow with time. Yet we change. The moment comes and we stop noticing the beauty of the world, simple and sincere things stop mattering for us. And we become blind and deaf to our happiness. What is the secret of happiness? Maybe it is the ability to remain a child as long as possible? Is there a way back to this condition of curiosity? Can we still find happiness by discovering nature depths? All we can do is go to a park and try. The attached painting is "The Birch Grove" (1879) by A.I.Kuindzhi.

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