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#250 | A History of Smoking
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Apr 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
There are over a billion smokers across the world, and over 7 trillion cigarettes are smoked every year.In this episode, we'll look at the history of smoking, from the "discovery" of tobacco by Christopher Columbus to how tobacco companies keep us smoking, even when we know the dangers to our health.
Tobacco in indigenous societies in the Americas
1492 - the year Christopher Columbus discovers tobacco
The etymology of "tobacco"
Jean Nicot finds a tobacco plant in Lisbon
Catherine de Médici tries "snuff" for the first time
Smoking sweeps across Europe
The invention of the cigarette
The invention of the cigarette rolling machine
Smoking during World War I & II
The 1964 headline: "Cigarettes Peril Health, U.S. Report Concludes."
Smoking & society
Cigarette advertising
Legal cases against Big Tobacco
The future of smoking - can it really be "smoke-free"?
Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-smoking---Enjoyed this episode?❤️ We love reviews ? RateThisPodcast.com/elfcm---You might like:? Join the weekly newsletter? Get all the bonus episodes & transcripts?? Get a 30-minute private lesson with a British Council approved English tutor for 1€✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
Tobacco in indigenous societies in the Americas
1492 - the year Christopher Columbus discovers tobacco
The etymology of "tobacco"
Jean Nicot finds a tobacco plant in Lisbon
Catherine de Médici tries "snuff" for the first time
Smoking sweeps across Europe
The invention of the cigarette
The invention of the cigarette rolling machine
Smoking during World War I & II
The 1964 headline: "Cigarettes Peril Health, U.S. Report Concludes."
Smoking & society
Cigarette advertising
Legal cases against Big Tobacco
The future of smoking - can it really be "smoke-free"?
Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/history-of-smoking---Enjoyed this episode?❤️ We love reviews ? RateThisPodcast.com/elfcm---You might like:? Join the weekly newsletter? Get all the bonus episodes & transcripts?? Get a 30-minute private lesson with a British Council approved English tutor for 1€✍️ Free English Grammar Checker---Keywords: Learn English, idioms, aprende inglés, idiomas, aprender inglês, apprendre l'anglais, imparare l’inglese, ingilizce öğren,英語を習う, تعلم الإنجليزية
Released:
Apr 1, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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