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AE 1137 - Interview: Going From Beginner to Near-Native in Russian with Justin Hammond - Part 1
In today's episode... Here's another round of interviews for you here on the Aussie English podcast! Do you remember Justin Hammond of episode AE 475? Yep, this mate's a language learner like me and has been doing travels around Russia and Ukraine. In this first episode, we catch up on his language learning experiences, learning French, Mandarin Chinese and then Russian later at university. We talk about why he ended up settling on Russian as a language…

AE 1125 - Interview: Lab-Leak or Natural Source? Where did Covid-19 Come From? | with Dr Dan Wilson
In today's episode... Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast! We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Dr. Dan Wilson , creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson ! In his channel, he debunks the claims of…

AE 1123 - Interview: Ivermectin & Hydroxychloroquine & the Ethics of Leaders & Influencers with Big Audiences | with Dr Dan Wilson
In today's episode... Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast! We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Dr. Dan Wilson , creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson! In his channel, he debunks the claims of…

AE 1121 - Interview: How Covid Vaccines Work & How We Know They're Saving Millions of Lives with Dr. Dan Wilson
In today's episode... Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast! We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson! In his channel, he debunks the claims of…

AE 1118 - Interview: Anti-vaxxers & Covid Conspiracy Theories with Dr. Dan Wilson
In today's episode... Welcome to this episode of the Aussie English podcast! We got another man of science in the podcast today! This guy like me is another science lover - he got his bachelor's degree in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology from Clarion University and his PhD in Molecular Biology from Carnegie Mellon University. Meet Dr. Dan Wilson, creator of the YouTube channel Debunk the Funk with Dr. Wilson! In his channel, he debunks the claims of…

AE 1116 - Interview: Why Wasn't Einstein an Indigenous Australian? with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this last instalment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals ' host Kyrin Down , we chat about what we think if genius Albert Einstein is an indigenous Australian . Or what if he and Isaac Newton were never born? We also talk about Guns, Germs and Steel , a book by Jared Diamond that looks at why certain cultures around the world developed what they did…

AE 1112 - Interview: Why Royal Families & Corrupt Governments Suck with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In this third installment of the 4-part interview session I had with Mere Mortals' host Kyrin Down , we chat about what we think of the British royal family and royalty more broadly as an institution. We talk about why some Australians love the royal family, the Australian royalists, where some Aussies absolutely hate them. Or, you know, at the very least, have no…

AE 1108 - Interview: Farofa, Japan, & Cultural Identity with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about wishing we could live in other places besides Australia. Like, Europe versus Australia. We wonder what it's like to live somewhere in Europe where you're surrounded by lots of different cultures, languages -- remember what they say about driving through Europe for a couple of hours and you hear the same word said in many different…

AE 1104 - Interview: The Cost of Having Children & Losing Friends as You Get Older with Kyrin Down
In today's episode... G'day, you mob! Let's welcome back Kyrin Down on the podcast! In today's episode, we talk about my family's plans to (finally) travel to Brazil and how crazy it is to make a lot of considerations because we'll be traveling with 2 children now. We wonder how it is for people with big families - did you know that there was a woman who gave birth to 69 children?! How do you handle children that many? Must be a pandemonium on a daily…
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